One Piece: Groudon the Beasts

Chapter 132 I'm not going to be Oden anymore!

The Land of Harmony, the Heavenly Home Club.

"Good, you're finally back."

"Waaaaahh ...

Yamato hugged Goode, wailing and howling.

Goode's head was throbbing from the noise, and his brow furrowed involuntarily.

"do not Cry!"

"Oh!"

Yamato quickly bit his lip, sucking back his snot, with big tears hanging from the corners of his eyes, looking aggrieved and holding his breath.

Goode's expression softened slightly, and he comforted her, "I'm only going away for a while, it's not like I'm never coming back, why are you crying?"

"People are lonely."

Yamato wiped away her tears.

She didn't want to stay in that wretched Wano Country for even a second longer!

She wants to be free!

She's going on a sea adventure!

Good sighed silently.

Look how cooped up this kid is, like a husky locked in a cage, with all that energy he has nowhere to run wild.

"Have you finished your visit to Kin Inari Shrine?"

"Ok!"

Yamato immediately perked up at the mention of Kin Inari Shrine.

"Good, I see so many witches!"

"And there's Sister Miyaji, she has pointed ears and a fluffy fox tail, she's said to be the messenger of Inari!"

"Oh, and on the way up the mountain to the shrine, there's a seemingly endless torii gate, lined with cherry blossom trees on both sides—it's so beautiful!"

Yamato chattered away, recounting his experiences visiting the Kin Inari Shrine.

Kin-Inari Shrine is the most important shrine in Wano Country. The Inari god worshipped there symbolizes the god of grains and food and is in charge of the harvest, so he is highly revered by the people of Wano Country.

Recently, the living standards of the people of Wano Country have improved considerably, at least enough to fill their stomachs, so people are flocking to the shrines to worship.

There were so many people!

"The donations must be quite substantial, right?"

Good stroked his chin.

What kind of bullshit harvest god is he? He is the harvest god of Wano Country now, and it is he who has filled the stomachs of the people below.

How can divine authority be allowed to run rampant in my empire?

All the money for incense offerings should belong to him.

He will have the craftsmen make a Groudon statue and send it to the Kin Inari Shrine. It must be placed in the main hall!
Ha, they dare to steal his money.

And that fox priest, who pretends to be a divine messenger, is probably from the fox-fur tribe. Given the long-standing relationship between Wano Country and the mink tribe, it's not surprising that the mink tribe appears in Wano Country.

This country still holds many secrets.

He'll settle accounts one by one when he has time.

He's so busy now that officials have to wait in line to have a drink with him, and even Quinn is trying to get some research funding from him.

Yamato stared longingly at Goode.

"Good, when are you leaving?"

"Just these two days."

Goode gave a casual reply.

The fleet to suppress the rebellion is being prepared and will take some time. This expedition will carry a large amount of supplies, especially food.

Several months have passed, and now it's harvest time in the fields of various villages, with large quantities of grain being transported to granaries.

In this world of constant warfare, food is the hard currency, even more useful than Pelé for ordinary people.

Yamato's eyes lit up, and its fluffy tail popped out from behind its rear end, wagging vigorously.

"Good, can you take me with you?"

"Take you with me?"

Goode looked at the little girl and nodded.

"Okay."

"Eh?!"

Yamato's brain instantly shut down.

accepted?
Can you really take her out to sea?
She thought Goode would definitely refuse!

"Wa hahaha!"

When she came to her senses, the girl excitedly jumped onto Goode and hugged his head, showering him with kisses.

"Good! I love you to death!" "Okay, okay."

Goode pushed Yamato away, wiping the drool off her face in disgust. "How old are you? When will you ever show some womanly charm?"

Wano Country is now stable, so it doesn't matter whether Yamato stays or not, since she's just a pretty face and knows nothing about managing a country anyway.

The Shimotsuki Yasuie can manage it. As long as the Kozuki clan doesn't return, the Shimotsuki Yasuie won't be able to harbor any evil intentions.

His main concern was that Yamato might develop health problems from being cooped up.

Back when Yamato was on Onigashima, he was either getting beaten up or on his way to getting beaten up. He didn't have as many troubles as he does now.

Indeed, one should not eat too much.

"Come for a walk with me."

"Oh!"

White Dance, Port.

The river was filled with boats that transported grain from various villages to Baiwu's granary, and after being tallied, it was transported by Baishou's ships to Qiangang.

"The general is here!"

"And Lord Goode too!"

When Goode and Yamato appeared, the port workers immediately put down their work and greeted them with great excitement.

In less than a year, their lives have undergone tremendous changes. Although it is still hard, they are many times happier than their previous miserable days.

Life has a purpose now!

"You're busy, don't worry about us."

Goode smiled and nodded in acknowledgment.

Wow, they all look great!
It seems the tax is too low; it needs to be increased!

If life is too blissful, it will generate countless troubles, just like in Yamato. This bad trend must be nipped in the bud.

Besides, these days even gold in the sky is taxed!

The two were strolling in White Dance City.

"La la la~~"

Yamato put her hands behind her back, clasped them together like a little girl, and jumped around happily. She was overjoyed at the thought of going out to sea.

The sound of crying came from afar.

Goode glanced at it and raised an eyebrow.

"Yamato, look over there!"

"Ok?"

Yamato looked on in confusion.

It was a funeral procession, cremate their deceased loved ones at the entrance of the crematorium, and adults and children were all crying.

Yamato was puzzled.

"Good, what's wrong?"

"I heard that Kozuki Oden once cooked oden with the flames from someone's burning bones at their funeral."

Goode glanced at Yamato with a leisurely air.

Why don't you follow suit?

"Good, don't underestimate me!"

Yamato angrily put his hands on his hips.

"I'm not the same person I used to be. I read a lot now, I've become smarter, so don't try to laugh at me anymore!"

"Oh~?"

Goode looked doubtful.

Yamato snorted and turned his head away.

"I would never blaspheme the dead!"

“Oden did make a mistake, and I won’t defend him. I also know that the Oden I imagine is not the same person as the real Oden.”

"Now, I will no longer be obsessed with becoming Kozuki Oden. I want to be myself and live my own life!"

"I've grown up!"

The young girl stood tall and proud, full of youthful vigor.

After eight days of separation, one should open one's eyes wide and look closely!

She's no longer the silly, foolish girl she was when she was little. She's read a lot of books and has come to understand many profound truths!
Goode once told her that.

To become a better person, you must first understand others!

After becoming a general, she kept collecting stories about Kozuki Oden. There were many things about Oden that she liked, but there were also many things that she disliked or even hated.

She disliked gambling and fighting, disliked acting arbitrarily and causing trouble for others, disliked eating oden on corpses, and disliked abandoning the people who trusted her.

She can still distinguish between being willful and pursuing freedom!
She's already a mature adult!
Wa hahaha!

(End of this chapter)