"Kaido, could you please not revert to human form yet?" Sig looked at the rising sun and said to Kaido with great respect.
If Kaido wants to chase enemies by "flying," it's more convenient for him to transform into his dragon form. While he can also fly using the Yunlai in his human or dragon-human form, it's a difference between "climbing the clouds" and "riding the clouds" compared to his dragon form.
"Hmm?" Kaido's enormous dragon eyes glanced over.
Now that they just want to get back the Shutenmaru, Kaido doesn't need to maintain his exaggerated dragon form; he was just about to transform back into human form.
"It's dawn, and I'm afraid of sunlight," Sig said, flying beneath the Azure Dragon and using Kaido's shadow to shield himself.
Even in his human form, Kaido, though several sizes larger than Sig, wasn't big enough to provide adequate "sun protection."
Kaido:...
"Ah, as expected of Kaido, he completely blocked it!" Sig said with great satisfaction.
"Shut up!"
Kaido and Sig Luffy to the Shutenmaru —the flagship of the Beasts Pirates and Kaido's ship.
When they landed on the deck, Kaido had already transformed back into human form, while Sig was temporarily hiding in the shadows created by his "Shadow Ascetic" ability, appearing as a trembling black shadow.
"Big brother, this guy..." Upon seeing this, the fat Queen immediately stepped forward, looking very wary of Sig.
"Vladimir, from now on you will be the strategist of the Beasts Pirates," Kaido introduced the "Vampire" in a deep voice.
"Yes, as a staff officer, I'll stay by the Captain's side and do things like relaying orders..."
"No need!" Kaido interrupted Vladimir's unauthorized assignment of authority.
You want me to "pass on orders"? You'll probably sell out the Beasts Pirates in no time!
Queen breathed a slight sigh of relief when he realized that his "big brother" didn't truly trust Vladimir —after all, there was the precedent of Doflamingo.
"Huh? Wasn't this about relaying orders? Then what does Kaido need an advisor for? To give you some advice? I feel the New World is too stagnant these days; old guys like Whitebeard should have been replaced long ago..."
"Shut up!" Kaido interrupted Vladimir's constructive suggestion.
Sig didn't bother arguing with him...
"What do you want me to do?" Kaido looked at Vladimir, narrowing his eyes.
Upon seeing this, Sig felt a sense of unease, sensing that Kaido to cause him a great deal of trouble.
"You can subtly mislead others' will, right?" Kaido looked at Vladimir and smiled slightly.
"No, it's just about discovering your true self," Sig immediately corrected.
Kaido didn't take this excuse to heart at all. "Very well, actually... my son has been influenced by the will of a certain deceased coward, and has become somewhat... cowardly! When we get back, you can help him regain his true nature, okay?"
Upon hearing this, Sig immediately understood who Kaido was referring to.
Even if you haven't watched the Wano Country arc, you've still seen pictures of "Yamato," after all, it's so big...
The so-called "deceased coward" should refer to Kozuki Oden. Although Kozuki Oden gained Kaido's recognition and respect because of his strength, Kaido clearly looked down on Kozuki Oden in terms of willpower.
Kaido's daughter, however, witnessed Oden being boiled alive at the age of eight and subsequently developed a deep admiration for Oden. Later, she coincidentally obtained Kozuki Oden's nautical log, which only fueled her obsession, leading her to see herself as "Oden's successor" or even "Oden Honda"...
Every day I dream of taking down the despicable Kurozumi Orochi and the brutal Kaido, and liberating Wano Country!
Kaido was also frustrated by this, and could only use his absolute strength and brutal threats to keep Yamato in Wano Country and prevent her from going to sea.
As the daughter of the Monster Kaido, Yamato's talent is undeniable. Awakening Conqueror's Haki at the age of eight, and even more so, she accidentally ate a Mythical Zoan Fruit that Kaido had kept. This made Kaido resentful of her rebelliousness and full of expectations for her—after all, Kaido even wanted to subdue "potential enemies," let alone his own daughter.
Therefore, Kaido still hopes to "subdue" Yamato. In fact, judging from the original work, in Kaido's plan, a two-faced villain like Kurozumi Orochi will be discarded sooner or later. Kaido hopes that Yamato will become the "general" of Wano Country and hold the rear for him.
Therefore, although Kaido treated Yamato brutally, even threatening her with explosive bracelets to prevent her from leaving, he also had high hopes for Yamato and wanted to nurture her. Even after Yamato insisted that she was Oden Honda, Kaido called her "son".
However, Kaido's "plan" obviously did not go smoothly. In the original work, when Luffy in Wano Country twelve years later, Yamato also fought back and used the advanced technique of Conqueror's Haki coating to launch a father-son battle against Kaido, weakening Kaido's physical strength and creating an opportunity for Luffy. He even became a potential ally of the Straw Hat Pirates.
Yamato, by now, should only be sixteen years old. Eight years have passed since Oden's death, a time when she is at her most rebellious...
"Kaido thinks too highly of me. Since I am Kaido's son and so highly regarded by Kaido... I suppose I have inherited Conqueror's Haki, right? My methods have very little effect on those who possess Conqueror's Haki, even if they have just Awakening Conqueror's Haki." Sig said honestly.
This is also a message to Kaido: don't be too wary of me; with your Conqueror's Haki, I can't even budge you!
"Of course I don't want you to do anything directly, but rather... take it step by step!" Kaido glanced at Vladimir.
Kaido truly believed what Vladimir said; in fact, Kaido had already made this assumption even before Vladimir spoke. Otherwise, why would he be so confident that he could keep an eye on him?
Then Kaido sneered, "Just like what you did to Doflamingo, you couldn't even budge his Conqueror's Haki, could you?"
That's right. Sig's psychological manipulation abilities are ineffective against those with Conqueror's Haki, but he can use other methods, such as guiding those around him, to naturally change their mindset.
In the end, Doflamingo lost control and became enraged, unleashing a burst of Conqueror's Haki was beyond his limits, which directly angered Sig, who then mistook him for someone who was "exploding with anger."
"If Kaido insists, I can only give it a try." Sig was slightly disappointed—he had thought Kaido was really comfortable with him disciplining his daughter.
However, it seems that Kaido still confident. The reason he is so at ease is that he is certain that he cannot truly hypnotize Yamato, and that he will be under considerable surveillance!
"Actually, it's more suitable for Mother to handle this kind of thing. I wonder what about Kaido's wife..."
"Shut up!"
Sig wanted to gossip a bit, but Kaido immediately scolded and interrupted him.
"You can usually hide in the shadows, right?" Kaido looked at Vladimir was now completely a shadow.
"That's right, I think Lord Queen's image suits him very well..."
"No, hide in my shadow," Kaido said without room for argument.
Before deciding to subdue him, Kaido still dared not be careless with this Vampire, after all, his destructive power was not as simple as "betraying" or "sell out".
Although Kaido felt that Queen was stronger than Vladimir, he was still the one most confident in keeping an eye on him!
"It's an honor." Sig pretended to be tired of creating the shadow, and eagerly merged into Kaido's shadow, immediately feeling the lock-on of Observation Haki.
Clearly, being parasitic in Kaido's shadow, especially when Kaido is on high alert, there's very little they can do...
However, Kaido only guessed that Vladimir's ability to create shadows for himself to hide in the sunlight was not as physically demanding as he pretended. Sig suppressed the real truth— that Sig himself was not afraid of the Sun, only his Vampire "skin" was afraid of it!