One Piece: Start Collecting Nicolo

"Ahem... Then I'll just do as you said, Caesar, and be a woman who's stronger and better than any man!"

"Those pectoral muscles..."

"Go away!!!"

Each of my chapters is at least 4,000 words, and occasionally I'll update it in two chapters of 2,000 words each, so the word count is no less than others. Please keep reading, only after the number of readings reaches the requirement can you advance to the recommended position more smoothly! So I beg all readers!

Chapter 8 Shake

A while later, in a room, Caesar and Yamato were eating and drinking heartily.

In front of the two of them was a small mountain of food, and the whole room was filled with the aroma of food.

As Caesar ate each portion of food, he could clearly feel his physical strength recovering rapidly, and the soreness in his body gradually disappeared as he absorbed vitality.

The physique of an animal-type ability user is really outrageous!

Caesar felt that if he continued to maintain this attitude, it wouldn't be long before he would be able to awaken the magical skill of returning life on his own.

“Gulp gulp gulp…ha——”

Yamato made a sound of enjoyment as he downed a large bottle of red wine in one gulp.

Seeing her like this, Caesar couldn't help but smile: "The way you drink is exactly like your father."

"I'm not like that jerk!"

Yamato curled his lips: "Whether I want to become Kozuki Oden or not, there is one thing I must accomplish, and that is to defeat Kaido!"

"Why? Because he's preventing you from going out to sea?"

"Do not…"

Yamato pursed his lips and slammed the bottle down. "When I was imprisoned by Kaido, I was given a meal by three samurai. It was because of this that I confirmed my intention to inherit Oden's legacy. I once promised them that one day I would fight alongside them!"

"As you said, Oden may not be smart, but no matter what, I can't sit idly by and watch the plight of Wano Country! If it weren't for Kaido colluding with Kurozumi Orochi, Wano Country would never have fallen into this situation!"

"A meal?"

"That's right!"

"So how many meals did you eat Kaido?"

"What can I do?!"

Yamato's face darkened. "Who made me his daughter? I didn't have the right to choose from the beginning to the end! And that guy tried to kill me several times. Apart from that bastard, what father would kill his own daughter?"

Caesar looked puzzled: "But I see he's clearly accommodating you."

"ha--?!"

Yamato looked at Caesar with an unhappy expression: "Where do you see the concession?"

"You said you wanted to be a man, right?"

"That's right!"

"When you just came back, whether it was Ayun or the pirates patrolling the road, they all called you Master or Young Master instead of Miss, right?"

"Yes what's the matter?"

"You said you wanted to be Kozuki Oden?"

"That's right!"

"So Kaido locked you up and treated you as an enemy? He allowed you to challenge him, but you're still alive and well today?"

“Yes…yes…”

Yamato's tone gradually became stuttering.

"So what you're saying is that not only does he have to treat you like his son and Kozuki Oden, as you requested, but he also can't kill you like he did to Kozuki Oden?"

Caesar thought thoughtfully, "So you want him to die by crashing into his own mace?"

Yamato's pretty face flushed red: "No... No way!"

"So you haven't realized that you can become Kozuki Oden yet?"

"..."

Yamato lowered his head, not knowing what to say.

Caesar's eyes lit up, and he said cheerfully, "I get it! You're just as ungrateful as I am!"

"Wu…Wulu Sai! Caesar you bastard!"

Yamato's pretty face flushed red, and she pounced on Caesar in shame and anger, knocking over a few wine bottles. Then she grabbed Caesar's head with her lotus-root-like white arms and bit Caesar's head with her big mouth!

"Ouch!"

"Ouch! It hurts! Are you a dog?" Caesar pushed Yamato's head, screaming in pain.

"No problem! Five songs and four dogs attack, fantasy show, big mouth, true god ability user!" Yamato muttered incoherently, drooling all over Caesar's head.

"Stay away from me! Your handcuffs are made of seastone, and you're out of strength..."

"Woohahahaha, Caesar, you bastard! Stop tickling me!"

After a fight, the two fell on the tatami. Caesar wiped the saliva from his head, and Yamato pursed his lips and stared at the ceiling, wondering what he was thinking.

After a while, she spoke softly, "Tell me...are these handcuffs of mine real bombs?"

"Based on my interactions with Kaidou, he wouldn't joke about something like this."

Caesar warned: "The fight between pirates is not a game. Kaido and Kozuki Oden's positions are completely opposite. As Kaido's daughter, you want to become Kozuki Oden. This is undoubtedly a betrayal to Kaido as your father."

"But he condoned your behavior and tolerated your constant challenges as Oden. I think... he didn't kill you because you were his child. But the moment you made up your mind to leave, you were no longer his child, but another Kozuki Oden."

"Although that guy is a bit stupid, he is still very powerful. As a former opponent, Kaido must also think that you, who have inherited Oden's name, should be prepared for death."

"So, that guy doesn't really care about my life or death?"

