"Lord Kaido, bad news! Ye Chen and his people are here!"
No one had expected Ye Chen to arrive on Beasts Island after killing Blackbeard and Kizaru. He had spent only three months recovering before bringing his people here.
Everyone had assumed that after taking down Blackbeard, Ye Chen would seize the chance to become one of the Four Emperors and carve out a domain in the New World, vying with the other emperors for supremacy.
But Ye Chen had no interest in the throne of the Four Emperors. He meant to press his advantage and challenge Kaido again.
And he had not come alone. Bonney and Enel had come with him, both having joined Ye Chen of their own free will.
"Ye Chen's here? I was just thinking of going after him. Instead, he's delivered himself to my door!"
Kaido sprang to his feet. His towering frame rose like a mountain, like some colossal beast of the wild, making the stone cavern seem much smaller.
"Lord Kaido, let me go take a look."
Jorden, the First Division Commander, stood up in a fury. He was massively built and stood over five meters tall, like a giant iron tower. Four crisscrossing scars cut across his fleshy face, and every movement he made carried a frightening menace.
"Fine. This is my turf. Go see how many people he's brought."
Kaido picked up a barrel of wine and drained it in one go.
First Jack the Drought, then Tiger King—they had both fallen to Ye Chen. Even if Ye Chen had not come for him, Kaido would have gone to settle the score.
Jorden took the First Division crew straight to the shore.
This was Beasts Island. Dense jungle and undergrowth covered it, lush branches stretching in every direction. Countless towering trees