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Chapter 1199: Do You Have the Qualifications to Be the Old Man's Executioner
Chapter 1199: Do You Have the Qualifications to Be the Old Man’s Executioner
The regeneration ability of a top-tier Zoan-type Devil Fruit is naturally formidable. Moreover, that little brat Luffy hadn’t actually dealt much damage—Kaido’s physical strength had been whittled down through prolonged combat before that final punch sealed his fate. Naturally, resting for a moment had revived him.
Kuro rose from atop him, standing still as he waited for Kaido to half-lift his body and sit upright. Then he said, “That’s right—I won. Your entire pirate crew has been captured, and Big Mom died by my hand.”
“Big Mom?”
Kaido’s pupils constricted. Only now did he notice the familiar body and head lying nearby.
He hesitated, then burst into raucous laughter. “Oh-hohohohoho! Has this old hag finally died after living so many years? After surviving all this time, she’s finally gone!”
“You don’t seem sad. Weren’t you both crewmates on Rocks’ ship?” Kuro asked.
“From the moment we set sail, we’ve all been destined to die on the Grand Line, Kuro—including you! What’s there to be sad about? She had to die eventually. Do you think she’d wait for death lying in bed? Oh-hohohoho!”
After finishing his laughter, Kaido’s brows furrowed as he glared at Kuro. “Hey, Kuro! Let the Old Man go! The Old Man can help you rule Wano Country!”
“Don’t listen to him!”
Suddenly, Yamato, who had been sitting nearby, shouted. “He won’t help you! Just like he did to Oden, he promised him but still betrayed him! He’s a fraud! He’ll only kill you!”
Kuro glanced at her, then at Kaido, raising one brow. “She’s really your daughter?”
“Oh-hohohoho! She’s the Old Man’s daughter, same age as you, Kuro.”
“I AM Oden! I’m the man!” Yamato shouted again.
“Same age as me?”
Kuro looked Yamato up and down as if seeing something amusing, then turned back to Kaido. “Your parenting seems pretty poor. She’s been brainwashed thoroughly.”
This enraged Yamato. She stood abruptly, her chains rattling violently. “What do you mean ‘brainwashed’? I will become Oden! I will open Wano Country’s borders! I won’t betray the samurai who once accompanied me in the mountains!”
“Oh?” Kuro gave her a glance, then looked back at Kaido.
Kaido chuckled. “This brat used to say they wanted to be Oden, so I locked them in the cave with the prisoners. They made friends with those samurai.”
"Not a bad initial aspiration", Kuro mused, "but she seems to misunderstand one thing—standpoint isn't something one can simply change. The world isn't black and white." He smiled faintly but didn't engage further.
It wasn’t his daughter—why waste so many words?
Didn’t she understand? Didn’t Kaido himself understand?
Simply by being Kaido’s offspring, she could never become the so-called ‘Oden’ or Wano Country’s Shogun.
Wano Country was ruled through Kaido’s violence and required Blackbeard’s Giant Serpent as a facade of legitimacy. The nation’s hatred for them ran deep. Even if Luffy won and Oden’s son became Shogun, with Yamato as the new ‘Kaido’?
Perhaps governance methods might differ, but fundamentally, what would change? If Kuro were an ambition-seeker, this alone would ensure Wano’s continued turmoil.
Such a shift in stance was extremely difficult—this woman clearly hadn’t grasped the complexity of this change.
“Will you let the Old Man go?” Kaido asked, his grin turning malevolent.
Kuro rolled his eyes. “You think I’m an idiot? If I gave you a chance, you’d probably beat me to a pulp. This opportunity is rare—I’d never free you now.”
“Oh-hohohoho! The Navy’s tried to arrest me countless times—what changed?” Kaido roared with laughter. As he laughed, the Seastone chains binding him trembled violently.
Indeed, the title of ‘Strongest’ wasn’t self-proclaimed—it was a reputation the world had bestowed based on his feats.
As a pirate, he’d suffered seven defeats, been arrested eighteen times after single-handedly challenging the Navy and the Four Emperors, endured thousands of brutal tortures, and faced over forty death sentences.
He’d experienced nearly every execution method imaginable. The gallows snapped his chains, the guillotine shattered its blade on his neck, spears shattered from piercing his body. He’d personally sunk nine massive prison ships sent to transport him.
To call him the unbeatable, worldwide strongest was no exaggeration. Kuro himself admitted—he couldn’t match this guy in a life-or-death fight.
He wasn’t as durable as Luffy. Though his attacks could hurt Kaido, he doubted he could withstand the counterblows.
The current situation was no different. The chains binding him weren’t purely Seastone—no one in this world possessed that craftsmanship. They were merely infused with Seastone fragments. Other materials, for Kaido, were only growing weaker the longer he rested. Eventually, he’d snap them entirely.
Hmph!
Seastone drained Devil Fruit users’ strength?
Did Kuro look like a rookie fresh from his Newly Debut?
Gripping his Yokai Blade tightly, Kuro lifted his head, staring at Kaido. “You know how it is with great pirates like you—the higher-ups usually follow formal procedures for executions. That brings prestige. But you’ve heard my orders—so to prevent accidents, I’ll skip the formalities. While your physical strength hasn’t fully restored…” He raised his blade. “I’ll execute you here and now!”
A metallic hum split the air as his blade pointed at Kaido’s throat.
“Any last words? Speak now—I won’t waste much time.”
He truly dared not give Kaido time. He could feel the pirate’s strength recovering, the chains trembling more violently.
Kaido never stopped seeking a chance to break free.
Kaido locked eyes with Kuro, baring his teeth. “Oh-hohohoho! So you’ve been determined to kill me from the start, huh? You won’t let me live.”
“Obviously. You’re hard to kill—a difference from those under your command. For someone of your rank, I usually eliminate them directly when I get the chance. No accidents. No aftershocks. Perfectly safe.” Kuro replied coolly.
Except for Red-Haired Shanks, who surrendered willingly, Kuro had never attempted to capture any other Great Pirate he encountered.
Because capture often led to escape—too difficult to imprison them in Impel Down.
Better to eliminate them directly. Much simpler.
Kaido stared at Kuro for a moment, then lowered his gaze to the Yokai Blade at his throat. He relaxed his posture, letting the chains fall silent.
“The Old Man wants wine,” Kaido said gravely. “Bring me my wine gourd.”
“Fine. Take the good stuff—the premium Donperignon I usually drink. Moer, get a few bottles from the ship.”
“Yes, yes.”
Moer yawned, vanished in a flash, and reappeared holding four bottles.
Kuro took one, popped the cork with a single finger, and the bottle floated on its own to Kaido’s lips. Kaido tilted his head, bit the mouth of the bottle, and gulped several times.
“Tch!”
He flung the empty bottle backward, shattering it.
“Not as good as the Old Man’s wine.”
“Oi!” Kuro’s temple twitched. “I remember you drank sweet barley wine before. Don’t complain about taste with that kind of tolerance.”
“Oh-hohohohoho!”
Kaido threw his head back, laughing. He swept his gaze around, then declared, “The Flower Capital… where Oden was executed back then. Now it’s the Old Man’s turn, huh! Do it here! Right here, Kuro! Do you have the qualifications to be the Old Man’s executioner?”
(End of Chapter)
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