Pirate, I am the demon fox that brings disaster to the world!

"Now tell me! How much do you know about me?"

Yakumo Shiro sat back down and looked at the stiff, lifeless puppet in front of him, and asked slowly.

“Click—click—”

As the sound of a mechanism turning was heard, Cat Viper spoke mechanically.

(To help understanding, Cat Viper speaks in a normal tone below)

“Almost everyone in Zou knew about this incident. After all, it caused a big commotion at the time, and even the elephant master was alarmed.

Eighteen years ago, a fox fur tribe member with nine tails was born on Zou Island.

No one knew how he appeared. They only heard that many strange things happened that day. The daily rain of grace from the Lord Elephant did not fall, and contrary to usual, it even stopped and hesitated to move forward. Moreover, an unprecedented red moon appeared that night.

Just when we were at a loss and in panic, a child suddenly appeared in front of us without warning.

When we first saw the baby, we were all very shocked. After all, although the Fur Tribe are a race with animal characteristics, their prototypes do exist in reality, and even ancient Fur Tribes are very rare.

But that baby has nine tails! Just like the legendary nine-tailed fox! It's impossible for that to happen!"

Despite being turned into a puppet, Cat Viper's tone still revealed a deep sense of shock.

As for Yakumo Bai, his brows were slightly frowned, and he was somewhat surprised at his bizarre life experience.

"Oh my goodness, am I being watched while crossing the scene?

And should I say that this is worthy of the treatment of a time traveler? Such a grand ceremony? Isn’t this a common routine in fantasy novels? Born with a strange sign, from now on my fate is determined by myself?”

Yakumo Shiro secretly complained in his heart, and at the same time thought that it was probably because of his nine tails that were hiding unknown abilities, but how could he activate it?

After suppressing the question that had puzzled him for a long time, Yakumo Shiro asked,

"And then? How did you deal with this Nine-Tailed Fox?"

"Considering a series of strange phenomena that day, some elders of the Fur Tribe thought that they should throw him into the sea to fend for himself. After all, if Lord Elephant stopped, Zou's position would likely be exposed. For Zou's safety, many people agreed with this suggestion.

However, just when the tribe had prepared the manpower to send him away, Lord Yao Ye, a member of the Knights' Group and also from the Fox Fur Tribe, suddenly offered to adopt him.

Lord Yao Ye is an unprecedented genius in the Fur Tribe. Although the Fox Fur Tribe has always been sparsely populated and only a handful of people can join the Musketeers, Lord Yao Ye is different. Not only has he surpassed everyone in physical skills at the age of a teenager, he is also a genius in swordsmanship. Now he has become a swordsman and is not far from becoming a great swordsman.

After joining the Knights' Group, he easily defeated many pirates who accidentally boarded Zou many times. Therefore, although he has a lonely personality, he is very respected and admired by people.

So when Lord Yao Ye proposed to adopt him, many people in the clan were very confused and surprised. They didn't understand why Lord Yao Ye, who had always been responsible, diligent, powerful and isolated, would make such a decision.

However, Lord Yao Ye said that the outside world's attitude towards the Mink Tribe was mostly contemptuous or even hostile, and many nobles hired slave-hunting teams to capture the Mink Tribe as bargaining chips for mutual transactions or as their own slaves. It was too dangerous to leave such a young child outside.

At the same time, considering Zuo's safety, Lord Yaoye even suggested that he would leave with the child until the other party could be independent.

On the one hand, there was Zou's safety, and on the other hand, there was a rare talented warrior. The tribe was caught in a dilemma.

Fortunately, when Master Yaoye was about to leave, Master Xiang suddenly started to move again, and the risk of Zou being exposed was eliminated. The child was successfully adopted by Master Yaoye alone."

"Oh, night..."

As he silently chanted the name, Yakumo Shiro felt a warm feeling in his heart. Although he had no impression of the other party, the other party's kindness was precious. As a person who traveled through another world, the other party should be the first one to lend a helping hand to him...

“However, since the first thing I saw when I opened my eyes was Kaido’s big face, something else must have happened…

Moreover, is it that his consciousness has not yet awakened? I don’t remember the experience in Zou…”

Yakumo Shiro's guess was soon confirmed, and Cat Viper continued,

"Originally everything was fine. Although the child was a little weird, he was safe under the care of Master Yaoye. He was just a little confused from time to time, but he gradually became stable under the treatment of Doctor Goat...

What happened afterwards caused the tribe to have new concerns about this unprecedented nine-tailed child."

There was some fear in Cat Viper's tone, and he was obviously troubled by what he was about to say.

“That is, on a full moon night eight years after Lord Yaoye adopted the child, the same red moon appeared again!

And it’s been a red moon for nine consecutive days!

What is even more frightening is that, except for Lord Yao Ye, those who have mastered the Moon Lion form have gone mad inexplicably. Although Lord Yao Ye led the Knights to try their best to stop them, under that blood moon, the Moon Lion's ability seemed to have been unprecedentedly enhanced, and the Mink Tribe suffered heavy losses!

Since then, the tribe's fear of the child has reached its peak, so much so that the elders of the tribe even wanted to hold a meeting to execute the child!

However, after Master Yao Ye's earnest plea, the resolution was changed to permanent expulsion from the country, and Master Yao Ye was imprisoned for life for harboring the ringleader and treason!"

What happened in Zou in the past ended with Cat Viper's trembling voice. Although ten years had passed, the other party was still terrified when he mentioned this incident.

Yakumo Shiro had already unconsciously clenched the armrests of his chair. He really hadn't expected that there would be such a thing. A red moon for nine consecutive days? A moon lion that had gone mad and gained great strength for no reason?

Yakumo Shiro frowned tightly, but he didn't mind being expelled at all. After all, if it was really as Cat Viper said, then as the culprit, the punishment he received would be too light.

Not to mention that now that he has Kaido's support, it is easy to deal with the Minks and he doesn't have to care about the other party's attitude at all.

But... Yakumo Bai felt extremely guilty about Yao Ye who was imprisoned. The kindness shown to him by the other party resulted in such a result, which made Yakumo Bai very distressed.

"Even if I spread lies and confuse people in public, manipulate public opinion, and even play with people's hearts and manipulate puppets, but in the final analysis, I am doing this for the future of Wano Country. I am still a good person with an upright heart!

I can’t let Yaoye bear the consequences of my mistakes, even if they were unintentional. She shouldn’t have ended up like this!"

Yakumo's eyes flickered, and his hand on the handle sometimes loosened and sometimes clenched.

“For the Minks, we can adopt a gentle strategy, but we can also take tough measures. After all, it was Yaoye who adopted and raised us, and it has nothing to do with anyone else.

"But why is Yaoye the only one who is not affected? Why didn't the others go crazy when the red moon first appeared? There may be some hidden story behind this...

If this is true, I must investigate it thoroughly. If not, I will listen to their conditions. No matter what, I must rescue Yao Ye!"

Having made a decision in his heart, Yakumo Shiro took out the golden pistol from his waist and disposed of the worthless toy, then turned and walked out the door.

"Maria, make some arrangements, I'm going to Zou next!"

“Yes!…Eh, eh????”

Seeing Yakumo Shiro trotting out in a hurry, Maria was immediately filled with question marks. She stood blankly at the door, looking disheveled and alone.