Queen: It's All a Misunderstanding

"More than ten years have passed, and your tone is bigger than your size. You're a vain, Immortal Phoenix, Phoenix Seal."

The golden light shone brightly, Phoenix spread its wings and took flight, colliding fiercely with Kaido.

Golden light flashed at the top of the sky, and flickering, Black Lightning danced wildly along with the staff. The battle between the two had shifted from the center of Onigashima Onigashima to its edge...

The terrifying battle had the entire Onigashima teetering on the brink of collapse, but Queen felt that his current situation seemed even more dangerous than Onigashima.

"Hana... Lady Huayue, this is all a misunderstanding. Actually, I was ordered by Vegapunk to infiltrate the Beast Pirates and secretly gather intelligence!"

With his mind racing, Queen blurted out a reason that even he himself didn't want to believe.

"Huh? Really? Then could you tell me, how much intelligence have you gathered in all these years with the Beast Pirates?"

In an instant, Queen's shifty, rat-like eyes met Huayue's. The cold indifference and ruthlessness beneath Huayue's azure smile sent a chill down Queen's spine.

"Actually... I'm here to investigate the issue of Ancient Weapon. Vegapunk suspects that Ancient Weapon are hidden in Wano Country!"

However, as soon as Brain's words left his mouth, Queen wanted to slap himself hard.

Oh no! What if this guy asks me about the location of Ancient Weapon? I'm doomed!

"Ancient Weapon? What are these so-called Ancient Weapon? Why does Vegapunk suspect that Ancient Weapon are hidden in Wano Country?"

"Speaking of which, the technology of this world seems to be isolated by some unknown force, creating a gap in the times. Even Vegapunk told you this. No wonder you are a research member of the same illegal organization."

Huayue smiled gently, instantly catching Queen off guard.

A gap in time? Unknown technology is isolated by some force—what the hell is this? Vegapunk never told me this before!

Just as Queen was racking his brains to come up with a plausible story, a sudden change occurred on the distant horizon.

"Thunder Bagua!"

Countless bolts of lightning fell from the sky, and the Phoenix that blotted out the sun fell with the lightning, its entire body riddled with holes, faintly emitting the smell of charred flesh.

"Well done, Kaido, that's it..."

Before Queen could even cheer and jump for joy, a powerful hand had already gripped his fate by the throat. The earthquake man, with his full head of blond hair, wearing a mask resembling a lion, had bloodshot eyes and an expressionless face.

"Wait... wait! It's a misunderstanding, it's a misunderstanding. I meant it's such a pity, yes, it's such a pity!"

Ignoring the infamous ' Calamity of Art's' grotesque performance, their gazes, transcending countless spaces, met in azure eyes, making Huayue's smile even more radiant.

"The Fish-Fish Fruit has greatly enhanced your physical abilities. It seems that your race also has its unique characteristics, unlike Charlotte Linlin, who is a pure human mutant."

"Void Floating Man, Void Earthquake Man, let me witness the limits of this Strongest Creature on Land, Sea, and Air, go!"

As soon as the words were spoken, countless rocks and trees were swept up by the wind, and a humanoid phantom with a hairstyle resembling an attack and wearing a bird-beak mask immediately appeared, stirring up countless whirlwinds in the flat ground.

"Lion's Might - Imperial Palace Scroll, the Golden Lion's ability, the Float-Float Fruit?"

Lion heads coalesced into countless rocks, which fell from the sky. Kaido's pupils constricted, and his smile became maniacal.

"Come on, I've wanted to crush all of you guys for a long time. I am the strongest pirate. Even if Rocks were still alive, he would not be my match!"

In the blink of an eye, a thousand-meter-long Azure Dragon emerged, its massive body rising from the ground and sweeping across the Onigashima.

"Tornado Demolition Wind!"

Countless azure slashes, accompanied by a raging wind, tore countless rocks and trees falling from the sky into pieces.

The earthquake man made no attempt to conceal his presence, charging headlong into the tornado, the terrifying tremors between his hands causing even the air and ocean to tilt and twist.

"Earthquake!"

The many Beast Pirates held their breath and stared intently. This terrifying battle scene was simply beyond their comprehension, and Queen didn't dare to move an inch.

"By the way, where were we talking about earlier? Ancient Weapon. Based on Vegapunk's ideas and the information you've gathered, what are the Ancient Weapon in Wano Country?"

Feeling like he'd been pulled back from the brink of death, Queen was stiff all over. Looking at that half-smiling face, he quickly said...

"The Ancient Weapon is... is... is Dark King, that's right! It's Dark King! That super battleship hidden in Wano Country!"

whoosh whoosh...

Itsumaden descended from the sky, and Queen took the opportunity to steal a glance, his heart pounding with anxiety.

"Horns, a shrine maiden's outfit, Hannya Mask, and that iron rod—there's no mistake, this guy is the young master! This is a major crisis!"

"Don't say it! Whatever you do, don't say Kaido is your father, young master! Otherwise, something terrible will happen!"

Unable to contain his inner urges, Queen saw Huayue deep in thought and breathed a sigh of relief.

Fortunately, it seems this guy hasn't discovered the young master's relationship with Boss Kaido yet.

"Brother, those guys are really strong! This is the first time I've ever seen Father in such a tough fight. You must be really strong too, right?!"

Boom!

It wasn't the earthquake man's ability, but Queen's petrified heart falling to the ground with a continuous, peeling sound.

"Wait, what nonsense are you talking about, young master? This guy is one of the Four Emperors, one who killed tens of thousands of Celestial Dragons in one go, one of the Four Emperors Four Emperors even the World Government couldn't do anything about!"

"If you associate with such a dangerous guy, you'll become a hostage threatening Kaido. Do you even understand your own situation?!"

Faced with Queen's furious roar, Yamato looked bewildered, then shook his head firmly.

"No, my brother is a very good person. He not only found fruit for me to eat, but also took me to catch foxes. He is a very good person, much better than that bastard father!"

"No, no, no, this is a trick he's using to deceive you. Wait, that fruit tastes awful. Is that fruit unusual? Could it be...?"

A sudden inspiration struck Queen, who was sweating profusely and looked around in disbelief.

"That's right, the Dog-Dog Fruit, Mythical Zoan, Okuchi no Makami Form. It's something I found in Wano Country. It's an amazing Devil Fruit, comparable to Marco's Phoenix Fruit."

In that instant, Queen collapsed to the ground, completely stunned.

Dog-Dog Fruit, Mythical Zoan, Okuchi no Makami Form?

This Devil Fruit, which sounds incredibly rare, was simply given to the young master. Now, tricking him out of his grasp is even more impossible. Since that's the case...

With a contorted expression, Queen glared at him angrily.

"Stealth Fighter Black!"