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"Lord Oden! Lord Kozuki Oden!"

Kurozumi Orochi was let into the daimyo's mansion by the guard. He was also quite famous in Wano Country, especially in Kuri, where he was known as Kozuki Oden's closest "brother".

Although these two people have no blood relationship at all, under Kurozumi Orochi's deliberate management, such a label has already been firmly attached to him.

Kozuki Oden had no idea what value his name had in Wano Country. Even a "sinner" like Kurozumi Orochi could quickly gain huge power after being labeled as Kozuki Oden.

This is the influence of the Kozuki family in Wano Country.

As Kurozumi Orochi, accompanied by his two retainers, entered the daimyo's mansion, his expression immediately collapsed. He ran quickly towards the mourning hall, crying out in grief. His grief-stricken look infected the guards in the mansion, and their mood became extremely heavy. They secretly sighed at the "deep brotherly love" between Kurozumi Orochi and Kozuki Oden.

Kozuki Oden, who was in the mourning hall, looked at his son's body in a daze, as if he could not accept such a cruel reality.

At this moment, I heard shouting outside the house and looked towards the door in a daze.

Kurozumi Orochi rushed into the mourning hall, his face covered with tears, and he fell to his knees on the floor with a thump. He quickly moved his knees, came to Oden, and cried out:
"You are finally back! Lord Oden, you are finally back!"

"Now that you're back, we have a backbone!"

"Lord Oden, Lord Momonosuke died tragically! In order to protect Lord Momonosuke, Kurozumi Kanjuro also died in battle. You must avenge Lord Momonosuke and my brother Kanjuro!!!"

The charcoal snake's cries shook the sky.

revenge.

These words from Kurozumi Orochi brought the lifeless Kozuki Oden back to reality.

Yes! He still wanted revenge, he also wanted justice for his son, he absolutely couldn't just stay silent like this.

When he came to his senses, Oden noticed that Kurozumi Orochi mentioned the news of Kurozumi Kanjuro's death in battle, and a guilty expression appeared on his face.

Ever since learning that Momonosuke was killed, Oden has been somewhat absent-minded, his mind full of thoughts about rushing back to Wano Country as soon as possible, and he accidentally overlooked the fact that his own retainers had also been killed.

After being "inadvertently" reminded by Kurozumi Orochi, Kozuki Oden was also moved and grabbed Kurozumi Orochi's shoulder, and said solemnly:

"Big Snake, thank you, thank you!!!"

"I will definitely avenge my son, Kanjuro!"

"I have truly felt the loyalty of the Kurotan family!"

"You are the person I trust the most. If I can successfully take revenge, I will definitely not treat you unfairly!"

Today, Kozuki Oden has already regarded the people of the Kurozumi family as his closest companions. He has complaints about his retainers who failed to protect Momonosuke, although he did not say it out loud, but some clues can be seen from his actions at Renbu Port.

Among all the Nine Scabbards, Kozuki Oden was extremely grateful to Kurozumi Kanjuro who died in battle. Kurozumi Kanjuro, who sacrificed his life to protect his son, was naturally much more respectable than those retainers who survived from Tsugakuni Yoshiichi.

Oden is not some ignorant native of Wano Country. He followed Whitebeard and fought against various strong men at sea, and even fought against Yoriichi Tsugakuni. He knew very well how strong Yoriichi Tsugakuni was. Now Yoriichi Tsugakuni has reappeared. With the power of the Nine Sheaths, how could he escape from Yoriichi Tsugakuni's hands unless he was afraid of death? !
The moment he learned that his son died but the Nine Scabbards survived, a rift had already formed between him and his retainers.

Kozuki Oden is indeed a very loyal person. If it were in the past, he would even be willing to die for his retainers! This is his value and principle for life.

On the other hand, he also felt that his retainers were loyal to their Kozuki family. He was willing to die for them, and they should be able to treat him and his family in the same way.

But now that this has happened, Oden's faith has somewhat collapsed.

It turns out that not everyone is willing to sacrifice their lives for their Kozuki family. Only Kurozumi Kanjuro did what Oden wanted.

Now that he sees Kurozumi Orochi, who is also from the Kurozumi family, it is not surprising that Oden would trust him.

"Uh-huh!!"

Kurozumi Orochi looked at Oden who made a solemn promise in front of him with tears in his eyes and nodded heavily. His expression seemed sad, moved, and smiling at the same time.

