One Piece: Kaido the Beast Playing House.

Chapter 898: Frost Moon Kang Family's Thoughts

"You mean, Momonosuke is back? And he's in the form of a child, and most importantly, Hiyori is torturing Momonosuke?"

Shimotsuki Yasuie once again confirmed that although the butler in front of him had been with him for many years, the two of them were more like friends than master and servant. Even when the beasts liberated the Country of Wano, abolished the slaves, and required payment to hire waiters, he did not leave. However, faced with such incredible things, Shimotsuki Yasuie could not help but confirm it again. These things were so weird whether taken individually or combined together.

"It's the real patriarch. I even went to see him in person to confirm the situation. I'm sure I'm not mistaken. It's Kozuki Momonosuke. He is no different from the last time we met. It's as if he suddenly came to this era from that era. And he does have a lot of wounds on his body. You can see that they were all caused by the whip. Without timely treatment, they even festered."

The butler said the same thing for the fifth time, but he did not think that Shimotsuki Yasuji was being pretentious. After all, even he was extremely shocked when he knew about this, otherwise he would not have to run over to take a look in person.

"This, this, this, oh, this is really a difficult problem."

Shimotsuki Yasuie, who has already stepped down as the Speaker, is no longer a daimyo. He is now a wealthy man who takes care of his adopted children every day and enjoys it. Apart from that, he is no different from an ordinary person. Sometimes, the housekeeper is too busy, so he does things like buying groceries himself. Chatting with the vegetable farmers every day and seeing the changes in Wano Country makes Shimotsuki Yasuie more convinced that his choice at that time was not wrong.

But the current situation gave him a headache. Let's not talk about why Kozuki Momonosuke suddenly came back, and he still maintained his appearance back then. Just the situation on Hiyori's side was difficult to deal with. God knows why Hiyori has such a big grudge against Momonosuke. But think about it, Momonosuke was sent away and Hiyori was left behind. Although Hiyori was lucky, Baishou adopted her without holding a grudge and even treated her as his own daughter, but who can say for sure about this kind of luck? What if she was beaten to death on the spot? In this case, it is normal for Hiyori to have some resentment.

But according to the housekeeper, it seems that Hiyori is not just holding a grudge, she is really trying to torture Momonosuke to death. It is definitely not as simple as wanting the other party to feel the hardship of labor. She really wants Momonosuke to die. After all, if you really want the other party to understand the pain, it is also a gradual process. Even when treating slaves in the past, there is at least a process of old leading new. But giving them food is better than before. This makes Shimotsuki Yasuie a little unsure of the situation, and it is really difficult for him to take action in this matter.

"Patriarch, if you ask me, we should just pretend we didn't see it. After all, this is the family affair of the Kozuki family. We have no right to get involved. Moreover, the good reputation that the Shimotsuki family has worked so hard to build up over the years cannot be ruined again because of this incident. After all, since then, Kozuki has become a taboo name, even more than Kurotan back then, because it will remind many people of the time when they were ruled. So I think it's better not to say anything. In my opinion, unless you are prepared to make an enemy of the entire Wano Country, otherwise, Kozuki Momonosuke can no longer be saved."

The butler shook his head and said that he had not been the butler for so many years in vain, he could see many things clearly, and when he heard about this from other people, he had already concluded that Momonosuke might not survive, and when he confirmed Momonosuke's condition in person, he was completely sure that Momonosuke was finished, he was completely dead, because the only person who could save him was Hiyori, and now the person who caused all this was Hiyori, Momonosuke had lost his last trump card.

"I understand, but, oh, forget it, butler, I'll write a visiting card and ask you to give it to the people at Baishou. I'll just say that I want to visit them tomorrow and hope they agree."

After thinking it over, Shimotsuki Kangjia decided to go and ask.

"Master, it may not be appropriate for me to say this, but I still want to ask, what do you want to say?"

The butler looked at Shimotsuki Yasuie and asked.

"Why, if I say I'm going to ask Kaido to let Momonosuke live, will you stop me?"

