Oni Island.
Originally, it had been a territory controlled by neither side.
Or rather it was a place constantly contested by both the Whitebeard Pirates and the Beasts Pirates.
A land overflowing with iron ore resources.
Conflicts between the two pirate crews over this island had never been rare.
However, because both sides had always exercised restraint, neither the Whitebeard Pirates nor the Beasts Pirates had fully seized the island.
As a result, the island had retained its autonomy.
During the period when Whitebeard was at war with the Navy Kaido directly annexed the place.
Now, Queen was stationed there.
"What the hell is going on? Things were going perfectly. Why was I suddenly ordered to retreat?"
Queen looked around in irritation.
Even now, he still didn't understand why Kaido had called him back.
"Report, Lord Queen…"
Very quickly, someone brought him the latest intelligence.
"So that's how it is?"
A shocked expression appeared on Queen's face.
There were two reasons for his shock.
First he hadn't expected Whitebeard to actually survive the Summit War.
Second Renji's strength.
"He actually fought Sengoku to a standstill and stalled the entire Navy?"
Queen's face filled with disbelief.
If the one telling him this hadn't been one of his trusted subordinates then aside from Kaido personally telling him, Even if one of the other All-Stars had said it, he still wouldn't have believed it.
Taking the Den Den Mushi recording from his subordinate Queen watched the captured footage of Renji during the Summit War.
"He actually possesses power on this level?"
After watching it Queen's entire expression changed.
A person like this was absolutely not someone he could handle.
And now he finally understood why Kaido had ordered him to retreat first.
"Bad news! Bad news!"
At that moment someone came rushing in from outside in a panic.
"What are you panicking for?"
"Did the Navy attack us, or did another Emperor invade?"
The iron ore resources of Oni Island were extremely important to any major power.
After all, iron was a crucial material for producing weapons and armor.
Because of that after Kaido annexed the island, he never intended to give it up.
He had directly stationed over three thousand Beasts Pirates troops there.
Even if a Navy branch from the New World attacked, Queen wouldn't have been afraid.
"It's… it's Renji! Renji has already attacked the island!"
"Huh?"
Hearing this news, Queen froze.
Then a mocking expression appeared on his face.
"So what?"
"The island's defenses make it impossible for him to land."
"And there are over three thousand men stationed here."
"Even if Renji possesses strength capable of shaking the older generation, there's no way he can break through a lineup like this."
"Well, sorry to disappoint you."
The slap to the face came that quickly.
Before Queen had even finished speaking, Renji had already arrived.
And he wasn't alone.
More than a hundred people followed behind him.
As for the other nine hundred-plus men naturally, they had gone to seize other parts of the island.
"So it's Instructor Renji."
Queen looked at Renji, his eyes shifting rapidly.
At this moment, the thought of retreating had already appeared in his mind.
Even the island's solid defenses couldn't stop Renji.
There was no way he could win.
"Since Instructor Renji has arrived, I'll take my leave first."
As he spoke, Queen immediately prepared to leave.
His plan was simple.
He hoped Renji would consider the danger of an all-out war between Emperors and let him go for now.
"You think you can leave?"
"At the very least, shouldn't we settle the score between us first?"
Renji's body instantly transformed into countless golden particles of light.
The Glint-Glint Fruit activated.
In the blink of an eye, he was already standing directly in front of Queen.
At the same time, the hundred-plus men behind him made their move.
They immediately blocked off all of Queen's subordinates.
At this point escaping was no longer realistic.
"Renji, don't push things too far."
Queen glanced around him.
A fighting spirit surfaced in his eyes.
Cornered with nowhere left to run even against an opponent he least wanted to face, he still had to fight.
After all nobody wanted to die.
His mechanical left arm let out a series of grinding clicks.
Clearly, it was already prepared for battle.
"You want to fight me?"
Renji calmly looked at Queen before him.
The power of the Tremor-Tremor Fruit began gathering in his hand.
Cracks spread outward from Renji's fist in every direction.
"Then come."
As he spoke the Tremor-Tremor Fruit's energy had already fully condensed.
At this moment, all that filled Renji's mind was the tragic state of Harvest Island.
Rage completely consumed his heart.
He needed an outlet for it.
[You picked up a Devil Fruit Growth Experience!]
[You picked up an Observation Haki Comprehension Experience!]
"Tremor… Break!"
"Damn it!"
Seeing that Renji had no intention of giving him any opportunity at all—
Queen cursed loudly.
His body rapidly expanded.
Very quickly a gigantic brachiosaurus appeared before Renji.
Its massive foot stomped directly toward him.
However it struck nothing at all.
"How is this possible?!"
Disbelief filled Queen's eyes.
Although his body was enormous his speed was anything but slow.
Calling it top-tier in the world would not be an exaggeration.
Yet even with such speed, he still failed to hit Renji.
He had even lost track of Renji's position entirely.
"I'm over here."
Renji's voice rang out again.
He had already appeared directly in front of Queen.
The Glint-Glint Fruit combined with Moonwalk gave Renji movement akin to teleportation.
[You picked up a Devil Fruit Growth Experience!]
[You picked up an Armament Haki Comprehension Experience!]
The attributes dropped by Queen provided Renji with a decent improvement.
But now was not the time to focus on growing stronger.
Venting the rage in his heart was the only thing that mattered.
"Die!"
With a furious roar Renji's fist pierced straight through Queen's body.
A head fell directly onto the ground.
Queen was dead beyond any doubt.
After killing Queen the fury within Renji gradually subsided.
He slowly walked over to Queen's severed head and picked it up.
"Shako, send this to the Beasts Pirates."
Wano Country.
The Shogun's Palace.
At this moment, every major figure of the Beasts Pirates and Wano Country had gathered there.
Among the Three Calamities, "Wildfire" King and "Drought" Jack were both present.
The Flying Six and all ten Numbers had arrived as well.
Even the elite squad leaders had been summoned here.
Even Kaido himself had emerged from underground.
Every elite member of the Beasts Pirates was gathered in one place.
All of them stared at the box placed before them.
As Wano's shogun, Orochi appeared extremely restrained in front of Kaido.
"The thing inside this box… it couldn't possibly be… right?"
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