One Piece: Winged Dragon of the Beasts Pirates

One day later.

The capital of flowers.

The capital city of Wano Country is already decorated with lanterns and colorful decorations.

News that General Orochi had requested the help of the Beast Pirates to thwart the Kozuki family's plot and rebellion had spread throughout the city and was now spreading even faster to other parts of the country.

Even more shocking news is that three days later, Orochi will publicly execute the sinner Kozuki Oden in the Flower Capital.

Meanwhile, in the heart of the Flower Capital, inside the castle tower built atop a giant tree, the celebratory banquet continues, having started yesterday and continuing until now.

Beneath the castle tower, in a cage facing the street.

Covered in bandages and bound by seastone chains, Kozuki Oden slumped in the cramped cell.

The man's eyes were dull, and he remained motionless, letting the people outside the prison point and whisper about him.

He has lost everything, yet he still can't change anything.

Above the castle tower, atop the winding, horizontal tree trunk, Ian stood, overlooking the entire Flower Capital. "Tell me," he said, "what did Professor Kai mean by that?"

Yamato sat next to him, right on the edge of the big tree, swinging his two slender legs.

Both of them had bruises on their faces.

He disobeyed Teacher Kai's orders and went to the battlefield without permission. Of course, he was beaten up by Teacher Kai after the war.

But what Ian cared about wasn't the beating.

How many beatings have you endured already?

But after he got beaten up yesterday, Teacher Kai suddenly looked at him meaningfully and said, "You should be prepared, kid."

What preparations should I make?

Teacher Kai, why are you becoming a riddle person too? You're making me very uneasy.

"Does this mean we're being asked to go out to sea?"

Yamato looked up expectantly. She was missing two front teeth from her two rows of white teeth. She had been knocked out by Teacher Kai yesterday, but it was indeed the age when she was going to lose her baby teeth.

"How can it be."

Ian felt incredibly stupid for even thinking to ask Yamato. "Never mind, we should know soon enough."

Teacher Kai, you wouldn't harm me, would you?

"But that guy is really annoying!"

Yamato suddenly said, sounding annoyed.

She was referring to Kurozumi Orochi.

Ian recalled the day before when the Beasts Pirates brought the captured Kozuki Oden back to the Flower Capital.

Kurozumi Orochi rushed over and started spouting nonsense at Kozuki Oden, who was almost burned to a crisp.

Ian almost thought he had defeated Kozuki Oden.

Today, while attending a banquet, Kurozumi Orochi dispatched his samurai to launch a large-scale manhunt for the remnants of the Kozuki family in the Flower Capital.

He considered them remnants of the party.

Ian could see it all from here: Orochi's warriors were wreaking havoc on the streets, and beneath the brightly lit Flower City, undercurrents were surging.

Yamato is right, he's a really annoying guy.

Ian thought to himself.

However, in any case, the execution of Kozuki Oden will begin in three days.

Chapter 24 The Death of Kozuki Oden! Guy-sensei's Unexpected Decision (Please Read On!!)

2024-06-04

Three days later, outside the castle tower of the Flower Capital, a huge oil cauldron was set up, with firewood burning fiercely beneath it. The intense heat caused the oil in the cauldron to gradually boil, and the intense heat began to radiate in all directions.

Outside the area separated by a wooden fence, onlookers gathered, their voices trembling with surprise as they watched the oil fryer begin to boil.

"Does General Orochi intend to boil Oden alive in oil?"

"Wouldn't it be fried to a crisp in an instant?"

"But wasn't this all Kozuki Oden's own doing? He should have just stayed a clown, instead of daring to rebel!"

The public didn't care at all about the execution of Kozuki Oden.

Over the past five years, Kozuki Oden's clown-like behavior has completely destroyed the prestige that the Kozuki family has built up in the hearts of the people of Wano Country over eight hundred years.

At the main entrance of the castle tower, on a temporary platform, Mr. Kai sat leisurely in a large chair, drinking from his large gourd.

