"Eh?"

  Before long, uhe watchful eyes of Sengoku, Garp, and Prodi, Kaido made his decision. Without hesitatioook a bite of the Paramecia-css Paw-Paw Fruit.

  Almost immediately, his hands began to ge, developing strange, paw-like pads.

  "Whoosh..." As if guided by instinct, Kaido used his palms to repel the air, vanishing from where he stood.

  He reappeared behind Sengoku and the others.

  "Whoosh... whoosh..."

  In an instant, his figure began flickering all around, moving so fast it was impossible to follow with the naked eye. One moment, he was to the east; the , to the west. Then he appeared left, then right, leaving everyone dazzled.

  "Phew, phew, so this is the power of the Paw-Paw Fruit?" Garp said, clearly impressed.

  "Incredible..." Vice Admiral Prodi said enviously. "He's so fast I ’t eve!"

  Finally, Kaido appeared ba front of Garp and the others, ughing, "Haha! What an amazing ability!"

  He turo Garp, raising his hands with their new paw-like pads, and said with a smug grin, "Garp, throunch at me. Let's see what happens!"

  "You sure about that?" Garp asked, his face full of mischief, as he ched his fist.

  "Whoosh!"

  In the blink of an eye, Garp’s imposing figure was right in front of Kaido. Before Kaido could react, Garp’s fist smashed into him.

  BAM!

  Caught off guard, Kaido didn’t even have time to block. His face torted as he was sent flying like a onball.

  "Hehe, Garp..."

  Sengoku g Garp, his expression filled with exasperation. It was obvious that Garp had dohat on purpose. He knew Kaido had meant for him to aim at the paw, but Garp had taken the opportunity to knock him doeg.

  Kaido, after all, was an arrogant and overfident brat. He often rubbed people the wrong way, and Garp had probably been waiting for the ce to teach him a lesson.

  "Garp... you did that on purpose, didn’t you?!"

  After a while, a disheveled Kaido emerged from the rubble, gring at Garp with gritted teeth. "I told you to hit the paw!"

  "Ah, my bad. Waain?" Garp said casually, pig his nose and flig the debris aside.

  "You know what? Fet it! Prodi, you do it!" Kaido shuddered and quickly deed.

  Raising his hands, he showed the paw pads clearly and said, "Shoot a onball at me!"

  "Alright!" Prodi said with a sly grin, lifting his rocket uncher.

  Without hesitation, he fired a Haki-imbued projectile straight at Kaido.

  "Zoom—"

  The rocket barreled toward Kaido, but the moment it made tact with his paw pad, it was effortlessly deflected.

  Sizzle

  The projectile flew off at an angle and smmed into a nearby derelict battleship that Garp used for training.

  BOOM!

  Fmes erupted, and the ship exploded into tless pieces.

  "My training ship..." Garp muttered, his eye twitg. He gred at Kaido. "You little punk, that was on purpose, wasn’t it?"

  Scratg his head, Kaido feigned innoce. "Sorry about that. Just got the ability; still figuring it out! Besides, I’d never do something like that on purpose. You’ve got no proof, so don’t go around sndering an i guy like me!"

  "You little brat! Yetting cocky just because of a mere Paw-Paw Fruit!" Garp snarled, his face dark with irritation. He raised his fist, clearly ready to give Kaido another beating.

  But Sengoku stepped in, holding Garp back.

  "Hahaha!" Kaido ughed triumphantly. Feeling bold, he pressed his right hand down against the ground.

  BOOM!

  A shockwave erupted, creating a massive, paed crater in the earth that extended so deep it seemed bottomless.

  "This really is an incredible power!" Kaido said, grinning with excitement. "Sengoku, make sure to thank Fleet Admiral William for me!"

  Even though it was just a test run, Kaido could already feel how remarkable the Paw-Paw Fruit’s abilities were. He couldn’t believe his luck at receiving such a top-tier power from the Wover.

  ……

  “What?”

  Meanwhile.

  In Totto Land, atop Atntis.

  Hearing Sally’s report, El was visibly surprised. “The Wover gave that Paw-Paw Fruit to Kaido, that kid?”

  He had been strategizing on how to obtain that Paramecia-css Paw-Paw Fruit from the Wover. Never in his wildest thoughts did he imagine Kaido would end up with it.

  “Yes... I’m sorry, El-sama,” Sally replied, a hint of frustration ione. “By the time we received the news, it was too te... If our sources are correct, Kaido has probably already eaten the fruit.”

  She knew all too well that since disc the Wover had acquired the Paw-Paw Fruit, El had set his sights on it. But uedly, Kaido mao "snatch" it right uheir noses.

  “Fet it. I nning to get that fruit and save it for Arcas... but if Kaido has it now, so be it,” El said with a dismissive wave.

  Despite the setback, he didn’t seem overly disappointed.

  The Paw-Paw Fruit had been on his radar for some time, and he had been pnning to seize it and gift it to his eleventh son, young Arcas, who ied the bined bloodlines of the Mink Tribe, Giant Tribe, and Lunarian lineage.

  However, the Wover had decided to give it to Kaido, whom they viewed as a promising "naval star."

  Kaido had missed out on acquiring the Fish-Fish Fruit, Mythical Zoan Model: Azure Dragon, but lucked into the Paramecia-css Paw-Paw Fruit instead.

  In trast, El had acquired the Azure Dragon Fruit and given it to his eighth son, Ares, but failed to secure the Paw-Paw Fruit for himself.

  Was this a case of being uo have both the fish and the paw?

  That said, Kaido was already “one of his own.” If the Paw-Paw Fruit’s ability was ever needed, El could always extract Kaido’s lineage factor to create an artificial Devil Fruit.

  As for Arcas, the child who had ied the Panda Mink Tribe’s bloodline and talent rivaling that of El’s eldest son, Thor, El would simply prepare another exceptional ability for him.

  After all, the world wasn’t short of top-tier Devil Fruits.

  Moreover, with Kaido’s natural talent, he wouldn’t let the Paw-Paw Fruit’s potential go to waste. And there was no way El would jeopardize such a promising “sleeper agent” for the sake of a fruit.

  Upon refle, this situatio like he had gotten the best of both worlds, a free gain from the Wover.

  And who knows? This arra might end up dealing a major blow to the Wover.

  Imagine, iure, when the Wover finally decides to wage an all-out war against the Fallen Angel Pirates. They assemble their forces, intending to use the Paw-Paw Fruit’s ability to unch a surprise assault on the Fallen Angel Pirates’ headquarters.

  Only for Kaido to secretly redirect key members of their forces—some teleported straight to the Rocks Pirates’ base on Haosu Isnd or the Calm Belt, while others are sent directly into a pre-arranged death trap prepared by El.

  The mere thought of the Five Elders’ reas in that sariht a sly smile to El’s face. Their expressions would surely be priceless.

  Bleam