Three Calamities

"Long time no see..." Li Ziming raised the wine cup in his hand and looked around at the surroundings with some emotion. He had traveled to quite a few places in the past, but it was truly rare to find somewhere that resembled an izakaya.

"You chose a place like this to meet me?" Drake took off his hat and set it aside. "Seriously, aren't you worried that someone might suddenly pop out and summon countless people to surround us?"

"Would they?" Li Ziming shook his head. "I know there's a saying that the most dangerous place is also the safest place, so I feel this place is actually pretty good..."

Drake shook his head. "Could it be that the essential factors for success nowadays are being bold enough to be stupid and thick-skinned enough?"

"Not necessarily, but they're at least useful..." Li Ziming shrugged. "Besides, judging by how relaxed you look, it seems you don't care that much either..."

"It's not that I don't care..." Drake sighed. "It's that Kaido doesn't care... Otherwise, do you think an Emperor of the Sea like Kaido wouldn't have the ability to monitor his own territory?"

"Exactly. Since Kaido doesn't care, what do I have to worry about..." Li Ziming laughed brightly. "See? Where exactly is Kaido's bottom line?"

"Bottom line?" Drake raised an eyebrow.

"That's right, his bottom line..." Li Ziming became serious. "Although almost the entire country of Wano has been infiltrated by various forces, I don't think that means every force can act without restraint in Kaido's territory. Take the Rebel Army last time, for example. Those people weren't as threatening as us, yet Kaido actually sent out one—no, two Calamities. That doesn't make much sense..."

"Do you think I don't know that?" Drake shook his head. "You also know