Kurozumi Semimaru's scheme had merely been a contingency plan Orochi's side had prepared in case Kaido suffered an unexpected defeat. Afraid Kaido would reject it, they had not informed him beforehand.
Thus, after Charlotte Mousse took her away, Kaido and his two "All-Stars" had assumed she was merely an ordinary pirate under their command and paid her no attention. Naturally, they had no way of realizing that Mousse had actually become their enemy.
Well, given Kaido's current predicament, even if they had known about Kurozumi Semimaru's scheme beforehand, the three of them had no time to spare for Mousse right now.
Oden Kozuki's "Oden Two-Sword Style: Peach Blossom Ten Fists" was indeed incredibly powerful. In particular, although the grievous injuries Katakuri had inflicted on Kaido had healed, they had left a permanent flaw in his once nearly perfect dragon-scale defenses. As a result, Oden Kozuki's strike cut even deeper than it had in the original timeline!
Yet Kaido had not lost his ability to fight because of it. He even took advantage of the excess Haki overflowing in the instant he shifted from dragon to human form to unleash an incomparably powerful Thunder Bagua, attempting to kill Oden in return!
However, Oden Kozuki, who had not been distracted, was not instantly defeated as he had been in the original timeline. Though his Haki had been severely depleted after releasing his ultimate move, his two famed blades promptly fed their stored Haki back to their master, allowing him to unleash "Oden Two-Sword Style: Peach Blossom Ten Fists" once more!
Then, Oden Kozuki, man and swords alike, was sent flying by Kaido's club, spraying blood as he landed dozens of meters away!
Seeing this, Mousse could not help clicking his tongue inwardly. *He could use a move like that twice in a