I am the Bandit King of the East Sea.

Led by Kin'emon, and including Kikunojo and Izo, several others were retainers of Kozuki Oden, the daimyo of Kuri.

“They…were alive yesterday, but who knows now.” A sorrowful look flashed in Ah He’s eyes;

"After Lord Oden's death, Kin'emon and the others escaped from the execution ground and fled to Wano Country for many years."

"But just last night, the night before the Fire Festival, I saw Kin'emon and the others."

"They decided... on the night of the Fire Festival, to lead the last group of samurai loyal to the Kozuki family to challenge Kaido."

"At a time like this?" Izang looked shocked.

"If I'm not mistaken, this celebration should be when Kaido's forces are most concentrated, right?"

Why would Kin'emon attack Kaido at a time like this?

"Because they have already resolved to die." Ah He said calmly, enunciating each word clearly:

"They knew they were no match for Kaido, and they had no lord to serve, not even the Kozuki family. So they decided to go and die."

"It's not just the Kozuki family; since Kurozumi Orochi took office, he has been eliminating dissidents, and the five great daimyo families qualified to inherit the shogun's position have almost all been wiped out..."

In Wano Country, the Shogun is the de facto ruler, equivalent to a king.

The so-called "daimyo" was equivalent to a feudal lord who ruled over a local area.

Wano Country is ruled by a total of six major families.

The royal family, specifically the Kozuki family, whose position as general is hereditary.

Below the Kozuki family, there are five other daimyo families that serve the shogun: Shimotsuki, Amaterasuki, Fuutsuki, Ugetsuki, and Kurozumi.

Decades ago, by the time of Kozuki Oden's grandfather, the Kozuki family had already dwindled to almost extinction.

At that time, the five great families were vying for the right to inherit the generalship. The Kurotan family poisoned the other four families, which had already wiped out most of them.

Later, Oden's grandfather had a son in his old age, Kozuki Sukiyaki, who was born. With an heir, the Kozuki family exerted its strength to quell the rebellion and almost wiped out the Kurozumi family.

At this point, all the daimyo families, including the Kozuki family, were in dire straits with few members remaining.

Kozuki Oden was the last member of the Kozuki family. After his death, the Kozuki family was expelled from the family.

"Speaking of which, if we don't count Izo, only the last four of the original Nine Red Scabbards are left."

"Kin'emon, Kikunojo, Raizo the ninja, and Kanjuro... I don't know where the others are either."

But at this point, Ah He's eyes suddenly lit up, and he quickly said:

"Izang, it might not be too late now..."

"It's only morning now; Kin'emon and the others should still be trying to persuade the bandit Ashura Doji to raise an army..."

"If you had arrived earlier, you might have been able to stop Kin'emon and the others from going to their deaths."

Chapter 915 Where can I find a million thighs?

"If you had arrived earlier, you might have been able to stop Kin'emon and the others from going to their deaths."

Ah-He held onto Yi-Zang, his expression earnest.

The man about to die was her husband, so it was impossible for Ah He to remain calm.

"I know." Izang's expression was firm.

"We have only one purpose in coming back this time."

He turned to look at the tall, broad back of the white-bearded figure and recited:

"Kill Kaido!"

Sieg raised a question: "Will we make it in time? What if Kin'emon and the others have already left?"

"Whitebeard, we should split into two groups. One group should go find Izo's brother, and the other group should go directly to Onigashima where Kaido is located."

“Since Ashura Doji is a bandit, then I and Izo will go.”

"Whitebeard, you and Shanks go to Onigashima first?"

"Kaido is not easy to defeat. To prevent him from escaping, according to our previous plan... we need to destroy as many of the Beast Pirates' ships as possible to prevent them from escaping."

Whitebeard glanced at Sig and nodded deeply.

"Sig, you're the one who understands me best."

He exhaled a breath of stale air and gripped the naginata tightly in his hand.

"I can't wait to kill that kid."

When Whitebeard and Higuma became famous, Kaido was just an apprentice pirate on the same ship.

Their seniority and experience are far superior to Kaido's.

“Okay… I haven’t been to Onigashima where Kaido is, but I know the general direction.” Izo quickly drew a sketch and handed it to Whitebeard.

