OPTT: Chapter 88/90

Chapter 88: Kizaru Cheating?

"Huh?" Queen looked at King in surprise. "You don't know about the new entertainment app?"

King shook his head, clearly clueless. He had been dealing with all kinds of matters all day and hadn't had time to check his phone for updates.

"Honor of Kings is out! I was just about to try it, but after seeing how Boss reacted... it might be a bit dangerous," Queen said, half-joking, though there was a glimmer of curiosity in his eyes.

"...You're afraid of danger?" King gave Queen a look of disdain, his voice full of scorn.

"Hahaha, the more dangerous it is, the more I like it! I'm gonna go back and figure out how it works!" Queen laughed heartily and turned to leave, leaving King standing there alone, staring at the new app icon on his phone with a hesitant expression.

"...Forget it, I'll check it out too. Might as well see what's so fun about it," King muttered, a note of resignation in his tone.

He wasn't the type who cared for entertainment, but seeing both Queen and Kaido react like that, he figured he might as well try it out.

Meanwhile, thousands of miles away, Ron was laughing uncontrollably as he looked at the backend data. "This guy Kaido... His emotional swings are wilder than a rollercoaster..."

He casually tweaked the matchmaking system. "Tomorrow, I'll give him a five-loss streak bundle. Heh heh..."

Ron's laughter echoed through the night. The greater Kaido's emotional fluctuations, the more entertaining the game became.

...

At Marineford, inside Admiral Kizaru's office.

Under the warm yellow light, Kizaru was sprawled lazily on a leather sofa, long legs resting casually on the coffee table.

He was watching the latest Marine propaganda video he starred in, nodding appreciatively from time to time. "Hmm... That was really well shot~"

"The angle on this shot could be improved a little more~" He slowly took a screenshot and was about to send it to the editing team when he noticed a strange app icon next to TikTok—two crossed swords stabbing through a skull, glaring against a dark red background.

"Oh my, what's this new thing~?" Kizaru pushed up his sunglasses and clicked on it with interest.

The intro animation opened with Roger's execution scene, making him raise an eyebrow. "How scary~ They even brought out the Pirate King~"

But when he saw the shattered treasure map split into two crystals, his eyes narrowed slightly behind the lenses. "Interesting~"

The system automatically recommended him a hero, and Kizaru casually accepted, starting his first match.

As soon as the system voice said, "All troops attack," his fingers turned into afterimages on the screen.

Even though the hero's walk animation was slow, his real-time speed was outrageous. The moment the enemy jungler jumped out of the bushes, Kizaru had already fired off his skill.

"Hiding in the bushes? Can you hide from light?"

He sipped his coffee leisurely, a playful smile tugging at his lips as he watched the enemy hero whiff their ambush completely.

After just two games, Kizaru effortlessly crushed the beginner bots.

He stretched lazily and strolled out of the Novice Village at the speed of light.

"This level of AI isn't even a warm-up~" He crossed his legs and tapped the screen. "Let's go another round~" His tone was relaxed, but there was clear anticipation in his eyes.

What followed were pure highlight reels.

Every time the enemy tried to ambush him, Kizaru would react at the speed of light, dodging skills and immediately countering with a clean combo to secure the kill.

"Did I send you back to spawn again? That's so sad~" He looked at the retreating enemy marksman and casually pushed the tower. "But this is how games should be played~"

Outside the office, the Marine guards on duty exchanged glances.

They had never seen Admiral Kizaru so talkative. All the repeated "Oh my~" and the sheer energy he had were downright bizarre.

At the same time,

In the Honor of Kings backend monitoring room, Ron stared at Kizaru's outrageous 100% dodge rate and didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

"This guy... Is he using his Devil Fruit power inside the game?"

He opened the matchmaking interface. "Looks like I need to find him some special teammates..."

...

At Marineford, in the Marshal's office.

Sengoku put down the stack of documents and rubbed his tired eyes.

After a few hours of watching TikTok videos, he was feeling a bit fatigued.

Just as he was about to rest, he noticed a new icon on his phone—Honor of Kings.

"Hmm? What's this new app?" Sengoku adjusted his glasses and clicked on it out of curiosity.

Meanwhile, in the lounge next door, Garp sat cross-legged, munching senbei while scrolling on his phone. He too spotted the app and immediately perked up. "Oh? A game? Way better than watching videos!"

Soon, both of them had finished the Beginner's Tutorial almost simultaneously.

The soft game light reflected off Sengoku's lenses as he examined the hero skill descriptions with academic rigor.

"This Luban No.7 looks promising..." Sengoku muttered. But the moment he opened the purchase screen, his eyes widened. "What? The cheapest hero costs 100,000 Berries?!"

