He strode outside, his voice echoing in the cave, filled with unquestionable ambition and power.
"When the day of destiny arrives, whether you follow me is up to you! But if your mind is made up, then keep up!"
"Come! I will show you—the view from the top of the world!"
His figure disappeared into the light at the cave entrance, leaving behind a group of maritime powerhouses with different thoughts but equally awed by his spirit.
In the center of Hachinosu Island, the newly appeared giant skull mouth seemed to be grinning silently, foretelling the storm that was about to sweep the world.
Rocks led a group of officers, grandly walking out of the fish-shaped stone mountain where Byrnndi World had blasted two "eyes," and arrived at the harbor area.
From afar, they saw the giant man standing like an iron tower, emitting an aura that warned strangers not to approach—"Gokudo Kyo."
"Wu-hahaha!" Rocks let out his signature laugh and spoke first, his voice as loud as a beating drum,
"Kyo! You fellow, instead of staying in your own territory, you've come to my Hachinosu Island. Have you finally come to your senses and want to join me in doing something big?"
Kyo raised his fierce face, his gaze sweeping over Rocks, pausing for a moment on the officers behind him—each with a different form but a powerful aura—and finally landing on Golden Lion Shiki, who looked displeased and was chomping on a cigar.
He pulled out a smile that was hardly friendly, his voice deep and raspy: "Rocks. I heard you've gathered a bunch of 'interesting' lunatics here who are turning the sea upside down. I came to see if it's truly as interesting as the rumors say."
Shiki snorted coldly, his long golden hair moving without wind, and the gravel on the ground around him began to float slightly:
"Hmph! Kyo, you bastard, you're still as infuriating as ever! What, didn't you get beaten enough last time? You want to come to my territory and taste being slashed again?"
Clearly, the grudge between the two from the past was not small.
Kyo glanced at Shiki, not backing down at all: "Shiki, if your sword were half as sharp as your tongue, you wouldn't have let me escape back then. Want to fight? I'm ready anytime!"
Seeing the atmosphere instantly become tense, Rocks laughed even more happily, spreading his arms in a gesture of openness:
"Wu-hahaha! Interesting! Arrogant enough! I like it! Kyo, since you find this place interesting, then stay! On my, Rocks', ship, we only speak with strength! As long as you're strong enough, there's a place for you! Welcome to this world-overturning feast!"
He didn't care at all about the personal grudge between Kyo and Shiki; he even welcomed it. To him, internal competition and friction were catalysts for maintaining vitality.
Just as the atmosphere was subtle, the sky suddenly darkened, and a powerful pressure approached from afar along with the thunderous sound of flapping wings.
Everyone looked up to see a giant blue pterosaur folding its wings and slowly landing on the open ground of the harbor. After landing, the pterosaur's form changed and shrank rapidly, finally transforming into a tall, slender figure with fluttering pink-purple hair.
This was Charlotte Linlin, who had arrived after sending Kuri back to Inazuma.
"Ma~ it seems I've returned just in time. Why so lively?"
Charlotte Linlin scanned the area around Rocks; there were a few more unfamiliar figures, likely the new Crew members Rocks had recruited over the past few years.
"Is this Kaido when he was young?"
Finally, her gaze fell on a young man with horns on his head, who was also looking at Charlotte Linlin with a face full of eagerness.
Since joining the Rocks Pirates, he, who lived by the law of the jungle, had already challenged many important officers of the crew. If it weren't for his own strength and Newgate's protection, it would be a question whether Kaido could even be standing here now.
This woman he was meeting for the first time had an aura that was no less than that of Newgate, with whom he currently had the best relationship. This gave the battle-loving Kaido a strong urge to challenge her.
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