Pirates: Davy Jones is the captain of the Dread Ghost

Chapter 324 What they lost was their lives, but what His Highness lost was his dignity.

Warring States was stroking his braided beard, but when he heard these words, he almost pulled the entire well-maintained beard off his chin.

He immediately retorted in shock: "This... this is impossible! Kuzan... he is a naval admiral!"

"He is the 'former admiral'." Saint Satan reminded, "Later he became a bounty hunter, and then he inexplicably joined the Davy Jones Pirates."

For Wu Laoxing, Kuzan's "betrayal" was really inexplicable. He enjoyed the status and treatment of a general, but he went to the pirates. What could the pirates give him?
Warring States' thoughts were confused. He didn't understand why Kuzan would abandon justice and choose evil. What was even more troublesome was that this guy was half of Garp's disciples...

In this way, all members of Garp's family, except himself...

Warring States had a headache, but he still tried to make amends for Kuzan: "Satan Saint, I have reported to you before that he, Major General Tina, and Major General Drake were all cursed by Davy Jones."

"This kind of curse can range from seeing hallucinations like Major General Tina did, to becoming a living dead like Major General Drake. Kuzan must have been coerced by Davy Jones before he made the mistake."

Saint Satan shook his head: "The news that CP0 came back from inquiring about, Kuzan also played a role in the battle of Dressrosa. It doesn't look like he was conceding anything."

Sengoku turned to look at CP0 again.

A masked man in CP0 finally stood up and said matter-of-factly: "We sacrificed several CP spy members to know the general situation of the Battle of Dressrosa."

"On that day, the 'gangster' Capone Beki used the 'Trojan horse trick' to transport Kuzan and others into the city. When the two armies were fighting, they captured the Palace of Dressrosa and let the Don Quixote family army The situation is in chaos.”

"Kuzan himself even killed Doflamingo's top leader Torrebol, and killed more members of the Don Quixote family and the Beast Pirates along the way."

"Afterwards, we learned that the Davy Jones Pirates had expanded their army again, and the 'Omen Commander' under his command had several more people. One of them is Kuzan, who can command an army."

"His situation is different from that of Drake. We believe that his mind is clear. As for what can coerce 'Qing Pheasant' and make him bow his head, we don't know."

Having said this, the masked man retreated to his companion, once more like a log.

"Sengoku, do you have any other excuses you want to find for him?" Saint Satan looked at the Navy Marshal, his tone was as cold as frost, "He has completely betrayed and became an ugly pirate who wants to subvert the world."

Sengoku was speechless for a while, and finally said slowly: "I will issue a bounty order for him, and I will also increase the bounty for the Davy Jones Pirates as a whole."

"This is just one aspect." Saint Sartan held out a finger, "Simply increasing the bounty without any other measures. For this group of crazy people, it is just a medal that you publicly wear on them."

He looked at CP0 and stretched out his second finger: "We need to know more about the internal situation of the Davy Jones Pirates. This cancer has grown to the point that it must be removed."

The masked man from before stood up and said, "Satan Saint, one of the newly promoted 'Omen Commanders' under David Jones, has an 'Iron Rod' Arrita."

"She is in charge of intelligence. It was she and her deputy 'Violet' Violet who caused heavy losses to our people and exposed the identities of quite a few spy members in Dressrosa."

"Arrita already has counter-espionage experience since Fish-Man Island, and now with the addition of Violet, the 'glare fruit user', it will be difficult for our people to hide."

Saint Sattar tapped the floor several times with his stick in dissatisfaction and said, "Don't you have anyone who is more outstanding and whose identity has not been exposed?"

The masked man rolled his eyes, and then said: "There is another person, this person is called Stussy, she is currently responsible for monitoring Morgans."

"Stucy..." Saint Saint remembered, "She is with Morgans... just in time to let them infiltrate Davy Jones in the name of interviewing and reporting news."

"Yes, Saint Satan, I understand. I will go and deliver the order right away." The masked man responded immediately.
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On the main island of Wano, Kuri, the ruins of the former Daimyo residence of Kozuki Oden.

