One Piece: We already have the Four Gods, so my Six Paths Sage is reasonable, right?

Although we don't know exactly what kind of power that legendary Devil Fruit possesses, it can't be anything less than legendary, can it?

Kaido had a premonition that the Devil Fruit was at least better than those of Whitebeard, Ron, or even Shiki and Big Mom.

If I can get my hands on it, it will be like adding wings to a tiger. At that time, I will be able to beat Rocks and kick the Golden Lion.

Kaido hurried up to Rocks and said earnestly, "Rocks, gather your men and set off! This is a legendary Devil Fruit; delaying might cause unforeseen circumstances."

Lockes glanced at him, then at the man in the suit standing beside him with his hands at his sides, and then burst into laughter without warning.

"Hahaha, calm down, Kaido."

"A legendary Devil Fruit! Rocks, how can you stay calm about something like this?!"

He has mastered ultimate physical techniques and his Haki is passable. Now, he only needs a god-level Devil Fruit to complete the puzzle.

"This might be a trap set by those guys from the World Government." Rocks' voice suddenly turned cold, like a bucket of cold water being poured over Kaido's head.

"Kaido." Rocks looked at him, his tone unusually patient, and continued, "Don't always think about fighting and killing. Sometimes, you need to use your brain. When did our intelligence network become so strong? If we were really that capable, we should have already located the legendary Giant Hammer Band."

He paused, then held up one finger: "Secondly, since it's a 'legendary' Devil Fruit, and the World Government attaches so much importance to it, they would definitely have implemented perfect anti-eavesdropping measures during communications. So why were we still able to overhear it?"

Rocks lowered his hand, a meaningful smile playing on his lips: "Heh heh heh, there's only one truth: they want certain people to go. It could be us, it could be Roger and his group, or someone else entirely."

Rocks' words made perfect sense, but Kaido was unmoved. He stared at Rocks, his tone tinged with resentment: "What if? What if it's true? Wouldn't we be at a huge loss if we didn't go?"

Rocks' brow twitched, then he raised his foot and kicked Kaido away, saying irritably, "You idiot! I've said so much, and you haven't listened to a single word! Even if it were true, would it be your turn? Could you beat Shiki? Could you beat Linlin and the others?"

Kaido got up from the ground, dusted himself off, opened his mouth as if to retaliate, but suddenly stopped mid-sentence.

Lox is right.

If the Rocks Pirates were to mobilize their entire crew, he certainly wouldn't be able to outmaneuver Shiki and Linlin.

But what if........

What if he goes alone?

What if he snatched the fruit before anyone else could react?

Well... although the risks are high, the rewards are also high.

To gamble or not to gamble?

If you gamble, anything is possible.

But... if I don't gamble, I don't know when I'll be able to get a legendary Devil Fruit.

"Whoosh~~"

Just then, a figure descended from the sky and landed not far from Lockes.

Ron first glanced around at the battlefield, then asked, "What happened? What went wrong?"

"What could have happened?" Rocks chuckled. "Kaido got a beating, so I gave him a good thrashing. But you, Ron, what's with that look on your face? You seem to be expecting something?"

"Me? Heh..." Ron shook his head and shrugged. "What can I expect? I just came out of curiosity."

His gaze fell on Kaido, and he silently thought to himself: Wait, Kaido, are you a pervert? You're itching for a beating from Rocks?

"Let's go, off to have a drink, wanna come along, Ron?" Rocks invited.

Ron shook his head. He had also paid the bill to Whitebeard at the tavern, and it was the kind of deal where he ate and took some things with him.

"Is that so? That's a pity." Rocks didn't insist, and turned to Kaido, saying, "Let's go, Kaido."

"I'm not going, Rocks," Kaido suddenly changed his mind. "I'm going back to sleep."

"I see. Whatever you say." Locke waved his hand, said nothing more, and left at a leisurely pace.

Once Rocks was out of sight, Kaido turned around and walked up to Ron.

"Ron... lend me some power."

Ron looked at him suspiciously: "What? You're looking for another fight? You kid... do you have some kind of germaphobia? You can't stand not getting beaten up every day?"

"What are you thinking about?" Kaido glared at him. "I left something with someone else, and I'm going to go get it back."

