Pirates on Rocks' Ship 996

"Enough! Shinobu, stop talking!" At this moment, Kanjuro, who had been silent all along, stood up and said, "I understand how you feel right now, but... without these miraculous allies who share the same goal as me, Lord Oden's last wish could not have been fulfilled! And... I also know that everyone suspects that I leaked this information!"

"Lord Kan, what nonsense are you spouting? How could you possibly have done something like this?" Shinobu exclaimed immediately.

But apart from her, no one else spoke up, which made her feel that everyone really suspected Kanjuro.

The atmosphere at the scene suddenly plummeted to freezing point.

"Why...why...?" Shinobu looked at Nami and the others, puzzled.

In her view, how could Kanjuro possibly leak a secret? This was even less believable to her than Bepo and the others leaking a secret. She would rather believe that she had leaked it unintentionally than believe that Kanjuro had leaked it.

"I can only say that... during this time, in order to avoid suspicion, I have been staying by everyone's side, which was also Jin's idea! Because we can't defeat Orochi and Kaido without you all! So I didn't stay in Kuri, but acted with you all!" Kanjuro said calmly.

“He’s right! He has indeed been working with us all this time!” Nami nodded and said.

She, Shinobu, and Kanjuro were always together.

Chapter 553 Their Own Affairs

Seeing the silence of the crowd, Kanjuro stepped forward and said, "Whether there is an inside traitor or someone leaked the code after receiving it, I think we must not panic, otherwise we will be playing right into the enemy's hands!"

Although everyone had doubts about Kanjuro, it had to be said that what he said at that moment was correct.

“I think whoever is releasing this kind of news at this time, besides disrupting our plans, also has the intention of sowing discord. So we really shouldn’t panic right now. I believe that as long as we don’t panic, we will definitely find the traitor in the end!” Nami nodded and said.

"Hahaha... Sorry! I heard you all from outside!" Just then, the door suddenly opened, and an old man walked in, saying with a big smile, "You all have such lovely voices!"

"Wait! Who are you?" Nami, who was closest to the door, asked somewhat fearfully.

"Wow~~ You're so beautiful! Are you a goddess?" The Kang family members who came in immediately showed their infatuation when they saw Nami and praised her.

Being praised like that, Nami couldn't refuse, so she could only awkwardly welcome the other person in.

"You... could it be Shinobu? Brother Kanjuro?" The Yasuie who entered immediately recognized Shinobu and Kanjuro, and happily took out a coded map from his pocket, saying, "This has become the hottest topic in the capital! I'm so excited! Is it finally about to begin... the final battle!"

With the disruption caused by the Kang family, the people in the house finally stopped arguing. However, Trafalgar Law left first because he no longer trusted Kanjuro and the others. He believed what Reina had said earlier, thinking that Kanjuro had seized the opportunity and used the time when Bepo and the others were captured to send out the message.

Faced with Trafalgar Law like this, Nami and the others were helpless, since they all harbored the same suspicions.

Kanjuro didn't try to persuade Trafalgar Law to stay, because from his perspective, there was really no reason to.

Meanwhile, Zoro, having regained consciousness, also learned the woman's identity: Oden's daughter, Momonosuke's sister, Kozuki Hiyori.

“That makes sense. Because of the Time-Time Fruit, Momoko is still a child, but you, who didn’t travel through time with them, are already an adult!” Zoro nodded and replied, looking at Kozuki Hiyori, who was already in her twenties.

“That’s right. Back then, in order to ensure that if either my brother or I were to be harmed, the bloodline of the Kozuki clan would not be cut off, I did not travel through time with them. Instead, my father’s samurai, the kappa Kawamatsu, led me to escape from the moat!” Hiyori nodded, her face somewhat somber as she spoke.

"That's really cruel! But what about the samurai protecting you?" Zoro asked, frowning. "Is he also one of those Red Devils?"

“Yes, Kawamatsu too! He was an extremely powerful samurai. Unfortunately, I lost him when I was thirteen. But I believe he is now somewhere in Wano Country, quietly waiting for the final battle!” Hiyori said firmly, taking out the cipher map.

"So, including Kawamatsu, whom you mentioned, I now have seven people. There are still two so-called Red Smokes who haven't appeared yet!" Zoro said thoughtfully.

"Huh? Kin'emon and the others, are they all alright? Have they all returned?" Hiyori asked in surprise.

"Yes, Kin'emon, Kanjuro, Raizo, Kikunojo, Duke Inuarashi, and Nekomamushi have all arrived!" Zoro nodded and said.

"That's wonderful!" Hiyori said, biting her lip as she tried to suppress her emotions.

"Sister, what's wrong?" Toko asked, puzzled, seeing Hiyori's expression.

"I can't cry, I'm a samurai's daughter! I absolutely can't disgrace my father!" Hiyori looked like she was about to cry from being so moved, but she held it back, which made Toko burst into laughter again.

However, Zoro nodded in agreement.

After all, he admired Hiyori much more than Momonosuke, who was still a child and cried at the drop of a hat!

