One Piece: The user of the Nen-Nen Fruit, who overturned the sea.

After the smoke cleared, Kaido was still standing in the same spot, without even a scratch on his body.

"Is that all you've got?" Kaido grinned.

"I've really overestimated you!"

Kaido swept his Eight-Tailed Blessing across, sending Bege flying and spraying blood everywhere.

Kidd seized the opportunity to rush up from the side, his mechanical arm shimmering with the dark luster of Armament Haki, and punched Kaido in the temple.

The fist slammed into Kaido's temple, producing a dull thud.

Kaido's head remained completely still.

Kidd's pupils suddenly contracted.

"Not bad, kid!"

Kaido turned his head to look at Kid, a hint of surprise flashing in his eyes.

"A bit better than the previous ones."

Although Kaido seemed to be praising him, his hands were quick, and he swung his club backhand, smashing it into Kid's chest.

Kidd spat out a mouthful of blood and flew out like a kite with a broken string, crashing into a rock dozens of meters away and shattering it into pieces.

He struggled to get up, but the sharp pain in his chest made it impossible for him to use his arms.

Drake was the only one still standing in place.

But when Kaido's gaze swept over him, Drake instinctively used his ability to transform into a dinosaur and bite Kaido.

"oh!"

"And he's an Ancient Zoan-type Devil Fruit user!"

"That's really great!"

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The battle started quickly and ended even faster.

Kidd, Hawkins, Apoo, Becky, and Drake all fell to the ground.

Kidd was in the worst shape, with at least three broken ribs in his chest and blood still gushing from his mouth, but his eyes were still fixed on Kaido, muttering something indistinctly.

Kaido walked up to Kid, looked down at the red-haired supernova, and a playful smile appeared on his lips.

"You bunch of brats, you've got some nerve."

"They dared to cause trouble on my turf and even injured my men."

Kaido planted the Eight Blessings in the ground and waved his hand behind him.

Jack emerged from the shadows, followed by a group of Beast Pirates henchmen.

"Take them all back with you."

Kaido said,

"Locked up in a cell on Ghost Island."

"Interrogate them carefully and see if there's any useful information."

Jack responded and ordered his men to drag the supernovas up from the ground.

Kidd was still struggling when Jack slapped him on the back of the head, knocking him unconscious.

Hawkins was quite cooperative, standing up, dusting himself off, and following the Beasts Pirates.

That same evening, news of Kidd and his companions being kidnapped and taken back to Ghost Island reached Beehive Island.

Roy was sitting in his office, looking through intelligence on Doflamingo's direction.

Under Roy's orders, Crocodile's intelligence network was highly efficient, providing detailed daily reports on the Donquixote Family's battle situation.

After reading the documents at hand, Roy picked up the message from Kaido's side, and after reading it, he couldn't help but rub his temples.

Kidd, Hawkins, Apoo, Becky, Drake—he knew these names all too well.

In the original storyline, these Supernovas played a significant role in the Wano Country War.

Kidd's Magnet-Magnet Fruit injured Big Mom, Hawkins's tricks caused Luffy a lot of trouble, and Apoo's sonic attack was disgusting enough.

Now Kaido has captured them all and brought them back to Onigashima.

Roy leaned back in his chair, his fingers tapping lightly on the table.

He mentally went through all the possible things that might happen next, and then went through them again, finally coming to the conclusion that this was a bit troublesome.

When he and Kaido joined forces to cleanse Wano Country, they wiped out all the daimyo of the Kozuki family.

Yamato was then taken to Beehive Island.

In other words, all the key support Luffy could get in Wano Country in the original story is now gone.

But now Kaido has captured all of Kidd and the other Supernovas.

While each of these guys individually wouldn't be enough to satisfy Kaido's hunger, if someone could organize them—especially someone like Luffy who's naturally adept at turning enemies into allies—

Roy felt increasingly uneasy about it.

Kaido's current strength is indeed much greater than in the original work—he has received multiple heart transplants, his bloodline has been enhanced, and he also possesses the Blue Dragon Fruit. To be honest, even if Luffy were to awaken his Nika form now, he might not be able to win.

But if Luffy were to recruit all of these Supernovas, their combined strength, even if they couldn't defeat Kaido, would be enough to turn Wano Country's plans upside down.

"Stella." Roy put down the file.

Stella poked her head in from outside the door.

"Help me get ready, I'm leaving for Wano Country the day after tomorrow."

Stella paused for a moment: "You're going yourself?"

"I won't feel at ease unless I go in person."

Kaido is great in every way, except he gets too easily carried away.

I need to keep an eye on him, lest he suffer an unexpected setback.

That concludes the explanation.

Before setting off for Wano Country, Roy went to see Yamato first.

Yamato is sparring with Savi on the training field.

She wielded the spiked club with ferocious power, each strike accompanied by a dark red arc of lightning, a color reminiscent of a tyrant's thunder.

Savi used the power of the Repulsion Fruit to erect a repulsive barrier in front of him, barely blocking Yamato's attack, but the ground beneath his feet had already been shaken and cracked in a large area.

Roy stood at the edge of the training field and watched for a while before speaking, waiting for the two to finish their match.

"Yamato, pack your things, you're coming back to Wano Country with me the day after tomorrow."

Yamato was stunned.

The spiked club in her hand drooped down, the spikes on the head embedded in the ground.

She hasn't returned to Wano Country for over two years—

She has been staying on Beehive Island ever since Roy took her away from Ghost Island.

Over the years, she has become much stronger and made many friends, but the land of Wano Country has always been an obstacle in her heart that she can't get around.

"Return to the Land of Harmony?"

"Has something happened to Kaido?"

"Nothing has happened yet, but it's coming soon."

Roy walked to the center of the training field, picked up the rubble that Yamato had smashed out of the ground, and casually tossed it aside.

"Straw Hat Luffy is almost here."

Kaido's side captured a group of Supernovas.

The Kingdom of Wano will be very lively next.

Yamato remained silent for a long while.

She knew what it meant when Roy said "very lively"—it was a lively scene on a wartime scale.

"I'll go with you."

Yamato gripped his spiked club tightly, a complex light flashing in his eyes.

Although Yamato's relationship with Kaido has improved somewhat over the years under Roy's tutelage, the shadows of her childhood are not so easy to erase.

Two days later, Ark Proverb departed from the port of Beehive Island and headed towards Wano Country, deep in the New World.

Roy stood on the bow deck, the sea breeze making his black trench coat flutter.

Yamato stood behind him, his hand gripping the spiked club tightening slightly.

The closer she got to Wano Country, the more complicated her emotions became.

The smell of this sea, the humidity of the sea breeze, the faint outline of the islands visible in the distance...

Everywhere she looked reminded her that she was getting closer and closer to the monster known as "Father".