A Single Swing to Cure the King Complex!

Storm's [Observation Haki] clearly captured Beasts Kaido's emotional changes.

He chuckled inwardly, his opinion of the "Azure Dragon's" will and spirit diminishing once more.

To be honest.

Storm thought Beasts Kaido was just a very "ordinary" pirate.

This "ordinary" doesn't refer to Beasts Kaido's strength being ordinary, but rather to him as a person...

Not too extreme.

In terms of spirit, loyalty, and purity, Beasts Kaido is no match for Whitebeard.

In terms of ambition, shamelessness, and forbearance, Beasts Kaido is no match for Blackbeard.

This makes Beasts Kaido seem rather "ordinary".

Certainly.

The "ordinary" that Storm refers to is not a derogatory term.

Beasts Kaido is the quintessential "Great Pirate".

Strength, ambition, dreams, spirit... all the hallmarks of Great Pirate.

At least he's much better than that truly mentally ill Big Mom...

It's even better than the later "Straw Hat Kid" and "Senryodouke"...

For such an "ordinary" Pirate Emperor.

Since the other party had come to him of their own accord, Storm didn't intend to "refuse" it.

Although Storm and the New Marines do not intend to target the Pirate Emperor for the time being.

But today, Beasts Kaido flew to Whole Cake Island himself, courting his own death.

Storm had no choice but to reluctantly send him to the "Void Great Prison"!

As for the Beasts Pirates of Wano Country...

Storm will take care of it when he has time.

After all, Wano Country and the Beasts Pirates were originally among his targets.

Ancient Weapon Pluton Pluton, Seastone mines, Road Poneglyph...

There's really a lot of "treasure" hidden in that remote corner of Wano Country!

Suppressing his thoughts, Storm manipulated the Blue-Eyes White Dragon to continue approaching Beasts Kaido.

But just then, a swarm of dark, dense shadow bats flew up from the Whole Cake Island below.

The scene of the White Dragon Emperor and Beasts Kaido "facing off" in the skies of Whole Cake Island had already been observed by others.

Out of respect for "His Majesty the White Dragon Emperor," no one in Whole Cake Island dared to fly up into the sky at this moment and interfere with the "conversation" between the two Pirate Emperors.

But there are always exceptions.

For example, there's a certain gloomy, fat otaku (just kidding) who's been "living" in Whole Cake Island and has a blood feud with Beasts Kaido — Gecko Moria!

A group of shadow bats flew into the sky, huddled together, and formed a human shape.

A dark, obese humanoid shadow appeared in the sky.

And in the very next instant...

"Shadow Warrior!"

The dark figure vanished, replaced by Gecko Moria himself.

The ability to swap positions with one's own "shadow clones" at any time and place is one of the special abilities of the [Shadow-Shadow Fruit].

"Beasts, the Kaido"

As soon as Gecko Moria appeared, he let out a roar full of resentment and anger at the Pirate Emperor in front of him.

"We meet again!"

Compared to the extremely excited Gecko Moria.

Beasts Kaido looked somewhat confused.

Who is this chubby, white guy?

Beasts Kaido wasn't unfamiliar with the [Shadow-Shadow Fruit].

More than a decade ago, he also fought against Devil Fruit User of the [Shadow-Shadow Fruit] ability.

"You are... Magic Duck?"

Beasts Kaido looked at Gecko Moria in surprise, carefully observing the latter's physical details, and asked uncertainly.

If he remembers correctly.

The Gecko Moria he knew, the Gecko Moria from over a decade ago... was still very thin.

But this pot-bellied, obese fellow in front of me, who looks like a mutated inflatable fish... is he also Gecko Moria?

Gecko Moria's expression suddenly froze, and an even greater rage welled up in his heart.

He had been repeating the name of Beasts Kaido for over ten years.

For the past decade or so, every time Gecko Moria created or collected a shadow, he would think about how to transform it into new fighting power, how to use it for revenge against Beasts Kaido...

But.

"How dare you forget me!"

Every inch of fat on Gecko Moria's body seemed to tremble slightly, and every wave of flesh seemed to contain a surging rage.

"You dare forget my name!?"

"Die! Beasts Kaido! Horn Blade Shadow!!"

Gecko Moria raised his hands, and a huge, seemingly real yet illusory black spear instantly materialized in his palms.

The shadowy spear formed from the Horn Blade Shadow easily tore through the air, striking Beasts Kaido of the Beasts at incredible speed.

The jet-black shadow spear emitted white ripples, the vibrations caused by the tearing of air, clearly indicating its extraordinary power.

Even a Titan would be easily pierced through by Gecko Moria's furious attack.

But Beasts Kaido is not a giant.

He is a "Pirate Emperor" even more terrifying than giants!

Faced with Gecko Moria's "slow and hesitant" attack, Beasts Kaido frowned slightly. He pulled out his spiked club, the Hachisai Kai, from somewhere and swung it with ease.

With the power of the Pirate Emperor's ferocious strength, the massive Hachisai Kai swung through the air, leaving a black afterimage, and precisely struck the oncoming "Horn Blade Shadow" in the blink of an eye.

Boom!

A muffled collision sound erupted high in the sky.

Gecko Moria's enraged "Horn Blade Shadow" couldn't withstand even a moment's resistance against Beasts Kaido club, the Hachisai Kai Swords.

