"Yes, Cyrus and Kaido will be joining me in this expedition… We will be leaving this continent, to a place where we can rapidly increase our strength in preparation for the war to come… According to my guardian spirit, we are nowhere as strong as we need to be if we wish to have any hope of surviving this invasion…. For that reason alone I must get stronger so that I can protect you all and all those you care about" Derik gave Kin a warm smile as he spoke to Kin.