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Chapter 298 The Death of Kurozumi Orochi

Wano Country, the Flower Capital's Flower Street.

With a soft crash, Komurasaki, the famous courtesan of Wano Country, turned pale as her teacup fell to the ground, shattering into pieces.

"How could this be...? Uncle Denjiro... is dead!?"

The courtesan, Komurasaki, sat on the tatami mat with a sorrowful expression, muttering to herself:

"Everything was fine yesterday. Kaido was tied up with foreign pirates, and Orochi's subordinates were almost wiped out... How could this suddenly happen?!"

The courtesan Komurasaki also has another identity: she is the daughter of Kozuki Oden, Kozuki Hiyori.

The reason she became a courtesan was largely to gather intelligence on her enemies, and also to use her status as a courtesan to raise funds to help some poor people.

The fact that Hiyori Kozuki was able to become the top courtesan in such a complex and chaotic place as the red-light district without getting into any trouble is certainly due to her intelligence, resourcefulness, and ability to skillfully utilize her own advantages, but it is mostly because she has Denjiro's protection.

It can be said that among the Nine Red Scabbards, Hiyori Kozuki's best relationship is with Denjiro. Even Kawamatsu, who took care of Hiyori Kozuki since childhood, can only be ranked alongside Denjiro.

Even in terms of personal feelings, Denjiro is more like a relative or elder than her father who died early and her missing brother.

Denjiro's sudden death is no less a devastating blow to Hiyori Kozuki than the loss of her family back then.

However, Hiyori Kozuki is no longer the child she once was. Although she still feels grief, her resilience has improved considerably, and she quickly recovered.

"Xiao Nanzi, thank you for passing on the message... Take this money first! I have some things to do and need to leave the red-light district temporarily."

After calming down, Hiyori Kozuki decided to make arrangements for Komurasaki first, and then find a way to enter the palace. As for whether to avenge Denjiro, she planned to gather more information before making a decision.

Even though Hiyori Kozuki's heart was torn apart by the death of her relative Denjiro, she was no longer the little girl she once was. After years of feigning friendship with Orochi, her father's killer, this princess of Wano Country had long since learned to endure.

"Hahaha, Hiyori-neechan, what are you planning to do? Don't be impulsive!!"

Konanko wore a laughing expression, but actually spoke with considerable anxiety. Hiyori shook her head, a slight smile playing on her lips:

"Don't worry, Komurasaki. So many years have passed, and I've already held back when facing Orochi. How could I possibly act impulsively like this?"

"This time, I'm just going to gather some information, and also to see what this seafarer who has occupied Wano Country is up to..."

If the other party continues to exploit Wano Country like Kurozumi Orochi and Kaido, then Kozuki Hiyori will find a way to deal with them. If the other party can treat the ordinary people of Wano Country better, then Kozuki Hiyori will continue to lie low and wait.

Back then, Hiyori's mother used the Time-Time Fruit to send several of the Nine Red Scabbards and her son, Hiyori's older brother Momonosuke, to the future for 20 years, which is less than a year in total.

Although Madam Shi's prophecy has long since been shattered, at least her brother should appear in 20 years!

It was with this thought in mind that Hiyori decided to see how things went and whether she should continue to endure it.

Meanwhile, on Onigashima in Wano Country, in a secluded cave prison, a woman with long horns, white hair, and large breasts was being dragged out, looking completely bewildered.

"Yamato, come out!"

"Runti, what's going on? Is the old man unable to defeat his opponent and needs my help? I have no desire to fight the Beast Pirates' opponents."

The woman named Yamato looked impatiently at the women who had come to pick her up. However, she was a little puzzled because she didn't recognize any of the women except for Runti.

This Yamato is Kaido's daughter, a die-hard fan of Kozuki Oden, and a user of the eccentric Big Mouth True God Fruit.

She had long, gradient white hair, which gradually changed from white to green and then to blue from the top of her head to the ends. Her hair was parted in the middle, with the sideburns falling naturally to her chest.

She had a pair of crimson devil horns on her head. Her hair was tied into a ponytail at the back of her head, secured with two orange hairpins, and she wore gold earrings.

Coupled with her fair and delicate face, voluptuous figure, and a somewhat innocent yet resolute temperament, it's hard to imagine that Kaido could have such a beautiful daughter.

However… Runti’s eyes held a hint of well-hidden contempt: Although Yamato is very beautiful, she doesn’t have much of a brain. I wonder if Kaido damaged her brain when she was a child, because she actually admires that Kozuki Oden.

In any case, based on the information she got from the older generation of pirates, Runti couldn't see what was so admirable about that fool Oden. On the contrary, his stupidity was exactly the same as Yamato's.

"Then you're wrong. The Beasts Pirates are finished. Even my former bastard captain, your old man, is dead."

Yamato paused for a moment, then waved his hand with a smirk:

"Runti, you're lying to me again! That bull-headed gorilla daddy isn't going to die so easily!"

"Besides, if the Beasts Pirates were really doomed, Ulti, you wouldn't be so calm, would you?"

Although Rinti is a thoroughly sharp-tongued person who doesn't hold back even when facing Kaido, in practice she always fully supports Kaido's decisions and always believes in her captain.

Knowing that Rune was loyal to Kaido, Yamato treated the so-called destruction of the Beasts Pirates as a joke. It's no exaggeration to say that in Yamato's mind, if the Beasts Pirates were really destroyed, Rune would be devastated even if she didn't die with them. How could she be as energetic as she is now?

"Little Run-ti is telling the truth~~ The Beasts Pirates are indeed finished, and Captain Kaido has died in this war... To be precise, more than 80% of the pirate crews in the New World are finished, and all three Yonko are dead!"

With a faint laugh, the alluring and seductive Maria in black, dressed in a black off-the-shoulder kimono, slowly walked in.

