Besides the so-called indestructible “plate” that Kaido had been searching for worldwide, the World Government didn’t know what else could interest him. Ordinary Zoan-type Devil Fruits probably wouldn’t entice him, and as for Mythical Zoan Fruits, they didn’t want to help their enemies.
Up to now, a weak Mythical Zoan user has never appeared before. People like Sengoku, Kaido, and the new generation’s Marco, who have obtained the Mythical Zoan ability, are all incredibly powerful. Not to mention Kaido’s “Mythical Zoan” officers.
Except for the disgraceful Kurozumi Orochi, all the Mythical Zoan users on the seas were formidable.
They had thought obtaining it from the Celestial Dragon would be quite complicated, but unexpectedly, Mjosgard didn’t make things difficult for them this time and readily agreed to the exchange.
However, they didn’t know that it would be the biggest help they are providing to their enemy.
Though rumors outside suggested that Kaido wanted to create an indestructible suit of armor, the World Government considered this behavior foolish. However, for the current Beasts Pirates, a piece of “plate” would enhance them far beyond any Devil Fruit.
“Thank you for your generosity, Saint Mjosgard. You’ve been a great help to the government.”
“Don’t waste my time if there’s nothing else. I just can’t understand what you want with this piece of junk stone.”
The stone wasn’t originally in Mjosgard’s possession. He won it in a gamble a few days ago from someone in a slave fight.
If it was that Celestial Dragon, it would have been challenging to exchange it from them, as each Celestial Dragon had different preferences.
Homing was amiable and approachable, Mjosgard like fish-man slaves, and then there was the Donquixote member with a rock-collecting hobby.
With the plate in hand, the World Government officials left and handed the item over to the CP0 members waiting outside.
“The item is yours now. If you fail this time, don’t bother coming back.”
Exchanging something with a Celestial Dragon, even if things went smoothly, made him break out in a sweat. If it weren’t for orders from above, he wouldn’t have wanted to do this.
As they communicated in person this time, Omanyte couldn’t eavesdrop on any messages until they called Kaido again later.
On Onigashima, Kaido was still training Yamato. It was no longer just evading balls; Yamato had a new task and she was standing in front of Kaido with Takeru No. 3 in her hands.
“Listen, Yamato, your task is simple. If you can make me move my second finger, I’ll consider you qualified. Now you can attack.”
Even though she has come this far and regularly trains with Kaido, and has the enhancement of Haki, she still couldn’t handle even a single finger from Kaido.
But at this moment, the World Government called as well. Kaido casually flicked Yamato aside with a finger before answering the phone.
“Kaido, the usual place, let’s meet again. This time, we have what you need. We’ll exchange stones for stones. Can you accept this deal?”
After a lengthy price negotiation, Kaido and Arceus finally got what they wanted. With that settled, the trade could naturally proceed. However, what Kaido said next caught CP0 completely off guard.
“Sure, if it’s true, then we can trade. So, how much are you willing to pay per kilogram of Seastone?”
“What do you mean by that, Kaido?”
“What do I mean? You have to pay to buy things. Do you guys not understand such a simple concept?”
Kaido’s words made them feel uncomfortable. They naturally knew that buying things required spending money.
But after going through so much trouble to obtain something from a Celestial Dragon, Kaido was now demanding additional payment, which made them feel like he was belittling them.
“Don’t you understand the concept of bartering?”
“Of course, I know. I’m very honest when it comes to making deals. But you World Government lackeys are different. If you didn’t have this item, I wouldn’t bother with you at all. This is just to give you the qualification to trade, got it?”
They were angry, but there was nothing they could do. Kaido’s business was almost a monopoly, and due to their urgent need for Seastone, they had no choice but to agree.
“By the way, I don’t want cash, only gold. I don’t want to see your newly printed currency.”
World Government had done this before, and it usually meant that Berry would depreciate. So, Gold had better value stability.
Regarding this matter, CP0’s agents had no choice but to prepare to apply for more funds because Kaido hung up the phone right after that.
After Kaido hung up, Yamato, who was covering her head, stood up.
“Father, who was that on the phone? I hate that guy.” A single phone call changed Kaido’s demeanor. For children in their developmental stage, most of them wouldn’t resent their parents until they were pushed to the limit.
“Most,” because some people were born evil, and it had nothing to do with their upbringing.
Most people would transfer their grievances to the people who caused their parents to act that way, and Yamato had already done so.
“CP0, lackeys of the World Government, they will be your enemies in the future.”
“Understood, I will make sure to take them down myself.”
CP0, far away, didn’t know that they had unwittingly offended someone.
…
A few days later, on the same island in the Calm Belt, Kaido appeared once again. This time, he didn’t bring anyone else, only some processed Seastone products.
Of course, there was an additional charge for doing so, but apart from Wano Country, it was challenging for others to process Seastone products. By saving on the processing fee, they might end up paying even more seastone instead.
As for why Arceus didn’t come along, he felt it was inconvenient to show himself in front of these people.
In fact, when he was on the way, Kaido had considered robbing the plate, but to prevent the possibility that the World Government might have more than one plate, they gave up on the idea.
“Here’s the Seastone you wanted. And where are my things?”
Two large cargo boxes were thrown on the side by Kaido. They contained Seastone handcuffs and chains, with purity not being very high. There hadn’t been much demand for the purity of Seastone in the outside world. As long as it was made of Seastone, it was good enough.
After all, even the lowest-purity Seastone was not something an ordinary devil fruit user could contend with.
“Here, the gold and stone you wanted.”
Kaido looked at his plate radar. The incident with Orochi taught him a lesson, so he was relieved only after seeing a response from the plate radar. Then, he spewed flames at the gold.
This was one of the effective methods to inspect gold. Soon after, he obtained a golden sphere and left with his things.
Without wasting any time on the way, he returned to Wano Country at full speed, and the plate returned to Arceus’ body.
“How is it?”
“Not bad. Now there are only nine plates left. And about this one… I have some new ideas.”
Later, Arceus and Kaido arrived at Udon’s mine because the plate’s type was rock, and there were plenty of Seastone minerals in the Udon mining area.
Pokémon are not always the same; they would evolve and exhibit entirely new types and characteristics depending on their living environment.
Many rock-type Pokémon have bodies made of rocks, such as granite, shale, obsidian, and various minerals, all of which were types of rocks, and Seastone is naturally not an exception.
Arceus planned to create something entirely new. If successful, they would be entirely new Pokémon forms specific to the Wano Country region.
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