Before the king of his own country betrayed him, Kaido had once been a young man who yearned for peace. So although, after turning to darkness, he had become fixated on creating a world where the strong preyed on the weak, deep down, after hearing King tell the legend of Joy Boy, he had actually hoped for this "savior" to appear.
Of course, that did not mean Kaido would acknowledge just anyone who claimed to be Joy Boy. His basic principle was that anyone who wanted to be a "savior" ought to at least be able to defeat an evil pirate like him, right?
Although Kaido's thinking seemed contradictory and rather exasperating, it hardly counted as anything unusual in the One Piece world, where oddballs were everywhere.
Just as Xie Wen could not understand Kaido's thinking, to Kaido, Xie Wen, the Sapphire Star, seemed equally out of place in this world.
There were plenty of people who helped and cared about the weak. Roger, Whitebeard, and even Kozuki Oden, whom Kaido both scorned and admired, had all been such people. Yet all of them were different from Xie Wen, though Kaido could not quite say exactly how.
In fact, it was perfectly normal for Kaido to feel this way, because Xie Wen's approach to life had been shaped in an extremely peaceful environment. His underlying nature was completely different from that of these people in the One Piece world who had grown up amid chaos.
And in Kaido's eyes, that distinctive air was very much what he imagined a "savior" should be like.
Moreover, Xie Wen traveled with a group of cats and seemed to have fun all day long, which also fit the description of the legendary "Joy Boy."
Recently, Xie Wen had even joined forces with Dragon, planning