One Piece: Kaido's adopted son, starts with the Eight Gates Formation.

Do not!

And that's not all!

His performance has not remained at its previous peak.

Time is still going backwards!

The signs of hardship around his eyes were fading, and the hidden wounds on his body, accumulated over decades and left by countless battles with powerful opponents, were being erased one by one by the power of time!

His body is returning to a state that is younger, stronger, and more vibrant than when he fought Oden—a true...golden age!

"roar--!!!!!"

A deafening dragon roar, filled with boundless power and ecstasy, erupted from the reborn body, transforming into a tangible sonic shockwave that completely shattered the clouds above the Seireitei!

Kaido suddenly opened his eyes!

In those beastly eyes, which were like molten gold, there was no longer any weakness or unwillingness, only a terrifying, ferocious light that was a hundred times more violent than before, capable of destroying the world!

He was stunned as he felt an unprecedented, seemingly overflowing, youthful and powerful force within his body.

Then, he slowly lowered his head and looked at the time bundle that was slowly floating back into Lynn's hand, then raised his head and looked at his little devil king who was still sitting on the throne with a "that's more like it" expression on his face.

On his face, which was filled with arrogance and ferocity, a grotesque smile slowly spread across his face, a smile brimming with endless fanaticism and absolute loyalty.

"Oh, hehehehehehe!!"

No words are needed.

At this moment, for the first time, Kaido's desire to "die gloriously" wavered.

Perhaps... being able to follow this little devil forever, watching him turn one world after another into his own absurd yet interesting playground, would be more... interesting than any dramatic death.

"Tsk."

For the first time, Barragán, sitting on his throne, had his eyes, which burned with crimson flames, twitch violently.

Looking at Kaido, who had not only come back from the dead but was also several levels stronger than before, his usually calm heart was stirred for the first time by a wave of shock.

His power… his law of “aging,” which symbolizes the end of all things and is absolutely irreversible, actually…

A tattered rag... rendered it ineffective?

No, that's not invalid!

That is... a higher level, an absolute and crushing domination of the laws of "time"!

It was only when Barragán, for the first time, shifted his indifferent gaze from the "dust" and truly began to look at the two-year-old child sitting on the distant throne.

Finally, the child turned his pure, unadulterated gaze upon him.

Then, Lynn stretched out a chubby, white little finger and pointed it at the Skeleton Emperor of Hueco Mundo.

He tilted his little head and, in an innocent, childlike voice, announced to Kaido, who had transformed back into a massive, mountain-like blue dragon, beside him:

"dad."

"I want to turn him into a skeleton specimen that will never decay."

"Here, take it as a new toy!"

When Lynn's childish yet supremely authoritative words clearly reached the ears of everyone present, the entire world fell into a strange and absurd silence.

New toy?

A skeleton specimen that will never decay?

The muscles on the white-bearded man's face, which was always full of boldness and domineering presence, twitched uncontrollably.

BIGMOM also stopped drooling over Hribel, and a rare hint of... sympathy appeared in her eyes, which were usually filled with greedy hunger.

Yes, compassion.