"This guy is truly brave! Sure enough, the stronger the Pirate in this world, the more stubborn they are!"
On the Floating Battleship, Vegapunk watched Kaido charge headfirst into the Teleportation Array, marveling at the sight.
"Doesn't that Teleportation Array lead straight to prison? Can it even hold Dad?"
Standing beside Vegapunk, Yamato, who had been looking around at the high-tech Floating Battleship, couldn't help but ask worriedly when she saw her father charging toward the Teleportation Array on the screen.
"Don't worry, the direction of the Teleportation Array can be adjusted. Kaido is absolutely being sent to the highest-level cell. It would be a true miracle if he managed to escape from there."
Seeing Vegapunk's confident demeanor, Kozuki Hiyori, who had also been about to ask a question, felt slightly relieved.
Having spent a considerable amount of time with Vegapunk, Kozuki Hiyori had long established confidence that as long as Vegapunk was prepared beforehand, he was invincible.
However, Yamato did not share this confidence. She spoke with a serious expression:
"Don't underestimate my father. His jailbreak experience is extremely rich. Even the legendary Impel Down Great Prison might not be able to hold him!"
Vegapunk simply smiled faintly at Yamato's words. If there was any Pirate with the most experience in escaping prison and being executed, Kaido would naturally be the first one recommended.
But Kaido isn't an idiot either. Even when drunk, he wouldn't dare cause trouble at Marine Headquarters or Mary Geoise. Usually, he would only go crazy at a Marine Base or a Maritime Nation.
The cells that usually held him were just those attached to a Marine Base, or prisons belonging to certain countries. Such places barely had any Sea Stone, so how could they possibly hold Kaido?
If he were truly sent to Impel Down, without outside rescue, even this Strongest Creature in the World (Sea, Land, and Air) would only be able to stare helplessly.
Not to mention a cell personally designed by Vegapunk... He casually pressed a couple of buttons, and the entire screen displayed a desolate, gray piece of land. Vegapunk confidently told Yamato:
"This is the special cell I prepared for your father—a small Space Bubble opened in the void!"
"This small space has ten times the normal gravity, with temperatures alternating between minus 50 degrees and plus 50 degrees Celsius between day and night. The air is extremely thin, roughly half the normal atmospheric pressure!"
"Inside the space, there is no water, no food, and no doors or windows to leave through. There is no way to escape except by utilizing Spatial Abilities!"
"If your father can leave here, it would only be if he turned into Super Saiyan Three!"
Yamato blinked. Although she didn't know what Super Saiyan Three was, she knew that no matter how powerful her father was, he hadn't reached the level of Shattering the Void.
He ate the Azure Dragon Fruit, not a Paramecia-type Devil Fruit like Door, Window, or Hole, so he can't generate Spatial Abilities. Even with his astonishing strength, what good would it do in a space that contains nothing but dirt?
"Wait, if there's no food and water, won't my father starve to death!"
Yamato widened her eyes and spoke.
Although the relationship between Yamato and Kaido was very poor, Yamato still didn't want Kaido to die.
Even in the original work, Yamato was deeply saddened when she learned that Kaido had actually placed explosives in her handcuffs, showing that Yamato still had some affection for Kaido.
In the original work, it was a fight to the death, so Yamato had nothing to complain about regarding Kaido's disappearance and presumed death. But in the current situation, Yamato couldn't help but plead for him.
"Don't worry, I certainly won't let such a valuable Test Subject starve so easily! When he is almost incapable of resisting, I will naturally bring him out."
Hearing Vegapunk's words, Yamato no longer cared that her father was about to be put on the operating table, and she happily patted Vegapunk's shoulder:
"That's great! Thank you for sparing my father's life!"
Kozuki Hiyori, who was standing nearby, looked at Yamato with a strange gaze. Did this person just sell out her own father like that? Isn't she a little too easily fooled?!
Vegapunk's Test Subjects came in many grades. Subjects like Kozuki Hiyori and her mother essentially enjoyed complete personal freedom, only needing to undergo scheduled blood tests or use their abilities for experiments. Normally, there were no other demands.
But for someone like Kaido... even considering his rarity and avoiding dissection, the experiments performed on him would definitely not be pleasant!
Given Kaido's personality and arrogance, he would probably rather die than become Vegapunk's Test Subject.
However, Kozuki Hiyori smiled faintly. What did Kaido's fate have to do with her? If anything, it was deeply satisfying!
About half an hour later, the Battle of Onigashima completely ended.
All of Kaido's Devil Fruit-eating subordinates were captured, including King, the Yonko Commander who still retained some fighting power despite the effects of the Devil Fruit Ability Interference Device. In the end, he was captured by the endless Mechanical Army and the Elite-level Powerful Mechanical Warriors.
All Devil Fruit Users were bound with large coils of Sea Stone Chains and thrown onto the Floating Battleship. Aside from Kaido, virtually no one escaped.
As for the Beasts Pirates' small fry, except for those who surrendered, all the others were annihilated by the Mechanical Warriors.
These ordinary small fry had committed many evil deeds, and most importantly, they held no value to Vegapunk, so naturally, Vegapunk didn't care for them.
Even the small fry who surrendered were not managed by Vegapunk but were all handed over to Yamato.
Besides Yamato, Kaido had previously purchased a large quantity of Artificial Devil Fruit, creating a Zoan-type Devil Fruit Army. After losses in battle over the years, there were still nearly 200 people remaining. They formed the backbone of the entire Beasts Pirates, consisting of elite personnel second only to the All-Stars and the Tobi Roppo.
These individuals, having eaten the 'enhanced' Artificial Devil Fruits, were easily influenced by Vegapunk. They collectively surrendered after meeting Vegapunk just once and were also handed over to Yamato.
It can be said that the Artificial Devil Fruits Vegapunk sold to Kaido were essentially reclaimed. Kaido had merely trained subjects for Vegapunk, even throwing in his own daughter... Three days after the fighting on Onigashima concluded.
Waking up amidst a sea of pink arms and jade legs, Vegapunk, looking refreshed, went to wash up. By the time he ate breakfast, Kozuki mother and daughter and Stella, who looked rosy-cheeked and radiant yet somewhat listless and fatigued, finally emerged.
After finishing breakfast, Vegapunk went directly to Kozuki Hiyori and said:
"The Beasts Pirates situation is mostly handled. Next, the affairs of Wano Country will be entrusted to you."
Kozuki Hiyori's spirits lifted, and a happy smile appeared on her face:
"Really, My Lord!"
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