Collective Shock of the Beasts Pirates: Lynn's Strength Had Already Reached the Sea's Second-Highest Tier?!

Within the palace on Onigashima, the atmosphere was so oppressive it felt as though water could be wrung from it!

"You little bastard! Where the hell did you run off to this time?!!"

Kaido's bell-like roar made the entire palace hum, while dust rained down from the rafters.

His massive dragon claw slammed viciously into the ground, instantly covering the hard stone floor in spiderweb-like cracks!

King, Queen, Jack, the three All-Stars, and the Beasts Pirates' many officers all stood silent as cicadas in winter, not daring to even breathe loudly.

It was Young Master Lynn.

That little ancestor they both respected and feared had slipped away again without a word!

If something had happened to him...

They had no doubt that Governor Kaido would turn all of Onigashima upside down!

"Find him! Dig three feet into the ground if you have to, but find him for me!" Kaido roared, his terrifying pressure making the surrounding air thick and heavy.

Just then.

"Yiya?"

A soft, childish voice carrying a hint of confusion suddenly rang out at the palace entrance.

Everyone froze instantly!

Kaido's enormous body jolted, and his massive dragon head whipped around at an unbelievable speed.

There, at the palace entrance, stood Lynn's tiny figure. His delicate little face held a trace of bewilderment, as though he did not understand why everyone looked as if they were facing a great enemy.

He was still wearing his trademark open-crotch pants, and a little dust clung to his bare feet.

"Young Master Lynn?!" The flames behind King's back flickered violently, his voice filled with incredulous delight.

Queen's fat body trembled hard, and he nearly swallowed the cigar in his mouth. "My god! Little ancestor, you're finally back!"

Jack let out a long breath, a foolish grin spreading over his honest face.

The rage on Kaido's furious dragon face vanished without a trace the instant he saw Lynn, as if someone had doused it with a bucket of cold water.

In its place was deep... lingering fear, along with a faint trace of relief.

He crossed several strides to reach Lynn, his immense shadow completely enveloping the little boy's tiny body.

"Kid! Where did you go?!" Kaido's voice remained thunderous, but those who knew him could hear that there was less brutality in it and more urgency.

The surrounding officers gathered around as well, each of them looking at Lynn with complicated expressions.

There was relief, lingering fear, and just the tiniest bit of... resentment.

Could you at least let us know before heading out next time, old man?!

Lynn blinked his large, dark eyes, then stretched out his chubby little hand to point outside before pointing at himself.

Then he squatted down and used his finger to scrawl several crooked words across the dusty floor.

[Just taking a walk.]

Just taking a walk?!

Everyone's mouths twitched in unison.

Your little stroll had nearly made Boss Kaido tear down all of Onigashima!

Kaido's huge dragon eyes stared at those words as two streams of thick white vapor burst from his nostrils.

"Taking a walk? Do you know that I..." He stopped halfway through, forcibly swallowing the rest of his words.

Forget it. How old was this little brat? Trying to reason with him was like playing music to a cow.

Lynn seemed to notice Kaido's displeasure. His little head turned as he thought for a moment, then he continued writing on the ground.

[Met Red-Hair's men.]

Red-Hair's men?!

King's pupils suddenly contracted!

Kaido's gaze sharpened as well. "Red-Haired Shanks' men?"

Lynn nodded.

Then he wrote again:

[And Blackbeard.]

Blackbeard?!

Marshall D. Teach?!

The moment that name came out, the atmosphere in the palace became even tenser!

Queen cried out, "That Blackbeard Teach who betrayed Whitebeard's ship? The one rumored to have unfathomable strength?!"

Jack's eyes widened as well. "That guy's a vicious bastard! Young Master Lynn, you weren't hurt, were you?!"

Kaido's enormous dragon claw clenched instinctively. He stared fixedly at Lynn, terrified that he might see even the slightest sign of injury on the little boy's face.

Lynn shook his head, indicating that he was fine.

Then he flipped his little hand over and somehow pulled out a crumpled letter, handing it to Kaido.

[Fought.]

[Letter.]

Those three simple words exploded like thunder on a clear day in the minds of every Beasts Pirates officer!

Fought?!

Fought who?!

Red-Hair's men? Or Blackbeard?!

He had snatched a letter?!

"Y-you're saying you fought them? And even stole a letter?" Queen's voice cracked as he looked at Lynn's tiny body, then thought of Blackbeard's notorious reputation. His brain felt a little inadequate.

King's gaze became as sharp as a blade, locking firmly onto Lynn. "Young Master Lynn, you defeated Red-Hair's men, and Blackbeard... both of them?"

"Yiya! (Yes!)"

Lynn nodded generously.

The moment he said that, everyone sucked in a sharp breath!

Red-Hair's men were one thing.

The key was Blackbeard Teach!

He was the ruthless man who had killed a division commander under the Whitebeard Pirates' noses, stolen a Devil Fruit, and still had not been captured by Whitebeard!

Even if his strength did not match the three All-Stars, it probably was not far behind!

This little monster, not even two years old... had actually defeated Blackbeard?!

Did that not mean... that Young Master Lynn's current strength was already enough to stand shoulder to shoulder with the three All-Stars?!

At the thought of that possibility, every Beasts Pirates officer looked at Lynn with the utmost reverence and fervor!

It was terrifying! That rate of growth!

Kaido snatched the letter from Lynn's hand and quickly unfolded it.

The handwriting on the letter was elegant yet forceful.

It also carried a faint aura of dominance.

Such handwriting.

Clearly, this letter had most likely come from Red-Hair himself!

When Kaido saw the contents of the letter clearly, a terrifying gleam erupted from his enormous dragon eyes!

"Worororo..."

"Worororororo..."

"Wororororororororororororo—!!!!"

Deafening, wild laughter suddenly burst from Kaido's mouth!

The entirety of Onigashima shook violently beneath his terrifying laughter!

Even the palace rafters trembled and rattled, as if they might collapse at any moment!

"Red-Hair's scar... was actually left by that Blackbeard back then?!"

"Even the Second Division Commander Ace... that bastard who infiltrated my Onigashima last time, might not be Blackbeard's match?"

"So he was advising Whitebeard to call him back?"

"In that case..."

Kaido suddenly looked at Lynn, his huge dragon eyes filled with praise and pride!

At such a young age.

He had been able to defeat someone like Blackbeard head-on.

That was enough to prove that Lynn, at this very moment, had already reached the second-highest tier across the entire sea!

If he developed for another two years.

Then his strength would not...

"Good job, kid! As expected of my son!"

He scooped Lynn up in one hand and placed him atop his broad shoulder.

Then he laughed without stopping.

While everyone was shocked beyond belief, their faces were also filled with excitement, joy, and fervor!

They understood clearly.

Young Master Lynn.

In the future, he would become the Beasts Pirates' other greatest pillar besides Boss Kaido... his importance would even surpass that of the All-Stars and Lead Performers!!