After listening to Sugar's report, Leno nodded.
He casually gave a word of praise.
Sugar immediately revealed a relieved smile, secretly rejoicing in her heart.
"Great! My life is saved!"
Monet also quietly let out a breath, her tense body relaxing slightly.
At the very least, they had left a decent impression.
From now on… they probably wouldn't have to endure that kind of pain anymore, right?
That kind of experience—
She truly didn't want to go through it again.
Standing beside Leno, Domino thought for a moment before asking:
"Leno, Kaido is coming. Are we going to fight him directly?"
In her eyes, Leno's strength was invincible!
Even Kaido wouldn't matter.
Hearing this, Leno didn't answer immediately. Instead, he turned his gaze toward Stussy and Kalifa.
"How is the testing of Bakara's Luck-Luck Fruit going?" he asked.
Stussy and Kalifa exchanged a glance, both showing a hint of helplessness.
Kalifa reported first:
"After repeated testing over the past few days, the ability of this fruit is indeed extremely powerful."
"As long as she absorbs enough luck in advance, during the duration of the effect, she can avoid almost all direct dangers targeting her."
Stussy added, her small face full of disbelief:
"We tried all kinds of methods… but the results were the same. She always managed to evade attacks through all sorts of absurd situations, causing them to fail."
"In theory, as long as her stored luck is sufficient, she can remain in an almost invincible state."
After all, as long as the ability is applied to herself—
Even Haki can't nullify it, because you simply can't hit her.
After hearing this, Leno stroked his chin, a hint of interest flashing in his eyes.
This was even stronger than he had expected.
Some Paramecia abilities were just completely unreasonable.
Like the Rubber-Rubber Fruit… somehow turning into a Mythical Zoan.
And Robin's Flower-Flower Fruit—
Who's to say it isn't the same?
A lotus is still a flower. Getting something like a Thousand-Armed Kannon wouldn't be unreasonable at all.
"Since that's the case, let's try using her ability."
Leno made his decision.
"Let's see if her luck can make Kaido conveniently ignore us… or even make him change his mind and not come."
It wasn't that he was afraid—
He just wanted to test the limits of this fruit.
Whether it was worth taking for himself.
"Oh right—how exactly does your 'hundredfold speed' work?"
Hearing this, Kalifa revealed an expression completely out of character for her—slightly… lewd.
"Hehe…"
...
Actually, Leno's concern was unnecessary.
At the same time, Onigashima.
After taking a swig of alcohol, Kaido was just about to set off for Gran Tesoro.
A subordinate hurriedly ran over to report.
"Governor Kaido! Something bad has happened!"
"Why are you panicking like that?!"
The subordinate swallowed nervously and spoke in a trembling voice:
"Governor Kaido… we've received an urgent message from Wano Country. Intruders have entered and are currently fighting Orochi's forces in the Flower Capital!"
Kaido's eyes widened as he let out a deep roar.
"Nani?! Who dares cause trouble in my territory?!"
"It's… it's said to be the Blackbeard Pirates!"
"Blackbeard Teach?! That bastard?!" Kaido roared.
The aura erupting from his body forced the messenger to stagger backward.
If it had been Conqueror's Haki, the man would already be unconscious.
Kaido irritably scratched his head.
The SMILE fruit trade was important—
But his territory was even more important!
If Wano fell into chaos, his foundation would be shaken!
But that brat Leno couldn't be let off either.
Soon, he made a decision.
He took out a Den Den Mushi and contacted Doflamingo.
"Joker! I've got something urgent to deal with!"
The Den Den Mushi mimicked Doflamingo's surprised expression.
"Fufufu? Then what about Leno…?"
"You keep a close eye on his location for me!" Kaido barked impatiently. "Once I finish handling things here, I'll head over immediately! He won't get away!"
"Understood." Doflamingo could only agree.
After hanging up, Kaido didn't gather his forces.
Instead, he directly transformed into a massive Azure Dragon and flew toward Wano.
At this moment, the Flower Capital of Wano—
The Blackbeard Pirates were besieging Kurozumi Orochi.
"Dark Hole!"
Blackbeard spread his hands, and darkness surged out like viscous tides.
It devoured everything around it, swallowing all of Orochi's attacks.
Orochi was horrified to find his ability greatly weakened.
"You… what kind of power is this?!"
"Zehahaha! My Dark-Dark Fruit can devour all abilities!"
Blackbeard laughed wildly. "I've taken a liking to your Yamata no Orochi fruit!"
The battle was intense—
Well… not really.
Orochi was a complete waste. A man drowned in pleasure had no chance against Blackbeard.
Not to mention Blackbeard's side had the advantage in numbers, and his Dark-Dark Fruit directly countered Orochi's resilience.
Under the siege of Blackbeard's crew, Orochi was covered in wounds.
Seven of his eight heads had already been cut off.
Only the last one remained, barely clinging to life.
Seven heads.
"It's over!"
Blackbeard strode forward. He didn't even bother with a black cloth and directly activated his ability.
"Dark Water!"
A powerful gravitational force dragged the dying Orochi in front of him as dark energy flooded into his body.
"No!!!"
Orochi let out a final desperate scream.
His body convulsed violently—
As if something had been forcibly extracted.
Then, the power of the Yamata no Orochi fruit was ripped out and absorbed into Blackbeard's body.
Feeling the new power within him, Blackbeard burst into satisfied laughter.
"Zehahaha! The Yamata no Orochi fruit is mine!"
However—
His smile didn't last more than a few seconds.
A furious roar came from the sky!
"BLACKBEARD!!! You bastard—how dare you invade my territory!!!"
In his Azure Dragon form, Kaido descended with storm and thunder, his massive head emerging from the clouds, dragon eyes locked onto Blackbeard.
Blackbeard's expression changed drastically, cold sweat instantly forming on his forehead.
"This is bad!"
He hadn't expected Kaido to find out so quickly!
Kaido transformed back into his human form, his kanabo, Hassaikai, slamming heavily onto the ground and creating a massive crater.
His face was filled with impatience and killing intent.
"I don't have time to waste words with you! You dare cause trouble in Wano—just die!"
"I still need to go deal with that brat Leno!"
As he spoke, he swung Hassaikai, Conqueror's Haki wrapping around it as black-red lightning crackled violently.
He was clearly planning to smash Blackbeard to death in one blow.
No time to waste.
Blackbeard knew that if that strike landed, he wouldn't come out well—if not dead, then half crippled.
In desperation, he shouted:
"Wait! Kaido! I took this Yamata no Orochi fruit… to deal with Leno too!!"
As he spoke, he transformed into the Yamata no Orochi form.
Even more grotesque.
Kaido's swing paused, the Haki slightly retracting.
His massive body leaned forward slightly, eyes fixed on Blackbeard with interest.
"Oh? To deal with Leno?"
That caught his attention.
After all—
Leno was their common enemy now.
And then Kaido noticed—
Blackbeard had actually taken Orochi's ability.
Wasn't he already a Devil Fruit user?
He can steal abilities…
A thought flashed through Kaido's mind instantly.
If he could master this method—
Wouldn't it be easier than relying on SMILE trades?
He could even make the Beasts Pirates stronger!
His kanabo didn't lower—
But the killing intent had clearly weakened.
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