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

Ghost Island.

This giant skull-shaped island, located off the coast of Wano Country, has been the stronghold of the Beasts Pirates for many years.

When Roy led Yamato down from the Ark of Proverbs,

The Beasts Pirates' henchmen on the dock automatically made way for them.

No one dared to stop them.

The news that Roy had beheaded Satan Saint two years ago during the Marineford War had already spread throughout the New World.

Now that the captain of Beehive Island has personally come to their door, these ordinary pirates don't even dare to breathe loudly.

Yamato followed behind Roy, stepping on the land of Onigashima, his expression complex.

This is where she grew up.

Every stone, every building, every corridor is etched with her childhood memories—most of which are not pleasant ones.

"Let's go."

Roy said something without turning his head.

Yamato took a deep breath, gripped his spiked club, and followed.

Inside the main hall of Onigashima, Kaido had been waiting impatiently for some time.

He sat on that enormous throne, with the Eight Precepts leaning against the armrest, and several empty wine gourds in front of him.

Upon seeing Roy enter, he jumped down from his throne, strode over to him, and slapped Roy on the shoulder.

"Hehehehe—Roy! You're finally here! I've been waiting for you for days!"

Roy felt a dull ache on his shoulder from the slap, but remained unfazed.

"We encountered a storm on the way and had to take a detour."

"storm?"

Kaido grinned.

"With your abilities, Storm is nothing."

You're taking this slow on purpose, aren't you?

Roy didn't respond to that question, instead scanning the entire hall with his gaze.

All three calamities were present—Jhin leaned against the wall, as silent as ever; Quinn was fiddling with his mechanical parts; and Jack squatted beside him, gnawing on a bloodstained bone club.

"Roy! Come on, come on! I'll take you to see something good!"

Kaido grabbed Roy's arm and pulled him outside, a look of smug satisfaction on his face as if he were showing off a new toy.

"We caught a few mice a few days ago and they're locked up in the dungeon now."

Those supernovas—they've got some nerve, daring to cause trouble on my turf.

Roy stood still.

Kaido tugged at him but couldn't budge him, so he turned to look at him.

"I'm not watching anymore."

Roy's tone was flat.

"What's so interesting about a few supernovas who got arrested?"

Just keep them alive, don't kill them.

Kaido loosened his grip, his brow furrowing.

"You've come all the way to Wano Country, not to see my spoils of war, then what are you here for?"

Did Vegapunk's side replicate the Devil Fruit?

Roy shook his head.

"Not that fast yet."

"Vegapunk and Gracia are working overtime, but replicating Devil Fruits isn't as easy as it seems."

Especially for a top-tier mythical beast like the Azure Dragon Fruit, just analyzing the complete bloodline factor chart would take a considerable amount of time.

A hint of disappointment flashed across Kaido's face, and he snorted:

"Then what are you doing here?"

Roy walked to the center of the hall, took out a piece of intelligence from his pocket, and casually tossed it to Kaido.

"The Straw Hat Pirates' current location—under Kin'emon's leadership, they are heading towards Zou Island."

Kaido took the intelligence report, glanced at it, and his brows furrowed even deeper:

"Zou? That elephant that keeps walking?"

"right."

"Zou Island is the kingdom of the Mink Tribe, and there is a red historical record on the island."

"Kozuki Oden's retainers are currently leading Straw Hat Luffy there to seek the Mink Tribe's support."

The Mink Tribe and the Kozuki family have a deep relationship—Kozuki Oden was once the second division commander of the Whitebeard Pirates.

Later, he joined Roger's ship, and the two Mink Kings, Inuarashi and Nekomamushi, had both been his retainers.

Kaido crumpled the intelligence report into a ball and threw it on the ground, his face showing impatience.

"What kind of trouble can a group of fur people cause?"

Although all those guys can fight, they're just a bunch of weaklings in front of my Beast Pirates.

Did the Straw Hat Boy go to them to ask for help?

Moving it here won't make a difference.

Whether it works or not is another matter.

Roy walked to the wall and looked at the New World chart hanging there.

"But the importance of the main text of the red history"

You should know that the main text of the Red History points to Laugh Tale as its final destination.

It holds the truth of the void of a hundred years, and secrets powerful enough to shake the very foundations of world government rule.

Kaido remained silent for a few seconds, and the drunkenness in his eyes dissipated considerably.

"You mean, you want me to send people to Zou Island and snatch back the original historical texts?"

"It's not just about stealing historical texts."

Roy pointed his finger at the location of Zou Island on the nautical chart.

"It's a good opportunity to test Straw Hat Luffy's current form."

I want to know exactly how much progress he's made in the past two years under Ridley's tutelage.

Kaido stared at the chart for a while, then turned and called out to a corner of the hall.

"Jack!"

Jack, who was squatting on the ground gnawing on a bone, suddenly stood up, with bits of meat still hanging from the corner of his mouth.

"Governor!"

"Take some people to Zou Island."

Kaido's voice echoed in the main hall.

"Bring back the original text of the Red History to me."

Also, if you run into Straw Hat Kid, don't hold back, give him a good beating—but don't kill him.

Jack grinned, revealing a mouthful of sharp teeth:

"Straw Hat Luffy? Is that the brat who caused all the chaos at Marineford?"

"Fine! I've been wanting to meet him for ages!"

Roy looked at Jack's excited, flushed face and sighed silently in his heart.

Jack's strength is beyond doubt—he's an Ancient Zoan-type Mammoth, so tough that even Inuarashi and Nekomamushi working together couldn't break him.

But to put it bluntly, this guy's brain is barely bigger than a walnut.

If you send him to Zou Island to steal the Poneglyphs, he'll definitely turn things upside down.

That's exactly the effect Roy wanted.

"Roy, is this really necessary?"

Kaido sat back on his throne, took a swig of wine,

"With my strength, why would I need to gather information about the Straw Hat Pirates?"

"When he arrives in Wano Country, I'll give him a good whack, and we'll see whether he's a dragon or a worm."

"Let's treat this as intelligence gathering."

Roy turned around and looked at Kaido.

"Don't forget, Luffy is not just a pirate. He is the son of Dragon, the leader of the Revolutionary Army, the grandson of Garp, the hero of the Navy, and the person that Shanks chose to bet his arm on."

These identities are not simple on their own, and when combined, they are even more noteworthy.

Kaido was silent for a few seconds, then tilted his head back and took a big gulp of wine before smashing the gourd on the ground.

"Okay! I'll do as you say!"

"Jack!"

"exist!"

"Get out of here right now! Bring your army of artificial Devil Fruits and bring that red stone back!"

"yes!"

Jack turned and strode out of the hall, shouting orders to his men to assemble as he went.

The artificial Devil Fruit users stationed throughout Onigashima poured out of their barracks, each one a strange and unusual creature—

Some have cow horns on their heads, some have crocodile tails dragging behind them, and some have arms that have turned into gorilla arms.

These are all products manufactured by Doflamingo's SMILE factory.

Although Law and Luffy have already destroyed Punk Hazard's factory,

However, the finished products delivered earlier are still piled up in the Beast Pirates' warehouse, enough to arm an entire legion.

And at this moment,

Jack was leading this ragtag group of soldiers onto the ship, hurrying towards Zou Island.