The air fell silent for a brief moment.
Enel swallowed.
"No, just now I… mm, actually, I was very measured!"
Enel thought for a moment, then stubbornly tried to defend himself.
"That's good, then. If you run into someone you can't handle, you can contact me. I probably won't be able to arrive in time anyway, so I'll avenge you afterward."
Cyrus's voice sounded again.
But those words…
Enel's lips trembled when he heard them.
"Then I thank you."
"No need to be polite. We're on the same side, after all! All right, I still have things to handle here."
The Den Den Mushi call was cut off.
Enel stared at the Den Den Mushi in his hand, the corner of his eye twitching wildly.
That bast—no, that guy Cyrus, how could he say something like that?
He had far too little confidence in him!
Enel was strong enough to handle anything.
As for what happened today, that was purely an accident.
Thinking of that, Enel decided that he would have to be more alert during this period.
Any pirate who tried to attack Dressrosa would be sunk into the sea.
…
Totto Land, Candy Island.
When Whitebeard stepped down from the Moby Dick, the people on Candy Island were completely stunned.
The residents living here had no idea what had happened.
After Marco's emergency treatment, Whitebeard's body was covered in countless bandages, but his aura had not weakened in the slightest.
Cyrus brought Whitebeard into the tall tower where Charlotte Linlin and the others were being held.
The moment they saw Whitebeard, the three people inside the tower all stiffened.
"Mamamama! Even you were defeated?"
Big Mom was the first to speak, bursting into loud laughter.
Whitebeard glanced at her but said nothing. He found a place and sat down cross-legged.
"I won't disturb the four of you old friends catching up." Cyrus spoke, then turned and left.
As Cyrus's footsteps gradually faded away, Golden Lion looked at Whitebeard.
"Even you lost?"
"What's so strange about me losing?"
Whitebeard turned his head and looked at Golden Lion.
"You people joined forces and still lost, didn't you? Cyrus's strength has already surpassed ours. From the moment I decided to come here, I had already considered this outcome."
Whitebeard's expression did not change as he said this.
Clearly, his mindset was very stable.
"If the four of us join forces…"
Big Mom suddenly spoke, her expression extremely dark.
Hearing that, the other three looked at her strangely.
"Even if we all attack together, the result won't change much. That man is strange."
Whitebeard shook his head.
As an old pirate with extremely rich battle experience, he had discovered many abnormal things about Cyrus during their fight.
That body could no longer be described as merely physically impressive.
It was as though he truly could not be injured.
Attacks that landed on him did not seem to affect him at all.
There were many monsters on the sea, but if Whitebeard had to say it, then in his eyes, only Cyrus truly qualified now.
'Strange?'
Hearing Whitebeard's evaluation, Big Mom and the others exchanged looks.
How could they not know that?
No matter how strong a person was, there should still be a limit, right?
Without being arrogant, they were already among the highest level of combat power in this world.
Even if they had aged and their strength had declined, it still should not have reached the point where all four of them together had no ability to fight back.
He simply did not seem like a monster born from this world.
Silence settled inside the tower.
Clearly, once they thought of Cyrus, none of them felt like speaking anymore.
…
"Publish it or don't, that's up to you."
Faced with Morgans asking about the battle with Whitebeard, Cyrus waved his hand, looking as though he did not care very much.
"Although it can't be hidden, now that both Big Mom and Whitebeard have been defeated, if this news spreads, it could cause chaos throughout the New World. It may affect your plans," Morgans said.
"Oh? You actually care about that?"
Cyrus looked at the bird-man in front of him with some surprise.
"Aren't you the kind of guy who would throw his life aside for a big scoop?"
Morgans froze, then instinctively took a step back.
"Sorry, but I don't know where you heard that from. Although I value major news, I value my life even more! Only by staying alive can I report even more major news."
Morgans rattled off that long sentence in one breath, almost like a tongue twister.
"I see. Then do whatever you want. Even if you don't report what happened this time, it will spread across the sea soon enough."
