Judging by the direction Kaido had left in, he was probably heading toward Totto Land. Had the blow sent him off to reminisce with Auntie Linlin?
Ah, empty nesters needed care.
Yamato tugged on Good's sleeve and asked happily, "Good, did we just win?"
"You could say that."
Good nodded with a smile.
"Wahahaha, that's great!"
Yamato beamed, but as she laughed, she suddenly burst into tears and buried herself in Good's arms, sobbing with pent-up hurt.
She had finally beaten her father.
Granted, she had teamed up with Good, so it only counted as half a victory.
But half a victory was still a victory.
Nearly twenty years had passed since she was eight. She had lost countless times, and finally won once.
After crying for a good while, Yamato sat up in embarrassment, wiped her swollen red eyes, and sniffled.
"Thank you, Good."
"Mm."
Good ruffled Yamato's hair.
Having Kaido for a father really hadn't been easy on this girl.
Meanwhile, at Hachinosu's port.
A certain country's smuggling ship docked.
Inside the cabin, the king and nobles had been tied up. Facing the pirates who had taken them hostage, the king roared furiously.
"I'll burn you all to death!"
"..."
Luo looked at the king coldly.
He had received intelligence that a Poneglyph had appeared on Hachinosu.
Reaching the New World meant reaching the end of the journey. To go further and find the One Piece, he had to gather all four Road Poneglyphs.
Although he didn't know whether the Poneglyph on Hachinosu was a Road Poneglyph, he couldn't pass up even the slightest possibility.
He had therefore hijacked this ship, intending to sneak onto Hachinosu, but hadn't expected it to be a certain country's smuggling vessel, with its king and nobles aboard as well.
The Navy would