Wano Country, Kuri.
"Young Master, Kaido is going to war with Caelan. Our chance has come!"
Kin'emon, sporting a samurai topknot, shouted excitedly.
"What?"
Momonosuke sniffed back his snot and snapped out of his daydream about women.
"Young Master, Kaido is going to war with that God Slayer. We can use this opportunity to take back Wano!" Kin'emon repeated helplessly.
He had received news that Kaido had declared war on Caelan, and had seen with his own eyes the Beasts Pirates gathering on Onigashima.
He had also heard of Caelan's name, and knew Caelan might even be stronger than Kaido.
If the two sides went to war, it would be a perfect chance for them to reclaim Wano.
Momonosuke finally understood and cried out in horror, "No, no, even if Kaido is gone, there is still Kurozumi Orochi!"
"Besides, there are still two years left until the twenty years that Mother mentioned!"
For some reason, although Kozuki Toki said she would send them twenty years into the future, they had only arrived seventeen years later.
"But now is the time of change that Lady Toki mentioned. The Neo Navy founded by that God Slayer is practically a symbol of change."
"As for why the timing does not match, it might be that Lady Toki's ability had an issue."
Kin'emon urged anxiously.
Raizo and Kikunojo agreed, believing this was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
They had been in this era for nearly a year.
No matter how you looked at it, Caelan was the one who would spark a massive war.
As for Lady Toki's prediction of two years later, perhaps it had failed. After all, they were supposed to jump twenty years, yet only jumped seventeen.
Time was mysterious. Errors were normal.
"No, that Caelan has gathered so many beauties. He is not a good person!"
Momonosuke rolled on the ground, throwing a tantrum.
It would be better if Kaido beat Caelan to death. With so many beautiful women, only he should have them.
Momonosuke cursed wildly in his heart.
"Young Master!"
Kin'emon, Raizo, and the others shouted in anguish.
They even began to doubt whether the Momonosuke before them was truly the one destined to open Wano's borders.
They could not be wrong.
Lady Toki and Kozuki Oden's predictions could not be wrong.
The opportunity created by Kaido and Caelan's battle could not be missed. Even if Momonosuke refused, they would carry out the plan to reclaim Wano.
…
A day later, Caelan and his group were not far from Wano.
From the sky, the outline of Wano could already be seen.
"This is Wano. It really is easy to defend and hard to attack."
Caelan stood on the deck and sighed.
Wano had no coastline, surrounded by cliffs and waterfalls. Its outer sea was covered year-round by thunderclouds due to electromagnetic instability.
It was difficult for outsiders to enter, and just as difficult for insiders to leave.
By occupying Wano, one could rely on the natural barriers to resist foreign enemies, making it impossible for any force to launch a large-scale assault.
There were rare seastone veins inland, and even the ancient weapon Pluton buried deep underground.
It had to be said, Oda really gave Wano a lot of cheats.
"And that clown Momonosuke should be here too?"
Perhaps after Kaido was defeated, this so-called hero of Wano would even claim credit for felling the Beasts Pirates.
No, he probably had not traveled through time yet. That would happen in two years.
"Who is Momonosuke?"
Hina, Nojiko, and Ain asked in surprise.
"Just a clown," Caelan said casually, then told Nojiko, "Let's land on Onigashima and finish this quickly."
He pointed to the island with a giant skull, Kaido's base.
From high above, Onigashima was packed with people, seemingly preparing for an expedition.
In the island's center, a powerful aura lay coiled like a sleeping dragon.
"Got it."
Nojiko nodded and guided the three ships to descend slowly.
They stopped two hundred meters above Onigashima.
Caelan and the others dropped like rain and finally landed on the island.
They had no cover and were soon discovered by the inhabitants.
"Who are you? How dare you trespass on Onigashima?"
A man with a bucket-sized head and an ugly face stood up. Before anyone could see him clearly, he started shouting.
This was Onigashima, the Beasts Pirates' headquarters. No one had ever dared act recklessly here.
With Kaido's strength behind him, Kurozumi Orochi was brazen beyond belief.
Who had come?
The leftover rats of the Kozuki clan, the Nine Red Scabbards?
Kurozumi Orochi almost wanted to laugh. Kaido had not even left for war yet, and they dared to jump out?
(To be continued.)