Arceus' Pirate Journey

She knew what Jin was referring to. The people involved in this exercise also included Kikunosuke and others. If she leaked the news in advance, the effect would be bad.

The biggest difference between them and those people outside is that they are still loyal to the bloodline of the Kozuki family.

"In the past it was either fireworks or drinking, this time it's more interesting, I hope they can add some variety."

"You'd better hope that the people in Wano Country are not so useless. If this kind of rebellion can force you and me to take action, then they are too incompetent."

"That's right, but Brother Jin, how can you pretend to know nothing?"

"You don't have to pretend. Just be restrained. If you have nothing else to do, go on duty. I have things to do."

Although I still trust Derek, this woman looks carefree, but she actually knows her limits. Apart from the endless cycle of borrowing and repaying money, she is very trustworthy.

If he thought she was naive and tried to get information out of her, he would definitely get himself into trouble. So he just asked Derek to be more restrained.

Then he drew his knife. This was his special order to leave. He no longer intended to listen to Drake's nonsense.

Drake left here tactfully and started sharpening his blade.

"Waste has no value in existence..."

Chapter 791 If Oden is still alive, the assassination begins

If those rebels could force Jin and Drake to take action, it would mean that the Shinsengumi were just miscellaneous soldiers who wasted food, consuming so many supplies but getting nothing in return. Jin would have to find his own way to clear up the problem of redundant soldiers.

In battle, it is reasonable to accidentally chop the wrong target, and it is also inevitable that an unknown AOE hits a friendly force.

Derek still flirts with Xiaoju as he did in the past, and tries to pay off all his debts before the New Year, with only one day left.

In the Flower Capital, many workers were busy, festive decorations were hung on the eaves, and vendors were confirming their own stalls. In the palace of the Flower Capital, Hiyori Kozuki was also preparing for the New Year's Festival, but she herself was not very interested.

"Hiyori-sama, this is your schedule for tomorrow, please confirm it again."

A minister was kneeling in front of her. He was the minister in charge of etiquette in Wano Country. He had lived from the era of Kozuki Sukiyaki to the era of Kozuki Hiyori. He could be said to be a veteran of three dynasties and was very long-lived.

The contents of the itinerary are very complicated. Starting from early morning, sacrificial activities will begin, including those of successive generals and the legendary gods of Wano Country. When all this is over, there will be a meeting with domestic ministers and then a year-end speech.

On the first day of the new year, these are even repeated again. The biggest difference is that the year-end greetings become New Year greetings.

"No need, you can arrange it."

"Yes, then I will retire. Please take care of yourself."

As he left, several maids brought in new clothes, but less than ten seconds later, Hiyori's angry voice was heard from inside.

"Didn't I tell you? I hate this pattern! Why does it still exist?!"

As if seeing something disgusting, Hiyori Kozuki overturned the tray of clothes.

There was also the sound of breaking porcelain.

Seeing that she was angry, no one dared to say anything. They just knelt on the ground and waited for her to finish.

Because they have gotten used to it. Over the years, Kozuki Hiyori has become a little irritable. He may be fine one second, but become very violent the next.

But she hasn't lost her mind yet, she just throws things around.

If refutation will only make her angrier, silence is the best way to deal with it.

"Hiyori-sama, calm down. She is new here. I will teach her a lesson later."

Kikunosuke, who was standing by, tried to smooth things over, thus putting the matter behind him.

As the three retainers who stayed here, Kikunosuke, Denjiro and Kawamatsu had slightly different ideas, but they were all obedient to Kozuki Hiyori.

Denjiro chose to protect the other party's safety because she is the daughter of Kozuki Oden. Simply because of her identity, Denjiro will do his best to carry out her orders.

This also applies to Kikunosuke and Kawamatsu, but they think more about it.

Due to problems with his inner cognition, Kikunosuke thinks of himself as a woman. From a woman's perspective, he can better understand Kozuki Hiyori. The days of being a puppet seem glorious, but in fact, they are not easy.

Even though she can travel abroad and has freedom in the Flower City, all matters big and small still have to be approved. This restriction and bondage makes her very uncomfortable.

As for Kawamatsu, in addition to his obedience to the Kozuki family, he also felt a sense of guilt in his heart.

"He Song, what's wrong?"

Looking at Kawamatsu who looked a little sad, Denjiro couldn't help but ask.

"I was thinking, if I had tried harder and hadn't let Hiyori-sama get caught, would everything be different now?"

