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

"Father."

Immediately, Lynn tugged at Kaido's trouser leg and tilted his chubby little face up.

"It's so stuffy here!"

I want to...go out...and play.

The child's voice could be clearly heard in the main hall.

Kaido, who had just been laughing hysterically at Lynn for teaching Yamato a lesson, froze.

He lowered his massive dragon head, his lantern-like eyes gazing at Lynn with doting affection.

"Want to go out and have some fun?"

"Oh, of course!"

Without the slightest hesitation, Kaido waved his hand, displaying boundless pride.

"I, Kaido's son, can go wherever I want!"

"Navy? World Government?"

"Oh ho ho ho ho! They're so scared they'd wet their pants if they saw your bounty poster! Who would dare stop you?!"

Kaido's enormous hand gently lifted Lynn and placed him on his shoulder.

"Go on, son!"

"Let's turn this ocean upside down!"

"Let those self-proclaimed righteous fools witness the might of the Beasts Pirates!"

Kaido has absolute confidence in Lynn's strength.

He can hold his own against Shanks.

On this vast ocean, there are very few things that can threaten his son!

The Navy is nothing but a pipe dream when it comes to dealing with Lynn!

……

The New World, Panaro Island.

The once picturesque town is now a scene of devastation.

Broken walls and ruins, scorched earth, and the air thick with the smell of gunpowder and blood.

Everything here tells a story of a fierce battle that has just taken place.

The center of the island.

Marshall D. Teach, with his black beard, was grinning with his signature gap-toothed grin, emitting an extremely unsettling laugh.

"Thief! Hahahaha!"

"Captain Ace, don't glare at me like that."

Before him stood Fire Fist Ace, covered in wounds and tightly bound by Seastone chains, staring intently at him with fiery eyes.

"Teach...you traitor! You scum!"

Ace gritted his teeth, each word seeming to be squeezed out from between his teeth.

"Your father will absolutely not let you get away with this!"

"Thief, hahaha! Dad?"

Teach laughed even harder. He walked up to Ace, stretched out his fat hand, and patted Ace's cheek.

"Times have changed, Ace."

"The era of the white-bearded man should have ended long ago!"

"And I will be the one to usher in a new era! Hehehehe!"

Just then.

"Oh, you're Blackbeard Teach!"

A lazy voice, with a long, drawn-out ending, came from afar.

Everyone sensed a powerful aura approaching.

Everyone immediately turned to look.

A flash of golden light appeared.

Marine Admiral Kizaru Borsalino appeared before everyone.

He had his hands in his pockets, a signature lewd smile on his face, and pushed up his brown sunglasses.

"This is really... a big fish caught~ the second division captain of the Whitebeard Pirates."

Kizaru's gaze swept over the bound Ace, and he said in an exaggerated tone.

"Hahaha! Of course!"

The man with the black beard laughed triumphantly.

"Your position as a Shichibukai has been approved by the World Government."

"In a few days at most, it will be announced to the world... This is your proof of status as one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea."

Kizaru casually flicked his wrist.

A black pass fell into Blackbeard's hands.

"Great... Also, Admiral Kizaru."

The black-bearded man abruptly changed the subject, his eyes gleaming with greed.

"I have another secret."

"A... earth-shattering secret that could shake the entire world!"

He rubbed his fingers together, making a universally recognized gesture.

"I'll sell this secret for only one billion Berries. How about it? For your Navy, it's absolutely a steal!"

"Oh~?"

Kizaru raised an eyebrow, showing interest. "What secret?"

"Since it's a secret, of course we can't say it directly, otherwise what kind of secret would it be?"

"But I guarantee you with my life, you'll be absolutely stunned when you find out!"

Seeing the black-bearded man's mysterious expression.

Kizaru stopped talking.

He took out a golden Den Den Mushi and slowly dialed the number.

"Crack!"

"Moshi moshi~ The Warring States Marshal~?"

Naval Headquarters, Marshal's Office.

Sengoku frowned upon hearing Kizaru's signature voice.

"Borsalino! How's it going?!"

"Oh dear~ It went very smoothly~"

Kizaru drawled out the sound.

"Blackbeard has captured Fire Fist Ace, but... he wants to do some extra business with us~"

"He wants to trade a secret for a billion Berries."

"What?!"

Sengoku suddenly stood up, and Garp and Tsuru in the office looked over at the same time.

"One billion Berries?! Has he gone mad?!"

The Warring States period was furious.

"Why is a secret worth a billion?!"

"The Warring States Period..."

Garp, standing to the side, looked unusually grave, a strong sense of unease rising within him.

"That bastard..."

"Ten billion it is!"

Sengoku's heart sank when he saw Garp's reaction, but he still spoke into the Den Den Mushi.

"Ask him! What's the secret?"

"If he's lying to us... don't be polite to him!"

Kizaru pointed the Den Den Mushi at Blackbeard.

"Hahaha! Marshal Sengoku, don't worry, I'm a man of my word!"

The man with the black beard cleared his throat, his face beaming with barely suppressed excitement and pride.

He knew that once this secret was revealed, not only a billion dollars, but the entire world would be at his mercy!

He was about to speak.

At this critical moment.

A childlike yet incredibly clear voice, with a strange penetrating power, suddenly rang out over the entire island of Panaro.

"No need... to ask."

"I know."

Ok? !

Everyone present, including the high-ranking naval officers on the other end of the Den Den Mushi, was stunned!

who?!

Who's speaking?!

The black-bearded man's arrogant smile froze on his face.

Kizaru's lazy expression vanished, and his eyes instantly sharpened.

Ace, who was still bound, suddenly raised his head, his face filled with shock!

Everyone looked in the direction of the sound.

All that could be seen was in the air not far away.

A little kid wearing open-crotch pants and a pacifier in his mouth had somehow appeared there.

His dark eyes calmly swept over everyone present.

Ultimately, it landed on Kizaru.

This is the person he's most interested in!