What Are You Barking About?
Yamato couldn't believe it. This man could actually pull off such a feat.
Looking into his eyes, she saw no trace of a lie. Furthermore, he knew exactly how powerful the enemy was, yet he still spoke with such absolute confidence. That meant he truly had the power to back it up.
However, her initial surge of excitement suddenly cooled.
She had already been tricked into agreeing to have a child with him, which had taught her a profound lesson.
*Was he going to demand something incredibly outrageous this time too?*
She asked warily.
"Then what exactly do you want me to do?"
Ryōsuke smiled.
"It's nothing difficult. Just bear a few more children for me."
"Ah."
Yamato was stunned and couldn't help but blurt out.
"To have a few more children... doesn't that mean we have to do it a few more times?"
*To be honest, even though it felt incredibly good, it was truly far too shameful.*
Ryōsuke looked at Yamato quietly.
*She's far too naive. Does she really think it will only be a few times?*
But he didn't try to persuade her any further, simply waiting in silence.
He didn't want to force her; she needed to be completely willing.
Yamato's goal was to become someone like Oden.
This was her deepest obsession, something that couldn't be changed even when her father, Kaido of the Beasts, ruthlessly beat her with his club.
That alone proved just how resolute Yamato was.
Therefore, she was bound to agree to his request.
Meanwhile, Yamato pondered for a long time.
Finally, she decided to yield.
*Having one child is the same as having a few.*
More importantly, she could save this country, expel Kaido, and allow the people of this nation to regain their freedom and no longer suffer from oppression.
*Merely having children—how could that even be considered a hardship?*
She spoke with firm resolve.
"Alright, I promise you."
Hearing this, a smile graced Ryōsuke's face.
"Then let's head out immediately."
The first step was to beat down Kaido of the Beasts and force these pirates to submit to him. He would give them a chance at a new life, but those who refused to yield would simply be killed.
They were just pirates, after all. Killing them wouldn't burden his conscience in the slightest, especially considering they had slaughtered far more people than he ever had.
Yamato felt incredibly excited, but she managed to suppress her emotions.
"Wait a moment."
She still needed to clean her dirty body.
Her hair was also quite a mess.
This would affect her in battle, and she certainly wasn't going to just stand by and watch.
After a long while, she finished freshening up and returned to Ryōsuke.
While cleaning up, she had formulated a battle plan. Even if the man before her truly had the power to handle so many enemies, they couldn't risk a direct confrontation.
She spoke up.
"In a moment, I'll take you directly to the top floor where Kaido is, and you can subdue him. Once that happens, the others won't dare to fight back, and we can just make them leave this place obediently."
Kaido was her father, after all. Even though he had committed such heinous crimes, she didn't want to kill him.
However, he absolutely had to be banished.
Ryōsuke naturally agreed, and the two of them set off toward Onigashima Castle.
Along the way, they naturally encountered quite a few pirate lackeys, but none of them dared to bother Yamato.
Because Yamato was Lord Kaido's son. Even though she was at odds with her father, it wasn't their place to gossip about her.
Only after the two had passed did they begin to whisper among themselves.
"Who is that person next to Young Master Yamato? Does anyone recognize him?"
"No clue, but looking at his clothes, he seems to be from another country."
"Doesn't that make him an outsider? Looks like we need to report this to the Lead Performer, Lord Jack the Drought."
They were, in fact, subordinates of the Lead Performer, Jack the Drought.
One of them quickly ran toward Onigashima Castle to report to Jack. Only a man of his status could snatch an outsider away from Yamato.
After all, how could an outsider be allowed to stroll around Onigashima so casually?
Inside Onigashima Castle, Jack the Drought received the news.
He was deeply puzzled.
*What the hell is Yamato up to now? Didn't Lord Kaido just beat her down a few days ago?*
*Bringing a stranger to Onigashima Castle this time... what exactly is she trying to do?*
*Is she plotting against Lord Kaido again?*
*That brat even idolizes our former enemy, Kozuki Oden. Damn her.*
*If she wasn't Lord Kaido's son, she would have been killed long ago. None of us would have tolerated her.*
*And who exactly is this stranger?*
*Could he be an intruder? If so, he certainly has no right to walk around here.*
He also thought of Fire Fist Ace, that guy who had previously come to Onigashima to cause trouble.
He immediately got up, left Onigashima Castle, and arrived at the main entrance.
Head-on, he saw Yamato walking over with a man dressed in strange clothes, standing about 1.8 meters tall.
He looked incredibly weak and completely ordinary.
He had definitely never seen this guy on Onigashima before.
Although he couldn't possibly remember everyone's face, the aura radiating from this man was not that of a pirate.
Seeing the Lead Performer, Jack the Drought, standing there, Yamato cursed inwardly and muttered under her breath.
"Stay close to me, and don't get into a fight with this guy."
Yamato didn't want to clash with anyone before reaching Kaido. Doing so would draw a massive crowd and put her plan at a severe disadvantage.
Ryōsuke felt there was absolutely no need to worry so much.
They could just steamroll right through.
However, he didn't say anything.
At that moment, the eight-meter-tall giant, Jack the Drought, walked over and glared at Yamato and the stranger.
He spoke coldly.
"Yamato, what are you doing bringing this strange man to Onigashima Castle?"
Yamato's face darkened as well.
"That's none of your business. Get out of the way."
The Lead Performer, Jack the Drought, had no intention of backing down.
"I can't do that. If you can't prove his identity, then I'm taking him away as a suspicious intruder."
Yamato's expression instantly soured. *What a nuisance.*
"You wouldn't dare!"
Ryōsuke couldn't stand watching this any longer, knowing the other party wouldn't let them pass so easily.
He spoke up in annoyance.
"What are you barking about? Are you pig-brained?"
"Can't you see the relationship between Yamato and me?"
As soon as those words were spoken, the entire area fell dead silent.
The surrounding pirates dropped their jaws in shock.
This guy was simply too audacious.
To actually dare call Jack pig-brained... didn't he know how terrible Jack's temper was?
Aside from the other two Lead Performers and Lord Kaido, Jack never showed anyone respect.
Not even Yamato.