If Sengoku doesn't pull back his net soon, I'll become the Pirate King!

Chapter 85 Wano Country Plan: Prey A and Prey B

Chapter 85 Wano Country Plan: Prey A and Prey B

Dressrosa, Royal Palace Hills.

"You accepted that warmonger's offer?"

Standing at the edge of a garden, looking down at the bustling market below, Kaido frowned slightly.

"What are you planning this time? And what about what happened at Dragon Palace? Why did you lend our flag to the mermen?"

"Let me explain it one by one. I originally thought you could understand it."

Bazel's casual remark nearly broke Kaido's guard.

"The alliance between Ryugu Palace and Neptune was not a spur-of-the-moment decision."

"A naturally gifted merman, if trained, will definitely become a demon to the enemy."

"Kaido, we are both Devil Fruit users, and King will also eat a Devil Fruit in the future."

"The advantage is that we can become stronger more quickly, but the disadvantage is that we are hated by the sea."

"At this time, the members of the merfolk will become a powerful force for us to turn the tide."

"That's the first benefit. The second benefit is that I heard legends about ancient weapons from Neptune."

Ancient weapons?

Kaido immediately dismissed the slight feeling of being looked down upon. "What do you know? No! What does Neptune know?"

"Poseidon, the sea god, but Neptune doesn't know what or who this ancient weapon is aimed at, or when it will appear."

"All he knew was that Neptune would appear every few hundred years, and the reason I lent them the flag was for that ancient weapon."

"As expected of you."

Kaido sighed deeply, his eyes filled with complex emotions.

He originally thought that Bazel chose to ally with the Murlocs because he was interested in their military strength and the Poneglyphs.

I never expected that they were going there for the ancient weapon, Poseidon.

He really couldn't understand the gait of taking one step and jumping three steps.

"As expected, things that require thinking aren't really suitable for Abel and me. So what about this time? And what's the reason this time?"

Faced with Kaido's questioning and eager gaze, Bazel shook his head, a hint of pity suddenly appearing in his eyes.

"Kaido-san, didn't you even anticipate this?"

Kaido blushed slightly and coughed lightly, saying, "I was just testing you, to see if your thoughts were the same as mine!"

"Really?"

Kaido's blush faded, and his face darkened as he activated his Overpowering Technique.

"Okay, okay, I'll talk, I'll talk."

Bazel didn't want to take a stimulating punch, so he quickly said:

"Because of troop strength, in my opinion, if that warmonger can hold a grand banquet before we arrive in Wano Country, then we'll go and join in the fun."

"Firstly, we can use actual combat to strengthen Babanuki and Hanafza's forces, and secondly, we can scavenge the troops we urgently need from that battlefield."

troops?

Kaido nodded thoughtfully, but seemed somewhat puzzled:

"Are those small fry important? As long as the giants are willing to join us, no ordinary person can stand against them."

no no no

With a flick of his index finger, Bazel suddenly pulled out a feather fan from behind him and waved it a few times in a mysterious manner.

"King against king, general against general, common soldier against common soldier."

"As the strongest, we only need to deal with the opponent's strongest, while the executives naturally have to deal with the opponent's executives."

"You might say that once Conqueror's Haki is unleashed, those weaklings become useless."

"But Kaido-san~"

Seeing Kaido's proud and approving expression, Bazel couldn't help but speed up the shaking of his feather fan.

"You need to understand that we have Conqueror's Haki, and our enemies will definitely have it too. When the two come into contact, a fight is inevitable."

"No matter where you go, you must have some low-level troops."

"You can't expect us to personally go down into the fray and carry away the spoils after the victory, can you?"

"Well... fine, I admit you're right."

Kaido, who tried to argue his way out of it, eventually discovered that his words couldn't keep up with Bazel's smooth dandruff.

"If we can gather more troops before heading to Wano Country, it will make things much easier for us in the future."

He pulled Bazel by the shoulder and led him to a more secluded spot.

Kaido's voice suddenly dropped considerably.

"Malon has come to this island, right? I can feel his presence."

Bazel was not surprised that Kaido could sense it, and immediately nodded in agreement.

