Pirate: Immortal, I Maxed Out Conqueror's Haki First

"Who?"

Kaido turned his head.

He had the same feeling, but he couldn't put his finger on it.

King silently handed him a newspaper. In the center was a photograph of Xia Le smiling as he addressed the world, vice admiral insignia on his shoulders.

"It's him!!!"

Kaido's pupils abruptly contracted, and shock surged through him.

But a moment later, he shook his head violently.

"No, it can't be him!"

"That guy isn't this young, and he's taller than the mysterious man, too."

"Besides, he isn't a Lunarian!"

King fell silent, doubt appearing in his eyes as well.

"Who could it be?"

Fishing

West Blue, headquarters base.

"Really?"

"Now that's good news!"

A smile spread across Xia Le's face as he replied softly.

"I'll be right over."

Not long before, word had arrived from Vegapunk's experimental base: the Seraphim Zeus had brought back Kozuki Oden.

He was the first name on Xia Le's sheet of paper.

Kozuki Oden's importance went without saying. As Wano Country's strongest samurai of the era, his prowess in battle was beyond question.

After Whitebeard took him aboard, he had served for a time as vice captain of the Whitebeard Pirates. Roger had then borrowed him, and he had helped Roger become the Pirate King.

Once Roger disbanded his crew, Kozuki Oden returned to Wano Country, where he encountered Kaido's gang and ultimately died in humiliation.

For now, Xia Le had no plans concerning Kaido and his gang in Wano Country.

"The more chaotic this world's future is, the better!"

In other words, the existence of Kaido, Big Mom, and the future Four Emperors served as a counterbalance to the World Government.

Only with that relative balance could he quietly build up his strength.

Whether it was expanding his forces and organization, nurturing talent, or developing