Pirates on Rocks' Ship 996

"Hey, balloon, what's going on? Why hasn't the sumo match started yet?" Luffy and Hyogoro, having eaten too much red bean soup, had become as big as balloons.

"Hey, you two, you seem to have gained a lot of weight overnight!" Quinn asked suspiciously upon seeing their appearance. "No, we can't worry about that now. Have you connected the drawing for me yet? I need to verify the truth myself!"

Seeing that Quinn's attention had been diverted, the two jailers nearby breathed a sigh of relief, because they really dared not tell Quinn at this moment that the red bean soup was gone. Under such a double blow, they didn't know what Quinn would do.

Red bean soup was Quinn's favorite food, and in his mind, it was no less important than Little Purple, so the two jailers didn't dare to report it at this time.

Meanwhile, Brook arrived at Zoro's resting place and told them that the Kang family was about to be executed.

Upon learning that her father was in danger, Hu Zi disregarded everyone's objections and ran straight to the capital to save him.

Whether as a true monk at the third quarter of the hour of the ox or as Toko's good friend, Kozuki Hiyori, she couldn't just stand by and do nothing, so she followed after them.

So, with Brooke, who had just come from the capital, the group set off towards the capital again.

Meanwhile, Nami and the others also secretly infiltrated the capital. Kanjuro even recognized Yasuie's identity and told everyone that he was one of the daimyo who served Kozuki Sukiyaki like Oden, Shimotsuki Yasuie.

In addition, everyone who came to the capital to attend Komurasaki's funeral also learned that the person tied up there and about to be executed was the former daimyo, Shimotsuki Yasuie. So everyone started asking Orochi to release Yasuie, but Orochi's subordinates were unmoved.

"Lord Kang! I never expected you to still be alive!"

"Shameless scoundrels! How dare you offend Lord Kang! Don't you know who he is? Put Lord Kang down right now!"

"Master Kang!"

"Master Kang!"

Hearing the shouts of the crowd around him, Kang Jia, who was tied to the pillar, laughed heartily.

"I have two things I want to apologize to everyone! And one more thing I want to say to that idiot Orochi!" The Kang family seemed completely oblivious to their impending doom, their faces beaming with joy as they loudly proclaimed, "After saying all this, I will depart for the other side with a smile!"

He wasn't actually captured by Orochi's subordinates; rather, he was deliberately captured by them to resolve the issues of the Crescent Moon and the cipher map. Meanwhile, the scene of the Yasu family's execution was broadcast throughout Wano Country by Hikaru, and the people of Ebisu Town, upon learning of this, frantically rushed towards the capital, disregarding any attempts by soldiers to stop them.

"Kang, you can't die! If you die... how can we survive!"

"Let me see Uncle Kang!"

"Don't kill Uncle Kang!"

"Kang! If you're not here, we'll have no one to rely on!"

Countless poor people poured into the capital, and the soldiers were powerless to stop them.

"Hahaha... General, you are really too stupid. You subordinates are also working hard!" Kang Jia said to the guards who were watching over the anti-crescent-shaped crowd, with his head down.

"Hey, what do you mean by that?" the guards asked, puzzled.

However, the Kang family ignored them, and instead looked up with a smile, seeing the entire Flower Capital. They laughed and said, "Look! The beautiful Flower Capital, what a magnificent sight! Wano Country!"

"And this scenery was built by the Kozuki family and the common people generation by hand... It is our pride! It is definitely not your achievement!"

"Can you hear me, great serpent! Our vast forests, our grasses, our rivers, our mountains! You know you are only defiling all of this with your insatiable greed! You are nothing but a pest!"

As the Kang family finished speaking, Kurozumi Orochi, who was on his way, was already beyond furious.

"Master Kang, please, stop talking!"

"Master Kang, please stop! If you keep talking... things will get out of control!"

Countless commoners below were urging the Kang family to stop talking, arguing that continuing to provoke Orochi would only hasten his death.

However, the Kang family didn't care; he had long harbored the intention to die.

Meanwhile, Kin'emon, Nekomamushi, Inuarashi, Jinbe, and Ashura Doji, who had been cornered by Kin'emon, were all ready to make their move at any moment.

Upon learning the Kang family's identity, they were already determined to rescue them.

