One Piece: Mandala Swordsman

Chapter 52 Life is a circle of mutual torment

The loud noise, the gloomy expression, the tense atmosphere, and the dim light combined to make the already frightening monster even more terrifying.

"Bang, bang, bang." Three bottles were smashed in a row, which made the atmosphere in the hall drop to its lowest point. The subordinates around did not dare to breathe and tried their best to make their presence known. Some even tried to sneak away.

This is Onigashima, next to Wano Country, now the headquarters of the Beasts Pirates, or rather, Kaido's headquarters.

Kaido, the "Beasts," is extremely tall and burly, with long black hair, a pair of horned dragon horns, a long beard resembling dragon whiskers, and dragon scale tattoos on his left arm.

He was now shirtless, revealing an X-shaped scar on his right abdomen. He wore a purple shirt with two gold chains hanging from the hem, and dark green wide trousers with a shimenawa rope around his waist. He was also wearing a purple fur cloak. With his aura and face, it wouldn't be an exaggeration to call him a "demon" in the world.

Although he had just broken several wine jugs, he still carried a wine gourd with the character "天" (heaven) on it at his waist, and his weapon, a spiked club, was hanging on his back.

Kaido was inexplicably irritable. Wano Country had already fallen into his hands, and he should have been free from worries, but his daughter had become infatuated with a samurai, openly contradicting him, and now she was even playing a disappearing game.

Although a bomb was planted on her, preventing her from leaving Wano Country, his subordinates searched the entire country but couldn't find her anywhere.

I'll have to take matters into my own hands. If I catch her again this time, I'll put her in sea stone handcuffs and see where she can run to.

However, aside from that, what made him suddenly angry was that he sensed a kind of malice, a malice directed at him, and one that could threaten him.

Of course it wouldn't be his foolish daughter; she clearly doesn't have that ability.

However, there are only a few people in this vast ocean who can threaten him, after all, times have changed.

Kaido has been captured by the Navy countless times, but he has never been executed. Even when he is imprisoned by Seastone, he can always find a way to break free after regaining his strength and escape successfully.

What in this world could possibly kill him?

Perhaps not, otherwise, he wouldn't be in such a hurry to find a way to kill himself.

But who is the one who wants you to die?

Could it be Lingling?

It's possible. Although that guy has been kind to me, he's also a greedy person. For example, he's always wanted to bring my Jhin under his command. But if I were still alive, Lingling obviously wouldn't be able to do that.

Despite his high self-esteem, Kaido never underestimated Linlin. When he was in the Rocks Pirates, he was just an apprentice, while Linlin was a high-ranking officer. He relied on his immortality, but Linlin used her blood to establish her position in the Rocks Pirates, a crew known for its infighting. Even though everyone remembers Linlin as a pregnant woman, she is still terrifying.

Speaking of which, it seems her daughter also went missing; what was her name again?

After taking a sip of wine, my memory became clearer. I think her name was Garrett, or something like that.

However, as he drank more and more strong liquor, Kaido gradually lost his clear mind, and he began to use Den Den Mushi (snail phone).

“Bru bru bru…”

"Hmm? Kaido? I didn't expect you to contact me." Looking at the Den Den Mushi's appearance, the big woman recognized him immediately.

Her height of nearly nine meters gave her an imposing presence, and even her slightly protruding belly could not change the fact that she was a monster.

"Lingling, do you want to kill me?"

"Of course, I want everything you have." Charlotte Linlin made no attempt to hide her feelings. Although her tone was relatively gentle, the children around her trembled just like Kaido's subordinates.

"Is that so?" Kaido took another swig of sake.

"My child is missing too. Have you found yours?"

The woman's expression suddenly turned sour, and she slammed the phone down.

Of course, Big Mom knew about Galette's disappearance, but they had kept the news from getting out. However, Kaido knew about it, which meant he had his own intelligence network. Yet, Big Mom was completely unaware of Wano Country, which made her very uncomfortable.

“Mom, we’ll update the intelligence system right away, and we definitely won’t let you down.” Perospero, who had spent the most time with the older woman, had excellent eyesight and immediately spoke what the older woman was thinking.

"Don't disappoint me. Speaking of which, is there still no news of Garette? You, Montord, and Smoothie all said she was an excellent girl. I had high hopes for her, but now she's just disappeared?"

"After all, this isn't something we can search for openly; we can only do it covertly. We must do it as quickly as possible." Perospero's forehead began to sweat. His own mother's aura was truly powerful, and he was extremely anxious about Galette's disappearance.

“Mom, what’s done is done, we can only think of another way. But to prevent this from happening again, we still need to make Vivre Cards for all our brothers and sisters. With these, at least we can know where they are.” Despite his worry for his sister, Katakuri still proposed the best solution.

He had some clues about Garette's disappearance, which could only be related to the tea party that day.

Although Dafu and Owen had been assigned to guard duty, it was clear that the two had neglected their responsibilities. They obviously didn't expect anyone to dare kidnap the princess of the Kingdom of Tottoland and take her away. Therefore, the two brothers didn't take the inspection seriously at all.

Of course, if this were reported to higher authorities, his two younger brothers would likely suffer greatly.

Katakuri was well aware of his mother's horrific methods, so he suppressed his anger.

However, Katakuri did not expect that Galette was not kidnapped, but left on her own. Even if the two of them completed the mission diligently, Galette's disappearance was inevitable.

“What you say makes sense, so let’s do it your way. If we find Garrett’s whereabouts, report back immediately.” The woman waved her hand, indicating that she was tired and it was time for her to rest.

"Yes."

The two loyal ministers immediately withdrew.

"We need to find Galette as soon as possible," Katakuri and Perospero said simultaneously.

"Ah... Chu!!"

Galette was suddenly awakened from her sleep by the chill.

What's going on? I have this feeling like I'm being watched.

No, no, on the bright side, maybe it's just a little cold. Garrett hurriedly added another blanket for herself.

Soon, exhausted, she drifted off into a sweet dream again.

However, tonight seems to be filled with nightmares.