So after learning Hiyori's identity, Zoro felt relieved and didn't rush to find his weapon.

On the other side, in the town of Ebisu.

"It's all thanks to this little piece of paper that I learned about the decisive battle! But you're right, now not only do we know, but the enemy knows too, which is indeed a bit difficult!" Kang Jia said with a smile as he sat there.

“That’s right, exactly! And the fact that this kind of thing was leaked only means that there is likely a traitor among us!” Kanjuro nodded and replied.

“That’s not necessarily true! After all, I’ve never heard of anything like the Reverse Crescent Moon before. It’s very likely that someone couldn’t stand it anymore and, although there is a Reverse Crescent Moon, they have already surrendered to Orochi. Now that they have the coded map, the enemy naturally knows it too!” Kang Jia shook his head and said, “If only we could tell everyone that this was just a joke! But if it really gets out like this… I believe our comrades will no longer trust us!”

Kanjuro and Shinobu sat upright, looking at the Yasuie without saying a word.

"Alright, please also tell Kin'emon and the others that I will fight alongside them! There are still many things to do! Perhaps... many people won't be able to wait for the final battle in a week!" Kang smiled and said, "Alright, I should go now, everyone... until we meet again!"

With that, the Kang family left.

After leaving, the Kang family began distributing goods in Ebisu Town. Nami and the others learned about the Kang family's character from other people. They even learned that the very funny girl they met in the capital was the Kang family's daughter, and that the reason the Kang family had money to give things to everyone was because the girl had sold herself in the capital.

"By the way, what's your relationship with this uncle? He seems like a really nice guy!" Nami asked Kanjuro and Shinobu with a smile.

“Yeah! After listening to that uncle’s conversation with you guys, I still don’t know the relationship between you!” Franky nodded and asked with a curious look.

Kanjuro and Shinobu also looked confused and replied, "Actually... we don't know either!"

"You didn't know? You didn't know you'd been chatting for so long?" Nami and the others were speechless.

Robin, standing to the side, covered her mouth and chuckled.

In fact, she had been secretly observing Kanjuro for a long time. Before Reina said he was a traitor, she didn't feel anything was wrong with him. But even after Reina said he was a traitor, she still didn't feel anything was amiss.

You should know that she specializes in intelligence gathering and is very good at identifying traitors, but no matter how you look at it, Kanjuro doesn't seem like a traitor.

If Reina hadn't told her, she would never have believed it, so she could understand why Kin'emon and the others didn't believe it.

Meanwhile, Reina, who had been drinking with Kaido for several days, finally got drunk with Kaido.

Looking at the two sleeping soundly, Jin looked helpless. Wano Country was going through a very turbulent time!

Not only did Reina, the vice-captain of the Whitebeard Pirates, come, but Big Mom, one of the Four Emperors, also personally led a group of people over.

But now that Kaido is having a drinking contest with Reiner at this time, things are going to get a little complicated.

"Has the matter in the Flower Capital been resolved?" After having someone keep an eye on the two sleeping people, Jin asked his subordinate.

"My lord, the Flower Capital is under Orochi's jurisdiction, but Drake and the others have already gone there, so I believe there shouldn't be any problems!" the subordinate said with a relaxed expression.

"Yes, keep a close eye on the entire Wano Country. Also, inform Orochi to be careful!" Jin nodded and replied.

"Don't worry, big brother, Orochi is even more afraid of death than we thought! He'll be careful! And that guy under him named Kyoshiro is actually quite strong!" At this moment, Jack the Drought, one of the Three Calamities, walked in and said with a smile. "How are your injuries?" King glanced at Jack and asked.

“There are no problems anymore!” Jack patted his chest and said with a smile.

Kaido originally sent him to attack Zou, but after the attack, on his way back, he heard the news that Donquixote Doflamingo had been defeated, so he decided to go and rescue him.

But this guy just walked right up to the naval warship without even checking who was on board.

As a result, they ran straight into a brick wall. The group that came to escort Doflamingo this time included not only Vice Admiral Tsuru, the chief strategist, but also Sengoku, who had already retired and came along for fun, plus Fujitora, who was already in the Dressrosa Kingdom. There were three of the Navy's top combat forces.

Jack, who was close behind, had no chance of winning, but fortunately, the guy was quite resilient and managed to escape.

Jack, who had escaped, heard that Luffy and his crew were heading to Zou, so he went back to try and kill them. However, Zunisha destroyed his entire ship with a single trunk, and Jack himself sank to the bottom of the sea. Fortunately, Kaido sent people to rescue him, otherwise he would probably have died at the bottom of the sea.

So, Jhin felt a mix of helplessness and fondness for this somewhat reckless and simple-minded Jack, since such guys generally didn't have much guile and were much easier to deal with than Quinn.

Just after King left, Reina, who should have been sleeping on the ground like Kaido, suddenly opened his eyes, rubbed his throbbing head, glanced at Kaido who was sleeping soundly, and actually got up and stood up.

