Big brother, I want to become the strongest pirate in the world!

"when."

Kaido couldn't even keep up with the speed at which Kazan drew his sword.

Only then did he realize the true value of being called the 'world's strongest'.

"Just now, when you opened your mouth to speak..."

Kazan looked at Kaido expressionlessly and said something.

Bang!

With a swift stroke of Kazan's blade, Kaido's massive head was severed, and his enormous headless body collapsed to the ground.

The legendary strongest creature on land, sea, and air, one of the Four Emperors, and a top powerhouse of this era.

They were easily defeated in a flash.

"Mom's attack!"

Big Mom, on the other hand, seemed to have lost her mind. As if she couldn't see how easily Kazan had killed Kaido, she leaped high into the air without a care in the world and slashed down at Kazan with her sword.

"Blood energy erupts."

Kazan didn't even raise his eyes before a blood-red mark with a radius of more than ten meters appeared beneath his feet.

After he quickly dodged to the side, the imprint beneath his feet instantly erupted with jets of scorching, blood-red water that shot skyward like sharp blades.

Meanwhile, BigMom, unable to stop her attack from mid-air, leaped into the enormous crimson hot spring.

Once she went in, BigMom never came out again.

A minute later, the crimson mark disappeared, and the bloody aura that filled the air was dissipated under Kazan's control, revealing BigMom lying half-dead on the ground.

The same action, the knife falling with a swift motion.

Another sea emperor of the new world, a top powerhouse of this era, was killed by Kazan.

Two sea emperors were killed by one person in less than three minutes.

In the past, Kazan might have spared Big Mom's life because she was Pudding's biological mother.

But now Kazan will never show mercy again.

He had already deeply experienced the consequences of showing mercy to the enemy during the war eight hundred years ago.

He didn't mind being retaliated against, but he worried that his family would be assassinated by enemies where he couldn't see them.

"..."

Whether it was the Monster Family, the Eight Red Scabbards, or the members of the Ape Pirates and the Sky Pirates, they were all completely dumbfounded at this moment.

One or two of them had bulging eyes, wide-open mouths, and snot dripping from their nostrils in fright.

When did the Four Emperors become so easy to kill?

Kazan is that strong?!

Even Edward Newgate, the strongest player in the last world, didn't reach this level at his peak!

Before the Eight Red Scabbards could even enter Wano Country, they were already overwhelmed with joy at having fulfilled their patriarch's long-cherished wish by Kazan's liberation. They were stunned into silence for a long time.

"Nissan."

Only one lovestruck person in the entire arena could ignore Kazan's power and transformation, and resolutely throw himself into Kazan's arms for a hug.

"Long time no see, Nana."

Kazan sheathed his twin swords and smiled as he gently embraced his sister, whom he hadn't seen for over a year.

"What happened during the days Nissan was missing?"

Monet was easily satisfied, so he quickly regained his composure.

He twitched his nose slightly, sniffed the intense, almost tangible scent of blood emanating from Kazan, frowned, and then asked the question everyone wanted to ask.

"That was quite a long experience..."

Kazan looked up at the azure sky, his expression extremely complicated. "I'll tell you about this slowly after Xiao Feng wakes up. You all need to rest now."

"There's one more thing..."

"Call Kozuki Toki over here."

Chapter 598 Is Chi Yue still alive?!

The country of peace.

In this new year, Wano Country has undergone a complete transformation.

The Beasts Pirates, which had ruled Wano Country for over a decade, were completely wiped out. With the support of Shimotsuki Yasuie, the rightful heir of the Kozuki family, the Eight Red Scabbards, local yakuza bosses, and countless samurai and civilians, Kozuki Hiyori became the new shogun of Wano Country.

Most importantly, the new general's sworn brother is the very man who completely annihilated the Beasts Pirates, a man known overseas as the 'strongest in the world'.

Kazan, who slew Kaido's dragon, naturally became a figure comparable to Shimotsuki Ryuma in the hearts of all the samurai of Wano Country, and was hailed as the strongest swordsman of his time.

If Kazan gives the order, all the samurai in Wano Country will be willing to fight for him.

The original capital of Wano Country, Flower Capital, was renamed Strange Capital, and a majestic flag was hung at the General's Mansion in Strange Capital.

In the three days following the annihilation of the Beasts Pirates, a series of policies that benefited both the people and the country were promulgated, and the gates of Wano Country were gradually opened, leading to nationwide celebrations.

