Pirates: Trainer on the Straw Hat Ship.

Chapter 480 Wano Country's Debt
"Join...big brother's pirate group?"

Xiaoyu raised her head timidly, the tears in her eyes had not yet disappeared, and her whole little face looked particularly pitiful.

Faced with Chihong's sudden invitation, her brain completely froze and she subconsciously sought help from Grandpa Tengu behind her.

However, facing Xiaoyu's prayer for rain, old man Tengu was now in a dilemma.

Now that everything in Wano Country is thriving, he certainly doesn't want Xiaoyu to rashly go out to sea and become a pirate who roams the ocean.

What’s more, he is a pirate from the Straw Hat Pirates!
Everyone knows that there will be a war between the Straw Hat Pirates and the World Government.

And this war will also affect the final direction of the world.

Although judging from the current situation, the Straw Hat Pirates have the upper hand.

But the World Government is a powerful organization that has ruled the world for 800 years. Who knows if they have any hidden tricks up their sleeves.

Don't let Xiaoyu join the Straw Hat Pirates...

Old Man Tengu raised his head and looked at the man whose face seemed calm but whom he dared not look directly at.

After a while, he whispered in a slightly hoarse throat:

"Xiaoyu, you are grown up now. You can make decisions for your future."

"Don't worry, no matter what decision you make, Grandpa Tengu will always support you!"

call……

Seeing the obvious "you're smart" look flashing in the red eyes, old man Tengu heaved a sigh of relief.

Although he did not interfere with Xiaoyu's choice, he knew that Xiaoyu had longed for the outside world since she was a child, and she was also good friends with Ace, the captain of the Whitebeard Pirates' second team.

If given the chance, this little guy will never miss the opportunity to go out to sea.

And if the Straw Hat Pirates treat Tama sincerely, this would probably be the best choice in the world.

I just don’t know why the other party chose Xiaoyu?
"So, Xiaoyu, what do you think?"

Chihong continued to ask with a smile.

In fact, he had planned to invite Tama to join the Straw Hat Pirates a long time ago, or to invite the user of the Dango Fruit to join the pirate group.

After all, the ability of the Dango Fruit can be considered to be at the rule level. The ability to make all animals obedient will be of great help to their subsequent desire to create real Pokémon in the pirate world.

and……

Although it is not known whether the cover page story of the comics is considered the official plot, Akahira has never forgotten the space pirate who appeared in the cover page story.

The appearance of those space pirates all seemed to be half-human, half-beast Fur Tribe.

If they can also be controlled by the power of the Dango Fruit, then Xiaoyu's value will be extremely high.

"I~" Xiaoyu rubbed her fingers.

She had already seen that the older brother in front of her didn't seem to be planning to do anything bad to her.

But asking her to join the pirate group all of a sudden is really too weird.

"Oh, right~"

As if seeing Xiaoyu's hesitation, Chihong suddenly spoke:
"Although we are not in the same pirate group, we have a good relationship with Ace~"

"That guy Ace, he always comes to our place to drink when he has nothing to do!"

"Ace...Brother Ace?!"

"Are you talking about Brother Ace!?"

Xiaoyu, who was originally still hesitant, became instantly excited after hearing Ace's name, and her two charming big eyes flashed with obvious light.

"Yes, that's the Ace you know!"

Chihong smiled and nodded.

"He mentioned you to me, so I invited you to join our pirate group."

"By the way, our captain and Ace are sworn brothers, closer than real brothers."

"So you should know that we are definitely good people, right!?"

"Uh-huh!"

Love the house and the bird.

Upon hearing that the Straw Hat Pirates actually had such a close relationship with Ace, Xiaoyu, who already admired him very much, immediately nodded her head and completely believed the fact that the Straw Hat Pirates were good people.

"So... are you willing to join?" Chihong asked again.

Xiaoyu didn't hesitate too much this time. She just pursed her lips and nodded directly.
"I, I do!" "But big brother, Xiaoyu doesn't know much, but Xiaoyu is willing to learn. I wonder what I can do after joining big brother's pirate group?"