Chapter 555 Zoro's Fury

"I have something to apologize for. The blueprints that were distributed today were made by me!" Kang Jia, who was tied to the pillar, smiled at the crowd and said, "The name of the Kozuki family has been gone for twenty years. We no longer have the military strength to take revenge. I did this because I remembered the grudges left by the Kozuki family!"

"Huh?"

"What? You did this?"

Everyone looked at the Kang family in confusion, not understanding why he said that.

Even Kin'emon and the others, who were preparing to rescue the people, stopped their actions because of what the Kang family said. They were recently troubled by the leak of information, so they wanted to hear if the Kang family had come up with any solutions.

"It was just a prank! Hahaha... Twenty years ago, after Lord Oden died... Orochi asked the remaining four daimyo whether they should serve the Kurozumi clan or fight against them!" Yasuie said loudly with a reminiscing expression, "How ridiculous! You, who were so kind to Oden, used despicable means to steal the position of shogun. Who would recognize you?"

"The daimyo and the people of each village did not hesitate to draw their swords and fight, but in the face of the monster Kaido, they could not avenge their great grudge! They could only watch with resentment as Wano Country was burned to the ground."

"I barely survived and settled in Ebisu Town, but it would be too regrettable to die in a daze. That's why I came up with this childish plan. But I never expected the serpent to be so cowardly. It actually questioned everyone who had the popular crescent moon tattoo. I was utterly flustered and embarrassed!"

The Kang family's words made everyone realize the truth about the coded map and the anti-crescent moon that had recently become the talk of the capital.

But only Kin'emon and his group knew that the truth was not like that at all; this was just them cleaning up their mess from their careless actions.

At this moment, Orochi, who had already arrived, glared angrily at the Kang family and roared, "Do you have any last words, Kang family?!"

Kurozumi Orochi was once a servant of the Kang family. The Kang family took him in out of pity, but they never expected him to turn out like this.

"You've come? Orochi! It's been a long time!" The Kang family, tied to the pillar, regained their former daimyo demeanor, showing no fear of Orochi's threat.

"Hahaha... You petty wretch... You'll never catch up to Lord Oden in your entire life! Hahahaha..." The Yasuie on the pillar laughed heartily and wildly.

However, Orochi, who was holding a weapon, thought of what had happened before. In order to eliminate the fear and anger in his heart, he directly raised his weapon and pointed it at the Kang family.

“Cover the children’s eyes! The last daimyo serving the Kozuki family… no, the madman of Ebisu Town! He’s about to set off for the other side! Let the song accompany me on my journey!” Kang said with a loud laugh.

He had done everything he could. He also found an opportunity to pass on the new battle plan to the captured samurai, who would probably tell Kin'emon and the others. His only regret was that he could not see the restoration of Wano Country!

"Father!" Just then, Xiao Huzi rushed towards the Kang family's location, laughing and crying at the same time. Behind her were Zoro, Hiyori, Brook, and others.

"Toko... forgive me, forgive me for leaving you all alone in this world!" Looking at Toko rushing towards him, Kangjia finally couldn't help but shed tears.

But at this moment, the enraged serpent also fired its gun. The bullet hit the Kang family member, piercing through his body, and the corpse fell off the pillar.

"Father! Father!"

"Master Kang...wuwuwuwu..."

"Hahaha...hahaha...Uncle Kang is dead! Hahaha...Uncle Kang is dead!"

"Hahaha... Lord Kang is dead!"

"Hahaha... He's dead! He's dead!"

Suddenly, countless laughs erupted all around. People from Ebisu town had rushed over, laughing wildly while tears streamed down their faces.

"What's so funny about a dead person?!" Zoro, who had just arrived, saw the old man who had paid for his meal and chatted with him dead, while the people around him were laughing hysterically. He finally couldn't suppress his anger and roared at the people around him.

“Ah ha...haha...Father...Father...he's dead! Hahaha…” Huzi looked at the corpse on the ground, her face still smiling, but tears kept flowing from her eyes.

"Tsk tsk tsk... As expected of the Shimotsuki family!" However, at this moment, there was a figure shrouded in black shadows in the crowd, shaking his head and laughing.

"Who exactly are you? Why did you save me? And why..." Under the arm of the dark figure was a short person dressed exactly like the Kang family member on the ground.

"Don't ask any questions, and don't move! You're already dead!" the shadowy figure chuckled and said.

Kang Jia looked at the corpse lying on the ground, which looked exactly like him, with a strange expression.

