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Just then, a new pirate ship appeared.

An was eager to make a name for herself, so she immediately controlled the Sky Dragon to lunge at the pirate ship.

"An, stop!"

Kairos Flint, standing aboard his own vessel, felt a headache coming on and quickly ordered An to halt.

The ship approaching in the distance belonged to the Red-Haired Pirates.

That was his father-in-law.

Even though his relationship with the red-haired man was… complicated, he still had to show respect—for Uta's sake.

Unfortunately, An didn't recognize the Red-Haired Pirates and treated them like just another group of nobodies.

Kairos's command came one step too late.

The power of the dragon was overwhelming.

Its massive maw had already opened wide, descending upon the Red-Haired Pirates, a terrifying sight that sent shivers down anyone's spine.

The red-haired man looked at the oncoming dragon and couldn't help but frown.

He had only been passing through, en route to Marine Headquarters, when the weather suddenly shifted and he spotted a massive dragon over a thousand meters long soaring in the sky.

His curiosity was piqued. At first, he thought Kaido had made an appearance. But when he got closer, he realized this dragon was blue—and more surprisingly, it seemed to have been summoned by a girl.

This made him even more intrigued.

But when he spotted Mythical Sky—Kairos Flint's ship—in the distance, everything made sense. That girl must be one of Kairos's new recruits.

At that moment, his expression darkened. What was going on with his daughter?

How could she end up with such a philandering bastard?

As the dragon's head swooped down, the rest of the Red-Haired crew drew their finest weapons, ready to blast the creature out of the sky.

"Let me handle this. It's been a while since I stretched."

Before the red-haired man could act, Ben Beckman stepped forward and raised a hand to stop him. The red-haired man nodded.

After all, Ben Beckman was his first mate—and the second-strongest member of the crew after himself.

Ben Beckman calmly walked to the bow of the ship and placed his hand on the gun at his waist.

When he raised it, a red light flickered in his eyes. In an instant, a terrifying wave of Armament Haki surged into the gun.

Then another power followed: a golden glow coated the weapon, making it gleam like crystal.

This was a high-level form of Haki—Ryuo, or flowing Haki—used in advanced form.

Ryuo came in different grades: pink and gold.

Pink Ryuo was more common; Tamada and his men used pink, which was known for its penetration ability.

But golden Ryuo was different—it carried destructive as well as penetrating attributes. Its compound force was significantly stronger. Among all Ryuo variants, golden Ryuo was the most formidable.

As the dragon's head neared the ship, Ben Beckman didn't hesitate. He lifted his glowing weapon and pulled the trigger.

Bang!

The bullet fired.

At the moment of firing, it transformed into a terrifying beam of light—like a focused laser.

The dragon's head was struck head-on, pierced clean through by the beam.

Huge waves surged across the ocean's surface.

The recoil of the blast even pushed the Red-Haired Pirates' ship back hundreds of meters.

"…Something's not right."

Ben Beckman frowned. Despite his attack piercing the dragon's head, the sensation didn't match what he expected from hitting a real, physical creature.

Then came the biggest surprise: the moment the dragon's head was pierced, instead of gushing blood, it popped like a soap bubble—vanishing into thin air.

"What just happened? Where'd the dragon go?"

"That was weird. There wasn't even any blood after it got hit."

The crew was baffled by what they had just witnessed.

The red-haired man simply raised an eyebrow.

With his sharp Observation Haki, he had already discerned the nature of the dragon.

"So… that's what this strange power is. A Devil Fruit ability?"

Shanks frowned and fell into thought.

An, still in the distance, was startled.

The Azure Dragon she summoned could withstand cannon fire, yet had been completely annihilated by a single shot from the enemy.

Even An, who had strength on par with an admiral, was frightened. She quickly flew back toward Kairos Flint.

Kairos looked at her and chuckled. "Relax. It's fine. That's family."

He gently reassured her.

Then he looked out over the ocean, where the Red-Haired Pirates were now visible, and began moving toward them.

"Dad!"

Uta, who had been standing beside Nami, spotted the red-haired figure and immediately leapt forward with joy, jumping straight into his arms.

"You're doing great. No one's been giving you trouble, right?"

The red-haired man looked down at his daughter with warmth in his eyes. He knew she had grown strong—perhaps even matching his own strength—but to him, she would always be his little girl. His beloved daughter.

At that moment, Kairos walked up to the red-haired man.

"Well, this is a rare guest. What kind of wind brought you here?"

The red-haired man raised his gaze and said bluntly, "What, not happy to see me?"

Kairos shrugged. "Not at all. I'm actually pretty glad you came."

The red-haired man shook his head and gave a slight smile. "You've become so powerful, even the World Government fears you. You've surpassed your own master… Uta really knows how to pick a winner."

His words held genuine admiration for Kairos.

Truthfully, at Kairos's age, even the red-haired man hadn't reached this level.

In such a short span of time, Kairos had achieved strength beyond the Four Emperors' level. He'd defeated Garp and three admirals, not to mention White Tiger.

If Kairos had been a pirate from the start, he'd now be standing at the top of the Four Emperors. Even the World Government would be trembling before him.

That level of talent and strength couldn't be ignored—even by Shanks.

Initially, he had misgivings about Kairos.

He could accept that his daughter had fallen in love with someone, as long as the man truly cared for her. But he hadn't expected this guy to be surrounded by one beautiful woman after another.

Every time they met, there seemed to be another stunning girl added to his crew.

It was like a harem at sea.

This made the red-haired man uncomfortable. His precious daughter had to share a man with so many women. The thought alone made him uneasy.

But after witnessing Kairos's power and character, his opinion changed.

After all, how could a man as brilliant and formidable as Kairos Flint be satisfied with just one woman?