Garp leapt up. "100,000 Berries?! That's enough to buy a mountain of senbei!" He scratched his head, suddenly reminded of the food bill he lost to Sengoku in last month's card game. His energy immediately deflated.

Sengoku hesitated for a long time. In the end, he tapped the recharge button. "To study this new form of entertainment... I guess this investment is necessary."

He gritted his teeth and topped up 100,000 Berries to unlock Luban No.7.



"Hahaha!" Garp roared with laughter at Sengoku's pained expression. "No way I'm falling into that trap!" He waved confidently. "I'll use free heroes and grind it out!"

Soon, both were in their own matches.

Sengoku's Luban No.7 moved carefully through the jungle, eyes sharp. "There's probably an ambush in that bush..." He adjusted his glasses and fired a scouting skill from afar.

Garp, on the other hand, picked freebie Arthur and dove headfirst into enemy crowds, cutting through everything in sight.

"Hahaha! This is awesome!" he laughed, smashing everything that moved, completely ignoring tactics.

Oddly enough, both of them found themselves addicted to killing enemy heroes.

Every time they secured a kill:

"Justice's judgment!" Sengoku declared, pushing up his glasses with pride.

"Hahaha! Eat this punch!" Garp roared, practically swinging his phone.

Marine soldiers soon started hearing strange shouts echoing from the Marshal's office:

"Watch out for that bush!"

"Don't run!"

"Time for the ultimate!"

One Marine on duty quietly messaged a colleague: "Hey... Should we download this game too?"

"Definitely. I can't beat the Fleet Admiral in real life, but I refuse to lose to him in a game!"

"Heh... Then let's queue up!"

(To be continued.)

Chapter 89: Time To Get Serious

With the explosive rise of Honor of Kings...

The entire TikTok platform was swept up in an unprecedented wave of gaming madness.

Countless streamers emerged like mushrooms after rain, driving the game's popularity to new heights.

Early morning. In a luxury apartment on the Sabaody Archipelago, the well-known gaming streamer Canyon Hunter was fixing his hair in the mirror.

He opened his TikTok livestream, and tens of thousands of viewers poured in instantly.

"Good morning, fam! Today I'm bringing you the latest hero combo tutorial in Honor of Kings!" He pulled up the game interface with practiced ease. "See this bush here? Someone's definitely hiding inside!"

The chat exploded:

>"Streamer's predictions are god-tier!"

>"That play is straight 666!"

>"Carry me please!"

At the same time...

At Marineford, a masked account under the name Marine Staff Playing AoV unexpectedly went viral.

The anonymous young staff officer behind it didn't show his face, but his sharp tactical breakdowns caused his follower count to skyrocket overnight.

"Observe this terrain," he said, pointing at the screen with a laser pointer. "This is equivalent to Marineford's third port. Ideal for ambushing..."

Even deep under the sea on Fish-Man Island, a stream titled Mermaid Playing HoK was gaining traction. The host, Princess Bubble, explained in a gentle voice: "Let the marksman have this kill. It's like how we always offer the finest pearls to our honored guests."

A complete industry chain quickly formed around TikTok:

• High-ranking players launched paid training courses
• Pro teams began open recruitment
• Dedicated gear reviewers emerged for in-game items and builds

Ron glanced at the backend data. Honor of Kings daily active users had already broken 500 million.

"Guess it's time to fast-track the next update..." He grinned and opened the system panel. On the trending page, the hashtag #honorofkings# was climbing fast.

Meanwhile, in a corner of Onigashima, Kaido was glaring at a streamer's video, practically grinding his teeth.

"This brat thinks he can teach me how to play?!" His dragon scales twitched with irritation. "Dammit, are my teammates really eight-year-old kids or what?!"

This entertainment revolution brought by Honor of Kings was now reshaping the world's entire culture. No one had predicted this.

From civilians to the Four Emperors. From Marines to the Revolutionary Army. Everyone had found a new battlefield—in the canyon.

After all, the ones you couldn't beat in real life... you could stomp in a game.

...

That day.

The popular streamer Canyon Hunter was doing his daily ranked grind in Honor of Kings, live for thousands of fans.

While expertly moving his hero through the jungle, he cracked jokes: "This invasion is solid. The enemy jungler is probably—"

He stopped mid-sentence.

His eyes locked on the enemy mid-laner's ID: [Strongest Creature Kaido]

"Wait..." His hands froze. His hero blindly wandered under an enemy turret, dropping to one HP. But the streamer didn't care. He just stared at the name in disbelief. "Is this... could it be..."

The chat exploded:

>"WHAT?! Yonko Kaido?!"

>"No way, gotta be a fake!"

>"Ask him! ASK HIM!"

