PIRATES: I WORK IN NAVY FROM NINE TO FIVE

BOOM!!

Several pirate ships were crushed like paper under the force of the impact.

King stumbled to his feet, eyes filled with disbelief.

That old man's blow… it carried Conqueror's Coating?

He had underestimated him.

"That technique… That conqueror's coating... no way that decrepit old fossil should be able to use something like that!"

"King! Are you alright?!"Kaido roared from afar.

Watching the appearance of three new combatants, each bringing monumental destruction, even Kaido felt unnerved.

"Don't worry, Boss Kaido," King growled, wiping the blood from his mouth."I was just caught off guard for a moment."

He unsheathed his enormous katana once again.

"So what if that fossil knows Conqueror's Coating? He's old, weak, and broken. Let's see how long those brittle bones can hold up against me!"

"Heh… You're not wrong," Nagli chuckled, smoke curling from his pipe."These old bones won't last long."

"But…" he turned and walked casually toward the resting giants,"I won't be the one stopping you next."

That strange statement made everyone freeze.

Was this… some kind of halftime substitution?

Just as that thought flickered across the battlefield—

A colossal shadow fell from the sky.

All heads whipped upward—

And when they saw what was descending upon them…

Their scalps went numb.

"Is… Is that... Ghost Island?!"Quinn screamed, his brain going blank.

"Ghost Island is supposed to be in Wano! It's our base! Why the hell is it here?!"

"Wano was fine when we left!!"

Panic rippled across the pirate forces like wildfire.

They had been shocked by the floating island alone.

But now?

Now they saw figures standing atop it.

And those figures were very, very familiar…

"Wait… Isn't that Fujitora and Green Bull?!""Didn't they reject Fleet Admiral Sengoku's formal admiral invitation?!"

"Why are they here?!"

Someone gasped and pointed at the crowd behind the two men.

"That has to be the so-called Special Combat Force everyone's been talking about!""Did we just invade the wrong battlefield?!"

"This place feels more like Marine Headquarters than Marine HQ itself!"

Indeed.

Kaido had rallied 120,000 elite pirates under his command, expecting to flatten Impel Down like a storm.

Yet here?

They were facing forces more terrifying than they'd ever imagined.

Even worse—these offhand remarks were captured by the live broadcast Den Den Mushi, and now echoed not just across the battlefield… but across the entire sea.

Including Marine Headquarters at Marineford.

There was no counterargument.

No rebuttal.

Watching Luo Yu's troops fight, watching the battlefield unfold—

Even the admirals and vice admirals at HQ felt embarrassed.

"Those bastards!""Daring to steal my base?! I'll tear you to pieces!"

Kaido's face twisted in fury.

With a roar that echoed across the skies, he clenched his Kanabo, releasing an ear-splitting draconic scream.

This chaos could no longer be controlled.

So Kaido did the only thing he could do:

Seize back the momentum by force.

"Thunder Bagua!!"

BOOOOM!!

Kaido's enormous form hurtled through the air, his Kanabo crackling with thunder as it streaked down from the heavens—aimed straight at Luo Yu.

"Let's see who can save you now, brat!"

The battlefield held its breath.

All eyes turned toward Fujitora and Aramaki.

Would they intercept the blow?

Would the legendary special forces act?

But neither admiral moved.

They stood motionless, watching.

Suddenly, a slim figure, streaking with lightning, intercepted Kaido mid-air!

"Thunder Bagua!!"

BOOM!!!

Lightning exploded outward, colliding with Kaido's own.

The entire floating platform beneath them shattered into rubble.

Kaido's charge was halted—but the woman who blocked him was sent flying back dozens of meters before managing to land.

Everyone gawked at the unfolding scene.

A woman…Blocked Kaido.Head-on.

Even though her strength was clearly inferior and she was forced backward…

She still stopped Kaido's momentum.

This woman—

Was no ordinary warrior.

"Another one of Luo Yu's monsters?!""Is this another special operative?!"

Then—

"YOU!!! DAMN IT, YAMATO!!"

Kaido's expression turned feral when he saw the face of his opponent.

"You're my son! Why are you standing in my way?!"

Silence fell.

Wait. What?

Everyone turned toward Yamato.

A voluptuous figure. Curved and commanding.

That…

Was a woman.

And Kaido had just called her his son?

"Did this guy hit his head too hard?"

"Or is his brain just wired wrong?"

But even stranger—

Many looked at Luo Yu with expressions of shock and admiration.

"He even seduced Kaido's daughter?!"

"This guy didn't just raid their home… he stole the family!"

"This isn't infiltration—it's inheritance!"

The balance of the war had tilted completely.

Even the pirates, Marines, and escaped inmates could only watch with dry throats and disbelief.

Standing beside Blackbeard, Jesus Burgess nervously gulped.

"Captain Teach… are we sure we're at the right prison break?""These guys look stronger than the ones we're here to break out…"

Even Lafitte and the others were struck dumb.

Coming from the usually brain-dead musclehead Burgess…

That was a surprisingly fair observation.

"We went through all this trouble to break out some dangerous allies...But compared to Luo Yu's lineup...We're just kids with slingshots."