Arceus' Pirate Journey

Chapter 793: Killing and Darkening

Gods and demons are both legendary beings. Under the influence of the teachings of the Cult of Arceus and the original national conditions of Wano Country, they firmly believe in the existence of gods.

Since they believe in God, they naturally believe in ghosts.

The Ghost Slate has not yet been returned, and there have not been a large number of ghost-type Pokémon born in Wano Country. Although Rotom itself has ghost attributes, they were born based on the power of the Thunder Slate.

Those high-tech flying things are more like artificial intelligence, and no one would associate them with that.

Moreover, ghost-type Pokémon are severely polarized. Some cannot stand loneliness and think about pranks every day, Rotom is an example, while others are very deep, Duelblade is a representative.

For so many years, the two of them have almost always been lying on the knife rack, rarely moving. Only in the dead of night would they go out to "forage" for food, to eat the fruits and treasures that have been prepared long ago, or the souls purchased from all over the world.

Therefore, there have always been some rumors that the Flower City is haunted.

However, not many people have seen this kind of thing, and they are usually regarded as hallucinations. But now it is different.

This is the tomb of Kozuki Oden. Kozuki Oden's sword flies in the sky and cuts people. Not to mention its power, its mental deterrent effect is already at its maximum.

As the new regional forms of Pokémon, the two unique sword sheaths retain the appearance of Enma and Habakiri, and even inherit some swordsmanship from the previous master Kozuki Oden. The Flying Slash just now is an example.

They cannot exert the power that Oden had when he was alive, but it is still a massacre for these stronger ordinary people.

Pokémon has a gentle side, but it also has a violent side. Every year in the Alola region, a large number of people suffer broken spines from wearing bear hugs, and there are also many people who are stung by agate jellyfish.

But compared to them, Pokémon with ghost attributes often have a greater impact.

While everyone was stunned, a ribbon suddenly extended from the tail of Yama's sword and wrapped around a person's wrist. Then the person began to lose weight and become emaciated at a speed visible to the naked eye, almost turning into a skeleton.

Enma is a demon sword. Even the user will have his domineering aura sucked away and die if he is not careful. Apart from Kozuki Oden, Enma once could not find a suitable user.

Transformed into a single sword sheath, it seems to have inherited the nature of Yama and is much more ferocious than Tianyuyuzhan.

After being transformed into the single sword sheath, their master became Arceus. As the creator, Arceus' orders were their mission, and among the orders Arceus gave them was one that included protecting Kozuki Hiyori's safety.

Therefore, when they attacked Kozuki Hiyori, they were locked on by the single sword scabbard and became enemies.

The single eye on the hilt of Yan Mo opened, revealing a satisfied look. It seemed to prefer the food of fear to the souls purchased from the Ten Thousand Nations.

After the man was sucked dry, Yama did not let go. A strange energy emanated from his body. He controlled the corpse to stand up and rushed into the crowd like a zombie.

Compared to Yan Mo, Tian Yu Yu Zhan was much milder, and the things he did were not that terrifying. He just hovered around Kozuki Hiyori, slashing out a few times from time to time, clearing out the miscellaneous soldiers that gathered together.

It was fulfilling its mission, while Yama had already started playing, without releasing any large-scale skills, just swinging alone.

......

From the moment Yanma and Ame-no-Habezan appeared, these people who were shouting for Shemingzhi lost their organization. It was not because Yanma and Ame-no-Habezan were so strong, Denjiro and others were equally overwhelmed by them in terms of force, but they dared to shout for Shemingzhi and rush forward to fight with the other side.

However, Yanma and Ame-no-Habezan directly broke their inner determination. Even when they were assassinating Kozuki Hiyori, they firmly believed that they were doing it for the country of Wano and hoped that Wano country could return to orthodoxy.

However, the "ghost of Kozuki Oden" defeated them badly. They didn't know what the single scabbard was. In their eyes, this was a sign that Oden would not rest in peace until he died, and he approved of his daughter's behavior.

The collapse of faith often happens in an instant. Many people simply gave up resistance and stood there stupidly until Yama chopped through their bodies, and then they fell in the snow with confused eyes.

"Why! Why! Why on earth is this happening?!"

The distorted beliefs collided with the cruel reality, and the leading men roared in unwillingness, then cheered themselves up and charged forward again.

"Go to hell! Go to hell, you woman!"

But that’s only part of the story.

"I'm sorry, we were wrong, we were wrong! We shouldn't have questioned these..."

