A Depressed Shanks
The New World, Onigashima in Wano Country,
Kaido also saw today's newspaper, and at this moment, he wore a depressed expression.
"That bastard didn't even use half of his strength last time!"
Kaido's depression stemmed precisely from Oak's achievements in the newspaper. Last time at Moria's Thriller Bark, he had fully believed he could turn things around and become the boss, only to have Oak teach him a lesson.
Yet at the time, he merely assumed there was a gap between himself and Oak, but that the gap wouldn't be all that large. After all, Oak hadn't one-shot him; it still took some effort, and the difference between them at most matched the distance back when they were interns on Hachinosu.
However, after seeing Oak's achievements today, he realized that his big brother had been toying with him like a child last time, failing to unleash his full strength or even half of it, otherwise he would have been beaten like a dog long ago!
This made Kaido grow more and more irritated the more he thought about it.
"Ahhhhh—"
"I'll never surpass that guy in this lifetime!"
Having drunk a few cups of alcohol, he threw a drunken tantrum inside his grand hall, thrashing and rolling around on the floor. Accepting the cruel reality that he could never surpass Oak in this lifetime, he was doomed to be Oak's little underling forever.
"What's wrong with the governor?"
Hearing the commotion, Jack wanted to go in and take a look in confusion, but King and Queen grabbed him by the arms.
"The governor's in a foul mood right now, don't go marching in there to be his punching bag!"
Queen could guess some of the reasons for his governor's mad spell, knowing it stemmed from jealousy toward