After finishing all the alterations of the Historical Poneglyphs, Rosse took his people and left Wano Country.
That super battleship was indeed found by Sakazuki, but for now, it was still not the time for it to see the light of day.
And for this kind of one-and-only super battleship, neither Sakazuki nor Rosse had much interest.
The battleship indeed had the ability to destroy islands, but the limitations were quite a lot.
In comparison, they themselves already had the ability to destroy islands, with far fewer restrictions.
All in all, it was rather tasteless.
Before leaving, Rosse also brought Olvia to personally see a Historical Poneglyph once, had her make a rubbing of it, then translate, organize, and finally submit the translated text to the World Government.
Anyway, since these textual records had all been tampered with, Rosse didn't care whether they would be exposed or not.
Or rather, if it really got exposed, Rosse would only think that was even better.
The Jaygar set sail once again, heading straight for the Red Line.
Originally, this voyage, Rosse planned to make a brief supply stop at Dressrosa, then pass through the Ryugu Kingdom and finally take Otohime with him back to the Holy Land of Mary Geoise.
But after two days of sailing at sea, at a warm and sunny noon, while Rosse was lounging on a beach chair holding Gion in his arms, he suddenly raised his brow, lifted his head, and looked toward a certain direction in the west.
"Did you find something?"
Gion's hand, holding fruit, paused slightly. She instinctively directed her Observation Haki toward the direction of Rosse's gaze.
With how well the two of them knew each other, just a single glance or gesture was enough for her to know what stance she should take.
But unfortunately, her Observation Haki didn't detect anything at all.
Gion didn't think too much about it though, only feeling that her Observation Haki still wasn't good enough to detect what Rosse could detect.
"I wasn't really looking for it, but to run into it this time can only be called an unexpected surprise," Rosse smiled faintly, and patted Gion on her lower back.
Understanding, Gion quickly got up and walked toward the cabin.
She was wearing casual clothes at the moment, and if a fight really broke out later, they'd be far too easy to tear apart.
"Head west!"
Rosse's voice wasn't loud, but it spread throughout the entire Jaygar.
This sudden order was not questioned at all.
Under Zephyr's coordination, the Jaygar quickly adjusted its course, heading directly west.
Kaido, who had been lying flat on the deck like a corpse, suddenly sprang up because of this.
These past days, he had thought about many things, but most of them he still couldn't figure out.
Only one point, Kaido understood quite clearly.
That was: every step Rosse took was full of deep meaning. Watch carefully, learn carefully, and there would be no mistake.
Just as Kaido was about to ask, suddenly his expression tightened.
"Hm?"
Kaido snapped his gaze toward the west. Within his Observation Haki, a colossal figure suddenly appeared.
Combining this with the information he had obtained earlier in Wano, Kaido's face darkened as he blurted out, "Zou!"
And after Kaido sensed it with Observation Haki, the others on board also perceived it.
Then, a towering black shadow slowly appeared in everyone's sight.
"According to legend, Zunesha is a giant elephant, over ten thousand meters tall, that has been walking the New World for over a thousand years. Seeing it today, it truly is so."
Wearing a tight red combat suit, Gion walked out from the cabin. Bathed every day by Rosse's nourishment, she was now radiating an ultimate allure.
"The depth of the sea here is about 5,000 meters. For it to have most of its body above water, it indeed could be ten thousand meters tall."
Zephyr also stepped onto the deck, letting out a sigh of emotion.
He knew more about Zou than others did, but this was also his first time seeing it with his own eyes.
Because Zou was a moving island, it could never be guided by an Eternal Pose. It could only be encountered at sea either by tracking the Mink Tribe's Vivre Card, or by fate.
"Can you take down that big guy?", Kaido grinned, just watching Rosse with great interest.
If there truly was destiny in this world, then if this thing before them didn't have destiny, that really wouldn't make sense.
Besides, he had recently crammed some history, and just happened to learn that this elephant had some ties to Joy Boy and Wano.
The more he learned, the more Kaido believed in destiny.
"Killing it isn't hard, even you could do it. In terms of direct confrontation, its size is indeed unmatched, but when it comes to killing a beast, humans have countless methods."
Rosse glanced at Kaido, his tone completely casual.
Zunesha was indeed a beast of war, but that was only on a battlefield head-on.
Now with most of its body in the sea, and with his fruit power to control the sea, there really were countless ways to wear it down to death. It would just take time.
But if the goal was simply to kill, then as long as it died, why bother with a head-on clash?
Besides, even in a head-on clash, it wasn't certain he couldn't force-kill it.
A large body only meant a thick foundation, not necessarily overwhelming combat strength.
"That's true," Kaido laughed heartily. Hearing Rosse's words, he suddenly had more ideas.
They were men, not beasts. Naturally, they didn't need to use brutish methods.
After all, he was Kaido, not Kozuki Oden. He wouldn't do such foolish things.
"But from your words, seems you won't be killing it. Need me to test it out?", Kaido's lips curved upward slightly, his gaze noticing Rosse's position.
Rosse was now standing by the pool on the deck, his feet stepping on the overflowed water.
The Jaygar's pool was special, it could connect directly to the sea.
Though Kaido couldn't sense anything, deep down he had a feeling: the Rosse in front of him was at most just a clone.
The real Rosse had long gone elsewhere.
Most likely, he had boarded Zou already. That was the Minks' kingdom, and surely there was something Rosse cared about there.
"Go on and test it. Let's see whether it's you, the dragon, who's stronger, or this elephant."
Rosse smiled at Kaido, instantly seeing through his thoughts.
Kaido was indeed right. This body was only a water clone. But because his perception range was vast, he could multitask to handle the situation here.
His true body had already boarded Zou.
Since he intended to alter the Road Poneglyphs, of course every single one had to be altered properly.
This rare chance had to be taken full advantage of.
Still, for safety's sake, he planned to move under Gion's cover.
Though everyone on this ship was his, not all of them were one hundred percent trustworthy.
If it got exposed, that would cut down a lot of the fun.
"HAHAHAHA, then let me try it!"
With a deafening laugh, Kaido suddenly leapt high from the deck, transforming in midair into a massive divine dragon a hundred meters long, roaring as he charged toward Zunesha.
Being Rosse's prisoner for so long, he had been extremely stifled both physically and mentally.
Though he could endure it, now that the opportunity was right before him, he had to cherish it.
A rare opportunity, he had to vent it out.
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