That special "shadow spearhead," which resembled a strange lizard, was smashed off course by Beasts Kaido club, completely losing its accuracy and power.

"It really is you, Gecko Moria."

Beasts Kaido finally recognized the Shichibukai. He slung his spiked club over his shoulder and frowned as he looked at the other man.

"You piece of trash, you actually betrayed us and joined the White Dragon Emperor?"

Who is Gecko Moria?

Beasts Kaido can't remember anymore.

In any case, over the years, countless Great Pirate of similar caliber to Gecko Moria have fallen victim to his Hachisai Kai.

But such a useless person.

How can I possibly pledge allegiance to the White Dragon Emperor?

Beasts Kaido frowned deeply, glancing at the White Dragon Emperor beside him with a hint of regret.

If the White Dragon Emperor could "accept" a piece of trash like Gecko Moria, why would he refuse to "ally" with him?

He just couldn't understand it!

Beasts Kaido's "sharp commentary" nearly shattered Gecko Moria's mental defenses.

Although he did indeed harbor the idea of "using Storm's power to exact revenge on the Beasts".

But how can this be described as "seeking refuge"?

Gecko Moria is clearly a member of the "Cross Guild," and his relationship with Storm is "equal"!

That's right.

Gecko Moria has now joined the "Cross Guild"!

A while ago.

Gecko Moria arrived in Whole Cake Island first, followed closely by Sand Crocodile.

Crocodile considered that everyone was Shichibukai —even though White Dragon had "upgraded" to Pirate Emperor, Sand Crocodile didn't dwell on the issue too much.

Moreover, everyone gathered in Whole Cake Island.

Sand Crocodile then revealed the existence of the "Cross Guild" to Gecko Moria.

Gecko Moria didn't hesitate for long before joining the "Cross Guild".

Although aside from being a "member of the Cross Guild".

Gecko Moria is also a member of the "Ghost Princess Pirates".

The latter is one of the subsidiary pirate crews of the Storm Pirates.

In terms of status, Gecko Moria was a subordinate of Storm's subordinate.

But...

Gecko Moria had absolutely no idea about the Ghost Princess Pirates!

He is a member of the Cross Guild!

"You bastard!!"

Enraged, Gecko Moria once again activated the power of the Shadow-Shadow Fruit, creating a swarm of shadow bats and maneuvering them towards Beasts Kaido.

He himself, without hesitation, unleashed the ultimate attack of the [Shadow-Shadow Fruit] --

"Shadows Assembled!"

Shadows drifted out from Whole Cake Island and merged into Gecko Moria's body at an extremely fast speed, causing his size to expand rapidly.

Storm looked at Gecko Moria, who was full of youthful passion and always ready to unleash his ultimate, and after thinking about it, decided to give up on stopping him.

Previously, Gecko Moria had taken his advice and gone to Impel Down, where he harvested quite a few shadows.

After arriving in the New World, he obtained many shadows of powerful individuals from Storm.

Through the shadows of these powerful figures, the power of Gecko Moria's "Shadows Assembled" also increased considerably.

On quality.

All the shadows Gecko Moria had accumulated over the past decade combined couldn't compare to the shadows he'd gathered recently!

Only.

Gecko Moria, after all, has his limits...

Storm watched as Gecko Moria rapidly "inflated" like a pufferfish and shook his head inwardly.

Set aside your desire to help others and respect their fate.

Storm should let Gecko Moria give it a try.

How will he know his limits if he doesn't try?

When the shadow bat flew in front of Beasts Kaido.

Gecko Moria also completed his "Gigantamax Transformation," evolving from an ordinary big fat guy into a super big fat guy.

"Huff, huff... Shadow Warrior!"

Gecko Moria let out a heavy sigh, barely suppressing his nearly out-of-control shadow power, and without hesitation swapped positions with one of his shadow bats.

The next instant.

Gecko Moria's enormous body traversed space and arrived directly in front of Beasts Kaido.

The sudden appearance of such a large "lump" of a person in front of Beasts Kaido certainly startled him.

Beasts Kaido instinctively swung his spiked club, the Hachisai Kai, with silver-white lightning crackling around its menacing and terrifying blade.

"Thunder Bagua!"

Gecko Moria, who had just arrived, was completely unable to react quickly enough due to his enormous size, and he was also unable to dodge Beasts Kaido's "greeting gift".

Bang--

Beasts Kaido's spiked club slammed heavily into Gecko Moria's stomach, creating a series of astonishing waves of flesh.

Under Beasts Kaido's ferocious bombardment, Gecko Moria's enormous body, which was as large as a giant, was rapidly pushed back and flown away like a deflated balloon.

Splattered blood mixed with dark shadows danced wildly in the sky.

Shadows flew out one by one, Gecko Moria's size continued to shrink until it returned to its original size.

As Gecko Moria was about to fly past the location of Storm.

The Blue-Eyes White Dragon swung its tail, hooking onto Gecko Moria's body with perfect precision.

Storm looked closely and saw that the "Magic Duck" had blood trickling from its mouth and its eyes rolled back, clearly indicating that it had lost consciousness.

One stick to cure addiction...

This Magic Duck is just lame.

Two updates.

Goodnight everyone.