"Ha? Two ships went missing last night?" Kaido turned toward King, who was reporting before him, clearly displeased. "Do I need to handle something like this too?"
King lowered his head in apology. Matters like this could be big or small; it all depended on the boss's mood. If you reported it, it was a minor issue and a scolding would settle it. But if you failed to report it, it became a major matter, and when he decided to make an example of you, you'd be in for it.
Kaido was nowhere near as foolish, ignorant, or arrogant as he appeared. On the contrary, that was all just camouflage.
Ever since he had worked as an errand boy for the Rocks Pirates, he had quietly learned how to disguise himself before the strong.
What was easier to manipulate and control than a powerful brute who was crude, reckless, and arrogant?
But after the Rocks Pirates were crushed by the joint efforts of Hero of the Marines Garp and Pirate King Roger, Golden Lion, Silver Axe, Captain John, and the others were gradually swept aside by the tides of the era. Yet this "brute" had remained, standing at the crest of the times. If anyone truly took one of the Four Emperors for an idiot, then they were probably the biggest idiot in the world.
The Beasts Pirates did not pause at all over the loss of two warships. To be honest, those ships had already been prepared to sink before setting sail. Only two had gone missing; there was no need to make such a fuss.
Still, King could not put his mind at ease. After carefully going over it, he realized that Kyoshiro, Kurozumi Orochi's bodyguard, had been on one of the missing ships.
That man seemed unfathomable,