Different people have different feelings when seeing Kurozumi Orochi's expression.

In Oden's eyes, it was naturally sad and touching.

"Lord Oden, I think you know these two. They are my retainers!"

"To avenge Momonosuke and Kanjuro, please make sure that our Kurozumi family works together!"

"We, the Kurotan family, will follow you closely!!!"

Kurozumi Orochi pointed at the old monk and the old woman following behind him, and then took the initiative to challenge Oden to a fight. His resolute look shocked and moved Oden.

At this moment, he actually didn't think carefully about why Kurozumi Orochi came to their daimyo's mansion to meet him at this time.

He was obviously living in the entertainment district, and the news of Momonosuke's death had already spread, but for so many days, Kurozumi Orochi did not come to pay his respects. Only shortly after Oden returned, he arrived at the daimyo's mansion.

Anyone who thinks carefully can figure out what is contained therein.

But the current Oden would not speculate about these things at all.

"well!!"

"Big Snake, I was right about you!"

Kozuki Oden did not refuse, but nodded repeatedly, with more tears flowing.

The two retainers of Kurozumi Orochi are both good books in Wano Country. The old monk is named Kurozumi Chanmaru, and he is the user of the Barrier Fruit. His ability is very strong, and the barrier created by the fruit power can withstand any attack.

Since being protected by Kurozumi Chanmaru, Kurozumi Orochi has never suffered any harm.

The old woman's name is Kurozumi Higurashi, and she has the ability of the Mimicry Fruit. Her fruit ability allows her to transform into anyone she touches, regardless of body shape or gender. It is a superhuman devil fruit.

Although Kurozumi Higurashi's personal strength is not strong and her fruit ability is very demanding in terms of usage scenarios, she is the think tank of the Kurozumi family and the smartest and most cunning one. In addition to her excellent acting skills that she has developed herself, the reason why Kurozumi Orochi can have his current development is inseparable from Kurozumi Higurashi's careful planning.

As for Kurozumi Orochi himself.

In his early years, he ate the Snake-Snake Fruit, the Mythical Beast Type, the Yamata-no-Orochi form given to him by Kurozumi Higurashi. Although he was not able to fully develop the ability of this Mythical Beast Type's Devil Fruit due to his own low talent and diligence, he can be considered a strong man in Wano Country just by relying on his ability to transform into a Mythical Beast.

Oden treated the Kurozumi family differently from the crew members of the Whitebeard Pirates. He didn't want the crew members of the Whitebeard Pirates to get involved in personal vendettas, but he had no intention of refusing the help offered by the Kurozumi family.

The two "brothers" hugged each other and cried, and a sad atmosphere filled the mourning hall.

Kozuki Toki and Kozuki Hihi, the mother and daughter, were just secretly grieving, and were completely unaware of the look full of desire and hatred that Kurozumi Orochi gave them when he accidentally glanced at them.

The Whitebeard Pirates, Nine Scabbards and others also arrived at the Daimyo's mansion one after another, and the originally empty mourning hall gradually became crowded.

As soon as Kin'emon and the other Nine Scabbards came back, they all knelt down in front of Oden, saying words of self-blame, but Oden was a little distant and cold to these retainers. Towards the Kurozumi family and the Whitebeard Pirates who came to mourn, Oden was obviously warmer, and he also vented his grief to these closest people.

Kin'emon and other retainers had already felt that Oden was somewhat distant from them, but they were all in deep self-blame at this time, thinking that Oden was just too sad and didn't take it to heart at all.

The funeral officially began after Oden returned and lasted a whole day.

In the evening, after the head of the family, Oden, had arranged all the guests, he gathered all his retainers and the three people from the Kurozumi family in his study.

Outside the house, the sun had not yet set, and the setting sun had dyed the sky red, but the sky above Daming Prefecture was a little gray. The faint starlight in the night sky and the afterglow of the setting sun blended together, making it difficult to be noticed.

The lights in Oden's study were bright.

The candles burned quietly, casting the shadows of the people in the room on the wall. The room was dead silent, and all the retainers lowered their heads, waiting for Oden to speak.

After a whole day, Oden has finally sorted out some of his emotions. The physical and mental fatigue has been overcome by the hatred in his heart.

