One Piece: Blue Scale Admiral

This immense, lingering mental pressure never existed in his mind, not even when he faced Whitebeard directly.

"Oh ho ho ho ho, Katakuri, the most outstanding of Linlin's many children. I remember you. You were born back when you were on Rocks' ship. Your natural kingly qualities are many times better than your good-for-nothing brother."

The enormous azure dragon pulled its hundreds-of-meters-long body out of the dark clouds. Floating, burning clouds of flame appeared on its scale-covered surface, dragging it into the sky as it slowly swam.

Like a dragon emerging from epic mythology, Kaido opened his maw, his dragon eyes filled with admiration as he looked down at Katakuri. His voice was deep and resonant as he said, "Come, come aboard my ship. I'll make you the top star of the Beasts Pirates, replacing Jack's title of Drought. I still owe Linlin a favor, and it's time to repay it. You'll come to Wano Country as my son-in-law, and I'll marry my daughter Yamato to you. From now on, you'll be my son, Kaido's son. Oh ho ho ho ho! If Linlin were still alive, she'd be so happy. My daughter is no less than you, oh ho ho ho! Also, you can share the Whole Cake Island territory with Joker, how about that?"

Before Katakuri could respond, Doflamingo, who was floating in the distance, began to feel a little jealous.

Kaido's daughter, Yamato, had met him.

Aside from being a bit dim-witted, refusing to inherit her family's vast fortune, and instead fantasizing about being her father's long-dead nemesis, Kozuki Oden, she is outstanding in both physique and appearance, as well as personal strength, perfectly inheriting her father Kaido's powerful bloodline.

There was a time when Doflamingo had fantasized about one day using Yamato as a connection to further his relationship with Kaido, perhaps even transforming them from collaborators into father-in-law and son-in-law.

After all, in this vast new world, only the Kaido family has a precious daughter.

Marrying her would be equivalent to inheriting the vast empire of the Beasts Pirates in the future.

Unlike Charlotte Linlin, who had seventy or eighty sons and daughters, she couldn't possibly marry into any of them.

Unfortunately, Kaido's overprotective nature towards his daughter kept Yamato away from Wano Country, completely dashing the hopes of many other ambitious people on the sea.

But now, this wonderful thing that so many people long for has actually been said directly by Kaido himself.

This shows how earnest he was in his desire to recruit Katakuri.

However, what Doflamingo didn't know was that Kaido's move wasn't entirely due to his high regard for Katakuri.

His main concern was that his daughter Yamato would get involved with Ace.

Ace was the second division commander of the Whitebeard Pirates, holding the same position as Kozuki Oden, whom he had forced to his death.

Kaido himself was extremely disgusted by his daughter's obsessive worship of Kozuki Oden. If his daughter were to marry Kozuki Oden's successor in the Whitebeard Pirates, he would live a life of frustration and depression for the rest of his life.

So, to hell with Kozuki Oden, to hell with the second division commander of the Whitebeard Pirates, he's a lingering ghost, still disgusting us even after he's dead.

Since that's the case, it's better to cut the Gordian knot and find a strong enough husband for our daughter to properly correct her strange personality.

With the recent death of Linlin, Kaido was genuinely thinking about how to repay the favor Linlin had done by giving him the Devil Fruit, and Katakuri's own excellence was also a factor. All these factors combined led Kaido to have this idea.

In fact, what even King didn't know was that when this thought first popped into Kaido's mind, the best candidate for a live-in son-in-law that came to mind was not Katakuri, but someone else entirely.

However, that kid's strength and status have expanded too quickly, making him difficult to capture now. So, after much deliberation, Kaido decided to give up.

Lingling's son is doing well too.

At least, he's much better than the Joker, isn't he?

Kaido glanced indifferently at Doflamingo, who didn't even dare to meet his gaze.

People whose minds are easily intimidated by powerful forces are truly beneath his notice.

Even if the Joker is truly intelligent.

So what?

Ultimately, power rules this world.

In comparison, that navy kid was much to his liking.

Kaido still vividly remembers the ruthlessness he displayed in Alabasta.

