"Let the banquet begin!"
"Hey, hey, Satch, bring out the drinks first!"
"You guys could at least lend a hand, you bastards!"
A massive bonfire rose on the shore as Satch and the chefs carried drinks and food to the beach. The pirates disembarked from the ship, gathering in small groups.
Whitebeard sat on the sand by the bonfire, surrounded by his division commanders.
"I didn't expect your strength to improve so quickly. It's only been a little over two months, right? What exactly did you go through with Kaidou?"
Marco pulled Caesar to sit down, his tone full of curiosity.
Although Marco was usually calm and composed, that demeanor was mostly reserved for outsiders. With friends and comrades, he was always warm and talkative.
"Well… it's nothing much, really."
Recalling his recent experiences, Caesar couldn't help but smile. "Kaidou seemed quite fond of me as a Mythical Zoan user. He promised to teach me Haki, and I was dragged into special training by King for a few days. After that, I met his daughter, Yamato."
"As for the situation in Wano Country, I just couldn't stand Kaidou's violent rule, so I intervened a little."
"So now you've taken over his territory, trained under him to get stronger, and even slept with his daughter?"
"Pretty much, yeah?"
"Hahaha…"
"Gurararara…"
Everyone burst into laughter, with Whitebeard laughing heartily.
He held a wine jar in his hand, a jar the size of a small water vat looking like an insignificant cup in his grasp.
"Although that bastard probably wouldn't care about such things, it does sound quite interesting."
Whitebeard chuckled. "But now that you're practically Kaidou's son-in-law, if you end up fighting him later, your little girlfriend might be in a tough spot, huh?"
"Yamato? She wouldn't be troubled at all!"
Ulti, who had somehow appeared behind Caesar, interjected with her hands on her hips. "That idiot is Kaidou's daughter, but she idolizes Kozuki Oden! She challenges Kaidou-sama every now and then! Their family issues are complicated!"
Marco laughed. "Haha, is that so? Kaidou's daughter idolizes Oden?"
"That's right…"
Caesar nodded. "Yamato was part of the reason I intervened in Wano Country's affairs."
Hearing this, Marco glanced at Izo.
Izo snorted and turned his head away, though his expression had softened considerably.
"Kaidou's daughter? What does she look like? Is she pretty?"
Satch, who had just finished his work in the kitchen, leaned in, his eyes filled with curiosity.
"My girlfriend, of course she's pretty! Here, take a look at this photo!"
Caesar pulled out a photo of Yamato from his pocket. In the picture, Yamato wore light makeup, dressed in a kimono, with a bright smile on her face.
Everyone crowded around, exclaiming in awe.
"Wow!"
"This is really Kaidou's daughter?"
"So beautiful!"
"That bastard really did well…"
"She takes after her mother! She definitely takes after her mother!" Jozu, the third division commander, declared confidently.
Satch laughed. "If possible, I'd like a cute and obedient little princess too."
Marco, being the most observant, noticed the proportion of the girl in the photo compared to her surroundings and suddenly flashed a mischievous grin. He nudged Caesar lightly with his elbow, "This girl must be quite tall, huh?"
Caesar's face darkened, "I can use Life Return, you know..."
"Oh—"
The others around them drew out their voices, all wearing knowing smiles. Izo lowered his head, a slight curve forming at the corner of his mouth.
Only Ulti was completely lost, having no idea what they were talking about.
"By the way, what are you doing here?"
Caesar turned to Ulti, "Speaking of which, where's your dad?"
"He's sleeping on the ship. That guy hasn't had a good night's sleep in days."
Ulti pouted in annoyance, "That jerk insisted I follow you, saying that if these guys suddenly turned violent, you wouldn't stand a chance alone. Did he even consider that adding me wouldn't make much of a difference?"
"The two of us taking on Whitebeard's entire crew? What a joke!"
"But you still came along, didn't you?"
Satch looked at Ulti teasingly, "Could it be that you've had a change of heart and want to join us?"
"Who wants to join you guys!"
Ulti propped herself up on the ground, crossing her legs as she sat beside Caesar, her big eyes gleaming as she stared at him.
"Hey, I'm hungry!"
"Then eat! Why are you looking at me?"
"Hahaha..."
Marco rubbed his chin, looking at Caesar with amusement, "You... seem to be quite popular with the ladies, huh?"
Hearing this, Caesar turned to look at Ulti, who glared back at him defiantly, looking rather clueless.
A few seconds later, Caesar suddenly turned his head away, a smirk tugging at his lips.
"Tch..."
"Hey, hey, hey! What's that supposed to mean?!"
Ulti grabbed Caesar's collar and shook him vigorously, "What's with that scoff? What's with turning your head away? And what exactly makes me inferior to that idiot Yamato?"
"Don't get mad..."
Caesar casually picked up a skewer of grilled meat and handed it to Ulti, "Here, have something to eat."
"Ah, thanks!"
Ulti happily took the skewer, then suddenly realized something was off. She turned to glare at Caesar, "Wait, are you treating me like I'm as dumb as Yamato?"
"You're not much smarter than her either..."
Caesar held down the restless Ulti, "Alright, settle down for now. If you make everyone unhappy, we might end up getting ganged up on."
"Fine... I'll let you off for now."
Ulti obediently sat still, holding the skewer and staring blankly.
"Why aren't you eating?"
"I'm wearing a mask."
"What did I do to deserve bringing you along..."
"Gurararara..."
Watching the two of them bicker, Whitebeard laughed, "They're quite the amusing kids. That bastard Kaidou sure is lucky."
Marco chuckled, "In comparison, our Pirate Crew seems to be aging quite a bit."
Vista nodded, "Most of us have been following Pops for about thirty years now."
Ulti, "Ha, old men!"
"Would you just shut up already!"
Caesar pulled Ulti over and pressed down on her mask, causing the Whitebeard crew to burst into laughter.
"By the way, Caesar, what are your plans after this?"
Marco looked at Caesar: "With your current strength, even if you can't match Kaidou, he shouldn't pose much of a threat to you anymore, right? Want to join our crew?"
Caesar shook his head: "No, I plan to set sail with Yamato and recruit like-minded companions."
"To become pirates?"
"Whatever it may be."
Caesar slightly shook his head. He didn't care how the world defined him. Once he crossed the threshold, the great scholars would naturally justify his actions.
"So... you're also after that, aren't you? The One Piece?"
"I have no interest in that. The title of Pirate King means nothing to me. My goal is this world."
Caesar spread his arms, speaking with conviction, as if he was certain he could achieve it.
"Oh? The world?"
Whitebeard glanced at Caesar in surprise: "Although your strength is decent, you don't strike me as someone who would aim for something like that."
Caesar gave him a unique impression.
He had the carefree romanticism of Whitebeard and Roger, yet also the shrewd realism of Kaidou and Linlin.
If one had to say, the former seemed to dominate more, making him seem unlikely to harbor such grand ambitions.
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