At the beginning, he was responsible for taking Kozuki Hiyori away, but was spotted by Yin Lishabai and captured. Since then, every time he saw Hiyori unhappy, he would feel guilty in his heart, so he was the most obedient to Kozuki Hiyori.

Even if something goes against his wishes, he will not complain at all.

"It's not your fault. The fact that things have come to this point... is actually Orochi's fault."

"Ok?"

“That guy’s lie… Although I don’t admit it, I think that even if Lord Oden were still alive, he might not be angry when he saw the current state of Wano Country.

If it weren't for Orochi's lies... maybe Lord Oden and the beasts would get along well..."

Oden's goal was to change Wano Country and establish a new country. Today, Wano Country has achieved all of this. It has its own foreign trade and the lives of its residents are constantly improving. Although it is still far from being completely established, it does not conflict with Oden's goal.

Denjiro had the most flexible mind. He saw all these things and understood them in his heart, but he just couldn't accept them and was unwilling to admit them.

"..."

"Forget it. It's less than six years. Just believe Master Shi's prediction. He Song, just pretend I never said that."

"I know."

Years of living together have given them a tacit understanding. They selectively ignored the previous topic and devoted themselves to the preparations for the New Year Festival. However, this year's festival is destined to be unforgettable for them.

Everything went smoothly at the beginning, with prayers, speeches, and parades, but when everyone started to revel, Hiyori Kozuki did not participate in the ceremony, but instead came to several graves.

Kurozumi Orochi was blamed for everything, and Kaido also recognized that Kozuki Oden was a powerful opponent, so he buried him here.

Kaido and Oden fought a great battle at the New Year's Festival fourteen years ago, so the New Year's Festival is also the anniversary of Kozuki Oden's death. Hiyori came here just to pay tribute to Kozuki Oden.

In the past, only a few of Oden's retainers and Shinobu would follow her here, but this year, there are a little more people here.

Those who planned the assassination finally chose to stay here.

This was the result they obtained based on their analysis of Hiyori Kozuki's behavior habits in previous years. Here, there were the fewest people around Hiyori Kozuki, and it was also the best time for them to take action.

......

Fireworks exploded in the sky, but Denjiro and others had already drawn their samurai swords at their waists, because at the same time the fireworks exploded, several flashes of fire appeared in the Flower Capital, and noisy footsteps were heard nearby.

"What are you going to do?!"

Denjiro and Kawamatsu blocked Kozuki Hiyori behind them and looked around vigilantly.

When they arrived, they found that there were a lot more people nearby, but no one took it seriously, thinking that they were also here to pay tribute to Kozuki Oden. But when these people surrounded them with weapons and torches, even a fool would have realized that something was wrong.

"We must awaken the will to resist in Wano Country."

"So what are you doing here?"

"If even the general obeys the beasts, how can outsiders continue to resist? We must use blood to make Wano Country awaken again and start the transformation of Wano Country again! Release the arrows!"

Chapter 792: "Oden's Ghost"

Guns are still under control in Wano Country. They are much more dangerous than bows and arrows. No training is required. With just simple instruction, a person can use a gun to cause serious harm to others.

Moreover, these people were not good at using guns, so they simply chose bows and arrows. There were hundreds of people gathered here, and almost everyone had a bow and arrow.

"Protect Hiyori-sama!"

Looking at the flying arrow, Denjiro's eyes widened. Back then, Kozuki was assassinated by Kurozumi Orochi when he was out, and his thigh was pierced by an arrow.

Denjiro has been brooding over this incident, and when he saw a similar situation happen again, a surge of anger rose in his heart.

The sword flashed towards the sky, Denjiro, Kawamatsu and Kikunosuke formed an impenetrable defense line, shooting down all the arrows shot at Hiyori.

"Are you guys crazy?! This is Hiyori-sama! The daughter of Oden-sama, do you know what you are doing?!"

No one present could understand these people's thinking. The Kozuki family had a very special status in Wano Country. The last time the Kozuki family was attacked by the locals, it was traced back to the rebellion of Kurozumi Orochi's grandfather.

And that was for the position of general. Given the current situation in Wano Country, Denjiro had no idea what these people were thinking.

He also saw a few familiar faces in the crowd. In previous years, these people had been the seeds of resistance in his heart. He never expected that they would actually attack Kozuki Hiyori.

"Master Denjiro, go and see Wano Country now. Apart from us old people, teenagers don't even know who the general is! They don't know the meaning of the general!

They go to the school run by Kaido, and call out to Lord Ming Wang. If this continues, will anyone be willing to resist? !