Unfortunately, it cannot be used by him.

Thinking of this, Kaido, who had not received a response from Katakuri for a long time, suddenly lost interest. The huge blue dragon coiled in the sky slowly moved, and its voice grew cold.

"Give me your answer, Katakuri. I don't have much time for you to think it over. If you don't agree, well, you'll have to agree whether you like it or not. I almost forgot, I'm not here to negotiate with you."

Hearing Kaido's arrogant words and feeling his terrifying aura, which was no less than that of his mother, Katakuri, who had been silent for a long time, finally spoke.

"I can join the Beasts Pirates, but I have three conditions."

"Three conditions? Oh ho ho ho, tell me." Kaido immediately became interested.

"First, all members of my Charlotte family cannot be scattered and reorganized. Even if they join the Beasts Pirates, they must all gather around me."

"Okay." Kaido agreed to Katakuri's first condition without hesitation.

Katakuri probably said this because he wanted to preserve the Charlotte family's independence and prevent it from disappearing completely after being divided by the Beasts Pirates, while also protecting his brothers and sisters.

Although this might not be conducive to Kaido's control over the Charlotte family, it doesn't matter. We can take it slow. Kaido is very confident in his charm.

Strength is charisma. As long as you, the leader, are strong enough, the underlings you recruit will naturally submit in the end.

For example, there were people like Fortsford, Timo, and Runti back then.

"Secondly, if one day I defeat you, the position of governor of the Beasts Pirates will be mine. At that time, I will rename the Beasts Pirates to the Charlotte Pirates..."

Before Katakuri could finish his second sentence, the enormous blue dragon coiled in the sky grinned, revealing a gaping maw.

"Oh ho ho ho ho ho ho! Sure, of course no problem. In my Beasts Pirates, strength reigns supreme. As long as you're strong enough, anything is negotiable. If you can defeat me, this pirate crew will naturally be yours to call the shots! What's the third condition?"

"The third condition is to defeat me!"

As Katakuri finished speaking, his tall figure standing at the bow of the ship suddenly shot out, heading straight for the Azure Dragon coiled in the sky. His right hand clenched its five fingers, and the Conqueror's Haki he had recently mastered bloomed around his thick right arm as he punched down towards the Azure Dragon's head.

"Defeat you? Fine!"

"Heat Breath!"

Without a word, Kaido opened his fang-filled dragon mouth and unleashed a burst of brilliant red light from the depths of his throat, spitting it out at Katakuri, who was lunging at him.

"boom!"

A crimson pillar of fire shot out from his mouth, like a burning celestial sword piercing through the heavens and earth, crashing straight down.

Katakuri's expression remained unchanged as his right fist, which he had thrown out, expanded wildly, transforming in the blink of an eye into a massive black arm tens of meters long, which crashed into the incoming pillar of fire.

Amidst a deafening roar, flames exploded everywhere, raining down like fire.

Katakuri's massive fist, imbued with both Conqueror's Haki and Armament Haki, blasted through the incoming pillar of fire, causing it to explode repeatedly.

The raging flames covered the sky overhead like fiery clouds.

When he completely broke through the pillar of fire breath spewed out by the Azure Dragon, what awaited him was a pitch-black spiked club also wrapped with black and red lightning.

"Roaring Thunder Eight Trigrams!"

However, unlike the tiny lightning bolts wrapped around his fist, the spiked club that came crashing down like an inverted mountain was wrapped with thick bolts of black lightning, carrying a terrifying aura capable of destroying everything in the world.

Kaido, now in his dragon form, shattered Katakuri's massive, glutinous fist with a single blow and instantly shot towards the airborne Katakuri. His speed was so great that it even exceeded Katakuri's ability to anticipate the future.

The heavy rod slammed into his chest in an instant.

A terrifying force erupted, causing Katakuri's sternum to thud with a dull thud, and he coughed up blood uncontrollably. Like a meteorite, he crashed from the sky into the sea below, splashing water high into the sky.

Kaido weighed the spiked club in his hand, hoisted it onto his shoulder, and glanced at the rippling sea.

