Onigashima, just before dawn.
After returning from Oden's residence, Kaido sat alone on the mountaintop.
Countless empty wine jars lay beside him.
Tap, tap, tap-
Crisp footsteps rang out.
Clad in armor, King came to stand beside Kaido and gazed at the rising sun.
The drunken Kaido suddenly spoke.
"King!"
King turned to look at him.
"Big Brother Kaido."
Kaido murmured drunkenly.
"I'm going to create a free world..."
A resolute smile appeared beneath King's mask as he spoke softly.
"You'll succeed. I know you will."
North Blue, the Germa Kingdom.
A deafening crash rang out from the enormous castle-bearing ship at the center of the vast fleet.
Boom-
A dark figure smashed straight through the top of the castle, followed by a bolt of blue lightning.
The people inside the palace had no time to react. They stared dumbstruck at the towering figure whose landing shook the entire castle.
Vinsmoke Judge froze for a moment before coming to his senses.
"Wh-"
He had barely begun to demand who they were when his pupils contracted sharply.
The towering figure appeared before him as though he had teleported, and a huge hand clamped over his face.
Vinsmoke Judge was slammed headfirst into the floor.
Crack-
The golden helmet covering the upper half of his face shattered, leaving his head spinning.
Then he was lifted by his head, and agonizing pain shot through all four limbs.
Crack! ×4
His joints were dislocated in an instant. Several more sharp cracks followed as every metal item he wore was smashed apart.
Bullet looked at the helpless Vinsmoke Judge and casually tossed him onto the floor.
He took out the wanted poster Enel had prepared and addressed Judge, whose face was covered in blood.
"You were once a member of the illegal research organization