Looking at the butler who suddenly became very serious, Shimotsuki Yasuie smiled and asked.

"Yes, if you really overestimate your own abilities, I will stop you from going even if it costs me my life. After all, I cannot bear to see the Shimotsuki family destroyed because of the stupidity of the head of the family."

Seeing the smile on Shimotsuki Yasuya's face, the old butler felt relieved immediately. Judging from the other party's expression, he should not be really upset. In this case, the old butler became less polite in his words. After all, the two of them were too familiar with each other. They grew up together and there really wasn't so much to talk about.

"Hahahahahahaha, you, you old thing, you really are so bold as you get older, you even threaten me. I'm not a fool, don't worry, I just want to ask if Kaido has any involvement in this matter. If Kaido has, then I'll beg you for help, but if Kaido hasn't, then it means that this matter was Hiyori's own idea, and at that time, I won't be able to help you."

Shimotsuki Yasuie shook his head. He actually went there just to seek comfort. After so many years, he could understand the beasts' style of doing things. Facing Momonosuke, the beasts didn't need those weird tricks. If they really wanted Momonosuke to die, they could just chop him with one knife. After all, the current Wano Country would definitely not mind the death of a remnant of Kozuki. Didn't you see that Hiyori never added the word Kozuki in her self-proclaimed name? Isn't it because Wano Country now hates the word Kozuki so much? So if Kaido really wanted Momonosuke to die, I'm afraid other people would not know about it at all, and Momonosuke would have disappeared without a trace. In this situation, 99% of it was Hiyori's work. Shimotsuki Yasuie was just seeking comfort. He got a positive answer, which was considered his own efforts. "I understand, then please write it, Master."

When the housekeeper heard this, he naturally understood what Shuangyue Kangjia meant, and he stopped trying to stop him. Instead, he walked aside, picked up the pen, ink, paper and inkstone, and came to Shuangyue Kangjia and spoke.

"Hey! It's your turn to be impatient this time, isn't it? Are you so eager to see your master make a fool of himself?"

Shimotsuki Yasuie stood up and pointed at the butler and shouted.

"I don't care about that. Anyway, I know you are not going to die. We still have a few years to live. Just make do with it. As long as you don't commit suicide and successfully raise those children, I will find a place for you to live in old age. Who cares about you?"

The butler retorted nonchalantly. As he said before, they were friends who had grown up together, and now there was no distinction between them as nobles. The two of them joked around even more recklessly than before.

While the two were arguing inside, outside the door, several children were listening to their conversation and laughing from time to time.

"Uncle Kang is arguing with Uncle Guanjia again."

A little girl said.

"It's not a quarrel, it's a fight. Uncle Kang said that he and Uncle Butler were not quarreling, they were just playing."

Another older boy said.

"That's right, Toko. You may not understand since you are young. Sometimes this kind of quarrel is not a real quarrel, but a way for adults to play. After all, we are adults. We can't play hide-and-seek every day like you, Toko."

Another girl said to Toko that Toko, who was adopted by Shimotsuki Yasuji in the original timeline, was eventually adopted by Shimotsuki Yasuji under the correction of fate. However, unlike the original timeline, Toko's parents did not starve to death, but because they went out to sea to do business, Toko became a left-behind child and was semi-adopted at home by Shimotsuki Yasuji. Whenever her biological parents came back, she would be released back. To put it bluntly, Shimotsuki Yasuji's place is half a kindergarten and welfare home, and those children whose family members died for some reason or were not at home for various reasons were taken in by Shimotsuki. In short, there are many children here all year round, but the number of orphans is decreasing year by year.

"Grown-ups are really weird. Why do they play this kind of game? Hide and seek is so much fun. Brothers and sisters, let's play hide and seek!"

Toko said excitedly.

"Okay, okay, I'll play with you today. Let's go. This time, brother will be the ghost and you can hide, okay?"

The boy took Toko's hand and said.

"Good! Hahahaha!" Hu Zi shouted happily.

(End of this chapter)