"Joker, send men down and bring him up. King, from now on, he's an admiral under my Beasts Pirates, with the same rank as you. Keep his Three Sweet Commanders title; he'll be in opposition to the Three Disasters. Hehehe, I'm very happy today; it's worth celebrating. I'm going back for a drink now. Oh, Joker, release Linlin's children right away; I don't want any more trouble. Also, fulfill your promise as soon as possible, or you can go back to your Dressrosa."

Without waiting for Doflamingo's reply, Kaido's body swelled up, quickly transforming into a giant blue dragon, and disappeared into the dark clouds.

A few days later, the chaotic situation in the new world seemed to suddenly subside.

The chaos and war that lasted for more than a month in the Totto Land Sea finally ended with the remnants of the Charlotte Family joining the Beast Pirates and ruling the Totto Land Sea together with Doflamingo.

With the addition of Katakuri, Smoothie, and Snack, the size of the Beasts Pirates increased dramatically.

Only then was Doflamingo finally able to spare the energy to send people to G5 to cause trouble.

Chapter 521 Paradise of Slaves from All Nations

"Have you found Judge?"

Inside the grand hall atop the Dressrosa Royal Palace, Doflamingo, while enjoying a massage from Baby 5, looked at Diamante sitting beside him and asked a question.

"It's been found. Judge not only admits that he is also proficient in the manufacture of artificial Devil Fruits, but what's even more surprising is that his research on lineage factors is likely even more profound than Caesar's. He also tried human giantification experiments before, but later turned to the development of clone warrior legions and technological weapons."

“Dover, if we can get Judge here this time, I suggest that he guide our family in building a complete clone soldier production line while manufacturing artificial Devil Fruits. We’ve suffered too many losses recently, and I think we need to add some of our own trump cards.”

Diamanti uttered words of sighs and lamentations, but he couldn't suppress the smile on his face.

The young master achieved his wish and became one of the Four Emperors, and with Kaido's help, he successfully secured his position.

Today, the Don Quixote family's influence and status in the New World have risen accordingly.

Although Diamante's strength is no longer among the top in the current Four Emperors-level Donquixote Grand Fleet, and there are even many pirate captains under his command who are more ferocious and powerful than him and Pica.

But given his status and seniority, who in the entire Don Quixote Grand Fleet would dare to disrespect him?

Within the Totto Land territory under Doflamingo's rule, there are more than a dozen islands and a population of several million.

Now, he has achieved his dream of saving Doflamingo and has become truly second only to him.

Diamanti himself felt that he was being too happy and that it wasn't a good thing.

Because the Don Quixote family has really dwindled to very few members by now.

Several years ago, Torrepol and Gladius died in the North Sea, killed by the traitor Luo and Lieutenant General Bluescale Luo Xia.

Later, Mahabez died in Mogu Town, also at the hands of Lieutenant General Bluescale.

Vergo died at the hands of Charlotte Linlin, Monet was captured by Rorschach and reportedly sent to Impel Down, and Caesar was killed by Rorschach.

Recently, in the fighting in Totland, Dellinger and Jorah were unexpectedly killed.

The Don Quixote family now consists of only Don Quixote himself and Pica, the two top executives, along with a handful of others including Rao G, Senio Pique, and Baby 5.

In terms of both numbers and overall strength, they are far from meeting the scale of the Four Emperors' crew.

“Yes, we have time, money, and manpower now. All plans must be launched as quickly as possible. While the current situation is still favorable to us, we must increase the family’s strength as soon as possible.”

Doflamingo remained noncommittal.

Even though Diamanti didn't say it, he had already been planning this in his mind for a long time.

Ever since witnessing Kaido's terror and Katakuri's immense strength again, his desire for power has reached a fever pitch.

Not only have they been trying to become stronger in recent days, but they are also collecting everything that can enhance the family's strength.

This includes things like Devil Fruits, famous swords, and new members.

“However, Judge has one condition,” Diamanti added.

"What are the conditions? Is it the restoration of the kingdom? That's easy to handle. I just need to make a call to the Five Elders. At most, I'll have to pay a small price to help his Germa Kingdom regain its footing in the North Sea."