In the Flower Capital, a huge black ship suddenly attacked.
Everyone who saw the black ship fled in panic.
Even the Kurozumi Orochi inside the Castle Keep, upon seeing the black ship, quickly shook its massive head and led its subordinates in an attempt to hide in the escape tunnel.
There was nothing they could do; Gawain's ship was descending upon the Flower Capital at breakneck speed.
If you didn't know better, you'd think the ship was about to crash down on you!
Suddenly, everyone in the Flower Capital was on edge. Women carrying their children fled everywhere. As for the men, well, not every man had the courage to run away with a woman and a child in such a situation.
The Wano Country, who had been ruled by Kurozumi Orochi for over a decade, had long since lost their manly spirit along with each failed attempt to resist.
Now they're running around more excitedly than anyone else, shouting all sorts of nonsense as they go, as if afraid the city isn't lively enough.
In Kabukicho, however, the geisha's reactions were more magnanimous than most of the men's.
Faced with the massive black ship approaching, they were momentarily stunned, then sighed softly, and began to play music and dance.
Having spent years living in various brothels, simply surviving was no longer their sole purpose.
Sometimes, those who live a life of hardship care about dignity far more than those who are successful and prosperous.
These prostitutes may have long since lost all dignity in their lives, but who can know what those who are thriving have also lost?
Meanwhile, in the largest brothel in Kabukicho, as the black ship drew ever closer, Komurasaki took a long breath, then shook her head and sighed.
"Yamato, it seems that outsiders have directly attacked the capital of Wano Country."
You... you should leave quickly, go find your father, go to a safer place.
As for me, I want to stay with my family and friends in the building..."
"Shut up, you woman! What are you waiting for if you don't run now?!"
Before Komurasaki could finish speaking, Yamato grabbed Komurasaki wrist and hoisted Komurasaki onto his shoulder.
"Come on, I'll take you away! Damn it, I never expected the captain's ship to crash right into Wano Country!"
That's right, hahaha, the Dark Bird Ship must be here to pick me up. Only I am worth them recklessly starting a war with that Kaido!
The captain truly lives up to his name. I haven't even said a word to him, and he already considers me a loyal subordinate. Waaah!
The captain has been so good to me, I want to have his babies... and find the One Piece for him!!!
Roaring all the way, Yamato carried Komurasaki and crashed through the wall. She stepped out of the street like a madwoman in her wooden clogs and rushed straight towards the landing point of the Dark Bird Ship!
Bewildered, Komurasaki perched on Yamato's shoulder, her eyes narrowing in confusion.
Although being rescued inexplicably feels a little strange, but...
It seems Yamato recognizes that large ship that fell from the sky.
It sounds like the Dark Bird Ship, which is an interesting name, since the ship looks like a bird.
Or perhaps the captain of that ship possesses Mythical Zoan Devil Fruit similar to Kaido's.
And the name of that Devil Fruit —is it a legendary mythical Dark Bird like the phoenix?
Just as Komurasaki was passively accepting Yamato's kindness, far away...
Inside Kabukicho, Kyoshiro, who had just arrived, frantically searched for Komurasaki.
He searched everywhere—not on the left, not upstairs—but couldn't find any trace of Komurasaki.
For a moment, Kyoshiro stood frozen on the roof of the brothel, on the verge of tears.
"My lord... she's lost!!!"
Meanwhile, in the sky...
In just a moment, the azure Air Spin in two by a mixture of black and gold and black and red auras!
Gawain and Kaido were still far apart, but their Conqueror's Haki had already preceded their physical attacks, initiating a fierce confrontation!
Watching the spectacular clash of Conqueror's Haki in the sky, and seeing the Dark Bird Ship even pause slightly under the impact of the Conqueror's Haki, Jack increased his speed.
"How dare someone invade my beloved Onigashima!"
Someone actually dared to invade Kaido's territory!
I, Jack, will absolutely not allow anyone to cause any harm here!!!
Roaring, Jack charged toward the main island at top speed, but in the next instant, his body suddenly stopped in place.
Buzz!!!
His sudden stop seemed to tear the air around him apart. Jack looked around like a madman, then coldly fixed his gaze on his feet.
"This feeling of being pulled by something feels vaguely familiar."
Is it... a shadow?
After muttering something under his breath, Jack looked fiercely to his left and right, and continued speaking.
"I still remember many years ago, when I wasn't All-Stars, or even a captain like the Flying Six."
As a valiant new recruit of the Beasts Pirates, I was fortunate enough to participate in Kaido's wars against one foolish challenger after another!
But in those wars, there was one guy who left a deep impression on me.
