Kaido's Scheme, Dawn's Strategic Blueprint

High above the world, at an unimaginable altitude.

The propellers spun at full speed, emitting a low hum under electric power as they carried Davy's Revenge ever higher.

The clouds rapidly receded beneath the ship. The sky shifted from azure to deep blue, then to an almost black indigo.

Inside the cabin, the gravity regulation system had activated, and the crew felt none of the intense acceleration.

Through the portholes, the sea of clouds below looked like a white velvet blanket, while the ocean farther beneath had shrunk into a massive blue-green gemstone with curved edges.

Just as the Marines were plotting how to draw him out and capture him, Dawn had already set off toward the sea of stars with those around him. As for the original Artificial Sky Islands, he had temporarily placed them in Elbaf.

Inside the captain's cabin, Dawn lay bare-chested on his side atop a lounge chair draped in soft beast hide. Black Maria knelt behind him, gently applying ointment to his body.

The injuries inflicted by Conqueror's Haki Infusion and high-grade Armament Haki could not be rapidly healed even by a special physique. They needed time to fade away.

On the other side of the cabin, Yamato sat on the floor with her knees drawn up. Her spiked club, "A-Jian," rested against the wall. She had stared at Dawn's profile for a long time, her brows faintly furrowed as if she wanted to speak but hesitated.

Dawn did not open his eyes, yet it was as though he could see her expression.

"Say whatever you want to say."

Yamato pursed her lips. After hesitating for a moment, she finally spoke. "Husband, why did you give those Artificial Devil Fruits to that bastard? Wouldn't that only strengthen his forces?"

Dawn grinned, shifted into a more