Nearly a month had passed since the transmigration. Kaido felt the period of his explosive power growth had ended. If he wanted to continue getting stronger in the future, it would only be through the slow, daily grind of training.
Thinking this, Kaido picked up his Hassaikai and stood up from the ground. He then transformed directly into the kilometer-long azure dragon and flew towards where the ship was moored.
"Wororororo... King, Queen, get ready. We're setting off," Kaido said, having shifted back to his human form mid-air and landing on the deck. He addressed King, who had flown back at some point, and Queen, who had been sunbathing on the deck the whole time.
"Right away, Boss Kaido!" Queen said with an ingratiating smile.
He then turned and haughtily barked at the various low-level pirates on the ship, "You heard him! Prepare to set sail immediately! And cooks, get the food ready at once! Boss Kaido just finished exercising and needs to replenish his energy!"
"Yes, sir!" the low-level pirates on the ship responded loudly.
Soon, the ship began to depart.
Simultaneously, massive amounts of meat were continuously brought up to the deck by the cooks.
"Mm, grr... not bad. The flavor's better this time, an improvement over last time," Kaido said, tearing off a huge mouthful from a large hunk of meat he held in one hand.
"Thank you for the praise, Boss Kaido! Our cook team will continue to strive for improvement!"
Hearing Kaido's words, the head cook among them replied respectfully.
"Queen, what's our next destination?" Kaido asked between large bites of meat.
The mountain-like pile of food entering Kaido's mouth was instantly digested by his increasingly monstrous digestive capabilities.
"Boss Kaido, as per your instructions, we are currently heading for Sleepy Old Town in the first half of the Grand Line. We should reach the next island, Shells Town, in about fifteen days. After resting there, we'll get the ship coated and head straight for Fish-Man Island. From Fish-Man Island, we'll reach Sabaody Archipelago. After passing a few more islands, we'll arrive at our destination. We're roughly thirty days away from the target location," Queen replied directly.
"Still thirty days, huh? King, the Devil Fruit I've prepared for you will be in your hands in about thirty days," Kaido said to King, who was standing beside him.
Kaido placed considerable value on both King and Queen. Just think about it—in the original work, among the Four Emperors' crews, the Beasts Pirates only had Kaido himself as a Mythical Zoan user. Everyone else had Ancient or Ordinary Zoans. Meanwhile, their opponents had even more Mythical Zoans than they did. That was just ridiculous.
Therefore, Kaido had decided: from now on, his Calamity-level subordinates, whenever possible, must have Animal-Type, Mythical Zoan Devil Fruits. Coincidentally, Kaido knew about many powerful Devil Fruits that appeared in the original story. After this trip to Sleepy Old Town, Kaido didn't plan to return to the New World immediately. Instead, he intended to search the first half of the Grand Line and the Four Seas for other top-tier Devil Fruits that might exist in the original plot. Of course, it would be even better if he encountered some promising individuals worth recruiting along the way.
"Ahem, Boss Kaido, if it's not too much to ask... what kind of Devil Fruit have you prepared for this guy? I mean, you didn't even want the two Ancient Zoan-type Devil Fruits we have in our storage," Queen asked, his eyes shifting craftily.
"Worororororo... My crew is called the Beasts Pirates. Naturally, we focus on Zoan types. But of course, even among Zoans, there's a qualitative difference. The Devil Fruits I have my eye on are naturally the top-tier ones among Zoans—the Mythical Zoans," Kaido replied with a laugh.
"What! Mythical Zoan!" Even though they had suspected it, hearing Kaido say it out loud still shocked both King and Queen.
"Boss Kaido, I think this guy King is fine with an Ancient Zoan. Why don't you save that Mythical Zoan for me?" Queen immediately suggested.
THUD—!
No sooner had Queen finished speaking than he was kicked flying by King, crashing through the ship's cabin wall and leaving a man-shaped hole.
"You bastard, I'll teach you a lesson!" Queen's furious voice echoed from inside the cabin.
"I'll eat whatever Devil Fruit Big Brother Kaido gives me. I'm not fixated on a particular one, but that doesn't mean a bastard like you can covet it," King said directly to Queen, who was slowly crawling out of the hole.
"Enough. King, Queen, stop," Kaido intervened, putting an end to it.
Hearing Kaido, King and Queen, who were about to go at it, immediately halted.
"King, Queen, you are both valued subordinates in my eyes. So rest assured, the Devil Fruits you will consume will both be Animal-Type, Mythical Zoans," Kaido said to the two of them.
"Big Brother Kaido, I will not disappoint your expectations," King said, visibly moved.
"Thank you, Big Brother Kaido," Queen also said happily.
He then hesitated slightly before asking Kaido, "But, Big Brother Kaido, Mythical Zoan Devil Fruits are said to be even rarer than Logia types. Can we really find so many Mythical Zoans?"
"Worororororo... Queen, you said it yourself—'said to be.' Don't worry. The number of Animal-Type, Mythical Zoan Devil Fruits I know of far exceeds your imagination," Kaido replied with a loud laugh.
When this setting first appeared in the original work, everyone thought Mythical Zoan Devil Fruits were genuinely rare. But ever since Mythical Zoans became the 'meta,' even if they weren't exactly common, they were definitely no fewer in number than Logia types.
In the original story, the Logia-type Devil Fruits that have appeared so far number only thirteen: the Moku Moku no Mi (Smoke), Mera Mera no Mi (Flame), Suna Suna no Mi (Sand), Goro Goro no Mi (Rumble), Hie Hie no Mi (Chill), Yami Yami no Mi (Dark), Pika Pika no Mi (Glint), Magu Magu no Mi (Magma), Numa Numa no Mi (Swamp), Gasu Gasu no Mi (Gas), Yuki Yuki no Mi (Snow), Mori Mori no Mi (Wood), and Seki Seki no Mi (Coal).
As for Mythical Zoans? Just the ones that have appeared are: Hito Hito no Mi, Model: Nika; Tori Tori no Mi, Model: Phoenix; Hito Hito no Mi, Model: Daidarabotchi; Hito Hito no Mi, Model: Daibutsu; Inu Inu no Mi, Model: Kyubi no Kitsune; Hebi Hebi no Mi, Model: Yamata no Orochi; Ryu Ryu no Mi, Model: Kirin; Uo Uo no Mi, Model: Seiryu (his own); Uma Uma no Mi, Model: Pegasus; Inu Inu no Mi, Model: Okuchi no Makami; Kōmori Kōmori no Mi, Model: Vampire; Inu Inu no Mi, Model: Bake-danuki; Tori Tori no Mi, Model: Nue; Inu Inu no Mi, Model: Cerberus.
This isn't even counting whether the questionable forms of The Five Elder Stars are Mythical Zoan Devil Fruit abilities. If they are, then the number of Mythical Zoans far surpasses that of Logias.
"Is that so? Then, Big Brother Kaido, what kind of Animal-Type, Mythical Zoan Devil Fruit have you prepared for me?" Hearing this, Queen stopped worrying about other things and excitedly asked Kaido.
"Wororororo... Don't worry. No matter what the Devil Fruit is, as long as it's a Mythical Zoan, it's an incredibly powerful existence. With proper development, you and King will definitely not be inferior to any so-called Marine Admiral in the future," Kaido stated directly.