Sig watched as Whitebeard walked away first, and he breathed a sigh of relief.

Just as he was about to leave, after taking a few steps, Tianyue Shi did not follow.

He turned around and saw Tianyue staring blankly at the empty, desolate street, remaining silent.

Sig paused for a moment, then stepped forward and ruffled Amaterasu's neatly combed hair, causing her to frown and glare at him. He then spoke softly:

"Don't worry, since you've decided to stay in Wano Country, I'll give you a place where you can retire peacefully."

Tengetsu turned her head and stared at him intently.

“You sometimes say things that are very reassuring…” she murmured, a warmth rising in her heart.

What she didn't know was that when Sieg said those words, he also felt a deep sense of relief.

This sense of security came from Whitebeard, Shanks, and others.

"It's so great to suck up to powerful people. Nobody knows how to suck up to powerful people better than me."

Sig felt a warmth in his heart, just like when he was in the moonlight.

He is a different kind of person from Kozuki Oden.

As the saying goes, "If only I had a thousand thighs, I could shelter all the lousy wretches in the world and make them all smile, unshaken by wind and rain, as secure as a mountain."

Sig wanted to curry favor with everyone in the world.

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In the Kuri area of ​​Wano Country, Toushan.

This place was originally the territory of the mountain bandit "Shutenmaru", also known as Ashura Doji.

At this moment, on this desolate mountain peak, four warriors stood side by side, with two swords at their waists, facing the wind.

"Ashura Child, are you really not planning to come with us?"

Kin'emon looked up at Ashura Doji in front of him and asked in a deep voice, revealing a seriousness that was unusual for him.

"I am not like you." Ashura Child shook his head:

“I am a retainer of Oden, not a retainer of the Kozuki family.”

"But now neither the Kozuki family nor Oden are gone."

"What's more, you only informed me on the very day the operation was about to begin... You didn't even have a complete assassination plan, did you?"

Ashura Child retorted sharply, growling:

“You shouldn’t go to your deaths. You should listen to me and stay.”

"Of the original nine people, only four remain. It's clear they're going to their deaths."

"Inuarashi, Nekomamushi, and Izo are all out of Wano Country, and Kawamatsu and Denjiro's whereabouts are unknown..."

"With just the four of you, even with the remaining samurai, you're just going to your deaths."

Kin'emon smiled but did not offer any explanation.

"It seems we have different views, so I won't force you."

"We'll be going now," Kin'emon said.

After losing his lord, eight years of exile in Wano Country gradually shed his former frivolity and frivolity.

"That's right, we're going to our deaths."

The speaker was a tall man with an unusual appearance.

Kanjuro was dressed in a Kabuki-style outfit, and his appearance was like that of a Japanese actor on stage. He had skin as white as a demon and long, crimson hair that reached the ground. The contrast between his hair color and skin color was striking, making him look somewhat gloomy.

He forced a smile, revealing a somewhat hollow one.

“We should have died eight years ago; what remains now are nothing but walking corpses.”

Kanjuro chuckled softly, his smile turning into one of relief. He gently patted Ashura Doji's shoulder.

"Someone has to survive and collect the bodies of those of us who were sent to our deaths."

After saying this last sentence.

Kin'emon and the other three turned and left in silence.

Ashura Doji and the bandits behind him also stood silently on the hilltop, watching their departing figures.

"Brother, are we really just going to watch like this?" one of the bandits couldn't help but ask.

"Kanjuro's eyes... don't look like he's facing death at all. Is this what a samurai who is fearless in the face of death is like?"

These down-on-their-luck bandits, like Ashura Doji, were once samurai who had served Oden.

They were also overwhelmed with emotion upon seeing Kin'emon and the others leave.

"None of you are allowed to leave." Ashura Child was somewhat impatient, and he waved his hand to stop his subordinates from making a fuss.

“Kanjuro is right. Someone has to stay behind to collect the bodies,” he said in a deep voice.

For the rest of the time, Ashura Doji sat quietly on the mountaintop, without saying a word.

A few hours later.

“Big brother…” A bandit rushed over.