Wano Country.
It was a beautiful, sunny day—rare good weather.
News of the Moon Island incident had unexpectedly spread to this island.
That meant quite a few civilians knew that Oden had joined forces with Whitebeard to take on the Richest Group.
Of course, some people also knew about the Richest Group.
The Sun King and Gild Tesoro, in particular, were like nightmares to them.
The reason Wano Country was now splintered into pieces was entirely the Richest Group's doing.
The whole country was afraid the Richest Group would come to settle accounts. Only Kurozumi Orochi was excited.
Oden was dead, and the Nine Red Scabbards were all dead too.
Even the Whitebeard Pirates, whom Kaido had feared, could no longer stir up trouble.
No one in all of Wano Country would be able to stop him from reclaiming the shogun's seat.
His life had been full of hardships.
Every time he had barely warmed the shogun's seat, Oden had taken it back from him. This time, he wanted to see who could possibly stop him.
Crack!
Suddenly, the previously cloudless sky began to darken.
Black thunderclouds flashed with lightning and spread across the entire sky.
"What's going on?"
"It got dark all of a sudden!"
It happened without warning, like a lunar eclipse.
People in cities all across Wano Country looked up at the increasingly ominous sky.
Fierce winds tore across the land as streaks of pale lightning spread through the heavens. No matter how you looked at it, something was wrong.
Bzzz!
A world-shaking sight appeared. The endless thunderclouds began to swirl and gather, eventually forming a graceful figure that towered between heaven and earth. Her long hair cascaded like a waterfall of lightning, and she held a ribbon of thunderclouds in both hands. Her exquisite face was