Rocks had said he would not die!
He had also said that darkness would choose Shane!
Kaido had heard that some Devil Fruits chose their own hosts.
He had thought Shane would become the Dark-Dark Fruit user after Rocks died.
But later, he realized something.
How could there be such a coincidence?
Would all those powerful, miraculous Devil Fruits in the world simply wait for Shane to eat them?
Why not just let Shane pick from all the strongest Logia and Paramecia fruits?
In that case...
Why had Rocks been so certain he would not die?
There was only one answer.
He had a backup plan!
"Either Shane is Captain Rocks's backup plan, or he can bring Rocks back from the dead."
Kaido had wanted to rename the Shane Pirates the Beasts Pirates, making Shane recognize the fact that he was the Vice Captain.
Now, though, he felt a chill down his spine!
"What exactly is this guy trying to do?"
"Rocks's way of doing things makes no sense."
"The moment someone develops the ambition to rule the world, everyone joins forces to defeat him."
"Shane, what makes him so confident?"
Kaido's mind raced like wind and rain, gathering into a towering storm.
He finally remembered the Poneglyph on Sky Island.
"Poseidon! The Ancient Weapons!"
"Shane wants to wait for Poseidon's birth because of the failure of the God Valley Incident."
"He wants to start over, using a younger life to wait for and gather the Ancient Weapons, perfectly combining his own strength with outside power!"
Kaido understood. At that moment, he understood everything!
If one day people realized that Rocks had not died, and had even used some ability to arrange everything in advance, how shocking would that be!
"Wororororo!"
"Then let me witness this brand-new era, Shane-no, Rocks!"