Ian and Yamato stood on either side of him.

"Guhohoho!"

Kurozumi Orochi stood arrogantly at the edge of the high platform, shouting, "The great sinner Kozuki Oden committed treason and rebellion! Today is the day to bring him to justice!"

Kozuki Oden sat cross-legged below the high platform, a collar around his neck with four chains attached to it, the ends of which were held by four burly men.

In addition, Kozuki Oden was bound by Seastone chains. Seastone is not only effective at suppressing Devil Fruit users, but it is also a material of extraordinary strength, making it very useful for binding strong individuals.

However, Kozuki Oden himself did not struggle; he slumped to the ground, his eyes lowered.

"Guhohoho!"

Kurozumi Orochi lowered his head smugly, looking at Kozuki Oden's dejected back.

The Kurozumi family was once a daimyo family in Wano Country, but a long time ago, they were punished by the Kozuki family for plotting a rebellion.

From then on, the Kurozumi family members were completely condemned as sinners of Wano Country, and anyone who inherited the Kurozumi surname would be discriminated against by the people.

The giant serpent himself suffered greatly from a young age.

And now, the Kozuki family, which caused the tragedy of the Kurozumi family, is finally about to come to an end in their own hands!

"Kozuki Oden!"

Orochi looked down at him with a victor's expression, "Do you have anything else to say?"

Kozuki Oden didn't look up, remaining silent.

"Execution!"

Kurozumi Orochi gave the order.

The four burly men immediately pulled the chains, dragging Kozuki Oden up the steps next to the oil cauldron.

"He looks like a dog!"

Yamato suddenly spoke up.

Ian almost couldn't help but laugh.

Kozuki Oden was dragged along, leaving a trail on the ground, which really resembled a disobedient dog being dragged along by its owner.

"Just a stray dog."

Teacher Kai put down his wine gourd and snorted coldly, "This is really annoying."

It seems they weren't really happy.

“Mr. Kaido,”

At this moment, Jin quickly walked up the steps behind the platform and whispered, "Breaking news: the three daimyo of Udon, Nozomi, and Ringo held an emergency meeting and decided to send troops to attack us together."

"Just a nobody."

Teacher Kai didn't even lift his eyelids. He merely glanced at Kozuki Oden, who had already been dragged up the steps, and said, "The hope of this country has long been completely extinguished."

Strong!

Only the truly strong possess the power to change everything.

"clear."

Jin nodded slightly.

He didn't think this group could cause any trouble; he and Quinn could easily send out just one of them.

Even sending a child would yield similar results.

At this moment, Kozuki Oden was lifted high by four strong men at the edge of the oil fryer.

The intense heat emanating from the oil cauldron even caused the four burly men to change their expressions slightly. They didn't dare linger and immediately tossed Kozuki Oden into the cauldron.

The scalding hot oil splashed out instantly, drenching a burly man who was caught off guard. With a sizzling sound, he screamed and fell into the oil pot. In the blink of an eye, his body began to shrivel up and then turned into jerky.

The other three burly men, terrified, fell directly down the steps and crashed heavily to the ground, but thankfully they survived.

Meanwhile, Kozuki Oden, trapped in the frying pan, couldn't help but let out a scream.

"Uh-huh!"

The specially made oil, when heated to its limit, can reach a temperature close to 1,000 degrees Celsius. Although it is far from being comparable to Teacher Kai's Fire Dragon Torch, it is still something that the physical body cannot easily resist.

"Tsk."

Ian frowned slightly.

He smelled the aroma of meat.

A little disgusting.

"Goo-ho-ho-ho-ho-ho!!"

Kurozumi Orochi laughed loudly with immense pride.

The surrounding crowd couldn't bear to watch either. It had nothing to do with Kozuki Oden's identity; it was just that a living person was being deep-fried alive in front of them, and any ordinary person would feel uncomfortable.

"Ahhhhh!!"

Kozuki Oden's screams echoed through the sky.

But he is not dead yet.

He is still alive.