Kaido stood at the prow with his arms folded, a burly figure draped in a black dragon-scale cloak.
He glanced at Whitebeard's fleet, then toward Marineford, and suddenly burst into laughter. "Hahahaha! Whitebeard, you old bastard, how could something this lively be missing me?!"
His words carried over on the sea breeze, and the deck of the Whitebeard Pirates fell silent in an instant.
Marco frowned as he looked toward Kaido's ship. "He really came."
He was not surprised by Kaido's appearance at all. Naturally, Sengoku had considered this possibility as well—the worst-case scenario was that Kaido and Charlotte Linlin would both show up.
Many Marines had not been aware of this possibility, and they were dumbfounded at the sight.
"Damn it, Kaido... he really came!"
The nearby recruits went pale, their lips trembling. "A-a Four Emperor... C-can we really beat them?"
Before he could finish, an old soldier gave him a hard smack.
"Shut up!"
"With the three Admirals here, what are you afraid of?!"
Yet even the old soldier's voice lacked confidence, and his eyes kept darting toward the seats of the three Admirals.
At the seats of the three Admirals, Huang Yuan narrowed his eyes at the eastern sea. The lazy smile at the corner of his mouth faded slightly.
"My, my... Fleet Admiral Sengoku really called it. That old bastard really couldn't sit still."
He leaned closer to Mu Chen and lowered his voice.
"Mu Chen, do you think he came to help Whitebeard, or to kick him while he's down?"
The shadow of the legendary Dragon within Mu Chen's Bloodline replied, "To him, there's no difference."
"Mm. Even if all the other Four Emperors come, I'll catch them all in one net."
When Sakazuki saw Kaido appear, all he saw was another battle.
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