Queen: "I'm Still Here, Boss Kaido!"

Late at night, on Onigashima.

Bolts of lightning snaked through the sky, while the Beasts Pirates members feasting in the banquet hall wore baffled expressions.

"What's going on? Did Lord Kaido enter his drunken state again?"

"No, Lord Kaido isn't in the sky. Then what's with this Haki?"

"Hey, hey, hey, don't get distracted! It's your turn to drink!"

Pirates gathered in small groups, most of them wearing unconcerned smiles.

Kozuki Oden was dead. His nine retainers had either vanished or gone missing. Who in all of Wano Country could possibly stand against the Beasts Pirates now?

Besides, even if Kozuki Oden were still alive, he would only be their boss Kaido's defeated subordinate—the man hailed as one of the Four Emperors.

On Onigashima, inside the banquet hall, Queen, whose body resembled a balloon, twisted beneath countless spotlights and shouted loudly.

"Hey, boys! Is there some new troublemaker ranking today?"

Clang!

A blade flashed, radiant with golden light and countless strands of piercing sharpness, traveling from the far end of Wano Country straight toward Onigashima.

Crackle, crackle...

Like firecrackers going off, or artillery firing in unison, countless tiny senbon rained down like a sudden tempest upon the residences of Onigashima.

Within moments, countless spotlights in the banquet hall exploded, and the entire place descended into panic.

"What happened?!"

"Enemy attack! Enemy attack!"

"Damn it, are those samurai still refusing to give up?!"

Footsteps became a chaotic mess. Only then did the pirates immersed in the festive atmosphere react, hurriedly grabbing their weapons and standing on guard.

"Calm down, you lot! With me here, what are a few samurai worth? This is my Funk!"

The golden Gatling gun glinted as it rattled, and the pirates erupted in cheers.

"Plague! Plague! Plague!"

"With Lord Plague here, whoever dares invade Onigashima is just