One Piece: World Conquest Begins with Creating a Little Empress

Upon hearing this, Kousaburo's pupils trembled slightly before he shook his head.

"Oh dear! Lord Kousaburo, you are mistaken..."

"No matter what, I'm just a weak woman with no strength to even kill a chicken. Apart from my beautiful skin and delicate body, which have some value and can be used as my weapon, I have nothing of value on me! Aside from submitting to a world noble, I really don't know what other hope Wano Country has for its restoration! Besides, Prince Xia and I are truly in love~"

Lady Shi looked at Kousaburo and said with a smile.

"Humph……"

Upon hearing this, Kousaburo didn't say much, only giving Lady Toki a somewhat disgusted look. Kousaburo could sense Lady Toki's strong ambition. He knew clearly in his heart that Lady Toki's plan to restore Wano Country wasn't for the sake of the deceased Oden or Sukiyaki; Lady Toki's reason for restoring Wano Country was for herself!

Therefore, Kousaburo concluded that Lady Toki was a woman full of ambition.

"Just tell me directly! What exactly do you want from me?!"

Kōzaburō looked at Madam Shi and said coldly.

"Snapped!!"

Upon hearing this, Madam Shi suddenly took out a folding fan, and with a gentle flick of her wrist, she opened the fan, obscuring half of her charming face.

"I want you to use the full strength of your clan to help my son, Amezuki Akira, successfully restore his country and become the Shogun of Wano! Just like Shimotsuki Ushimaru, who fought to the death for Oden, the destiny of your Shimotsuki clan is to burn your entire existence for our family..."

Madam Shi looked at Kenzaburo and said coldly.

"I reject!"

Kozaburo refused Mrs. Toki's request without hesitation.

"Senior Kozaburo, you seem to have misunderstood. This is not a request I'm making of you..."

"It is not an order I gave you, as the wife of the Shogun of Wano Country, Amaterasu Toki, but as a citizen of Wano Country! You have no right or reason to refuse!"

"Please remember this: you are born a citizen of Wano Country, and you will die a demon of Wano Country..."

"We ask that your Frostmoon family continue to serve our Skymoon family!"

The moment Madam Shi finished speaking, her body underwent a series of terrifying changes right before Kousaburo's eyes! Her long, light green hair suddenly turned snow-white, exuding an eerie aura! Her once beautiful, watery eyes now reflected a pair of beast-like vertical pupils! However, this was not what frightened Kousaburo the most. What he feared most were the nine constantly waving tails behind Madam Shi.

"This is the legendary Mythical Zoan fruit, the Inu Inu no Mi (Dog-Inu Fruit), Mythical Zoan type, Tamamo-no-Mae form, sealed away in Wano Country?! Every time this Devil Fruit appears, it unleashes a bloodbath! You truly are a woman who brings ruin to a country..."

As Kozaburo watched the changes in Madam Shi, cold sweat poured down his forehead.

"So, Kousaburo-senpai, what are you going to do?!"

"Will you help me conquer Wano Country, or will your village be destroyed here and now, becoming part of buried history along with the vanished Wano Country..."

Madam Shi looked at Kousaburo in front of her and continued to ask questions.

"what do you mean?!"

"What have you done to the people in my village?!"

Upon hearing Madam Shi's words, Kousaburo was immediately shocked.

"Oh dear! You're getting old and forgetful!"

"Have you forgotten?! I am the fifth lady of a world-class noble family. Destroying a village is not a difficult thing for me..."

"Besides, her husband should already be at the sword dojo on that distant mountain! If I'm not mistaken, your descendants, Senior Kousaburo, should be there, right?! Senior Kousaburo, you wouldn't want your children to be killed by my husband, would you?"

Madam Shi looked at Kousaburo and said with a smile.

"you……"

Kousaburo felt a sudden loss of strength after hearing Mrs. Toki's words.

With a thud, Kousaburo knelt down before Madam Shiki and said in a deep voice, "I am Shimotsuki Kousaburo, and I swear to serve the Amatsuki family to the death! I swear to serve His Highness Amatsuki Akira (Figarand Camus) to the death!"

"Hehe! Senior Kousaburo, you are indeed a smart man!"

After gaining Kozaburo's loyalty, Lady Toki finally smiled, a hint of amusement appearing on her alluring face. Everything was unfolding exactly as she had predicted…

Very well, the power behind her son has grown once again!

Yes, as long as it helps her son become the ruler of Wano Country, then she doesn't care at all if she bears all the blame...

"Please forgive my intrusion, but there's something I've always wanted to ask you..."

Just as Madam Shi was smiling, Shimotsuki Kosaburo, who was kneeling in front of her, seemed to have thought of something. He looked up at Madam Shi with a puzzled expression.

"Just ask!"

Lady Toki was in a good mood and granted Kousaburo's request for a question.

"Your Highness Tianyueming, whose child is this?!"

Kousaburo raised his head and looked at Madam Shi with a puzzled expression.

