I am the Bandit King of the East Sea.

He was a veteran of countless battles, having suffered seven defeats and been captured 18 times while challenging the Navy and the Four Emperors alone. Facing death was a daily occurrence for him.

But so far, all the wounds have healed, even those inflicted by the other four emperors.

Only the cross-shaped scar left on Kozuki Oden's chest and abdomen has not healed in the past 8 years.

The shadow of death has never left Kaido since the start of this battle.

Among these powerful figures, Shanks and Whitebeard, both Yonko, are Kaido's old rivals.

Although Whitebeard was strong, he was also one of my old rivals, and I had experience escaping from Whitebeard in the past.

But at that moment, Kaido suddenly felt a chill that penetrated to his very bones.

Although Sieg's sword had not yet struck him, it forced him to recall the nightmare from eight years ago.

Huff... Huff...

Kaido's breathing became increasingly labored, and a crimson hue gradually appeared in his eyes.

He made a decision.

Under the moonlight.

Kaido, who had transformed into a blue dragon, suddenly moved.

He clung to the white clouds on the horizon and swooped down, his speed suddenly increasing dramatically. He deftly dodged a sword strike that Rayleigh had unleashed towards the sky, and shouted in mid-air:

"Jhin, Quinn, Jack---------"

Everyone looked up at Kaido as he flew overhead.

Whitebeard's gaze sharpened, as if he had realized something, and a faint white light once again gathered on his fist.

"There are other flying ability users, retreat with me!" Kaido roared.

Kaido grabbed Queen from the ground with one claw, slapped Diamond Jozu away with the other, and then grabbed Jack in his claw as well.

Its two hind claws grabbed several Beast Pirates from the crowd below, and then it soared into the sky in the next moment, howling out a storm of wind blades, and then climbed the clouds at an extremely fast speed, quickly ascending into the air!

Chi Chi Chi!

Thousands of endless wind blades swept in all directions, slashing long marks into the ground. In an instant, armor was shredded, and streaks of blood bloomed.

The Whitebeard Pirates struggled to withstand Kaido's attack, but the shock they felt lingered.

Kaido has escaped!

"this...."

"Boss Kaido abandoned us and ran away?"

Apart from King and a small number of other flying ability users who followed Kaido's lead and quickly took to the air, the rest of the Beast Pirates remained frozen in place.

Kaido of the Beasts is a legend in the entire pirate crew and even in the whole of Wano Country!

Even if placed on the open sea, they would still be among the Four Emperors, standing at the pinnacle of the world!

It's not surprising that such important figures have been arrested or killed in battle over the decades.

But abandoning one's dignity, abandoning the foundation built over more than ten years in Wano Country, and running away with the rest of the pirate crew is something that has never happened before.

Although they were besieged by several sea emperors, an unprecedentedly severe situation, the scene before them was still shocking.

So much so that the pirates on both sides were still a little caught off guard.

"Boss Kaido..."

"Lord Kaido... please don't abandon us..."

Despite the pirates' calls, Kaido ignored them and quickly flew into the air.

Sieg was one of the quickest to react.

He drew his longsword once more, aimed it at Kaido who was taking off into the air, and slashed down with it.

The sound of hurried footsteps came from the side. A tall man with red hair and a white face, carrying a large calligraphy brush on his back, ran over with a bewildered look on his face, knelt down under Sieg's sword, and raised his hand to take the sword.

"Kanjuro?"

Ashura Doji immediately realized what was happening and, disregarding Kaido's escape, surrounded Kanjuro with righteous indignation.

Sieg paused for a moment, then casually said:

"This person is now in your hands."

He raised his hand to sheathe his sword, and at that moment Ashura Child and the others swarmed forward.

Sig sheathed his sword, but was deep in thought.

His Li Jing card might be from the movie version.

In the movie version, Li Jing from "Ten Cold Jokes" has mastered the second move of catching a blade barehanded 100% of the time, but he doesn't seem to have mastered the skill of catching a blade barehanded against a specific enemy, and he often fails in the movie.

Based on Sieg's consistent experience.

The larger the enemy target and the closer you are to the target, the greater the chance of catching the blade bare-handed, but it still depends on luck.

Kaido soared into the sky at that moment, his escape speed was extremely fast, and he was already far away from Higuma, so the success rate was negligible.

