One Piece: Blue Scale Admiral

"I heard that these were the words of Admiral Sakazuki when he came from the North Sea for training..."

"..."

"Moreover, he did manage to break through three training camps. Apart from General Borsalino, who was in the same cohort, none of the other recruits could withstand a single punch from him."

"...Don't say anymore, it's too scary."

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In the distance, on the balcony atop the Fortress of Justice, a sleazy-looking middle-aged man in a yellow striped suit and yellow glasses watched this scene from afar, his lips pursed.

"Oh, that's terrifying. Sakazuki's medic is so strong that even I'm a little scared."

"Didn't I say? The Kingdom of Prince can be handed over to other countries in the North Sea for administration, but on the condition that they capture 10,000 pirates! They also have to take responsibility for the Kingdom of Prince's share of the Heavenly Gold and rebuild the royal city as soon as possible. If you can't do that, then don't even bother talking. No bargaining!"

From the marshal's office behind him came Sengoku's roar, which shook the walls.

Kizaru picked at his ear, pouted, and pushed open the door to come in.

"This is terrifying! Marshal Sengoku actually got so angry."

He walked to the sofa on the right, sat down, crossed his legs, took out a nail clipper, and began trimming his nails.

"Hahaha! Isn't it because the heir of the Prince Kingdom quit his job and wants to join the Navy? What an outstanding young man! He even gave up the throne for the sake of justice. I have to admire him."

On the sofa to his left, a burly, white-haired old man was already sitting.

The old man had a square face, a thick neck, a faint scar around his left eye, and blue eyes.

At that moment, he was crunching away at the rice cracker he was holding.

Hearing the clicking sounds, Sengoku, who was on a call with the World Government via Den Den Mushi, roared angrily again, "Garp!! You bastard! It's so noisy! Get out of here if you have nothing to do!"

"Hahaha!"

Garp stood up, smiled, walked to the table, and tapped a stack of documents on the table.

On the top sheet of paper was a picture of a silver-haired, blue-eyed boy.

In the photo, a boy in white clothes is stained with blood, his fist is clenched, and there are countless pirate corpses at his feet.

"I may leave, but it's settled then, Sengoku, I'm going to take this brat as my disciple."

Upon hearing this, Sengoku's eyes widened behind his black-rimmed glasses, and his voice rose eight octaves, nearly deafening the person on the other end of the Den Den Mushi.

"Be your disciple? What kind of disciple can you teach? Dragon or Kuzan?"

"What's wrong? Aren't they very strong? Hahaha!" Garp said with a smug look on his face.

"Strength? What good is strength alone! One of them is out there fighting against the World Government, and the other is so lazy he can fall asleep standing up! You think I'd entrust them to you as disciples? Unless I'm crazy!"

Sengoku was furious at Garp's smug look, so he snatched the bag of senbei from Garp's hand and poured it into his mouth.

"Huh? My rice cracker! You bastard!"

"Forget about taking him on as an apprentice, Garp! If I really hand that kid over to you, Zephyr will come after you. We finally found a promising talent, and we can't let you ruin him."

Chapter 75 Kaido's Weeping

Just as Rorschach and his group were about to follow Kuzan to Marine Headquarters.

A momentous event that will reshape the world is unfolding.

The New World, the Land of Harmony.

The massive, mountain-like Skull Island sits on the sea, its gaping maw resembling a gateway to hell, with glimmers of light shining from its enormous eye sockets.

This is Onigashima, the lair of Kaido, one of the three Emperors of the Sea in the New World.

The Skull Island, which looks like a giant demon on the outside, is actually filled with ancient architecture.

Pavilions, towers, carved railings, jade steps, artificial hills and flowing water—the place is arranged like the capital of a kingdom.

At the top of the towering pavilion sat a giant man, as burly as a small mountain, holding a wine jug more than two meters tall, gulping it down into his mouth.

Even when seated, this giant was over four meters tall.

He had a pair of thick, long horns on his head, and wild, messy black hair that was casually draped over his shoulders.

Two long, black whiskers, resembling dragon whiskers, adorn his upper lip.

His bare upper body was as if sculpted from rock, with bulging muscles that resembled thick pythons coiled together.

He has a large dragon scale tattoo on his left arm and a noticeable X-shaped scar on his right abdomen.

This tall and imposing giant is one of the three Sea Emperors who stand at the pinnacle of pirates.

The strongest creature in the world, Kaido, captain of the Beasts Pirates.

As Kaido continued to pour wine into his drink, the atmosphere in the attic grew increasingly heavy.

Five or six equally burly men with wild auras stood to the side, looking at each other, none daring to disturb Kaido at this moment.

Suddenly, Kaido, who was gulping down wine, had tears streaming down his face.

"Waaaaah..."

He drank his wine and began to sob.

Hearing his cries, the fattest man, Quinn, who was closest to him, broke out in a cold sweat, involuntarily shrank back, and silently retreated behind the even more burly Jack the Drought.

