“Hmph! This soft power is only worthy of being called Thunder Four Bagua at best!”
Kaido sneered.
Then.
He raised his club: “Open your eyes and see clearly! Stupid girl! This is the real thing—”
“Thunder Bagua—!!!”
Whoosh—
The thick club cut through the air, mercilessly smashing into his daughter.
Extremely violent Haki lightning splattered everywhere, instantly blasting out small pits when it hit the ground.
“Ugh…”
Yamato, at the center of the attack, barely resisted for a few seconds before being sent flying by the powerful blow.
“Yamato!”
Kain was shocked and quickly extended his tail to catch her steadily, but his entire body was also involuntarily moved by the powerful impact.
“Boy, fighting me, do you still have the leisure to take care of others?”
Kaido, transformed into his Beasts form, leaped high, and the Hassaikai in his hand began to spin frantically at a Speed beyond visual limits.
“Kain, boy, use your body to remember the taste of this blow!”
“Descent of the Three Worlds: Infernal!”
The club, spinning to its limit, wrapped in condensed, almost material black and red Conqueror's Haki, swung down heavily.
Too late!
The shadow of death instantly enveloped him!
Kain’s pupils constricted, and he hastily covered his head with Armament Haki.
Bang!
The club and Kain’s head collided, producing a muffled sound.
Kaido’s Machamp, combined with his violent Haoshoku impact, instantly pierced through Kain’s Armament Haki defense, leaving his brain blank.
Kain’s vision suddenly went dark.
The next second, he rolled his eyes, his consciousness scattering like a kite with a broken string.
Kain, no longer able to control his body, fell straight down with Yamato.
Boom!
The massive dragon body collided with the ground, directly creating a large pit, and smoke mixed with shattered rocks soared into the sky.
Kaido slowly descended, came to the edge of the large pit, looked at Kain and Yamato inside, and said coldly: “There is only one shortcut to becoming stronger: getting beaten!”
If you get beaten enough times, those techniques will naturally come to you.
From the smoke, a figure suddenly rushed out.
“I can still fight!”
Yamato, bruised and swollen, dragged her club out, shouting loudly: “Father, I must become stronger than you!”
“Horse Illusion Blade!”
The club, wrapped in freezing air, swung towards Kaido.
“Gurararara, then come on! Don’t expect me to go easy.”
Kaido laughed heartily, raising his club high and smashing it towards Yamato.
It was another battle of fatherly love and filial daughter.
After a while, Kain woke up from his coma, grimacing in pain.
“Hiss, my skull must be cracked.”
When you hit your daughter, it's just a normal Thunder Bagua, but when you hit me, you use Haoshoku, right?
Kain secretly complained.
But complaints aside, Kain still carefully experienced the feeling of that Haoshoku blow.
“Haoshoku doesn't seem to be just simple wrapping; it also uses a flowing technique?”
That's right.
Kain suddenly remembered that in the original work, Luffy also first learned internal destruction and gained better control over Haki before comprehending the usage of Haoshoku.
“Then let’s try it. If Luffy can comprehend it in one go, I shouldn't be too far behind!”
Kain looked up, a smile playing on his lips.
Then.
He and Yamato turned into two shooting stars in the sky.
Just as Kain and Yamato were diligently cultivating, the time for the transaction with the World Government finally arrived.
Wano Country, southern part, hidden port.
The leader of the team this time was still the CP0 Clown from last time.
“Mr. Kain, what is this?”
The Clown looked at Kain, who was completely wrapped in bandages with only his eyes showing, and his mouth twitched.
He hadn't heard of Beasts having any major conflicts recently, had he?
“It’s nothing, I’ll be fine in a couple of days.”
Kain waved his hand indifferently. During this time, he had become a good doctor from prolonged illness. After each of Teacher Kai’s lessons, he and Yamato always had to participate in the ultimate bandaging.
Fortunately, Teacher Kai was right; fighting to the death with strong opponents is the fastest way to improve.
Every time Kaido mercilessly beat him, he could feel his control over Haki improve another step.
This teaching method, which yielded results every time, was great.
It just hurt a bit.
After an hour of work, the World Government staff had inspected the goods and came to report to the Clown.
Knowing that the goods were fine, the Clown nodded and waved for another CP0 to step forward.
That person was holding a small box.
Oh? Has it arrived?
Kain felt a surge of joy in his heart, but his expression remained calm.
However, he didn't really need to act; wrapped up like this, who could see his expression anyway?
The Clown was also a bit helpless; he hadn't expected to see Kain in such a state again.
This time, he couldn't even secretly observe his expression.
“This is the artificial Azure Dragon Berry we promised you.”
The Clown motioned for his subordinate to open the small box and show it to Kain.
Kain picked it up casually. It was a Berry that was entirely pink, with its surface covered in layers of dragon-scale-like skin.
“That’s right, it’s this one.”
After confirming it was correct, Kain casually tossed it to Speed for safekeeping, not looking at it again.
“Our other trade item, the failed experiments of the Ancient Giant, are on that ship.”
The Clown pointed to an exceptionally large ship and kindly reminded: “The anesthetic we gave them is about to wear off. You should receive them quickly; they are not peaceful things.”
The transaction concluded, and the Clown team left.
Kain did not linger either, leading the way with the artificial Azure Dragon Berry.
As for the Brute Force Users, others would arrange for their reception.
Back on Onigashima.
Kain found Kozuki who was learning the shamisen, threw the Devil Fruit into her arms, and got straight to the point: “This is an artificial Azure Dragon Berry. You can gain the same abilities as Mr. Kaido, but whether it can awaken is unknown. Do you want to eat it?”
“What?!”
Kozuki, in her astonishment, accidentally snapped one of the shamisen strings.
A Berry with the same abilities as Kaido?
Kozuki looked at the pink Devil Fruit in her arms, somewhat disbelieving.
She had personally witnessed Kaido’s formidable power.
Now, if she just nodded, she could get it?
Kozuki’s heart was melting.
“Lord Kain, is this true?” Kozuki’s eyes welled up with tears of emotion.
“Of course, you are my woman. Isn’t it only right for me to be good to you?”
Kain chuckled and reached out to wipe away the tears from the corners of her eyes.
Giving the artificial Azure Dragon Berry to Kozuki was something he had deeply considered.
During their time together, Kain could feel that Kozuki’s attachment to him was genuine, especially after she saw him manage Wano Country so well.
Small details during their daily interactions could not be hidden.
Moreover, ever since he had Kozuki start training, she had never stopped for a single day, often getting herself covered in injuries.
Now, the Kozuki family’s bloodline was beginning to awaken within her.
Kozuki’s progress Speed far surpassed Violet’s.
Giving her the artificial Azure Dragon Berry, Kain was not afraid that the Berry would be wasted.
As for keeping the Berry?
What a joke. Such a powerful Berry, if it wasn't eaten immediately for safety, and something went wrong…
Then Kain would truly cry himself to death.
After all, Zoan Devil Fruits have their own consciousness, although Kain wasn't sure if artificial ones would…
But what if they did?