"The reason I didn't show up is because another remnant of the Rocks Pirates contacted me."

"Kurozumi Higurashi, that guy used to be a nobody around Rocks, and his hometown seems to be Wano Country."

"She invited me to Wano Country to discuss an alliance, saying she was willing to hand over the throne to us on the condition that we help them defeat the other forces in Wano Country and help our Kurozumi family become shoguns."

Kurozumi Mugigiri?

Bazel looked confused. He didn't remember the original story mentioning—wait a minute!

The previous user of the Imitation Fruit?

That old woman who can transform into Golden Lion and Stussy, and who gave the Yamata no Orochi Fruit to Kurozumi Orochi?!

"What are your thoughts?" Bazel countered.

"Me? My idea is to turn that place into a complete weapons-producing country, but Bazel, you must have a better plan, right?"

Kaido wore an expression of absolute confidence, as if he had already seen through Kaido's facade.

Bazel: ?

Why is Kaido so confident? Shouldn't he be the one who's confident?

"—Yes, I do have a better idea."

After a moment's thought, Bazel explained his initial plans for arriving in Wano Country.

"Upon arriving in Wano Country, we will need to split into two groups."

"The first part is the Wano Country team, which is mainly composed of you. After you and Kurozumi Higurashi had an initial handover, Akari left behind with the main force to guard the area."

"Responsible for overseeing the war of attrition in the early stages of Wano Country."

"Wait!" Kaido frowned and interrupted, "Shouldn't we be helping the Kurozumi family?"

"Help? What nonsense are you talking about?"

Seeing Bazel's expression as if he were an idiot, Kaido crossed his arms and said irritably, "Don't you even know what an alliance is, you bastard? Do you want me to be seen as a traitor?!"

"Betrayal? Isn't that the very nature of us pirates?"

Kaido was stunned, then slapped his thigh and laughed after he realized what was happening.

"Yeah, hehehehe~~"

"I almost forgot I'm a pirate! Pirates never keep their alliances!"

"Go on, clever Bazel!"

"Our Beasts Pirates' top fighters are absolutely capable of crushing that country, so why bother fighting them?"

"Let the Kurozumi family send out troops first to fight and wear down the local Wano Country army. Once they've fought enough, we'll take over."

"Then we'll pin the blame for rebellion on Kurozumi Higurashi, and we'll step forward in the name of the Amatsuki family to take control of Wano Country!"

Kaido's eyes widened in surprise: "Is it her family from when she was little? But I remember that was eight hundred years ago. Does this clan still exist?"

"It's best if it exists, but it doesn't matter if it doesn't."

Bazel gestured for Kaido to sit down and patted his broad shoulder earnestly.

"All we need is a pretext, do you understand, Kaido-san?"

"If we have the advantage in both reputation and power, the Beasts Pirates could even take over Wano Country without losing a single soldier."

"If a country is suddenly taken over by a foreign power, there will inevitably be those who are dissatisfied and those who harbor rebellious intentions."

"What we need to do is to transfer the hatred to the Kurozumi clan, and then let Toki take over the entire Wano Country in the rightful name."

"This plan is a good thing that benefits both us and her when she was little."

"If the Tengetsu clan does not exist, it means that Wano Country has erased her family from her childhood during its nearly eight hundred years of development."

"If that's really the case, then we have a more legitimate reason to take action."

"Revenge!" Kaido's lips curled into a sinister smile. "She was your woman when she was young, so she's my sister-in-law."

Anyone who dares to bully my family, I will slaughter their entire clan!

"Great, Bazel, you've suddenly given me a lot of motivation!"

"Go on, what's the second team?"

"Don't rush."

Bazel sipped the low-alcohol sake from Kaido's gourd to soothe his throat.

"This is Prey A. Plan A requires a long period of planning to be realized. During this time, the two of us as Prey B have more important things to do."

"The most important task is to secretly travel to the Kingdom of Woland in Elbaf and persuade the cursed prince to join our Beasts Pirates!"

"If he were an awakened user of Conqueror's Haki, that would be even better."

"Kaido-san, with three kings in one crew, maybe we can try to become the Pirate King too!!!"