Apart from the Marines and Red-Haired's crew, everyone stared up at the sky in shock.
"I-is that a human?"
Apoo was stammering, his face slack with disbelief.
"You've got to be kidding. Nothing could survive a fall at that speed. It must be some giant bird that died in midair and fell. Yeah, that's probably it."
By the end, even Kid couldn't convince himself. No matter how he looked at it, the thing in the sky was human-shaped.
"It's coming. It's about to land."
As Hawkins spoke, Kaido plummeted toward the ground.
Boom.
Everyone on the island felt a tremendous tremor beneath their feet. Then a cloud of dust rose from the island's far side.
Red-Haired turned away, no longer looking in Kaido's direction.
He suddenly felt a little embarrassed to share the title of Emperor with Kaido.
Benn Beckman patted Red-Haired on the shoulder and gave him an encouraging look.
That only left Red-Haired even more speechless.
"Thunder Swordsman Werther! Where are you?"
A furious roar rang out, and a towering figure emerged from the dust.
At the sight of him, the lesser-known pirates gathered on the island felt their legs go weak.
Just seeing his silhouette made them want to turn and run.
Before long, Kaido stood before the assembled factions.
Kaido was enormous. His upper body was bare, showing every bulging muscle. The pair of horns on his head made it hard to believe he was human at all.
A red scale tattoo covered his left arm. No one knew what it meant, but it made him look even stronger and more brutal.
Holding a spiked club, Kaido surveyed the people before him.
"Where's Thunder Swordsman Werther?"
Kaido's voice boomed like thunder, but no one answered.
Just as Kaido was about to lose his temper, someone spoke.