Half a year has passed by in a flash...

"boom!"

On the Zuan martial arts training ground, Katakuri casually smashed the tall stone pillar in front of him into pieces.

"Liu Ying, you have completely mastered it!"

Yamato stood next to Katakuri, nodded slightly, and said with satisfaction that she was indeed very talented in teaching. Such a rare method of using Armed Color Haki could be mastered by just one person in half a year as long as he taught her.

"It's time to say goodbye."

Katakuri looked at the stone pillar in front of him that he had casually smashed, and then looked at the dazzling sun. It seemed that the time for his return had come.

"Yes! It's time to say goodbye. Time flies so fast! I'll be eighteen in half a year."

Yamato followed Katakuri's line of sight and squinted slightly to look at the dazzling sun in the sky. The time for her and Katakuri to part ways finally came.

"You are a genius, a true genius. Looking at all the countries, the only ones who can definitely defeat you are my mother and me who are trying my best."

Katakuri lowered his head and said sincerely to Yamato that he, Katakuri, had seen many talented people in his life, and Yamato could stand out among all the talented people.

"Hey! Don't say that! It makes me embarrassed."

Yamato smiled proudly at Katakuri, showing no trace of her embarrassment.

"Katakuri, please wait for me! My father said that when I reach adulthood, he will give me a Devil Fruit. When I become an esper and master the ability, I will go to all countries to find you!

When the time comes I will defeat you! And snatch you away from all nations!"

Yamato spoke seriously to Katakuri.

"Hahaha... I'm waiting for the day you come, but even if you defeat me, I won't go with you."

Katakuri may not have discovered it yet, but in fact, he subconsciously believed that Yamato would surpass him, and he implicitly acknowledged Yamato's identity. Now he is only one step away from becoming Yamato's crew member by piercing that thin layer of paper.

That's all... although the last layer of paper is often the most difficult to pierce.

"goodbye!"

Yamato looked at Katakuri's back and kept waving his hands.

"Goodbye! Yamato...Captain~"

Katakuri did not turn around, he silently responded to Yamato in his heart, he is such a person, Katakuri who is cold on the outside and hot on the inside.

"Ah... Yamato's eighteenth birthday is coming soon!"

"but……"

Kaido sat in the office and looked at the report on the table, which contained the topics for the next world conference.

"I have very important things to do at this World Conference!"

Kaido looked at the invitation letter sent by the World Government helplessly. If he wanted to prepare a birthday party for his daughter Yamato, he might have to miss another world conference, but this world conference is for his big plan

It is absolutely not to be missed, but it seems that he is preparing a grand birthday party for his daughter.

"It's so annoying! It would be great if I knew how to clone myself!"

Kaido kept mumbling.

"Bulu Bulu..."

With this thought, Kaido unplugged the phone and called Doflamingo.

"Click~"

"Hey~ It's Boss Kaido!"

After a while, Doflamingo answered the call. To be precise, Doflamingo always answered Kaido's call on time.

"Hey! Doflamingo, have you found that old bastard I asked you to find?!"

Kaido asked Doflamingo unhappily.

"Of course I heard about it! After all, that guy hasn't stopped at all, and he's still preparing for a big military parade recently... Many people have received his invitations... Bah, bah, bah, bah... Of course, I also received it, bah.

Haha… I didn’t expect that the legendary pirate Shiji, known as the Golden Lion, who is as famous as the Pirate King Roger, Whitebeard Newgate, and the admiral of the Flying Pirates, is actually living in seclusion in the East China Sea now. He has not been kidnapped yet.

Will Jay come out of the shadows defeated?"

Doflamingo was holding a phone bug in his left hand and a sexy pink invitation letter in his right hand. If he hadn't inquired to confirm the authenticity of the message, he wouldn't have been able to believe that this letter was from the legendary pirate Golden Lion Shi

It was written by Ji himself. It seems that the rumored news of the opponent's decline in strength is true... After all, if the opponent is still the monster who can compete with Roger and Newgate, he will not invite a 'little guy' like him.

"Hahahaha... Well done, Flamenco! As a reward, all the treasures of the Flying Pirates will be handed over to you!"

Kaido felt very happy after listening to Doflamingo's words, and he spoke cheerfully.

"Bah, bah, bah...this is what I should do."

Doflamingo listened to Kaido's words and immediately laughed. As long as he can complete Kaido's mission, Kaido has always been very generous. The accumulation of the legendary pirate Golden Lion Shiji's life is so huge.

What a fortune!

"Before next month, send me all the invitations to the Golden Lion and the location of the base!"

After Kaido got the news he wanted to know, he didn't want to say any more and directly ordered Doflamingo to say that Kaido would not care about the distance between the other party and Zuan Country, nor the need for the other party to run away in order to deliver these things.

Scrap a few horses, sail a few ships, whatever he needs must be delivered on time.

"Okay! Don't worry, I'll have my men send it over quickly."

Doflamingo replied respectfully to Kaido.

"Um!"

"That's it."

Kaido nodded with satisfaction and then hung up the phone.

"Click~"

"call……"

Doflamingo looked at the hung up phone and gently wiped the sweat on his forehead with a tissue. Every time he talked to Kaido, he had to endure great pressure.

"You guys find me sprinters... and ask them to send me some things. Forget it, I'll go find them myself!"

Doflamingo changed out of his sweat-soaked shirt, then left the house with the invitation in his hand and a map showing the location of the Flying Pirates. After walking in and seeing a few younger brothers, he originally

He wanted them to help, but when he thought of the importance of this invitation, he gave up.

A month later...the invitations and maps Kaido needed were all neatly placed on the office table.

"Hahaha……"

Kaido looked at the invitation in his hand and smiled disdainfully.

"This old bastard, Golden Lion, is really getting better and better with each passing day."

Kaido said as he stood up and flipped through the calendar.

“Four and a half months until the World Conference Friends…enough!”

After checking the calendar, Kaido nodded slightly, picked up the invitation and map, stood up and left the palace, heading towards Yamato's training ground.

…

"Hey...Father, are you going to find a suitable Devil Fruit for me today?"

Yamato, who was sparring with Jinbei and Musashi in the martial arts field, heard Kaido's words again and asked in surprise.

"That's right! Aren't you happy that you can get the Devil Fruit?"

Of course, Kaido would not say that he had forgotten about the World Conference because of his mistake, so he said this on purpose.

"Of course I'm very happy, but I always feel that you, father, are suspicious!"

Yamato looked at Kaido with suspicion, she always felt that there was a dirty heart hidden in Kaido's body who seemed to be looking out for her.

"Hmph! You actually doubt your father? You have to know that no matter what decision your father makes, it is all out of love for you!"

Kaido snorted at Yamato and spoke loudly with some guilt.

That's right, being loud never necessarily means being reasonable. It is most likely a bluff caused by a guilty conscience. People who truly stand on the truth don't need to be loud to still represent the truth.

"Okay! Okay! Of course I won't doubt you, father~ I was just moved by my father's words! Yes! I was moved!"

Yamato covered his heart as if he was actually moved by Kaido's words.

"Hmph! You still have some conscience..."

"Seeing that you are about to become an adult, father will take you out for a fun trip today!"

Kaido crossed his arms across his chest and snorted.

"Go out and play?!"

Yamato didn't seem to realize what Kaido meant, and asked with some confusion.

"Do you want to leave Zu'an Country?"

Kaido raised his eyebrows slightly at Yamato and asked.
To be continued...