The place is deserted, with only a full moon hanging in the sky, making it even more desolate.

A few days after "Two Guns" Izo sneaked into Wano Country, it happened to be Onigashima's annual fire festival, and it was also a festival where people on the main island of Wano Country could relax a little.

Of course, the slaves have to continue working, while they, the common people, can drink and have fun, and another day passes in confusion. This kind of numbness is at least comforting.

Izo had already changed into a kimono, and since he was originally from the country of Wano, he was familiar with the local customs, so he blended in and no one realized that he was an outsider.

Looking at the wishing lanterns rising all over the sky, blinking like stars in the dark night, Izo felt only sadness in his heart.

He came to a group of deserted graves, looked at the names on the tombstones that had been eroded to the point of being barely legible, and whispered one after another.

"Kozuki Oden", "Kozuki Toki", "Kozuki Momonosuke", "Kinemon", "Raizou", "Kanjuro"... "Kikunochei".

Izo gently rubbed the name "Ju Zhicheng" because the deceased was his younger brother.

Many elderly people in Wano still remember Mrs. Shi's last words before her death - "I don't know the bright moon, but if this wish comes true, after twenty years of moonlight and nine shadows falling from the sky, you will be dazzled by the dawn."

Are Kikunocheng and the others really dead?Yi Zang thought that no, Mrs. Shi should have had a backup plan, not to mention that their bodies were never found from the beginning to the end.

No matter how strong the fire was at that time, it was impossible that nothing would be left behind.

He looked at Kozuki Oden's tombstone again.

Izo and Kikunojo were adopted by Kozuki Oden when they were young, and later became his retainers. It can be said that they did their best to repay their kindness.

However, he went to sea with Kozuki Oden and joined the Whitebeard Pirates together, and soon they were separated.

Roger knelt down and begged Kozuki Oden to join his pirate group and help him complete his final journey. Kozuki Oden agreed and promised to return to the Whitebeard Pirates one year later.

After Kozuki Oden left with Roger, Izo stayed in the Whitebeard Pirates until not long ago, when the remnants of Whitebeard merged into the Davy Jones Pirates.

Later, Kozuki Oden did not return to the Whitebeard Pirates, but went straight back to Wano Country. Izo already knew roughly his story in Wano Country.

If it had been in the past, he would have knelt down in front of the tombstone, crying bitterly, mourning the loss of his bright master.

However, now he has traveled to too many places and experienced too many physically and mentally exhausting things.

Especially after his father passed away, he faced too many changes. Now when he looks at Kozuki Oden's tombstone, he just feels sad and sighs.

Suddenly, he sensed something with his sense of sight, frowned, and turned to look at the woods not far away, where the branches were lush and the shadows of the trees were dancing like a group of demons.

"Who?!" He stood up, waited for a while, heard a rustling sound, and then saw two figures walking out of the darkness and slowly coming under the moonlight.

He asked: "Who are you?"

The person in the lead had a very exaggerated airplane head, which almost bent or broke the person's neck. The person a few steps behind was a woman with a graceful figure and a somewhat charming walk.

"You're Yizang, right?" The man with the airplane haircut couldn't help but tremble with excitement, "Don't you remember me? Yes, my appearance has changed too much, almost 20 years have passed."

After hearing this, Yi Zang still cautiously touched the handles of the two flintlock guns at his waist.

"Relax." The man noticed his movements and said, "It's me, Denjiro."

Izo was surprised because the name Denjiro was so familiar to him. He was one of the first two people who followed Kozuki Oden!

Denjiro's fox-like eyes curved, he stepped aside, pointed behind him, and said, "Look, who is this?"

Izo looked over and saw the woman following the man who was suspected of being Denjiro, nodding slightly towards him under the moonlight.

This woman has taken off her makeup and put on plain clothes, but she still looks beautiful.

"Izo, she is the daughter of His Highness Oden - His Highness Hiyori."

Kozuki and Hiwa?Yi Zang was shocked for a while, he didn't expect to see the person he was going to see on this trip so soon.

