Reincarnated as Kaido, married Big Mom, and formed a dual-Emperor pirate crew.

Chapter 233 Rockefeller Keith, One Success Built on the Bones of Thousands

Garin is gone.

He never actually fought Kaido until the very end.

The talks didn't go very well, but they didn't completely break down either.

We returned to our inn from the city lord's mansion.

Members of the Knights of God who came to this island with Garin.

—Rockefeller Keith, Morgan Yarma, Manmaia Serra, Ross Blair, and Shepard X. Klein.

All five people's eyes were focused on Garin.

"Commander, have you received the goods?"

The female knight, Blaya, with long, glossy black hair and dressed in black clothing and armor, asked the question.

Garin shook his head slightly. "That kid Kaido refuses to admit that he has the technology to create artificial Devil Fruits."

"Ha! If you ask me, Commander, you're just too indecisive!"

Keith, wearing a gas mask and with a katana at his waist, interjected:

"Whether he admits it or not, the sheer number of Ancient Zoan users under his command, including many with the same abilities, has already proven that he possesses the technology to create artificial Devil Fruits!"

"That's the truth. Why should we keep playing games with him? Let's just storm Wano Country and wipe out his research base and scientists all at once. Wouldn't that be more efficient?!"

Garin, who had been interrupted, glanced at Keith.

If this had happened back in the Holy Land, and Keith had dared to speak to him like that, he would have definitely slashed him with his sword.

But now, the magnanimous man says he doesn't care.

"I think you'd better put away some of your arrogance."

"Although we Celestial Dragons are the rulers of this world, we are not true gods after all, at least neither are you or I."

“Kaido is no insignificant nobody. With Charlotte Linlin joining forces with him, he won’t be so easy to deal with.”

Garin spoke in a rather mild tone, intending not to argue with Keith about such trivial matters, but Keith seemed to mistakenly believe that Garin was showing weakness.

At that moment, he even stopped using the honorific title of "commander" and started calling Garin by his name directly.

"Karin, you're not being so lenient with Kaido because he married your sister, are you?"

In an instant, Garin's gentle expression turned icy cold.

A chilling, bloodthirsty killing intent mixed with Conqueror's Haki erupted from Garin, cracking the walls of the entire room.

"Humph!!"

Keith let out a cold snort and also unleashed his own Conqueror's Haki.

However, his domineering aura is not as strong as Garin's; even when released, it can only protect a range of about one meter around his body.

Garin stared at Keith with cold eyes as if he were looking at a dead man.

"Keith, remember this! I am the commander of the Knights of God!!"

Don't mistake my magnanimity for an opportunity to take advantage of me!

The terrifying aura washed over Keith's protective shield like a mudslide.

Keith struggled against Garin's oppression, his expression slightly distorted beneath his gas mask.

"I... Korin...you...you'll regret letting Kaido run rampant like this one day!!"

Boo!

Keith's protective aura, which he used to shield himself, shattered like bubbles under the onslaught of Galin's mudslide-like aura.

Instead of pressing his advantage, Garin withdrew his domineering aura and killing intent, and his expression returned to calm.

"In tomorrow's match, after you defeat Kaido's concubine, the next round will be a direct battle against Kaido, if I remember correctly?"

Keith's breathing was somewhat labored after his protective aura was broken. He silently adjusted his breathing and did not answer Garin's question.

However, Karin didn't expect a reply from Keith. He continued to say to himself, "Once you face Kaido head-on, you'll understand why the World Government and the Navy haven't officially declared war on Kaido yet."

After saying that, Garin turned and walked towards the door.

However, just as he was about to leave, he stopped and, without turning back, advised, "Don't be too careless tomorrow."

"If you can't even beat Kaido's concubine, I'll expel you from the Knights of God when we return to the Holy Land."

After saying this, Garin reached out and opened the door, walking through the hallway outside and heading straight for his room.

inside the room.

The other four members of the Knights of God looked at Keith with a rather helpless expression.

The conflict between these two is neither a major issue nor a minor one.

However, when the Holy Land was selecting a new generation of the Knights of God, Karin had already been forced to withdraw due to exceeding the time limit, but then, just as Keith was about to be announced as the new leader, Karin made a heroic return.

He defeated Keith with overwhelming power, seized power by force, and became the leader of their generation's God Knights.

That's the contradiction.

While the four could understand Keith's resentment towards Garin, they couldn't understand why Keith would repeatedly provoke Garin when he was well aware of the difference in their strength.

"Ah~~"

So the four of them didn't know what to say at that moment. They just sighed helplessly and left the room one after another.

Keith watched the four figures disappear into the distance, his left hand unconsciously gripping the hilt of the knife at his waist.

The veins on the back of his hand bulged, and though he was silent, it was enough to show the suppressed anger in his heart.

'What I truly hate has never been that you took away my position as commander, Karin!!'

………………

The preliminary rounds for the top 32 teams have concluded.

At this moment, they are either resting at their residence on the main island like Kaido and Korin, or taking a walk in some food streets, or warming up and training in open fields to maintain their condition.

Compared to their leisurely demeanor, the contestants who were instantly defeated in the qualifiers are still fighting fiercely on the icy arena.

There are only 64 spots available for the top 100 ranking competition, and the other 4 spots are completely unrelated to them.

However, at this moment, there are more than 300 people competing for this spot.

Moreover, almost every one of them is an expert among experts.

For a time, the fighting on the 32 arenas was incredibly intense.

The sounds of roaring and explosions were incessant.

The various Devil Fruit abilities are also diverse and abundant.

Paramecia, Zoan, Logia...

Swordsmanship masters, martial arts masters...

One after another, the icy arenas were shattered and destroyed in their battles.

Morgans and his men sat on the stage, passionately commentating on the battle to an audience around the world.

The second half of the battle was far more exciting than the first half of the qualifiers, which were like a series of quick victories.

And so, as evening fell, the orange sunlight dyed the clouds red.

The 64 finalists, who belonged to the second half of the competition, finally emerged victorious on the crumbling arenas.

Their bodies were covered in blood, whether it was their own or that of the enemy.

But beneath each of their feet lay piles of corpses.

The saying "One general's success is built on the bones of ten thousand" has never been more evident and concrete than it is now.