He didn't know what had just happened. He just felt that the moment the giant snake fired its gun, he suddenly appeared here from the pillar that was being supported, and there was a guy on the ground who looked very similar to him and was dressed exactly the same.

"Let's go! This place is not safe to stay!" The shadowy figure didn't offer any further explanation and led the Kang family away in a flash.

Meanwhile, in the quarry's prison cell, Luffy, watching everything unfold, said in a deep voice, "There must be a reason, right? No matter who that person is! No one's death in this world... is something to be laughed at!"

"Lord Kang... I never expected... that you were still alive!" Standing beside Luffy, Hyogoro lowered his head, fighting back tears, and said, "Those people... were probably affected by SMILE and turned into people who can only laugh!"

"Has the battle plan been exposed? So... that's why Lord Kang made such a decision? It's really... really..." Raizo, who was hiding in the shadows, had naturally watched the whole thing. The sadness in his heart was about to burst forth.

Meanwhile, Hiyori, who was with Zoro, Shinobu, who was with Nami and the others, and Ashura Doji, who was with Kin'emon, were all trying to explain to them why these people were laughing so hard.

The production chain for artificial Devil Fruits established by Caesar, Doflamingo, and Kaido is the culprit behind all of this.

Artificial Devil Fruits, besides granting power, also have severe side effects. Of the ten fruits, only one person can gain the power, while the other nine only receive the side effects and cannot gain any power at all.

The side effects of this fruit, besides causing fear of seawater, also deprive people of their emotions, turning them into people who can only laugh.

“They cause people to suffer misfortune, yet they don’t even allow them to grieve!! If this place isn’t hell… then what is it? Mr. Zoro Juro!” Hiyori, with tears streaming down her face, asked Zoro as she threw herself into his arms.

Zoro was extremely calm at this moment, but the incessant chatter of the giant snake beside him made his heart begin to become extremely agitated.

After Hiyori told him everything, Zoro glanced at the giant snake over there. He wanted to take action, but he also knew that doing so would be very detrimental to their plans.

"Wait... little girl over there, stop right now and get out of there!"

A voice drew Zoro and the others' attention.

It turned out that Hu Zi had somehow crossed the fence and run to the Kang family's corpse.

"It's Toko!" The moment Usopp saw Toko, he remembered her immediately—she was the little girl who had bought toad oil from him!

"Is that little girl...is she Mr. Kang's daughter?" Sanji remembered that the little girl had once eaten noodles at his noodle stall.

"Oh no, Orochi!" At this moment, Nami also recognized him.

Sure enough, when the giant snake saw the serpent, its eyes immediately changed.

"Get out of my way, all of you! I've finally found you, you brat!" The giant snake looked at Toko, remembering that it was because of her that Komurasaki died, and immediately raised its weapon at Toko.

"So you're the daughter of that stinking rat from the Kang family! No wonder you were so arrogant! If you hadn't kept grinning like an idiot, Xiao Zi wouldn't have died! You and your father are equally despicable! Let you both be buried with Xiao Zi!" The giant snake roared angrily upon seeing Hu Zi.

"Toko, run! Please... please don't let you die too!" Hiyori, blocked by the railing, could only shout to Toko through her tears.

However, Toko ignored her completely, shaking the corpse on the ground incessantly, hoping that her father would get up as usual.

"Die!" Orochi finally fired at Toko, but the bullet was blocked. It was Zoro and Sanji who intervened.

However, neither of them knew that the other would make a move, so even before it started, there was an atmosphere of internal strife between them.

"Sorry, I don't have time for you, Goro!" Zoro said, glancing at Sanji while holding Toko.

“Me too, Mojuro!” Sanji said with a sneer, equally disdainful.

"He just swaggered out like that! He's asking for death!" Drake, who was watching the execution from the sidelines, never expected Sanji to appear in front of him like that. His mission was to capture this Noodle Mask!

Drake then transformed into his dinosaur form and charged towards Sanji.

"You bastards, how dare you stop me! Men, kill them all!" At this moment, Orochi still didn't know who he was facing, and directly gave the order to execute Sanji and Zoro.

Zoro never intended to let Orochi go, so he tossed Toko to Sanji and said, "This guy is yours, and I'll take that one!"

"So Zoro is in the capital too! Although he made a big fuss, I can only say he did a great job saving the child!" Franky said with a smile as soon as he saw Zoro.