"Ouch, ouch, ouch... That old bastard, damn it..." Yamato woke up in the evening.
The blood on his face had almost dried. With Yamato effort, Yamato peeled the mask fragments, which were stuck in the dried bloodstains, off his face, revealing a still somewhat childish face.
Yamato's facial features, at first glance, are very different from Kaido's, and it's not just because of their imposing presence.
However, Sig had studied it carefully for a long time and noticed the similarities in the differences— Yamato's eyes, although much larger than Kaido's, and the shapes of his mouth and nose, and his face shape, were even more different, but... the positions of his facial features were Kaido's, belonging to the type with a large and imposing face and scattered features.
The most striking similarity between the two is the two horns on their heads.
All members of the Beasts Pirates have "double horns," but apart from Kaido and Yamato, the others' horns are just decorations, part of the Beasts Pirates' distinctive attire.
Yamato's horns, like Kaido's, are part of his body—in the original work, when the two transformed into their beast forms, they also had horns, especially Kaido, who had four horns including his dragon horns!
However, there are some differences between the two horns. Kaido's horns are not only larger in proportion, but they also grow horizontally first and then bend upwards, while Yamato's horns grow vertically with a slightly curved and streamlined shape.
According to Sig's observations, the father and son were not purely human, but rather a subhuman race, the kind that was not reproductively isolated from humans.
Yamato was really tough; although he was still in pain, he had already stood up unsteadily and walked skillfully to the nearby Tamsui River to wash the blood off his face.
Being severely injured after ambushing Kaido is something that happens to Yamato all the time.
At only sixteen years old, his current strength is a testament to this kind of "daily" dedication!
After washing away the bloodstains, Yamato looked at his reflection in the river under the moonlight, his expression conflicted...
Yamato had mixed feelings about her appearance; she was happy that she didn't look like Kaido, but worried that she didn't look like Oden either.
Since I inherited Oden's will, why can't I look more like Oden?
Just as Yamato was feeling down, he saw his reflection in the river transform into someone else...
At first, she covered her face with a rolled-up cloak. When it was opened, you could see a navy blue dress that was somewhat similar in style to Jhin's, but more aristocratic. She was wearing an eye patch with bright colors and decorations that looked like bat wings!
Is it him?
Yamato was only stunned for a moment, then a loud explosion was heard, and the river in front of Yamato splashed up as if it had been blown up...
It was only after Yamato recognized the man as one of Kaido's subordinates that she raised her hand and slapped him with her club!
However, such an attack was clearly ineffective against Sig, after all... it was just a trick, a smokescreen; attacking the river surface wouldn't touch Sig.
"Come out!" Yamato shouted at his own shadow.
At only sixteen years old, Yamato's Observation Haki to Kaido's and King's, so she couldn't detect Sig in the shadow. However... even with suspicion, careful perception allowed her to sense some anomalies in the shadow!
For example, the color is a bit darker...
"Yamato Master Yamato, don't be so nervous. Your father asked me to keep an eye on you." Sig's voice came from Yamato's shadow.
At this moment, Yamato's heroic figure transformed into the silhouette of a cloaked man, with his eyes and mouth shimmering slightly.
"Who are you? What father... He doesn't deserve to be a father!" Yamato questioned angrily.
"You can call me... Vladimir. Kaido sent me to keep an eye on you," Sig replied, changing his tone to be very agreeable.
"Vladimir? Kaido? You really are that old man's subordinate! Get out of here!" Yamato continued angrily.
"That old man sent me to keep an eye on you," Sig said, still as agreeable as ever.
"I don't need anyone watching me... and you're not allowed to watch me!"
"That old man sent me to help you," Sig continued, trying to be agreeable.
Yamato was so shocked by Sig's attitude that Yamato couldn't even muster a breath. Coupled with his physical weakness, he leaned on his spiked club and gasped for breath.
Kaido had considered having one of his subordinates keep an eye on Yamato before.
However, firstly, there's not much reliable people in the Beasts Pirates when it comes to educating children; secondly, Yamato's strength is increasing day by day, and we can't leave one of the All-Stars to be involved in this kind of thing; and thirdly... although Kaido sometimes really goes all out and even thinks "if he's dead, he's dead," he does hope that Yamato can become stronger so that she can inherit his ambition!
It wasn't until "Vladimir" appeared that Kaido had a better idea—to throw his difficult subordinates and his difficult son together and try it out...
In particular, Kaido believes that Vladimir's abilities are also suitable for this task.
"Liar! You're clearly that guy's subordinate!" Yamato retorted without hesitation.
"What happened before doesn't matter. It's enough that you know I'm in your shadow now."
"He..."
"I only consider him my boss!"
"I..."
"Don't be unreasonable."
"I..."
"If that's what you think, there's nothing I can do!"
Thump--
After Sig's three-hit combo, Yamato slammed his club into the ground in front of him. Even though he could barely hold onto the club, he still managed to leave a dent in the ground.
However, this clearly did not cause any harm to Sig, who was in the shadows.
"Look, I'm being monitored too, just like your bracelet. If I leave Wano Country, it will explode!" Sig showed Yamato his bracelet to gain her trust.
That's true. Back in the Flower Capital, Kaido gave it to Sig, and Sig obediently wore it.
"Hmph! Such a petty trick..." Yamato's expression relaxed slightly, but he still looked unconvinced.
"Yamato..."
"Don't call me young master!"
"Miss Yamato?"
"Don't call me Yamato!"
Faced with the rebellious girl, Sig had no choice but to resort to his ultimate weapon. "Oden."
"You... you... really!" Yamato blushed.
Although she wasn't entirely wary, once she felt something was amiss, Yamato didn't insist on making "Vladimir" leave... and besides, she couldn't!
By this time, Yamato was also starting to lose his balance. After a moment of relaxation, he sat down and simply lay down sprawled out.
Glug glug--
At the same time, Yamato's stomach made a sound.
Unlike ordinary girls who would blush at this moment, Yamato patted her stomach and said, "I'm so hungry... Damn old man, I was unconscious for most of the day, and I missed two meals... Hey, are you here to help me?"
Well, the only thing that would make Yamato blush is probably calling her Oden or something like that.
"If it were Oden, even if he went hungry himself, he would still pick fruit, grill fish, grill meat, and add extra chili for those who came to help him, right? Ah... I didn't mean anything by it, I was referring to the old Oden..." Sig pretended to have accidentally said something inappropriate.
"Nonsense! Oden would definitely make oden!" Yamato retorted angrily.
"Can we make oden with chili peppers?" asked Oden's hungry retainer.
Yamato:...
Under the moonlight, Yamato dragged his tired body to find the big pot he had hidden, and then went to the kitchen of the Onigashima headquarters to "steal" a lot of ingredients. After hesitating for a moment, he still grabbed a handful of chili peppers.
Exhausted from his injury, he was panting heavily as he simmered soup under the moonlight...