One Piece: Kaido the Beast Playing House.

Chapter 182 The Return of Kozuki Oden

"Kozuki Oden? He's back?" Kaido frowned as he listened to the report from his younger brother in front of him.

"Yes, Kozuki Oden suddenly showed up yesterday. The brothers in Qiangang said they didn't find him returning. We checked the surveillance footage and found nothing either." The younger brother told him the whole situation.

"Is there any movement from that guy?" Lily asked.

"No, our people stopped monitoring this guy after they found him returning to Oden Castle. He seemed to have noticed our monitoring, but ignored us."

"That's for sure. Since he is recognized by Newgate and Roger, his strength must not be too weak. It is normal for him to find you. Next, keep a close eye on this guy. I have a feeling he will make a big move." As soon as Kaido finished speaking, a younger brother rushed in from outside.

"Boss Kaido! That Kozuki Oden suddenly ran out of Oden Castle and rushed towards the direction of the Flower Capital!" the younger brother reported breathlessly.

"Flower Capital? Ugh, blah, blah, it looks like Orochi is in trouble. I remember that during the New Year's Day this year, at the New Year's Festival in Wano Country, Kozuki Oden's son was assassinated?" Kaido laughed. To be honest, he really looked down on Orochi. If it weren't for the fact that he wanted to use Orochi's title as the general, Kaido would have smashed Orochi into a paste long ago. How could he survive until now and live comfortably in the Flower Capital?

"Yes, it was our people who caught the assassin. He committed suicide by taking poison on the spot. We found a bunch of identification documents on him, including our pirate flag pendant, Orochi's Onobibanshu pendant, the family emblems of various daimyo, and even the logo of Kozuki. Orochi was the first one to say that he didn't do it, and he said that he would find out who was impersonating him, haha." Lily sneered. This guy's declaration was the most favorable evidence. If he didn't say it, perhaps no one would have thought of him. But this guy came out and said it himself, and people who had not considered this aspect began to consider whether this guy did it. After all, there was a precedent in the Kurozumi family.

"Continue to monitor, and if necessary, activate the secret guards of the Flower Capital to make sure that this guy's every move is under our surveillance! This is going to be a good show! Uh-huh-huh-huh!" Kaido laughed. Now he didn't care whether Orochi lived or died. After all, the power of the Beasts in Wano Country was enough. Although the people have not made up their minds to support the Beasts, they will definitely not help the local nobles of Wano Country. At this time when the support of both sides is almost the same, it is a competition of hard power, and Kaido has absolute confidence in hard power.

The current Hundred Beasts is different from the Hundred Beasts at the same time in the original work. Apart from Kaido's own strength, Lily represents the top combat power of the Hundred Beasts, which is directly doubled. Wano Country cannot produce a character of the same level to compete with it. Moreover, the Hundred Beasts was founded five years earlier than in the original work. Coupled with the knowledge that Lily learned from Manju, the Hundred Beasts is much stronger than the original wild growth in terms of external resources and internal strength.

Moreover, the cadre class includes not only King and Queen. Each of the Twelve Hours is no weaker than Queen in the original timeline, and the Three Calamities has been greatly strengthened. The power of the mythical beasts is definitely not comparable to that of the ancient species. It is no exaggeration to say that King's current strength is enough to beat three of his own in the original timeline, and Queen can probably beat ten of his own. What's more, there is also Dai, who is also a Lunaria clan member and a top-level mythical beast user. Kaido can just shout, "How can you lose by riding a dragon on my face?"
Of course, Kaido doesn’t know how embarrassing his situation is in the original timeline, but given Kaido’s character, even if he knew, he would only mock himself in the other world for having lost his original dream and becoming a vulgar and bad guy.

Let’s not talk about what Kaido was thinking. When Oden learned that his family was killed by Orochi and Wano Country was invaded by pirates brought by Orochi (the samurai told Oden so, and Oden believed it), Oden’s mind was filled with anger. The sadness caused by the disbandment of Roger’s pirate group further triggered Oden’s emotions. Without saying a word, he rushed towards the direction of the Flower Capital with Ame-no-Habakiri and Enma in his hands.

