One Piece: Ascending the Divine Path

On the turbulent sea, the small boat drifted with the current, seemingly about to be capsized by the waves at any moment.

Knight opened his eyes.

"Wano Country?"

Although it was still quite far away, the outline of the huge island in front of us could already be vaguely seen.

It's a nice place.

It is home to the world's largest source of sea stone, and is also rich in various other mineral resources.

It has a large population; even after being ravaged by Orochi and Kaido for so many years, its total population is still more than that of the Kingdom of Dynas.

Even Hades, one of the ancient weapons, is buried here.

The only flaw of this country is probably that it has produced too many extraordinary people, such as the Kozuki family and the Kurozumi family.

However, this time they certainly didn't come to fight for Wano Country.

Putting aside the question of whether they can take this country back from Kaido right now, the Kingdom of Dunas is still struggling to turn everyone into a hub, so they simply don't have the energy to take care of Wano Country as well.

This trip was purely to meet Kaido and, incidentally, to plant a few spies in Wano Country, since we'll take over the country sooner or later.

And incidentally, I'll also take the sword called Enma from Hiyori Kozuki's hands.

Kozuki Oden may have been a bit foolish, but his sword was quite good.

I'm probably still a long way from achieving the level of Conqueror's Haki binding, but Enma can absorb and release Haki, which to some extent achieves a similar effect to Conqueror's Haki binding.

Although Navy Knight won't have a chance to use it, Luna can, and she can also use it when she possesses Waldo.

When he possessed Waldo, he had already surpassed the level of a Yonko's vice president. With the addition of Enma, even when facing a truly top-tier powerhouse, he wouldn't be completely powerless to fight back, right?

In this world, power comes first.

So that knife is very important.

At this point in time, Hiyori Kozuki should already be the top courtesan in the Flower Capital, right?

Tsk, what a woman with an extremely peculiar way of thinking. No wonder she's Kozuki Oden's offspring.

But now we should thank her amazing brain circuits; it should be easy to find her now.

Invisible matter coalesced and transformed into a transparent platform beneath Knight's feet, lifting him into the sky.

As Knight rapidly approached Wano Country, he stretched his body slightly.

The owner of this body was also one of the prisoners he brought out from Impel Down Level 6. His strength was certainly inferior to that of Salt and Anthony, but he was definitely at the level of a Vice Admiral in the Marine Headquarters.

Moreover, he's very young, only in his thirties, much more energetic than Waldo's body, which was severely depleted from being frozen.

Knight clenched his fist, and a dark, domineering aura instantly enveloped his arm, with invisible waves rippling around him.

His Haki was not much different from Waldo's, and it was not particularly strong. Fortunately, he had a portion of Haki brought by his own consciousness, which allowed him to increase his strength.

If he were to unleash his full power, including the projection of the Dream-Dream Fruit, he could barely reach the level of a Sweet Commander.

enough.

  

They're not here to start a war with the Beasts Pirates; all they need to do is deal with Denjiro, the guardian of Hiyori.

laugh!

Knight flew swiftly across the sky, quickly crossing the high walls at the edge of Wano Country and flying directly into the Inland Sea.

But it's still a bit too slow.

The first day of reminiscing about the Momo fruit.

Vegapunk, you'd better work harder and develop the technology to copy Paramecia-type Devil Fruits as soon as possible, so I can create a Momo-Momo Fruit squad.

Although Knight complained that it was slow, it was actually quite fast. In a short time, he had already flown over the inland sea of ​​Wano Country and directly flew over the forest on one side.

However, we don't know which region of Wano Country this is. If we want to get to the Flower Capital, we'll have to ask someone for directions first.

Just as I was thinking this, a small house appeared faintly in the dense forest below.

Knight scanned the house with his Observation Haki and confirmed that someone lived inside. He immediately smirked, "The world is indeed on my side."

There's no need to ask anyone for directions; they just appear!

What does "the chosen one" mean?

The moment Knight landed, the tightly closed door of the cabin was flung open with a bang.

"What?"

Inside the small house, the man who was cooking turned around blankly.

"Oh?"

Upon seeing the person inside the room, Knight couldn't suppress the smile on his face.

The person inside the house was wearing a red tengu mask with wing-like decorations on the back and high-heeled wooden clogs, just like the legendary tengu.

What a coincidence! I just wanted to ask for directions, but I ended up finding the key figure's hideout.

This guy's name is Tenguyama Hitetsu, or rather, Kozuki Sukiyaki.

He's a genius too.

He was the father of Kozuki Oden and the previous shogun of Wano Country.

