I am the Bandit King of the East Sea.

Sig also lowered his voice:

"If you're asking about before leaving Wano Country... Shanks and Rayleigh planned to visit Oden Castle, and I'll go with them."

"Of course, there's also the Great Serpent's national treasury."

Oden Castle was originally the castle of Kozuki Oden, the daimyo of Kuri.

Of course, after the incident eight years ago, Oden Castle was blasted into ruins by Kaido's fire breath. Now, eight years later, Oden Castle is just a barren mountain.

The graves of Kozuki Oden, as well as his retainers and subordinates, are all on that mountain.

Kaido's fire-breathing attack is extremely powerful; it could destroy Oden Castle in one strike. However, in the previous battle, he didn't even have time to unleash a single breath of fire and was completely overwhelmed.

"Oden? I want to go too!"

At the mention of Oden, Yamato, who was on Tenzuki Toki's lap, immediately woke up and patted her chest:

"I've always wanted to go there, but Kaido has kept me locked up on Onigashima."

"To inherit the name of Kozuki Oden and open the gates of Wano Country, I must go and see him no matter what."

Seeing that Yamato insisted, Sig casually agreed.

The three of them left the small building, where Kin'emon and the others were already waiting.

“Mr. Sig.” Kin’emon and the other Red Scabbards pointed at the bound and gagged Kanjuro Kurozumi:

“Kanjuro is your prisoner of war, Mr. Higuma. After much consideration, we think we should hand him over to you for disposal,” Kin’emon said.

Kin'emon and the others have interrogated Kanjuro and learned that he has been secretly passing information to Orochi for many years.

The biggest culpability lies in the two actions taken eight years ago: Kanjuro leaking information to Orochi before Oden's night raid on Kaido, and the betrayal of Kin'emon on this night.

Sig glanced at Kanjuro.

At this moment, Kanjuro was expressionless and lifeless, like a soulless puppet.

In the world of One Piece, there are quite a few actors who can deliver a great performance.

Besides Sigurd, there are Kanjuro, Denjiro, Stussy, the future Charlotte Brin, and so on.

Kanjuro, on the other hand, is an actor without a sense of self, completely obeying Orochi's orders and enjoying playing the role of "the last Akazaya Samurai".

"Didn't I tell you to handle it yourselves?"

Sieg waved his hand:

"I was acquainted with Kozuki Oden, and I plan to go to the ruins of Oden Castle with Shanks and the others... These are matters within your Wano Country, why are you asking me?"

"Once these things are done, I will return to my old home in the first half of the Grand Line and live in seclusion. I will not stay in Wano Country for long."

He waved his hand and walked away with Tianyue Shi and the others.

Kin'emon, Denjiro, and the others exchanged glances before finally letting out a sigh of relief.

Of course they remembered what Sieg had said earlier; they had just been deliberately testing Sieg.

Higuma killed Orochi, dismantled the Beasts Pirates, and captured the traitor Kanjuro. These actions nearly maxed out Wano Country's reputation.

But after all... Sig is a bandit.

Kin'emon and the others were somewhat worried that he would become the second Kaido.

Now it seems unlikely.

"Mr. Sig, please wait." The ninja Raizo suddenly called out.

He flashed in front of Sieg, untied the scroll from his waist, and handed it to Sieg:

“Mr. Sieg, this scroll is a token of my gratitude.”

"I am a sorcerer... In other words, I am a user of the Scroll-Scroll Fruit."

"The scrolls I create can contain all things in the world."

Raizo unfurled the scroll in his hand, and inside was a lifelike picture of raging fire.

"This scroll is only temporary, and its validity period is about half a month. It contains one of Kaido's fiery breaths."

"This is the flames we collected from Kaido during our previous battle with him, but we didn't have time to use them."

Raizo felt a pang of sadness.

When the Red Scabbards challenged Kaido before, Kaido also breathed fire... but Raizo absorbed it.

However, Raizo later realized that even if he returned the flames to Kaido as they were, it probably wouldn't be able to harm his immortal body, so he never used them.

"Oh?" Sig was very interested. He reached out and took the scroll, then casually put it into his inventory.

"Uchiha Raizo, I'll accept this Fire Release: Dragon Fire Technique. Thank you."

Sig nodded in satisfaction, then led Amaterasu Toki and Yamato away into the distance.

Only Raizo remained, scratching his head in bewilderment:

"I am Raizo of the Mist? Mr. Sig, have you misremembered my name?"

"That's irrelevant..." Kin'emon shook his head, looking at his companions with a hint of excitement:

"Now, it's time to announce to the people of Wano Country the good news that Orochi is dead and the Beasts Pirates have been dismantled!"

