Chapter 26 : Heading to Ghost Island

With the combined combat power of Youta and Ace, in the current situation where Kaido, the Three Great Powers, and even the Skyline Six are not present in Wano Country, they can basically rampage freely.

Plundering a batch of food from Wano Country is naturally not a difficult task. The only somewhat difficult part is the transportation of these food supplies.

As a result, Youta, the user of the Devour-Devour Fruit ability, was forced to become the captain of the transportation team. Due to devouring and storing a large amount of food, he turned into a twenty-meter-plus fatty, almost like a ball.

Therefore, after launching several consecutive attacks and obtaining enough food to last the residents of the Hat Village for half a year, Youta left there as if he had been granted amnesty.

He didn't want to experience that feeling of being bloated like a ball again. The Devour-Devour Fruit's devouring ability also had its limits; otherwise, if he kept devouring endlessly, wouldn't he end up swallowing the entire planet?

It's just like playing a game, starting as a fish and evolving solely through devouring!

Although this fruit is called the Devour-Devour Fruit, its real effect lies in the transformation and fusion of objects, not in serving as a storage space.

As for where to go...

"Kaido's base should be on that Ghost Island!" Ace said excitedly, looking at the distant island with a giant skull.

While looking at the distant island, Youta thought of the "filial son," Yamato.

"Come to think of it, Yamato should also have Kaido's bloodline and can be considered part of the Oni tribe, right?"

"Her potential is not inferior to mine. If I could obtain her body structure, my own potential would increase once again!"

Youta didn't have much praise for Yamato's actions. It's like a hero of the Marines bringing up a revolutionary's son, the grandson of the Pirate King. In the entire world of pirates, there is an atmosphere of yearning for freedom. As a standard pirate, Kaido brought up a "son" who aspired to become a hero, which is not particularly surprising.

But Youta coveted Yamato's potential. If his body could be transformed again, he might be able to achieve the same strength as Ace in one leap.

In fact, his potential now is almost on par with Ace's. Although he hasn't made as much progress in pure physical training as Ace, having the blessing of chakra allows him to elevate his physical strength to another level during battle.

However, in a real fight, the odds are hard to say. After all, Youta still masters ninjutsu, especially water release, which is practically a natural counter against Ace.

It can be said that even among Devil Fruit users, Ace's Flame-Flame Fruit is the second most restrained by seawater, second only to Crocodile's Sand-Sand Fruit.

"You guys wait here, I'll go check it out first!" Seeing the Ghost Island getting closer and closer, the excited Ace directly stomped his foot, transformed into a ball of fire, and leaped towards the island.

Youta sneered, knowing that Ace's venture would likely be fruitless because Kaido and others had already gone out on an expedition.

Moments later, there was a loud rumble, and Youta looked closely to see that amidst the rising flames, the foremost part of the Ghost Island, a dragon statue, had been smashed into several pieces.

"That's quite violent," Youta muttered to himself, thinking if Kaido was really on the island and saw Ace daring to smash his statue, wouldn't he reduce Ace to dust?

Soon, the ship approached the island, and Youta heard shouts coming from the island, indicating that Ace had encountered some opponents.

Then, a powerful Haoshoku Haki swept through, and on the Ghost Island, another unfamiliar Haoshoku Haki rose. Between the two clashes, even the clouds in the sky seemed to churn.

"This Haoshoku Haki should be from Oden. But they are still a bit short; they haven't reached the level of splitting the sky," Youta thought.

On the Black Spade Pirate ship, although they were somewhat embarrassed under the pressure of Haoshoku Haki, they managed not to faint. Youta thought they were all just tagalongs, but as a small but elite pirate crew, their combat capabilities were much stronger than those of ordinary pirates in the Four Emperor Crew. Plus, with the Haoshoku Haki from Oden and Ace, they barely managed not to faint.

However, as they approached Ghost Island, their pressure increased. Seeing their strained expressions, Youta spoke, "You guys wait here for now. Let's get closer after the battle is over."

With that, he jumped directly off the ship and ran towards Ghost Island over the water.

The members of the Black Spade Pirates looked at each other, their faces showing some disappointment.

After following Ace and Youta for so long, it was certain that the members of the Black Spade Pirates had a sense of being weaklings. Even though they lacked innate potential, even if they worked hard to train, their progress would never match that of Ace and Youta. What could they do?

When Youta arrived at Ghost Island, he saw two figures fiercely battling, flames and ice flying everywhere, indicating an intense fight.

With a loud rumble, the two figures separated, and Oden and Ace faced each other, standing on opposite sides.

"Are you the captain Kaido of the Hundred Beasts Pirates?" Ace asked solemnly.

Youta: ...

Come on, Ace, can you have a normal gaze? Apart from the two horns on her head, what about this person looks like Kaido? She's clearly a normal girl!

"I am not Kaido, I am Oden of Wano!" Oden said.

Well, at least she looks like a normal girl on the outside; her mind is another matter.

"Oden?" Ace tilted his head slightly, pondering. "Isn't that the former daimyo of Wano? Wasn't he already killed by Kaido?"

Before coming to Wano, Ace had never heard of Oden, but after staying in Komurasaki Village for so long, he naturally knew about this hero of Wano.

Although he sounded a bit silly as a hero, his actions were quite in line with Ace's taste as a pirate.