At this moment, he slowly raised his head, looked at the retainers in the room, and asked in a deep voice:

"Have you found out anything in these days?!"

"Why did that person want to kill Momonosuke!?"

Kozuki Oden actually had some understanding of Tsugakuni Yoriichi's character and personality. Although he was very surprised that Kobunichi, who was supposed to be dead, appeared in their Wano Country, after learning that his son had died, he had been frantically wondering why Tsugakuni Yoriichi killed Momonosuke these days.

He didn't know what the purpose of Tsugakuin Yoshiichi coming to Wano Country was. In his opinion, no matter what the purpose of Tsugakuin Yoshiichi coming to Wano Country was, he would not harm his own son.

He couldn't figure it out, and he really wanted to know what his retainers and Momonosuke had done during his absence to deserve their death.

The other Nine Sheaths had no idea why Momonosuke and Tsugukuni Yoriichi had a conflict, and they all looked at Kin'emon.

In this incident, Kin'emon was the only person involved left; the other two were already dead.

Kozuki Oden also looked at Kin'emon, waiting for his answer.

"This"

"This is a long story. Lord Momonosuke was hunting down a thief. No one expected that the thief we were hunting down would be so powerful."

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Oden had never heard about this matter on the phone before. It was not until Kin'emon mentioned it that Oden learned the whole truth.

After listening to Kin'emon's story, Oden began to have some doubts in his heart. Could it be that Tsugumi Yoshiichi was a bandit? !
There was no way he could believe such a thing.

So why? Why would his son look for that person?
But before Oden could think about it, Kurozumi Orochi interrupted:
"Lord Oden, that person specifically asked to see you. I think he has been eyeing you and Lord Momonosuke for a long time."

"The most important thing for us now is to find that man and kill him! To avenge Lord Momonosuke and Kanjuro!"

"Lord Oden, I have already found out where the murderer is!"

"Tonight, we can take action!"

"I can't wait even a moment. Kanjuro, he died a tragic death!"

Kurozumi Orochi's words immediately aroused the emotions of everyone in the room. Even Oden stopped thinking and nodded heavily.

"Orochi, you're right!"

"Where is that guy now?!"

When Kurozumi Orochi heard Oden's question, he immediately told Oden where Tsugakuni Yoshiichi was. Unknowingly, he showed up in front of Oden again and gained Oden's deeper trust.

"it is good!"

"set off!"

Oden had already made up his mind. He stood up and walked directly out of the mansion with a group of parents.

But when he arrived at the door and was about to go out, he saw the crew members of the Whitebeard Pirates standing on the street in front of the Daimyo Mansion.

The leaders were Marco and Hua Jian, and when they saw Oden coming out, Marco smiled:

"You finally came out, Oden!"

"Where is the enemy? Let's go together!"

At this point, Kozuki Oden finally gave up the idea of ​​continuing to persuade the crew. Since the crew members wanted to fight together, then let them fight together.

Even as the new captain, he was unable to influence the decisions made by captains like Marco.

In the evening, there were actually quite a few pedestrians on the streets of Boluo Town.

When Kozuki Oden and his men were heading towards the place where Tsugakuni Yoriichi was staying, the people had already keenly sensed that something big was about to happen, and they returned to their homes early and stayed indoors.

The news spread very quickly, and the once bustling streets became deserted with no pedestrians.

"Are you coming?"

In the hotel room, Tsugumi Yoshiichi was sitting at the table drinking tea, quietly waiting for the arrival of Kozuki Oden and others.

His observation Haki can keep a firm grasp on the movements of these people.

The moment Oden and others took action, their breath, in the perception of Yoriichi Tsugakuni, was like a group of ferocious beasts, gathering together to form a beast tide, rushing towards his direction.

Before the people arrived, Yunyi already felt a strong sense of oppression.

Oden was running at a very fast speed, and his speed was getting faster and faster, for fear that Tsugakuni Yoshiichi would run away. He would soon be separated from the main force. The moment he approached the inn, his observation Haki also sensed a trace of aura that Tsugakuni Yoshiichi deliberately revealed.

"Tsugumi Yuichiro, I'm here to avenge my son!!!"

Oden drew out the long sword from his waist, leaped forward, turned into a stream of light, and flew directly towards the room where Yoshikazu Tsugakuni was.

The angry roar echoed in the night sky.

(End of this chapter)