Looking at the white-haired loli, who had a pair of horns on her head, scrambling on the deck, searching for food and constantly crying out that she was hungry.
Carne couldn't help but twitch his mouth at the scene before him.
"Isn't that Yamato?! She's only one year old right now!!"
Do you know how Carne felt at that moment?
Watching a one-year-old child crawl around on a Pirate Ship, where death could strike at any moment, searching for food.
Carne couldn't help but complain about Kaido; he just let a one-year-old child who couldn't even walk crawl around on the Pirate Ship, with no one supervising her. It was as if no one saw Yamato, and they all just went about their own business.
Carne ultimately couldn't bear it and stepped forward to pick up Yamato.
Yamato, who couldn't speak much yet, saw someone pick her up. Although she didn't recognize him, she instinctively waved her chubby little hands and, in a tender child's voice, cried out,
"Hungry, eat."
Seeing that the plump Yamato showed no signs of malnutrition, Carne knew that at least Yamato was eating well.
It seemed someone always fed her when she was hungry, but this time, it was probably because a big battle was about to happen, and no one was around to feed her.
Carne carried Yamato to the bow of the ship, where he immediately saw Kaido standing alone, leaning on his spiked club.
"Captain Kaido."
Hearing someone call him, Kaido looked down at Carne at his feet and Yamato, who was crying out for food in Carne's arms.
"Brat, what do you want?"
Carne didn't speak but lifted Yamato in his arms.
Seeing this, Kaido smirked. "Brat, why are you holding my daughter? Did you take a fancy to her? Then the task of looking after her will be entrusted to you."
Carne's forehead was covered in black lines. This Kaido was not normal!! He was not the Kaido he knew!
Finally, Carne couldn't help but shout at Kaido, "She's still a one-year-old child! Kaido!!"
Silence, a deathly silence. The Pirates, who had been somewhat noisy just moments before, stared with wide eyes and open mouths at the brat who dared to shout at Kaido.
They couldn't believe it, couldn't believe that this newly joined brat dared to yell at Captain Kaido and even call him by his name.
He's going to be killed, right?
Kaido lowered his head, making his expression unreadable.
Carne only belatedly realized what he had just done. In a rush of blood and a heated moment, he had blurted out what was on his mind.
At this moment, he also felt a bit weak. Kaido should go easy on him, right? He should… right? Only Yamato was still crying out that she was hungry.
King and Queen were already standing beside Kaido, looking at Carne with ill intent. Just as the atmosphere became extremely oppressive, Kaido, whom everyone expected to explode, acted completely out of character.
"Wurorororo… Wurorororo…"
"You're killing me, brat. You're only a three-year-old kid yourself, and you're calling someone else a child. That's hilarious."
"Look at what's in your arms first before you speak."
Hearing Kaido laugh, Carne's heart involuntarily relaxed. He was genuinely afraid that Kaido, in a fit of displeasure, would give him a beating.
Just as he was about to speak, he heard Kaido's next sentence: In his arms? What about in his arms?
Carne looked down at his arms. Yamato was already trembling from the cold air emanating from him, and she had even stopped crying about being hungry.
This startled Carne, who quickly put Yamato down. This made Carne feel at a loss, unsure whether to hold her or not.
Knowing that their Captain wasn't angry and seeing Carne's flustered appearance, everyone burst into laughter again.
Kaido snorted lightly, "A brat is just a brat."
"It seems I need to quickly resolve this emanating cold air!"
…Time passed. On the vast ocean, a Pirate Ship, adorned with a giant skull and a pair of large, tusk-like flagpoles, was rapidly approaching another Pirate Ship.
"Brother Kaido, it's the Victoria Pirates. Their Captain, Victoria, has a bounty of over 400 million, has eaten the Cat-Cat Fruit, Lightning Leopard Form, and is also a swordsman."
King spoke, relaying information about the opposing Pirate Ship's Captain, and at the same time, seeking Kaido's opinion.
Kaido grinned, raised his spiked club towards that Pirate Ship, and shouted, "My little ones, attack!"
