One Piece: Kaido the Beast Playing House.

Chapter 259 Who is right and who is wrong
"Isn't he here?" Shimotsuki Ushimaru looked around but didn't see Shimotsuki Yasuie.

"No, one of his samurai came, but he himself is still hesitating." said Ugetsu Tempura.

"He is still struggling with whether we should go to war with the beasts. Doesn't he understand that if we don't drive the beasts out, we will lose our place to survive? This is Wano Country! It is not a place where outsiders can run wild." Fugetsu Miyuki said.

"I know the Kang family. They have always hoped that ordinary people can live a good life. As for the situation of the beasts, you all know that at least the lives of the people are much better than when we were here." After all, Shimotsuki Ushimaru and Shimotsuki Kangjia are from the same clan. They often chat with each other, so he knows more about the situation of Shimotsuki Kangjia.

"But we don't need outsiders to do that. We can do it ourselves." Yu Yue Tempura snorted coldly.

"Will you really do it? Ask yourself, Daimyo Uetsuki, will you really do this? Even if we can really drive away the beasts, you will probably return to your previous state by then, both you and the samurai and nobles under your command." Shimotsuki Ushimaru said in a low voice.

"What do you mean!" Ugetsuki Tempura slammed the table and looked at Shimotsuki Beef Ball in front of him with an angry face.

"It's nothing, I'm just stating a fact." Shimotsuki Ushimaru raised his head and took a sip of the wine he brought, saying without changing his expression.

If there is any biggest impact that the policy of the Beasts has on the aristocracy of Wano Country, apart from the living conditions, the biggest difference is that they have successfully divided some nobles who still have conscience, such as Shusui Denjiro, Shimotsuki Yasuie, and Shimotsuki Ushimaru.

Perhaps they were once the vested interests in this system, but that does not mean they think it is right. They are just trapped in this environment and don’t know where to go. When someone points out a way for them and lets them see with their own eyes that this way is indeed the right way, they may hesitate or wait and see, but at least they are thinking. They are different from others. They have opened their eyes and are looking at the right path. Even if they have not taken a step yet, at least they are prepared.

"Okay, we have finally avoided the eyes of the beasts and are here for this meeting, not to quarrel." Futsuki Miyuki looked at the furious Utsuki Tempura and the unusually calm Shimotsuki Gyumaru, and hurried out to smooth things over. He was afraid that if he wasn't careful, the two would start fighting. He was not worried about Shimotsuki Gyumaru. After all, among all the daimyo, except Kozuki Oden, Shimotsuki Gyumaru was the best fighter, and Utsuki Tempura was no match for him.

"I don't think we have avoided the eyes of the beasts, it's just that the other party simply doesn't want to pay attention to us. You should know that no matter how careful we are, we can't escape the sight of those farmers, and these people are the eyes of the beasts, and they all stand with the beasts." Shimotsuki Ushimaru unceremoniously broke Fengyue Yujie's self-righteousness and ruthlessly put the truth of the matter in front of him.

"Hmph, those lowly people, do they still have any sense of shame for Wano Country? The samurai under my command only went out of the city to do some business, and they dared to attack!" Ugetsu Tempura snorted again.

"Yes, those untouchables are so cunning, so shameless, and have no respect for the noble samurai at all." Utsuki Tempura didn't expect that Shimotsuki Gyumaru would agree with him, and just when Utsuki Tempura wanted to agree with Shimotsuki Gyumaru's words, Shimotsuki Gyumaru suddenly changed the subject.

"Who taught them this? It was us! The warriors! We were the noble lords! You say they are cunning and shameless, but have you ever thought about why they do this? We took away their last grain of food, starved their old people and children to death, and robbed their beautiful wives, all just because of our so-called nobility! Are we noble? Where is our nobility? The weapons in our hands? Then why can't they take up weapons? Or is our nobility based on this so-called title? If we take away this title, what do we have left?"

"Look now, we are hiding in this small room, holding this meeting that you would have absolutely despised. Why don't you talk about the previous pomp and circumstance now? Why don't you talk about your aristocratic manners? Didn't you always say that those manners were part of the nobility, and laughed at me and the Kang family for it!" Frost Snow Niu Wan stood up, his aura rising higher and higher, and as he spoke, even his height seemed to increase.

"You!" This time even Fugetsu Miyuki couldn't help it. He stood up and pointed at Shimotsuki Ushimaru, but he couldn't say anything except the word "you", because he knew that Shimotsuki Ushimaru was right. They were indeed consigned to a house that they had never even looked at before, to hold this unnecessary meeting, and even so, they had arranged their seats, and only the three of them could enter the house. Everyone else, including the samurai who came on behalf of Shimotsuki Yasuie, could only wait outside the door.

They did all this to preserve their almost non-existent face, and called it the name of rules and shame, but now, all of this was torn apart by Shimotsuki Ushimaru, nakedly and bloodily.

Shimotsuki Ushimaru was right. They were no different from the so-called untouchables. Even though there were differences in their fighting power, they were all human beings.

And can they admit it? Impossible!
Why? For my own nobility!
Why? For my own bloodline!
Why? For their own glory! But that is not true nobility, bloodline is meaningless, false glory is just the dirtiest fig leaf, they are just barely maintaining their so-called aristocratic style, wanting to tell themselves, no, deceive themselves, that what they are doing is right, it is correct, their high position is meaningful, they can drive away the beasts, they can go back to the past, they can control those people again, and become the great name above everyone else again.

So do they have a bottom line?

No, they didn't. As daimyo, they were not fools. If the samurai couldn't see it, could they not see it? The ordinary people had changed. They were no longer cattle and sheep that could be driven at will. Under the influence of the beasts, in just a few years, they had understood that the era of arbitrary exploitation was over.

But these vested interests do not want to wake up, and are unwilling to wake up. They think that as long as they continue to sleep, the future will definitely be good. As long as they drive away the beasts, they can use force to make the people who have already opened their eyes close their eyes again and continue to be driven by them.

Shimotsuki Ushimaru looked at the two people who stood up, shook his head gently, turned and left without saying anything more.

"Reihou Daimyo! Where are you going!" Fengyue Yujie said.

"Go back. People with different ideologies cannot work together." Shimotsuki Niuwan did not stop or look back, but just said lightly.

"Crash." The door of the hut was opened, and the warriors waiting outside all looked here.

"Catch him! He is trying to join the Beasts!" Ugetsu Tempura shouted loudly.

"Clang clang." Upon hearing this, the warriors drew their swords reflexively, but no one dared to move. After all, that was the daimyo of Linghou, Shimotsuki Gyumaru.

"I won't help the beasts, because Wano Country is my homeland after all, and I don't want outsiders to interfere. But I won't help you either, because I can't live with my conscience. So that's it, I've said this, take care of yourself."

Shimotsuki Ushimaru said this and walked forward alone, while none of the warriors who had drawn their swords dared to step forward and they silently retreated to both sides. The weapons that were originally drawn to stop Shimotsuki Ushimaru became their reliance to see him off. It was so ridiculous.

"Ah." Shimotsuki Ushimaru sighed softly. He didn't want the situation to become so awkward, but after seeing what Baishou did and the ancient scroll hidden deep in his home, he couldn't convince himself. He hoped that his choice was right and that Baishou's actions were not just a performance.

He suddenly missed his elder sister Shimotsuki Fubuki, who had left without hesitation in her early years. After all, his sister had been smarter than him since she was a child, but in Wano Country, women had no chance to succeed, so she left. If she were still here, she might be able to see things more clearly than he did.

"I hope I'm right, don't you, Onimaru?"

"Ouch——"

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