"Let's go then." Ron didn't think much of it. "I happen to be free. If you can't handle it, I can step in to help you anytime."

"No need." Kaido's voice suddenly lowered: "Some things, you have to rely on yourself."

Ron paused for a moment, his gaze lingering on his face for two seconds.

Rely on yourself?

You want to rely on yourself and borrow strength from me?

However... Ron didn't ask any further questions.

Ron didn't want to dampen the mood, as it was rare for this guy to have such a serious expression.

"Whatever you want."

After saying that, he separated a portion of his Nine-Tails chakra and transferred it along his arm into Kaido's body.

Kaido felt the warm power surging into his body, clenched his fist, then met Ron's gaze and slowly said, "Ron, wait for me to come back. When I do, I'll show you a really big treasure."

Ron watched Kaido's departing figure without giving it much thought. He shook his head slightly and turned to walk in the other direction.

............

Time flies.

The next morning, just as the dawn broke over the rugged cliffs of Beehive Island, the ship's hall was already full of people.

On the wooden table lay a worn-out nautical chart, its edges curled up from being turned over.

Lox stood before the chart, his hands resting on the edge of the table. He glanced around at everyone present and announced, "We will depart at noon today for the land of giants, Elubaf."

After speaking, he paused, his gaze sweeping across the crowd, his brow furrowing slightly. "Where's that idiot Kaido? Still not up?"

"Kaido's out on an errand," Ron said, leaning against the wall with a freshly brewed cup of tea in his hand. "I don't know when he'll be back."

"Going out on business?" Lockes was slightly taken aback, then cursed, "Going out on business? What the hell does that kid have to do?"

As soon as he finished speaking, he seemed to realize something, and his expression changed drastically.

"Wait... running errands? That bastard... he wouldn't have gone to San Sebastián, would he?"

"San Sebastian?" Ron looked at Rox with a puzzled expression. "What's he doing there?"

"Yesterday, we received intelligence that the World Government had found a 'legendary Devil Fruit' in San Sebastián. However, there were too many loopholes in the intelligence, and I suspect it was a trap set by the World Government, so I gave up the idea of ​​going there."

"But Kaido, the moment he hears 'legendary Devil Fruit,' all he can think about is how to get his hands on it. He's most likely going off alone to steal that Devil Fruit that may or may not even exist."

666.

Ron admired Kaido's courage. He took a piece of information, the authenticity of which was unknown, borrowed some of his power, and then ran off to him all by himself.

Lingling sat on a large wooden chair, one hand supporting her chin, the other gently patting her face. She sighed, "That Kaido guy... he's such an idiot. Even if he really wanted to go, he should have discussed it with us first. At the very least, he should have done his research and made preparations before taking any action."

"Hey, Rocks," Golden Lion spoke up, his voice tinged with eagerness, "How reliable is the information?"

Not to mention Kaido, he was tempted too.

Although the "Devil Fruit" is useless to him now, it is a "legendary" fruit. Just that title alone is enough to make it priceless.

If acquired, it would be an immeasurable asset when developing one's own power in the future.

"Shiki." Silver Axe crossed his arms. "Didn't Rocks say it's most likely a trap? If you want to go, figure it out yourself. I'm not going to go with you to your death."

"Hehehe," the golden lion turned his head and launched into a tirade of sarcasm at the silver axe, "Silver Axe, you idiot. If you don't want to go, then stay here. I'm not forcing you."

"You bastard, what are you saying?"

"Alright, alright," Lingling tapped the table impatiently, "You two idiots, can't you stop yelling all day long? It's so noisy!"

"Mind your own business," Silver Axe and Golden Lion retorted to Lingling almost simultaneously.

The two of them rarely agreed on one thing.

Lingling raised her eyebrows, about to retort.

"Alright," Lockes' voice came from in front of the chart. "Quiet down."

The ship's hall fell silent instantly.

All eyes were on him.

Lockes slowly straightened up, removed his hands from the edge of the table, and scanned the faces of everyone present.

"Regarding the legendary Devil Fruit, I learned some more details later. It's most likely a trap, but we can't rule out the possibility that they really did find a legendary Devil Fruit."

