PIRATES: I WORK IN NAVY FROM NINE TO FIVE

The battlefield was caught in a violent storm of energy, waves surging in all directions as every gaze fixed on just two figures: Beast Kaido and Admiral Luo Yu.

Everyone knew—this clash would determine the outcome of the war.

Kaido's eyes were bloodshot with fury.He clenched his Kanabo tight, his grin savage.

"What was that? A tickle? If that's your strongest defense, then let's see how long your turtle shell lasts!""Destroy it!!""Three Realms Descent: Drag into Naraku!!"

With a furious roar, Kaido leapt high into the air, his immense body twisting like a serpent coiled in rage.

His Kanabo spun rapidly, thunderous lightning bursting and pouring into the weapon.

Conqueror's Coating and Advanced Armament Haki crackled like a living storm.

Within moments, the skies within several hundred meters were utterly drowned in searing lightning.

It was as if Kaido had become lightning itself—twisting the heavens with each movement.

And then—

A deafening dragon's roar erupted from the eye of the storm.

Muscles bulging like mountains, Kaido gripped his weapon and came crashing down like a falling god.

BOOOOOOOM!!!

The thunderclouds burst.

The sea of lightning that had amassed in the heavens came crashing down like a broken dam.

The explosive thunder echoed like divine wrath, shaking the sea and sky.

In the blink of an eye, Kaido descended—straight onto Susanoo's sword.

CRACK!!

A sonic boom shattered the air, the sheer force of impact uprooting the ocean itself, sending waves thousands of meters in every direction.

The enormous floating platform couldn't endure the strike—cracks split across it like a spider's web, then shattered apart in an instant.

CRACK!!!

A clear sound rang out—like glass fracturing under pressure.

Every heart on the battlefield clenched.

Dozens of heads snapped toward the source.

Doflamingo's laughter pierced the chaos.

"It broke! That arrogant bastard's turtle shell is shattered!!"

Susanoo's sword had snapped.

Kaido's Kanabo, still wrapped in lightning, had crushed through.

Kaido let loose a deep, manic laugh.

"Break!"

Once again, his weapon came down, and a torrent of ten-thousand-ton thunder came roaring with it.

Though Susanoo had been enhanced with Armament Haki, this was still only the third form — the Tengu armor.

It couldn't withstand the piercing force of Advanced Conqueror's Coating.

BOOM!!!

The blade was gone.The armor took the full brunt.

Fractures spread, and in a final explosion—Susanoo shattered like broken glass.

"Admiral Luo Yu's defense has been breached!!"Hannyabal's face turned white as he shouted in panic.

Even the nearby Marines tensed up.

Only the pirates were cheering—especially Doflamingo, who was nearly dancing in celebration.

They watched eagerly as Kaido's Kanabo, still charged with leftover force, continued downward—toward Luo Yu's unarmored body.

Would the arrogant admiral, who stood in place drinking from his wine gourd all this time...finally fall?

But just as that thought began to form...

Something unthinkable happened.

Luo Yu did not move.Not a step.He merely looked up—calmly.

BOOOOOOOM!!!

A force even greater than before erupted from his body—like a volcanic eruption.

A pale blue aura surged out of him, like the Yellow River breaking its banks, charging upward to meet Kaido head-on.

BOOM!!!

Kaido's entire body was thrown back by the impact.

He barely managed to stabilize himself mid-air when he hurled his Kanabo once more toward Luo Yu—

And then, it happened.

A new form emerged.

A massive, solidified aura appeared out of thin air—towering and imposing, like a wall between heaven and earth.

BOOM!!!

Kaido's blow struck it—and a violent shockwave blasted outward.

Waves spread across the sea in every direction, creating titanic whirlpools and ripples.

But the strike—meant to crush Luo Yu—had hit something else entirely.

Everyone stared, eyes wide.

When they finally saw what stood before them—they forgot to breathe.

It was colossal.

A being nearly a hundred meters tall, clad in dense, metallic armor, resembling a battle god descended from myth.

"W-What… is that thing...?"

Gone was the thirty-meter form of Susanoo they had seen before.This one dwarfed it.

Kaido had gone all-out to destroy the previous form.

But this…

This was on another level entirely.

"Is he playing matryoshka dolls with his turtle shells?!"

One pirate trembled.

And they weren't wrong.

Each layer of armor bigger and tougher than the last.

Every time Kaido thought he had broken through, a larger, more terrifying form took its place.

This Susanoo had three heads and six arms, radiating divine might.

Its mere presence made those below feel like insignificant insects.

In that moment, everyone finally understood—

Why Luo Yu had never panicked, never retreated, never even spilled his drink.

He had always known—none of them could get through to him.

"I... I think the prison was safer..."Buggy swallowed hard, voice trembling."Magellan… is it too late for me to go back?"

For once, no one mocked him.In fact, many secretly agreed.

If not for Kaido still standing, most pirates would've already thrown down their weapons and surrendered.

"N-No... Impossible... He must be bluffing!"Doflamingo roared like a man possessed, his mind teetering on the edge.

"There's no way that brat can support a shell that big! He's just pretending! A body that small—it must drain him to his core!"

He spun toward Kaido in desperation.

"Kaido! You're the strongest creature alive—land, sea, or air!You're a Yonko, the king of beasts!Kill him!Crush him!Make him understand what true despair feels like!!"

His hysterical screams echoed across the battlefield.

Even the most battle-hardened warriors were shaken—to see Doflamingo unravel like this.

Everyone knew...

This war had changed.

And they all wanted to see—

What happens next.