Won't Interfere
But things did not unfold as they had expected.
The one sent flying backward was actually Jack the Drought.
He crashed into Onigashima Castle like a cannonball, causing the entire structure to tremble. Crumbling walls collapsed, burying more than half of Jack's body.
The surrounding pirates simply couldn't believe their eyes. How could this be the outcome?
This was completely different from what they had anticipated, leaving them utterly dumbfounded.
How could such a frail-looking body possess such terrifying power?
He had seemed like an ordinary person just moments ago, but when he erupted, he gave off a fierce aura just like Lord Kaido.
He was an absolute monster; otherwise, he could never have sent Jack the Drought flying with a single punch.
Yamato was both surprised and thrilled.
Although she had prepared herself—knowing her man was naturally strong—she hadn't expected him to be *this* powerful.
He had sent Jack flying with a single blow.
After all, Jack was one of that bastard Kaido's three strongest subordinates. In terms of strength, he could be considered the fourth strongest in the Beast Pirates.
Ryōsuke didn't feel particularly overjoyed about taking down Jack the Drought.
With his current physical capabilities and the Iron Balloon physique of Big Mom of the Four Emperors, defeating someone like Jack the Drought wasn't enough to excite him.
He was simply ready to go see what Kaido, one of the Four Emperors of this world, truly looked like in person.
Right at that moment, Jack the Drought burst out from the pile of rubble, staring at the man in shock.
*This guy's body is incredibly strong. I can't believe such a small frame contains such terrifying power,* Jack thought.
That single strike hadn't just sent him flying; it had actually damaged his internal organs.
*Where the hell did Yamato find a guy like this?*
And she even wanted to bring this guy up to the top floor to see Kaido. Knowing Yamato's intentions, taking him to see Kaido would definitely lead to nothing good.
*Because Yamato is a complete traitor.*
So, naturally, he wasn't going to let this man inside.
His body began to transform once again.
His limbs and torso thickened, shifting into an even more massive ancient mammoth.
This was the power of his Devil Fruit.
The Ancient Zoan Elephant-Elephant Fruit.
He stomped heavily on the ground, causing the earth to quake. Then, he charged straight at the man, intending to gore him and send him flying in a single strike.
Seeing that Jack the Drought hadn't fainted and was even launching another attack, Ryōsuke found him incredibly stubborn.
He felt quite displeased.
As the tusks thrust toward him, Ryōsuke simply reached out with both hands and firmly grabbed them.
His muscles tensed, veins bulging, as he lifted the mammoth by its tusks and executed a flawless shoulder throw.
The colossal mammoth form was slammed heavily into the ground.
The earth shuddered violently, far more intensely than when Jack the Drought had stomped on it moments ago.
The shockwave swept across the entire area, leaving the surrounding pirates struggling to stay on their feet.
Even Onigashima Castle trembled from the impact.
Inside a laboratory, a fat man with a small braid tied on his head—Queen the Plague—panicked slightly.
"What the hell is going on? Is it an earthquake?"
But after waiting a moment, the shaking didn't happen again.
He prepared to step out of the lab to check on the situation. This had severely disrupted his experiments, making it impossible to proceed smoothly.
Meanwhile, on the top floor, Kaido of the Beasts was drinking. The tremor running through the floor sobered him up a bit.
However, he didn't care in the slightest and went right back to sleep.
At the same time, members of the Tobi Roppo, including Who's-Who and X Drake, stepped out of their rooms, wanting to see exactly what had happened.
At the main entrance of Onigashima Castle, the mammoth form of Jack the Drought lay sprawled out on his back, limbs splayed in the air.
He had already lost consciousness and was slowly reverting to his human form.
Among the surrounding pirates, only a small fraction were still able to stand.
The tremor just now had been truly terrifying, as if the very ground had been upheaved. The weak simply couldn't keep their footing.
At this moment, their hearts were filled with absolute shock.
Yamato's man was truly terrifying.
When did someone like this appear on the seas?
For someone to take out Jack the Drought in a single blow, his strength had to be at least above that of a Lead Performer. He might even be on the same level as Lord Kaido.
But looking at his age, he wasn't from the older generation. How could they have never seen him before?
Their minds were full of confusion and doubt.
Meanwhile, Ryōsuke called out to Yamato.
"Let's go. We're going to find Kaido."
Yamato followed him excitedly.
*My man is seriously so strong!* she thought. *It looks like we actually have a chance this time. To expel Kaido and save Wano Country.*
In the corridors of Onigashima Castle.
Two of the Lead Performers, Queen the Plague and King the Conflagration, had already come downstairs.
They saw that all six members of the Tobi Roppo, the high-ranking officers of the pirate crew, had gathered there.
Queen the Plague spoke up, asking, "What the hell just happened? Can anyone tell me?"
He was the direct superior of the Tobi Roppo, their manager. Although the Tobi Roppo all wanted to step over him, they simply didn't have the strength to do so.
As the unofficial leader of the Tobi Roppo, Who's-Who was the first to answer.
"We were drawn here by the tremor too. We don't know what happened and were just about to head down to check."
Just then, two figures appeared at the end of the corridor. It was Ryōsuke and Yamato.
Seeing these two, the Lead Performers and the Tobi Roppo all narrowed their eyes.
*Could the tremor have been caused by them? And who is this stranger? I don't sense a strong aura from him.*
Seeing the two Lead Performers and the Tobi Roppo gathered there, Yamato didn't panic in the slightest.
Her man was so powerful that he had knocked out Jack the Drought in a single blow.
*The Tobi Roppo, who are even weaker than Jack the Drought, would probably go down with one punch each,* she reasoned.
Queen the Plague was somewhat strong, but he didn't pose much of a threat either.
That only left King the Conflagration, who might take a little effort. Yamato could sense that this guy was strong; he was, after all, the second-in-command right under Kaido.
When the two approached, the nearly eight-meter-tall Black Maria, dressed in black, asked, "Yamato, what was that tremor downstairs? And who is this handsome little guy?"
Yamato said proudly, "This is my man, Ryōsuke."
"That idiot Jack tried to stop me from seeing Kaido, so my man beat him to the ground. The tremor was the sound of Jack getting slammed."
"You guys aren't going to try and stop me from seeing Kaido too, are you?"
Everyone present was stunned, looking at this newcomer with a mix of curiosity and disbelief.
Could this tiny human really have defeated Jack the Drought?
He didn't look like it, and they couldn't sense a strong aura from him. But someone like Yamato wasn't the type to lie.
Despite her shock, Black Maria smiled and said, "Of course we won't stop you from seeing Lord Kaido."
"After all, you are his child, Young Master Yamato."