"So... Rocks, are you trying to use that as a reason for me not to stand in your way?"
Harald looked down at Rocks, his expression darkening. The willingness to risk everything for family and kin was certainly worthy of praise.
But even so, what of it?
As the king of Elbaf, he was finally, gradually realizing his ideals, leading Elbaf in establishing ties with the nations of the world. If he started talking about old friendships now, wouldn't all his past efforts have been wasted?
Between personal ties and Elbaf's future, Harald would certainly choose the latter without hesitation.
Kaido tilted his head, his face scrunched up as he watched the two men drone on about their reasons. Spreading his hands, he said, "Rocks, why waste your breath on him? I'll go kill him right now."
Rocks's original plan had been that, if he could talk Harald into letting them pass, that would be the best option.
Harald was no weakling. Fighting him would do the Rocks Pirates no good.
After all... they still had a hard battle ahead of them.
Exhausting too much of their stamina would leave the Rocks Pirates struggling to deal with all the uncertainties to come.
Whoosh!
Before Rocks could even respond, Kaido had already leaped off the deck.
But just as he jumped, he suddenly remembered something: he had forgotten to ask Ron to stack buffs on him.
Still... it didn't matter.
He was long past being that inferior version of Kaido who hadn't had a Devil Fruit.
Bang!
The next instant, Kaido's body abruptly swelled in midair. His bones stretched, his muscles reshaped themselves, and scales surged out across his skin.
In the blink of an eye, a huge azure dragon stretched across the sky.
Without another word, Kaido opened his dragon