Katakuri is 48 years old this year. In terms of age, he is only a dozen years younger than Kaido. Calling him a 'young man' would actually be a bit of an exaggeration.
However, Kaido and Charlotte Linlin are of the same generation, so Katakuri can be referred to as 'young man'.
But in fact, they weren't young people.
And those young people...
That straw-hatted boy who keeps saying he wants to be some kind of king?
Is it still that same red-haired brat who's been clamoring to be some kind of king, and is still in his rabbit cage?
In Kaido's eyes, the so-called "Worst Generation" is nothing more than playing house.
"These kids' pirate games are nothing to brats!"
Kaido downed the wine in his cup in one gulp, then thrust it forward. The cup, large enough for an ordinary person to stand on, looked enormous in comparison to the subordinate responsible for pouring the wine.
Kaido watched his subordinates nervously pouring wine, a hint of impatience flashing in his eyes.
Weak!
Too weak!
They're the same age, so why is there such a huge difference in their appearances, so huge that even Kaido finds it disgusting!
"Get lost, I can do it myself!"
Bang!!
A massive fist slammed down, sending the pirates carrying huge bottles flying. The fist then transformed into a hand, swiftly snatching the bottles, pouring himself a drink, and saying in a deep voice:
"However, there are always qualified young men on the high seas! If that young man is willing to follow me, I can marry my daughter to him, let him inherit my throne, and become the new governor of the [Beasts Pirates] and the guardian king of Wano Country! As for Yamato, she can just be the shogun of Wano Country!"
"Ma ma ma ma!"
Charlotte Linlin laughed and handed over the wine cup. Kaido glanced at it, poured his own wine, and then moved the bottle to pour one for her.
"Speaking of which, there are indeed young men like that. It's a pity. If he were willing to marry my daughter, then the Kingdom of Wan would be more stable!"
Kaido's eyes widened as he looked over. "Oh? You have one too? I don't think the young people you're talking about can compare to the young people I've seen, Linlin!"
"Well, well, well, well, Kaido, how could you think my judgment is inferior to yours, since you owe me such a huge favor?! The young people I've seen surpass your Three Disasters, oh no, now they're the 'Second Disaster,' and they've even surpassed my Three Sweet Commanders!" Charlotte Linlin laughed.
"I don't care, I think he's the strongest young man, and the young people you're talking about can't compare to him!"
Kaido pulled open his clothes, pointing to a scar that stretched noticeably upwards from his waist to his chest, and said, "The sword wound Oden gave me is here, but now, the scar that person left on me is deeper and more painful than that!"
"Oh my god! I'm injured too!"
Charlotte Linlin pulled open her clothes on her shoulder, revealing her shoulder, and pointed to the scar on it, saying, "There's no scar on the shoulder. This cut came from my shoulder and broke through my defense. He's the strongest one!"
Kaido has a crisscrossing scar on his chest and down, while Charlotte Linlin has downward-facing knife scars on both shoulders, though one scar is deeper than the other.
Seeing this, Kaido was taken aback. "You also have a sword wound?"
"You too?" Charlotte Linlin also noticed something amiss.
Why are all these knife wounds?
As experienced and powerful individuals, they could clearly sense that their knife wounds were inflicted by the same person.
"Kuro?!" the two exclaimed in unison.
They stared at each other, one wide-eyed and the other narrowed, before continuing, "Golden Lion?!"
Then, they paused for a moment, and then said at the same time, "Lucil Kuro?!"
No one knew about this at first.
Kaido encountered Kuro more than two years ago and was wounded by him, but he never mentioned it, and it wasn't reported in the news.
Charlotte Linlin last encountered Kuro in Dressrosa, which was half a year ago. She clashed with Kuro because of Caesar, but the injuries she sustained at that time, although they left her scars, did not leave any marks.
The injury on her shoulder was caused when he came to Tottoland back when he was still stationed in Sabaody Archipelago and gave her a few hard blows.
This incident was not reported.
Neither side would naturally recount this embarrassing and discrediting event that, in turn, boosted the navy's prestige.
And now...
Kaido and Charlotte Linlin exchanged a glance and froze.
"Ma ma ma ma ma!"
"Horo horo horo!"
Both sides burst into laughter at the same time, tilting their heads back and laughing more heartily than anyone else.
"You old hag, you can actually get hurt!" Kaido shouted, taking a big gulp of sake.
“You’re not bad either, Kaido!” Charlotte Linlin glanced at the wound on Kaido’s ribs and then at the wound on his chest, and said, “That wound must have been there a long time ago. I didn’t expect you to have been injured back then.”
Kaido said in a deep voice, "The injuries caused by Oden? That man is not to be underestimated. He was the second division captain under the old man with the white beard, and then he became Roger's crew member. Speaking of which, I had to use some tricks to deal with him. He is an admirable strongman... Never mind, even if that incident hadn't happened back then, I'm confident I could have defeated him!"
"But you..."
Kaido looked at Charlotte Linlin, "You were never injured when you were on the ship before, it's surprising that you were cut by that brat!"
In terms of defense, Kaido is confident that he is no less capable than his old acquaintance. However, Charlotte Linlin has been known for her overwhelming strength and physical prowess since the beginning, and her name "Iron Balloon" resounds throughout the sea.
It can break through the wounds that have appeared on her...
Kuro has become stronger again?
"Enough with the nonsense. We were both wounded, so it's understandable for you and me to be injured, but you were actually wounded by Oden..."
Charlotte Linlin laughed and said, "Well, why didn't you come to me back then? I treated you like a younger brother, Kaido!"
"Tch! It happened so many years ago, no need to bring it up here." Kaido spat.
“Well, well, well, even pirates have to be righteous,” Charlotte Linlin laughed.
They were calm and collected, seemingly unconcerned about their injuries, but to the others there, it was a truly awe-inspiring sight!
The two of you here are figures who have given countless enemies on the high seas a headache.
Because of their extremely high defense and immense strength, they are all top-tier figures.
For them personally, there are subtle differences; Charlotte Linlin has higher defense, and Kaido has a stronger physique, but for their subordinates, they are actually quite similar...
The surrounding pirates stared in horror at the wounds on their bodies. They couldn't understand what kind of terrifying force could leave such marks on them!
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