On the night when Eric led the army to leave China, Denjiro found Kawamatsu who was living in seclusion.
"Denjiro?" Kawamatsu, who had returned from an outing, looked at Denjiro who was waiting for him in the simple hut with surprise on his face.
"Kawamatsu, you are finally back." Denjiro breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, Kawamatsu did not leave the mainland of China, otherwise he would not know where to find him.
"Look!" He Song raised his right hand, holding two plump freshwater fish: "The river water has become clear, and the fish in the river are no longer poisonous!"
"Please wait a moment and let me show off my cooking skills!"
After saying that, Hesong put the freshwater fish on the chopping board, prepared to scrape off the scales on the surface, then disembowel it and clean the internal organs.
"Kakaka"
The translucent fish scales were scraped open and bounced off by the blade, leaving Hesong's hands all over. However, he didn't have any impatience and continued to concentrate on scraping the fish scales.
Denjiro forgot his original purpose for a moment, suddenly woke up and said, "Kawamatsu, did you secretly protect Princess Hiyori during the day?"
"Yes!" Kawamatsu nodded and said casually: "Seeing Hiyori's happy expression every day makes Xiaosheng feel at ease."
"..." Denjiro couldn't accept Kawamatsu's current attitude. He put his arms on the low table and leaned out most of his body: "Is this current living situation the life you want in your heart?"
Kawasatsu looked confused and asked, "Denjiro, what do you mean?"
Denjiro stared into Kawamatsu's eyes and asked solemnly: "We are Oden's samurai, right?"
"Of course! Xiaosheng is Lord Oden's samurai!" Kawamatsu's voice was firm.
"But..." Denjiro pointed to the door, his voice full of complaints: "Look at the country now, does it look like the past!?"
"..." Kawamatsu also stopped what he was doing, calmed down for a while, and said, "Oden-sama doesn't care who becomes the general of Wano Country, as long as there is someone who can make the people of Wano Country live in peace..."
"Today's country is not called Wano Country!" Denjiro hammered the table hard: "It is called Shenzhou Country. I don't know what the name is!"
"..." Hesong didn't reply.
"Besides, there are no samurai anymore!"
"..." Hesong continued to be silent.
"Huh..." Denjiro exhaled a breath of turbid air, spitting out the resentment that had been stored in his chest for a year: "We are the Nine Red Scabbard Heroes!"
"He is a samurai loyal to Lord Kozuki Oden!"
"In today's country, not only are there no daimyo and samurai, but all classes are in chaos!"
"If Oden-sama saw this scene, do you think Oden-sama would allow Eric to do what he did in Wano!?"
"Xiaosheng... Xiaosheng doesn't know..." Kawamatsu lowered his head. He was a fish man and did not understand Denjiro's mood.
Because he looked different from ordinary people, he, Inuarashi and Neko Viper were captured by local residents and almost burned to death. However, they were rescued by Kozuki Oden who happened to be passing by. Only then did he decide to follow Kozuki Oden.
Later, under the tutelage of the Shigetsuki Yasu family, Kawamatsu and other retainers of Mitsuki studied and grew together and became a qualified samurai.
Kawamatsu wanted to follow Kozuki Oden and become a samurai, not like Kin'emon, Denjiro and others, in order to obtain the samurai class and become a human master.
Hesong smiled faintly and said, "Xiaosheng thinks that this kind of life is very good now."
"..." Denjiro froze on the spot.
"Although sometimes I feel a little disappointed because I can't see Hiyori-sama, but..." Kawamatsu paused and continued: "The current appearance of Wano Country is even better than in the past..."
"You mean, Eric is doing better than Oden-sama!?" Denjiro suddenly rushed to Kawamatsu.
"I-I didn't say that..." He Song looked away.
"..." Denjiro took a long breath and said with a sincere expression: "You don't know, actually Eric is taking all
The lives of citizens are threatening the Princess of Japan. Princess Hihe then agreed and passed the throne to Eric. "
He Song was shocked: "What did you say!?"
"Everything I said is true." Denjiro said with a serious face, "You also know that I was with Princess Hiyori, and I heard the conversation between them clearly."
"Damn it!" Hearing that Princess Hiyori couldn't help it, Kawamatsu immediately threw down the half-finished big fish.
"Wait!" Denjiro grabbed Kawamatsu who was about to rush out: "What are you going to do!?"
Kawamatsu shouted without looking back: "Xiaosheng wants to save Hiyori-sama!"
Denjiro said angrily: "Are you going to die alone!?"
"But..." Kawamatsu turned around: "Xiaosheng cannot see Hiyori-sama suffering."