After Orochi usurped his position as shogun, he was imprisoned. When he escaped, he found that his son was dead and most of the samurai who dared to resist Kaido were also dead.

So this guy just gave up, changed his name and hid for twenty years, letting Kurozumi Orochi and the Beast Pirates wreak havoc on Wano Country.

All I can say is that every member of the Kozuki family is a Ninja Turtle.

"Who are you?"

Kozuki Sukiyaki was taken aback when she saw Knight and took a step back, her hand instinctively resting on the hilt of her sword.

Although he hadn't fought for many years and his body had long since deteriorated, he was once a formidable warrior.

Knight had already looked away from him and was looking at the opposite wall, where there was a knife rack with a knife on it.

Knight simply raised his hand, and an invisible substance condensed, causing the knife to fly directly into his hand.

A gold, round cross-shaped tsuba (handguard), and a purple hilt and scabbard.

Knight grasped the hilt and gently pulled the knife out.

rub.

The blade was drawn, and a cold glint seemed to flash across it, making the temperature inside the cabin seem to drop slightly.

It has a long blade with a large arc, and the blade pattern is typical of flame-patterned steel.

"Is this the Great Grade Sword, the 21st Great Grade Sword, the Demon Sword, the Second Generation Kitetsu?"

Knight began to speak with great interest.

He didn't know how to use a knife, but he could sense that this knife was extraordinary, as if it craved blood.

"Do you know him?"

Kozuki Sukiyaki paused for a moment, then immediately realized, "Wait, how did you get that sword? Put it back! If you know it's a cursed sword, you should know it's dangerous!"

"And who exactly are you! Why are you here?"

Could it be someone from the Beasts Pirates?

Knight casually sheathed the knife in his hand, thinking he could take it back for Luna to use, and perhaps she could also comprehend the ghost energy.

As for whether the size of this knife is suitable for Luna, it can only be said that weapons will automatically adjust to fit their owners; this is common sense.

Then, Knight waved to Kozuki Sukiyaki.

"Wow!"

Kozuki Sukiyaki cried out in pain.

An unseen hand gripped his body, threatening to crush his bones.

"Kozuki Sukiyaki,"

Knight's words carried a hint of contempt. "The people of Wano Country, do they even know you're still alive?"

"..."

Kozuki Sukiyaki, who had been struggling, was completely stunned.

He stared blankly at Knight.

Who exactly is this man?

How would he know about me?

"Your granddaughter may be a little slow-witted, but at least she's enduring hardship and humiliation to save this country."

Knight said with great interest, "You're hiding here all by yourself, living a peaceful life. How shameless of you."

"granddaughter?"

Stunned, Kozuki Sukiyaki murmured, then suddenly exclaimed excitedly, "You mean Hiyori? Is that child still alive?"

He had never met his grandson Momonosuke and granddaughter Hiyori.

When the two children returned to the country with their mother, he had already been usurped as general and imprisoned by the great serpent.

But the giant snake mentioned the two children when it came to show off to him.

Kozuki Sukiyaki had always believed that the two children had died along with their mother in the fire at Oden Castle.

Want to know?

Knight snapped his fingers lightly. "Then don't resist."

Overcome with emotion, Kozuki Sukiyaki suddenly tilted her head and fell into a deep sleep.

He may be a turtle, and he may be a coward, but the Kozuki family, these god-like figures, have only caused trouble in Wano Country; they have absolutely nothing to do with Knight.

Moreover, General Knight disliked wasting food the most, and he would often eat every single grain of rice in his bowl!

Kozuki Sukiyaki was a top-notch swordsmith; he forged Oden's other sword, Ame no Habakiri.

Moreover, this guy is one of the few people in the world who can decipher historical texts.

This guy is worth recruiting.

A short while later, Kozuki Sukiyaki opened her eyes in alarm.

What exactly is that? Is it another world? And what is that ball of light? Is the information in my mind transmitted from it?

However, now is not the time to dwell on these things.

Kozuki Sukiyaki asked eagerly, "Alright, I've cooperated with everything you asked for. Can you tell me where Hiyori is now?"

Is it that the good people in this world are generally not very intelligent, or that the Supreme Hostage is just too useful?

Didn't this guy even suspect anything?

Knight was a little nervous, so he curled the corners of his mouth and said teasingly, "Then let's go and find your precious granddaughter."

Yes, in the face of Kozuki Sukiyaki, Kozuki Hiyori is a hostage.

In front of Hiyori and Denjiro, Kozuki Sukiyaki became a hostage once again.

FrogFun, Knight, you're a genius!