Two minutes later, the entire top level of Onigashima had become increasingly devastated.
Kaido's Hassaikai and Ray's Tessaiga had collided no less than thousands of times, with terrifying Conqueror's Haki wildly erupting in all directions like purple lightning storms.
Black Maria and Who's-Who were having difficulty even breathing under the pressure.
King and Queen weren't significantly affected, but they kept their distance.
But within Onigashima's 4th and 5th floors below, among Kaido's subordinates... except for the artificial Devil Fruit ability users who could barely remain standing, most others had basically fainted.
Among those who fainted included one specific man: The Shogun of Wano Country, Kurozumi Orochi.
First, he had drunk too much.
Second, he had been affected by Ray's overwhelming demonic energy.
Third, he was truly physically weak.
And fourth, he was on the 5th floor—closest to the epicenter of Ray and Kaido's clash.
Thus, just as he reached out to touch Komurasaki, his eyes rolled back, and he collapsed face-first onto the tatami mats.
THUD.
Unexpectedly, although Komurasaki was also dizzy, she adapted to the terrifying oppressive aura coming from the rooftop after some time.
Her willpower was surprisingly strong for a mere courtesan.
At this moment, a man with a cold expression and a pompadour hairstyle emerged from the shadows behind Komurasaki.
"As expected of Lady Komurasaki... to remain conscious under this pressure."
The man using the alias Kyoshiro was the current Yakuza boss of Wano Country.
But in reality, he was Denjiro, one of Kozuki Oden's legendary Nine Red Scabbards.
He had endured humiliation before Orochi for eighteen years, changing his face through sheer rage, all to protect his lord's daughter—Kozuki Hiyori, who was now living as the top courtesan, Komurasaki.
The Master and servant had hidden their true identities beside Orochi, originally waiting for the prophecy of "20 years later" to join their companions and defeat Kaido together.
But there were still clearly two years until the prophesied time.
'So why was someone already fighting Kaido?'
'Wasn't it said that only after two years would the saviors come to Wano Country?'
Komurasaki was also quite curious.
She slightly crouched and made a requesting gesture toward Kyoshiro.
"Kyoshiro-dono... Shogun Orochi has fainted. Komurasaki is somewhat 'worried'..."
"Hmm... let me check."
With that, Kyoshiro walked over to the unconscious Orochi.
He showed a mask of concern, waving his hand repeatedly before Orochi's tightly closed eyes.
"Shogun? Wake up, Shogun!!!
He tried pinching the soft flesh around Orochi's waist, but the Shogun still wouldn't wake up.
He just snored.
After repeated failed attempts, Kyoshiro's worried expression suddenly shifted into a cold smirk.
He glanced at Komurasaki, eyebrows raised.
"Lady Hiyori... no need to keep pretending. It's time for a little payback."
Komurasaki also shed her elegant, fragile demeanor.
She hiked up her beautiful kimono trousers as she scurried behind Orochi like a mischievous cat.
"Denjiro-san! Make sure you knock him out properly! Don't let Orochi wake up!"
"Don't worry, Princess. I know what I'm doing."
With that, the master and servant summoned all their strength.
WHACK! THUD!
Using heavy wooden clubs and even a small table, they began to viciously pound the back of the unconscious Orochi's head.
This spot was perfect—it guaranteed the victim wouldn't wake from pain, instead granting him a deep, "peaceful" sleep (and probably a concussion).
Five minutes later.
Hiyori was exhausted from the beating.
Gasping for breath, she collapsed on the floor, rubbing her sore hands.
Yet her face glowed with excitement and satisfaction.
"Phew~ That felt amazing! Luckily Orochi only brought you as his attendant this time, and those ninja bodyguards happened to be away on a secret mission. Otherwise, even with Orochi unconscious, I wouldn't have been able to vent like this!"
Denjiro offered Hiyori a gentle, fatherly smile.
"Lady Hiyori... someday we won't have to take revenge in secret like this. We'll truly be able to kill that bastard Orochi in the open."
As he spoke, Denjiro lifted his head, sensing the tremors from the rooftop above.
BOOM!
"If heaven truly favors us... perhaps we won't have to wait long to achieve our goal."
Beside him, Kozuki Hiyori naturally understood his meaning.
Having managed to become Wano Country's top courtesan and survive in the Viper's nest, Hiyori was clearly highly intelligent.
She too hoped the person challenging Kaido on the rooftop would succeed.
If Kaido died, Wano's citizens would have a real chance to resist Orochi.
But if Kaido won, no matter how they resisted, they were doomed to fail, left waiting helplessly for a miracle two years later.
Logically, Hiyori's best move now was to stay here playing unconscious, awaiting the outcome of the battle above safely.
But... after enduring silence for eighteen years, she desperately wanted to see hope with her own eyes!
Hiyori slowly sat up, blinking her large eyes at Denjiro.
"Denjiro-san... take me to the rooftop."
Hearing his master's request, Denjiro showed clear reluctance.
"..."
"I really want to go!!"
"...Fine, let's go... But Lady Hiyori, you must stay safe. Don't run around up there and stick close to me."
"Hehe! No problem!" (u??u??)
...
Three minutes later.
The Master and servant prepared to climb to the rooftop through a maintenance manhole cover.
The moment Hiyori poked her head out...
SWISH!
She saw a massive blade slash hurtling toward her position.
"Eek!"
WHOOSH!
She jerked her head back below the cover instantly, nearly giving Denjiro (who was acting as her ladder below) a heart attack.
When the tremors from above subsided, Hiyori and Denjiro successively climbed onto Onigashima's rooftop.
Hiding behind a large boulder, they peered out at the battlefield ahead.
The instant they saw the scene, both froze in shock.
"God gods ... this is a battle of monsters!"
"It's like something straight out of a picture book!"
In the two observers' field of vision, the entire Onigashima rooftop hosted three distinct battlefields, each featuring a different kind of beastly combat.
First Battlefield:
A 25-meter-tall Brachiosaurus (Queen) and a 12-meter-tall white giant Dog (Chouchou) were engaged in primal combat—biting, slapping, clawing, and tail-whipping each other.
Extremely violent and intense scene.
Hiyori expressed her enjoyment. "Ooh! Look at them go!"
Denjiro commented, "It lacks elegance... let's watch the next one."
Following their gaze, the scene shifted to the Second Battlefield.
A 2-meter-tall female wolf (Yamato) with white flame clouds swirling around her and white-to-blue gradient fur was gracefully dodging black cone attacks from the air.
Upon closer inspection, the black cones came from a giant Pteranodon (King) with a wingspan exceeding 30 meters.
The Pteranodon had transformed its head into a bow shape, pulling back its own crest to form an arrow made of its face.
"TEMPURA UDON!"
With each release, the Pteranodon's sharp beak became piercing arrows that created 5-meter-wide craters upon impact with the ground.
Yamato in her white wolf form relied on agile movements to repeatedly evade, occasionally creating thick ice walls behind her for protection when dodging wasn't possible.
But Yamato's wolf wasn't purely defensive—she occasionally counterattacked by creating sharp ice spikes to assault King in the sky.
Hiyori's evaluation, "Ranged combat between beasts... nice, but lacking intensity."
Denjiro's evaluation, "Fantastical beasts... what an absolutely fantastical beast! Today's show is worth the price of our suffering."
But when they turned their attention to the Final Battlefield...
Hiyori exclaimed, her eyes wide, "Huge! Its so huge!"
Denjiro praised in awe, "How majestic... powerful... imposing and ... beautiful!"