Upon receiving their Captain's order, everyone mobilized.
"Kill!"
"Plunder them all!"
King flew into the air, being the first to charge towards that Pirate Ship. Besides him, other members with flight capabilities followed closely.
Meanwhile, on the Victoria Pirate Ship, Captain Victoria was leisurely lying on the deck, sipping fine wine and basking in the sun.
Just then, a crew member ran over in a panic.
"N-not good, Captain, someone is attacking!"
Victoria didn't even open his eyes; he waved his hand and casually said, "Then kill them and throw them into the sea for the fish."
After speaking, he stretched and changed his posture.
"C-Captain, this time it's the Beasts Pirates."
"En~ It's just the Beasts Pi… What!! The Beasts Pirates!!"
Initially unconcerned, Victoria sprang up from his lounge chair in shock upon hearing it was the Beasts Pirates, his expression extremely exaggerated. He then looked angrily at his dim-witted subordinate.
The more he thought about it, the angrier he became.
"Why didn't you say so earlier!!"
Bang!
A gunshot rang out, and the small-fry fell into a pool of blood.
But almost at the instant Victoria killed the small-fry, the sky was suddenly covered by a shadow.
Victoria looked up and saw that it was King, one of the Beasts Pirates' executives!
"Beasts Pirates, I don't recall ever provoking you. Why are you attacking me?"
Victoria's face was grim as he spoke to King, who was flying in the air.
King did not reply, as he felt there was no need to waste words on a dead man.
He directly drew the saber from his waist and charged straight at Victoria.
Seeing that communication was futile, Victoria could only draw his long sword to counterattack.
The others also began their battles; they were mostly flying in the air. Their goal was merely to delay this ship, not to achieve victory, so they were in no hurry.
The only one in a hurry was Victoria; he didn't know why the Beasts Pirates had suddenly targeted him.
On the other side, seeing that King had already boarded the ship, Kaido ordered to speed up.
Soon, the main force of the Beasts Pirates had arrived.
Kaido remained still, standing at the bow of the ship with his spiked club on his shoulder. A Pirate with a mere 400 million bounty was not worth his personal intervention.
The subordinates behind him could no longer restrain themselves, their eyes filled with a longing for battle.
"Wurorororo…"
"Go, my little ones."
At Kaido's command, the Pirates behind him could no longer hold back and charged forward one by one. Among them, the sturdy yellow-haired youth with a braid rushed to the very front, holding a high-tech cannon.
"Mwahahahaha, King, you haven't taken down the opposing Captain yet, are you getting weak?"
This person was none other than the future Plague Queen. At this time, he was not as rotund as he would be in the future, but a muscular strongman.
As he spoke, the high-tech cannon in his hand had already claimed the lives of several Pirates.
The other members of the Beasts were not to be outdone and began to seek out their opponents.
Carne watched the battle before him with an itching heart, gritted his teeth, and charged forward.
Kaido looked at the brat, who was searching for enemies in the crowd, with a smile, as if seeing a reflection of his younger self.
Carne looked around and finally found his opponent.
Two people from the opposing side were ganging up on one of the Beasts' members.
Carne immediately rushed over, casually picked up a sword from the ground, and took on one of the enemies.
The opponent, seeing it was a brat, sneered, "Hmph, kid, go home and drink your milk."
Carne looked at the person before him with angry eyes. He recognized him; this was one of the people who had ganged up on his parents.
"Ah! Go to hell!"
Carne roared in anger and charged forward without hesitation.
The opponent, seeing Carne was a child, didn't take him seriously, but the next moment he paid for his arrogance.
Carne wasn't very skilled with a sword, but he knew basic hacking and slashing. Carne swung forcefully at the man.
The man casually tried to block, but the result made his face change drastically.
When Carne's sword made contact with his, he felt an immense force, not of human origin, pressing down like a thousand pounds. He felt his arm go numb.
His sword was easily knocked out of his hand by Carne's single strike, and before he could even be shocked, a sword had already pierced through his chest.