The Great Voyage Begins with the Celestial Dragons

"It's a bit too late to block out sound now. The sound waves have already entered your barrier and will spread and bounce infinitely through the barrier until it breaks. With your physical abilities, you probably won't even last until the barrier breaks."

Gion's lips curled slightly upward as she leisurely watched the tragedy unfold behind the barrier.

She is a swordsman, but not just a swordsman.

The Vampire Fruit grants her extremely comprehensive abilities, including sound wave detection, sound wave attacks, blood-sucking healing, and life absorption.

These amazing abilities gave her ways to deal with various Devil Fruit users.

Kurozumi Seramaru ultimately did not persist. He wanted to hold on a little longer, but under Kurozumi Orochi's command, he released the barrier.

Kurozumi Orochi, clutching his head and panting heavily, looked at Luther and the others with extreme apprehension.

"Who are you people, and why are you looking for me?"

He finally understood that Luther and the others didn't want to kill him, otherwise he wouldn't have survived that wave of attacks.

As long as he isn't killed, everything else is negotiable.

"CP0, I don't know if you've heard of it."

Gion chuckled as she looked at Orochi and revealed their origins.

"World Government!?"

The black charcoal serpent's eyes narrowed slightly.

He has a partnership with Kaido and has some understanding of the outside world.

In his eyes, the World Government was definitely more than ten times stronger than Kaido.

After all, Kaido was once just an experiment of the World Government.

In his view, CP0 was definitely the face of the World Government, even more powerful than the Navy.

"My CP0 lords, it's all a misunderstanding, it's all a misunderstanding."

Kurozumi Orochi stood up with a fawning smile, personally poured several cups of wine, and served them to Luther and the others:

"If I had known that you gentlemen were from the World Government, I would never have stopped you. I just wonder what brings you here, gentlemen from the World Government?"

To be honest, he didn't want to get involved with the world government.

He chose Kaido as his partner mainly because Kaido was relatively weak and not well-known at sea before, making him someone he could control.

If he were to run into the World Government, he would have to become their slave.

"It's not a big problem. We're in charge of evaluating member states. After comprehensive assessment, Wano Country is qualified to become a member state of the World Government," Gion said with a straight face, making up a lie.

This was Luther's previous statement, which she merely recounted verbally.

As for whether it will be implemented...

Her promise would be null and void once everyone present was dead.

"World Government Member States...this..."

The black charcoal serpent looked troubled.

Before Kozuki Oden returned, he dreamed of becoming a member state of the World Government, and he was afraid that he couldn't defeat Kozuki Oden.

But now that Kozuki Oden is practically a cripple, isn't the World Government just here to reap the benefits?

"What? You don't want to?" Gion narrowed her eyes slightly.

"Ah...not at all, how could I not want to? I'm just thinking about the pros and cons of becoming a member state of the world," Kurozumi Orochi said with a forced smile.

"Hmm? Becoming a member state of the World Government doesn't have any downsides."

Gion gave a warning, and after receiving repeated apologies from Kurozumi Orochi, she slowly said:

"As for the benefits, there are many. The Kurozumi family will become the royal family of Wano Country officially designated by the World Government, enjoying the privilege of ruling Wano Country for life. If there is any domestic resistance, the World Government can help resolve it."

"Secondly, the descendants of the Black Charcoal Family can move to the Holy Land of Mary Geoise, become ordinary-level world nobles, and enjoy the offerings of the entire world."

"Furthermore, as a member state, it is able to participate in world government conferences and has the power to participate in the management of the world."

Upon hearing about these benefits, the black charcoal serpent's eyes lit up slightly.

"That sounds really good!"

Of these terms, he cared most about the first one.

If the Kurozumi family is officially recognized as the royal family of Wano by the World Government, then he will have truly avenged himself!

“I have heard about your Black Charcoal Family.”

Gion glanced at the black charcoal orchid, paused, and said:

"I heard that you were once one of the daimyo of Wano Country. Because you were dissatisfied with the rule of the Kozuki family, you rebelled but failed and were wiped out. You are all descendants who survived."

"Yes, you're right."

Kurozumi Orochi nodded smugly.

These are their secrets, but in his view, with the World Government's intelligence system, finding them wouldn't be a big problem.

"The current Kozuki clan is utterly incompetent. Shouldn't Wano Country be ruled by someone more suitable?" Gion asked with a light laugh.

Her aura was very strong at this moment, exuding the oppressive feeling of a powerful person. Coupled with the seductive meaning in her words, she completely threw Kurozumi Orochi into a state of confusion.