Even after his defeat, he shamefully stole Kaido's wealth!
If I'm not mistaken, that ability to control shadows belongs to you, you damned Shichibukai.
In other words... the despicable thief who stole Ryuma's corpse and the Famous Sword Shusui, Gecko Moria!!!
As soon as he finished speaking, Jack roared to the sky, and his body rapidly expanded from human form into a gigantic mammoth!
Beside him, countless henchmen and fleeing passersby from the Flower Capital were startled by Jack's appearance.
"He's appeared! Lord Jack's beast form!"
"Super massive, this is the mighty beast of the Beasts Pirates, the All-Stars capable of trampling the earth and tearing mountains apart!"
"Hold on, Lord Jack! We're going to find reinforcements right away!"
Amidst the gasps of his underlings and passersby, Jack unleashed his beast form and began to struggle frantically.
Faced with Jack's pure and astonishing power, Moria, who was hiding in the shadows, broke out in a cold sweat, then pushed himself out of the shadows in frustration.
During the years he hid in the Florian Triangle, he barely trained, and his physical strength and power declined drastically.
If he had to remain hidden in the shadows, he would soon be unable to control Jack's simple struggles.
As Moria emerged from the shadows, Jack struggled while disdainfully flicking his massive elephant trunk.
"As expected of you, a loser and trash who's good at hiding in the shadows!"
Back then, you were at least able to launch an attack on Kaido, and even fight Kaido day and night with your sword.
But now, hahaha, you're only qualified to deal with me, the weakest of the Beasts Pirates' All-Stars!!!
As soon as he finished speaking, a layer of black suddenly covered Jack's massive body.
After unleashing the maximum amount of Armament Haki, Jack struggled desperately, breaking free from the shadow's control in the blink of an eye.
Looking at Jack, who had regained his freedom, Moria sneered unhappily.
Jack's words make a lot of sense. Back then, he was the one who fought against Kaido, but now he has to fight against a junior, a newly promoted All-Stars fighter.
What terrified Moria the most was that fighting a junior was one thing, but this guy... he might not be able to win!!!
Think about your Doppelman title... after giving up swordsmanship and gaining a lot of weight...
This so-called Doppelman is simply not qualified to go toe-to-toe with a tanky berserker...
Moria felt immense pressure. If he lost to Kaido's subordinates, it would be incredibly humiliating, and he would never be able to hold his head high in front of his colleagues on the Dark Bird Ship again!
We're all Shichibukai, so what if someone else wins while I lose?
What is this?!
Thinking of this, Moria gritted his teeth and then quickly took control of the shadow.
Dragging his obese body, he didn't say much, and in the blink of an eye, he was wrestling with the enormous Kaido!
Jack's mammoth body was indeed very large, but Moria was also seven or eight meters tall when he stood up!
What's more, while Moria was fighting, he would occasionally steal Jack's shadow and stuff it into his own body.
For a short period of time, the two of them managed to fight to a standstill!
In the sky, Ash, flying at high speed, just passed by Jack.
Seeing Jack locked in fierce combat with Moria, he pursed his pterosaur beak in concern.
The Shichibukai have indeed arrived. So, did Gawain really launch a full-scale attack?
That makes sense; Gawain's territory is entirely within the Grand Line, well protected by those marines.
They certainly have the right to mobilize their entire force, since they don't have to worry about their territory being slaughtered!
So, who is his enemy? Is it Rayleigh, the first mate of the Dark Bird Ship?
Just as Jin was thinking this, his pupils contracted slightly as he crashed directly into a nearly invisible, sharp wall!
The wall is said to be sharp because it is composed of more than thirty incredibly thin lines.
If King doesn't react in time and quickly cover his body with Armament Haki...
That collision alone could potentially injure Jhin's wings!
As for now...
Clang!!!
With a sudden turn, Jin slammed his black claws against the linear wall and looked up at the sky above.
As he watched, Jhin raised his pterosaur head and laughed.
"Hahaha, so the captain of the Dark Bird Ship actually All-Stars down on me, the chief officer and first mate of the Beasts Pirates!"
Doflamingo... Ha!
Do you, Captain, think I'm only worthy of being an enemy of trash and scoundrels like you?!
As soon as he finished speaking, Jhin slammed his claws against the linear wall and then charged toward Doflamingo like a fiery meteor.
Watching the giant fiery pterosaur soar into the sky, then seemingly pierce through him.
Doflamingo grinned and spoke sarcastically.
"Whisper, my captain has no intention of looking down on you, Wildfire!"
Because right now, it's clear that you're looking down on me!!!