At this time, Orochi was still in the Flower Capital, drinking wine, hugging the singing girl, and listening to songs happily. After all, the contradictions between the samurai and the beasts have become more and more serious in the past few years. Seeing his plan moving towards success step by step, Orochi's fear has completely disappeared. He feels that he has seen victory waving towards him, and the future of destroying Wano Country is not far away! Muhehehehe!
However, just when Orochi thought his life had reached its peak, his subordinates ran in in a panic.

"Master, Master, no, no, no, no, this is bad!"

"What's the matter? How can you be so flustered?" Orochi said with displeasure before his subordinates finished speaking. Didn't they see that he was having fun with a beautiful woman? These guys really spoiled the fun. "Oden! Oden! Kozuki Oden is back!" Orochi's subordinates didn't care about Orochi's scolding at all, and just stuttered.
"what!"

"Orochi! Give me your life!" Before Orochi could react, Oden rushed in and raised his hand to chop at Orochi.

"Bang!" Just when the blade was less than an finger away from Orochi's face, a barrier suddenly appeared and blocked Oden's attack.

"General Orochi, please don't panic. Please believe in my barrier technique. What happened that year will not happen again." The one who made the move was Kurozumi Chanmaru, who had escaped death from Xia Ji's hands that year. Ever since he was tricked by Xia Ji that year, Kurozumi Chanmaru has continued to work hard at an old age, trying to train his abilities into an all-round defense with no blind spots. A few years have passed, and now this guy can proudly say that his abilities can cover all aspects.

"What the hell is this? A Devil Fruit user? Yes, in Wano Country they should be called sorcerers. Is there anyone like this around this guy?" Having been at sea for so long, Oden naturally knew how difficult it was to deal with a Devil Fruit user. Moreover, the guy in front of him was obviously a defensive character. If he couldn't find this guy's flaw, it seemed that he really couldn't do anything to him. Damn it, observe, observe! There is absolutely no invincible person with a special ability!
"Oden! Oden! Wait a minute, wait a minute! Not to mention why you came back without saying hello, why did you suddenly come to kill me?" Orochi looked at Oden in front of him and said with forced calmness. Even with the protection of the barrier, Orochi sat back unconsciously.

"Tell me what happened! I want to ask you, who hurt my family at the New Year's Festival! And who brought in the beasts! And what happened to my father!" Oden looked at the big snake in front of him and shouted angrily.

"Well, well, well, what happened at the New Year's Festival was really not done by me! I wouldn't dare to do it even if you gave me the guts. And Lord Sukiyaki did pass away suddenly due to illness, and I have been temporarily appointed as the acting shogun." After overcoming his initial nervousness, Orochi began to talk freely.

"Really? Then let me ask you, what about the Hundred Beasts? And since you are the acting general, isn't it time to return the position to me?" Oden was still gritting his teeth, but his expression was a little better than before. After all, this guy had a strange kind of naivety and could easily believe what others said. Of course, if such a person is determined about something, no one can pull him back. Now Oden still has a glimmer of fantasy about Orochi in his heart.

"It's like this, Lord Oden. I was also coerced. The beasts came to Wano Country suddenly when no one was prepared. We were unable to resist them at that time. As the acting general, I naturally had to mediate this matter, but they were too strong. I thought of many ways and finally made them agree to stay in Onigashima temporarily. I hope to delay time and wait for your return. Only you can lead us to defeat the beasts! I, I am just a puppet! The so-called allies are just nice words from those guys. I was also forced!"

Orochi was crying as he spoke, as if he had suffered a great injustice, which made Kozuki Oden not know whether he should continue to be angry.

"So, I wronged you?" Kozuki Oden said somewhat at a loss.

"It's not unfair. After all, I have no strength, so I can only let all my compatriots down. It's reasonable for my compatriots to hate me." I have to say that Orochi's acting skills are pretty good. Kozuki Oden was stunned by his acting and could not tell the truth of the matter at all.

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