Yamato was confused for a moment after hearing what Caesar said.

"Caesar, what do you say...what should I do?"

"As is typical of this ocean, you should follow your heart, but..."

Caesar paused, then suddenly twitched his lips. "I've always believed that being confused means you're not strong enough! Perhaps when the time comes to make a decision, we already have the power to decide everything. We can just defeat him!"

Upon hearing this, Yamato suddenly became excited!

She's not good at thinking, but she's good at fighting!

"You're right!"

Yamato sat up, clenched his fists tightly, remained silent for a few seconds, and suddenly raised his hands high: "Since you are confused, then break it! I am not strong enough now! I will become stronger!"

Seeing Yamato cheer up again, Caesar laughed: "Not bad, this is what I'm looking for in a crew member."

Yamato looked at Caesar curiously: "Come to think of it, Caesar, I still don't know why you went to sea. Are you going to be a pirate too?"

"Me? I don't have any purpose."

Caesar shook his head and laughed, "I just want to find some companions I like and explore this ocean. As for what kind of person I will become, one day... the world will give me the answer."

Yamato looked awkward: "I don't understand what you mean at all!"

"Put it in simple terms..."

Caesar smiled and said, "My future has only two paths. If I cannot become the most noble man in the world, then I will become the freest man on this ocean."

"Noble...freedom?"

Yamato, who had never been to sea in her life, did not quite understand the meaning of the most noble, but she did understand the meaning of the 'freest person'.

"So, Caesar, you also want to be the Pirate King?"

"Why not? Someone has to take that seat, so why can't it be me?"

Caesar chuckled, "Besides, I don't care about being a king or not. I just want to be happy and free. Isn't the Pirate King the freest guy in this ocean?"

“The most free…”

Looking at Caesar's carefree smile, Yamato's eyes suddenly burst into bright light.

She sat up suddenly, took out a tattered booklet, and handed it to Caesar with both hands, her tone filled with uncontrollable excitement: "Listen to me, Caesar! The Pirate King Gol D. Roger also said something similar!"

Of course it is similar, because this is the answer I got from Roger.

Although, Caesar did think so.

He himself is not the ambitious type, and his attitude towards the main quest is more like since he is here, he might as well give it a try. What if he is really rewarded with immortality?

But in this kind of thing, just try your best. He is a vampire fruit user, holding a pure gold clue in his hand, and has Kaido, the gold medal mentor, to guide him.

Even if he fails to complete it, with his strength, it would not be bad for him to live freely and comfortably for another thousand or eight hundred years.

"In that case, Caesar! I will definitely make you the Pirate King!"

"Don't say that! That's not my primary goal! You're making it sound like I'm bound to fail..."

Feeling that his strength had almost recovered, Caesar looked at Yamato and said, "Come to think of it, you should have mastered Armament Haki, right? Can you teach me?"

"of course!"

Yamato said this, stretching out his fist. A slight wave passed by, and the white and tender little fist turned pitch black in the blink of an eye.

Caesar snapped his fingers, and it seemed as if he was tapping on hard steel.

Caesar was puzzled: "How exactly does this power come about?"

"With faith!"

Yamato's serious face.

"..."

belief!

Faith again!

Caesar sighed. This description of a hot-blooded fool was too abstract.

Take a deep breath and concentrate.

A few seconds later, an invisible aura suddenly emanated from Caesar. As his attention focused, the aura instantly gathered and wrapped around his right fist.

crackling——

A ray of black and red lightning danced like a spirit snake, and then suddenly exploded!

"This is... Domineering Haki Entanglement?!"

Yamato stared at Caesar in amazement: "Why have you learned Conqueror Haki's Entanglement, but haven't mastered Armament Haki's Entanglement yet?"

"I want to know too! These two abilities aren't even from the same system, right?"

Caesar raised his right fist in front of his eyes and carefully observed the changes in his fist.

The surface of the pitch-black fist gleamed with the color of steel, with occasional flashes of lightning.

As the domineering color was added, his physical strength was also rapidly consumed. The physical strength consumed by this punch was comparable to if he had thrown a thousand punches with all his strength!

"call…"

The domineering aura dissipated and Caesar breathed a sigh of relief.

Although he has not yet mastered the Armament Haki, he has accidentally learned the more difficult Conqueror Haki Entanglement.

And judging from your proficiency, it shouldn't take long to master it.

As expected, the hardest part of everything is starting from scratch. I learned Conqueror's Haki Entanglement in just one try. It seems my talent is no worse than Luffy's...

Of course, Caesar also knew that with his previous qualifications, he would definitely not be able to achieve this.

But since he had the bonus of the Overlord talent, he could clearly feel that his body seemed to be more coordinated. He could master many movements after watching them once, and the strength in his body was growing rapidly every day.

Knock knock knock…

Just when Caesar was thinking about how to awaken his Armament Haki, Ayun suddenly knocked on the door.

"Sir, Lord Kaido invites you."

"Kaido?"