"Ah?" Kaido's mouth hung wide open, big enough to fit an egg inside. His eyes were bulging so round they looked ready to pop out of their sockets.
He stared fixedly at King, his face full of shock, as though he had witnessed the most unbelievable thing in the world.
Only after a long while did he come back to his senses. Yet he still could not believe what he had heard, so he asked again, "Y-you... say that again?" His voice was full of disbelief and confusion.
King, meanwhile, remained exceptionally calm. Expressionless, he answered, "Moke and the young master joined forces to capture Wano Country. Orochi has also died at their hands. Wano Country now belongs entirely to Moke and the young master."
After saying that, King simply stood there in silence.
Charlotte Linlin, however, could not accept such a reality at all.
Her eyes widened as well, her face filled with shock and incomprehension. She looked as though she had seen a ghost.
Her lips twitched slightly as she stammered, "Moke... wasn't Moke allied with you? And what's going on with that Yamato? Isn't she supposed to be your daughter?"
Clearly, Charlotte Linlin was utterly confused and at a loss over everything happening before her.
She simply could not figure it out. By all logic, she could understand Moke—he was nothing more than a smooth-talking swindler, and Kaido had merely been fooled by him!
Kaido's face darkened. Clenching his fists, he roared, "That Moke actually dared to scheme against me like this!"
Charlotte Linlin came to her senses as well and gritted her teeth. "That damned liar! I'll make him pay!"
Just then, a subordinate hurried over and reported breathlessly, "My Lords, Moke and Yamato are bringing a large force this way. It looks like they intend