The Great Voyage Begins with the Celestial Dragons

Having two elderly people in the family is like having two treasures.

When in doubt, just listen to your parents.

While the Kurotan family was finalizing the follow-up matters, Luther and Gion had just left the general's mansion.

With her mastery of Observation Haki, Gion overheard almost all the secret plots of the people in the shogun's mansion.

After repeating it to Luther, Gion was somewhat puzzled:

"Your Highness, how did you know they would drag their feet? If it were me, I would have agreed immediately."

“You made this decision not because you were in my shoes,” Luther smiled slightly. “You know all of Orochi’s trump cards, but apart from the power you displayed today, they only know the tip of the iceberg about the World Government. Moreover, the World Government’s name isn’t so useful in the New World.”

"Is that so...?"

Gion pondered for a moment, then nodded in realization:

"That's absolutely true! If I didn't know the strength of the World Government, I would definitely make the choice to take a gamble."

Her belief that Orochi should submit directly stemmed primarily from her confidence in her own strength.

Based on her understanding of herself and Luther, Orochi had absolutely no chance of winning, even if he teamed up with Kaido.

But if it were Orochi and his group, they might not think that way.

Wano Country is located in the New World, the weakest point of the World Government's power. It's only natural for them to have ambitions and want to take a chance.

However, once a choice is made, a certain price must be paid.

Having figured all this out, Gion's beautiful eyes held a hint of eagerness:

"Your Highness, what should we do next?"

“Of course, it’s about watching a grand show. Some things need to be done slowly. Overpowering with force is exhilarating, but gradually eroding through wits can also be a good experience,” Luther said with a smile.

"Bad uncle, your heart is black."

Robin, who had been reading while perched on Luther's shoulder, couldn't help but mutter a complaint.

"Haha, this is an adult matter, kids shouldn't meddle!"

Luther flicked Robin's forehead, and seeing her wince in pain and her eyes welling up with tears, his smile widened.

"Your Highness, I agree with Robin. You're so adorably wicked!"

Gion's red lips curled slightly, her beautiful eyes curving into crescent shapes as she gazed at Luther's retreating figure.

"Tsk, that's clearly intelligence; most people can't do that." Luther shrugged.

"Tch, you bad uncle! It's all because of your twisted sense of humor. If it were me, I could do it even faster than you!" Robin retorted, somewhat unconvinced.

"Oh? What are your thoughts? Tell me!"

Luther turned to the petite Robin, who was now ten years old and had grown up a bit, but in his eyes she was still the little one.

He was quite confident in Robin's talent for strategy.

Although he lacked prior experience in the underworld, Robin's abilities have become quite formidable over the past two years thanks to his close association with him and Olvia, coupled with systematic training.

“Bad Uncle, Hyogoro’s move seems to have changed the situation a lot, but it won’t actually cause a direct conflict between the various forces,” Robin said seriously.

"Tell me your thoughts," Luther said with a smile.

"Uh-huh!"

When Robin saw Luther asking her to demonstrate her abilities, she was overjoyed to have found an opportunity. Such opportunities to help Luther were rare, and she cherished them greatly.

"Bad uncle, I can see through your plan. You want to slowly erode the power of both sides and weaken them until one side can't hold back anymore, leading to a decisive bloody battle."

"Hyōrō was the first move, provoking Oden's nerves. If I'm not mistaken, your next step should be to target the Shogun's mansion. You won't touch Kurozumi Orochi; you're most likely to target those two old men from today!" Robin analyzed earnestly.

“That’s right. After the Hyogoro incident, I will have Gion impersonate Kozuki Oden’s men and kill those two old guys from today.” Luther smiled slightly, not minding revealing his plan.

Upon hearing this, Robin revealed an "I knew it" expression and chuckled.

"The bad uncle's heart is indeed black. He clearly had a better and faster way, but he chose to torture everyone slowly, dragging everyone into the abyss step by step, leaving no chance for them to turn the tide."

"uh-huh."

Luther's lips curled slightly; he didn't respond to Robin's words, but his attitude was clear.

Slowly dragging everyone into hell and watching them suffer in it is one of the few sources of pleasure for him.

Anyway, none of these people in Wano Country deserved to die, so no matter how wicked he was, he didn't feel much psychological pressure.

"I'm quite curious, what method would Robin use?"

Gion asked with a hint of curiosity, as she wasn't particularly skilled in layout design.

However, based on her understanding of Olvia and her daughter, she knew that although the two seemed harmless, their hearts were just as black as Luther's.

Otherwise, how could Luther have taken a liking to her? Gion thought to herself with a sneer.

"My method is very simple; the bad uncle must have thought of it."

When asked about her thoughts, Robin was a little shy. After all, it was the first time she had ever thought of such a heinous scheme, and she was still somewhat embarrassed to say it aloud.

"Momonosuke!"

Luther calmly uttered a name.

Upon hearing the name, Robin chuckled, while Gion looked bewildered.

Chapter 74 Oh, Bad Uncle

"What happened to Momonosuke? Tell me quickly!"

