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

Chapter 40 Beast Pirates

"The Beasts Pirates".

Before distributing the resettlement allowance during the day, Kaido inadvertently let slip a little about it, so now he simply skipped the consultation process and confessed directly.

"All the beasts?!"

Charlotte Linlin was taken aback, and promptly retorted, "You really intend to use Hundred Beasts as the name of your pirate crew?!"

"Hmm, what's wrong? You don't like it?"

"Yes! I don't like it!!"

Kaido turned to look at Charlotte Linlin.

"If you don't want to use the name 'Hundred Beasts,' what name would you like to use?"

"Mommy, of course it's the Kailin Pirates!!"

"What did you say?!"

Kaido's eyes widened, almost thinking he had misheard.

"Kaido and Linlin's pirate crew! Linlin's pirate crew!!"

Charlotte Linlin emphasized it again.

"Mommy, what do you think? Isn't this a good name?"

Now I heard it completely, but...

'It sounds even worse than the Big Mom Pirates from the original timeline.'

Kaido sighed helplessly, "Let's go with Beasts. I have a deeper meaning behind this name."

"What deeper meaning could this name possibly have?!"

Charlotte Linlin's beautiful eyes widened.

"The Kailin Pirates is a name I finally came up with after a lot of effort! It represents both of us! And what does your 'Beasts' name represent?!"

"The term 'hundred beasts' is a figurative expression and does not refer to a single hundred kinds of animals."

Kaido said in a deep voice, "My goal is to build a pirate crew with the most Mythical Zoan types! The most Ancient Zoan types! So the word 'Beasts' perfectly represents everyone!"

"A Zoan-type pirate crew? What's the meaning of that?!"

Charlotte Linlin curled her lip in disdain.

"Mythical Beasts are so rare, there are only a handful in the Valley of Gods."

"Ancient species are not that rare, but they are not that easy to find either."

"So in the end, Zoan-type pirate crews will most likely end up being ordinary Zoan-types."

What's so strong about ordinary Zoan-type Devil Fruit users?

"Some masters of body tempering can easily defeat Zoan-type Devil Fruit users."

"If you ask me, we should just form a pirate crew with Paramecia and Logia-type Devil Fruit users!"

Charlotte Linlin's words are not without merit.

Logically speaking, not to mention how difficult it is to form a pirate crew with all Devil Fruit users, even if it were successfully formed, it would be difficult for all of them to be Zoan-type users.

But when you actually get to the battlefield, it's really not that bad.

Ground combat might be stronger, since Zoan-type Devil Fruit users are known for their thick skin and toughness.

However, it's also well-known that Zoan-type Devil Fruit users have short arms.

This world is not a purely cold weapon era.

Firearms and artillery become completely useless when the battlefield shifts from land to sea.

In comparison, forming a pirate crew composed entirely of Paramecia or Logia-type users is far more powerful than a Zoan-type pirate crew.

Of course, all of the above are normal situations.

The abnormal situation now is that Kaido is a time traveler, and he also has a system!

"What if I told you I could upgrade my Devil Fruit?"

Kaido spoke slowly, which made the group of people who had been paying attention to him and Charlotte Linlin perk up again.

"What did you say?! Upgrade your Devil Fruit?!"

Charlotte Linlin was startled again. "You're not kidding, are you?!"

"Urororororo..."

With a slightly suppressed laugh, Kaido took all 3 gold coins he had acquired from his system inventory.

Clang, clang... splash, splash...

Countless gold coins poured down like water.

But a few seconds later, Kaido waved his hand, and the gold coins were returned to his system inventory.

"Lingling, you and Longbread both know that my ability to store items on my person wasn't something I gained after eating the Azure Dragon Fruit; I already possessed it before that!"

Charlotte Linlin only realized what she had just said after she had said it.

"That's right! You had this ability even before you obtained the Azure Dragon Fruit!"

