The New World, Onigashima.
Deafening thunder and wild laughter formed its eternal backdrop.
"Wororororo!!"
Amid that signature laughter and the reek of alcohol, an enormous dragon writhed atop the skull castle before finally transforming into an imposing human figure.
Scars crisscrossed his bare torso. The enormous spiked club in his hand, Hassaikai, rested carelessly against the ground, cracking the stone beneath it. His huge, bell-like eyes held not a trace of drunkenness now, only an acutely keen, vicious gleam and greed.
"Contact... has been cut off?" Kaido's deep voice rumbled like muffled thunder through the empty hall. "Have those bugs in Mary Geoise finally lost control of their own 'hive'? Or... has something more interesting trapped their 'queen bee' inside?"
Almost the instant the abnormal situation in Mary Geoise was confirmed, the ruler of the Beasts had scented a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for chaos with his animal instincts and a ruthless leader's decisiveness.
"King! Queen!" Kaido roared, his voice piercing the thick walls.
Two figures appeared in the hall almost instantly. King remained as silent as an iron tower, his black wings slightly folded, the gaze behind his mask cold and focused. Queen swayed his fat body, a cigar between his lips and shrewd calculations flashing in his little eyes.
"Assemble every Gifters legion! Put Wano Country's samurai forces on the highest alert! Send the entire Beasts fleet out of port to await orders, spread across the New World's key waters!" Kaido's orders thundered like war drums, brooking no argument.
"Keep your eyes glued to every Marine G-base in the New World! Especially G-1 and G-5! The moment you spot any sign of them pulling back their forces or abandoning outlying strongholds-"
He grinned, baring his stark-white fangs. "Pounce on them like hyenas! Strip those bases of everything you can carry!