"Yamato... you little brat... get over here..."
Kaido forced the words out from deep in his throat, mixed with the metallic sweetness of blood.
Four-year-old Yamato hid behind Kane's broad, pristine Justice cloak, peeking out with half of her little head adorned with red horns.
She glanced at her disheveled father, then looked up at Kane standing beside her, radiating an imposing yet captivating aura, wrinkling her small nose in disdain.
"No! Stinky daddy is too lame!"
Yamato's small hands tightly clutched the hem of Kane's coat as she shouted with all her might:
"I want to learn from Lord Kane how to be a righteous hero! I don't want to be a pirate who just gets beaten up like you!"
"Pfft—!!!"
Another solid critical hit.
Kaido's chest heaved violently as he spat out a mouthful of old blood onto the rubble-strewn ground.
Even Queen, standing nearby, couldn't help but close his eyes, unable to bear the sight of this tragic scene of "fatherly affection and filial piety."
Kane, however, seemed completely oblivious to Kaido's breakdown.
He gently ruffled Yamato's white-and-green hair, then turned to look at Kaido, his tone filled with a warmth that felt like a spring breeze.
"Don't be so angry, Kaido of the Beasts."
Kane stood tall with one hand in his pocket, speaking earnestly. "You should be proud. In this era of rampant pirates and constant danger, your daughter possesses an exceptionally upright moral compass and a soul that yearns for the light."
"I see she has extraordinary potential, overflowing with a sense of justice—a rare 'promising seedling for the Navy.'"
A refined smile curled at the corner of Kane's lips.
"Once this official business is concluded, I will personally take her back to Marineford and, in my capacity as an Admiral, guarantee her admission into the Navy Elite Training Camp."
"You... dream on..."
Kaido glared fiercely at Kane. "As long as I have a single breath left... you won't take her..."
"Alright, enough of this sentimental family drama. My time is precious."
Kane impatiently cut him off.
He slowly raised his right foot, casually resting it on half of a melted giant stone tablet, his dark eyes sweeping over the hellish devastation around them.
"Let's talk about the fine."
"I... won't give you... a single berry!" Kaido panted heavily, like a beast driven to a corner.
"Don't misunderstand. I'm not negotiating with you."
Kane elegantly pulled a silk handkerchief from his coat pocket, wiping the dust from his fingers.
"Given that your Beast Pirates violently resisted arrest just now, causing damage to this beautiful island's landscape, the environmental restoration and management costs will also be added to your bill."
"Let's round it up. The fine is now six trillion Berry."
Upon hearing this, Queen, standing in the distance, trembled all over, his layers of fat quivering as he nearly fainted on the spot.
You're the one who split the island in half with a single slash, and you're blaming us?!
"Of course, I know the Beast Pirates don't have that much cash on hand. Forcing things never yields sweet results. As a Navy Admiral representing Justice, I, Kane, have always advocated for reasonableness and sustainable development."
Kane casually tossed the silk handkerchief into the wind.
"So, in my boundless mercy, I have decided to allow you to pay in installments, using physical assets as collateral."
Kane's gaze swept past Kaido, locking onto the towering chimneys of the distant armory faintly visible on the horizon, and the continuous mountain range of the quarry.
"From today onward, all weapon factories and high-purity Sea Stone mines in Wano Country will be taken over by me and fully restructured into the 'Navy Calamity Special Supply Logistics Base.'"
Kane enunciated each word of his outrageous tyrannical terms.
"To prevent you evil pirates from using weapons to endanger the world and disrupt peace."
"All output, whether weapons or Sea Stone, will be fully 'confiscated' by me, as an Admiral representing the Navy, at a rate of ninety percent, to be used in suppressing lawless elements across the four seas."
"You are only worthy of keeping ten percent."
"This ten percent is operational funds for you convicts to repair equipment and buy boxed meals. After all, with free room and board and no taxes, such treatment is something you couldn't find anywhere else even if you searched with a lantern."
This was no fine.
This was practically treating the entire Beast Pirates as cheap black slaves to be kept and exploited!
"You... go too far! Do you really think the Beast Pirates are easy to push around?!"
An ear-splitting roar suddenly erupted.
It was "Drought" Jack!
His simple mind couldn't comprehend what compromise meant; he only knew that the Navy officer before him had insulted his boss and was trying to seize their foundation.
Boom!
His hill-like Mammoth Mink body shattered the earth as he charged toward Kane with an unstoppable, frenzied momentum!
Those two massive tusks were determined to skewer Kane right through!
