"Onigashima," Yamato swung a bolt of lightning at the "King's" Imperial Deep Pride Stake, devouring the shockwave launched by "King," but in
"Onigashima," Yamato swung a bolt of lightning at the "King's" Imperial Deep Pride Stake, devouring the shockwave launched by "King," but in
"Onigashima," Yamato swung a bolt of lightning at the "King's" Imperial Deep Pride Stake, devouring the shockwave launched by "King," but instead of dissipating afterward, it struck King squarely on the head.
Even though he was still in defense mode, the power of the lightning gushed into his limbs, nearly causing him to lose control of his flight.
"So King is here too, huh? Just how many of you are there?! Is there even a pirated version of Sister Shayna?"
"How… do you know that name?"
The lightning attack was powerful, but it hadn't been enough to incapacitate "King". However, these words hit him even harder than the lightning just now.
That was a name buried deep in his memory — a name no outsider should know, a name that should never be spoken.
And for someone to say that name… it meant they knew his race.
"I see now. So you're a lapdog of the World Government? Looks like you've uncovered something... You can even imitate Young Master Yamato's face? But how do you even know about Young Master Yamato? She's never left Onigashima, so you people shouldn't even know she exists."
"What are you rambling about by yourself?!"
King's self-directed questioning made Yamato's thoughts even more muddled. Just then, a voice rose up from below.
"King! Get out of the way, this one's mine!"
Kaido hadn't been taken out of the fight just yet. Now recovered, he rejoined the battle.
"Worororo! This fight isn't over! Kundali Dragon Swarm!"
"Kaido's" kanabo swung at high speed, raining down a barrage of strikes at Yamato in front of him. Due to "Kaido's" order, "King", despite the doubts lingering in his heart, temporarily withdrew from the battlefield; interfering in "Kaido's" fight was never a wise decision.
Yamato blocked all of "Kaido's" sudden attacks, but in the very next moment, she suddenly slipped up and was smashed down into the inland sea below.
After that, a huge chunk of floating ice appeared on the surface of the inland sea. Yamato didn't continue her battle with Kaido. Her wings crackled with dazzling lightning as she flew toward the outer edges of Wano Country.
"Don't run! Trying to play the coward in the middle of a fight?!"
Seeing Yamato flee, Kaido immediately transformed into a giant dragon and gave chase. A few minutes later, King also flew into the sky, following after Kaido, but after King left, a chunk of floating ice rose from the inland sea again. As the ice broke apart, Yamato emerged from within.
"As expected, with that battle maniac's personality, he was bound to give chase. And with Brother King's habit, he'd definitely follow too. That makes things much easier."
During battle, Yamato's thoughts were always sharp; she could quickly find ways to achieve her objectives.
She wasn't dumb to begin with, it's just that most of the time, she didn't need to use her brain. Once her passive kicked in during a fight, understanding some things wasn't hard at all.
Moreover, she had already noticed that this "Kaido" had a personality extremely similar to Kaido, even his techniques, combat style, and muscle reactions were identical. If anyone in the world understood Kaido best, she would definitely be among the top, which is why she came up with this plan.
Just now, during the battle with "Kaido," a thing called intelligence flashed through Yamato's mind, giving her a lot of inspiration.
Before she arrived at this "Onigashima," she had been at a banquet, which was attended by Kaido and Arceus together, with all senior officers of the Beasts Pirates present. In an environment like that, no one could pull any tricks, unless this entire thing was orchestrated by Arceus and Kaido.
At present, she was certain that there were pirated copies of Kaido, King, and Queen here, but there was no Arceus. And "King's" reaction to the name Shayna was also very strange.
She had formed some guesses, but couldn't confirm anything yet, so she needed to gather more evidence.
Right now, her only goal was to figure out what the deal was with this "Wano Country." And with that in mind, she couldn't keep fighting Kaido forever. By her estimation, completely defeating this Kaido would take a lot of time.
Even though it would feel great, if she already did it once, doing it again wouldn't feel as special.
So she deliberately showed an opening, allowing "Kaido" to strike her into the sea, and in that moment, she used up some stamina to create a Substitute. The Substitute lured Kaido away, while she herself hid in the seawater.
Since this world didn't seem to have Arceus, then the rule that Devil Fruit users fear the seawater still held firm. Once she dove into the water, she concealed her presence. To guard against "Kaido" using future sight via Observation Haki, she even held her breath for a bit longer on purpose.
Even if Kaido could see five minutes into the future, if she waited ten minutes to reemerge, naturally he wouldn't detect her.
"Kaido" would never expect that a Devil Fruit user could hide underwater. It simply wouldn't occur to him.
And except for the short duration and being easy to defeat, the substitute created by the move was exactly the same as the original in all other aspects. It had always been a great tool for luring enemies.
That's why "Kaido" had been drawn away by Yamato's substitute, chasing outside.
"This must be... a world without Dad. There are no Pokémon in the inland sea. It seems like everything related to Dad has vanished."
"King's" reaction was strange too. But...
Forget it. Let's first see what this Wano Country is really like, and then... and then...
After a moment of contemplation, Yamato grabbed her horns and fell into confusion.
"Damn it, this is so frustrating. Isn't there a beginner's guide like Miss Cynthia? At least tell me what I'm supposed to do! Dad? Are you there, Dad? Give me a hint or something!"
Yamato muttered a few things into the air, but there was no response.
"See? This brat would never think of me when something's wrong. She relies way too much on you."
"Can you blame her? You're always scheming every time you meet her."
"Worororo, I'm doing it for her own good. In this cruel world, the weak don't get to make choices."
While Yamato was trying to find some kind of beginner's guide, her actual "beginner's guide" was silently observing and commenting on her every move, and after a bit of thinking, Yamato came to a new decision.
"In theory, there should be another me here. She's probably more familiar with this place than I am, so I should get "me" to help me."
Once she confirmed this idea was plausible, Yamato's goal temporarily shifted to finding herself.
"People in this world probably act mostly the same as usual... Let me think about how to lure myself out."
As a skilled hunter, Yamato began thinking from the perspective of how to hunt herself.
"Hmm... If it were me, and I heard someone had beaten up my father, I'd definitely rush over to check it out. So I don't need to do anything, just wait here. Enough time has passed; she should be here by now."
And things played out just as she expected. Not long after, Yamato saw a figure wearing a Hannya mask. Although she couldn't see the face, from the figure and hair color, it was clearly the other her.
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