So she asked with a face full of curiosity, "How did you do that? Did you eat two Devil Fruits?!"

"Uro ro ro ro..."

Kaido smiled and replied:

"I didn't eat two Devil Fruits, and I probably won't be able to eat a second one."

"What happened?!"

Selene, Asie, and Sonny all asked curiously.

Before Kaido mentioned this, they thought this ability was also one of the powers of the Blue Dragon Fruit.

"Uh-huh, I don't know the specifics either."

Kaido shamelessly spread his hands, feigning ignorance.

"All I know is that I have had this ability since I was born."

"Not only that, when I obtained the Azure Dragon Fruit, I also discovered another ability that I had never used before!"

"That is—I can upgrade the power of my Devil Fruit!"

"Take the Azure Dragon Fruit as an example!"

"The Azure Dragon Fruit described in the encyclopedia can only control the power of four elements: wind, fire, thunder, and cloud."

"But after I upgraded the Azure Dragon Fruit..."

"The number of elemental powers I can control has been increased to seven, and I have also gained healing abilities and the ability to freely control the size of my body!"

Kaido stretched out a hand in front of him.

Wind, fire, thunder, cloud, ice, rain, wood, and healing—eight powers appeared in succession in his hands.

At the same time, under the collective gaze of everyone, his size rapidly shrank to 2 meters, and then returned to 7.1 meters.

"Now, I have a feeling!"

"My ability to upgrade my Devil Fruit doesn't seem to have disappeared with the upgrade of the Azure Dragon Fruit!"

"It likely has a cooldown period, and I have a feeling I'll be able to use this ability again tomorrow!"

Upon hearing this, everyone present, including Charlotte Linlin, couldn't help but swallow hard.

"That means..."

"This means that a normal Zoan-type can potentially be upgraded to an Ancient Zoan! An Ancient Zoan can potentially be upgraded to a Mythical Zoan! And a Mythical Zoan can potentially be upgraded to a Mythical Zoan!"

Kaido explained excitedly:

"I will now name my Azure Dragon Fruit a Mythical Devil Fruit!"

"Of course, Paramecia and Logia types can definitely be upgraded, but we don't know what they will become after upgrading."

"Moreover, the so-called strength or weakness ultimately depends on one's foundation and domineering aura!"

"While Paramecia and Logia types certainly offer more useful abilities, they provide very little boost to physical strength!"

"It's alright if you encounter those who are physically gifted."

"If you encounter those who aren't physically strong or talented, wouldn't you just become a glass cannon?"

"If the enemy gets close, you're basically guaranteed to die!"

"In contrast, we can make up for the lack of long-range attack methods in the Zoan type with external objects."

"If the Navy and the World Government can build guns and cannons, why can't we?!"

"With the physical bonus from being an Ancient Species, and having mastered decent dual-color Haki and the Six Powers techniques, once we get into close combat, how many people besides an Admiral-level fighter can defeat us?!"

Charlotte Linlin was actually somewhat persuaded by these words.

"It makes sense!"

For a long time, Paramecia-type and Logia-type Devil Fruit users have been able to challenge opponents of higher levels with ease, just like eating and drinking.

As a result, many people with special abilities have developed the bad habit of relying too much on their abilities.

This means that when they encounter a truly domineering opponent, even if the two sides are evenly matched on paper, they will most likely be utterly defeated.

Charlotte Linlin previously disliked Zoan-type pirate crews mainly because the bonuses from ordinary types were too low, so it was better not to have them at all.

But if you replace the common species with the ancient species... that's a completely different story!

"Mom, if it really can be done like you described, the Beasts Pirates would indeed be more suitable than Paramecia or Logia-type pirate crews!"

Charlotte Linlin wasn't the only one who was said to be attracted to someone.

"A pirate crew whose entire crew consists of Mythical Zoan or Ancient Zoan... just thinking about it is exciting!"

"The Beasts Pirates! Let's go with that name!!"