In Skull Hall, Kaido sat behind a wooden table, recalling the events of years past.
Queen the Plague and the other officers listened intently to these secrets.
Of course, they were also desperate to know whether one person could eat two Devil Fruits.
Kaido sat cross-legged, his gourd seemingly filled with an endless supply of liquor.
He raised it and gulped down drink after drink.
Once he had drunk his fill, he wiped his mouth with the back of his hand.
Then Kaido continued, "Back then, that man got his hands on two Devil Fruits."
"He used the Devil Fruit Encyclopedia to learn what powers they held."
"Both were incredibly powerful."
"Either one would have given an ordinary person a tremendous boost in strength."
"Let alone a prodigy as gifted as he was."
At that, Kaido sighed softly and shook his head in regret.
He went on, "Unfortunately, his hunger for power was too great."
"He wanted the powers of both Devil Fruits."
"So he made a bold choice—he ate both of them at once!"
A faint flicker appeared in King the Conflagration's exposed eyes.
He frowned slightly and asked, "Lord Kaido, didn't anyone stop him?"
"How could a legend like Rocks allow one of his own men to do that?"
At some point, Who's-Who had put a fresh cigarette between his lips.
He exhaled a stream of smoke and said impassively, "Besides, the Rocks Pirates must have had plenty of capable people."
"They wouldn't have stood by and let a genius do something so stupid, would they?"
"After all, if it failed, he'd die!"
The officers of the Beasts Pirates couldn't quite understand it.
Surely someone could have stopped him from eating two Devil Fruits at once.
Kaido burst out laughing, then shook his head. "You don't understand the