While the two top-tier powerhouses faced off in tense confrontation, Charlotte Mousse, the instigator behind this incident, leisurely activated his Observation Haki and carefully sensed Kaido's current condition:
"His Haki has gotten stronger again? It really has. Though it still can't compare to Mom's, the gap between him and Second Brother has widened considerably. Was this the gain he got from a battle with Oden that was far more brutal than in the original timeline?"
However, Mousse was not worried because of this. While Kaido's Haki had grown stronger, his unbelievably formidable vitality was somewhat weaker than the last time Mousse had assessed it. "Are his severe injuries not fully healed yet, or were they simply too serious for him to recover completely? Has his ceiling dropped?"
If it was the former, Kaido had probably come only to put on a bluff and extort some benefit. But if it was the latter, then it was hard to say whether Kaido had truly gained anything from that battle.
"In terms of Haki alone, Kaido is far inferior to Mom, and probably inferior even to Whitebeard now. The reason he can court death everywhere and still be alive is mainly his absurdly powerful vitality. If that strength has been weakened, killing him will become much easier. Come to think of it, if sufficiently severe injuries can lower one's ceiling, then this evil dragon was never truly invincible to begin with."
Mousse's train of thought went no further, interrupted by a sharp shout:
"Kaido! I took such good care of you back then, yet I never saw you repay me. My son only took a few things from you and killed a few of your men, and you can't stand it?"
Charlotte Linlin spoke with utter righteousness. Now Mousse did not even need