Gion glanced at the scene, and inadvertently looked at Luther behind her with a smile on his face, a hint of respect in his eyes.

If she were in Orochi's shoes, first oppressed by force, then suppressed by her identity, and finally seduced by words, she too would not be able to withstand it.

What she said was simply following Luther's script.

A man who has already calculated everything before even meeting her is the one she should be loyal to...

However, regarding the outcome of this oppression, Luther speculated that Kurozumi Orochi would outwardly comply but inwardly defy him, while Gion was somewhat skeptical, expressing that she had a different opinion.

After all that explanation, it seems like a piece of trash like Kurozumi Orochi has no reason to refuse...

"This...I..."

Under pressure, Orochi wanted to agree.

Seeing this, Gion nodded in satisfaction.

But unexpectedly, Kurozumi Hagiri stepped forward, enduring the pain of her broken finger, and interrupted Kurozumi Orochi:

"Wait a minute, this is a very important matter, we need to discuss it. We hope you can give us some time."

"Ok?"

Gion narrowed her eyes, her undisguised killing intent aimed directly at Kurozumi Hagoromo.

That old woman, she's really good at ruining things...

She's now considering whether killing Kurozumi Mugen would have different consequences.

But after a two-minute standoff, Gion withdrew her murderous intent:

"Okay, I'll give you 10 days to consider it."

Ultimately, Luther didn't really want to take in Kurozumi Orochi.

According to Luther, a piece of trash like Kurozumi Orochi, twisted by hatred, is not suitable to take control of Wano Country for him.

However, Orochi, as a troublemaker, is an excellent candidate.

After Gion finished speaking, she glanced at Luther, who was walking away, and calmly uttered her last few words and released a Den Den Mushi:

"I don't want anyone to know what we're here for today, or you know the consequences very well."

"By the way, here's a piece of news for you free: Kozuki Oden's retainers are secretly communicating with Hana no Hyogoro today. They hope you'll live to see our next meeting."

After saying that, she turned and left.

What needed to be said and what needed to be arranged has been done; there's no need to stay any longer.

After she left, only the three members of the Kurotan family remained, looking at each other in bewilderment.

Chapter 73 Gradual Encroachment

After Luther and the others left, Kurozumi Orochi couldn't help but speak up:

"Why shouldn't we agree? It won't do us any harm."

Kurozumi Musashi snorted coldly, "The World Government is nothing but a bunch of idiots. They may be strong, but they can't control us in the New World. If we try to get close to them, they'll just look down on us."

"But they really do have the power to kill us easily," Kurozumi Orochi said, looking lingering fear.

"Don't worry, the World Government has been able to rule this world for 800 years, not just by killing people. We're not disagreeing, we're just stalling for time. Even if they wanted to kill us, it wouldn't be a few CP0s who would make the decision."

Kurotan Musashi let out a strange laugh, followed by:

"The most urgent task now is to deal with Kozuki Oden. Then, we can either join forces with Kaido to take down CP0, let them check each other, or use the World Government to expel Kaido. It all depends on our wishes."

"Too."

Orochi nodded in realization. He still trusted Higurashi immensely; without Higurashi's Imitation Fruit, he could not have become the shogun of Wano Country.

"By the way, what about Hyogoro's matter?"

"Hyōrō, humph, instead of dealing with him, he jumped out on his own. The World Government's intelligence is not bad; we only got this information two days ago." Kōzumi Hōchō said with disdain.

“I have a good idea,” Kurozumi Semimaru, who had been silent until now, said. “How about we have Kozuki Oden capture Hyogoro?”

"No, no, they're good friends, they'll definitely cover for each other." The black charcoal snake shook its head like a rattle drum.

"No, that won't happen..."

Kurotan Musashi pondered for a moment, then nodded seriously:

"That's a good idea indeed, hehehe. With Kozuki Oden's foolish nature, he'll definitely bring Hyogoro to confront us. We'll have Kaido's men prepare in advance, and as soon as Hyogoro is taken away, we'll rush into his mansion and search for evidence of rebellion."

"But what if we can't find any evidence?" Kurozumi Orochi asked hesitantly.

"Idiot! We can make a copy if we don't have one. Anyway, we have to get rid of Hyogoro this time. It would be even better if we could leave Kozuki Oden speechless." Kurozumi Higurashi said with a sneer.

"I see! That's a great idea! Brilliant!"

Kurozumi Orochi finally understood and chuckled along.

Although he wasn't very smart, he still had one strength.