Wano Country, Onigashima.
Perennial dark clouds shrouded the massive skull-shaped fortress.
The hall reeked of alcohol.
Kaido of the Beasts sat in the main seat, holding a man-sized sake gourd, tilting his head back to drink heavily.
The liquor flowed down his muscular chest.
“Worororororo!” The laughter echoed in the empty hall, shaking dust off the stone pillars.
Kaido slammed the gourd onto the ground and pointed at the sky screen in the sky.
“That old geezer Whitebeard, old is old.
Dragging his whole family to fight at Marineford, only to lose his life in the end.
Dying standing up?
What’s the use of leaving an intact corpse!
A loss is a loss!” He let out a drunken burp, two plumes of white steam snorting from his nostrils.
“And that idiot Red Hair.
Losing his dominant arm for some brat in the East Blue.
Now he’s actually relying on ‘face’ to stop the war.
Weak!
Too weak!
Pirates should speak with their fists, what’s with this ‘face’!” Below, Lead Performer Queen chewed on a cigar and laughed along: “Big Brother Kaido is right!
How can a play-house pirate crew like Red Hair’s compare to our Beasts Pirates!
Even a fish could bite off his arm; if it were Big Brother, that fish would have been turned into grilled fish steaks long ago!” Jack drank in silence, while King leaned against the shadows with his arms crossed.
Kaido grabbed his kanabo, hassaikai, and leaned it against the ground.
“I’ve said it before, this sea doesn’t need so much sentimentality.
Survival of the fittest is the truth!
That brat Luffy, even if he made a scene at Impel Down, once he reaches the New World, I can crush his bones with one swing!” Kaido stood up, his towering figure like an iron tower.
“The sky screen keeps ranking this and that, but it’s all trivial stuff.
The end of the old era, the Face-Face Fruit.
If you want to see real power, you should look at me!” Just as he finished speaking.
The golden screen in the sky flickered twice.
Austin’s unique, slightly playful voice rang out.
[System Notification: World Shock Value has reached 80 percent.
Preparing to broadcast the next high-profile segment.] “Alright, the story of Red Hair and Whitebeard concludes for now.
Since we’re talking about the Four Emperors, we must mention another heavyweight guest.” Kaido was stunned for a moment, then grinned widely, revealing a mouthful of sharp teeth.
“Worororororo!
Is it finally my turn?!” Queen cheered from below: “Big Brother!
The whole sea is about to see the majestic figure of the Strongest Creature!” Countless Wano Country samurai and civilians also looked up, staring at the sky in despair.
They feared the sky screen would show Kaido’s invincible image, which would completely extinguish their hopes of restoring their nation.
…
Marineford.
“Four Emperors Kaido.
This screen is going to expose the secrets of the Beasts Pirates.” Sengoku stared at the sky screen.
Akainu snorted coldly: “A bunch of beasts who only know destruction.
It’s best if all their weaknesses are exposed.” New World, Moby Dick.
Whitebeard held his cup, coldly watching the screen.
“That bastard Kaido is probably feeling pretty smug right now.” Marco curled his lip.
On the Red Hair Pirates’ ship, Shanks rubbed his stomach, which ached from laughing, and looked up: “Oh?
Kaido?
This is getting interesting.” In the past timeline, Roger watched Kaido’s figure flash on the screen, his thoughts drifting back to the battle against the Rocks Pirates at God Valley.
…
The image on the screen changed.
There was no cloud-covered Onigashima, no world-destroying Thunder Bagua.
In the center of the screen, a cartoon version of Kaido appeared, wearing glasses and holding a pointer.
He was even wearing a mortarboard on his head.
The background music changed to a cheerful school bell.
Austin’s voice rang out: “Welcome to ‘New World Master Teacher Lecture Hall’.
Today’s keynote speaker is the Strongest Creature in the sea, land, and air—one of the Four Emperors, Kaido of the Beasts.” “Everyone, please welcome with a round of applause, Teacher Kaido!” The laughter in the Onigashima hall came to a screeching halt.
Queen’s cigar fell to the ground, and he didn’t even notice it burning through his pant leg.
King stood up straight.
The smile on Kaido’s face froze, and the hassaikai in his hand almost slipped.
“What…
what the hell is this?!” Kaido roared.
On the screen, the cartoon Teacher Kaido pushed up his glasses and tapped the blackboard.
Written on the blackboard in large letters was: “Conquerors Haki Coating Crash Course.” Austin’s commentary continued: “Many people think Kaido is a cruel and heartless ruler.
But as it turns out, he is a great teacher who teaches students according to their aptitude and never tires of instructing others.” “In his decades-long pirate career, he has been dedicated to cultivating excellent successors for the new era.
He is even willing to sacrifice himself to let his students grasp the highest level of combat techniques.” “As a member of the D.
Clan, Luffy quickly grasped the use of Haki after Ace’s death, but it was Kaido who truly allowed him to complete his qualitative transformation.” The scene cut to the main feature.
Wano Country, roof of Onigashima.
Real combat footage.
Luffy rushed toward Kaido and was struck in the head by Kaido’s Thunder Bagua.
Eyes rolling back, spitting blood, falling to the ground.
“Lesson One: Durability Test.” Austin narrated: “Teacher Kaido knows well that if you want to hit someone, you must first learn to take a hit.
This strike not only knocked the arrogance out of Luffy but also tested the baseline of his vitality as a protagonist.” The footage fast-forwarded.
Luffy climbed back up, charged again, and was knocked down again.
Falling down, getting up.
Falling down, getting up.
“Lesson Two: Ryou Haki Practical Drill.” “Luffy learned Ryou in Udon Prison.
Teacher Kaido was very gratified and immediately arranged a practical assessment.” “Facing Luffy’s harmless attacks, Teacher Kaido didn’t get angry.
Instead, he patiently took every punch with his body to correct Luffy’s power-delivery posture.” In the Onigashima hall, there was a deathly silence.
Only the crackling of burning torches could be heard.
Kaido’s face turned from red to purple, then from purple to black.
“I’m…
teaching that brat how to fight?!” He gnashed his teeth.
The images on the screen continued to advance.
Luffy was knocked down once more, eyes rolling back as he fell into the sea.
“At this point, an ordinary enemy would have finished him off.
But Teacher Kaido didn’t.
Not only did he not deliver the finishing blow, but he also thoughtfully left Luffy enough time to rest and replenish his food.” “As it turns out, a well-fed Luffy doubles his learning efficiency.” In the scene, Luffy returned to the battlefield riding the pink dragon transformed from Momonosuke.
The two clashed once more.
Black and red lightning coiled around Luffy’s fist, dealing damage before even touching the skin.
“Conquerors Haki Coating.” Austin’s voice rose, “The highest level of combat technique in the pirate world, mastered by only a handful of the strongest.
How did Luffy learn it?” The screen replayed a slow-motion shot of Kaido hitting Luffy with a Haki-coated kanabo.
“Look!
This is the teaching method of a master teacher!
Hand-to-hand, club-to-club.
Through physical striking, the trajectory of Haki is directly etched into the student’s DNA!” “Luffy understood.
He shouted,’So Haoshoku can be coated too!’ then learned it on the spot and graduated immediately!” “Teacher Kaido shed gratified blood.”