As soon as he finished speaking, Doflamingo suddenly pulled on the air. The thin thread in his hand swayed slightly, immediately sending him to a higher position, dodging Ember's attack.
Seeing his hopes dashed, King swiftly turned and charged at Doflamingo once more.
It's perfect that my opponent is someone like Doflamingo, because I don't even need to worry about who my opponent is.
No matter who they are, as long as they are defeated one by one, the Beasts Pirates' power will not wane!!!
With this thought in mind, Jhin and Doflamingo became locked in a fierce battle, and it must be admitted that Jhin was indeed stronger than Doflamingo.
It could even be said to be significantly stronger.
Especially his flames, that special innate power, were able to burn most of Doflamingo's lines.
Apart from the special lines created by Doflamingo using his Devil Fruit Awakening and Armament Haki, all other threads used for attack and control were utterly defeated by King.
Doflamingo had considered this point beforehand; although the fight was tough, he was also extremely excited!
Long ago, right when Doflamingo had just taken control of Dressrosa, he clashed with Kaido Pirates more than once!
However, Kaido Pirates only needed to send one Jack to subdue him, forcing him to hand over a large amount of weapons and slaves.
As for now, let's go.
Almost everyone who lives in the New World has a conflict with Four Emperors' pirate crews!
For Doflamingo, today might very well be a day of revenge!!!
Unlike Doflamingo and Moria, Kuma truly had no conflict with the Beasts Pirates.
Or rather, in his eyes, the Beasts Pirates were practically his juniors.
He was one of the leaders of the Revolutionary Army, and at one point was even the monarch of a country.
Although he is not Kaido, if you really compare them, he debuted a few years earlier Koby Kaido, who was forced to set sail at around eighteen years old.
But what does it matter if there's hatred or not? Kuma doesn't care about this or that, because Uncle Bear is a man with unwavering faith!
As usual, Kuma carried his books and walked slowly through the bustling streets of Wano Country.
As he walked, he looked into the distance.
There, Queen the Plague had transformed into the form of a long-necked dragon and was locked in combat with the vanguard mobile units of the Dark Bird Ship Second Division.
Although all the team members had been trained by Zephyr, there is no doubt that everyone's potential is different.
Faced with Queen's attack, the Vanguard suffered heavy losses. Eighty percent of them were teleported away by Trafalgar Law Devil Fruit ability after just one collision and sent to Yomo 'Crocus vicinity to await rescue.
Seeing the chaos, Kuma sighed softly.
"Alas, the adults' purpose in training the troops is exceptionally clear, but it's a bit tough on those brave young men. Even with the Trafalgar Law doing their best to rescue, some losses are inevitable..."
At this point, Kuma sprang to his feet and silently charged toward Queen.
Just as Queen angrily rammed his head into an entire squad, about to destroy yet another mobile unit.
Kuma's gloved hand was firmly positioned in front of Queen's headbutt!
Buzz!!!
In the silent collision, the glove on Kuma's right hand instantly tore open, and Queen immediately saw the pink and adorable Cat Claws -Paw-Paw in Kuma's hand.
The Paw-Paw looked incredibly cute, but in the blink of an eye, beads of sweat appeared on Queen's dinosaur face.
Immediately afterward, the moment his head made contact with the Paw-Paw, it slid down uncontrollably and crashed to the ground!
Bang!!!
With a loud crash and the sound of the ground shattering rapidly, Queen shook his long neck and got up from the ground.
Lululu!
He shook his head quickly, and as he shook off the dust, he suddenly grinned and said...
"Heh heh heh, so it's you who's come to deal with me, tyrant?"
I never expected that your Lord Gawain would actually think so Gawain of me, haha!
After all, you've always been such a mysterious person, haven't you?
As Shichibukai, you have no territory of your own, no power of your own, and instead you're hanging out with the Marines and that guy Vegapunk."
At this point, Queen licked the thick dinosaur's mouth with interest.
He reminisced as he licked it.
"Vegapunk... Vegapunk, I really wonder how that bastard is doing lately."
Haha, Bartholomew Kuma Bear!
Did you know that Lao Tzu and that big-headed guy have quite a history?
That connection even predates your encounter with Vegapunk and Dragon!
As soon as he finished speaking, Queen stretched out his four hooves and charged towards the Kuma with unwavering determination.
At this moment, Queen showed none of the ease he displayed when fighting the Straw Hat Crew in the original story.
Because for Queen, when he fought the Straw Hat Pirates in the original story, he didn't take them seriously at all.
And now...
Now, Queen fully understands that he is no match for the elite Dark Bird Ship.
The Beasts Pirates are the weaker one!