"You have an air about you that makes people trust you."
Kozuki Oden was dying. He did not know whether the newcomer was friend or foe.
But that gigantic creature was particularly reassuring.
"I brought the Mink Tribe as reinforcements. Is anyone still alive?"
Shane glanced at the dying Kozuki Oden, already regarding him as a body.
"I don't have much time left. If you can defeat these enemies, I leave Wano Country in your hands!"
"Uh... what is your name?"
As Kozuki Oden approached death, his words were kind.
"Shane."
"Thank you, Shane!"
Oden was even grateful to Shane.
"It's fine. I'd do the same even if you weren't dying."
Shane stepped forward, and the looks in the enemies' eyes changed.
He had arrived from Kuri's beach.
That beach was packed with members of the Dragon Emperor Pirates.
Though they could not match the numbers of Golden Lion's Flying Pirate Crew, they were still formidable.
Kozuki Oden died at the age of twenty-one.
Amid the Kurozumi Clan and Golden Lion's coordinated attack from within and without, he fell before his strength had skyrocketed.
And the one who defeated him was Shiki, who was stronger than the Kaido Oden had faced at his peak!
Out at sea.
Zunesha sensed the presence of the Kozuki Clan disappear.
"A king has died, an exceptional king among humans. In the end, I arrived a step too late."
Zunesha blamed himself. He had never expected that meeting Joy Boy early would come at the cost of the Kozuki Clan's destruction.
Could this be another way the prophecy would manifest?
"It's a shame, but I won't let everyone down."
Shane's Observation Haki rapidly spread, encompassing all of Kuri.
Wisps of electricity came from his entire body, passing through the air and clouds.
He began establishing