One Piece: Kaido the Beast Playing House.

Chapter 285: The Battle of Wano Country (Part )
After the death of the snake, the execution ceremony ended, but the people did not disperse. They started a new celebration. It was a grand party, more lively than the previous New Year's Festival. Some people even suggested setting this day as a holiday, called Freedom Day. This proposal was supported by almost everyone on the spot.

In an instant, everyone started shouting that the Freedom Festival parade had begun, and vendors who ran businesses at home hurried home to prepare things and began setting up stalls everywhere. The reputation of the Freedom Festival and the Freedom Festival began to spread throughout the country of Wano at an unexpected speed, faster than any government decree could spread.

The members of the Hundred Beasts also began to join in the carnival. After all, the Hundred Beasts had not held a banquet after the battle, so it was just right to hold it together with the Freedom Festival. It would be great if everyone was having fun. Tonight, countless people got drunk, countless people cried for joy, and countless people quietly walked to the cemetery, found the graves of their loved ones, and began to talk about their current situation. As they spoke, they began to cry, hugging the tombstone and asking why they couldn't see the beauty of now.

This was destined to be a sleepless night, but Kaido and Lily really had no time to attend the party as they had other things to do. At this time, several people had already arrived on Onigashima.

Shimotsuki Yasuie, Shimotsuki Ushimaru and Hanano Heigoro were all sitting upright in the main hall. None of them went to watch the ceremony. After all, they knew many of the people here and it would be inappropriate to watch. The people who were entertaining them were Akisui Denjiro and Ono Hayashizo who had just returned from the Iron Islands.

"Long time no see, Qiu Shui-kun, how are you doing in Baishou?" Shimotsuki Ushimaru said.

"It's okay. I've seen a lot of new things. People here are very friendly." Akisui Denjiro said after taking a sip of tea. At this moment, he had gotten rid of his bookish air and was like a sword drawn from its sheath. Even when he was sitting there, his aura was much stronger than his past self. Seeing this, Shimotsuki Ushimaru nodded unconsciously.

"It seems like you didn't participate in this battle?" asked Shimotsuki Yasuie.

"No, I, Yuuki Wakaba, Ono-kun, and other local people from Wano Country did not participate. We understand what Mr. Kaido and Ms. Lily meant. After all, this is our homeland, and they don't want us to hesitate. After all, there may be our past friends among the enemies. But those two should be worrying too much. After all, since we chose this path, we have said goodbye to the past. But we are still very grateful for their consideration." Akisui Denjiro knew that Shimotsuki Yasuie's words were not meant to sow discord, but he still chose to explain it clearly.

"That's good. No matter what, your choice is not wrong. You are better than us." Shimotsuki Ushimaru looked at Shusui Denjiro and said with a smile. Shusui Denjiro is his and Shimotsuki Yasuie's junior. The Shimotsuki family and the Shusui family have been good friends for many years. Even though the Shusui family fell into poverty, this friendship has not been broken. The Shimotsuki family has provided some help to the Shusui family more than once, either openly or secretly, but the Shusui family's inherited temper caused them to never take the initiative to ask for help at any time. Even after being helped every time, they would find a way to return the favor, which made Shimotsuki Yasuie and Shimotsuki Ushimaru feel helpless.

When they learned that Shusui Denjiro had joined the Beasts, they were still a little worried. After all, if Shusui's temper made him contradict Kaido and Lily, nothing would happen. This was the only child of their good friend, so nothing could happen to him. Fortunately, they learned a little about Kaido and Lily from the Beasts' usual behavior, so they were relieved.

"Thank you for your praise. I am just following my heart. Compared to you two who are in high positions and have great power but are willing to give up everything to come here, I can't compare to you." Qiushui Denjiro smiled. He respected these two uncles very much. When he went to the Iron Islands, he was worried that these two would do something stupid and fight against the beasts. He almost asked Kaido and Lily if they could spare their lives. Fortunately, Lily saw what he was thinking and told him the information. Both of them from the Shimotsuki family chose not to participate in the war. Qiushui Denjiro left with peace of mind. When he learned that the battle was over, he quickly asked Lily to bring him back.

"Hahahaha, stop talking. We two are family and know our own business. Even if we take part in this battle, we can't win. After all, this is not a battle between Wano Country and the Beasts, it's a battle between samurai and the common people. We can't win from the beginning, not to mention that there is the military force of the Beasts in front of us. We are just going with the flow. It's a pity that Fugetsu Miyuki and Ugetsu Tempura didn't see the situation clearly from beginning to end. They still thought they were fighting at home and that this was a battle against invaders. In fact, we have been away from home from beginning to end. Whoever the people support is the real home court, not whoever stays in a place for a long time."