Kozuki Oden's daughter, Kozuki Hiyori, is not dead. This is not a secret in Wano Country. Even the tombstone erected here does not have Kozuki Hiyori's name.In fact, many people believe that Kozuki Momonosuke is not dead, but was just taken away by his retainer Kinemon and others.

As for where it was taken and why it disappeared for 19 years, no one knows.

The only ones confirmed to be dead were Kozuki Oden and Kozuki Toki, and their bodies were buried in this deserted grave.

But, are the two people in front of me really Hiyori Kozuki and Denjiro?

Yizang didn't dare to be completely reassured. He noticed that the Black Carbon Orochi had strengthened the security of the entire island. Many scouts went in and out of the Flower City to get information. Maybe the two people in front of him were spies who came to fish.

Denjiro saw that Izo still had doubts in his heart, so he told all the details of his time with him, which convinced Izo of their identities.

"Your Highness Hiyori, Denjiro, it's really you..." Izo couldn't help but sigh with emotion, feeling more confident that Kikunochō was still alive.

"Izo, you must be coming back at this time for His Highness Oden's '20-year agreement', right?" Denjiro couldn't help but laugh.

"Great, another general has returned. When His Highness Momonosuke returns next year, we will definitely defeat Kaido and Black Carbon Orochi!"

Hiyori Kozuki said with tears in his eyes:
"Yes, I can finally see my brother and the others...my mother sent them 20 years into the future with 'witchcraft'. Counting the days, it must be next year."

The so-called "magic" is actually Kozuki's Devil Fruit ability.

Izo didn’t know the whereabouts of Momonosuke and others until then. It turned out that they were sent to the future. No wonder there was no news before...

In this case, Kiku no Cheng must also be...

Izo thought for a while, thinking of his father, Ace, and Davy Jones. He didn't want to hide it, so he told the two of them the true purpose of returning to Wano Country.

Denjiro's expression darkened visibly.

"Traitor...you traitor, a slave with the third surname! How dare you say such words and taint the ears of His Highness Hiyori!"

He was so angry that he almost drew his sword at him, but Hiwa Kozuki held down the hilt of the sword and shook his head at him, thus stopping him.

Izo's face turned a little dark after being scolded, but he suppressed it and said, "We don't have to wait until next year to form an alliance with Captain Davy Jones. We can regain the Guangzuki family this year!"

"Your Highness Hiyori can completely regent the government for one year. When His Highness Momonosuke returns, ascends the position of general, and signs an alliance with Captain Davy Jones, the country of Wano can be founded."

"Perhaps, this is the true meaning of the '20-year agreement' between His Highness Oden and Mrs. Toki."

It has always been Kozuki Oden's wish to establish the country of Wano, but he insisted on waiting until 20 years later, which may have something to do with what he saw in Rafdru.

Denjiro couldn't help but hesitate, but he remembered that Lord Kozuki Oden clearly predicted that Wano Country would be completely liberated next year. How could it be this year?

A year earlier, it would not have been a prophecy!
Denjiro frowned and hesitated.

Kozuki Hiyori slowly walked around Denjiro and walked in front of Izo. He puffed up his chest and said coldly:

"Please repay your master, no need. Next year Wano Country will be successfully established, and Kaido and Black Carbon Orochi will be killed. We don't need to rely on your master's power."

"But..." Izo wanted to persuade him again, "I have been around the country of Wano these past few days, and I saw people dying of hunger everywhere and people living in dire straits. How are they going to survive until next year?"

"I helped my friend Ace find a little girl he knew, Ayu. When I saw her, she was so hungry that she was skin and bones."

"After she received Ace's letter, she regained her hope in life, but she didn't want to be a burden to me, so she went to the mountains to join a familiar family who had adopted her since she was a child."

"Asura Boy, who is also a retainer of His Highness Oden, all his subordinates died in the resistance against Kaido and Black Carbon Orochi. He can only return to his former banditry and drink all day long."

