The Astonished Four Emperors

"What did you say?"

"What was that person's name?"

Kaido's expression changed drastically as he grabbed Jack by the shoulders and shook him repeatedly, his eyes filled with disbelief.

"Crack~"

His strength was so great that he nearly crushed Jack's shoulders.

"He said his name was Tux Oak, and he's been charging expenses everywhere in Paradise under your name, Governor!"

Jack wore a pained expression, but he still endured the pain and repeated what he had just said.

"That guy..."

"That guy..."

"How is that possible?"

Kaido released his hands. After confirming the person's name, he staggered back two steps, his expression filled with both excitement and disbelief.

Clearly...

Oak had died thirty-six years ago!

That monster from the World Government had personally made a move, and his death had even been publicly announced in the newspapers.

But now...

Kaido could hardly believe it. He suspected someone was impersonating Oak, but the enormous bear-paw-shaped crater beneath Jack and that familiar style left him no choice but to believe that Oak might truly have "come back to life."

"Oh, right, these are the bills he left behind!"

Jack struggled to raise a hand and tremblingly pulled out a stack of bills from his pocket. He had collected them all while investigating in Paradise.

Kaido snatched the bills away. The handwriting and tone of the writing were incomparably familiar.

"It's that guy!"

"It really is that guy!"

Kaido was completely certain now. Oak had truly "come back to life." That all-too-familiar handwriting and tone, his habit of charging everything wherever he went, and the bear-paw-shaped mark beneath Jack—every last detail confirmed that Jack had truly encountered Oak.

"Where is that guy now?"

After confirming this, Kaido let out a roar.

"He... he's in Mock Town on Jaya Island!"

The moment Jack finished