"Seeking death..." King's eyelids twitched wildly, but it was too late to stop him.
Facing this overwhelming charge, Kane didn't even turn his head.
He simply turned gently and covered four-year-old Yamato's big eyes with his hands.
"Be good, Yamato, close your eyes. What comes next is the adults' 'Justice Judgment' time. If children see too many bloody scenes, it might affect their growth, you know."
"Mhm!" Yamato nodded obediently, but still mischievously spread her fingers slightly apart, leaving a thin gap as she widened her curious eyes.
Just as the terrifying tusks of the mammoth were less than half a meter from Kane's back—
Swish!
The air in the spot emitted a piercing sonic boom, as if unable to bear the strain.
Kane's figure vanished into thin air!
No one saw how he moved; it was a pure physical evasion executed with Physical Prowess pushed to its extreme at one hundred points!
In the next frame.
Kane had already appeared like a ghost above the mammoth's massive head.
No Devil Fruit abilities, no Armament Haki hardening.
Only a long, slender leg, carrying a terrifying sonic screech that seemed to tear through the void, came crashing down squarely on the center of Jack's forehead!
Boom—!!!
A terrifying shockwave exploded in a ring, visibly distorting and denting the surrounding air.
"Grooowl—!!!"
Jack let out an extremely wretched scream as his enormous body was driven into the earth by this unbelievable monstrous force!
Centered on him, the rocky ground within a hundred-meter diameter shattered inch by inch, spreading like a spiderweb.
Kane slowly landed at the bottom of the crater, expressionlessly extending both hands to grasp Jack's two massive tusks.
His arm muscles tensed violently!
Crackle-crackle-crackle—
The crisp sound of tearing bone was scalp-numbingly terrifying, echoing throughout Onigashima.
Under Queen and King's horrified gazes, amidst Kaido's furious roar.
Kane, relying purely on brute strength, had actually torn out the Mammoth's two giant tusks—roots and all—alive!!!
Blood gushed skyward like a fountain, staining the ground around Kane, yet not even touching the hem of his pristine Justice cloak.
"Aaaaaaaah—!!!"
In excruciating pain, Jack immediately reverted from his transformed state, returning to human form. He collapsed into the pool of blood, twitched twice, then cleanly rolled his eyes back and passed out.
Kane casually tossed the two blood-soaked giant tusks aside as if discarding worthless trash.
He turned his head and noticed Yamato peeking through her fingers. Far from being frightened to tears by the bloody scene, she was instead excitedly wide-eyed, her small hands clapping enthusiastically.
"Wow! So cool, so cool! Bad guys who don't listen should be taught a lesson like this! Lord Kane is an invincible hero!"
The crisp, cheerful cheers of the four-year-old girl became the final straw that crushed the Beast Pirates' pride.
Kane elegantly straightened his slightly wrinkled shirt collar from the exertion and walked back to stand before Kaido.
"Now, does anyone still have objections to my regulations?"
A breeze swept by, carrying the strong scent of blood.
No one dared speak.
King gritted his teeth fiercely, while Queen trembled uncontrollably.
Because they knew that if they had been the ones to charge forward earlier, their fate would have been no better than Jack's.
"Good, it seems you're all reasonable people."
Kane nodded in satisfaction.
"Since the industries are under my management, I naturally need to appoint someone trustworthy to oversee them, responsible for auditing your accounts annually to ensure you pirates don't get up to any dirty tricks."
Kane looked down at Kaido, whose face was ashen, a malicious and mocking grin spreading across his lips.
He deliberately lowered his voice, speaking softly so only Kaido could hear:
"Speaking of which, Lady Toki's arithmetic has always been excellent. Not only is she beautiful, but her temperament is gentle too, and I particularly enjoy her tea-making skills."
"From now on, Lady Toki will serve as the auditor for your factories in Wano Country."
"When you coarse pirates are working, you'd better show some respect. She now represents my supreme will in Wano Country."
Boom!
These words struck like a thunderbolt, shattering the last shred of Kaido's sanity!
I was beaten to a pulp by you!
My daughter was taken right in front of me!
My territory and factories were all seized by you, forced to pay ninety percent interest!
And now, you're even throwing Kozuki Oden's wife—the one you stole—at me to be my overseer?!
"Gah—!!!"
Kaido threw his head back, letting out one final cry of bitter rage and utter despair, then his eyes rolled back.
The so-called Strongest Creature, unbeatable in single combat, had actually been driven to unconsciousness by this triple blow to the heart!
Dragon