One Piece: Kaido the Beast Playing House.

Chapter 231 New Year

"It's New Year's again." Lily said as she stood by the window and watched the snowflakes falling outside.

"Well, in a blink of an eye, the Hundred Beasts has been established for fifteen years." Kaido looked at several children downstairs who were not afraid of the cold and were chasing each other and playing snowball fights. Jack, the largest one, was being besieged, Shirley and Yamato were having a lot of fun, and Maria was like a little adult, handing towels to them to wipe their faces from time to time.

"We have known each other for 28 years." Lily handed Kaido a cup of hot tea. Kaido didn't like this stuff before, but after drinking it with Lily for so many years, he gradually accepted this slightly bitter drink.

"Of course not. Yamato is five years old this year. Time flies so fast, it seems like it’s gone in the blink of an eye. The fifth anniversary seems like it was just yesterday." Kaido rarely expressed his feelings.

"Yes, time flies. Back then, the Hundred Beasts still needed the two of us to keep up appearances, but now we don't have to do anything about many things." Lily thought about the Three Calamities who had completely grown up, the Twelve Hours who had made a name for themselves, and even Yuuki Wakaba, Louisses and Akisui Denjiro who had caught up. Now, there are only the last two seats left in the Twelve Hours.

"Come to think of it, that kid Louises actually chose the Pteranodon Fruit. I thought he would be waiting to get a superhuman fruit." Kaido said with a smile.

"What? Have you come to terms with it and are no longer just pursuing the animal type?" Lily joked with a smile.

"Hey, it would be best to have an animal type, but you can't force it, right? The superhuman type is still quite advantageous in some aspects, but no matter what, domineering is the foundation. Without domineering, you can only bully ordinary people." Kaido actually figured it out a long time ago, but he just never said it. However, in his heart, domineering is still the most important, and the foundation of domineering is the body. The animal type that can strengthen the body is definitely the best choice, especially the mythical beast species. The top-level mythical beast species has the abilities of three types of devil fruits at the same time, and is definitely the son of version.

"It seems that the reason why Louises chose Pteranodon was because he wanted to fly. But looking at it now, it is still quite suitable for him. Didn't Akisui Denjiro also choose the Spinosaurus Fruit? I thought at that time that as a swordsman, he would not choose the fruit." Lily found it funny when she thought about how Akisui Denjiro vomited all over the place after eating the fruit.

"I know that guy Denjiro. It is said that he was just curious at the time, and was encouraged by Azu and the others to try it. He found it very useful, so he didn't take it out. Now he is thinking about how to combine the ability with his own tactics."

"Okay, anyway, the middle-level strength of the Beasts has stood up now, so we don't have to work so hard."

"Yeah, I just hope that the new year can resolve the issues in Wano Country. We've been dragging it out for too long."

The two stood by the window, looking into the distance, thinking about the future. The children were still playing in the snow, and the members of the Beasts were resting. The patrol team had stopped for the past two days and was only maintaining the minimum work. The people of Wano, who were protected by the Beasts, warmly entertained the patrol members. Many families with girls of marriageable age tried their best to invite the young men of the patrol team to their homes for the New Year. Their intentions were not too obvious. However, Kaido and Lily did not prohibit this matter. If the two sides really fell in love with each other, they would never stop it, or they would be happy to see it happen.

Seeing that the top leaders of the Beasts did not stop them and the grassroots did not refuse, the people of Wano Country became even more excited. Some brave girls went directly to the station of the Beast Patrol to show their affection. If the patrol team were all young and strong men, it would be fine. Some of them were already married and even had grown children. However, the girls from Wano Country still came to them, making these people laugh and cry. They didn't expect that they could still be so charming at their age. (Guess what I am mocking.)
But no matter what, the current situation at least shows that the beasts are indeed accepted and even loved by the lower-class people of Wano Country. As the beasts become more and more popular, the nobles and samurai class of Wano Country are becoming more and more uneasy. Their living space is constantly being compressed, and now it is almost to the point where they can hardly move. All the intelligent snails outside have been destroyed, and the intelligent snails in their hands are no longer useful. Oda Kama, which was originally a conspiracy of Orochi, has actually become the only way to connect different cities. This is something that neither Kurozumi Orochi nor Kurozumi Murasaki had expected.

Speaking of Kurozumi Orochi, his living standard has plummeted. Although Hana no Tokyo is the capital of Wano Country, its current situation is not as good as that of Kuri Oden Castle, which was built the latest and the least prosperous. The reason is very simple. Because Oden Castle was built late, and Kuri was a lawless area at that time, there was still a part of the land left in Oden Castle that could be used for farming. Although it was not very rich, at least it could be self-sufficient and not starve.

