Kaido's Shock: I Play with Fire, Yet I Can't Put Out These Flames?!

"New move?!"

The dejection on Kaido's enormous dragon face vanished in an instant, replaced by even greater excitement!

"What new move?! Show me already!"

His fan-sized hand reached over again, the gust it generated making Lynn's tiny body sway slightly.

The Beasts Pirates officers around them had only just caught their breath after witnessing their Governor get kicked flying. Hearing Lynn's childish yet resounding words, they all widened their eyes again and craned their necks!

A new move?!

This little monster still wearing split-crotch pants, who might not even walk steadily, actually fucking had another ability?!

That blood-red steam and that world-shattering kick just now—weren't those already his trump card?!

Just how many heart-stopping things was this little guy hiding in his pockets?!

The expressions of King, Queen, and Jack, the three All-Stars, were all different.

The flames on King's back reignited. His gaze was sharp as an eagle's, fixed tightly on Lynn without missing even the slightest expression.

Queen wore a sleazy look that said, "I knew this little brat was no ordinary kid."

Jack scratched his head honestly, his face full of anticipation and... a trace of fear.

Looking at Kaido's enormous face, practically screaming "Put on a show for me already," Lynn's tiny lips curled upward slightly.

He did not move right away.

Instead, he slowly... closed his eyes.

Hmm?

Kaido's enormous body paused, a flicker of confusion appearing in his bell-sized dragon eyes.

"Brat? What are you up to?"

The others looked at one another as well.

Was this the windup for some new move? It was way too... quiet, wasn't it?

Just as everyone's attention focused on Lynn, and the palace became so quiet that they could almost hear each other's heartbeats—

Lynn suddenly opened his eyes!

In an instant!

Those baby eyes of his, once black and clear, changed completely!

They were no longer pure black!

The whites of his eyes remained, but within those pitch-black pupils, three curved tomoe appeared. Their ends connected to one another, forming an eerie, intricate blood-red pattern like a shuriken!

Mangekyō Sharingan!

Those blood-red pupils carried an indescribable, ominous wickedness, as though they could see through people's hearts and devour their souls!

A cold, sinister aura silently spread outward from Lynn!

"Th-This is?!"

The smile on Queen's face instantly froze. The cigar in his mouth dropped to the ground with a snap, and his fat body involuntarily took a small step back, his eyes filled with horror!

"W-What bizarre eyes!"

Jack felt that heart-palpitating aura too, and goosebumps rose across his thick arms!

The flames on King's back abruptly faltered. His sharp eagle eyes stared fixedly at Lynn's blood-red pupils, while his heart began beating faster beyond his control!

This power...

It was unlike the pressure of Conqueror's Haki!

It was also unlike the berserk force of the Eight Gates!

This was something... deeper, colder, and even more... wicked!

Even the excitement on Kaido's enormous dragon face stiffened slightly!

His huge dragon eyes locked onto Lynn's blood-red eyes. For the first time, he felt a power from this little brat that made even him feel... uncomfortable!

It was not simple strength, but a kind of... stranger, higher-level suppression!

"Urororo... brat, those eyes of yours... are pretty interesting!"

Kaido bared his teeth, trying to conceal the ripple in his heart with his signature wild laughter, but his voice involuntarily dropped several tones.

He could clearly sense that those blood-red eyes held something capable of threatening him!

Lynn did not answer.

His little face remained taut as his blood-red Mangekyō Sharingan slowly... locked onto a certain point on Kaido's enormous body.

His gaze settled on the dragon scales covering Kaido's thick right arm.

Then—

His tiny mouth softly spoke two words.

Though his voice was still childish, it carried an unquestionable coldness and resolve.

"Am... aterasu!"

The instant the words fell—

Sizzle—!!

There was no warning!

No energy fluctuation whatsoever!

At the point on Kaido's right arm, covered in hard azure dragon scales, where Lynn's gaze had locked on, a small cluster of pitch-black flames suddenly ignited!

The flames were black, deep, as though they could swallow all light!

They burned silently, yet gave off a heart-chilling aura of destruction!

"What?!"

"I-Is that fire?!"

"Setting something on fire from afar?!"

"The Governor's right arm is on fire!"

The palace instantly erupted into chaos!

Every Beasts Pirates officer, including the three All-Stars, stared until their eyes nearly popped out!

What had they just seen?!

That little monster had merely stared at Governor Kaido with those strange red eyes!

Then Governor Kaido had suddenly caught fire?!

What kind of sorcery was this?!

A magic trick?!

"Uroh?"

Kaido lowered his head to look at the cluster of black flames that had suddenly appeared on his arm, confusion appearing on his enormous dragon face.

Where had this fire... come from?

He could feel a faint burning pain, but with his monster-level defense, that pain was practically no different from a mosquito bite.

"Brat, this is your new move?"

Kaido raised his enormous dragon head and looked at Lynn, obvious disappointment in his tone.

"That's all the power it has? It feels like a tickle, that's way too—"

Before he could finish, he casually opened his huge mouth, intending to blow out the insignificant black flames in one breath.

Whoosh—!

A powerful blast of air erupted from Kaido's mouth, like a hurricane sweeping through!

However!

Something bizarre happened!

Under the impact of Kaido's violent gust, that cluster of pitch-black flames merely swayed slightly. The flame did not even shrink!

It remained stubbornly stuck to his dragon scales, burning at an unhurried pace!

"Eh?!"

Kaido abruptly stopped blowing, and obvious surprise appeared in his enormous dragon eyes for the first time!

He could not blow it out?!

What kind of ghost fire was this?!

"What the hell is this?!"

Unwilling to believe it, Kaido raised his huge claw, coated it in Armament Haki, and prepared to slap out that irritating black fire directly!

But his fan-sized hand had only risen halfway before it abruptly stopped again!

Something was wrong!

This fire... was a problem!

He could feel that the burning pain, though still faint, was steadily deepening!

Moreover, the area covered by those black flames seemed to be... expanding at an extremely slow pace!

"Sizzle... sizzle..."

A faint sound, like grease catching fire, came from his arm.

The trace of disappointment and contempt on Kaido's face vanished completely.

In its place was solemnity and... a hint of irritation that even he himself had not noticed!

He was the strongest creature alive, yet a tiny cluster of black flames had stumped him?!

"I... play with fire too!"

Kaido let out a low growl. Power began circulating within him as he tried to use the flames granted by his Azure Dragon Form to forcefully disperse the black fire!

However!

It was useless!

Completely useless!

Those pitch-black flames were like maggots clinging to bone, stuck tightly to his dragon scales. No conventional method could shake them in the slightest!

They simply burned there—quietly, stubbornly, seemingly without end!

The burning pain grew clearer and clearer!

Though this damage was still negligible to his immense vitality, the feeling of being unable to control or extinguish it made Kaido feel troubled for the first time!

"W-What kind of flames are these?!"

Queen stared at the bizarre black flames on Governor Kaido's arm, then at Governor Kaido's increasingly ugly expression. Cold sweat began trickling down his forehead!

Even Governor Kaido could not do anything about these flames?!

Jack was utterly dumbfounded.

King's brows furrowed tightly. He stared at the black flames, then looked at Lynn, who hovered in midair with a slightly pale face but exceptionally calm eyes.

This Young Master Lynn... just how many unimaginable abilities was he still hiding?!