At this moment, Shanks and the others were already waiting at the dock, and Arling was also waiting beside them with Pegasus.

Sig glanced at Ah Ling's Pegasus and suddenly had an idea.

As everyone knows, this horse is quite strong, with clear and smooth muscle lines, but these lines are usually hidden by its pair of white feathers.

Sieg glanced at it and felt that the Pegasus could kick him to death with one kick.

As we all know, horses have four legs, so this Pegasus is equivalent to having the power of four Sigma.

The Pegasus, possessing the power of the Four Sigs, was quite fast, so Sigs had an idea.

First, ride the Pegasus to the Flower Capital to raid Orochi's house, then go to the ruins of Oden Castle.

Oden Castle, which Shanks and his crew are heading to, is located in the Kuri region of Wano Country.

Orochi's palace is located in the Flower Capital of Wano Country. The two places are quite far apart, but with Pegasus, some time can be saved.

..............

City of Flowers

The only prosperous place within Wano Country, and the capital of Wano Country.

On the night of the fire festival, the people of the whole city were in high spirits, with lanterns and decorations everywhere, singing and dancing, and the sound of drums and music echoing through the streets.

"I'm telling you... the Kozuki family will one day make a comeback. The Red Scabbards will gather powerful samurai from all over the world to conquer Onigashima, and after cutting down Orochi, they'll cut down Kaido..."

"What a wonderful dream! It's a pity it's only for today."

The streets were filled with joy and celebration, as if the Kozuki family, who no longer existed, had truly won the final victory in the war, and the people were already celebrating.

Kin'emon, Ashura Doji, and the others also moved quickly and did not slack off after defeating Kaido.

Kin'emon's men had fallen on the battlefield, but Ashura Doji's bandits were still alive.

After leaving Oni Island, they rushed to the capital and quickly defeated a small number of Orochi's guards. They then escorted Orochi to the bustling streets of the Flower Capital and announced to the public that Orochi had been defeated.

At first, the public's reaction was disbelief, but after witnessing Kin'emon and others, who were wanted criminals, publicly execute Orochi's remaining followers, the bustling city was in an uproar.

"My dream has really come true!"

"Did the Kozuki family samurai really kill Orochi and Kaido?"

"What? It wasn't a Kozuki family samurai who killed them... it was reinforcements?"

"Samurai from outside? Those who can defeat Orochi and Kaido must be very tall and imposing samurai wearing high-class kimonos, right?"

Kin'emon listened to the shouts of the crowd, but his expression was not as excited as one might expect.

He recalled the cannon fire that blasted open Oni Island and the steel giant that Barrett had transformed into, which was tens of meters tall, and suddenly sighed.

This world is very big.

What should become of Wano Country in the future?

..............

The night of the fire festival was drawing to a close, and the night was growing deeper.

But this time, the cheers of the crowd did not stop as night deepened.

They spontaneously spread the word, and cheers echoed from the Flower Capital to the Kuri region, then to the Hakumai region, and finally to the entire Wano Country.

It was late at night.

Kin'emon and his crew, who were continuing to eliminate Orochi's remnants in the Flower Capital, suddenly received an unexpected visitor.

This was a disheveled man with an unkempt, spiky hairstyle that resembled a hedgehog. His appearance was dirty and messy, but his eyes occasionally flashed with a sharp glint.

"Shimotsuki Yasuie? You're still alive?" Kin'emon and Denjiro shouted his name.

The Shuoyue Kang family was the name of the Shuoyue family in the Baiwu area.

Kurozumi Orochi was once a servant of Shimotsuki Yasuie.

In the future, 12 years after the original story, he ate a failed artificial Devil Fruit, SMILE, and became a person who could only laugh. He was to be publicly executed by Orochi.

But in this era, the artificial Devil Fruit SMLE is still nowhere to be seen.

"Yes, it's me..." Shimotsuki Yasuie exclaimed excitedly.

"Tell me quickly, is it true that Kaido and Orochi were defeated?"

Next, Kin'emon recounted the events to the Kang family.

Izo did not leave Wano Country with Whitebeard for the time being. He had followed Whitebeard for many years and had extensive knowledge, far surpassing Kin'emon and others who had never set sail.

This time, he talked to the Kang family and others about things happening outside, including Whitebeard, Kaido, and Higuma.

"So... Sig was originally another powerful figure on par with Kaido in the outside world?"

"And with Sig, there's a woman born outside, surnamed Tianyue?"

Shimotsuki Yasuie's eyes widened.

The Kozuki family, who ruled Wano Country, is now a thing of the past.