Kaido: I Choose Bai Ye—He's My Dream Date! (Please Keep Reading)

"Rumble-Rumble Fruit? No wonder you haven't come to train with me these past few days!!"

Rocks sat on his throne, grinning exaggeratedly. He had never believed Bai Ye would simply give up, but he had been quite curious about what Bai Ye had been doing these past few days.

After all, he had abandoned his training and gone elsewhere. Unless there was something that could greatly boost his strength in a short time, Rocks could not imagine why Bai Ye would do that.

Now that he had seen the Rumble-Rumble Fruit, Rocks understood why. But if Bai Ye had known where the Rumble-Rumble Fruit was, why had he not gone after it earlier?

This clearly was not some fruit he had just stumbled upon by chance. If it were, Bai Ye's luck would have been downright heaven-defying.

"You fucking ate a Devil Fruit?! You didn't say a single word when you came back!!"

John roared at Bai Ye. This bastard had not said a thing when he returned!

"You didn't ask, did you? If I'd come back and told you, 'John, I ate the Rumble-Rumble Fruit,' wouldn't that just be plain bragging?"

Bai Ye waved a hand, utterly unconcerned by John's murderous glare.

John had not asked him before. He could not exactly shamelessly run up to John and brag about having eaten the Rumble-Rumble Fruit, could he?

"That's true."

John scratched his head, suddenly feeling that he might have overreacted.

He instinctively wanted to apologize to Bai Ye. He had misunderstood Bai Ye—it was his own fault for not asking, not Bai Ye's.

"Holy shit?! He got fooled that easily? Where's your brain?"

Golden Lion glanced at John, his eyes carrying a hint of pity along with the look one gave an idiot.

It seemed that among all the Rocks Pirates captains, John had the worst brain. No wonder Bai Ye liked hanging around with this guy. He had been tricked, yet Bai Ye had talked him out of it so easily.

"Forget it. It's none of my damn business."

Golden Lion thought it had nothing to do with him. Still, seeing Bai Ye unhappy made him happy, and he had the sudden urge to remind John.

But in the end, he gave up. He was Golden Lion—how could he do something so petty? That was the sort of thing Bai Ye would do!

Despicable, shameless, without limits, flashy and pretentious—every single flaw had been claimed by that bastard. Other than being a little handsome, he was good for nothing!

Mm.

That was Golden Lion's evaluation of Bai Ye.

But now, Golden Lion added another label to Bai Ye in his mind: limitless potential.

Not only was Bai Ye's own potential strong enough, but he had also eaten the Rumble-Rumble Fruit. It was that simple. As long as he was not an idiot, he would definitely become a major pirate someday!

"Looks like this battle will be over soon. You lot, stop joining in on the fun. That brat called Kaido, choose yourself an opponent!"

Rocks looked toward Bai Ye's arena. Everyone there had already been dealt with.

It seemed that although Bai Ye had only eaten the Rumble-Rumble Fruit recently, he had developed it quite well already.

Rocks knew perfectly well that no matter how many more people went up, they would not have much effect on Bai Ye. The Rumble-Rumble Fruit was not afraid of numbers—in fact, the more enemies there were, the easier they were to deal with.

And in this match, he was not only looking at the captains' strength. He was also looking at Kaido's potential, to see whether this Oni Clan youth was truly worth investing so much in.

After Rocks spoke, everyone present turned their eyes toward a rather tall youth below the stage, with two sharp horns growing from his head.

Kaido did not look too different from how he would as an adult. Bai Ye studied him with interest. It seemed the scar Oden would leave on him had not appeared yet. Should he leave one himself?

Bai Ye thought about it, then abandoned the idea the next second. It was mostly because it would be boring. Kaido, who had not eaten the Azure Dragon Fruit, was not worth deliberately leaving a scar on.

Only after eating the Azure Dragon Fruit could Kaido become part of Bai Ye's play.

Meanwhile, Kaido, whose name had been called, began thinking seriously. The other pirates no longer had the right to challenge anyone.

Whitebeard had brought him here, and he had met him then, so he would not choose Whitebeard.

He had heard of Golden Lion and Charlotte Linlin as well. John, Ochoku, and Silver Axe were also quite strong, while Bai Ye had originally seemed to be the weakest.

At first, Bai Ye had been the opponent Kaido wanted to choose.

But now that Bai Ye had eaten the Rumble-Rumble Fruit, his strength should have increased considerably. Still, after looking at Ochoku, John, and Silver Axe, Kaido ultimately chose Bai Ye.

Because he was confident that his physique could defend against the Rumble-Rumble Fruit's power. If Bai Ye had eaten it long ago, he would not have chosen him. But Bai Ye had clearly only just eaten it. After joining the Rocks Pirates, Kaido had learned a little about the crew's internal situation.

Those few had extremely strong Armament Haki, and breaking through his defenses would be easy for them. But Bai Ye's Armament Haki was most likely not that strong. Moreover, after eating the fruit, he had probably spent this time training his fruit abilities. So long as Kaido could withstand Bai Ye's Rumble-Rumble Fruit, Bai Ye could not possibly defeat him.

Having thought it through, Kaido raised his head, then pointed at Bai Ye and said, "I choose Bai Ye!"

"Why do I feel like some girl everyone's trying to date? What the fuck, am I on If You Are the One?"

Standing on the stage, Bai Ye felt strangely awkward. He had not thought much about it before, but now that they had reached the choosing stage, he felt like a female guest being selected.

Still, he was not too surprised that Kaido had chosen him.

In the original story, Kaido looked big and burly, as if he did not have much of a brain. But this guy had plenty of tricks up his sleeve, and all sorts of schemes and plots came to him effortlessly. Still, he had some sense of honor.

After joining the Rocks Pirates, this guy definitely would not be willing to remain a mere underling. Since there was an opportunity here to become a captain, he naturally would not be foolish enough to choose any of the others who looked stronger.

"Good, then this will be the final match. Kaido, you'll fight Bai Ye. If you win, you'll be the captain of the Fourth Division today!!!"

Rocks stood up and announced the final battle.

"Bai Ye, don't disappoint me. If you lose after just eating the Rumble-Rumble Fruit, that'll be even more embarrassing than not eating it at all!"

Rocks looked at Bai Ye with amusement and teased him. If Bai Ye still had the same strength as before, losing would not be embarrassing. But now he had eaten the Rumble-Rumble Fruit. If he still lost, he would be humiliated beyond belief.