Pirate: It’s not a phantom beast, it’s a phantom god!

Chapter 155 Homecoming
"So, this is why you have been so determined to provoke Whitebeard?"

"……Yes."

Kaido stared at the sea with lifeless eyes and answered honestly.

"Hey~ It sounds a bit like you're just trying to save face~ Boss Kaido."

Ossi said with some disgust.

"It's not 'kind of like', it's just being too proud."

"That's why he's suffering here now."

Ou Bei's words were still so direct and merciless.

"Pfft~"

"Haha~ That sounds lame."

Osi glanced at Kaido who was now "flying" in the air and couldn't help laughing.

The two sisters' concerted efforts made Kaido even more desperate.

How to say it...Kaido's current form is not the Azure Dragon mythical beast form he had when he just left Piccolo Island, but he has returned to human form.

As for your question about why he can fly in human form?
"La, can you let me go?"

"No, your injury has not been fully healed yet. It will take some time."

"Then, can we change positions?"

"I don't think that's necessary. After all, we'll be there in a little while."

"But I'm like this now..."

"Could you please not be so willful as Ossi, Captain Kaido?"

La interrupted Kaido directly and continued to fly in the sky holding one of Kaido's horns as if he was holding a super big salted fish.

……

Back to the past, not long after Kaido forced himself to say those cool words to Whitebeard and left in a cool manner, he fainted in the sky due to his serious injuries.

After all, Whitebeard really didn't hold back when he attacked.

Fortunately, La, who had anticipated this, grabbed one of the horns on his head in advance, so Kaido did not fall directly into the sea.

After that, he simply carried him back and treated his injuries at the same time.

The injuries Kaido suffered this time were far from what they appeared to be—his sternum was shattered, his internal organs were ruptured, his spine was damaged...

This is no longer something that can be cured by just a good sleep thanks to the mythical beast's recovery ability. Even with Kaido's physique, he will need surgery and recuperation for months.

But fortunately, we have it now.

The pale golden flame flowed like water from Ra's palm along Kaido's horn to his chest.

The flame was not scorching hot. On the contrary, Kaido felt a warmth and comfort in his burning chest, just like soaking in a hot spring.

The flames, which contained incredible power, quickly repaired Kaido's damaged body as if time was turning back.

"I didn't expect you to have such a hidden talent... I always feel like you can do everything."

"I don't know everything, I only know what I know."

"You're saying these nonsense words again."

Feeling that his body functions were recovering rapidly, Kaido stopped struggling, relaxed his limbs, and was obediently transported back to Fenrir Island.

……

"Hey! You guys are finally back!"

At the Fenrir Island cargo terminal, Burfat, who had been waiting here early, waved happily to the people who had not yet docked.

Kaido, who had strongly requested La to let him go before arriving, gave up his plan to cause trouble when he saw Burfat, who was waiting there early with a smile on his face.

After all, the leak is an act of force majeure, and it is really too much to ask him to face it alone.

In short, the tolerant Governor Kaido was magnanimous enough to make a big deal about the little incident where he went out without permission, got defeated, and ended up losing all the best wine on the island.

"Haha~ Burfat, you're here so early..."

Just as he was about to pat Burfat on the shoulder to show encouragement...

"Let me see quickly, you didn't get hurt this time, did you?"

Burfat walked right past Kaido, then walked straight to Osi and Obe and squatted down.

"Hey~ Uncle, long time no see. Did you miss me?"

"Haha! Of course!"

"Without you chattering away, I'd lose all motivation to go out and plunder." "Tell me what you did on this trip. I heard you guys even fought Whitebeard, did it go badly?"

"Hey! I'm not sleepy anymore when you say that! Let me tell you..."

The two people, one big and one small, walked and talked as if they had forgotten everyone else.

Kaido: "..."

Forget it, just go, there are other people here anyway.

“Pull, you…”

"Sister, let's go too."

Ouba took La's hand and left Kaido. She also wanted to talk to La in detail about what she had seen and heard this time and her confusion about awakening her abilities.

Kaido: "..."

"Mr. Kaido, let's go to the meeting room. I want to tell you about the 'Golden Country'."

Looking at Kaido's somewhat desolate back, Jin, who had followed him for the longest time, spoke at the right time.

"And Wright, come over too."

"Ah, yeah. Okay."

……

"Baji, baji, baji~"

"Oh?"

"Baji, baji, baji~"

"Um……"

"Baji, baji, baji~"

"what?!"

In the cafeteria, Ossi was stuffing food into his mouth while telling Burfat everything he had encountered during this outing.

Although Ossi couldn't speak clearly because his mouth was stuffed full, Burfat on the opposite side nodded frequently as he listened.

It was the same when he was begging for a living in Fishman Street. Whenever he picked up a little food, he would immediately stuff it into his mouth, for fear that it would be snatched away by other fishmen.

So he was familiar with the sound made when his mouth was full of food.

"Did you really find the Golden Country?!"

"Sh-!"

Hearing Burfat speak so loudly, Ossi nervously covered his mouth and looked around nervously.

I felt relieved when I found that there was no one else in the cafeteria because it was not meal time.

"Keep your voice down! Sister La said this is confidential and can't be told to too many people for now."

Since ancient times, money has moved people's hearts. Even the experienced people, "ahem~", can't help but taste the lentil-filled mooncakes, not to mention pirates.

Who wouldn’t want to try mooncakes filled with pure gold?
Therefore, in order to maintain internal stability, the matter of the Golden City is strictly prohibited from being spread outside.

Even the navigator and the ship's doctor who came along this time were rowed directly to Jhin's side and became his direct subordinates.

"So the legendary 'Shandora' is really full of gold?"

Burfat then leaned his head closer and asked quietly.

"It's not that exaggerated. There's probably only about fifty rooms of storage space in the small room next to our warehouse."

"More than fifty houses' worth of gold?!"

"Isn't that a fucking golden city?!"

"That's about right. Those guys really gilded the surface of the city."

"But because there are too many, we are too lazy to bring them back. Sister La should be able to find a way."

It is not an easy task to transport the gold out of the sky island. After all, there is a red earth continent between Shandora and Fenrir.

If it were shipped by ship, the cost would be astronomical.

Moreover, just to safely deliver the ship to the sky island requires a flying cadre to take action personally. In any case, it is impossible to use the sky-high sea current cannon as a rocket.

"Pull? What can she do?"

"I don't know, but Sister La said she would go there later."

(End of this chapter)