In contrast, Flower Capital, as the capital of Wano Country for many years, is dozens of miles away from the nearest farmland. After all, the noble lords are kind-hearted and cannot bear to see those poor people digging for food in the fields. They hurriedly stay away from them so as not to disturb the noble lords' meditation. Therefore, Flower Capital has always relied on outside supply of food. Ever since the beasts completely occupied those countryside, Flower Capital has been cut off from supplies. If Flower Capital did not have an emergency granary, people would have starved to death long ago. But now the granary is gradually unable to hold on. After all, Flower Capital is the most prosperous city in Wano Country, with a large population, and food is consumed very quickly. Now the landlords have no surplus food.

For example, at the dinner at the General's Mansion, Da She was not someone who could enjoy himself or not, but now he could only eat a simple dish and drink wine carefully, so as not to drink too much and miss out on the feast later. "Well, how long do you think we have to hold on?" Da She sighed and looked at Kurotan Muchan. He didn't have the heart to look for the dancers now, after all, those dancers needed food to feed them.

"In a year at most, those samurai would have been unable to hold back any longer, but no one has fired the first shot yet. It's only a matter of time. We can't be the first. This kind of thing must be done by Kozuki Oden, only then will it be in line with our plan. Don't worry, I've seen it in various daimyo castles, and they were almost unable to hold back any longer. It was only because that idiot Kozuki Oden calmed them down that the situation was barely stabilized. However, they have now accelerated the production of weapons, and it is obvious that they are preparing for war." Kurozuki Muchan smiled sinisterly.

"What about our granary?" the snake asked again.

"We can still hold on for a year, and we are not without other methods. As far as I know, the wealthy families in the city still have grain. We just need to find people pretending to be from the Beast Kingdom to rob it. When the wealthy families in the city are in danger, the general will come forward and say that you have a way to ensure that the grain will not be robbed, and then we can collect it and store it in a unified way. Isn't it equivalent to all of it being in our hands?" Heitan Muchan smiled sinisterly as he spoke out the plan to wipe out the nobles of the Flower City.

"Okay, this method is good!" Kurozumi Orochi's morality is also time-tested. He agreed to Kurozumi Murasaki's plan without hesitation, and decided to do so regardless of whether there was a shortage of food or not. After all, his goal is to retaliate against the Country of Wano, and naturally he will not let go of anyone from top to bottom. Those big families are also his targets of revenge. Since they all have to be retaliated, he might as well take revenge now and still play a role.

At the same time, the lights in Baishou's factory in Tudon were still on. When the person in charge of the factory came back from reporting on his work on Ghost Island, he thought he had seen it wrong.

"Didn't these guys say they would take a rest today?" The person in charge muttered as he walked towards the factory gate. After all, these employees had voluntarily worked overtime more than once or twice. Baishou paid them very high wages, and it was a daily wage system with more pay for more work, which led to a crazy involution throughout the factory. The person in charge was afraid that these people would die suddenly, and even forced them to take a rest. It was truly a weird thing in this world, but it was such a weird situation that Baishou made it happen.

"Bang!" As the person in charge pushed open the door, a firework tube was set off, scaring him.

"What the hell!" the person in charge shouted in fear.

"Hahahaha! Happy New Year, Director!" The craftsman who had just pulled the firework tube shouted with a laugh, and people around him kept echoing and saying Happy New Year. At this time, a long table had been set up in the factory, and on it were all kinds of traditional Wano country delicacies.

"You guys! What's going on?" The person in charge looked at the situation in front of him in confusion and was completely unable to react.

"Director, we think you would be lonely celebrating the New Year alone, so we thought we could just celebrate together in the factory. It will be more lively with more people around, so we took the initiative and came here early this morning, just waiting for you to come back." An older craftsman came over and said. Last year they found that the person in charge was alone in the factory watching over things during the New Year, so this year they prepared in advance and came here.

"You guys, we agreed that there will be no overtime pay for today." The person in charge was also very touched. He was a graduate of the Academy of Beasts, not one of those pirate fighters. He came to the factory to be a workshop director because he was good at production calculations. As an orphan, he spent the New Year alone. He didn't expect to be discovered by these craftsmen.

"Hahahaha! No problem! Director takes care of us so well, today we'll treat you!" "Oh!!!!"

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