“That’s a dragon?!”
Kaido, in his dragon form, was holding onto the Flame Cloud as he floated in the sky, his colossal figure concealed within the clouds. Although the Beasts Pirates and the citizens of Wano Country had grown accustomed to this sight, Isuka was seeing such an enormous creature for the first time.
Roughly comparing, she doesn’t seem to even be as big as the monster’s scales.
“Well, that’s Governor-General Kaido, the captain of the Beasts Pirates. He’s also one of your future bosses. There’s no turning back once you enter Wano Country, you know.”
Shayna had already emphasized this point multiple times on the way back. She was mentally prepared for it, but it seemed that she hadn’t prepared enough at the moment.
“He’s just a Devil Fruit user. Governor-General Kaido is just a bit larger in size and has various abilities. Nothing to be surprised about,” Amalee thought that Isuka was shocked by Kaido’s Beast-Form, but in fact, that wasn’t the case. After all, throughout the journey, Shayna had been posing as a devil fruit user, and Isuka had gained a rough understanding of devil fruit users from the pirates.
What truly shocked her were the people swimming in the water, or rather people desperately trying to escape.
Due to the massive fire caused by Draw, she already had some aversion to flames, and now, looking at the two splashes in the sea, it inevitably stirred some different emotions in her.
“What crime did they commit?”
“I’ll check. Oh, it’s Miss Yamato-sama. Nothing, it’s the Governor-General’s daughter. This is just part of her training,” Amalee nonchalantly said “training”. Teaching through entertainment, however, everyone knows that Kaido’s idea of “teaching through entertainment” was unique to himself. He wouldn’t miss the opportunity for an all-around physical training like swimming.
“Daughter.”
“That’s right, his biological daughter. But Isuka, there’s some bad news I should share with you.”
“What is it?”
“Boss Shayna may be critical of you on the surface, but she is probably quite pleased with you deep down. If everything goes as expected, you might train alongside the Young Miss.”
Pierman understood Mandrell, even his personal emotions to some extent, and Amalee was familiar with Shayna. Except for her true appearance under the mask, Shayna hadn’t kept much from her, including some habits and such.
So, she had a reasonable guess about Shayna’s plans. Listening to Amalee’s words, Isuka felt a bit lost. The flames’ glow and the faint screams made her question her life choices.
But she wasn’t the only one questioning life choices at this moment. Maria, on the shore, was also glad that her ability didn’t allow her to enter the water. Otherwise, she would have also been among those trying to escape.
However, Kaido’s habit was not to discriminate. Since Yamato and Jack were enduring this kind of training, there was undoubtedly a test of equally hell-difficulty waiting for her.
The unknown terror is often more terrifying.
Meanwhile, someone in the water was having much more mixed feelings than her; for example Jack.
Mermaid were the fastest swimmers among all lifeforms, and while Fish-Men weren’t as fast as Mermaid, they still rank among the best in the sea. But at this moment, Jack found himself unable to catch up with Yamato.
Kaido had ordered them not to dive, depriving Fish-Men of their greatest advantage, and Jack’s preference for defensive combat didn’t make him particularly fast.
But Fish-Men had another advantage; their pupils were somewhat different from humans. When in the water, they can create a thin membrane that shields their pupils from the irritation caused by splashes.
So, Jack could see the splashing water ahead of him, and Yamato, using freestyle swimming, was swimming rapidly towards her destination.
As a Fish-Man, he was losing to someone from another race in freestyle swimming. But considering that this was Kaido’s daughter, everything seemed to make sense.
Then, a streak of fire passed dangerously close to him, almost brushing against his bu*t.
“Swim faster! Even a warship is much faster. Aren’t you guys ashamed?”
“I’m going to complain to Dad! This isn’t what you said in the beginning!”
“Worororo, still have the energy to talk, Yamato? That means you still have potential! Swim faster!”
Their initial training target was just to swim a few laps around Onigashima. However, Kaido thought it was too easy for them, so he added a bit more difficulty.
In fact, they could have avoided Kaido’s flames by diving, but they didn’t do that because if they dived, Kaido would have switched to wind blades and lightning.
Compared to those, the power of controlled flames became the “gentlest” attack.
Once Yamato and Jack got on track with their swimming, Maria began her rock climbing challenge. For her, who had the Spider-Spider Fruit, rock climbing was not complicated, but it was still physically demanding and could also help her train her use of the Devil Fruit abilty.
After a day of training, the three of them lay soaked on the ground. Even though Maria hadn’t been in the water, sweat had still soaked her clothes. This was their daily routine, and for Kaido, their level of training was quite gentle, not pushing them to the point of fainting.
After their training ended, Kaido transformed back into his human form and approached them.
“Still not enough, Yamato. Do you still want to go out to sea by yourself like this?”
“What are you talking about, Father? I am definitely going out to sea by myself. It would be a regret if I don’t explore the vast sea by myself.”
Kaido didn’t get enraged upon hearing Yamato’s goal of going out to sea.
At this time, she wasn’t shouting that she was Kozuki Oden, and the Beasts Pirates had a firmer grip on Wano Country. Even if Kaido didn’t stay here, the Beasts Pirates had enough power to maintain control over Wano Country, their headquarters exceptionally secure.
In this situation, there was no need to confine Yamato to a life of imprisonment. However, Kaido still found it somewhat contemptuous.
“You’re far from ready. You can’t go out to sea on your own like this. Enemies on the sea won’t show mercy when you’ve fainted. Don’t even dream of it until you’re strong enough. Even your Dad won’t budge on this.”
Going out to sea under someone else’s supervision and going out to sea on her own carried completely different meanings, and this was also one of Yamato’s goals that she was working hard for.
“I’ll defeat you sooner or later!”
“Worororo, give it a try if you can, but to help you reach that goal sooner, you’ll train alone tomorrow.”
Continuing to train with Jack and Maria had become a “burden” for Yamato. She could endure much more than these two.
“Huh?”
“This is a choice you’ve made for yourself. Once you say something, you can’t take it back. By the way, there’s news from your Dad. You have a new companion.”
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