King led the way. The effects of Jerry's Devil Fruit wore off, and the same happened to Jack. They followed behind him and entered together.
Rogge walked in. Queen was fiddling with his toys nearby, while Kaido rested his cheek on one hand, leaning against an ice chair.
When Kaido saw Rogge enter, he opened his eyes and met Rogge's gaze.
The two of them stared at each other for a long while without saying a word, carefully sizing up each other's eyes.
At last, Rogge curled his lips. "What a sorry state you're in, Kaido. You actually lost. How laughable."
"It's not your place to say anything, Rogge. You came to see me, didn't you? To laugh at me?" Kaido picked up a jug and gulped down mouthful after mouthful of liquor.
"That's right. I really did come to laugh at you. The legendary Four Emperors, Kaido the Immortal. I wanted to see how you, one of the Four Emperors hailed as the world's strongest creature, the strongest creature in a one-on-one fight, could lose. It's a shame I didn't get to see you in that sorry state with my own eyes," Rogge said.
"Go ahead and laugh. After killing Linlin, you've become even more imposing," Kaido said.
"You've changed. After losing to the Straw Hat Pirates, you became like this. Kaido, what happened to you? This isn't like you at all. The old you would have fought your way back," Rogge said, puzzled.
"I'm tired of your nonsense. There are some things I don't need to explain to you," Kaido said flatly.
"You really have changed. Kaido, did you learn something that made you give up and wait for Laugh Tale to open?" Rogge stared at Kaido with an extraordinarily sharp gaze.
Kaido looked at Rogge and narrowed