Swallowing hard, the streamer shakily typed in all-chat: [Kaido-sama? Is that really you?]

A moment later, an arrogant reply came back: [Wororororo... Don't you bow down the moment you see this great me?]

The entire stream blew up.

Viewership skyrocketed in real time, the chat was so packed it blurred the screen.

>"I-It's really the Kaido!!!" the streamer's voice cracked as his hands trembled, misfiring skills left and right.

His mind raced. But years of streaming kicked in, and he made the wisest decision of his life.

>"Ahem... Uh, Kaido-sama... I'm really not playing well this match..." He intentionally mispositioned his hero and handed over a clean kill. "Look at these awful plays... Truly embarrassing..."

The rest of the match became the most "impressive" display of throwing in his entire career. The errors were timed perfectly. Not too obvious, but just enough for Kaido to shine.

When the giant word Defeat flashed on the screen, the streamer wiped his forehead, relieved.

>"It's not embarrassing to lose to a Yonko, right fam?!"

The livestream recording spread like wildfire across the entire network:

#Shocked! Streamer Matches Into Real Yonko#

#How to Survive Kaido in the Canyon#

#Strongest Creature's Gaming Debut!#

Even more hilarious—Kaido actually added him as a friend afterward and messaged:

[You're not bad, kid. Let's play again sometime.]

The streamer looked at his spiking follower count and donations, grinning like a madman.

Meanwhile, other streamers were green with envy, chanting in their streams:

>"Please match me with a Yonko!"

>"Kaido-sama, notice me!"

Far away on Onigashima, Kaido had no idea that the match he just played had flipped TikTok upside down.

He was staring proudly at his new Penta Kill achievement, the corners of his mouth twitching upwards.

"Wororororo... They finally know how to act properly!"

Back at Marineford, Sengoku saw the trending post and his beard bristled in fury.

"A dignified Yonko, cheating in a game?!" He slammed open Honor of Kings. "Looks like it's time I got serious too..."

Ahem. Hello everyone. I am the Fleet Admiral...

...

In the Fleet Admiral's office at Marineford, dim yellow light spilled over the wide desk, the air heavy with formality and tension.

Sengoku sat upright, leaning forward, hands on his knees, staring intently at the phone screen in front of him.

The blue glow from the game reflected on his glasses, casting a cold shimmer.

He had just recharged 200,000 Berries and finally collected five permanent heroes.

"Hmph. Playing against bots is an insult to my intellect." Sengoku snorted. He adjusted his glasses and solemnly tapped the Start Match button.

The corners of his mouth curled up faintly. There was a confident gleam in his eyes.

"Time to show these kids what real strength looks like."

As the Match Found prompt sounded, silence fell over the office.

Sengoku's gaze froze on the player list.

There it was—clear as day:

[Strongest Creature Kaido]

That name hit like a cannon blast. Sengoku's blood pressure shot up instantly.

His fingers trembled slightly as he typed in the team chat:

[Kaido?]

The reply came fast:

[Wororororo... Isn't this the Fleet Admiral?]

(To be continued.)

Chapter 90: Kaido X Sengoku

That familiar tone instantly turned Sengoku's face ashen. The veins on his forehead bulged like they were trying to burst out of his skull.

He slammed the desk, scattering documents everywhere. Papers fluttered through the air like autumn leaves in a storm.

But the game had already started. If he quit now, his credit score would take a hit.

Sengoku clenched his teeth and forced himself to sit back down, selecting Luban No.7 with trembling fingers.

Gripping his phone like a weapon, he growled, "I'll prove through strength alone that justice always prevails!"

But Kaido clearly had no intention of playing this match seriously.

He immediately locked in Daji... and didn't play her like a support at all.

As soon as the match started, Kaido's Daji followed Sengoku's Luban to the bottom lane, then casually cleared the wave with one spell.

Sengoku had been about to last-hit a minion when Daji stole it right out from under him.

"Kaido! What are you doing?! Those are my minions!"

"Oh? Your minions? You got proof?"

Sengoku was shaking with rage. What kind of proof?! How is a marksman supposed to farm without gold?!

Then it got worse.

Every time Sengoku was about to secure a kill, a Daji charm would fly in and steal it at the last second.

"KAIDO!!!" Sengoku bellowed, his mustache standing straight up in fury. His voice echoed through the entire office. "You are openly disrupting the game's balance!"

Meanwhile...

In the palace on Onigashima, Kaido was laughing so hard he bent over backward, his massive dragon tail thumping the ground rhythmically.

"Wororororo... Let's see how you plan to win now, old man!"

He even typed in all-chat:
[Fleet Admiral-sama, do you need assistance?]

To add insult to injury, when the enemy team grouped up to push high ground, Kaido's Daji was hiding in the fountain—dancing.

