"If I don't surrender of my own accord, you won't be able to capture me!"
When Chaos didn't answer her, Toki calmly stated a fact.
All their hopes now rested on this man.
Only he could change the future that had already been set in stone.
She needed his help.
Even if it cost her life.
Besides, she didn't have much time left.
"Should I take that as a threat?"
A voice full of amusement came from the sinister aura, thick with contempt.
"But it's the truth."
Toki took a deep breath and clenched her fists, stubbornly meeting his gaze. He wasn't even deliberately releasing his presence, but that invisible stare alone left her choking for breath.
"Interesting!"
With a chuckle, Chaos leaned back, crossed his legs, and tapped one hand against the Golden Throne, producing a steady thumping rhythm.
"Let's hear your terms."
Just as Toki was nearly unable to withstand the suffocating pressure, Chaos spoke again.
"Drive out the Beasts Pirates, and ensure they don't attack Wano Country again for the next twenty years."
Toki had thought long and hard about this condition.
Once the Beasts Pirates were driven out and kept away for twenty years, Wano Country would surely open its borders and prosper under Oden's leadership.
As for Kurozumi Orochi, without Kaido as his backing, he was nothing.
The man before her was fully capable of making all this happen.
But Toki had no idea just how vain, prideful, and concerned with his image this man was!
"Woman, you're laughable."
"You've vastly overestimated your own worth."
"But you did remind me: this country has an abundance of Seastone."
"Looks like there was a good reason that Kaido was eyeing this place."
Toki's pale face changed dramatically. This wasn't what she'd expected.
This man didn't play by