"Are you kidding me, Black Maria?"

Yamato rolled his eyes, completely disbelieving. Black Maria was also a key member of the Beasts Pirates and quite loyal. How could he be so stupid as to believe that the Beasts Pirates were doomed when the two of them were smiling and saying that the Beasts Pirates were finished?

"Forget it, you won't believe me no matter what I say now. Let's just take off your handcuffs first!"

Black Maria took out a key and directly opened Yamato's seastone handcuffs. These seastone handcuffs were specially made by Kaido for his daughter. In terms of purity, they were much lower than ordinary seastone handcuffs. However, inside the handcuffs, there was a highly powerful explosive.

Once Yamato leaves Onigashima, the bomb-shaped seastone handcuffs will automatically explode, their power enough to severely injure even a strong person like Yamato. This is also a restriction Kaido places on his rebellious daughter.

Yamato stared wide-eyed at the unlocked handcuffs, fidgeting with his hands several times before finally realizing what had happened:

"The explosive handcuffs... have been unlocked??"

"Looks like that bastard dad of mine probably got a pretty good beating these past few days! Otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to untie me so easily."

At this moment, Runti seemed about to say something, but Black Maria gave her a smiling look and turned to Yamato, saying:

"Alright, Yamato, come with me! You'll find out about the mission soon enough."

"Hmph! You still need my help? Don't think I'll appreciate it so easily!"

Yamato snorted, looking arrogant, but eventually came out anyway.

"This girl's getting all muddled again. Should we remind her a bit more?"

Following behind Yamato, Runti whispered to Black Maria.

"Whatever!"

Black Maria took a drag of her cigarette, looked at Runti, and said with a smile:

"Anyway, we'll just take her to the Flower Capital to meet Lord Tou... Once she meets Lord Tou, I believe Yamato won't care about the Beast Pirates anymore."

"As for Yamato's eccentric personality, what does it matter to Lord Tou? Even we willingly became Lord Tou's loyal dogs, didn't we? Yamato, who has the Dog-Dog Fruit as his Devil Fruit, will only become more docile!"

……

On the streets of Wano Country, the Flower Capital, the once bustling street was now crowded with people, and the entire intersection was completely jammed.

In the center of the street square, a platform three or four meters high was built. A group of ordinary people from Wano Country were discussing among themselves below, looking at the large-headed figure on the platform.

Despite his disheveled appearance, crooked mouth, squinting eyes, and foaming at the mouth, making him look like a mentally challenged idiot, the people below still recognized the person tied to the high platform as their general, Kurozumi Orochi.

Two female soldiers swiftly pinned the serpent to the ground. Without even reading out any of the serpent's crimes, one of the female soldiers deftly picked up a huge cleaver and chopped off the serpent's head with a single stroke.

The many civilians of Wano Country who were watching let out cries mixed with fear. In an instant, their faces showed a variety of emotions, including relief, anger, and fear.

Some people hated Orochi's rule and rejoiced at his death, while others were filled with rage as they watched a group of "outsiders" swagger around and kill their country's ruler without any reason.

However, the vast majority of ordinary people, looking at the unseeing head of the black serpent, felt fear and trembled in their hearts, transferring all their original awe of the black serpent to these outsiders.

After all, Orochi has been brainwashing the common people over the years, and many people actually believe that he, the general, is a great swordsman who uses two swords and the protector of Wano Country.

If that's the case, then wouldn't the outsider who could so easily behead him be even more powerful? This is where the sense of awe arose.

A female soldier kicked the giant black snake's head away, sending it crashing into the crowd below. Amid gasps and screams, many people dodged the massive head, but some others pushed their way through and began smashing it repeatedly.

"Damn you, Kurozumi Orochi, you've finally met your match!"

"Heaven has eyes! Kurozumi Orochi, you've finally gotten your comeuppance!"

"Die! Die! Die! You damned Kurozumi Orochi, you damned Kurozumi clan! You should have all died long ago!"

Most of the people of Wano Country are completely ignorant, having never experienced the world through opening up to the outside world. They spend their entire lives confined to this small place, so they readily accept whatever the shogun says, completely taking Orochi's words as gospel.

However, no matter what, such a large country will not lack intelligent people. These people have long since seen through the true nature of Kurozumi Orochi. Not to mention, the incident of Kozuki Oden being boiled alive only happened 20 years ago, and many older Wano Country citizens can still remember the hatred from that time.

These people are also the main force now turning the black charcoal serpent's head into minced meat. In just a short while, the big head was already smashed to pieces, white and red smeared all over the ground.

The female soldier who was to execute Kurozumi Orochi watched this scene unfold without offering any resistance, and coldly left the execution platform.

Outside Xingtai Square, Guangyue Rihe covered her mouth, tears streaming from her eyes, her face showing an expression mixed with joy:

"Father, Mother, I hope your spirits in heaven can witness this scene: Orochi's reign has finally come to a complete end!"

Although I don't know what these people from overseas are really like, at least the enemies who killed my parents are finally all dead.

However, Hiyori quickly realized that the Uchiha Hiyori faction that killed Kurozumi Orochi was also her enemy. Denjiro's position in her heart was not necessarily much less than that of her parents who died when she was young.

If Hiyori's joy was mixed with a bit of worry, then Yamato, who was also standing on the outskirts of the plaza, was completely stunned and bewildered.

"Wait, wait, wait, isn't that Kurozumi Orochi?! What happened? Kurozumi Orochi, how could he just be slashed like that! What the hell is that damned old man trying to do?!"

In response to Yamato's question, Runti simply rolled her eyes:

"Even if I told you, you wouldn't believe me! If you want to know the truth, come with me to the castle tower!"

(End of this chapter)