Suddenly, a golden VIP bullet comment flashed across the screen:
User "Red Hair Is My Little Brother" gifted "Emerald Crown" x1—a verdant, comical hat appeared out of thin air and settled firmly on Kaido's head!
The entire live stream instantly exploded.
"Hahahahaha! A green hat!"
"Who's so brave?! Isn't he afraid Kaido will follow the internet cable and chop him?!"
"Dying of laughter, the Four Emperors' dignity collapsing live!"
In the Onigashima hall, Queen's fat jiggled as he tried to suppress his laughter, his eyes blinking wildly behind his sunglasses; King's black wings trembled violently, clearly struggling to hold back his mirth; Jack turned his back directly, his shoulders suspiciously shrugging.
As if Pandora's Box had been opened, all sorts of bizarre gifts began to flood the screen:
"Admiral Aokiji" gifted "Freezing Effect"—Kaido's sake flask suddenly froze.
"Revolutionary Army Chief of Staff" gifted "Eye of the Storm"—a tornado suddenly swept through the live stream.
"Buggy the Great" gifted "Buggy Bomb"—a red-nosed missile exploded above Kaido's head.
The bullet comments went into full frenzy:
"Hahahaha Kaido: Are you being polite?"
"The Four Emperors' social death scene!"
"I can't, I'm going to laugh myself to death!"
Yet, Kaido, at the center of the storm, remained as steady as a mountain, the green hat askew on his head. When his sake flask froze, he simply replaced it with a new one, not even bothering to lift an eyelid at the Buggy Bomb exploding above him.
Kaido remained utterly unconcerned, his demeanor of "you guys mess around, I'll keep reading" only made the entire farce seem more comical.
In the Mary Geoise conference room, the Gorosei holding the sword let out a "clanging" sound as his Onigiri dropped to the ground; at Marineford, Fleet Admiral Sengoku's teacup overturned onto his documents; at the Revolutionary Army Headquarters, Sabo laughed so hard he rolled directly off his chair.
At this moment, regardless of their stance, audiences worldwide reached an unprecedented consensus—the highest form of torture wasn't physical suppression, but making everyone wait endlessly to watch you read a novel!
Time passed too slowly; this was everyone's unanimous thought.
Kaido continued to scroll through the novel, his reading speed astonishingly fast. Passages that ordinary people would need to chew on repeatedly were absorbed by him in a single glance.
When he reached the Wano Country arc, those chapters about Wano Country flew by. Only upon seeing his defeat by Luffy did he frown again, but it was difficult to stir up any more ripples in his heart.
His wine-red dragon eyes calmly scanned every character. Plot points that once would have enraged him now only elicited a nearly inaudible hum.
Kaido slowly tilted his head back, draining the remaining liquid from his sake flask. As his Adam's apple bobbed, a few drops of amber-colored sake slid down his beard.
His expression remained like a deep pool, astonishingly calm. The titles he once relentlessly pursued—Four Emperors, Pirate King, King of the World—now seemed so ridiculous when he thought of them.
On the vast cosmic scale, this planet was merely a speck of dust, and these so-called "Sea Emperors" were but dust within the dust.
Queen secretly observed his boss's expression, only to find that the dragon face, usually so expressive, now showed not the slightest emotion.
King's black wings unconsciously folded. He keenly sensed that the aura emanating from Kaido was no longer his usual wild Haki, but a more terrifying, unfathomable tranquility.
The bullet comments in the live stream also gradually quieted down:
What's going on... Kaido-sama is reading so fast.
Why is there no reaction at all?
This isn't the raging scene we were promised...
Kaido's gaze pierced through the pages, as if seeing a more distant horizon.
He recalled the insights he gained from the novel, the unimaginable interstellar civilizations, the wars that casually annihilated star systems. In comparison, the grievances of Wano Country and the struggle for Pirate King were nothing more than children's games of make-believe.
"Hmm..." He suddenly let out a meaningful murmur, his thick finger pausing on a certain page.
This subtle movement made everyone's hearts tighten, but then he casually continued to turn the page, as if the pause had been an illusion.
The pirates in the Onigashima hall exchanged glances. The unpredictable Kaido-sama they knew seemed like a completely different person now.
That transcendent calm was more unsettling than any rage.
When the first ray of blood-red morning light pierced through the gloomy clouds above Onigashima, Kaido finally slowly closed the last page of the novel, his long exhalation sounding exceptionally clear in the silent hall.
He stretched, his joints popping loudly, "Ugororororo..." A low chuckle echoed in the morning light, "This old man finally finished reading."
These words were like igniting a powder keg; the previously dead live stream instantly exploded, and everyone snapped out of their daze.
Bullet comments surged like a tsunami:
"Finally!!! I was about to die waiting!!"
"Kaido-sama, tell us what happens next! Did I become the Pirate King?!"
"Please, tell me the ending of ONE PIECE!!"
"What happened to Marineford later?!"
Audiences worldwide now sported heavy dark circles under their eyes, which were bloodshot.
In the Mary Geoise conference room, coffee cups piled up like small mountains in front of the Gorosei; the Marine officers' uniforms were wrinkled; the Revolutionary Army Headquarters cadres were slumped against the walls, leaning in all directions.
But at this moment, everyone was as if on stimulants, staring intently at the screen, afraid to miss any detail.
In the Onigashima hall, the Three Disasters weren't in much better shape.
Queen's sunglasses hung askew on his face, his cigar long extinguished; King's black wings drooped listlessly; Jack was even sitting directly on the ground, barely supported by his ivory blade.
But when Kaido stood up, they immediately sprang up as if electrocuted.
Kaido looked around, observing the faces that had pulled an all-nighter, and a playful smile tugged at the corner of his mouth.
He slowly stretched his neck, deliberately keeping everyone in suspense. The gift effects in the live stream began to flash wildly, with various super rockets and spaceships being thrown in as if they cost nothing, just to make him speak faster.
"As for the future..." Kaido deliberately drew out his words, watching the countless faces in front of the screen instantly tense up, then suddenly bared his teeth in a ferocious grin, "Ugororororo... Why should this old man tell you?"
These words were like a bolt from the blue; everyone froze in place, their minds buzzing. The bullet comments instantly cleared for a second, then erupted with even greater frenzy:
"??????"
"I stayed up all night for THIS?!"
"Kaido, you ******!!"
"Refund!!!"
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