Chapter 387: The Voice of All Things
Since negotiations had concluded smoothly, naturally no need to keep bringing these Beasts Pirates along. Brett found a random deserted island to land on, then dumped them there.
He also removed the seastone shackles binding them.
"Hey, hey, hey—this can't just be described as confidence anymore, right?"
Tesoro watched the Beasts Pirates officers stretching their bodies and couldn't help clicking his tongue. "Brett, aren't you being way too arrogant?"
Yes—arrogant beyond measure! Didn't this mean he wasn't putting these Beasts Pirates in his eyes at all? Just freeing them like this—wasn't he afraid they'd immediately turn on him and attack en masse?
At least Tesoro noticed that blue-haired girl with horns looked quite eager to try.
"If they want to fight now, I don't mind."
Brett said casually.
"Hahaha! How could that be? How could such a thing happen?"
Queen laughed humbly, rubbing his hands together as he bowed and scraped before Brett.
What a joke! How could anyone fight this monster?! Even Kaido-san was completely no match for him!
Though they had numbers, if fighting truly started, they'd probably be completely annihilated in an instant!
Even the blue-haired girl could only cross her arms and snort coldly, ultimately saying nothing.
The strength gap was absolute. Everyone could see this.
"Then I'll leave things to you, King."
Brett smiled. "Better stay quiet afterward. Don't let me hear you're still doing pirate things."
"I know."
King nodded.
He looked up at the cloud floating in the sky, as if his eyes had already pierced through, seeing that massive figure still lying on the clouds.
"I'll await your contact anytime."
"Excellent."
Brett clapped his hands. "Then let's say goodbye here."
"Good luck."
After leaving these final words, Brett ascended skyward with Tesoro, then flew directly away.
"Whew—"
Only after that cloud vanished at the horizon's edge did Queen finally exhale, his body swaying before plopping down on the ground. "Ah! Thought we were dead for sure!"
"That bastard's way too terrifying!!"
"Indeed."
The man named Who's-Who slowly wiped cold sweat from his forehead. "Just thinking about opposing him is enough to send chills down one's spine."
"So, King-san, what do we do next?"
The large woman with golden hair named Black Maria looked toward the silent King.
King took a deep breath, then turned around. "None of you are thinking of escaping, right?"
His eyes fixed on the fat man sitting on the ground.
"Hey! King! You bastard, what do you mean by looking at me?!"
The fat man immediately jumped up, roaring angrily.
"What do I mean? You know perfectly well."
The flames behind King's head blazed higher, making him look like a torch. "Listen up, everyone. Whoever wants to betray—I'll unhesitatingly roast them to charcoal."
"Me too!"
Jack was first to echo him. "No one can betray Kaido-san!"
King nodded lightly. Jack's loyalty to Kaido-san required no questioning.
"Me too, of course!"
The blue-haired girl raised her hand loudly. "Pay-Pay too!"
Other officers also raised their hands one after another.
If nothing else, the Beasts Pirates officers' loyalty to Kaido was extremely high—a stark contrast to the Charlotte Family.
"I'm the same."
Queen huffed. "If anyone wants to betray, I'll crush them without mercy!"
That's what his mouth said, but what he thought in his heart—no one knew.
But at least now, everyone gathered here remained united.
"Anyway, let's find somewhere to settle first."
King said.
He didn't know what the future held.
But at least his actions would help Kaido-san somewhat. That was already enough.
On the departing cloud—
"Really don't understand what you're thinking, Brett."
Tesoro lazily lay down on the flame clouds. "Are those guys' combat strength really that important to you?"
He glanced sideways at Brett sitting to the side.
With his good friend's strength, defeating those Beasts Pirates remnants would take at most two or three minutes, right?
Brett also glanced sideways at Tesoro. "Is there a possibility, Tesoro, that your strength isn't much greater than King's?"
Since when had an emperor's second-in-command's strength become negligible?
Tesoro, you're getting too full of yourself.
"Hahaha! True enough."
Tesoro laughed heartily without much concern.
The Beasts Pirates remnants—even excluding Kaido—remained a powerful force.
Even a scrap of paper or pair of underwear had its uses. Someday they could be put to work.
Even in that final war, killing off one squad of World Government soldiers would be completely worthwhile.
"So then?"
Tesoro glanced backward.
Kaido now lay quietly. Brett hadn't gagged his mouth. He hadn't lost consciousness either. But this guy currently said nothing.
"How do you plan to handle this guy?"
"Take him back to Fish-Man Island and lock him up somewhere."
Brett said casually. "I'm also rather curious whether the strongest creature on land, sea, and air can move freely in the deep sea."
"Hahaha! You guy..."
Tesoro laughed as he shook his head.
Obviously impossible. Though Kaido was called the strongest creature on land, sea, and air, he wasn't Brett. How could he survive in the deep sea?
"The New World's gotten quite interesting now."
Tesoro grinned. "Only Whitebeard left, right?"
The great pirates who'd walked from the previous era—truly only Whitebeard remained. Both Kaido and Charlotte Linlin had fallen.
"Whitebeard-san is an old friend of Fish-Man Island."
Brett smiled. "I won't allow anyone to move against them."
"Really?"
Tesoro's lips twitched. "Well, it doesn't matter anymore, right? After all, the era of pirates chasing dreams has ended."
Because someone had already reached that Final Island, found that legendary great treasure.
"Only that final war remains."
Brett said nothing, simply gazing quietly at the sky's far end.
Yes—only that final war remained.
Just needed to wait for Tom-san's side to complete Pluton.
"It's coming very soon."
"FUOOOOO!!"
Ahead, a high-pitched cry suddenly rang out.
"Oh! Zunesha!"
Tesoro looked at the giant elephant walking across the sea ahead. "Met again?"
Brett froze slightly.
He seemed to have understood Zunesha's voice?
This was—the Voice of All Things?