The name of the monster family is widely known throughout Wano Country. Their portraits are plastered all over the streets and alleys, and even bounty posters, which are extremely common in the outside world, are snapped up in Wano Country.

People from all over Wano Country began to spontaneously build stone statues for Kazan, who were then worshipped in shrines as guardian deities.

But no matter how noisy it was outside, it couldn't affect the solemn scene inside the General's Mansion in the Strange City.

Kazan sat alone in the seat that originally belonged to the shogun of Wano Country.

The current Shogun of Wano Country, Hiyori Kozuki, stood obediently in a corner of the room, not daring to utter a sound.

The general's mother, Kozuki Toki, knelt before Kazan, her head bowed, staring at the floor, her eyes red.

The core members of the Monster Family and the Eight Red Scabbards stood in the room, their bodies covered in bandages and plaster casts. They glanced at Kozuki Shiki one moment and then at Kazan the next, barely daring to breathe.

If anyone else dared to make Kozuki Toki kneel before him, the Eight Red Scabbards would have drawn their swords and attacked without a word, no matter who it was.

But what if this person is Kazan?

That's fine.

After all, it's a family matter within the clan; how could these retainers interfere?

Why don't you all do as I say?

Kazan looked down at Kozuki kneeling before him and asked a question in a deep voice, his tone containing no blame, only a hint of disappointment.

But this sense of loss filled Kozuki Toki's heart with guilt and frustration.

"..."

Kozuki kept his head down and didn't say anything.

Despite being a wife and mother with children, she still had to act like a child who had made a mistake in front of her brother.

"What did Chiyue tell you?"

Kazan was eager to know what Kozuki Toki had heard from Akatsuki that made her change her mind and defy his wishes to keep Akatsuki.

“We are princesses of the Perus Empire, queens of the Destruction Faction. If we all leave, the warriors will be disheartened, and you will be disgraced.”

Kozuki said softly, she didn't think she had made a mistake in what she did back then, "Akagetsu is Poseidon, the sea god. She can play a more important role if she stays. Besides, if you hadn't said that there were more important things for me to do in the future, I wouldn't have run away by myself."

“You’ve grown up and have your own ideas now.”

Kazan stood up and walked step by step past Kozuki Toki, arriving at the pavilion and looking out at the bustling Wano Country. "Perus must have looked just like this before."

The others looked at each other blankly, completely failing to understand the conversation between Kazan and Kozuki Toki.

"Nii-san, Akatsuki is not dead!"

A sudden remark from Kozuki made Kazan open his eyes and turn to look at her.

"Why do you say that?"

Kazan didn't know what happened after he sealed Ozma away, but with Red Moon's abilities, it wouldn't have been difficult for him to survive that battle.

Although, given Kazan's understanding of Red Moon, that girl would most likely fight to the death.

"After summoning you back, I immediately summoned the Crimson Moon, but... it failed!"

"Could it be..."

"No! I did panic after the first failure, but I pushed time forward another year and tried to summon the Crimson Moon from when you first returned to Fishman Island, but I still failed."

Kozuki Toki stood up from the ground and walked excitedly to Kazan's side. "Traveling through time can only fail under two circumstances."

"One possibility is that the target was already dead at that time, and another possibility is..."

"There's another possibility: the target is still alive at this point in time!"

Kozuki's eyes were shining brightly at that moment, and this excitement infected Kazan as well.

"Given the lifespan of the Crimson Moon race, living for eight hundred years is not difficult, but where is she now?"

Kazan raised his hand, pinched his chin, and frowned as he thought hard. "It must be a place where we can't receive any news from the outside world, otherwise the Crimson Moon should have appeared in front of me more than ten years ago."

"We need to know what exactly happened during that period after Nissan returned."

Kozuki nodded, then turned his gaze in a certain direction. "There is also a historical stone tablet at the old site of the Perus Empire. I think the answer will be there."

"I see."

The site of the former Perus Empire, a place known only to those who existed eight hundred years ago.

That is, today's Raphdru.

"Hey, Kazan, what are you guys even talking about?"

Bunkray, his body wrapped in bandages and lying flat on the ground like a zombie, looked at Kazan and Bunkray, asking the question that everyone wanted to ask.

"Well... that goes back to the very, very distant past, to another world."

Kazan didn't finish telling this story in one go because it was simply impossible.

How can something that has happened over thousands of years be told in just a few days?