At Habu Port, the Flying Pirates boarded their ships one after another.
Under Shiki's ability, the large vessels gradually rose into the air, floating above Wano Country.
"Shall we use my ability to fly over? It'll be faster. Are your subordinates coming along?"
Shiki had quite a few skilled craftsmen under him.
In just a short while, he had changed into a loose long gown.
The color of the long gown matched his personality perfectly—a consistent bright red.
Without his comical chicken comb hairstyle, and having grown several times in height and build, Shiki now naturally exuded an intimidating presence just by standing there, enough to make weaker individuals feel suffocated.
Especially his cascading golden hair added an imposing aura to him.
Caesar stood right beside him, emanating a faint but palpable killing intent that made the temperature in the surrounding area drop significantly.
"No need! This country is too far from my territory, and I can't abandon the weapons industry here. It's time to move Wano Country to Totoland!"
Shiki twitched the corner of his mouth, glancing sideways at Caesar.
"What did you say? Move this country to Totland? Do you think you're the Country-Moving Demon?"
"Country-Moving Demon my ass! I could crush him with one finger! Enough nonsense! Shiki! Go break the surrounding walls of this country! I'm going to... move a country!!"
Caesar clenched his fists, and the air crackled with explosive sounds as if it couldn't withstand his boundless power.
"Jihahaha, jihahahaha! Caesar, you bastard, still as crazy as ever! I love that about you!"
Shiki grinned widely, without another word, grabbed his two great-grade swords, and soared straight up toward the surrounding walls of Wano Country that Caesar mentioned!
....
Meanwhile, on Whole Cake Island in Totoland.
In the room, Doflamingo, who had taken a hard fall, suddenly started shaking his shoulders uncontrollably as if possessed.
From another angle, one might think he was engaged in some unsavory behavior.
"Doffy? What's wrong? Did you get hurt from the fall? Why are you so carele..."
"Fufufufu, fufufufu!"
Doffy scrambled up, completely ignoring his arms bandaged like a mummy, and let out a chilling laugh.
Crocodile blew a smoke ring, giving him a pitying look.
"To become mentally disabled at such a young age, what a shame... congratulations."
"Fufufufu..."
Doffy seemed genuinely insane, continuously emitting that creepy laughter.
Smoothie stood up impatiently, grabbed his flaming red coat, and slapped him across the face.
Smack!
King's eyebrow twitched, and his body shuddered involuntarily.
"Have you lost your mind, doflamingo? You're so noisy!"
This solid slap snapped the frenzied Doffy back to reality.
He still chuckled darkly, picked up his glasses from the floor and put them on, then spread his arms wide, placed his right foot on the coffee table, and stretched his mouth into an exaggerated grin.
"Fufufufu! Everyone, the boss said to set the Beast God Pirates' war machine in motion! He wants to completely drive the Marines' power out of the New World!"
Whoosh!
King leaped up from the sofa so abruptly he nearly smashed through the ceiling.
"What did you say? Caesar-sama... really said that?" King was shocked.
He knew how incredibly strong Caesar had become, but Caesar didn't seem like an impulsive person.
From his high regard for Germa and the establishment of the Pirate Council, it was clear that Caesar's plans were vast and long-term.
If they were to confront the World Government head-on so soon, the situation would spiral out of control!
"Fufufufu! Absolutely true, King. No time to talk, I need to contact Kaido and Big Mom immediately! Gather all our forces!"
After saying this, Doffy hurriedly pushed the door open to leave.
"Hey! Should we summon the Pirate Council members? We just agreed a few days ago that New World pirates should watch each other's backs. Today's situation perfectly fits that iron rule!"
King shouted loudly.
"Unnecessary! Caesar-sama has gained new allies! Fufufufu! This time, let the whole world witness the brand new Beast God Pirates! Oh right! Remember to notify Morgans - have him publish it in the papers first. We Beast God Pirates believe in courtesy before force, we'll crush Marine Headquarters fair and square! Unlike the treacherous World Government always scheming in the shadows!"
....
Wano Country, Kuri
Shiki hovered mid-air, a thick cigar clenched between his teeth, his lips curling into a grin as he watched the roaring waterfall before him.
From time to time, he could see giant carp leaping upward against the cascading waters.
Gripping his swords in both hands, this time, he didn't need to use Oto and Kogarashi as makeshift legs.
"Let's test how thick this enclosing wall is first!"
His arm muscles bulged, coated in black Armament Haki, entwined with crimson Conqueror's Haki!
"Lion—Kogarashi Sever!"
Crossing his blades through the air, he unleashed a furious slash!
Whoosh!
A brilliant sword beam, stretching eighteen hundred meters, erupted from Shiki's twin swords, tearing through the sky in an instant and slicing into the massive waterfall.
In that moment, countless giant carp climbing the waterfall were shredded into countless fragments by the terrifying sword beam.
The spurting blood instantly turned the waterfall into a cascade of crimson!
BOOM!
Colossal sprays of water erupted, revealing a shocking sight!
The roaring, thousand-meter waterfall was cleanly split in two by Shiki's sword beam, exposing the rocky wall beneath the flowing water.
The razor-sharp sword beam struck the rock face with a deafening roar, as if igniting thousands of tons of explosives, causing the entire waterfall to tremble violently.
Countless massive rocks beneath the water shattered, and a kilometer-long fissure appeared before Shiki's eyes.
Despite the overwhelming power of his strike, Shiki frowned.
"It's much thicker than I imagined. Judging by the sound, this attack only penetrated a little over a hundred meters. It probably didn't even reach a tenth of the enclosing wall's thickness."
Lost in thought, Shiki pondered what method he could use to quickly breach this thick barrier.
"Though I could keep slashing to break through, it would take too much time. Hmm, no, I can't let that bastard Caesar laugh at me."
As he mulled it over, Shiki suddenly slapped his forehead and burst into laughter.
"Jihahaha, I'll just do it this way!"
Shiki's body shot straight up into the sky, and he raised his arms, beckoning toward the dozen or so massive sky islands floating above.
"Islands, come!!"
High above, at an altitude of over ten thousand meters, several uninhabited floating islands began to move.
At Shiki's command, they hurtled downward in the direction he was pulling them!
The islands fell faster and faster, beginning to emit a thunderous roar.
Whoosh!
Crimson flames ignited, transforming the five islands—each spanning seven or eight li—into five colossal meteors!
"Jihahaha, Jihahaha! That's it! Smash through this damned enclosing wall for me, you bastards!"