"Pfft! Cough, cough... cough, cough..."
(`ω≡`ω)
Kaido Meow spat out the bloody saliva in his mouth as he got up from the ground, then shook his head hard, shaking the dust and snow from his fur as he slowly rose.
"Whew-so this is Conqueror's Haki, meow?"
Feeling the new power within him, Kaido Meow instinctively flexed his paws.
Although he had only just awakened it, the quality of Kaido Meow's Conqueror's Haki was far from poor. And because he had constantly heard Xie Wen mention it and had tried to bring it out himself, he naturally used Conqueror's Coating the moment he got started.
Although Kaido Meow's Conqueror's Coating was slightly inferior to Kaido's in both Haki strength and experience, the Eight Calamity Ring's special abilities and the combat techniques of the Monster Hunter world had actually given him a slight advantage in that last clash.
This was also the first time either of the two Kaidos had come out ahead since their fight began... even if the difference was extremely slight.
Kaido, who had also gotten up from the ground, touched his shoulder. Thanks to the powerful recovery of his Zoan Devil Fruit, the faint scorch marks quickly healed, but the bone beneath his skin still throbbed with pain.
"Worororo! You really do have the qualities of a king! But..."
Far from getting angry over his minor loss, Kaido laughed freely again. Then he shook his head with some regret-or rather, incomprehension. "You actually awakened Conqueror's Haki because of that unfilial son of mine? So you're like that old bastard Whitebeard, fond of playing house."
"No, I have no intention of adopting other people like Whitebeard..."
Kaido Meow flicked his tail. "I just can't stand how you treat your own daughter, meow!"
"Hmph! He's my son! I'll raise him