"Kaido, are you planning to run away?"

Sieg asked in a deep voice:

"You were saying you wanted me to cut off your head... What, are you scared now?"

Kaido's movements did not stop at all.

Regardless of the shouts of his subordinate pirate crews fighting fiercely or Sigurd's questioning, his movements did not falter in the slightest.

But then, amidst the cacophony of shouts, a slightly childish female voice rang out.

"Kaido, are you trying to run away?"

The exact same words as Sieg.

But Kaido, who was flying rapidly in the air, suddenly stopped and abruptly turned his head to look at the ground.

Where his gaze fell, a girl wearing a sleeveless kimono and handcuffs was removing a Hannya mask from her face.

Beneath the mask was the face of a beautiful woman with a slightly childlike appearance and red horns. She was about fifteen or sixteen years old, and her long hair appeared a pale silver-white under the moonlight, with the ends gradually turning pale green.

Sig suddenly had a thought.

Yamato is Kaido's son... Kaido's daughter. Judging by the time, she should be 16 years old now, still a minor.

Although Yamato is a girl, she idolizes Kozuki Oden and even wears a mask, calling herself "Kozuki Oden." Kaido even started calling her "son" because of this...

"16 years old, isn't she a minor?"

As everyone knows, the path to enlightenment for the Mountain Bandit King is the path of the father.

At that moment, Sieg suddenly felt a heavy sense of responsibility.

...........

After Yamato spoke, Kaido in his dragon form hesitated for a moment.

Even the white-bearded man, who had raised his fist high to strike, paused slightly and did not immediately throw a punch.

He noticed Kaido's hesitation and learned Yamato's identity from the shouts of the Beasts Pirates crew around him.

Whitebeard hesitated as well.

At that moment, King, transformed into a Pteranodon, flapped his wings and flew close to Kaido. He suddenly said:

"Boss Kaido, there's no time left."

"Yamato's handcuffs are still on her hands, but she doesn't have the key. As soon as she leaves this island, the handcuffs will explode."

Jin's voice remained relatively calm.

The handcuffs on Yamato's hands are similar to the collars worn by slaves in the Wano Country mining sites and the Sabaody Archipelago; forcibly removing them would only cause them to explode.

There is only one conventional method to break through by brute force: use high-level Armament Haki to release Armament Haki and destroy the inside of the collar.

But now no one has the time to unlock Yamato's handcuffs and then take her away from this ghost island.

Moreover...

In King's opinion, whether Kaido's son is willing to leave with Kaido is still uncertain...

Kaido remained silent.

While he was hesitating.

His pupils contracted again as he saw a figure rapidly approaching Yamato's back.

The 16-year-old girl was unaware of the approaching person. Her attention was focused on Kaido in the air, and her expression was a complex mix of disappointment and anticipation.

“What a pitiful fellow…” Sig’s voice rang out behind Yamato.

Sig casually tossed away the hair he used to perform the Flying Thunder God Technique, his gaze falling on the handcuffs on Yamato's hands:

"The last time I saw shackles like this was on the slaves of the Celestial Dragons."

"Is that person in the sky really your biological father? He looks like a minotaur to me?"

Sigurd's voice was cold; he continued to provoke Kaido, trying to enrage him.

"You're the minotaur!" Kaido was indeed enraged, but he showed no intention of rescuing his own daughter. Instead, he resolutely turned around and began to flee with all his might.

Because he saw Sieg reach out and grab Yamato's wrist, the shackles on his wrist making a metallic clanging sound.

Dark Flame Master, Stage Three!

A thin, dark flame ignited, burning a hole in the barbecue in Yamato's hand, which was then immediately added to his inventory.

With a flick of his wrist, Sieg reappeared the handcuffs he had just put into his inventory and tossed them away.

boom!

The handcuffs that had just been thrown out exploded violently, bursting into flames. The shockwave from the explosion overturned the floor, sending gusts of wind and flying debris like arrows in all directions.

Sig stepped forward and stood in front of Yamato, the black flames swirling around him forming a fire barrier that kept the rubble at bay.

Yamato stared blankly at the figure blocking his way and the firelight in front of him.

"The handcuffs really explode? I always thought it was just a lie to keep me from leaving Ghost Island..."