"I persuaded him to set off together, but he was so drunk that he fell asleep and ignored me."

"I met the anonymous Shigetsuki Yasuie again. He ate the failed man-made Devil Fruit and became only able to laugh wildly. He lived in poverty every day, but he still had to help others."

"He was also unwilling to accompany him because he thought he should stay among the common people and do his best to help the poor."

"In the prison quarry, I heard that another Kozuki retainer, Kawamatsu, and the former underworld boss Hyogoro are here. One of them is imprisoned, and the other is mining every day."

"I wanted to save them, but I saw 'Pandemic' Quinn coming in and out. They were heavily guarded. Hyogoro also advised me not to act rashly. Instead, my identity was exposed and I was hunted down by the whole island."

"We can wait for one year, how can they wait? Some of them have even waited for almost 20 years! If they wait another year, they may..."

Guangyue Rihe covered Cherry's little mouth with tears in her eyes, and exclaimed: "He Song... He Song is not dead yet?"

"He is not dead, he is just locked up in a prison and can only eat some poisonous food and drink some poisonous sewage. I don't know how he is able to survive to this day."

"I...I thought he was dead..." Hiyori Kozuki began to cry, "Back then, my mother sent my brother, Kinemon and the others away, and asked Kawamatsu to escort me away."

"I didn't want to be a burden to Kawamatsu, so I left alone until I met Denjiro who was lurking around the black charcoal snake, waiting for an opportunity. However, when I went back to find Kawamatsu, he had disappeared..."

"For all these years, I thought he had been...unexpectedly...he has been imprisoned for more than ten years..."

Izo shook his head and said: "Kawamatsu is not dead, but I can't enter the quarry to see his current situation clearly. Hyōgoro told me about Hematsu's condition."

"Your Highness Hiyori, please think about them. Not to mention a year, whether they can survive the end of the year is a question. We cooperate with Captain Davy Jones internally and externally, and we will definitely defeat the enemy!"

"I..." Guangyue Rihe raised his beautiful face, as if something was stuck in his throat.

"That's enough!" At this time, Denjiro shouted angrily, "Are you blaming His Highness Hiyori? Do you think they are the only ones who have suffered silently over the years? His Highness Hiyori is also bearing the burden!"

"In order to conceal her identity, she had to hide in a brothel, transforming into an oiran named 'Xiao Zi', and also protected Xiao Nanzi, the adopted daughter of the Shuangyue Kang family."

"In order to find out the information, she had to commit herself...to bear the...'humiliation' of enemies such as Black Carbon Orochi!"

"When His Highness Hiyori was humiliated, I wanted to draw my sword and chop those beasts to death."

"It's just that His Highness Hiyori urged me, for the '20-year agreement', for the '20-year agreement', otherwise I will definitely..."

Kozuki Hiwa took out a handkerchief, wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes, and comforted:

"Denjiro, there's no need to be like this... It's just a touch. Just treat it as a fall and fall into the mud. As long as the Kozuki family can be restored, what does this humiliation mean?"

Do you endure the humiliation and bear the burden...?

But Yi Zang looked at Mitsuyuki Hiwa's face, which was smooth and fair, and then looked at her hands. Her fingers were not touched by spring water, and they were as beautiful as jade. She must have been living a life of rich clothes and fine food, right?

She and Denjiro really stuck to their "20-year agreement" and never went to Ashura Doji, Kawamatsu, Hyogoro and others, let alone those unknown people.

Yi Zang understood, but there was a feeling of anger in his chest that had nowhere to vent.

Denjiro gave him a cold look and said:
"You should leave quickly. Don't expose us, and we will not expose your identity. We also want to pay homage to Lord Oden and Mrs. Toki, so please don't disturb us here."

"Also, tell your master that the Wano Country is the Wano Country of the Kozuki family, not the Heitan family, nor the Kai family, nor the Davy Jones family."

"If the Kozuki family doesn't come to truly and independently rule Wano, even if Wano is liberated, what's the point?"

　Chapter 0/1 to be added

　　
　
(End of this chapter)