Chapter 241: Wish Fulfillment!

Chapter 241: Chapter 241: Wish Fulfillment!

......

Outside the light screen, young Kaido’s expression was extremely rich. On that face which was usually fierce, at this moment there actually appeared a rare trace of embarrassment.

Especially Big Mom beside him, whose blatantly teasing gaze was scraping back and forth on his face like a knife.

"Mam-ma-ma-ma——!"

Big Mom looked at the young Kaido and for a moment actually found him somewhat cute.

"Kaido, so you were this miserable when you were little! Betrayed by others, sold off, and finally ran to the Rocks ship to mooch off meals... Mam-ma-ma-ma!"

"Shut up! Linlin!" Kaido roared in shame and anger.

But Big Mom’s laughter simply wouldn’t stop. Originally, Big Mom had still been depressed from being defeated by Kid and Law, but now she had also let it go...

The era would ultimately change; the new era wasn’t something they could stop...

Although the surrounding children didn’t dare to be as unrestrained as Big Mom, the looks in their eyes were also very complicated.

So this was how Kaido became "Kaido".

So that monster who committed all evils had also once been a child betrayed by the world.

The screen continued playing...

Kaido’s experiences before and after joining the Rocks Pirates were presented one by one. That young, crazy Kaido who thirsted for power fought desperately on the Rocks ship, desperately grew stronger, desperately wanted to prove himself.

He had fought with Big Mom, had "conflicts" with Rocks, and with those who would later become legendary figures. In that chaotic era, they collided time and again, growing time and again.

"No wonder..."

At this moment, a Marine looked at Kaido with a strange expression: "No wonder he later had such strong resonance with Bullet!"

Bullet, the character who had appeared in the previous frenzied actions. That man who similarly thirsted for power, was similarly betrayed by the world, and similarly only wanted to prove everything with his fists.

They were too alike, alike to the point of making one sigh. After the God Valley incident, the Rocks Pirates fell apart.

Those companions who had once fought side by side scattered everywhere, each establishing their own base, each becoming a king in their own right.

Kaido was no exception.

He led his own crew, step by step establishing the initial "Beast Pirates".

The screen fast-forwarded to the day Kaido conquered Wano Country. He stood at the peak of Onigashima, overlooking this land he had conquered.

Beside him stood a person...

Calamity King, the last survivor of the Lunarian tribe.

"King,"

Kaido seemed to have thought of something and spoke leisurely, his tone carrying a hint of playfulness: "I heard something interesting."

King slightly turned his gaze, indicating curiosity.

"It’s that girl Yamato..."

The corner of Kaido’s mouth curled: "She doesn’t know from where she heard the name ’Joy Boy’."

Hearing this name, King’s body suddenly trembled violently. The name Joy Boy in the ancient legends of the Lunarian tribe was a warrior who liberated everything...

"You know this name too, right."

Kaido watched King’s reaction, a flash of understanding passing through his eyes: "That guy Oden had always hoped for Wano Country to open its borders, seemingly in order to welcome that man."

King was silent for a long time.

Then, he also slowly spoke, revealing the secret of his tribe: "Joy Boy... is the person our tribe has also been waiting for."

Kaido’s eyes lit up. It was the light of a treasure hunter who had discovered treasure.

"If..."

Kaido’s voice became low and meaningful: "If the man you and they are waiting for is the same person..."

He paused, the corner of his mouth splitting into a cruel smile: "King, then I know who that man is."

The screen froze on Kaido’s face full of anticipation. That anticipation was not for "liberation", but for an "opponent".

It was that kind of expectation: "Let me see whether the person who can defeat me really exists."

The screen returned to the battlefield.

Luffy, this youth who had inherited the Joy Boy fruit, at this moment was indeed, as in legend, locked in a life-and-death battle with Kaido.

And in a corner that neither of them had noticed, a CP0 agent, using Moon Walk, quietly left the battlefield.

No one knew where he was going, no one knew what he was going to do.

But his figure disappeared into the night.

"I want to create a..."

Luffy’s voice penetrated the thunderclouds and flames, reaching Kaido’s ears.

"A world where my companions can eat their fill!"

Simple, plain, without any flashy decorations.

This was his, Luffy’s, answer!

Kaido looked at him, looked at that serious face, looked at those burning eyes. Perhaps when he was young he had also held expectations for the world.

But in the end he discovered that this world simply didn’t deserve those beautiful things.

Only power was the sole truth. Only conquest was the sole path.

Only...

"Then let me see!"

Kaido roared loudly, flames surging out once more: "Whether your world can be realized."

Just as Kaido was preparing to go all out, Momonosuke below also made his move!

He extended his hand, and from his palm a huge flame cloud gushed forth!

That flame cloud’s color was a bit lighter than Kaido’s, not as thick, not as stable, but it truly existed.

It drifted toward below Onigashima, taking over for those flame clouds that were currently dispersing, steadily holding up the tottering island.

"Suc... succeeded...?"

