That's right. The guy wearing goggles and a dark red coat, grinning wickedly as he led his men toward the docks, was none other than Eustass Kid, captain of the Kid Pirates and a man with a deep grudge against Kaido!
Just a moment ago, when he saw "Kaido of the Beasts" and his "remnants of a defeated army" break through the Brat's Golden Mother Ship's defensive fire and enter the inner-sea docks, Kid happened to be nearby. With his sworn enemy right before his eyes, he immediately led his subordinates—his combatant Killer, core member Heat, Wire, and the others—to the area, arriving ahead of the Fish-Man soldiers and Naga guards stationed around the perimeter.
"Tsk, tsk!"
"Just look. Who do we have here?"
"Ha!"
"Isn't that the Beasts Pirates' Flying Six—'Red Flag' X. Drake, the fallen Navy Rear Admiral, and the powerful Sasaki?"
"What happened?"
"Did your boss Kaido leave you here to die? Doesn't he care what happens to you?"
When Eustass Kid arrived with his men and saw that the only ones present were "Red Flag" X. Drake and Sasaki of the Flying Six, along with a dozen or so nameless nobodies whose outfits marked them as Beasts Pirates, he suddenly grinned viciously. As he and his men gradually surrounded them, he couldn't resist taunting and sneering at them.
If "Kaido of the Beasts" were still here, Kid couldn't beat him, let alone fight him. He'd probably have no choice but to flee in disgrace or wait for reinforcements.
But if he was only facing the two "Flying Six" members here, that was another matter.
"..."
"Red Flag" X. Drake didn't answer Kid's question. Instead, he frowned and glanced at the pirates Kid had brought with him, then paused to think.
Then, for reasons unknown, he suddenly