The Coming War, Smoker's Response!

Near Kuri, Wano Country.

"The World Government's demand for weapons has been growing lately. I heard they're preparing for war, though I have no idea who their opponent is."

Outside the three newly built arms factories, Kurozumi Orochi folded his arms and spoke.

"Could it be because I've been recruiting troops, so they're making preparations?"

Beside him, Kaido held a massive sake gourd taller than a person and gulped down drink after drink.

"No, I don't think so."

Kurozumi Orochi twitched his lips speechlessly. "How long ago was it that you started recruiting? If they didn't care sooner or later, why would they suddenly take it seriously now? Do you really think that's possible?"

"Oh, is that so?"

Kaido sat cross-legged on the ground, set down his sake gourd, and burst into wild laughter. "Then isn't that even better?!"

"Sure enough, no place is ever without ambitious people or war!"

"Hundred Beasts" Kaido was the purest of the Four Emperors. Everything he pursued was wholly harmful to others and beneficial to no one.

Unlike Whitebeard's indifference to worldly affairs, Shanks's fearlessness, or BIG MOM's towering ambition, Kaido wanted to become Pirate King because he wanted to use the Pirate King's influence to challenge the World Government and ignite the greatest war in history!

That was all!

And his reason for challenging the government was merely that, in his eyes, only a war against the government deserved to be called "the greatest in history"!

Pirate King versus the World Government—just hearing it sounded spectacular, didn't it?

And the only thing driving him to do it was that he liked war.

He liked gunpowder smoke and bloodshed, the thrill of slaughtering enemies, and the unrestrained freedom of conquering cities one after another. He did it simply because he liked it.

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