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The battlefield was silent.
Scorched ravines crisscrossed the land, spewing rolling flames, and the soil at the bottom had all melted into scorching lava.
The exaggerated destructive power was comparable to Kaido's Heat Breath!
The pirates stared at Groudon, bathed in the beam of light, unable to recover for a long time, and even the All-Stars and Tobi Roppo were breathing with difficulty from the shock.
"What kind of monster is this?!"
One thing was certain: Daichi's ability must be a Mythical Zoan, as only a Mythical Zoan could possess both transformation and special abilities at the same time.
"Gulp!"
Who's-Who swallowed hard, getting rid of all his thoughts about Daichi. Had he known Daichi was so terrifying, he wouldn't have dared to provoke him even with a hundred guts.
At this moment, he even felt a little wronged.
If Daichi had shown his strength earlier, would he have been unable to tell who was boss?!
The most shocked were Ulti and Page One.
Ulti tugged at her brother, her head in a daze.
"Pay-Pay, is that really Daichi?"
"It should be!"
The two had always felt they knew Daichi best, and had spent the most time with him, but at this moment, Daichi felt somewhat unfamiliar.
What a joke, Daichi was ridiculously strong!
Not far away, King's gaze was extremely serious.
"Queen, Jack is going to lose!"
"..."
No response.
King frowned tightly and looked at Queen.
"Queen?"
"..."
Queen bit his lip tightly, his body covered in sweat. Noticing King's questioning gaze, he trembled as he raised his hand to wipe away a bead of sweat.
S-s-scared him to death!
Luckily, Daichi hadn't challenged him!
Such terrifying destructive power, ten times more ferocious than his laser beam. If he were hit, he would surely be roasted alive.
Center of the battlefield.
Mammoth Jack was swaying unsteadily, half of his body charred and smoking, and even one of his beloved tusks was broken.
Looking at Groudon Daichi approaching, Jack helplessly knelt down, his massive body rapidly shrinking, returning to his human form.
He could no longer maintain his transformation.
His hands fumbled around, trying to find his sword.
"Bang!"
Daichi's massive red foot claw stepped on Jack's chest, pressing Jack firmly to the ground, and then his mouth opened again, aimed at Jack's head beneath his foot.
"Buzz~ buzz~ buzz~~"
Dazzling light gathered once more.
Jack's pupils got smaller, feeling the taste of death for the first time.
A roar came from the sky.
"That's enough, Daichi!"
"Boom!!!"
The scorching beam of light spewed forth again!
As the light beam gradually disappeared, Jack laboriously turned his head and saw the bottomless molten pit next to him, his pupils shaking again.
"Gulp!"
A small amount of lava spewed from the hole, splattering onto his face.
The burning pain made him realize the terrifying power of the light beam. It was a power that could melt even the earth.
Daichi returned to his human form, smiling as he jumped off Jack, then waved to the Azure Dragon in the sky.
"Kaido, I couldn't control that attack just now."
"Worororo, I know!"
Kaido gazed at Daichi.
His Observation Haki had already foreseen what had just happened, which was why he hadn't interfered.
Daichi still knew his limits.
And.
Kaido frowned tightly, looking up at the clear sky. The moment Daichi transformed into his complete form, the clouds he had created disappeared.
Even the Flame Clouds were no exception.
He almost fell from the sky just now!
What kind of ability does this kid have? It's so strange!
"Worororo, let's go back to Onigashima!"
"Yes!"
The Beast Pirates army left in a mighty procession.
Half a day later, at the grand party hall in Onigashima.
Daichi stood next to Kaido, alongside King and Queen, and without waiting for an announcement, he designated himself an All-Star.
No one had any objections.
Even King and Queen tacitly approved of Daichi's actions. In fact, Queen was wondering who between him and Daichi should be ranked second.
Moo-woo-woo~~
Foolish little brother Jack, how could you lose like that!
Kaido sat in the main seat, his sharp gaze sweeping around.
"You all have no objections to this result, do you?"
"No."
The executives answered together.
Who would have any objections? Daichi had decisively defeated Jack, and it was a crushing victory, without any suspense!
They were completely convinced!
"Worororo, excellent!"
Kaido stood up and said in a deep voice, "Announce it: from now on, Daichi is promoted to an All-Star of the Beast Pirates!"
"Yes, Kaido!"
The executives responded, then looked at Daichi.
"Congratulations, Daichi!"
"Hmm."
Daichi nodded faintly, crossing his arms and silently tensing his body.
Look closely, at these shining muscles!
Heh-heh-heh-heh~~
Kaido looked at Jack, who was covered in bandages and dispirited.
"As for Jack, he's demoted to a Tobi Roppo— "
"Wait a moment, Kaido."
Daichi interrupted Kaido.
"Kaido, I don't think Jack needs to be demoted to a Tobi Roppo. The Whitebeard Pirates have over a dozen commanders, Big Mom has four Sweet Commanders, and we Beast Pirates can also have four All-Stars!"
There was a significant gap in strength between the All-Stars and the Tobi Roppo, so demoting Jack would be a bit of a waste of talent, especially since Jack's strength was indeed very formidable.
He had no special abilities, no powerful combat techniques or Haki, only pure strength and endurance.
A true stat monster.
If he didn't transform, it wouldn't be easy to defeat Jack. It would likely devolve into a war of endurance, seeing who collapsed first from exhaustion.
One could say, Jack was the gatekeeper of the billion-Berry club!
And most importantly, if Jack gave up his All-Star position, wouldn't Jack's work fall on his shoulders?
He didn't want that to happen!
Jack was the Beast Pirates' vanguard Admiral. Whenever the Headliners couldn't solve a problem, Jack had to be the first to go, especially for overseas operations.
He was hardworking and super busy!
Without Jack leading the charge, King had to stay in Onigashima and certainly wouldn't share this work, and Queen was out of the question.
That would leave only him.
"Four All-Stars?"
The executives exchanged glances.
It seemed there was no problem.
Kaido thought for a while, then looked at King and Queen.
They remained silent, tacitly approving Daichi's suggestion, as they were in agreement when it came to bullying little brother Jack.
The problem was, Jack lost.
He didn't lose in a playful game like the Fire Festival, but in a direct combat, and for the Beast Pirates—
Failure was the original sin!
This was also where Kaido hesitated.
"Daichi, give me another reason!"
"Kaido."
Daichi raised his chin and spoke calmly.
"Losing to me is no shame."
"..."
The executives gasped in cold air!
As expected of Daichi, he easily spoke words they could never hope to utter in their lifetime. It was simply too cool!
"Worororo!!!"
"Good, then we'll do as you say!"
Kaido laughed heartily.
Daichi's arrogant nature made him like him more and more.
"Also, Daichi, I told you that once you became an All-Star, I would prepare a big surprise gift for you!"
A surprise gift?
Daichi's eyes lit up.
Quick, quick, drown me in Devil Fruits!
Other good things would work too!
At worst, money is fine too!
Kaido looked around and announced with a laugh.
"All of you listen up!"
"I'm going to marry my daughter Yamato to Daichi!"
"Eh?!!!"
The executives were stunned speechless, then all looked at Daichi, their eyes filled with envy and jealousy.
Daichi's smile gradually disappeared.
What?
Yamato?
This is… the surprise gift?!