Yamato offered three seconds of silent mourning for what King was about to face.
Chouchou immediately followed in King's direction, his massive white tail wagging slightly.
Compared to Yamato, Chouchou definitely understood Ray better.
He knew exactly how Ray would deal with King.
Sure enough, five minutes later, Ray and Chouchou returned together to Onigashima's rooftop.
Following behind them was King, already wearing a glowing white collar around his neck.
At this moment, King's eyes had lost their defiant light.
He completely resembled a tame bird, his wings folded submissively.
Seeing this, Yamato immediately admitted she still had much to learn.
'As expected of Chouchou, the dog who has followed Ray the longest—truly clever.'
Actually, Chouchou wasn't just relying on guesses alone.
Before taking off earlier, he had mentally asked Ray for his opinion.
"Master... I think controlling this big bird to use as a meatshield is absolutely a must."
Regarding King's defensive capabilities as a Lunarian, Ray naturally agreed.
He wasn't so single-minded as to kill anyone who challenged him.
Since King could be useful in future battles against the Marines, it was better to keep him alive for now.
A flying tank was a valuable asset!
The main reason was that Chouchou's control ability had its limits.
While the Pet Pet Fruit seemed terrifying, it still had restrictions.
At the very least, the power gap between the controlled target and the ability user couldn't be too large.
Otherwise, why wouldn't Ray have kept Kaido alive and had Chouchou control him?
So based on Chouchou's current strength, the upper limit of what he could control was around Yonko Commander level, or perhaps those two Admiral candidates...
For some reason, Ray suddenly thought of those two.
Gion (Momousagi) and Tokikake (Chaton).
'Should we capture them??'
'Ahem. We'll see.'
After thinking about Momousagi and Chaton, Ray rarely entertained some mischievous thoughts.
Perhaps after returning to the Grand Line, they could kidnap more Marine powerhouses.
While strengthening their own forces, they could simultaneously weaken the enemy.
All for the sake of victory... not for revenge of course.
...
The entire battle hadn't lasted particularly long.
The main reason was naturally that Kaido couldn't sustain a prolonged fight against Ray's overwhelming power.
Yamato felt quite relieved.
Since Onigashima remained mostly intact (except for the rooftop), that meant Kaido's entire military force below was still preserved for them to take over.
At this moment, Yamato's round eyes kept shifting left and right.
She was actively planning how to completely seize all the assets of her "deadbeat father."
While she was deep in thought, a scream came from the distance.
"KYAAAA!"
It was the demonized Chouchou carrying Komurasaki (Hiyori) in his paw as he walked toward them.
As for the Yakuza boss Denjiro (Kyoshiro), he had already been knocked unconscious by Ray's Light Whip and tossed unceremoniously at Yamato's feet.
Ray looked disdainfully at Denjiro lying motionless on the ground.
'You and your master were discovered by Chouchou hiding on the roof, yet not only did you refuse to compromise, you dared to resist?'
'The problem is... instead of attacking Chouchou, you came after me, are you insane?'
'Capture the leader first to capture the followers?'
'Not a bad idea in theory.'
'But shouldn't you consider whether this leader's strength is something you can handle?'
Ray glanced at the two captives before him.
He could recognize their identities instantly.
Especially Komurasaki—the woman who had taken Zoro's first night (only sleeping beside him ofc) in the original story.
Looking at Komurasaki—No, Kozuki Hiyori's peerless beauty and princess-like demeanor—Ray increasingly felt a strange intuition.
'They're well-matched..... she's quite suitable for Zoro.'
Ray wasn't sure why he thought this, but it was his first instinct.
Perhaps because he felt his time leaving this world was approaching.
Having played the role of mentor to the Straw Hat Pirates for so long, he had developed some desire to help them settle their life affairs before he departed.
Chouchou was currently in a conscious state and could naturally sense Ray's thoughts.
'Master is going to leave this world soon? What does that mean?'
'Master wants to match this female human with that directionally-challenged marimo guy? Hmm... I must do something.'