Gion stared at Robin with displeasure, her eyes filled with ill intent.

Although she's not good at strategizing, she's good at breaking things up with brute force; at least the couple in front of her can't do anything about her!

"Hehehe, Gion-neechan, this plan is very simple."

Encouraged by Luther's gaze, Robin finally spoke her mind:

"Simply put, it involves identifying a very important person and causing the situation to spiral out of control."

"Why Momonosuke?" Gion asked curiously.

"Because Momonosuke is Kozuki Oden's son. Family is his Achilles' heel. If something happens to his son, Kozuki Oden will definitely fight Kaido and Kurozumi Orochi to the death. This is one of the few times he has disregarded the five-year agreement."

Robin nodded seriously and explained his analysis:

"Now that we know how important Momonosuke is, the question becomes, how do we get Orochi and Kaido to kill Momonosuke willingly?"

"What should we do? Just kill him and frame him?"

Gion winked with a smile, guiding Robin to continue.

She wasn't completely ignorant, but since Robin wanted to show herself, she naturally encouraged her.

Robin curled her lip. "Of course not. Kaido and the others aren't stupid. They'll definitely know about the third party's involvement and will be wary of us. So they need a reason to force them to kill Momonosuke."

"What reason?"

Her tone was questioning, but Gion secretly rolled her eyes at Luther.

As for the reasons... she could naturally guess them by watching Luther do everything.

"That letter! The letter Momonosuke dictated to Hyogoro!" Robin said with certainty, "As long as that old man next to Kurozumi Orochi dies, the crazed Kurozumi Orochi will definitely target Momonosuke!"

"The premise is that Orochi continues to investigate further. The Shogun's mansion will most likely stop tracing back to Ashura Doji after reading Hyogoro's letter," Luther said calmly.

"Hehe, but as long as Uncle Bad is more satisfied with Orochi today, Momonosuke will definitely be thrown out. Uncle Bad will even use all sorts of methods to force Orochi to kill Momonosuke," Robin said, exposing the situation.

"Kurozumi Orochi...Momonosuke..."

As she murmured those two names, Gion also realized a deeper meaning:

"Your Highness, do you want to see which of these two is more suitable to become the nominal shogun of Wano Country?"

"For now, Momonosuke seems more suitable." Luther remained noncommittal.

"He was spared death because of Momonosuke's actions," Robin interjected. "However, among Oden's retainers, it seems that the wicked uncle only wants to help Ashura Doji."

"How did you figure that out? Wasn't Ashura Doji randomly chosen by Momonosuke?" Gion asked, her face filled with astonishment.

She knew that Luther had the means to get Ashura Child to come out, otherwise they wouldn't have traveled with him all the way.

But this was only because of her trust in Luther; she hadn't really investigated the specific implementation plan.

"It may seem random, but it's actually inevitable!"

Robin confidently stated this and began analyzing Luther's actions:

“Gion-neechan, you also saw the information about the Kozuki Oden retainers, those ‘Nine Red Scabbards’, there are nine of them in total.”

“Yes.” Gion nodded. “There were four of them in Kuri at the time, and the rest were with Kozuki Oden in the Flower Capital. Those in Kuri were Kin’emon, Denjiro, Ashura Doji, and Kanjuro.”

“That’s right! Kin’emon is the head of the retainers and won’t leave Kuri easily. Denjiro has become despondent because of Kozuki Oden’s Hanamai dance, so he won’t take on this job either.”

With just a few words, Robin eliminated half of them.

"But why Ashura Doji? Why not Kanjuro?" Gion asked, puzzled.

"This Kanjuro... I find something strange about him. He's a user of the 'Pen-Pen Fruit,' capable of bringing drawings to life and possessing the ability to rapidly transmit information. But..."

Robin hesitated for a moment, then looked at Luther and voiced his doubts:

"According to intelligence, Kaido and Orochi had already acted as if they knew everything before Kozuki Oden returned, which clearly shows that they were very familiar with Kozuki Oden's whereabouts."

"In fact, Oden's decision to make a five-year agreement may seem like his own honesty, but it was actually seen through by Kaido and Orochi, which ultimately led to an inevitable result."

"Moreover, Kurozumi Orochi and the others also said in their secret meeting that they already knew about Hyogoro's situation."

"These things all indicate that there must be a traitor among those around Kozuki Oden."

"You think the traitor is Kanjuro?" Gion frowned slightly.

"Yes, it was Gion-neechan who told me that," Robin chuckled.

"Me? I didn't say anything." Gion was slightly confused.

"Gion-neechan just relayed what that old woman Kurozumi Higurashi said. You know, they've only known about Hyogoro for a couple of days," Robin reminded her with a smile.

"Wait...it's only been two days...it took us three days to get to the Flower Capital, and they received intelligence two days ago...it wasn't through Den Den Mushi, all the Den Den Mushi in Wano Country were being monitored by Absalom and Moria, so they didn't receive any messages...So among all the people in the know, the only way to transmit a message within a day is for Kanjuro to use his ability!"