"Since some people are also interested in this 'legendary' Devil Fruit, let's have a vote. Should we head to Elubaf, or change our route to San Sebastián? The minority should obey the majority; it's fair and reasonable."

"I'm fine," Silver Axe was the first to speak.

"I'm fine with it too," Lingling replied.

The golden lion clicked its tongue, neither refuting nor nodding.

He simply leaned against the wall with his arms crossed, his gaze shifting around in a murky and unreadable manner.

Almost everyone agreed with Lox's decision.

Voting has officially begun.

Some people raised their hands, some shouted, and some simply hummed in agreement.

A moment later, the results came out.

The itinerary remains the same: to Elubav.

However, Rocks delayed the trip by four days. Ostensibly, he said he would wait four days for Kaido, but the real meaning was clear to everyone: go to San Sebastian if you want, as long as you return within four days.

.............

"Be careful, Lord Ron."

On the deck, Annika clasped her hands in front of her and whispered a word of advice.

The sea breeze ruffled her pink hair, and her eyes were filled with undisguised worry.

She knew she couldn't be of much help, so all she could do was make sure she said it earnestly.

"Don't worry about me." Ron turned to look at her. "But you, don't try to tough it out if anything happens. Newgate and Lox on the ship are trustworthy people. As for Gloria, I don't know her. You'll have to figure it out yourself."

His trip to San Sebastian wasn't for that so-called legendary Devil Fruit; it was for Kaido.

Back then, when facing Roger and Rayleigh, Whitebeard and Kaido stood by his side without hesitation.

He always remembered that kindness.

He's not the kind of person who expresses gratitude verbally, but he repays it with actions.

"Okay." Annika nodded gently, without saying anything more.

"I'm gone."

Ron waved his hand, turned and walked towards the ship's side. He instantly activated Nine-Tails Mode, his entire body covered in a golden chakra cloak. He leaped into the sea, his feet creating shallow ripples as he landed on the water.

Just as he was about to reach for the pointer, a voice drifted over from another direction.

"Seriously, Ron, you're so slow."

The white-bearded man sat on a speedboat, one arm draped over the gunwale, the other holding a naginata, his face showing a hint of impatient complaint.

"Newgate?" Ron's steps suddenly halted, his face filled with surprise. "What are you doing...?"

He didn't tell anyone his thoughts except Annika, nor did he consider inviting Whitebeard along.

"There's nothing we can do," the white-bearded man shrugged, his tone tinged with a helpless indulgence. "What can we do when we have a stupid brat on our ship?"

Ron paused for a moment, then understood what was going on. He smiled slightly, then leaped up and landed on the speedboat, deactivating Nine-Tailed Mode.

At that moment, Ron recalled a scene from the original story.

That was during the Marineford War, when there were rumors that Kaido wanted to take advantage of the situation to launch a surprise attack on the Whitebeard Pirates.

But now he suddenly felt that perhaps... Kaido wasn't trying to launch a sneak attack back then, but rather wanted to help Whitebeard, only to be stopped by an imposter Shanks.

"Hahahaha~~"

Suddenly, a figure streaked across the air in a brilliant arc, like a shooting star falling from the sky, and landed precisely on the speedboat.

With a loud "boom," the boat suddenly sank, splashing up a large spray of water.

"Set off!!!"

Lockes stood at the front of the speedboat, hands on his hips, and shouted.

Whitebeard and Ron stared at the familiar figure, their expressions mirroring the same astonishment.

"Lox..." The white-bearded man frowned. "What are you doing here? We're going to San Sebastián."

Rocks tilted his head slightly, his gaze falling on the white-bearded man, a cold smile playing on his lips: "They're going to Saint Sebastian. That Kaido guy dared to act on his own initiative; I'm going to go and beat him up."

"......."

"Whatever."

The white-bearded man remained silent for a moment, and finally just gave this one reply.

Then, as the speedboat started, the engine emitted a deep roar, and white waves churned up at the stern.

The speedboat cut through the sea and sped off toward San Sebastián.

The three figures were stretched long in the sunlight, and the small boat cut through the sea like an arrow shot into the distance.

.........

Please, I'd be begging you to give me a free little gift.