Thinking this, Chouchou bared his massive fangs, glaring fiercely at Hiyori before him.
"Hehehe! Little girl! If you want to live, you must marry a man named Zoro!"
"Otherwise, I'll throw you into... hmm... Damn, I don't know where would be a good place to scare people."
Just as Chouchou was about to continue threatening Hiyori with vague threaths...
BONK!
A slender fist smashed onto his head.
Instantly, the giant Chouchou's eyes turned into swirling stars.
Smoke rose from the bump on his head, and he looked utterly dazed.
"Who told you to take matters into your own hands?" Ray scolded.
Chouchou wore an expression full of grievance, internally complaining.
'Wasn't this your idea, Master?! Why hit me?!'
Seeing Chouchou's ridiculous appearance, Hiyori snapped out of her half-dead terrified state.
She suddenly felt that this big white dog was somewhat comical.
As for the Ray before her...
'OHHHHMYGAAAADDD... how can there be such a handsome man in this world?!'
Noticing Hiyori's infatuated gaze, Ray immediately grabbed Chouchou by the tail and turned to leave.
'This woman was meant for Zoro—mustn't let some wandering eyes cuckold Zoro.'
The semi-conscious Chouchou once again sensed his Master's thoughts and struggled to speak telepathically.
'It's fine, Master. That direction-challenged guy was already a cuckold to begin with.'
Regarding Chouchou's behavior of eavesdropping on his thoughts, Ray silently thought to himself.
'Shut up or I'll beat you up.'
Chouchou immediately closed his mouth.
'But you do have a point—he is really a cuckold.'
'As expected of you Master, you are indeed wise.'
Ray and Chouchou entered a telepathic conversation mode like this.
Perhaps in this world, only Chouchou could truly understand Ray.
A few months ago, when Ray first discovered that Chouchou could read his thoughts, his initial reaction was shock, followed by hesitation over whether to kill the little white dog.
His inner thoughts were not for others to pry into!
But after observing for a while, Chouchou's loyalty moved Ray.
In the end, he merely warned it not to blab, and Chouchou naturally obeyed.
Of course, there were times when Chouchou accidentally revealed some of Ray's thoughts in front of Luffy and the others, which inevitably led to a beating.
Like just now.
But... Chouchou had indeed become the only creature in the world who knew Ray's true thoughts.
Master and servant often engaged in silent conversations in their minds.
Over time, Ray grew accustomed to this mind-reading dog.
Because of Chouchou's absolute loyalty, Ray would even occasionally share some of his deeper thoughts with it on certain late nights.
In short, Chouchou was very important to Ray.
This was also why Ray had risked breaking into the Big Mom Pirates' stronghold alone to rescue Chouchou.
"Master, I can stay awake even longer now—for two whole days."
"Good. Then go discuss with Yamato. Tell her I plan to take over the entire Beast Pirates."
...
Some time later.
On the fifth floor of Onigashima, in Orochi's banquet hall.
A groggy Kurozumi Orochi opened his eyes, rubbing the back of his sore head.
"Strange... did I bump into something?"
"Someone! Tell me what happened!"
Oddly, the servants stationed outside should have woken up by now, so why wasn't anyone responding?
Just as Orochi kept calling for his servants, the sliding doors slammed open.
A member of the Beast Pirates dressed in Viking attire but with a rose in his mouth walked in.
Behind him was a similarly dressed little girl with purple hair in a bun, also holding a rose in her mouth (imitating him).
Behind her stood a dense crowd of artificial Devil Fruit users—the Gifters—all with strange expressions.
Cavendish turned to Tama behind him and asked, "Is this guy Kurozumi Orochi?"
Tama nodded, her eyes burning with hatred.
Cavendish grinned excitedly, drawing his sword.
"Orochi-kun! I am the world's second most handsome man, Cavendish!"
"For the sake of Wano Country... please die."
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Ray will leave to inuyasha world once again and then comeback to one piece world, there is no any other crossover aside from inuyasha.
As for romance, there will be in side story later.