You are not protecting Kozuki by protecting her! Instead, you are destroying Kozuki's hope. If this continues, when Momonosuke comes back, will anyone still be willing to help him? !

We are old, and our descendants don’t want to continue on this path, so we have to do something while we still have the strength!”

Although this action had been planned for a long time, there was nothing valuable in it. It was nothing more than making some noise in the Flower Capital while the New Year's Festival was being celebrated to attract the attention of the Shinsengumi, and then they took the opportunity to attack Kozuki Hiyori.

In addition, their target of action is Kojiro, who they consider to be the biggest "traitor".

The enemy is too strong, so we can only start with the traitors among our own people.

As for why he said so much to Denjiro, it was because although Denjiro and others had a numerical advantage of hundreds of times, they were still a little scared when facing Kozuki Oden's retainers.

I thought Kozuki Hiyori would come here alone, but unexpectedly all the retainers were here without exception.

"So you want to assassinate Lord Hiyori? I think you should all go to the gate of Onigashima and commit seppuku together. This will be more of a deterrent. I can be your kaishakunin."

Listening to their words, Kawamatsu was even angrier than Denjiro. After all, he had been blaming himself, and listening to these people's words, he just felt disgusted.

Actually, what He Song said made sense. Doing this would definitely help them achieve their goal. However, judging from the looks of these people, they didn't have the courage to do so.

Denjiro wanted to say something but was pulled away by Hiyori.

"Hiyori-sama, it's dangerous."

“It’s okay, I want to ask you, if it was Momonosuke standing here instead of me, would you still do this?

You said I didn't have the spirit to resist, so all this is my fault?! Was it me who brought the Beasts Pirates to Wano Country?! You wanted to resist so much, what were you doing back then?! "

She was still a child at that time, and when she understood what was happening, the fate of Wano Country had already been decided, and she had no power to change these things.

Originally, she and Momonosuke had a very good brother-sister relationship, but over the years, under the puppet life, this concept has also changed to a certain extent.

Why did Momonosuke leave, and why did she stay?

Why do these people want to kill themselves, and the reason is to make more people willing to help Momonosuke.

She is the daughter of Kozuki Oden. Logically, she should have lived a life of luxury. Unfortunately, Kozuki Oden's brain was not very good and anyone could bully him. The time when she had the most carefree life was actually when she was in the Whitebeard Pirates.

The daimyo's daughter lives like a poor family. Except for Kozuki Oden, probably no one can do this. Except for the lack of freedom, everything in her life is top-notch. She sometimes gets angry just because she is depressed about "injustice".

Only those who are also puppets can understand her feelings.

Now these people who wanted to assassinate her were even more unacceptable to her.

I didn't do anything, but it turned out that being alive was a mistake.

"Born in the Shogun's family, and having experienced all this, there is nothing you can do about it. But in order for Wano Country to return to its previous rule, your death is necessary. This is all for the future of Wano Country! Samanachi!"

Faced with Kozuki Hiyori's questioning, they did not give a strong defense, but stubbornly believed that what they did was right. Amid the shouts of Sha Mingzhi, these people picked up their weapons and rushed towards Kozuki Hiyori.

"Shinobu-chan! Take Hiyori-sama away!"

They were all people from Wano Country, and they knew very well that when a person called out Shamingzhi, no verbal persuasion would work, and the only way to deal with it was force.

No matter what these people's purpose is, as long as they want to hurt Hiyori, they are enemies. However, Hiyori Kozuki did not want to escape just like that, so she pulled out a short knife.

She is not powerless now. She sings in the red-light district every day. After all, she is Oden's bloodline. With serious study, she has some strength of her own.

But in the next moment, something no one expected happened.

Once! Once!

Two slashes came out of thin air from behind Kozuki Hiyori and flew straight into the crowd. The power of the flying slashes was so great that a large number of people who had just been charging in a group fell down in an instant.

"That...that's Enma! And Ame-no-Habezan! It's Lord Oden's sword!"

A person who participated in the assassination shouted in horror. At this time, behind Kozuki Hiyori, Yan Mo and Tian Yu Han Zhan, which had been transformed into single sword sheaths, had been unsheathed. The blades were flashing with cold light, and the previous slash also came from them.

When Kozuki Hiyori commemorates Oden, she always brings Enma and Ame-no-Habakiri with her, without exception. They have long been transformed into unique sword sheaths and have their own consciousness.

It was on this occasion that they inflicted a severe moral blow on the enemy

"Lord Oden, it's Lord Oden's ghost!"