"Waaaaah... Why? Why?" Kaido dropped the sake jug in his hand, looked up and cried loudly, "We were about to have another rare Mythical Zoan Devil Fruit user, and now I'm suddenly being told that he's gone!"

His eyes widened suddenly as he turned to look at a tall man completely encased in black leather armor.

"My lifelong dream is to build an army of Zoan-type Devil Fruit users. Jin, what's the name of that fruit?"

The leader of the three All-Stars of the Beasts Pirates, nicknamed "King the Wildfire," said in a deep voice, "Brother Kaido, I heard it's a Zoan-type Horse-Horse Fruit, a Mythical Zoan, in Kirin form."

"Kirin?" Kaido's aura grew heavier, making everyone feel as if a mountain was pressing down on their shoulders.

"Yes, like your Azure Dragon, Brother, the Qilin is also a powerful mythical beast that can control wind and thunder. The growth potential of that fruit is probably even greater than Young Master Yamato's abilities."

As soon as King finished speaking, veins bulged on Kaido's forehead.

He gritted his teeth, making a grinding sound, and his wide eyes were bloodshot.

Seeing this, Quinn, Jack, and the others were so frightened that they dared not breathe.

"Joker!! You piece of trash! Give me back my Kirin Fruit!"

boom!

A powerful and vast aura, filled with boundless domineering force, suddenly erupted from Kaido's rising body, instantly sweeping across the heavens and earth.

The dark red and black aura formed streaks of deep red lightning, sweeping across all directions, exploding in the sky above Onigashima, and shaking the entire Wano Country.

As this powerful surge of Conqueror's Haki erupted, the pirates scattered throughout Onigashima became dizzy and collapsed to the ground, their eyes rolling back in their heads.

Even those standing next to Kaido, such as Who's Who and Ulti, had beads of cold sweat on their foreheads.

Who's gaze toward Kaido grew increasingly filled with awe.

The power this maritime hegemon has demonstrated has grown stronger year by year.

His aura grew stronger year by year.

Even the mere close-range release of Conqueror's Haki left him somewhat blank in his mind.

Compared to the man before her, the strength she usually took pride in was like an ant looking up at a dragon.

After Kaido finished shouting, he turned to King and ordered, "Joker said a Marine brat ate my Kirin Fruit. King, find a way to capture that brat. We finally found a rare Mythical Zoan; we absolutely can't let those Marine bastards get it!"

Jin nodded.

Just then, the Den Den Mushi in Quinn's arms rang.

Quinn reached in and took out a Den Den Mushi. As soon as he connected the connection, everyone present heard a panicked voice coming from the Den Den Mushi.

"Boss Queen! The weapons factory on Winter Island has been taken over by the Red-Haired Pirates, and they're currently holding a banquet on the island!"

"What did you say?!"

On Quinn's fat face, where his neck was nowhere to be seen, his two small eyes were wide open.

"The Red-Haired Pirates? How dare they! Do they want to die? How dare they invade our territory?"

Jack was furious.

Click.

The tall and imposing King placed his right hand on the hilt of his sword at his waist, took a step forward, and looked at Kaido. "Brother Kaido, let me go."

"Orororororo! Orororororo!"

Upon hearing the voice from the Den Den Mushi, Kaido threw his head back and burst into laughter.

He bent down and grabbed the black spiked club that was on the table, his mouth agape, revealing his snow-white teeth.

"I was just looking for a place to vent my anger, and this time I'll personally take action!"

After saying that, without waiting for anyone to say anything, Kaido's body rapidly expanded, and his head transformed into a majestic dragon head, protruding out of the pavilion and extending towards the sky.

Scales appeared on his body, and his body swelled in the wind, instantly transforming into a winding azure dragon hundreds of meters long, surrounded by clusters of fiery red clouds, before soaring into the sky.

"Jin, you follow Kaido, we'll be there soon."

Quinn, who was as fat as a giant meatball, suddenly showed a rare cautious expression.

"The Red-Haired Pirates are no ordinary crew. Recent intelligence indicates that they have already occupied more than twenty islands in the New World. They even repelled the Big Mom Pirates' invasion."

Jin nodded, his figure quickly transforming into a black winged dragon, chasing after the flying Azure Dragon.

On an unnamed winter island hundreds of miles from Wano Country.

"Shanks, have you made up your mind? Kaido is no pushover; we're probably in for a tough fight, hahaha!"

On the snow-covered open ground, a group of people were eating around a campfire.

The man in the lead had only one right arm, three scars above his left eye, and a striking head of wine-red hair.

"Hahaha, Yasopp, no need to worry. Becoming the Emperor of the Sea has been a plan we devised long ago. Kaido is difficult to deal with, but Whitebeard and Big Mom are easy to handle? Rest assured, I have absolute confidence in myself!"

Shanks wore a confident smile.