Taking Koby as My Apprentice!

The day the Celestial Dragons perished, the Navy's spies in Wano Country sent word: Oric had confirmed his alliance with Kaido of the Hundred Beasts.

That meant the enemies they would face a year from now were not just the Ancient Weapon "Sea King" and Oric, the "Celestial Dragon rebel." They would also face the army Kaido had spent years building, along with its leader, Kaido of the Hundred Beasts!!

Honestly, if Ron had encountered a situation like this when he first arrived in this world, he would never have expected the Navy to win.

Whether they could survive would have been his only concern.

The Navy could put up a fight now, but there was no doubt it would still be a brutal one.

It would be the largest, most epic battle in eight hundred years!!

"And at a time like this, I still have to hunt down Caesar. After all, he was the indirect cause of the Celestial Dragons' extinction... I can't answer to Imu unless I find him."

"Seriously..."

Even without the Five Elders spelling it out, Ron could imagine the look on Imu's face right now.

As the saying went, if you struck a dog, you had better consider its master.

To Imu, ambition and dreams alike were nothing more than jokes and diversions, like the chilled juice sitting on the table while he ate spicy crayfish. They were just accompaniments.

But if someone spat in his juice, he certainly wouldn't be pleased. It was a slap in the face, plain and simple.

"What a pain!"

Knock, knock, knock!

Just then, someone knocked on the door.

Ron put away the wooden box and crossed his legs. "Come in."

Clack...

First came the sound of something hard striking the floor. But the visitor was not Smoker. He