"Ha ha……"

To this, Madam Shi simply smiled.

"It doesn't matter whose child Amin is with..."

"The important thing is that Amin is my child, the child I gave birth to!"

"So, do you understand now?! Senior Kousaburo..."

Madam Shi looked at Kousaburo in front of her and spoke in a cold voice.

"I understand……"

Upon hearing this, Kousaburo nodded vigorously.

Kozaburo thought to himself, "It seems that even if we do succeed in taking back Wano Country from Kaido, the Kozuki family's rule over Wano Country will come to a complete end! The era of this woman and the Amezuki family ruling Wano Country will begin!"

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"Let the battle end here!"

Just as Char's children and the swordsmanship apprentices of the Isshin Dojo continued their standoff.

An elderly man, panting heavily, rushed in from outside the dojo's gate. The CP0 agents responsible for protecting Xia Aya's safety were about to kill him the moment they saw him! However, just as they were about to act, Xia Aya waved his hand, signaling the agents not to pay any attention to the old man in front of them!

In an instant, the old man walked through the group of CP members as if no one else was there, and came straight to the front of them. He first stopped the fight between Char's children and the students of Isshin Dojo, and then, in front of everyone, he slapped Koushirou across the face.

"Koushirou! Is this the way I taught you to treat distinguished guests?!"

The old man looked at Koushirou and angrily rebuked him.

"Father! My dear father..."

Upon seeing the newcomer, Koushirou's pupils constricted slightly before he lowered his head and respectfully addressed him. Yes, it was the man who had appeared in the dojo and given him such a rude awakening…

It was none other than his father, Shimotsuki Kousaburo, the legendary swordsmith of Wano Country, the forger of Wado Ichimonji and Enma, the famous Shimotsuki Kousaburo.

At this moment, Shimotsuki Kozaburo looked furious, as if he was quite angry with Koshiro.

"It's Lord Kousaburo..."

As for the disciples who were devoted to the dojo, they all bowed respectfully upon seeing the old man. Strictly speaking, Shimotsuki Kozaburo could be considered their grandmaster.

"I apologize, Your Highness Xia, for being late!"

After slapping Kousaburo hard across the face, Kousaburo didn't even look at his foolish son! Instead, he strode over to Xia Ya, first bowing respectfully in Xia Ya's direction. Realizing this wasn't respectful enough, he knelt on both knees, kowtowing repeatedly as he spoke softly, "My son, unaware of your identity, has offended you greatly. Please, for my sake, spare their lives, considering my loyalty to the Figarand and Tengetsu families!"

"oh?!"

"It seems you know quite a bit more than your foolish son!"

"The legendary swordsmith of Wano Country, Shimotsuki Kozaburo!"

Xia looked at Kousaburo kneeling before him, a slight smile playing on his lips, and spoke softly.

“Of course! Your Excellency Lady Toki has already explained everything to me! I understand everything about what happened in Wano Country and the Figarand family’s assistance to Wano Country…” Upon hearing this, Shimotsuki Kosaburo slightly raised his forehead, knelt and bowed deeply to Xia before him, and then earnestly said, “Regarding the trouble that my unworthy descendants have caused His Highness Xia, I will teach them a lesson! Please feel the determination of our Shimotsuki family to go through fire and water for the Figarand family! Please believe that no matter where we are, every member of our clan is 100% loyal to the Figarand family in the depths of their heart!”

Yes, what Kozaburo was saying at that moment was pledging allegiance to the Figarand family...

Because just now, Figaland had already explained it very clearly to him.

If you want your offspring to live on, and if you want the Frostmoon family to still exist in this world, then you should obediently bow down and pledge allegiance to the Figarand family and the Tengetsu family!

Therefore, when Lady Toki gave Kousaburo two choices, the first was for Kousaburo to continue to uphold his principles, and the second was for everyone in the Shimotsuki family to die!

The choice is between two options: or immediately swear allegiance to the Figarand family, so that both the Frostmoon and Amezuki families will have a bright future!

Kozaburo chose the latter without hesitation...

Thus, Kousaburo, who had been running all the way down the cliff, was able to kowtow and pledge allegiance to Char without hesitation upon seeing him.

To put it bluntly, it's all for survival...

At the same time, Kozaburo also found some benefits for the Shimotsuki family from what Lady Toki said.

Once the Frost Moon family helps Tengetsu Ming rise again...

From this day forward, his lineage of the Frost Moon family will have the merit of following the dragon!

Once Amezuki Akira becomes the shogun of Wano Country, the Shimotsuki family will rise again and once again become the most powerful family in Wano Country.

"I'm so glad you've thought everything through..."

Upon hearing this, Xia Ya took a deep look at the old dog kneeling before him, who had risked his life to escape from the closed-off Wano Country more than thirty years ago. Then, a slight smile appeared on his lips as he accepted Shimotsuki Kozaburo's allegiance.

"call……"