"I don't want to either!" Denjiro shook Kawamatsu hard and said, "But if you do this, you will betray Princess Hiyori's determination to endure it all the time!"
"In this case, I can't just sit back and watch Hiyori-sama suffer!" Kawamatsu struggled.
Seeing Kawamatsu's enthusiasm aroused, Denjiro said: "I have a plan to make Princess Hiyori the general of Wano Country."
Kawamatsu's movements suddenly stopped and he stared at Denjiro without blinking.
"Listen carefully to me." Denjiro lowered his voice: "Princess Hiyori and I have been holding back before because the Dawn Pirates are too powerful."
"However, this time they mobilized most of their troops, and only a small part of the troops remaining in the mainland..."
"But, the remaining samurai in the Shenzhou Kingdom are all imprisoned in the quarry of Tuwan." He Song said: "Now, I am afraid that there are only two of us in the Shenzhou Kingdom..."
"This country is called Wano Country." Denjiro corrected his sentence and said seriously: "Look, there is no difference between Eric's approach and Kaido's approach!"
"They're all taking advantage of samurai and civilians!"
Denjiro is obviously changing the concept secretly. The prisoners in the Rabbit Bowl Quarry are all prisoners who have committed major crimes such as rebellion and robbery, while those who have committed petty theft only undergo ordinary labor reform.
"The mafia boss in the Flower City area, Hyogoro, is defined by the law as an evil force for charging protection fees from vendors!" Denjiro said angrily:
"Due to his arrest, a fight broke out between Hyōgoro and the officers and soldiers who arrested him in the Flower City. Many buildings were damaged. The mafia boss was sentenced to compensate the residents for their losses."
"Currently, Hyōgoro and his gangsters are also imprisoned in the Rabbit Bowl Quarry."
"Kawamatsu, you have been in the quarry before and know the layout there. As long as we capture the quarry, we will immediately have thousands of samurai and thousands of gangsters!"
Kawamatsu nodded silently, listening to Denjiro's plan.
"Half a year ago, I secretly went out to sea and arrived at Zou, and met Neko Viper and Inuarashi. Both of them were also angry at Eric for occupying Wano Country and changing the name of the country without authorization."
"I contacted Inuarashi and Neko Viper on the phone today." Denjiro smiled: "They promised to bring some fur tribe warriors to help us and jointly take back the country of Wano!"
Denjiro clenched his fists: "Yamato in the Dawn Pirates also has high regard for Oden-sama. I believe that she will definitely stand by Princess Hiyori!"
"The two of us, plus Hyougoro, Inuarashi, Neko Viper, and Yamato, we have nearly 10,000 troops..."
Denjiro waved his clenched fist vigorously: "We can definitely drive away these thieves who stole Wano Country!"
"But..." Hematsu frowned: "If Eric comes back by then, with their great strength, even the Beast Pirates are no match for them, how can we resist them?"
"We can use the lives of his comrades as a threat!" Denjiro's face was gloomy: "If he cares about his comrades, just leave Wano Country!"
Kawamatsu did not object and acquiesced to Denjiro's plan.
A shadow in a corner seemed to be moving.
A few days later, a boat carrying dozens of fur tribes
The ship arrived in the country of Wano.
At noon that day, Yamato was invited to Denjiro's home as a guest.
"Yo!" Yamato greeted carelessly: "Denjiro, I'm here!"
"Welcome to my humble home." Denjiro still wore his usual expression and let Yamato into the house with a smile.
"You still call this a humble house?" Yamato smiled and said, "I'm afraid there aren't many houses as big as yours in China."
Yamato glanced at Inarashi and Neko Viper waiting indoors.
"Oh!" Yamato's eyes widened and he asked with sparkling eyes, "You are the fur tribe, right?!"
"Yes!" The memory flashed in Yamato's mind: "You are Viper and Inuarashi from the Nine Red Scabbard Heroes. I saw you in the execution ground!"
"Meow haha!" Cat Viper puffed on his pipe: "That's right, there are actually people who can recognize me at a glance——"
"Yes! I am none other than Cat Viper, one of the Nine Red Scabbard Heroes!"
"Ha" At present, Inuarashi and Neko Viper have not yet reconciled. Duke Inuarashi said sarcastically: "After all, I have seen a lunatic like you once. It's hard not to forget!"
"Meow ow ow——! What did you say!?" The golden hair on the Viper's body exploded, and its sharp claws popped out, and it was about to fight Inuarashi.
"Cat Viper!" Denjiro immediately called out to stop the fight between the two: "Today is a major event that will determine the future of Wano Country, and this is not the place for you to quarrel!"
