The vast land had been completely devastated.
The surroundings had been destroyed by the battle between the two monsters, and the entire area within a radius of more than ten kilometers was being torn from the ground.
Enormous blocks of stone and fragments of earth slowly rose into the sky.
It was a process that lasted several minutes.
Stone after stone.
That colossal mass continued to be pulled upward by an invisible force.
Five minutes later…
A gigantic artificial moon was born in the sky.
Its diameter exceeded three kilometers.
The gravitational pressure within it was absurd.
That compressed artificial moon possessed a density that easily surpassed that of steel.
It was practically an unbreakable prison.
Slowly, Luffy raised his gaze toward the enormous sphere floating in the sky.
Then he asked calmly:
"Is it over?"
His eyes narrowed slightly.
"Can you get out of there, Kaido?"
The battle between two Emperors of the Sea finally seemed to be reaching its end.
Yonko — Luffy
vs
Yonko — Kaido
The two had fought fiercely for about 4 hours and 40 minutes.
And the apparent result was clear.
The winner was Luffy.
---
—xXx—
Meanwhile…
A wolf ran across the lands of Wano Country.
The snow-white wolf moved as fast as lightning.
Her name was Yamato, the daughter of Kaido.
User of the Inu Inu no Mi, Model: Okuchi no Makami.
A Mythical Zoan representing Wano's legendary wolf god.
"Kaido…!"
She had run all the way from Onigashima.
Her body was already completely exhausted.
The inland sea of Wano had disappeared.
All the seawater had been thrown into the sky during the battle.
Because of that, Yamato had to cross the former seabed.
The distance she traveled ended up being even greater than usual.
She had run for almost twice as long.
Even as a Mythical Zoan user…
By the time she finally entered the area of the Flower Capital, she was already panting heavily.
Then she raised her head.
"What is that…?"
In the sky, a gigantic artificial moon floated.
Yamato immediately felt something within it.
Kaido's presence.
"Has the winner already been decided?"
She let out a sigh of relief.
Then she accelerated once again.
---
—xXx—
On the outskirts of the Flower Capital.
Everyone stared at the sky in shock.
It was already night.
Luffy and Kaido had begun fighting during the afternoon.
Now…
The battle had completely devastated the surroundings of the city.
Even the ground itself had been torn away and turned into a moon in the sky.
Hiyori stared upward blankly.
"He… won?"
The members of the Straw Hat Pirates also looked serious.
Suddenly, Zoro frowned.
His Observation Haki detected something.
"Luffy!"
He shouted immediately.
"A powerful presence is coming this way!"
As soon as he finished speaking—
A white figure appeared in the distant land.
A massive wolf, moving at incredible speed.
In the blink of an eye, it had already crossed the distance.
And stopped in front of Luffy.
"Haa… haa…"
The wolf was panting.
For a few seconds, she couldn't speak.
Then her animal form began to disappear.
Gradually, she returned to her human form.
Yamato collapsed onto the ground, sitting down.
Her hands pressed against the earth.
Her face covered in sweat.
Seeing her again, Luffy couldn't hide his surprise.
"Yamato?"
She raised her head.
"Luffy!"
After calming her breathing, Yamato first looked at Luffy…
And then at the artificial moon in the sky.
Then she tilted her head.
"Why are you dressed like an Oiran?" Luffy asked in confusion.
Then he turned his head backward.
Behind him stood Hiyori, also dressed as an oiran.
The two were indeed dressed similarly.
Both wore oiran clothing.
But that wasn't the real problem.
The real problem was that Yamato was also wearing courtesan attire.
Luffy was completely stunned.
"Kaido… was defeated?" Yamato asked, still breathing heavily.
Luffy pointed upward.
"He's right above your head."
Yamato looked up again.
When she saw it…
A huge smile spread across her face.
"Great!!"
She raised her arms.
"That damn training is finally going to end!"
The etiquette of an oiran was something she absolutely hated learning.
She didn't want to study it for even another second.