Shimotsuki Yasuie sighed. Although Ugetsuki Tempura had mocked him for his lack of prestige, and although Fugetsu Miyame appeared kind but had mocked him more than once behind his back, they were both daimyo after all, and their deaths did make him sad. What's more, there was also Kozuki Oden, the man who walked onto the right path under his teachings. His death was what really made Shimotsuki Yasuie sad, and it could even be said that he felt uncomfortable from the bottom of his heart.

It's not that he didn't try to persuade Kozuki Oden, but at that time he felt that Kozuki Oden seemed to be possessed by something. He kept mentioning the so-called Joy Boy and didn't listen to him at all. But he couldn't teach Kozuki Oden a lesson like he did in the past. After all, the other party was also a real daimyo.

"You're right, Daimyo Shimotsuki, you're a wise man. In fact, it doesn't matter whether we fight this war or not. If we fight, we will die immediately, and if we don't fight, we will die slowly. Anyway, the samurai class has no way to survive." Hananoheigoro was silent for a long time, and finally spoke for the first time.

"Don't call me Daimyo, we will soon become ordinary people, let the name of this Daimyo become history." Shimotsuki Yasuie said with a smile. "It may be difficult for you two to rest like this." Ono Linsan poured tea for them and sat down and said.

"What does Ono-kun mean?" Shimotsuki Ushimaru asked curiously. Could it be that the Beasts could still retain the titles of both of them? This was impossible. This was inconsistent with what the Beasts preached and the system.

"The daimyo certainly won't do that, but I'm afraid you two can't sit back and relax like ordinary people. The governance of Wano Country may still require your efforts." Ono Lin Sanye took a sip of his tea to moisten his throat and said.

"You two should know the literacy situation in Wano Country. Although the Beasts have built a school, it will not be able to take effect so quickly. And the Beasts cannot just stay in Wano Country. Although the Beasts intend to use Wano Country as their base camp, Wano Country still needs to learn to govern itself, and this requires officials. The most basic point for an official is to be literate, but there are not so many literate people among the population now, and they don't understand the accounts and taxes. So they can only temporarily select people from the Beasts' civil service system. But the Beasts' people alone are definitely not enough, so they can only select some honest, reliable, smart and capable people from the former nobles and samurai class who have surrendered." Ono Linsan explained to the two.

"But isn't Baishou afraid that this group of people will become more powerful again?" asked Bingwulang.

"Of course, this official system is definitely different from the past. There will be a corresponding supervision system, and these officials will be evaluated every year. Not only their work ability will be evaluated, but also their reputation among the masses. Once a person's reputation is bad, then even if he is capable, it will not work. In short, although they are officials, it is no longer a system controlled by the nobles in the past. Instead, it is a position that everyone can become, and students can also run for election after graduating from school. However, the specific implementation of this system still requires repeated testing and modification. There is no perfect system in this world for the time being. After all, human beings are not perfect. We can only grope forward as much as possible and find the right path." Ono Linsan said to Hyogoro.

"I see. I think I understand. It seems like the two of us really have too much time to rest." After hearing what Ono Rinzo said, Shimotsuki Ushimaru turned to look at Shimotsuki Yasuie.

"I just hope those students can graduate earlier. You don't know, but actually I haven't wanted to be a daimyo for a long time. It's too tiring." Shimotsuki Yasuie patted his shoulders and said with a tired look.

"That's because you are a good daimyo. Otherwise, someone like Orochi, do you think he is tired?" said Qiushui Denjiro with a smile.

"Hahahahahaha, that's right. I'm afraid you two will have to work hard for a while. After all, it takes time to train officials who can manage such a large area." Ono Linsan said with a smile.

"That's no problem. I just happen to want to do something to make up for Wano Country. But I have a question. Will there be any female officials? I see that both male and female students are teaching in your school." Shimotsuki Ushimaru smiled and waved his hand, but then he asked another question.

"That's natural. Under the rule of the Beasts, all men and women are equal, without distinction of high and low. The assessment of officials is naturally equal for both men and women. It does not consider gender, but ability." A voice came from outside the house and answered Shimotsuki Gyumaru's question. When they looked back, Kaido and Lily had returned, and it was Lily who had just spoken.

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