One day later, on Onigashima.
Ulti walked ahead, appearing extremely cautious.
She couldn't help it—her heart was truly trembling with fear!
After all, this was the stronghold of the Beasts Pirates.
And she... was originally a member of the Beasts Pirates herself!
But Lancelot stated bluntly, "Kaido has a daughter, right?"
Upon hearing this, Ulti's pupils sharply contracted.
She was utterly shocked, never expecting that the person she now followed would even know about this.
It was crucial to understand that within the Beasts Pirates, this was classified information.
Besides her guards, only the high-ranking officers of the crew were aware.
So, if he even knew about Yamato... Then it could be said there was basically nothing about the Beasts Pirates he didn't know.
"Gulp..."
Ulti couldn't help but swallow hard.
At this moment, she felt somewhat fortunate that she and her brother had chosen to follow him.
Otherwise, the consequences would have been dire. Just based on this intelligence-gathering capability, the Beasts Pirates were bound to suffer a major setback.
Thinking this, and clearly understanding that from the moment they joined his ranks, she and her brother Page One were already under his control.
Thus, she immediately became more attentive.
"Yes! Her name is Yamato, though Kaido has always raised her as a son."
As she said this, she discreetly glanced at Lancelot.
Regarding Lancelot, the intelligence had clearly stated: this guy was both lustful and greedy...
'Could it be?!' Ulti quickly formed a deduction in her heart and felt this deduction was highly probable.
After all, she refused to believe he would bring up Yamato without reason.
Lancelot continued, "Then you should know where Yamato is, right?"
Ulti nodded, thinking to herself, "Just as I suspected..."
Lancelot's mouth could no longer be suppressed. "Excellent... Lead the way. Let's go acquire a valuable ally first."
Since they were already here, how could they miss out on Yamato?
In the original storyline, Yamato grew up in Wano Country.
During her childhood, after she witness Kozuki Oden's execution by boiling and reading his journal led to her worship Oden.
Later imprisoned by her father Kaido on Onigashima in Wano, she was forced to wear explosive handcuffs that would detonate if she left the island.
She was very unfamiliar with the outside world and grew stronger through countless challenges against Kaido.
Years later, when Luffy challenged Kaido, she reached a consensus with him and had her shackles removed by Luffy.
She decided to set sail with Luffy after driving Kaido out of Wano Country, but after the Ryokugyu incident, she deeply felt Wano's predicament and chose to stay behind to protect the nation's safety.
Thus, Yamato is quite pure-hearted.
As long as you understand her personality and goals, she's very easy to handle.
With Ulti leading the way, they avoided everyone along the route.
They reached their destination quite smoothly... and saw a young woman confined within a massive cage.
She had gradient-colored white long hair, transitioning from white at the roots to green and then blue at the tips.
Her hair was parted in the middle, with side locks naturally falling to her chest.
A pair of red demon horns grew from her head.
The hair at the back of her head was tied into a ponytail, secured with two orange hairpins. Golden earrings adorned her ears.
She had a tall figure, wearing a white sleeveless close-fitting kimono with blue patterns and two diamond-shaped designs on the chest.
A large shimenawa rope was tied around her waist.
She wore a red long skirt underneath, barefoot with red-strapped geta. Shackles were fastened around her wrists.
Yamato...
Lancelot recognized her at a glance, his eyes lighting up involuntarily.
He had to admit that Yamato truly deserved her reputation as one of the top five beauties in the world of One Piece.
With her sexy figure, the heroic spirit typically seen in men, and the impulsiveness and vitality of youth radiating from her.
Moreover, her cheerful personality, casual, and straightforward behavior made it hard for anyone not to love her.
She was practically the perfect "bro" in every man's heart—someone you could play with during the day and have fun together, and at night you could still play together, knowing each other inside out.
When Yamato saw Ulti, she raised an eyebrow.
Their relationship wasn't particularly friendly—every time they met, they would exchange barbs.
She just didn't understand why Ulti would appear here at this moment.
Then, her gaze fell upon Lancelot standing beside Ulti.
Her expression changed slightly.
While she knew very little about the outside world, she was quite familiar with some rules on Onigashima.
For instance, when Ulti stood with Kaido, she would never stand shoulder-to-shoulder, but always one step behind.
This showed the strong's respect for their superior, and a crew member's deference to their captain.
But now... Ulti was actually standing one step behind this man before her eyes.
Which meant, in Ulti's perception, he was stronger than her, and significantly so.
Throughout the entire Beasts Pirates, only four people could make her behave this way: Kaido, King, Queen, and Jack.
So this man must be at least at Jack's level.
Yet, she had never heard of such a person on Onigashima!
Could he be newly recruited?
Then, her eyes fell upon the Marine uniform Lancelot was wearing.
"Huh..." Only then did she finally notice something wrong.
Her eyes widened with disbelief: "A Marine?"
This was the first time in her life she had ever seen a Marine.
If not for hearing about the Marines' distinctive attire from others, she might not have recognized it.
But how could a Marine appear here? And brought by Ulti, no less!
Her gaze involuntarily returned to Ulti, filled with confusion.
After all, even someone like her, who had only been to Wano Country, knew that the Marines were opposed to pirates.
Thus, the expression on her face seemed to ask, "What's going on?"
Ulti: "..."
Meeting Yamato's gaze, she was momentarily at a loss for words.
She couldn't help but look toward Lancelot.
Lancelot, however, curled the corners of his lips into a kind smile, took a few steps forward, and bluntly speak.
"I'm a Marine and I'm here to deal with Kaido. Are you interested?"
"Huh?" Ulti was completely dumbfounded.
After snapping back to reality, the way she looked at Lancelot changed, as if she were looking at a fool.
Who was Yamato? She was Kaido's daughter!
Although Ulti knew that Yamato and Kaido had some conflicts, those were merely internal disputes.
How could a daughter join forces with others to deal with her own father?
Upon hearing this, Yamato showed a surprised expression.
Of course, she didn't agree immediately but began to scrutinize Lancelot.
Seeing this, Ulti couldn't help but think to herself, 'See!'.
She had originally thought Lancelot intended to capture Yamato first to gain leverage over Kaido.
But this was his goal?
Lancelot, however, remained undiscouraged and added, "Of course, the most important thing this time is to help restore Wano Country. If you're unwilling, forget it..."
Yamato was taken aback at first, then became visibly excited.
"Alright, I agree."
Ulti: "..."
'Are you even listening to what you're saying?'
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