Chapter 73: Then I’d Like to Give It a Try!

"What?! That damn Kurozumi Orochi—how dare he betray me?! Without me, he'd never have secured his position as the Shogun of Wano Country!"

Kaido the Beast roared in fury upon hearing the situation with his Observation Haki. His anger clouded his focus, allowing Lucas to land a devastating punch that sent him crashing to the ground.

The impact sent tremors rippling through the battlefield, and Lucas's Tremor-Tremor Fruit ability surged through his fist, shattering Kaido's mace into fragments. The once-indestructible weapon now lay in pieces.

Kaido's eyes widened in disbelief. "Damn it! You bastard, how dare you take advantage of my distraction?!"

Lucas sneered, his tone filled with mocking amusement. "Oh? You got careless, and now you expect me to just stand here and wait for you to recover? Don't be ridiculous."

Kaido gritted his teeth in frustration, glaring at Lucas with unbridled rage.

Lucas continued, his voice dripping with sarcasm. "You act like a mindless brute, but don't think you can fool me. If you were truly reckless, you wouldn't have used underhanded tactics against Kozuki Oden. You waited for the perfect moment to attack him when he was distracted, didn't you?"

Kaido's scowl deepened, but Lucas wasn't done yet.

"Face it—you're a schemer too."

Kaido let out a guttural laugh, his fury momentarily turning to amusement. "And what's wrong with that?! I enjoy being a schemer! Now shut up and take this!"

Even without his weapon, Kaido was still a monstrous force. He lunged at Lucas, throwing a devastating punch.

Lucas met his attack head-on, his fists glowing with the combined power of Tremor-Tremor Fruit, Flame-Flame Fruit, and top-tier Armament Haki. The battlefield shook under the intensity of their blows, and Kaido found himself pushed back despite his monstrous endurance.

Amidst the chaos, another force joined the battle against the Beasts Pirates.

Plague Queen turned in shock, eyes widening as he recognized the new arrival. "Shutenmaru?! You traitorous bastard!"

Queen's anger flared. "If Lord Kaido hadn't spared you twenty years ago, you would've died alongside Kozuki Oden! And this is how you repay him?!"

Shutenmaru, the known famous criminal, blocked Queen's headbutt—which was aimed at Diamond Jozu—with a calm smirk. "Back then, there was no hope to fight back. So I disappeared into the mountains and let myself rot. But…"

His gaze shifted toward Lucas, who was relentlessly pummeling Kaido.

"Now that I see a chance to crush you all, how could I possibly stay out of this? Even if it means my death, I'll put everything on the line!"

The morale of the Beasts Pirates plummeted, while Lucas's allies cheered with renewed fervor.

Kaido, noticing the shift in battlefield momentum, was seething. He turned his fiery gaze toward Lucas and spat, "You bastard… what exactly are you planning?! Don't try to tell me you're just here to help Wano Country reclaim its freedom."

Lucas smirked. "And what makes you think that?"

Kaido scoffed. "Because outsiders like us benefit from Wano's isolation. With them mining seastone for us and building seastone weapons, their closed borders ensure we control the trade. If Wano opens up, we lose that monopoly."

Lucas shook his head. "That might be how you think, but I'm not you. I don't deal in the arms trade, and I couldn't care less about seastone weapons."

Kaido let out a booming laugh. "Worororo! So what exactly do you gain from all this? Unless you plan to kill Kurozumi Orochi and take the throne for yourself, you're wasting your time!"

Lucas smiled cryptically. "Who said I'm not benefiting from this? Just because you can't see my gains doesn't mean they aren't there."

As he spoke, his eyes darted toward Momonosuke, who was being protected by Kin'emon and Raizo. The young heir to the Kozuki clan looked terrified.

Lucas chuckled darkly. "See that brat over there? He's the rightful heir to Wano's throne. A descendant of the Kozuki clan. He'll be the next shogun."

Kaido sneered. "That pathetic kid? Don't make me laugh!"

Lucas continued, still smirking. "Oh? You don't think much of him? But he's the son of Kozuki Oden. You remember Oden, don't you? The man who nearly killed you? The one who scarred you for life?"

Kaido's expression darkened instantly. "Bullshit! Do you think a mere samurai like Oden could ever make me tremble in fear?!"

Lucas grinned, sensing Kaido's rage building. "Oh? You admit he left scars on you, though. And you healed, right? But if you weren't afraid, why did you attack him with dirty tricks instead of fighting him head-on?"

Kaido snarled, his entire body radiating fury. "Enough! I don't care about that worthless kid! But just to prove a point—"

His dragon eyes locked onto Momonosuke.

"—I'm going to kill him. Right now."

With a thunderous roar, Kaido lunged toward Momonosuke, murder in his gaze.

Lucas's smirk widened.

"Then I'd like to see you try."

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