But for a Yonko Commander of King's caliber, it could only cause significant weakening. For Kaido, besides restricting his Devil Fruit abilities, the suppression of his inherent strength was minimal.
"Let me show you why we are called the Emperor of the Sea!"
However, before Kaido could make a move, a figure instantly rushed over from the prison entrance opposite him!
"Kaido! Prepare to die! Togen Totsuka—Dragon Cutter!"
The swordsmanship, which fused Ryuma's and Oden's Two-Sword Style, transformed into a perfect cross curve, striking Kaido's chest instantly and sending him flying back more than ten steps.
Gently touching his chest and looking at the trickling blood on his hand, Kaido wasn't angry; instead, an excited smile appeared on his face.
"Good swordsmanship. It has a touch of Kozuki Oden! Who are you?"
"I am Kozuki Hiyori! Kozuki Oden is my father! Today, I will defeat you, the Evil Dragon of Wano Country, right here!"
"Hmm? So it's that little girl from back then. You actually possess this kind of strength now? It seems Vegapunk trained you well!"
Kaido said lightly, gripping the Spiked Club in his hand. Just then, Yamato, standing behind Vegapunk, also stepped out, holding a Spiked Club:
"And me! Father, I'm going to defeat you too!"
Because Yamato had worn sea stone handcuffs for many years, her resistance to the seastone factor far exceeded her current strength, not to mention that Vegapunk had already helped her remove the sea stone handcuffs.
Although she was currently within the seastone factor's range, the pressure was only slightly stronger than that of the sea stone handcuffs. For Yamato, who had long adapted, the impact on her fighting strength was not too significant.
Kaido was slightly stunned. Seeing Yamato standing before him, a look of annoyance involuntarily appeared on his face:
"Idiot Yamato, do you know what you are doing?"
"Of course I know what I'm doing! I'm saving Wano Country!"
Yamato lifted her head and puffed out her chest, speaking with great spirit, which made Kaido's teeth ache:
"Do you think that Vegapunk guy is any better than me?! If you let him rule Wano Country, he'll turn everyone into Cyborgs the next day!"
Vegapunk:...What does Kaido take me for? Even if I am a Mad Scientist, I'm not that mad!
How many resources would it take to turn everyone into Cyborgs? Am I out of my mind?
Wouldn't it be easier to just use Robots to replace ordinary people's work? That's much cheaper than Cyborgs!
"Ah!? Vegapunk, are you going to turn everyone into Cyborgs?"
"Don't listen to your old man's nonsense. He's got something wrong with his head, do you too? You couldn't afford to turn everyone into Cyborgs even if you sold Wano Country!"
Vegapunk rolled his eyes and said.
"Did you hear that?! Vegapunk said he won't turn Wano Country's citizens into Cyborgs, and he also said you have something wrong with your head, old man!"
Kaido:...I think you have something wrong with your head, Yamato. How could I have sired a daughter like you?!!!
Reaching the limit of his annoyance, Kaido stopped wasting words. He wasn't exactly an eloquent person to begin with; facing opposition, what Kaido was best at using was his Spiked Club!
"Unfilial daughter, die for me! Raimei Hakke!"
The Spiked Club, carrying the sound of wind and thunder, slammed down directly onto Yamato's head. Yamato, eager for a fight, swung her own club out without hesitation. The two Spiked Clubs faced off briefly in the air, and Black Lightning erupted from the void, causing countless small cracks to appear on the ground.
Moments later, Yamato finally couldn't resist and was knocked back seven or eight meters, but instead of showing disappointment, her face became even more excited:
"I am not the me of the past, Father! With the sea stone handcuffs removed, I am ten times stronger than ever before! Today, I will defeat you right here... Pwah!"
Her boast was cut short halfway through as Kaido backhanded her with his club, smashing her head, making her eyes blacken and blood flow freely. If Kozuki Hiyori hadn't simultaneously slashed out with her Two Swords, forcing Kaido back a few steps, Yamato would likely have suffered another barrage of continuous heavy blows.
After just two moves, Kaido seemed to have been provoked into ferocity. He laughed wildly, "Soro-rorororo," twice, and charged forward, swinging his Spiked Club.
In reality, although Yamato's resistance to the seastone factor was stronger than Kaido's, the gap between their strengths could not be erased by such a small advantage.
When Yamato wore the sea stone handcuffs, fighting Kaido meant instant defeat. Without the handcuffs, she could at most hold out for a dozen more moves.
However, the prepared Kozuki Hiyori was not weakened by the seastone factor. Nano-machines implanted beneath her skin automatically emitted a field that repelled the seastone factor, allowing Kozuki Hiyori to fully unleash her peak fighting strength.
Although even Kozuki Hiyori at her peak was definitely no match for the current Kaido, when teamed up with Yamato, they were not opponents that the weakened Kaido could easily defeat.
But it was only not easy to defeat them. Facing their combined effort, Kaido swung his Spiked Club fiercely, relying on sheer strength to overcome skill, still making the two suffer terribly.
"Uwah—"
With a miserable groan, Yamato flew backward, skidding dozens of meters across the ground, carving a trench, and crashing down at Vegapunk's feet.
"Seriously, are you two even capable? You went up full of confidence, only to get crushed?"
Vegapunk's gloating voice was cut short halfway as Kozuki Hiyori, who had been blasted into the sky by a club strike, also fell down, crashing similarly in front of Vegapunk.
"Ugh... Whew..."
Yamato, covered in blood, staggered to her feet: "I... I wasn't crushed... You wait... I'll go knock Dad down right now..."
"Lord Vegapunk, could you please stop making sarcastic remarks? Hurry up and help us!"
Compared to the headstrong Yamato, Kozuki Hiyori not only had lighter injuries but was also much more pragmatic. Seeing that they couldn't win, she immediately called for help.
"Alright, I thought you would hold out a bit longer!"
Seeing that Kozuki Hiyori had directly asked for help, Vegapunk couldn't just stand by and watch. He took two steps forward, blocking the two women.
"You are Vegapunk? Have you been absent for so many years just to modify your own body?"
Kaido had never truly met Vegapunk, but he did know Vegapunk's appearance from Queen's descriptions. The Vegapunk standing before him did not resemble the 'Big-headed Doll' image Queen had described.
After sensing the surging vitality and the chilling sense of danger emanating from Vegapunk, Kaido felt he had found the truth: the reason Vegapunk hadn't appeared over the years was clearly because he had undergone some kind of modification himself.
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