"You've wanted to start your own pirate crew ever since we met."
"I also said that one day, I'd build a Grand Fleet unlike anything before it. When that time comes, you can form your own Beasts Pirates and become its Governor."
"In my eyes, you're also bound to become a great pirate who stands alongside Whitebeard and Golden Lion one day."
"Since you've decided to build a crew made up entirely of monsters, you'll definitely need these Zoan Devil Fruits."
"From Mock Town to Skull Mountain, I've slaughtered plenty of powerful Zoan users. Their Devil Fruits are enough for you to form an elite pirate crew of more than a dozen people, then build the Beasts Pirates on that foundation."
Shane looked at Kaido just as he had when the two first founded their crew in the West Blue.
He had always believed in his Vice Captain's future.
Golden Lion had left, and the Marines had withdrawn.
But with the New World's fierce onslaught, the pursuit of the old powers, and the rise of a new era, they would inevitably attack Shane, who had yet to establish his deterrent power.
Then let it begin!
He would not retreat a single step.
From this moment on, he would work relentlessly to build the Dragon Emperor Grand Fleet. When the port was filled with ships,
that would be the moment he truly became an overlord.
"Still, I'd better keep a few for myself. The Press-Press Fruit, the Island-Island Fruit... maybe I can find a few decent new crew members to handle odd jobs."
Shane raised his cup of liquor.
At that,
Kaido could only smile.
They certainly hadn't met just to part ways. From trying to make the other submit and become a subordinate at the beginning, they had now come