Inside the main hall of Onigashima.
Everyone's minds came to a brief halt at the words, "My wife's son is my son."
Even the members of the Beast Pirates, notorious for their lack of brains, sensed something off at this moment.
This Navy Admiral… not only slept with Kozuki Oden's wife but now had the audacity to come and demand child support from Boss Kaido?
What kind of shameless, explosive behavior was this?
"Gurararara…"
A low, rumbling laugh escaped from deep within Kaido's throat, restrained at first but quickly growing louder and more maniacal.
"Gurararararara—!!!"
He laughed, a laugh born of sheer fury.
Having dominated the seas for decades, from an unknown apprentice on Rocks' ship to the "Strongest Creature" now reigning supreme over Wano Country, he had seen arrogance, he had seen recklessness, but never had he encountered someone so utterly shameless!
Sleeping with another man's wife and then coming to demand money from him, the "murderer"?
Was this something a carbon-based life form could even conceive?
"Kane!!!"
Kaido roared, causing the entire Onigashima to tremble violently.
Black and red Conqueror's Haki erupted from his body like a tangible storm! Countless pirate underlings foamed at the mouth under this terrifying pressure, collapsing unconscious on the spot.
"The boss is going berserk! Fall back!"
Queen's plump body bounced backward a dozen steps with surprising elasticity, ducking behind a pile of rubble.
Had this Calamity lost his mind? Coming to Onigashima to collect a 250 billion fine? Even robbery had to be done in the right place!
King remained silent, gripping his sword hilt tightly, wings spread as he rose into the air. His hawk-like eyes locked onto the scene below, searching for any opening to strike.
Before the words fully faded, Kaido's massive figure vanished from his spot.
Fast!
Beyond the limits of the naked eye!
In the next instant, Kaido's enormous form appeared before Kane, his massive kanabo, the Eight Prohibitions, raised high. Pitch-black Armament Haki and crackling Conqueror's lightning wildly coated the weapon, the very space groaning under the unbearable weight of this power.
"Rai—"
Savage force concentrated to a single point, tearing through the air with a piercing shriek.
"—mei Hakke!!!"
No superfluous moves, no flashy techniques—only the purest, most extreme power and speed!
Not far away, Queen's eyes nearly bulged out of their sockets. He knew all too well the destructive force behind the boss's enraged strike. It was an ultimate power capable of obliterating a small mountain in an instant!
Taking that head-on, even a Navy Admiral would either die on the spot or be left permanently crippled!
Yet, facing this thunderous assault.
Kane, standing in place, didn't even bother to lift an eyelid.
He merely puffed leisurely on his cigar, then slowly, deliberately, raised his left hand.
No Armament Haki hardening.
No Conqueror's Haki Emission.
A pale, slender hand reached out with casual ease to meet the kanabo thicker than his own waist.
Seeking death!!
That was the sole thought flashing through the minds of every Beast Pirate present.
Clang—!!!
A sound not particularly loud, yet exceptionally sharp and crisp—the clashing of metal—echoed across the entire scene.
A terrifying shockwave erupted outward in a ring from the point where the two clashed!
Boom!
Within a two-hundred-meter radius, all debris, corpses, weapons, and even pirates who couldn't dodge in time were flattened and swept away like trash by the shockwave.
Yet, at the very center of the storm, the two figures stood eerily still.
Kaido gripped his kanabo with both hands, the muscles in his arms bulging as if about to burst through his skin, veins throbbing violently.
But he couldn't swing it down!
Everyone watched in horror at the scene.
The Eight Prohibitions, infused with the lifelong power of the "Strongest Creature" and crackling with black-red lightning, hung suspended in midair.
And blocking it was that seemingly fragile left hand.
Five fingers gripped the shaft of the kanabo with effortless ease. No matter how violently the Conqueror's Haki lightning raged across it, the hand didn't budge an inch.
Kaido's terrifying strength, enough to flatten a mountain, now felt as if it had struck an immovable foundation of the world. All its kinetic energy was instantly absorbed, vanishing into nothingness.
"..."
"..."
The wind howled through the ruins.
Dead silence enveloped the scene.
"Na… Nani?!"
Queen's jaw dropped, his eyeballs popping out half a meter from their sockets, his tongue flailing wildly in the air.
"He… he blocked the boss's Thunder Bagua with one hand?! Without using Haki?! What kind of joke is this?!"
In midair, King's pupils contracted sharply beneath his mask, his hand gripping his sword trembling uncontrollably.
His pride—the Lunarian Tribe's superhuman physique—now seemed laughably absurd compared to the sheer, monstrous physical strength displayed by this Navy Admiral.
As the attacker, Kaido felt the most profound shock of his life.
His bloodshot eyes, wide as bells, stared fixedly at his immobilized weapon, a storm of disbelief raging in his heart.
How is this possible?!
I'm a Mythical Zoan Azure Dragon! My body is invincible!!
Not only did he not use Haki, he didn't even take a single step back to disperse the force—he blocked my killing blow with pure physical prowess?!
Amid the utter silence.
Kane finally moved.
He leisurely removed the cigar from his mouth, flicking the ash with his other hand.
Then, he looked up at the "Strongest Creature" before him. There was no admiration, no surprise in his eyes—only undisguised disappointment.
"Is this it?"
Kane spoke, his voice flat, yet it struck Kaido's proud heart like a hammer.
"This is the full-force strike of the so-called 'Strongest Creature'?"
His fingers gripping the kanabo tightened slightly.
Crack!
A crisp sound rang out. On the kanabo, forged from Sea Stone mixed with special metals and deemed indestructible, five clear finger-shaped cracks appeared.
"Kaido of the Beasts, are you giving me a massage?"
Kane's tone carried a hint of impatience.
"Or did you skip dinner last night?"
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