Chapter 135: Chapter 135: Yamato: What Kind of Monster Crew Have I Joined?
Kuke hadn't even said anything yet.
Yamato just ran over and clung tightly to Kuke, refusing to let go.
It was as if she was saying, "If you don't take me, I'm not letting go." Gion and the others were stunned.
Could it really be this easy?
Was this really Kaido's daughter?
Shouldn't Kaido's daughter hold a position of utmost importance, second only to Kaido himself, in the Beast Pirates?
Instead, she seemed more like someone who'd been locked away for far too long, desperate for freedom.
"If you come with me, you'll have to join my pirate crew. Are you willing?" Kuke pulled Yamato off of him and looked her seriously in the eyes.
Yamato removed her mask.
She revealed a lovely face and beamed, "Sure, I'll join."
She agreed without even thinking.
A radiant light seemed to shine from her, her commitment beyond a doubt.
"Is this... is this really happening?" Shakky questioned her own eyes.
Could this be real?
"Can it really be like this?" Gion's eyebrows furrowed, full of frustration. She had been duped.
Hancock began to cry; in her mind, the wedding was already over, the most crucial moment just within reach, and now her dream had been shattered.
"Welcome," Kuke said, extending his hand.
Yamato mimicked him, putting her hand in Kuke's.
This exposed the shackles on her wrists.
The excitement on Yamato's face immediately faded, and she tried to pull her hand back. With a pout, she muttered, "I can't leave the island. If I leave, I'll die. That bastard locked me up and put these on me."
Yamato gritted her teeth.
Finally, when she saw a chance to escape from the stifling Onigashima, her dream was crushed by the shackles on her wrists.
Yamato lowered her head in dejection, her lips trembling.
"You mean these shackles?" Kuke grabbed Yamato's shackles, and with a squeeze, shattered them, tossing the pieces far away where they exploded with a bang.
Yamato, who still had tears in her eyes, blinked her large, beautiful eyes.
She looked at her now free hands.
She looked at the explosion.
Her eyes widened, her mouth opened into a perfect circle, and she was stunned.
She stood there, frozen, for a minute.
"That bastard really tried to kill me! I'm no longer his daughter!" Yamato screamed in anger.
The bomb was actually real.
It made her cry in rage, and then, as she cried, she suddenly burst into laughter.
"Haha, I'm free! I can finally leave!" Yamato, overcome with joy, hugged Kuke around the neck, stomping her feet in excitement.
Once her ecstatic outburst was over, Kuke smacked her behind with a playful irritation, indicating it was time to let go.
Another fearless member had joined the ship.
Kuke estimated that things would only get more and more lively on board from now on.
"I'm officially your crew member now, right?" Yamato looked up at Kuke with expectant eyes.
Of course she was.
Fourteenth Official Crew Member: Combatant Yamato [Non-Devil Fruit User, Bounty: 0, Power Level: 20,364].
Kuke glanced at Yamato's details.
?
She hadn't become a Mythical Zoan user yet? She hadn't eaten the fruit?
Kuke looked at Yamato carefully.
Still not an adult, probably around sixteen years old.
"Sixteen years old, and not yet a Devil Fruit user, but already at a power level of twenty thousand." Kuke realized Yamato's talent was even higher than he had imagined.
In the original storyline, the young Yamato had possessed the strength of a top-tier commander.
"Kaido never really trained her. If she could grow without being oppressed..." Kuke believed that being a commander wasn't Yamato's limit.
The chances of her reaching admiral-level strength were very high.
"Since she hasn't become a Devil Fruit user yet, then the Dog-Dog Fruit, Model: Okuchi-no-Makami, must be somewhere here on Onigashima, likely in Kaido's hidden treasury."
Kuke looked towards Onigashima.
He certainly wasn't going to let it slip away.
Jack, who had just arrived, caught sight of Yamato joyfully "clinging" to Kuke, acting affectionately.
He was seething with rage.
You've betrayed us?
"Yamato, you idiot! You actually betrayed Lord Kaido! Do you realize what your status is?!"
"I stopped being his daughter a long time ago. I am Kozuki Oden, and now... what's our pirate crew called again?" Yamato turned her head and quietly asked Kuke.
"The Sun and Moon Pirates."
"I am now a member of the Sun and Moon Pirates!" Yamato proudly declared, lifting her chin high.
Gion and the others were speechless.
They had thought Yamato had become one of Kuke's followers out of admiration.
But now it seemed that she didn't even know they existed.
And yet here she was, joining them.
Who was this person, really?
"Kaido must be so pitiful to have a daughter like this," Shakky said, once again pitying Kaido.
Not far away...
News King Morgans had just used a Den Den Mushi to contact his headquarters, instructing them to publish the story of Kaido's "retreat."
Suddenly, he heard another explosive piece of news.
Morgans, seasoned in the world of news, was momentarily stunned.
"Kaido actually has a daughter? And she betrayed him to join the Sun and Moon Pirates? This is huge news! Quick, quick, publish it! Kaido couldn't even protect his own daughter..."
"Hahaha, this time our story will set the seas ablaze! Kaido's been obsessed with trying to take Kuke's crew members, but now it's the other way around—Kuke took his daughter. Hilarious..."
Morgans felt that coming here was the right decision.
Absolutely the right one.
He hadn't witnessed a showdown between Kaido and Kuke, but getting this news made it worthwhile.
...
Yamato and Jack stared each other down.
"I stopped being that bastard's daughter a long time ago. Tell him I'm leaving Onigashima."
Jack's face twisted in anger.
"Lord Kaido won't let you get away with this."
"This is bad. That jerk could come back at any moment. Captain, let's run!" Despite her bravery, Yamato knew she was no match for Kaido.
When it came to Kuke...
She had no idea what he was capable of.
But she didn't believe he could take on the terrifying Kaido.
"We need to run while we still can, before they come back. Otherwise, we won't make it out," Yamato urged Kuke to leave quickly.
She then picked up her Kanabo.
"I'll hold them off."
"Trying to run?!" Jack's veins bulged in fury.
The subordinates behind him...
They tried desperately to hold Jack back, but couldn't.
"Boss, don't! That's the Sun and Moon Pirates! Where's your confidence coming from?!"
"Captain, you all need to leave. Leave this to me. I'll find you later." Yamato looked fiercely at the thousands of pirates. "As long as I'm here, none of you will touch the Captain."
An aura of Conqueror's Haki rose from her.
"Just like me," Hancock said approvingly, glancing at Yamato. No wonder my Kuke had his eye on you.
"Looks like we have another powerful ally," Gion and Stussy assessed Yamato, satisfied.
Not bad at all.
Shakky, smoking a cigarette, walked over to Yamato, grabbed her by the shoulder, and pulled her back.
"It seems you have a lot of misunderstandings about us. It looks like you don't know who the captain you're following really is."
Under Yamato's confused gaze...
Shakky gracefully walked over to Jack.
Facing the notorious pirate...
Jack instinctively tried to speak harshly.
"Boom!"
Shakky, cigarette in one hand, grabbed Jack's head with the other and smashed it into the ground. Jack's head was bloodied, and he was stunned.
Shakky took another drag of her cigarette.
One foot after another...
She stomped on Jack's head, crushing his nose, smashing his horns, breaking his teeth. "You're quite cocky, aren't you, kid?"
Yamato was dumbstruck. What kind of monster crew have I joined?
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