"Big brother! A ship is flying down from ahead..."
"They're being pulled along by some winged behemoth..."
"It's those petty thieves from the Red-Hair Pirates!"
Sig:...
That's right, while Sig was feeling frustrated, the Red-Hair Pirates were caught off guard.
It was just a few hours off. If Red-Hair had been a few hours faster, or Kaido a few hours slower, the Red Force would have definitely disappeared by now.
In the distance, a colossal "mountain" resembling a Pillars of Heaven rose from the sea.
Water continues to flow down this tall and wide Pillars of Heaven Big Mountain, making it seem as if the sky has been pierced, causing the water to leak out.
From the sea, the top of Wano Country is completely invisible.
Although it was dark, the full moon shone brightly over the sea, and Queen, even with sunglasses on, could see a ship "drifting" down from Wano Country!
Sig immediately recognized Griffin as the one holding the mast across the railing...
Furthermore, Sig knew that Griffin, who was not yet an adult, was incapable of escaping with the Red Force and could only drift slowly down.
Although the Red Force has clearly spotted Kaido's fleet and is trying to "drift" in the opposite direction, it seems that it is still within the pursuit range of the Beasts Pirates!
At this moment, a "dinosaur-man" with feathers on all four limbs, capable of flying and gliding using all four limbs in coordination, also flew from Wano Country to the Shutenmaru.
Even though he doesn't know its exact form yet, Sig knows from its appearance that it's definitely Ancient Zoan of Dragon-Dragon Fruit.
"Balem! What happened? Jhin didn't stop them?" Queen scolded, his tone tinged with reproach.
Queen and King are both Kaido's confidants and can cooperate with each other. However, Queen has always subtly wanted to compete with King, so he was naturally dissatisfied to see King make such a big mistake.
"Kaido, Lord Queen... King, Lord King's clothes were torn by Shanks, and he's..." Balem said fearfully.
The overall atmosphere of the Beasts Pirates is similar to that of the Rocks Pirates back then, with a "survival of the fittest" mentality. The lower-level members are almost eliminated through a process of breeding and eliminating. However, unlike Rocks, Kaido has his own confidants and even die-hard loyalists among the upper and middle-level officers, probably having learned some lessons from Rocks.
However, the overall atmosphere is definitely quite brutal. Right now, Balem feels that if he doesn't say something right, he might get hit with a stick.
"What? That brat actually..." Queen was stunned upon hearing this.
Queen was quite familiar with Jhin's strength, and was surprised that Shanks was able to injure Jhin.
Although Balem didn't say he was slashed, but rather that his clothes were torn, Kaido and Queen both understood that for King... being injured was worse than having his clothes torn!
"How badly are Jhin's clothes torn?" Queen asked with a serious expression.
"It's only slightly damaged. Lord Jin is already repairing it. But while he was doing so, those thieves escaped and even stole Kaido's Poneglyph!" Balem said immediately.
Sig has now discovered that the Beasts Pirates are not very formal in their way of addressing each other. People like Queen, who are close to Kaido, are called "Big Brother" directly, while most others are simply called "Kaido". Only the crew's officers call him "Captain".
After all, the Beasts Pirates are far more than just a single ship. The proportion of members who have served as Kaido's "crew" is not large, and there are many "Captain" in the Beasts Pirates, with many officers owning their own ships.
"The Poneglyph? Which one?" Kaido couldn't help but ask himself.
"The red one," Balem said fearfully, sensing Kaido's anger.
"Damn it!" Kaido slammed his spiked club in anger, but then a strange expression appeared on his face.
Those Road Poneglyph are extremely important, as they concern the location of Laugh Tale. Kaido cares about them far more than any other Poneglyph he has collected.
Although he didn't know what was in Laugh Tale, Kaido knew it wasn't Roger's treasure—that poor guy wouldn't have any treasure at all—but something that Kaido and Big Mom would covet even more, something that could shake the World Government's rule!
Kaido learned that the Road Poneglyph had been stolen, his first reaction was naturally anger, but then he couldn't help but think of...
Could it be that someone in the Red-Hair Pirates is capable of deciphering the Poneglyph, or that they possess a method to do Poneglyph?
Otherwise, why would they have focused their attention on the Road Poneglyph that provided the direction?
Kaido knew that Shanks, that brat, had been an apprentice on Roger's ship.
In other words, the Red-Hair kid likely knows about the Poneglyph, and it would be quite reasonable if he knew how to decipher them!
If they didn't already have a way to do it, they wouldn't risk stealing the Poneglyph.
Thinking of this, Kaido's mind became restless.
He regretted it back then, that Oden was killed too early—who knew that in the entire Wano Country, there would be no one else who could decipher the Poneglyph!
The theft of Road Poneglyph is nothing... but at least they haven't succeeded in getting them yet! Now we have a chance to seize clues and decipher them!
Upon realizing this, Kaido took to the air and transformed into Azure Dragon Form larger than a ship.
At the same time, Kaido glanced downwards with his dragon eyes, staring at the ship shrouded in his shadow, and said, "Vladimir, you and I will go after them first!"
The Beasts Pirates haven't widely used "Artificial Devil Fruit" yet, and skilled aerial fighters are still rare. The only one who can hold them back is Sig.
On the deck of the Shutenmaru, the figure of a "Vampire" suddenly rose up, startling Balem, who had just seen it.
"Yes, sir!" Sig appeared from the shadows, placed his right hand on his chest in a gesture of respect, appearing very polite and courteous, his persona not at all that of a reckless fool.
"Don't fall behind," Kaido reminded Vladimir.
Kaido had witnessed Vladimir's speed before; if he slowed down considerably after a while, he was definitely slacking off on purpose.
"I will obey your command." Sig became even more respectful.
Then Sig disappeared into the shadows, and when he reappeared, the voice was coming from above...
"Kaido, your loyal advisor is ready to fight alongside you!" Sig said sincerely.
"Get down here!" Kaido roared.
"Huh? But that way we won't be left behind by Kaido..." Sig hesitated.
Have you ever heard the sound of thunder?
Seeing Kaido's stinginess, Sig curled his lip and flew down from the center position between Kaido's head and dragon horns...