Cyrus thought for a moment, then spoke.
That much was certain.
It was even possible that the World Government would be pushing it from behind the scenes.
They did not dare deal with him openly right now, but pulling little tricks behind his back was absolutely something they would do.
They might even spread the idea throughout the New World that he was a threat, or continue emphasizing his identity as a Pirate Hunter.
In any case, as long as it could create trouble for him, even the smallest bit of trouble, the World Government would definitely do it.
"Then I'll report it?"
Hearing Cyrus's words, Morgans looked at his expression and asked.
"Mm."
Cyrus nodded.
"Good. In that case, I'll… right, there's a piece of news you'll definitely be interested in."
Morgans was just about to turn around when he suddenly stopped.
Then he turned back, rummaged under one of his wings, and pulled out a stack of photographs.
"What is it?"
Cyrus paused.
If Morgans was bringing something up on his own, then it was probably something he really might be interested in.
"It's about Kaido."
As Morgans spoke, he handed the photographs to Cyrus.
"Kaido? That guy should be in Wano, right? Did he cause trouble?"
Cyrus took the photos and asked while lowering his head to look.
"Something did happen, but it's a little strange."
Seeing that Cyrus was indeed interested, Morgans thought for a moment and organized his words before continuing.
"Kaido seems to have suddenly gone mad and caused havoc in Wano. Originally, he only enslaved or controlled the people there, but this time, it looks like he killed many people and destroyed a large area of Wano."
Even as Morgans said it, he found the matter strange.
Even madness should have a limit.
Whether it was Kaido or Big Mom, both were the kind of unpredictable people who often went on rampages.
If Kaido had caused this kind of destruction anywhere else, Morgans would not have found it odd.
But causing such devastation in his own headquarters made the whole thing seem very strange.
Unless the man had truly gone insane.
Hearing this, Cyrus also found it strange.
He flipped through the photos in his hand. Most of them showed the devastated state of Wano.
The entire island was covered in marks left by fiery impacts.
The Flower Capital was recognizable at a glance, but in the photo, the city had been split straight down the middle.
A blazing red scar ran through the entire capital.
If the News Coo had not taken the photo from high in the sky, it probably would not have been so clear.
"Did that guy really go mad?"
Cyrus was also somewhat surprised.
Although Kaido often went on drunken rampages, he still retained at least some awareness.
And Kaido valued Wano.
Leaving aside the matter of mining Seastone, Pluton was still hidden there.
"Wait."
As Cyrus continued flipping through the photos, his eyes narrowed slightly when he reached the last few.
The photos were not of Kaido, but of some pirates on Onigashima. They should have been taken by a News Coo that lowered its altitude.
"What? Do you know what's going on with these people?"
Seeing Cyrus's expression, Morgans looked at the photos in his hand and immediately asked.
Truthfully, when he saw them earlier, he had also found them strange.
This was definitely not normal. Those people seemed to have fallen into madness.
"So it was Imu who made a move."
Cyrus rubbed his chin and placed the photos on the table beside him.
"Imu!"
Morgans's pupils suddenly contracted, and his eyes stared straight at Cyrus.
"That hidden King of the World?"
Morgans's voice trembled slightly.
"Mm. It looks like he moved against Kaido. But judging from the current situation, he probably hasn't fully controlled him."
Cyrus nodded.
Only Imu's method of transforming people into demons could produce this kind of result.
If that was the case, then Kaido suddenly going mad made sense.
After being demonized, his combat strength would increase, his body would become undying, and the malice buried deep within his heart would be drawn out to serve as the basis for his actions.
"Where is Kaido now?"
Cyrus turned and asked.
"That, I'm not very sure about. Kaido is certainly noticeable, but his ability allows him to fly. The News Coos can't track him reliably."
Morgans shook his head.
Although News Coos were spread throughout the New World, the sea was simply too vast.
It was impossible to have them watch every place at every moment.