"Hey, are you the person in charge here right now?"
Yamato took the initiative right from the start.
She directly usurped Who's-Who's right to speak.
It also completely dashed the other's thoughts of using this opportunity to earn some credit with Kaido.
Regarding this point, Who's-Who had already mentally prepared himself somewhat when he learned Yamato would be coming along.
But it didn't matter… acquiring the artificial Devil Fruit production line wasn't something that could be done overnight.
This 'Young Master' Yamato definitely wouldn't have the patience to handle things personally, so when the time came, he, Who's-Who, would still be the one calling the shots.
The only thing he needed to pay attention to were these guys beside him.
Thinking this, Who's-Who's gaze swept over X Drake, Ulti, and Page One beside him.
Especially toward X Drake.
That guy posed the biggest threat to him.
The Ulti siblings didn't show much desire for power back on Onigashima. In contrast, X Drake, who had only recently joined the Beasts Pirates, often sought to gain Kaido's attention.
As a result, X Drake, who had only joined a few months ago, actually attained the same [Tobiroppo] position as him, Who's-Who.
'Good grief... I've been with the Beasts for over ten years! What right does this newcomer have to compete with me?'
And, whether it was his illusion or not, Who's-Who always felt X Drake was hiding some secret… there was an aura about him that Who's-Who found distasteful.
Who's-Who didn't voice this suspicion openly, just quietly kept an eye on the other in the shadows, waiting for X Drake to slip up so he could decisively eliminate him.
Setting aside what Who's-Who was plotting, Trebol was caught off guard by the imposing aura of the person before him.
Yamato wasn't particularly fond of anyone from the Donquixote Family. She knew they had been helping the Beasts Pirates resell weapons and Seastone, and she knew they used [Artificial Devil Fruits] as bargaining chips to cooperate with the Beasts Pirates.
But what did that have to do with her?
Did they really expect her to inherit Onigashima and Wano Country?
If that day ever came, Yamato's first order would be to disband the Beasts Pirates.
-At least, that's what Yamato thought for now.
She didn't believe her old man would hand over the position of the next Beasts Pirates' Commander to her.
Even giving it to King would be better than giving it to her.
What Yamato yearned for was the romantic act of 'roaming the world' like Naruto, not standing at the peak of power, enjoying the flattery of others.
"Ordering you to deliver something, and it's either windy or rainy! Does the Donquixote Family want to start a war with the Beasts Pirates!?"
Yamato pointed her kanabo, Takeru, directly at Trebol's head, looking very much like she'd start fighting at the slightest disagreement.
Even without witnessing Yamato's strength firsthand, considering her likely status above the Tobiroppo, Trebol could only seethe inwardly, not daring to speak out.
The people around him, Machvise, Giolla, and Buffalo, all showed expressions as if they'd swallowed a dead fly.
In the past, with Doflamingo presiding, even envoys sent by Kaido wouldn't be this arrogant.
Now the other side actually dared to speak to them like this!
They had to... endure it!
There was no choice… circumstances were stronger than people.
Even if they performed exceptionally well and really managed to defeat this group in front of them, so what?
The subsequent retaliation from the Beasts Pirates was something they couldn't withstand.
Unless they completely abandoned Dressrosa, they'd just be waiting for the Disasters to uproot them.
"... Our sincerest apologies. Too many incidents have occurred in Dressrosa recently, coupled with the events at Marineford-"
Trebol prepared himself mentally, then very earnestly began explaining to Yamato.
He didn't dare use his usual 'slimy' way of speaking now.
He mentioned the Marineford incident, but the real reason affecting fruit production was the series of actions taken by Orochimaru and Caesar.
Now a large number of the Tontatta Tribe from the fruit production workshop had been transported to Punk Hazard to produce something they needed.
The remaining people had severely insufficient output… that was the key reason for the delay in goods.
However, Trebol's concession didn't earn him any understanding at all. Yamato seemed deliberately looking for trouble, interrupting again in an aggressive tone.
"That's your problem. We, the Beasts Pirates, only care about results! Including the delayed goods, I want double the fruits today!"
It seemed Yamato wasn't acting unreasonably like this for the first time.
A certain great hero once told Yamato that sometimes, to achieve a 'right' goal, one had to deliberately adopt a 'particular' attitude.
Even if it didn't come from the heart or wasn't understood by others, it didn't matter.
A hero only needs to uphold their own righteousness.
Yamato's goal was to mess up this matter.
It would be even better if she could completely sever cooperation with the Donquixote Family.
Listening to Yamato's 'arrogant' declaration, Who's-Who felt a surge of anger he couldn't vent or swallow.
'Now you're saying 'we, the Beasts' one after another? Where was this strong sense of identification usually?'
But he still didn't want Yamato to push the other side too hard, after all, if things reached a deadlock, it would be troublesome.
Yamato wouldn't face any punishment, but he, the proposer of the plan, definitely wouldn't get off easy.
Just as Who's-Who was preparing to brave Yamato's displeasure and step forward to say something, the gas barrels Orochimaru had placed near the dock exploded.
The next moment, a scene identical to the one inside the Corrida Colosseum played out. Those who weren't Devil Fruit users transformed into snake-people, beginning to indiscriminately attack any living being around them.
It's hard to say whether it was good luck or something else.
The majority of the Beasts Pirates' members Yamato brought this time had eaten Artificial Devil Fruits.
Although Artificial Devil Fruits had many side effects and their effects weren't as good as genuine Devil Fruits,
they could immunize against the transformation caused by that gas.
Seeing this sudden situation, Yamato was stunned for a moment, then frowned.
Thud!
She swung her kanabo, sending dozens of snake-people flying.
"It looks like your Donquixote Family truly intends to make an enemy of us."
At this point, even Who's-Who wasn't planning to step forward anymore.
Fighting with the Big Mom Pirates could still be considered a minor clash between Emperors.
But you, the Donquixote Family, dare to ambush us? This is a blatant provocation.
After Trebol reacted, he, like Pica, immediately thought of Orochimaru.
But Yamato had no intention of listening to his explanation at all. The kanabo came crashing down with terrifying force.
"It's war!"
"Thunder Bagua!"
…
In front of the Artificial Devil Fruit's production workshop, a group of snake-people lay on the ground, unconscious.
Among them, a particularly massive figure was still trying to struggle.
He was a combatant of the Donquixote Family… Dellinger, a fighting fish Fish-man.
When not in combat mode, he looked like an ordinary boy with an extra pair of horns.
But Dellinger's appearance had drastically changed now.
His original height of around 1.5 meters had now increased more than fivefold, completely turning him into a half-snake, half-fish-man monster.
Sharp tail fins like blades extended from his back, his limbs had become thick and large, and his high-heeled shoes had unsurprisingly burst.
His physical attributes, already far surpassing ordinary humans, received another boost under the snake-people gas transformation.
But after Sasuke followed up with a Sharingan Genjutsu, Dellinger's massive body still collapsed.
Around them, countless snake-people had fallen under the Genjutsu.
"What is going on!?"
Baby-5 covered her mouth, looking at the surrounding monsters in disbelief.
But Sasuke, from the serpentine faces of these people, thought of that sinister figure.
"Orochimaru..."
'Even in another world, even after losing his memories, this guy still can't keep quiet.'
Killing intent quietly rose in Sasuke's heart.
He suddenly remembered that Orochimaru had also played a small part in the Uchiha Clan's massacre incident back then.
'Indeed, such a guy is best off dead.'