"Kaido!"
Gaban swung his twin axes without pause. His strength was now several times greater than before.
His Haki and swordsmanship were vastly beyond what they had once been. Even Silver Axe going all out would lose to Gaban.
If only they had not encountered the Dragon Emperor Pirates, now so numerous and with so many capable substitutes.
With their elite crew members alone, the Roger Pirates could have done whatever they pleased on the seas.
"You're stronger than Silver Axe. Is it because two axes are faster than one? He was born with divine strength and even ate the Strength-Strength Fruit, yet your blows are no weaker, and your swordsmanship and Haki are stronger!"
Kaido was ecstatic. The stronger his enemy, the happier he was.
Originally, Kaido had planned to form a pirate crew and develop it on the seas for a while, waiting until he grew strong before deciding what came next.
He might even have teamed up with someone like Kurozumi Higurashi and lain low for several more years.
After all, the powerful figures of his own era were already enough to give him plenty of trouble. It was better to learn to stay calm and build up his strength.
But ever since he began following Shane, he had completely disregarded all that. Each battle was fiercer than the last, and the enemies he faced kept growing stronger. He had to hone himself again and again, until his two-color Haki advanced further into advanced awakening.
And he had always hoped that one day he could awaken Conqueror's Coating and step into the entry ranks of the even stronger overlord level.
As for awakening his Azure Dragon Form Devil Fruit ability, that ranked below his pursuit of Conqueror's Coating.
"I know what power you want. It's that Conqueror's