Kaido's Mercurial Moods! The Dancing Fool

If this kept up, he was going to lose.

Moria thought to himself, then let out a heh-shih-shih-shih laugh.

"Men, it's time for war!"

Moria's shout drew the attention of every pirate aboard the ship.

Many pirates stood along the railings and atop the masts, looking at Moria seated in his broad chair.

"I'm the man who'll become the next King of the Pirates! The King of the Pirates must conquer the entire Grand Line, and the place we're heading for next is Wano Country, where the Beasts Pirates are currently entrenched.

Men, what do you think we should do?"

Sitting imposingly in his chair, Moria's shrill voice echoed over the three-masted ship.

"War! War!"

The moment his words fell, pirates immediately raised their swords and guns with excited expressions, cheering loudly.

One after another, then more and more, until every pirate on the ship was cheering.

It was as though going to war with the Beasts Pirates would result in another overwhelming victory, just like before.

"If we defeat the Beasts Pirates, we'll become the new overlords of the seas!"

Moria raised his long blade and shouted alongside the other pirates.

Had these people not considered the consequences of defeat?

Lin Ye had long since grown used to this sort of scene.

These people were simply too easily stirred up.

"Kid, aren't you looking forward to the coming battle?"

Seeing Lin Ye's calm expression, Moria asked.

The surrounding pirates all turned their gazes toward Lin Ye. Seeing that he did not look excited, they found it perfectly normal.

Lin Ye, captain of the combat division, was a cold man.

These pirates rarely saw Lin Ye display any exaggerated emotions.

Moria naturally knew this as well, which was why he asked.

Lin Ye turned his head to look at Moria, and a smile suddenly appeared on his face.

"Captain will definitely win, become the overlord of the seas, ascend to the throne of the King of the Pirates, and obtain the One Piece of the King of the Pirates!"

Lin Ye spoke each word distinctly, looking extremely serious.

"Oooh!"

Hearing Lin Ye mention the King of the Pirates, the surrounding pirates immediately erupted into cheers.

The pirates farther away had not heard Lin Ye's voice, but what did it matter?

They just had to cheer.

"Heh-shih-shih-shih, kid, you said something right for once. Your captain will definitely become the King of the Pirates and obtain the One Piece."

Moria was overjoyed at his words and nodded repeatedly.

"However, the captain of the Beasts Pirates, Kaido, isn't some minor character. He's very strong."

Lin Ye looked at the excited Moria and spoke again.

"Heh-shih-shih-shih, when the time comes, just leave Kaido to your captain."

With a broad wave of his hand, Moria confidently took full responsibility.

The cheers of the surrounding pirates grew even louder.

The captain truly had great spirit.

The banquet continued, while Lin Ye left early and returned to his quarters aboard the ship.

After placing his two swords by the bow, Lin Ye took a bath and lay down on his bed.

Gecko Moria was not a man of great spirit.

Or rather, he had some spirit, but nowhere near enough to be called a hero.

That was what Lin Ye had learned about Moria over the past year.

He looked broad-minded, but he was actually quite petty.

Then again, on these seas, there were not many people with even Gecko Moria's current level of spirit.

This time, when Gecko Moria faced Kaido and the two pirate crews broke out into all-out war, Gecko Moria was utterly crushed.

Afterward, he holed himself up and claimed to value his companions deeply.

But in Lin Ye's view, perhaps Kaido had simply shattered his resolve.

At the very least, Lin Ye had not seen any great concern for his crew from Moria so far.

Lin Ye could sense that Moria seemed to have become wary of him.

"Looks like I've been standing out a little too much."

Lin Ye muttered to himself.

But there was nothing he could do about that.

If he slacked off, there was no way his strength could have risen to its current level in a single year.

But he did not have much time left aboard Thriller Bark.

So after this Wano Country affair, where should he go?

Lin Ye pondered.

Yet he had no answer for the moment.

"What?"

Kaido, in the prime of his life, widened his eyes, which were filled with bloodshot veins.

"Captain, the ship transporting our goods encountered Gecko Moria in the waters off Wano Country. There has been no word from it since."

Stared at by Kaido, the reporting pirate trembled in fear, his face full of terror.

Kaido's massive body brought an incomparable sense of oppression.

"Bastard! He dared steal my things?"

Kaido's voice was full of rage as he grabbed his enormous sake gourd and began drinking.

"Captain, I'll take some men and kill him."

King, his entire body wrapped in a black uniform, spoke.

Kaido looked at King upon hearing this, then shook his head.

"No. Since he dared lay hands on my cargo here, this Gecko Moria has some nerve. I'll see whether he dares enter Wano Country and make landfall. If he doesn't, I'll go kill him.

If he does, I'll still kill him."

Kaido spoke in an icy tone.

"Yes!"

King naturally said no more.

"By the way, is that fool still dancing in the Flower Capital?"

The loss of the cargo naturally angered Kaido, but he clearly did not take the matter too seriously and instead asked about something else.

The heir of Wano Country, the fool who had once served aboard both Whitebeard's ship and Roger's ship.

"Yes. Kozuki Oden believed Kurozumi Orochi's words and dances naked in the Flower Capital every day. However, he still has considerable influence in Wano Country."

Upon hearing Kaido ask about Kozuki Oden, King immediately answered.

"Let him keep dancing."

Kaido sat cross-legged and continued drinking from the sake gourd.

King showed no reaction at the sight. He called to the trembling pirate and headed outside.

Kaido did not care, but King needed to look into it.

"Still no news at all?"

After they came outside, King asked.

"Yes. We've tried contacting them, but there hasn't been any response."

After leaving Kaido's sight, the pirate was visibly much calmer.

"Wiped out completely?"

King waved the pirate away, then muttered to himself in a distinctly hostile tone.

The weapons those pirates had been transporting this time were meant to equip the entire pirate crew.

They were for expanding the entire pirate crew.

All those supplies were intended for that purpose.

If that was the case, their plans would have to be delayed.

The lost supplies could be ignored, but time was what mattered most.

Kaido wanted to establish a pirate empire here. There was far too much to do, and military strength was an extremely important part of it.

After all, the King of the Pirates had died only a year ago. If they wanted to realize their ambitions, now was the best opportunity.

Thinking of this, killing intent flashed through King's eyes as well.

The Beasts Pirates had only been in Wano Country for a short time, yet now anything dared provoke them?

King silently resolved that if the other side truly dared to make landfall, he would kill every last one of those bastards.