Yamato stared with wide eyes, looking at this scene in disbelief.

Momonosuke himself was also stunned.

He looked at his own hand, looked at those flame clouds gushing from his palm. His whole body was as if struck by lightning, motionless.

"I... I did it?"

His voice trembled, his eye sockets reddening.

Tears burst from his eyes!

But this time, they weren’t tears of fear — they were tears of joy.

Above.

Kaido’s voice rang out once more.

"The so-called Joy Boy..."

He looked at Luffy, complex light flickering in his draconic pupils: "Is the person who can defeat me in the future."

Luffy didn’t speak. He only took a deep breath, his body compressing once more, compressing, and compressing again.

All his power, all his beliefs, all his hopes were pressed into this one punch.

That fist was compressed to the extreme, so small it seemed laughable, yet it contained world-shattering power.

Then it suddenly unfolded!

The final blow.

That punch directly scattered the Conqueror’s Haki on Kaido’s body, scattered the flame clouds around him.

Scattered all his defenses, all his resistance, all his pride.

Then, without holding anything back, it smashed heavily onto that evil dragon’s body.

"BOOM!!!"

Amid the tremendous noise, Kaido’s dragon body violently shook. Those bloodshot draconic pupils were filled with shock. A violent impact exploded from high in the sky!

All the surrounding cloud layers were shaken apart, even causing the stars in the night sky to tremble.

Kaido had reached his limit. That body hailed as the "World’s Strongest Creature" could no longer withstand the power of this strike.

His dragon body began to plummet. Everything that had once allowed him to stand invincible — power, status, ambition, dreams —

All of it turned into a fleeting illusion.

Collapsing with a resounding crash.

Outside the light screen, there was dead silence.

Then...

"Win... won?!" Someone shouted in disbelief.

"The Straw Hat kid won?!"

"He defeated Kaido?!"

Cheers erupted like a surging tide.

Children jumped up, adults embraced one another.

Those who had just been praying for Luffy were now all streaming with tears.

"Won... really won..."

"Those people are saved..."

"The Straw Hat kid is so awesome!"

Elbaf.

The giants raised their arms high, emitting heaven-shaking cheers.

"Sun God!"

"Sun God!"

"Sun God!"

That sound rolled across the sky like thunder, causing even the clouds to tremble.

The children’s eyes sparkled with worshipful light.

So the Sun God was like this — not a terrifying existence.

In the end, he really was the hero who defeated the evil dragon.

God Valley.

Roger looked at this scene, the corner of his mouth slightly curving upward.

"Joy Boy..."

He murmured, "So it really was you."

Whitebeard silently watched the light screen, but the hand holding the wine bowl trembled slightly.

Garp grinned widely.

That brat...

That brat who from a young age wouldn’t listen and insisted on becoming a pirate really did it!

Sengoku patted his shoulder without saying a word.

Zephyr let out a deep sigh, yet his eyes held a smile.

Big Mom rarely remained silent. She just watched the fallen Kaido in the light screen like that — that companion who had once fought alongside her...

Suddenly feeling somewhat desolate.

"Kaido..."

She murmured: "You too... have reached your end, huh."

Young Kaido was similarly silent.

He watched his future self fall, watched that youth who had defeated him, watched the cheering crowd. Complex emotions surged in his heart.

There was unwillingness, there was anger, but there was also relief.

So, the person who could defeat him really did exist. So the person these people had been waiting for really had come.

So...

"Joy Boy..." he murmured.

"Is it you."

In the light screen.

Kaido’s dragon body was still falling, his consciousness already blurred.

In the final moment, he seemed to see something.

It was a figure — a figure standing inside an oil pot.

Kozuki Oden.

That man he had killed twenty years ago, that man who until his death had never yielded.

At this moment, he was looking at him, smiling as if saying: "Wano Country has finally... waited for it."

The corner of Kaido’s mouth slightly lifted.

That smile contained relief, liberation, and the exhaustion of one who could finally rest.

In the end, Kaido was blasted into the earth. The illustrious name of the Yonko Kaido fell here. Once again, a seat on the throne was vacated!

And at this moment, as the ancient legend came to a close, accompanied by the roar of termination, people no longer had to drink dirty water, endure hunger, or suffer from the cold...

At this time, Luffy, with a relaxed expression, was floating in mid-air. At this moment he also noticed the lanterns being released by the people of Wano Country. This scene appeared especially warm and touching!

Originally, King had thought that the person who could defeat Kaido would not appear, but now it seemed that even this strongest person, Kaido, could be defeated.

Onigashima at this time was pulled back to the ground by the panting Momonosuke. Momonosuke was so tired he was drenched in sweat, but looking at the Flower Capital not far away, decorated with lanterns and colorful hangings, he also smiled with relief.

In those wishes, the people’s wishes on this night were all realized:

"Please defeat the terrifying dragon..."

"Please let the Kozuki family return..."

"Please let me sell more straw hats tomorrow, so I can buy some food for my family..."

......