"REPORT! I'M REPORTING YOU!"

Sengoku was forced to fight solo. In the end, the big, taunting word Defeat flashed across the screen.

He slammed his phone down on the desk. With a loud crack, the desk instantly shattered.

His furious roar echoed through Marineford:
"YOU SCOUNDREL!!!"

At that moment, the TikTok clip titled #FleetAdmiralVSFourEmperorsRageMatch went completely viral.

Netizens lost their minds in the comments. Laughter filled every corner of the platform.

>"The most miserable Fleet Admiral in history! HHHH!"

>"Kaido playing Daji support is the funniest thing I've ever seen."

>"Protect Sengoku's psychological damage zone!"

To make matters worse, Kaido sent Sengoku a friend request after the match:
[Old man, same time tomorrow 😏?]

Sengoku nearly crushed his phone. But then, his anger twisted into something more... strategic. A cunning smile crept across his face.

"Very well... Next time I'll pick a hero better at stealing kills than Daji. If we're losing anyway, might as well make it both our losses!"

He turned and shouted at the door, "Someone! Get all the tactical analysts from the Staff Office!"

...

The next morning.

Before the sun had even fully risen, an unprecedented "entertainment storm" had swept across the seas.

TikTok's trending page was completely dominated by:
[Fleet Admiral VS Emperor Kaido: Canyon Love-Hate Relationship]

The match replay spread like wildfire. Play counts exploded past ten million in just hours.

At a bar on the Sabaody Archipelago, pirates had gathered early around a large screen, laughing uproariously.

On the screen, Sengoku's frustrated expressions were on loop, sparking bursts of laughter from everyone watching.

"Look at Sengoku's face! Hahaha!"

Someone joked, "Kaido's kill-stealing is straight criminal!"

The iconic moments of the match were quickly turned into memes that exploded across the pirate world:

[Sengoku Losing It.jpg]
[Kaido Being Smug.gif]

These became the most popular reaction stickers in pirate chat groups.

...

In the Marineford mess hall,

Young recruits were red-faced from trying not to laugh. They peeked under the table at their phones, scrolling through the comment section.

One line after another made it harder and harder to keep a straight face:

>"What kind of fate is this?!"

>"I ship them! I ship them!"

>"Just let them get married already!"

"Y'all trying to die? The Fleet Admiral reads the comments!"

A suffocating atmosphere of repressed laughter filled the entire mess hall, ready to erupt at any moment.

Back in Sengoku's office, the old Fleet Admiral was visibly trembling with rage. His hands were clenched tight, knuckles white as stone.

Every time he refreshed TikTok, the comments got worse:

"Shocking! Centenarian and Yonko—Sweet Duo Queue in the Canyon!"

"10,000 Scenarios of an Age-Gap Romance!"

"Sengoku, don't be mad! Kaido just really cares about you~"

"This is outrageous!!!" Sengoku slammed the table, shattering his third teacup. Tea spilled across his papers in a chaotic mess.

He furiously hit the report button... but a system prompt appeared:

[Detected: Your intimacy level with Kaido has reached 'Bestie'. Report feature temporarily locked.]

That was the final blow. Sengoku was left speechless, quaking with fury.

Meanwhile...

Kaido's arrogant laughter echoed through Onigashima.

Lounging on his dragon throne, he scrolled through the comments section with glee, even liking a few of the most ridiculous ones.

"Wororororo... That old man must be seething right now!"

He reposted the most viral video with the caption: [Still gonna troll you next time!]

And that wasn't even the worst part.

Overnight, some genius netizens made a meme video.

In it, Sengoku's Luban No.7 and Kaido's Daji were photoshopped into a wedding scene, complete with romantic background music. The views exploded instantly.

Even Whitebeard reposted it, commenting:
"Gurararara... Should I bring a gift?"
Which instantly sent the trend to a new peak.

Marineford's Staff Office scrambled to hold an emergency meeting about this PR disaster.

But the young strategists were shaking with suppressed laughter. They were completely useless.

No one could focus. The entire room was filled with shoulders twitching and stifled snorts.

Some tried to suggest damage control, only to burst into laughter at their own words.

Meanwhile, on a certain ship in the New World...

Ron was laughing so hard he couldn't stand straight.

"These netizens are insane! Too much talent!"

Tears of laughter ran down his face as he boosted the algorithm.

"Looks like I need to match more of these 'fated pairs' together."

Sengoku finally had enough and turned off TikTok notifications, trying to find peace.

But every time he opened Honor of Kings to blow off steam...

That cursed notification was still there:
[Strongest Creature Kaido (Online)]

Those four words stared back at him like a blood pressure gauge—one that never went down.

(To be continued.)