Gamenio did not have many options to begin with.
Having defected, Gamenio would never be tolerated by Whitebeard. Any force capable of sheltering him needed at least the strength to stand against Whitebeard.
The sea had yet to form the so-called Four Emperors structure, but the spheres of influence had largely already been established.
The scattered pirate alliances were out of the question. None of those guys could hold their own.
Other than Kaido, his only options were Ochoku of Hachinosu Island and Charlotte Linlin of Cake Island.
Kaido was his primary choice because Kaido accepted recruits without discrimination. As long as someone had some skill and was willing to join him, Kaido would take them in.
With the Phoenix he had replicated through his Fruit ability, Gamenio did not need to spend much effort joining Kaido's ranks.
As for the conflicts Gamenio had caused before, Kaido knew nothing about them.
The world's attention at the time had been on the battle between Lyliana and Whitebeard, on the clash between a powerhouse of the new era and Whitebeard, hailed as the strongest man in the world.
In another world, Lyliana would have quickly been held up as a role model because of her gender.
Compared to them, no one cared about Gamenio, the fuse that had set it all off. Had he known sooner, Kaido really would have considered the circumstances.
"Switching allegiances really comes without any burden for trash like you."
"You mangy bastard, where do you think this is? This isn't some neutral island. This is the Beasts Pirates' headquarters!"
"Of course I know where this is. Why don't you use that brain of yours and think about why I came here? Come to think of it, you really picked a good place. How long can you stay