However, when Kaido saw the triumphant smile on Ryan's face, his expression immediately darkened. He felt like he had been played, but he had already agreed. Helpless, Kaido could only take a huge swig of wine.
And Ryan had indeed persuaded him. Becoming Kaido, being himself—somehow, that sounded far cooler than becoming Joy Boy.
"You want to rule the world too?" Kaido said in a muffled voice, clearly annoyed at having been led around by the nose just now.
"Come on, didn't you use me to help you become Joy Boy too?" Seeing Kaido throw a little tantrum, Ryan replied irritably.
These two men, who had eight hundred schemes between them, exchanged a glance and burst out laughing.
"I don't want to rule the world. I want to change it!" After laughing, Ryan looked at Kaido seriously. "Don't you think this world is terrible?"
Hearing that, Kaido recalled his own experiences and laughed. "Yeah, this world is terrible. But my strength alone isn't enough to change it, which is why I wanted to become Joy Boy. King followed me because he believed I was Joy Boy."
"But in the end, I disappointed him!"
"Your strength isn't enough. Eight hundred years have already caused this towering tree to rot from within. There is no other way but to tear it down and start over," Ryan said solemnly.
"Then your strength isn't enough either! You may be powerful, but compared to the World Government, it's still not enough!"
"That's why we need to unite! And besides, you've greatly underestimated me, Kaido!"
Uh!
Kaido looked at Ryan's confident smile. His heart stirred, and only then did he realize that Ryan was merely fifteen years old! Youth meant limitless possibilities, not to mention Ryan had already achieved so much.
For no apparent reason, Kaido