Leaving Wano (2)

"Kaido-sama will we be going after them?" Asked King who managed to regain his consciousness a while ago.

"Not yet…If I want to face that demon, I need a bigger army" Kaido said as he turned back started walking back to his castle, when his eyes caught Jack, he immediately remembered Yamato and proceeded to ask him about her.

"Did you see Yamato?" Kaido asked, still looking pissed at what happened earlier.

"I-I think she ran away with Ashen…" Jack stuttered while answering, clearly afraid that Kaido might punish because he failed to stop Yamato from running away, Kaido was furious, mainly because of the fact that Yamato ate the Makami Dog-Dog fruit, which is for him is an incredibly valuable Mythical Zoan.

Yamato ate the fruit by mistake, and according to Kaido the Makami is Wano's guardian deity, making it her job to protect Wano for him. Kaido always had plans for her to become the shogun of Wano instead of Orochi, but now that she's gone, he will have to delay those plans. Though he's still pretty sure that she will come back one day if she keeps her wannabe Oden act.

"Stupid kid…" Kaido said as he walked back to his castle, when he looked at the damage it received, he became even more angry and immediately ordered his subordinates to start reparations.

"By the way, I don't think that demon was here just to start a fight" Mesagi stated, approaching King "As far as I know him from the time I worked with him before, there must be a purpose for his attack, he isn't someone who will just take the risk of attacking an emperor without something to gain"

"Something to gain? The only valuable thing we have other than silver and gold is…" King stopped for a moment when he came to realization "…could it be?!"

"Yes, the Poneglyph"

"It's impossible, even we needed a few weeks and a Fish-Man to find its location" King stated.

"Unless there is some other way…a one that we don't know about" Mesagi pointed out.

"Still, how would someone that never visited Wano before to know about it?"

"That's not for me to answer"

"…"

…

Unknown Island in the New World…

Sometime after Katakuri and Cracker regained their consciousness,

"What should we do know brother Katakuri, now the Big Mom Pirates are officially destroyed without a hope of ever coming back" Cracker asked Katakuri while clenching his teeth from frustration, he still can't accept the fact that the Big Mom Pirates were defeated by an upstart who's been in the New World for less than four years.

"We'll have to move aggressively…Laying back without much action certainly didn't do good to Mama" Katakuri stated he had determined look in his face "If we are going to pay back that demon and avenge our family then we need to get stronger"

"If we are going down that path then we'll need to start a new pirate crew"

"Yes, and while we are at it, I'll also try to do what Mama and our siblings would want us to do…" Katakuri said with a serious tone of voice as he unconsciously released a burst of Conqueror's Haki "I'll inherit Mama's will and become the pirate king…Its either us or the Ashen Pirates"

"If he finds out we're alive he might come hunting us down" Cracker responded.

"Then we'll put on masks if that's what it will take, from now on…I'll become the Ghost of the Charlotte Family"

…

On the Sword of Xebec,

Everyone was looking at the 12 years old girl in front of them in curiosity, even Shiki was interested to know who she was and the reason Ashen brought her.

"Hoi Ashen don't go around kidnapping kids" Calvin said while he was observing Yamato before he scratched the back of his head and let out a loud sigh, then proceeded to speak again "Who is she anyway?"

"She's Kaido's daughter" Ashen casually answered with a smile before Yamato proceeded to introduce herself.

"My name is Yamato nice to meet you!"

"Kaido's daughter?!!!" x6.

"From now on she's part of our crew, treat her well"

"Is it okay to take someone else's daughter without their parent consent?" Enel questioned taken aback by the sudden revelation.

"She's the one asked joining, so I think it's okay" Ashen responded, then added "Besides, what kind of father put bomb shackles around his daughters' wrists?"

"Yeah, I don't like my father…I'm glad, I finally get to have an adventure and see the world outside!" Yamato said as she took out a book she was hiding in her clothes and looked at it in excitement.

It was Oden's diary, she went through the pages in excitement before she closed it and hide it back inside her clothes again.

"Ahahaha! That's the spirit…I think you'll do just fine with us, now let's leave this place" Ashen said patting her head.

Calvin looked at her before he smiled warmly, as she reminded him of his daughter Emma 'I wonder how she's doing, I hope she's okay'

"By the way Ashen…" Enel approached Ashen with a grin before he handed him a large, tucked paper "…Here is the Poneglyph"

"Good job! Hehe, Kaido wouldn't have guessed that this was our goal from the start" Ashen took a look at it before he smiled in satisfaction.

"Yahahaha! I can't believe you were right about its location tough. I'll never doubt your words again after this" Enel said.

"Now that you got Kaido's Poneglyph, What's your plans after this?" Shiki asked Ashen while lighting up a new cigarette "There is no information about the other two"

"Well, now I'll just chill out and enjoy my pirate life, we are pirates after all where is the fun if you are stuck in your territory all time with nothing to do" Ashen replied, then added "We'll roam the sea and get stronger until it's time for us to finally move"

'When I have the chance, I'll get a vivre card to Zou and get the third Poneglyph, as for the fourth one whoever is the man marked by flames, he still hasn't showed himself at this timeline, I'll just have to wait and see' Ashen though to himself.

"Things will get interesting from now on"

16 years from now, the stage will be set for the most monumental conflict in pirate history…'The Throne Wars' This monumental clash shall witness the pinnacle of pirate history, as mighty individuals collide in a merciless battle royale, each vying to overpower the other. Only the lone survivor, the one who emerges triumphant from this brutal crucible, shall earn the right to set foot upon the revered Last Island 'Laugh Tale', marking their claim as the unrivaled ruler of the seas.