Kaido’s frequent disappearance from the Beasts Pirates wasn’t a strange occurrence. Sometimes he may be searching for the plates, or indulging in alcohol, or even making bizarre headlines in the newspaper, like being defeated and captured by some pirate, but he was still doing fine to this day.
Due to their captain’s frequent recklessness, they had grown accustomed to Kaido’s absence in their daily lives.
Not long ago, when Kaido disappeared as usual, no one was particularly worried. After all, he would return in a few days. However, when they were in a meeting with Arceus, there was some movement at the door outside.
To accommodate their size, the buildings here were constructed to be relatively tall, with doorway heights typically around 10 meters.
In the past few years, everyone had been growing, with the exception of Zeraora, whose height remained unchanged due to special reasons. King and Shayna were already 19 years old, and were now considered adults.
King had grown rapidly over the past three years, reaching a height of six meters and finally catching up to Queen’s height.
Due to gender differences, Shayna did not become a small giant like King, but her height still reached three meters, and the oppressive force she emitted was not small.
After a few shakes, the door opened and Kaido pushed the door of the house open against the wind and snow outside.
“Worororo, you’re all here. I just happen to have something to show you.”
Kaido shook off the snowflakes on his shoulders, and everyone’s eyes turned to what he was holding in his arms.
There were two swaddled infants, one of which appeared to have been carefully bundled, while the other was loosely wrapped in an unidentified leather covering.
One of the Beasts Pirates’ important traditions was to pick up children when they went out.
Although Olga was delivered to their doorstep, she could barely be considered to have been picked up.
Setsuna was also a child that was picked up during a mission, and coupled with the thirteen children Olga previously bought from slave traders during a mission, this essentially was the origin of the underage members within the Beasts Pirates.
Moreover the age of the children they picked up was gradually decreasing.
From Olga, whose real age was outrageously old, to the several children she brought back, and then to the seven-year-old Setsuna who returned with Shayna.
But now Kaido has directly reduced the age range to that of infants.
“Boss Kaido, did you go to an orphanage?”
In the past, he picked up people who showed some talent for fighting, but what can an infant show? Kaido couldn’t possibly have become a midwife, so how could he see any talent in a baby?
“Why are you talking so much nonsense? I went out this time just for the sake of this child and I picked up this one at the beach. The little brat has a very strong life force, so I picked it up. As for the other one, that’s my own biological child.”
The room fell into silence, and for a moment no one spoke. Kaido’s words had instantly silenced everyone.
“Your child?”
“Yeah, my own flesh and blood.”
“Ehh! xN”
Kaido’s response was indifferent, but it completely shattered the calm in the room. No one had expected that Kaido’s trip this time would cause such a big commotion.
But their shocked voices also completely woke up the two children. They were brought back by Kaido in the cold wind and had looked a bit drowsy under the warm room temperature, but they were awakened by the sudden cries.
Suddenly, two cries were heard.
“Why are you crying again? Hey, you guys woke them up, so you better soothe them!” Kaido’s head immediately started to ache as he watched the children start crying again. He handed the children directly to Queen, who was closest to him.
Kaido’s request really put them in a difficult spot. They were good at fighting, but no one knew how to soothe children. In the end, two cradles made of vines appeared out of thin air, and at the same time, the sound of Heal Bell rang out. Arceus resolved the problem on his own.
After they calmed down, the others gathered around.
“Make way, let me see Boss Kaido’s child.”
“Don’t push, Queen, you bas*ard! What are you trying to do by squeezing in?”
“Setsuna wants to see too.”
After a push and shove, the scene finally calmed down. Everyone gathered around a cradle, not really interested in the child that Kaido picked up. They were more interested in Kaido’s own biological child.
At the same time, they were also making their own evaluations, but these comments made Kaido feel uneasy.
“No wonder it’s Boss Kaido’s child, it looks so sturdy.”
“Yeah, it’s already a meter tall. Look at those arms, they’re so thick. And it even has teeth!”
“It’s a boy, huh? Boss Kaido now has a successor.”
Sturdy? One meter tall? Boy? The more Kaido listened, the more he felt that something was wrong, so he walked over to see for himself.
“What nonsense are you guys talking about? The boy is the one I picked up at the beach. I brought him back only because he didn’t die despite being in the water for so long. Judging from his appearance, he should be a Fishman.”
“This one is my child, a girl. Don’t you think she looks like me?”
Kaido brought back two children, one of whom was a baby in swaddling clothes. She looked chubby and cute, and didn’t seem to have any apparent connection to Kaido. It didn’t look like she could be born from him.
The other one appeared much more sturdy. Although still a baby, he stood at about one meter tall, boasting strong muscles and even some sharp teeth could be seen in his mouth.
Compared to the delicate and pretty baby, they mistook this child wrapped in thick leather for Kaido’s child.
They’ve already had enough stimulation for today, and were barely managing to stay calm. However, they carefully compared the two children and in the end, Arceus stated the truth.
“Excuse me for speaking bluntly, but besides those two little horns on her head, I really can’t see any resemblance between her and you. How old is the child? Have you given her a name? Who is her mother?”
While others may shy away from asking certain questions, Arceus had no qualms about it. So, he represented the public opinion and rapidly asked three questions to Kaido.
Even in infants, certain features can be observed. Moreover, the child Kaido brought back did not appear to be a newborn as some parts of her body were already developed. However, as Arceus pointed out, the only similarity between Kaido and the child is that they both have horns.
Many people were waiting for Kaido’s answer, and they were also very interested in who Kaido’s wife was. The child most probably resembles her mother in appearance as the difference between her and the big and tall Kaido was too great, but they didn’t get the answer they wanted.
“43 days old, and her name is Yamato. As for her mother, it’s a secret.”
Kaido didn’t mention anything about the child’s mother, but he remembered her date of birth very clearly as he had picked up the child around the full moon.
After Kaido clearly stated that this girl was his child, everyone’s attention shifted, and they didn’t care much about the other child.