Hearing that, Luffy was completely speechless.
As expected of Kaido's daughter…
She seemed genuinely happy to see her own father getting beaten up.
But at that moment—
BOOM!
A powerful wave of Conqueror's Haki exploded from the sky.
The artificial moon began to tremble.
Cracks spread across its surface.
Even though it was harder than steel…
It was still difficult to contain Kaido for long.
Yamato's expression immediately changed.
She jumped to her feet.
Then—
A powerful dragon's roar echoed through the sky above the Flower Capital.
A gigantic blue dragon burst out of the artificial moon.
Kaido in his dragon form.
He had broken the seal.
Seeing this, Luffy immediately raised his hand.
He controlled the fragments of the artificial moon to prevent them from falling onto the city.
Then he spoke calmly:
"The moment you sensed your daughter's presence… you could barely wait to break out."
He smiled.
"What a touching scene."
The words sounded neutral.
But to Kaido, they felt like pure mockery.
To escape the Planetary Devastation, Kaido had been forced to transform into his dragon form again.
That consumed a huge amount of energy.
Now he was already beginning to feel his physical strength decline.
On the other hand…
Luffy still looked completely at his peak.
Kaido couldn't understand it.
Logically…
Both of them should have consumed similar amounts of energy.
So why did Luffy still look so full of strength?
Was his endurance really that much greater?
Kaido roared:
"Yamato!! What are you doing here?!"
Yamato gritted her teeth and her body transformed again as she entered her hybrid form.
"Kaido!!"
She pointed at him.
"I came to help the Straw Hats defeat you!"
Her eyes shone.
"If I defeat you… I'll finally be able to sail the seas freely!!"
Kaido's face twisted with fury.
"You damned brat!!"
But Yamato showed no hesitation.
She opened her mouth.
"Namuji Hyōga!!"
A gigantic beam of ice shot forward.
It flew directly toward the blue dragon in the sky.
Kaido's eyes darkened.
For the first time…
He truly doubted a decision he had made.
If he had followed his original plan…
If he had allowed Yamato to get close to Luffy…
Would it really end like this?
Daughter and son-in-law joining forces to kill him?
Kaido roared furiously.
"You damned girl!!"
He opened his mouth.
"Bolo Breath!!"
The dragon's fire breath met the freezing beam.
Ice and fire collided violently in the air.
BOOOOM!
A massive explosion lit up the sky.
Not far away…
The Straw Hats watched with their mouths open.
Zoro frowned.
"That's Yamato…?"
He looked at Kaido.
"His daughter…? Then why is she fighting her own father?"
Sanji opened his mouth in shock.
"Kaido actually has… a daughter?!"
His eyes sparkled.
He remembered the battle in Dressrosa.
And thought to himself:
How did someone like Kaido manage to have such a beautiful daughter?!
At that moment—
Luffy bent his knees slightly.
In the next second, he shot into the sky.
Instantly appearing above the dragon's head.
While Kaido was still fighting Yamato—
Luffy firmly grabbed the dragon's head.
"If the earth can't seal you…"
He spoke calmly.
"Then we'll use water."
He threw Kaido upward.
The gigantic dragon body was hurled directly into the sea in the sky.
"Straw Hat!!"
Kaido's eyes widened.
At that same instant—
The seawater floating in the sky began to move.
It completely enveloped Kaido.
Forming a gigantic spherical prison of water.
Seeing this…
Yamato reacted immediately.
"Namuji Hyōga!!"
Her freezing beam struck the sphere of water.
"Yamato!!"
Kaido roared furiously.
His own daughter was cooperating perfectly with the enemy!
CRACK! CRACK! CRACK!
Within seconds…
The water prison transformed into a gigantic sphere of ice.
Kaido was completely sealed inside.
Without any ability to resist.
The Straw Hats fell silent.
…
Yamato was breathing heavily.
But a sincere smile appeared on her face.
"Finally…"
She closed her eyes.
"Finally, I'm free!!"
(End of Chapter)