Baltigo Harbor.
The biting cold wind still blew, the Beasts Pirates' crew members busily carrying supplies onto the pirate ships.
Having mastered Conqueror's Haki Emission, Noro, not even having time to marvel at Kaido being a T0-level gold-medal teacher, immediately pulled Kaido aside to discuss invading Wano Country.
As the Beasts Pirates grew stronger, Kaido's ambition also swelled. He had no desire to stay on Baltigo, this snowy wasteland.
And that closed-off country suited his tastes perfectly.
The two agreed immediately.
Noro promptly called Feld, asking him to send another batch of supplies for the expedition.
Baltigo was still resource-scarce. Changing the ecosystem and becoming self-sufficient in just a year was impossible, and Noro's ambitions lay elsewhere.
Problems that could be solved with money weren't problems.
The island's residents saw them off for miles, tears in their eyes.
The Beasts Pirates' identity, their reputation outside, was irrelevant to them.
All they knew was that the Beasts Pirates had given them enough to eat and wear, they had to remember the Beasts Pirates' kindness.
The Beasts Pirates' skull flag flew high on the island.
After the supplies were loaded, the 8,000 crew members, under the command of their captains, boarded the pirate ships in an orderly fashion.
The shipyard had built a total of forty pirate ships this year, and they were using all of them this time.
Kaido transformed into the Azure Dragon, circling in the sky, looking down at the fleet flying the Beasts' skull flag, a surge of heroic spirit rising in his heart, grinning as he shouted, "Beasts Pirates, set sail!"
"Worororo!"
"Worororo!"
...
At the captain's command, a total of forty-one pirate ships, including the "Azure Dragon," set off, heading towards Wano Country in a mighty fleet.
Noro stood at the bow of the "Azure Dragon," facing the wind, his eyes fixed on the direction of Wano Country, a cruel smile curving his lips.
The little days were over for those people.
Such a large fleet inevitably attracted the attention of various forces.
Kaido was no longer an unknown figure, his 2 billion Beli bounty was well-deserved, every move attracting attention.
But Kaido and Noro didn't care.
The Marines couldn't enter the New World on a large scale, unless they wanted to start a full-scale war with the pirates.
And Kaido and Noro's current strength, even if they faced one of the three legendary pirates, Roger, Whitebeard, or Shiki, they could fight them.
If they were still timid with this much strength, what kind of pirates would they be?
...
Marine Headquarters, Marineford.
The monitoring ships in the New World quickly reported the Beasts Pirates' expedition to Fleet Admiral Kong.
Kong, holding the intelligence report in his hand, his eyes showing a complex expression.
From Punk Hazard to now, he'd really watched the Beasts Pirates grow step by step.
Sighing softly, Kong put the intelligence report aside.
The Marines couldn't enter the New World on a large scale, otherwise it might cause the pirates to band together, leading to a counterattack.
And the Marines' top priority now wasn't to deal with the Beasts Pirates, but to capture World as soon as possible.
If they didn't catch this lawless pirate, he, the Fleet Admiral, would never be able to hold his head up in front of the Five Elders.
This year, the World Government and the Marines had worked together, constantly planting CP agents in World's pirate crew. Now was the time to close the net.
Kong picked up the Den Den Mushi on the table, dialing Sengoku...
The Roger Pirates and the Whitebeard Pirates, hearing the news, both chose to ignore it.
They could go wherever they wanted, what did it have to do with them? They weren't the Marines, they weren't going to maintain peace.
Then they laughed loudly, starting a banquet and drinking.
"Gyahahaha... So many pirate ships, that Kaido brat has made something of himself!" Shiki, hearing his subordinate's report, grinned savagely.
Then he ordered his subordinates, "Keep an eye on them. If they invade someone else's territory, don't interfere. If they dare invade the Flying Pirates' territory..."
"I, Shiki, am not one to dwell on old friendships!"
"Gyahahahaha..."
On Whole Cake Island, Charlotte Linlin, hearing her eldest son Perospero's report, paused her cake eating.
The thirty-five-year-old Linlin had delicate features, a shapely figure, radiating the charm of a mature woman.
"That Kaido brat is starting to show his fangs," Linlin murmured.
She and Kaido had a good relationship back on the Rocks Pirates.
Otherwise, she wouldn't have given Kaido the Azure Dragon Fruit she'd stolen at God Valley.
Too bad that stupid Kaido didn't get the hint.
Linlin casually threw the cake in her hand, standing up, ordering Perospero, "Tell Katakuri, prepare to set sail."
Since the Rocks Pirates disbanded at God Valley, the three legendary pirates had been too powerful, she could only temporarily retreat to Whole Cake Island.
These past few years, she'd been indulging in sweets on the island, leaving matters to Compote and her eldest son, her body had gotten fat.
"Mama Mama... I can't let that Kaido brat outshine me!" Linlin cackled, walking towards the door.
The Beasts Pirates' fleet sailed smoothly, until the seawater turned azure blue, and lightning flashed in the sky.
Noro knew, the Beasts Pirates had entered Wano Country's waters.
Turbulent waves, changeable weather.
The harsh weather and sea were Wano Country's natural barrier.
"Continue forward!" Noro ordered calmly, he was also the Beasts Pirates' navigator.
"Yes, Vice-Captain."
The Beasts Pirates' ships were no ordinary vessels. The flagship "Azure Dragon" was made of Adam Wood.
The other ships used a special alloy developed by Queen, indestructible.
The fleet sailed through the harsh waters, arriving before the waterfall.
Kaido, Noro, and King, the three giants, stood on the massive dragon head, looking up at the waterfall.
Kaido clicked his tongue in wonder, "Noro, do you have to go through this waterfall to enter Wano Country?"
Noro smiled, "Under normal circumstances, yes."
This was Wano Country's only entrance. To land in Wano Country, they had to rely on giant carp swimming up the waterfall.
Countless pirate crews had been wrecked here, even the world's strongest man Whitebeard had capsized trying to climb it at his peak.
That's why Wano Country could close its borders for eight hundred years, remaining independent.
But that didn't include the Beasts Pirates!
A carp leaping over the Dragon Gate?
Leap what leap, Kaido was a dragon!
"Roar—!"
"Hiss—!"
Dragon roars and serpent hisses rose, the Azure Dragon and Tengu Serpent riding the clouds, soaring into the sky.
Flame Clouds surged beneath the pirate ships, lifting the fleet slowly into the air.
The Beasts Pirates had successfully landed in Wano Country.
"Fire!"
History repeated itself, the closed-off Wano Country, its borders blasted open by Noro with powerful ships and cannons...
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