Time rewound slightly.
Before the World Government learned of the coup d'état in Wano Country...
Flower Capital, General's Mansion.
Several World Government agents twitched their faces, shocked at the sight of the little girl sitting before them.
Kurozumi Orochi had been overthrown!
Now, a 12-year-old girl held the position of acting General.
"Are you CP7?"
"What happened to Kurozumi Orochi?"
One of the agents was full of confusion.
They were CP7, a spy organization under the World Government.
"Kurozumi Orochi committed treason and has been executed." Jade spoke impassively, "Regarding the Seastone trade, Wano Country just experienced a riot, the trade is temporarily suspended, you can leave."
"Wait..."
The agents tried to say more.
"Someone!"
Jade called for the Alliance Navy soldiers on standby outside, and drove them away: "You have three hours to leave Wano Country, take them away."
The agents were reluctant, but dared not start a conflict.
Wano Country was not a member state of the World Government, so they could completely disregard their identity.
After CP7 left, a dark shadow appeared in front of Jade.
Eric smiled, "Not bad, you're already getting the hang of it."
"Father, is it okay to let them go?"
Jade was puzzled, given their Proudmoore family's hostile relationship with the World Government, wouldn't it be better to keep them here?
"They have their uses."
Eric marked these agents with a mark.
Shadow Mark!
As long as he wanted, he could instantly teleport to his target's side.
"Understood." Jade nodded, "But... Father, what should an acting General do? What needs to be done? Please teach me!"
"You don't have to do anything, this country will operate normally."
Eric smiled, "If you need to make a decision, you can put it aside and then have someone reply 'We are actively considering it'."
"Is that okay?" Jade widened her eyes.
"Kyoshiro will assist you later. You need to listen and observe now, but make fewer decisions." Eric ruffled the little girl's hair: "If something important happens, you can tell me."
Kyoshiro was Kozuki Hiyori's retainer, essentially Jade's retainer.
He had followed Kozuki Oden in the past and served as an official in the Kuri region, with ample experience in governance.
"Got it, Father."
Jade nodded earnestly.
At this time, Eric felt a change in the Shadow Space.
"Learn slowly, no matter what happens, the sky is falling, you still have Daddy."
After encouraging his daughter, Eric turned into a wisp of black smoke and disappeared.
...
Shadow Space.
Navy Base, Prison.
Kaido slowly opened his eyes.
He had a very long dream, in which he and his daughter Yamato had a good relationship, and she didn't constantly yell about wanting to become Kozuki Oden.
Yamato also brought him a great son-in-law and had many excellent offspring.
With his son-in-law's assistance, he launched a huge war, pulling the damned Celestial Dragons down from their pedestal.
After defeating the Five Elders, the dream suddenly ended.
"Dream?"
Kaido was displeased, feeling uncomfortable about having such a weak dream.
Then he found himself bound by countless Seastone chains, with the iron bars of the cell in front of him.
"Long-ago" memories were awakening.
He vaguely remembered a fight he had with Eric, the fight was just warming up, his granddaughter Hanabi suddenly appeared and used a technique on him...
He fell asleep and had a dream that lasted for ten years.
"Kaido-sama!"
Suddenly, a familiar voice rang out.
Kaido looked over, and Queen was grinning, "Kaido-sama, you're finally awake, it's been three days."
Only three days?
Kaido said in a deep voice, "I see, you've been captured too! Where is this place?"
"That guy's Shadow Space!"
Queen immediately explained, "Proudmoore Eric, this bastard is a dual-Fruit user, Logia-type Yami Yami no Mi and Logia-type Mori Mori no Mi, this Shadow Space is the power of the Yami Yami no Mi!"
"It's not good to talk bad about people behind their backs, you think I can't hear you?"
A dark shadow suddenly appeared in the cell, Eric looked at Queen with a smirk, "To be honest, every little thing that happens in this space is not hidden from my eyes."
Is that so?!
Queen was stunned, he had been cursing the other guy quite a bit these past few days.
"Cough... Just joking, just kidding, Eric-sama, when are you going to let us go?" Queen said with a wry smile.
"That depends on your Kaido-sama."
Eric's lips curled up, he looked at Kaido, "Awake, father-in-law?"
"Hmph! A battle between men, why let a woman intervene?" Kaido felt he had lost very frustratingly.
"Did you not do this? Let me refresh your memory."
Eric rolled his eyes, Hanabi's intervention was not his order, it was that girl's own decision, he didn't even know Hanabi had this ability beforehand.
"Thirteen years ago, when you fought Kozuki Oden, wasn't there an old woman named Kurozumi Momonosuke who transformed into his son's form?"
Kurozumi Momonosuke, a user of the Imitate-Imitate Fruit, Kurozumi Orochi also relied on this old woman's help to successfully usurp the position of General.
In that battle, Kozuki Oden was caught off guard by his son's matter, and was struck down by Kaido with a single blow.
Seeing his old deeds being named, Kaido was speechless.
Kurozumi Momonosuke was completely acting on her own, he didn't need this kind of trick at all.
But it did happen, and he had no ground to accuse the other party of not playing fair, of using deception, of ambushing him, his old father!
"Oh, ho, ho... Amazing ability!"
Suddenly, Kaido laughed, feeling admiration for his granddaughter Hanabi's ability, "Even my Haki couldn't resist, a hypnosis-type Devil Fruit ability?"
"You can ask her yourself if you get the chance."
"You won this time!" Kaido snorted, "What do you want?"
After a moment, he felt his tone was too strong, so he added, "I won't interfere with Yamato anymore, hmph, you'll have your headaches later!"
He knew his daughter's personality very well.
As a father, he couldn't control her now, so naturally, it was Eric's turn as her husband to have a headache.
Hearing this, Eric laughed, "I won't bother my father-in-law with that."
Who said Kaido was a brute? Wasn't he quite reasonable?
You little stinker, don't get too cocky!
Kaido thought to himself, not having to worry about his daughter might be easier, that obedient daughter Yamato from his dream, only existed in his dream.
The real Yamato...
"I am a man!"
"I will become Kozuki Oden!"
Every time he heard those words, Kaido wanted to beat her to death. If Yamato's mother hadn't died early, he would have definitely had another child.
"Let's put Yamato aside for now, let's talk about the compensation issue."
"Compensation?"
Eric smiled, "You lost, I'm the victor, can't I make demands? Oh right, I forgot to tell you, my other child is still fighting your Beasts Pirates, it's been three days now."
Hearing this, Kaido was startled.
Another child?
The point wasn't the child, but "one"!
One person could fight his Beasts Pirates, and for three days?
"Your kids are all so strong?"
Is this guy's bloodline too excellent?
Kaido really wanted to grab Eric and force him to have children with Yamato day and night.
Then incorporate all these talented grandchildren into the Beasts Pirates, and personally cultivate them as their grandfather.
Then, the World Government would be destroyed by his army of offspring.
Unfortunately, it was just a thought.
"Tell me, your terms for peace!"
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