Chapter 154: Kaido's Progress! Spies of the Pirates
Beasts Pirates
When that scout delivered the information he had obtained to the Beasts Pirates, the entire pirate crew fell into dead silence.
What the hell is this?!
A mysterious swordsman at Great Swordsman level, defeating Kozuki Oden with a single move, and even taking down both Shimotsuki Yasuie and the Fierce Blade one against two.
If this kind of talent were spread out, no one would believe it.
It was simply too absurd!
This caused many pirates to start whispering among themselves.
"Hey, hey, hey! This guy's strength is way too monstrous!"
"Even the boss said Kozuki Oden wasn't weak, but this time he got one-shotted. Where did this pirate come from?"
"I've never heard of such a guy in the New World!"
Everyone knew that both Kozuki Oden and Shimotsuki Yasuie were absolutely powerful swordsmen. Even on the open sea, they were far from weak.
To defeat both of them so easily.
This level of strength had probably already reached the legendary realm of Great Swordsman!
And as Kaido—who had once been part of the Rocks Pirates—he had naturally seen one of the Great Swordsmen, the Golden Lion Shiki, show his might.
Thinking that this masked man also possessed such terrifying power.
Kaido couldn't help but frown.
The current Kaido was not the Emperor from thirty years later, who had fully mastered the Azure Dragon form and pushed his combat power to its peak.
The current Beasts Pirates were not bad.
But compared to top pirate crews like the Golden Lion Shiki's or Roger's.
They still had certain shortcomings.
And Kaido's current strength, while enough to handle Kozuki Oden, was absolutely incapable of casually crushing both of them with dual blades like that masked man.
Wait… dual blades?
A sharp glint flashed in Kaido's eyes.
If he remembered correctly, the Lotte from back then also used dual blades.
This was too much of a coincidence, wasn't it?
After all, there were very few Great Swordsmen on the entire sea right now.
Among them, the only one who used dual blades was the Golden Lion Shiki.
Now suddenly another one appeared—it was hard for Kaido not to think of Lotte, who had disappeared ten years ago.
But it was only a suspicion in his heart. After all, Lotte's true trump card had never been swordsmanship.
It was that terrifyingly extreme ability!
With that guy's talent, there was no need to hide his identity.
Ten years ago, Lotte was already capable of facing off against Marine Admirals head-on.
Now ten years had passed.
Probably even the old Rocks might not be his match anymore!
As for this newly emerged Great Swordsman, while his strength was indeed shocking.
He was only using two Supreme Grade swords—nothing compared to Lotte's original Ghost Cutter and Flame King!
While Kaido was deep in thought.
He noticed fear rising on the faces of some crew members around him.
He immediately let out a cold snort.
"Hmph!"
A low, dragon-like snort mixed with Conqueror's Haki.
Instantly, the surrounding crew members nearly collapsed to the ground in fright. Kaido glanced at those useless idiots, picked up the sake jar in front of him, and drank deeply.
"Gulp gulp gulp—!"
The huge jar of fine sake disappeared like water into the sea. Kaido downed it in one go and casually smashed it to the ground.
"Crash!"
The jar shattered instantly upon impact.
The surroundings fell into dead silence. No pirate dared make a sound.
Kaido sneered.
"In the end, he's just a swordsman."
"So what if he can defeat Kozuki Oden and the Fierce Blade?"
"No need to fear anything. As long as we can take Wano Country, the Beasts Pirates will definitely become the top pirate crew!"
"Little ones! Did you all understand?!"
His tone was full of confidence, as if he didn't take the masked man seriously at all.
The terrifying Conqueror's Haki radiating from his entire body made the surrounding pirates swallow hard and nod frantically like they were possessed.
Kaido nodded in satisfaction.
Then he waved his hand coldly and gave the order.
"Since you all understand, get ready from now on."
"That mysterious man's identity and appearance are information we must know. Since he's planning to take Kozuki Oden away with his pirate crew, we must prepare for battle with him."
"If anyone can't do it, say it now."
When the pirates heard this.
Their hearts immediately turned ice-cold.
After all, that was a terrifying Great Swordsman-level existence. Sending them to scout his identity—wasn't that just making them cannon fodder?!
Among the pirates, a young man hesitated and shakily raised his hand.
"B-Boss… I still have family to take care of at home."
"I'm afraid I can't… Bang!"
Before the young man could finish speaking.
With an extremely powerful whistling sound, his head was completely blown to pieces. Scarlet blood mixed with white fluid splattered everywhere.
The nearby pirates almost vomited.
Kaido coldly glanced at the remaining pirates.
"Is there anyone else who can't do it?"
The pirates, faces full of fear, immediately shook their heads without hesitation.
Are you kidding!
Who wanted their head exploded right now!
At least scouting his identity gave them a slim chance of survival—far better than dying here!
Kaido didn't care about the thoughts of these cannon fodder.
His true elite subordinates were still out plundering islands in the New World. The ones left near Wano were nothing but trash.
For Kaido, getting information on that man's identity would be best.
But even if they couldn't.
This batch of cannon fodder dying meant nothing to him.
The pirates naturally didn't dare defy Kaido. They knew exactly what would happen if they betrayed this boss.
It would be a fate worse than death!
As those pirates left.
Kaido narrowed his eyes and coldly gazed toward distant Wano Country.
He wanted to see.
Just what kind of guy dared to cause trouble on the territory he had already chosen.
If that masked man really was that bastard who disappeared ten years ago.
This time, no matter what, he would go personally!
He wanted that guy to experience his progress over these ten years!
Kaido was quite confident in his own strength. In these ten years, his improvement had never stopped.
Even if Lotte were here right now, he would notice.
The current Kaido's progress speed was even greater than in the original story!