"Phew~ What a heavy drinker! He's got a big body for nothing!" Reina said, his complexion slowly returning to normal. Both the Sharingan's ability and the Hyōrinmaru's ability allowed him to instantly regain his senses and quickly digest the alcohol in his body.

Once he was fully awake, Reina smiled, waved, and left.

"Is that all there is to saying hello?" But just as Reina was about to leave, Kaido, who had been fast asleep, opened his eyes and asked in a deep voice.

Chapter 554 Baiwu Daiming Shuangyue·Kang Family

Seeing that the drunk Kaido had actually sobered up, Reina turned around helplessly and said, "Can't you just pretend you don't know anything? My daughter is still in the Flower Capital, I have to go see her!"

"Hehehehe... Don't talk nonsense. Whether it's the Straw Hat crew or Oden's old subordinates, they're all minor issues in my eyes. As long as you don't get involved, they won't cause any trouble! I've said it before, I'll guarantee your daughter's safety. If anyone dares to lay a hand on her, I'll be the first to not let them off! But you're different... If you get involved, things will become very complicated, and then I can't guarantee your daughter's safety anymore!" Kaido said with a loud laugh.

His words were full of threats.

The meaning is clear: as long as Reina doesn't leave, Luffy and the others are just causing trouble; he won't mind and will have people protect Robin. In other words, no matter how much trouble Robin causes, it won't be a problem.

On the contrary, if Reina leaves and gets involved in the affairs of Wano Country, Kaido will inevitably have to go all out, and Robin's safety will naturally be uncertain, since the two sides will be hostile to each other by then.

"No room for negotiation?" Reina asked with a slight smile.

He knew that this was already a very generous statement from Kaido; otherwise, Reina alone wouldn't have gotten any advantage on Onigashima.

"I've said it before, this is the greatest sincerity I can offer. If you can't accept it... then we'll have no choice but to go to war!" Kaido said in a deep voice.

"Alright, alright! I know you've been very accommodating. To be honest, I really shouldn't have gotten involved! Although you were the one who killed Oden back then, we've already settled that matter! Holding onto it isn't like me, Reina! But... Kaido! This is the will of Heaven... You can't defy it!" Reina shook his head with a wry smile and said.

"Fate? What is fate? As long as you promise not to interfere in Wano Country's affairs, then I also promise that your daughter will definitely not be harmed here. But if you interfere... then it means we're going to war! At that time... I will naturally stop at nothing!" Kaido said, seemingly completely unconcerned about Reina's words.

In fact, whether it's him or Reina, once they reach their level of strength, they always trust themselves the most.

“Okay! I can promise you that if the Straw Hat crew doesn’t break into Onigashima, I absolutely won’t interfere! But if the Straw Hat crew does come to Onigashima, then I will definitely stand up for my daughter! Can you accept that?” Reina said after thinking for a moment.

"Oh? You're that confident? That brat with the straw hat?" Kaido looked at Reiner and asked, puzzled.

“Hehehe... I don’t know either, but I can feel the will of the world. If they can’t even reach Onigashima, then there’s no point in saying anything more. I won’t protect them, except for my daughter, of course! But if they really follow the will of this world, then I can only go with the flow. Do you understand?” Reina said with a light laugh.

"Hehehehe... I understand! Then let's do as you say!" Kaido nodded and said.

"In that case, give me a room here. I've drunk so much... I'm exhausted! I'm going to sleep!" Reina said with a yawn.

Upon hearing this, Kaido laughed loudly and summoned several of his subordinates, instructing them to take Reina to rest.

Since Reina has agreed, there are no surprises that he will not break his promise. He has complete faith in this, because both Reina and Whitebeard are such people.

After Reina left, Kaido yawned, lay down on the ground and continued to sleep. He had drunk quite a bit of alcohol earlier, and if he hadn't been so concerned about Reina, he probably would have actually fallen asleep.

Meanwhile, in Udon, Luffy is battling Hyogoro in the Hell Arena. After Raizo appears, Luffy learns Hyogoro's identity, and Hyogoro begins to teach Luffy the secrets of Ryuo.

After fighting for a whole day, Luffy still hadn't mastered Ryuo.

At night, Luffy was so hungry that he ate all of Queen's red bean soup.

However, Queen was in no mood to pay attention to Luffy at this moment, because he had already learned from King about the death of the courtesan Komurasaki and was grieving!

"Orochi is planning to broadcast the execution of the poor monk at 3:45 AM via a light painting, making it a nationwide spectacle. Consider it a live broadcast of Komurasaki's funeral! If you don't believe me, just turn on the light painting and see for yourself!" Jin said with a hint of helplessness.

He naturally knew that Quinn liked Little Purple.

Back then, because Orochi was still very important to them, Kaido gave Queen an order not to clash with Orochi over Komurasaki. He promised to give Komurasaki to Queen when Orochi was no longer useful. That's why Queen didn't cause trouble for Orochi.

"Hey! Get the light painting connected right now, to the City of Flowers. If you mess it up, I'll kill you all!" Quinn was extremely upset at this moment, and the jailers were even more cautious, not daring to be careless in the slightest.