"Haha, you don't have to do anything!"

Hearing that Xiaoyu was willing to join, Chihong laughed out loud, wiped away the tears from Xiaoyu's eyes affectionately, and said directly to Komachiyo, Xiaoyu's pet and bodyguard, who was behind her:
"You must be Komachiyo. Since Xiaoyu has decided to join us, you can come along as well."

"I'll help you look for some mythical beast-type devil fruit that's suitable for you."

Akahō picked up Xiaoyu familiarly and placed her on Komachiyo's back.

"Come on, Xiaoyu, come with us to visit this flower capital."

"It's been a while since I last came here. There have been a lot of changes here."

"As for you~"

After settling Xiaoyu down, Chihong finally focused his attention on old man Tengu.

In fact, he had already recognized the identity of the old man Tengu.

After all, there is only one person in the entire Wano Country who can wear such a strange mask, walk on stilts, and take such good care of Xiaoyu!
That is the one who has clearly died in history but is still alive in reality - the former shogun of Wano Country, Kotsuki Sukiyaki!
He is the father of Kozuki Oden and the grandfather of Kozuki Hiyori.

“Sukiyaki.”

At this moment, Chihong suddenly called out the real name of Kozuki Sukiyaki, which made the old man who originally wanted to tell Xiaoyu something tremble all over.

And the red gaze gradually solidified, falling on him like a substance.

Influenced by Kozuki Oden, Akane really can't muster any good feelings towards the Kozuki family.

But compared to Kozuki Oden, the complete idiot, Kozuki Sukiyaki at least created the current situation because he was truly powerless.

Judging from the fact that he still refuses to take off the mask, he is also unable to forgive his past self.

However, he is the former general of Wano Country after all, and he also has the legendary bloodline of the Kozuki family. It would be a pity for him to fall into decline like this.

After consolidating the Kozuki Sukiyaki for a while, Chihong spoke again:

"You don't have to worry about Tama. Whether I invited her to join the Straw Hats or not to use her abilities, now that she has become my partner, her future will surely blossom with great brilliance."

"And if you want to come and see Tama, or even follow Tama to join the Straw Hat Grand Fleet and escort it, I have no objection."

"But... it's really too much work for Hiyori Kozuki to manage such a huge country of Wano alone."

"If you haven't completely forgotten the past, I suggest you go help Hiyori."

"After all, what you should protect and what you shouldn't protect are now out of your control. You should do something substantial in the rest of your life to repay your debt to Wano Country."

"Your Excellency Red..."

Following Chihong's words, Kozuki Sukiyaki slowly lowered his head.

The reason why he hides behind the mask is that he doesn't want to face his past.

But now, after being enlightened by Chi Hong, he suddenly realized...

Both Pluto and Xiaoyu seem to have found new homes now and no longer need his protection.

And it seems that he should really take off the mask and face his sad and pitiful life.

Thinking of this, Kozuki Sukiyaki immediately bowed his head to Chihong and said respectfully:
"Been taught a lesson."

Chihong waved his hand nonchalantly: "Peace has come, go and do what you want."

"Once you have paid off your debt to Wano Country, you can come find me."

"When the time comes, you can still choose to stay with Xiaoyu."

As he spoke, Chihong took Xiaoyu, who was reluctant to leave, and walked towards the interior of the Flower City.

"Grandpa Tengu..."

Xiaoyu turned around and looked at Kotsuki Sukiyaki, who had taken care of her for a long time, with a reluctant expression on her face.

Although she chose to join the Straw Hat Pirates, she also realized that she would be separated from Grandpa Tengu.

But Xiaoyu never expected that this separation would come so quickly and suddenly.

At this time, Chihong directly placed her palm on Xiaoyu's head, smoothing her hair while comforting her:

"Don't be sad, Xiaoyu. Your Tengu grandfather has his own things to do."

"Don't worry, he will come to see you when he finishes his work."

"After all, you are Xiaoyu, whom he loves very much!"

(End of this chapter)