"When this big thing is over, it doesn't matter if you live or die!"
"Hmph!" Neko Viper and Inuarashi glared at each other and turned their heads away from each other's faces.
"A big thing? What big thing?" Yamato was startled and asked curiously: "Denjiro, you said you have something interesting to show me..."
"This interesting thing is the resurrection of Wano!"
"Huh?" Yamato froze on the spot and said, "Denjiro, the joke you told is not funny at all." qδ.o
"This is not a joke." Denjiro's face darkened, and his voice gradually became filled with anger: "Yamato, you admire Oden-sama, right?"
"Uh..." Denjiro didn't notice that Yamato's expression became hesitant.
"You've always wanted to be Kozuki Oden, haven't you?"
"Uh..." Yamato scratched the back of his head and said sheepishly, "I no longer want to be Kozuki Oden..."
"..." Denjiro, who was about to give an impassioned speech, froze in place.
"Now I want to go my own way..." Yamato continued: "Also, Eric explained Oden to me and made me understand that Oden made many mistakes..."
"Nonsense!" Denjiro interrupted sharply: "Oden-sama can't be wrong!"
Yamato argued with reason: "Comparing the current China Kingdom with the past Wano Kingdom, do you still think that what Kozuki Oden did is correct?"
"..." Denjiro gritted his teeth and said, "I will let Princess Hiyori take the position of general. This is her position!"
"Have you told Hiyori about this?" Yamato frowned and asked, "Besides, Hiyori doesn't care about this position..."
"As long as Princess Hiyori ascends the position of shogun, it means that Wano Country is the territory of the Kozuki family, and I, Denjiro—" Denjiro paused and said, "I am a samurai of the Kozuki family!!"
"It turns out you made the decision on your own!" Yamato said angrily as he stood up, "I'm going to Hiyori's place and tell her your unrealistic delusion!"
"Bang, bang, bang"
Three sliding doors were opened violently, and fur tribe warriors were standing around them.
"..." Yamato tensed up, knowing that he was deeply surrounded by enemies.
"Yamato, what a pity." Denjiro sighed: "If you are willing to stand on our side, I can let you go..."
Yamato took off the remade mace from his back and said in an unusually firm voice, "No, I will never betray my companions!"
"Why!? Why don't you worship Oden-sama anymore!?"
Denjiro's face was distorted and deformed due to excessive excitement, and his face turned red due to congestion.
"Everyone has their own dream, a path that only belongs to them..." Yamato smiled: "Although I no longer want to be Kozuki Oden, I want to be like Oden, travel around the world, and experience the same but different things. A different scenery.”
"Creak, creak, creak," the sound of teeth grinding came from Denjiro's mouth.
"Denjiro, give up!" Yamato advised: "As long as you don't launch a rebellion in China, I will help you hide this time..."
"Yamato!" Denjiro suddenly interrupted: "If you don't side with us——"
"Then you will only die today!"
Denjiro gave an order, and the fur tribe warriors took action together, with dozens of sharp swords aimed at the surrounded Yamato.
"Thunder gossip!"
Needless to say, since Denjiro had decided to launch a rebellion, Yamato decisively attacked the enemies around him, and his attack was a killing move.
There seemed to be thunder in the air.
"This is -" Inuarashi and Neko Viper recognized this move at a glance: "Kaido's Thunder Gossip!"
Yamato's figure was as fast as thunder, and he swung the mace in his hand through the air. The mace surrounded by purple thunder blew away two fur tribe warriors.
In an instant, the purple electric light compressed and expanded into a thunder faster than lightning.
A strong gust of wind passed by, and a thunderous roar sounded in the ears of Neko Viper and Inuarashi.
Immediately afterwards, the sound of wood breaking and thick smoke filled the air.
Yamato's figure has disappeared. Apparently, Yamato used the sprint speed of Thunder Bagua to escape.
"We must not let Yamato run away!" Denjiro shouted loudly. Only then did many fur tribes wake up and immediately chased Yamato in the direction of his escape.
Cat Viper exhaled: "For a moment, I thought I met Kaido."
"The power and speed are a bit different." Inuarashi commented.
"Go away! Don't talk to me casually!" Cat Viper showed a look of disgust.
Inuarashi ignored Neko Viper and immediately got up and chased Yamato.
"Tch." Cat Viper smacked its mouth and followed closely.
"We need to inform Eric quickly..." Yamato thought while running away: "No, report to Scathach first, she is currently in China!"
"What do you want to report to me?" A cold female voice came from my ear.
