Kaido laughed.
As expected, the Empress wouldn't agree easily.
Of course, he didn't plan to use force this time.
Although he could capture the Empress by force if he wanted to, it would likely take some time.
Even he had to be cautious when dealing with her Mero Mero Devil Fruit ability.
But before coming here, that lord had told him the Empress's weakness.
He smiled and said, "You have no choice but to agree."
"Boa Hancock, if you don't want the secret on your back revealed, you'd better obediently agree."
The three Empress sisters instantly turned pale with shock. How could anyone know such a secret?
*Impossible,* the Empress thought in disbelief, fear gripping her heart.
The secret on her back was simply her nightmare.
Other than her sisters, it was impossible for anyone else to know.
*Could Luffy have revealed it?* No, that was impossible too.
Someone like Luffy would never spout nonsense.
What should she do now?
If such a secret were revealed, let alone herself, even the Island of Women might attract the attention of the Celestial Dragons.
Those unscrupulous bastards wouldn't hold back just because she was the Pirate Empress and one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea.
It would only make those Celestial Dragons even more unbridled.
It would arouse their desire to conquer.
Her two younger sisters also looked at their eldest sister. Such news absolutely could not be leaked; otherwise, it would draw the pursuit of the Celestial Dragons, and they wouldn't even be able to run away.
They were furious in their hearts.
*That Emperor is indeed a despicable man, actually using such a secret to threaten our eldest sister.*
Even the white-haired old woman, Gloriosa, realized something.
*Could the secret on her back be about the Celestial Dragon slaves?*
*It must be the brand of the Celestial Dragon slave mark.*
She was the one who escorted the three sisters back then, so she still had an impression of it.
If that was the case, even she couldn't offer Hancock any help.
Otherwise, the entire country would suffer. The Celestial Dragons were just that tyrannical; it might even invite a Buster Call.
After pondering for a long time, amidst a wave of inner conflict, the Empress finally had no choice but to agree.
"Fine, I agree to the political marriage with the Empire on Which the Sun Never Sets."
The other two sisters didn't know what to say.
Kaido laughed heartily. It seemed that lord's secret really worked.
Even the Empress had submitted, though he wasn't curious about what the secret actually was.
It didn't matter to him.
"I hope you head to Wano Country as soon as possible. If you're late, who knows if that lord might leak the secret."
Given the Empress's capabilities, she had the means to reach Wano Country on her own, so there was no need for him to escort her.
After saying that, he transformed into a massive blue dragon and left with Rebecca.
Once he was gone, the plump younger sister with long orange hair finally spoke up.
"Sister, are you really going to marry that Emperor?"
Hancock narrowed her eyes, her face dark with helplessness.
"There's no other way around this. But so what if I marry him? That foolish man can forget about ever touching my body."
The two sisters instantly felt relieved. This was the only option left when there were no other options.
However, they still felt a lingering unease in their hearts.
They worried that if the Emperor of that empire was truly powerful, their sister wouldn't be able to stop him even if she wanted to. A man capable of making Kaido submit could not be a simple person.
A day later, Kaido brought Rebecca to the desert kingdom, the Alabasta Kingdom.
He patrolled the sky, searching for the royal palace in the capital.
The citizens in the capital looked up at the massive blue dragon in the sky with expressions of sheer terror.
"Look, what is that?"
"It's actually a blue dragon, and it's flying in the sky!"
"This is too terrifying! What kind of monster is that?"
"That's no monster. It reminds me of someone... That's Kaido of the Beasts, one of the Four Emperors!"
"What?! What is a Pirate Emperor like him doing in our country?"
"Who knows? But he seems to be flying toward the royal palace."
Although they were incredibly curious about why Kaido of the Beasts had come to their country, they didn't dare follow him, as they knew exactly how terrifying Kaido was.
Just the aura radiating from the massive blue dragon earlier was enough to make them feel extremely uncomfortable.
That was the strongest pirate in the world. There weren't many people who could be mentioned in the same breath as him.
In fact, you could count them on one hand.
Naturally, Kaido found the location of the royal palace. The architecture there was a grade higher than the surrounding buildings. He flew directly into the palace with Rebecca.
Then, he slowly landed on the plaza and set Rebecca down.
By this time, the Kingdom's Royal Guards had already noticed Kaido. However, they only dared to surround him and didn't dare to attack the intruder.
Because they knew this was one of the great pirates, one of the Four Emperors, a legendary figure. God knows why he wasn't staying in the second half of the Grand Line and had actually come to their first half.
This was not a man who could be defeated simply by having superior numbers.
Someone had already gone to notify King Cobra.
Shortly after, Cobra arrived with his men.
Hearing the name of the Four Emperors' Kaido, he was naturally afraid in his heart, but this was his country. If he, the king, ran away, what would that look like?
Arriving at the plaza alongside him was naturally the blue-haired Princess Vivi.
As the two arrived, the Royal Guards automatically parted to let the king through.
The king walked through the crowd and saw the true face of Kaido of the Beasts, his legs feeling a bit weak.
This extraordinary imposing aura made it a bit difficult for him to even breathe smoothly.
He wasn't just a simple giant.
Of course, he also noticed the pink-haired woman beside Kaido of the Beasts. She seemed to be the person mentioned in the newspaper regarding the Dressrosa Kingdom a few days ago.
But now was not the time to worry about that.
He spoke up and asked, "Kaido, for what matter have you come to our country?"
Kaido smiled and said, "From your appearance, you must be the king of this country. Very good."
"Then the one with the princess temperament next to you must be Vivi."
"I'm here to tell you some good news. The Emperor of my Empire on Which the Sun Never Sets is going to enter a political marriage with your Vivi. Come with me obediently."
Cobra was shocked. It really wasn't anything good.
But he flatly refused, "Please forgive me, but I refuse."
It was impossible for Vivi to marry a stranger, even if he was a so-called Emperor.
Vivi's face was also full of reluctance; this was far too sudden.
Kaido laughed heartily. "Do you even have the right to refuse?"
To the side, Rebecca helplessly agreed with that statement. Her own father couldn't even block a single punch from this man; she knew that having more people was useless.
Cobra's face darkened. "Don't you try anything reckless. The capital has my army of ten thousand."
Naturally, he would not allow the other party to use force.
Kaido said indifferently, "An army of ten thousand? How amusing."
"No matter how many ants there are, what use is it?"