Beasts Pirates Member: Pay Respects to Young Master Lynn!

Kaido stared at the tender little bundle of flesh on the ground, the astonishment in his eyes gradually replaced by fanatical excitement.

Conqueror's Haki!

Such pure, overwhelmingly oppressive Conqueror's Haki!

And it had come from a newborn baby!

That was even more absurd than he had been back then!

"Burp..." Kaido let out another drunken belch, but his eyes were exceptionally clear.

He thought of his disappointing daughter, Yamato.

She shouted all day about becoming Kozuki Oden. It was downright humiliating!

She was a lost cause!

Then he looked at this little thing before him...

It had such astonishing Conqueror's Haki potential the moment it was born!

This was the heir he wanted!

Kaido bared his teeth in a grin that could only be called ferocious.

"Brat, from today onward, you're my son!"

He gave Lynn no chance to react. His enormous hand carefully reached out and gently lifted Lynn's soft little body.

"You shall be called... Lynn!"

Kaido casually decided on the name, his voice rolling like muffled thunder.

Lynn: "..."

Holy shit!

It really was Lynn?

The same name as mine?

What was this supposed to be? Fate?

But...

I survived!

I bet right!

That lunatic Kaido had actually adopted me because of Conqueror's Haki!

Lynn was ecstatic. His instinct to survive temporarily suppressed his worries about the future.

He was only a baby now and could only make meaningless babbling noises.

But in Kaido's eyes, those babbling sounds, paired with the tear streaks still on Lynn's face—actually caused by pain—were simply a delighted response to his decision!

"Wororororo! Good! Interesting!"

Kaido was even more pleased, feeling that this little brat was kindred to him.

He carefully adjusted his posture and placed Lynn on his broad shoulder.

No.

His shoulder was not secure enough.

After thinking it over, Kaido simply placed Lynn atop his own head.

Yes, the throne of a dragon's head—now that had style!

Lynn was placed on Kaido's iron-hard, rough-textured scalp. Feeling the vibrations and warmth beneath him, he was completely dumbfounded.

This treatment... was a bit too extravagant, wasn't it?

"Sit tight, brat!"

Kaido roared.

Boom—!!!

His massive body instantly transformed into a majestic azure dragon and soared into the sky!

Wild winds howled as the clouds were effortlessly torn apart.

Lynn felt the world spin, with only the shrieking wind in his ears.

An invisible force held him firmly atop Kaido's dragon head, so he did not have to worry about falling.

Looking down from high above, the island below rapidly shrank.

The giant dragon Kaido had become sped toward a certain destination.

The destination was Onigashima, Wano Country!

Onigashima, within the enormous skull-shaped fortress.

The banquet hall.

The Beasts Pirates' senior officers were drinking and making a racket.

"King, get us another drink!"

"Lord Queen, you've gotten fatter again!"

"Shut up! This is muscle!"

The All-Stars—King the Conflagration, Queen the Plague, and Jack the Drought—each occupied their own area.

The Tobi Roppo—Who's-Who, Black Maria, Sasaki, Ulti, and Page One—were also loudly bickering in their respective corners.

The atmosphere was lively and chaotic.

Then, at that moment.

Rumble!

A deafening crash tore a huge hole through the ceiling of the hall!

Rubble and splinters rained down.

An enormous dragon head poked inside!

It was Kaido, who had just returned!

"Boss Kaido!"

"The Governor is back!"

The noisy hall instantly fell silent. Everyone rose to their feet and looked at Kaido with awe.

Kaido returned to human form and crashed down onto the floor, making the ground tremble three times.

In his hand, he was carefully holding a... baby?

"Hm?"

"What is that?"

"A baby?"

King, Queen, Jack, and the Tobi Roppo all froze.

Boss Kaido had gone out and come back with a child?

Where had it come from?

"Wororororo! Take a good look!"

Kaido raised Lynn high, his coarse laughter echoing through the hall.

"From today onward, this brat is my son!"

"I named him Lynn!"

"He will be the man who inherits the will of my Beasts Pirates!"

What?!

His son?!

His heir?!

All the officers were dumbfounded and exchanged glances.

What about Lady Yamato?

Had the Governor... gone mad again?

Confusion filled Queen's fat face, and he could not help asking, "Boss Kaido... wh-what is this? This little fellow..."

"Shut up, Queen!" Kaido glared at him. "This brat is no ordinary person!"

He looked down at Lynn in his arms, his eyes full of pride.

"Lynn! Show them!"

Show them?

Show them what?

Lynn blinked.

Oh, Conqueror's Haki?

Fine.

He still was not very good at controlling it, but releasing it should not be a problem.

He focused his mind and once again tried to draw upon that power deep within his soul.

Bzzz—!!!

An invisible pressure, more concentrated and terrifying than the one on the deserted island, instantly enveloped the entire hall!

The air froze!

Wine cups, tables, and chairs began to shake violently!

Crack! Crack!

Cracks directly appeared across the surfaces of some less sturdy objects!

Within the hall, aside from Kaido and King, who could barely remain standing, everyone else—including Queen and Jack—felt a tremor rise from the depths of their souls!

The Tobi Roppo's faces turned pale. Some of them even felt their legs go weak and nearly fell to their knees!

"Th-this is..." Queen's eyes nearly popped out of their sockets as his fat jiggled wildly.

"Conqueror's Haki?!" Jack cried out in shock, his face filled with horror.

Even beneath King's mask, his face showed extreme shock.

This Conqueror's Haki...

It was so strong!

Absurdly strong!

When compared to Governor Kaido's full-power outburst, it seemed... seemed even more oppressive?!

How was that possible?!

This was only a baby!

A baby that had only been born not long ago had released Conqueror's Haki powerful enough to shake battle-hardened pirates like them?!

A monster!

This was absolutely monster-level talent!

Feeling that Haki, Kaido threw back his head and laughed in satisfaction. "Worororororo! Did you see that?! This is Lynn! A born king!"

The hall was silent as a grave.

Everyone's eyes were fixed on that tiny baby, filled with awe and disbelief.

After a brief deathly silence.

"Pay respects to Young Master Lynn!"

"Young Master Lynn!"

Led by the All-Stars, every officer—including the proud and unruly Tobi Roppo—dropped to one knee or bowed deeply, expressing their submission and respect.

They had no doubts.

A baby with such terrifying Conqueror's Haki potential would absolutely become a great figure ruling the seas, so long as he could grow up safely!

He might even... surpass Governor Kaido!

As Lynn watched these vicious-looking pirates bow their heads to him, a mere baby, a strange feeling rose in his heart.

So this was... the respect brought by power?

In the pirate world, strength truly reigned supreme!

[ Ding! Detected that the host has initially integrated into the environment. Mission "Survive the Desperate Situation" progress updated: 1/100 days. ]

The system notification sounded at just the right time.

Ninety-nine days remained...

Lynn looked at Kaido, who was holding him and laughing loudly, then at the Beasts Pirates officers kneeling below.

The beginning had been dangerous, but it seemed... not bad?

At the very least, he was safe for now.