"I don't want to...I don't want to die here like this!"

Some people fled in panic, some people knelt down and begged for forgiveness. All kinds of life were displayed among this group of people.

In fact, let alone them, even Denjiro and Kozuki Hiyori couldn't figure out what was going on.

In particular, Enma and Ame-no-Habakiri combined together to use the even more powerful Oden's two-sword style.

As former retainers of Oden, they all learned swordsmanship from Kozuki Oden. It was obvious at a glance that it was Oden's skill, except that the person wielding the sword was missing.

Those who were still fighting were constantly being killed by Yan Mo and Tian Yu Yu Zhan. Kawamatsu and others didn't have to do anything because no one could cross the defense line of the two swords.

The fighters fell one after another, and after those who were fleeing ran for a distance, Yan Mo and Tian Yu Yu Zhan did not continue to chase them, but stopped where they were.

“Hehe….hahaha…”

While Denjiro and the others were still hesitating about how to deal with the following events, Kozuki Hiyori, who was protected by them, suddenly laughed. There was some sadness in his laughter, which gradually turned into madness.

"Now, if you are willing to listen to me, can you kill all those people? Except for the few who are kneeling, kill them all without leaving a single one alive."

"Lord Hiyori, they may just be bewitched. In the past..."

"Denjiro, I'm not talking to you. I'm talking to Yanma and Tian Yuhanzan. Let's call them that for now. I'm talking to these two."

Those people used to be Oden's diehard fans. If they attacked Hiyori, Denjiro would of course treat them as enemies and kill several of the leaders without mercy. However, he couldn't bear to kill them all, as he felt that these people could still be rescued.

He originally wanted to give these people a chance. According to the custom of the beasts, these people would be thrown into the mines to work for at least a dozen years, and the rest would be decided when the prophecy came.

But Hiyori Kozuki's tone made him feel very unfamiliar. She seemed like a different person and was no longer the Hiyori Kozuki he knew.

Chapter 794: Counter-Effective Assassination

Yan Mo and Tian Yu Han Zhan were communicating using a unique frequency band. The orders they received did not include obeying Kozuki Hiyori's instructions. Arceus only asked them to appropriately protect the safety of the target and allow others to use their bodies.

Theoretically, Kozuki Hiyori is safe now, but it would not be too much to say that it would eliminate the danger completely. It seemed that Yanma did not have enough fun and left behind the corpse it had sucked dry, cutting through the night sky and slashing at the fleeing people. Tian Yuhanzan stayed where he was and lay back on the knife rack.

When people are extremely angry, they may do many irrational things, such as running 30 kilometers in one breath, strangling a black bear with a cross armbar, or punching through a steel plate with one punch.

Of course, these things are not impossible in this world.

The assassination by these people also made Kozuki Hiyori enter a state of extreme anger. She did not believe that it was the ghost of Kozuki Oden. If there really was such a thing, he should have appeared long ago instead of waiting until today.

She believed that this was some kind of trick used by the beasts. Her own people wanted to kill her, but the enemies wanted her to live. This ridiculous logic made her at a loss for words.

Especially since those people mentioned Momonosuke frequently, if it was at the beginning, she really wouldn't react so big.

At that time, she thought it was a good thing that her brother could leave, which was better than the two of them staying here together. But as time went on, she felt a sense of inequality in her heart.

Especially since the rebels seemed to think they were willing to do this, in which case using Momonosuke as an analogy would only make her more unbalanced.

In a sense, they succeeded. They killed a Kozuki Hiyori, but the one they killed was the "good" Hiyori. On this basis, a brand new Kozuki Hiyori was born, a Kozuki Hiyori who had made a complete choice.

Enma's massacre continues. As a demon sword, bathing in blood makes her even more powerful. Kozuki Hiyori comes to a person who is kneeling on the ground and begging for forgiveness.

Whether fleeing or fighting, her choice was to kill, except for those who were crying, because in her opinion, these people's inner beliefs were the most seriously damaged.

They will not forget what happened today, and the words they spread will further undermine the hearts of those who want to resist.

"You guys...forced me to do this..."

As a puppet regime, although it seems to have no worries about food and clothing, it is actually under tremendous pressure.

Under such high pressure, her mental state was already tense, and now these people pushed her again at the last moment, acting as the last straw that broke the camel's back.

"Should we... take Hiyori-sama to see a doctor? I don't think she's feeling well..."

Kikunosuke was whispering beside a few people. Anyone who saw her would think that there was something wrong with her.

Kikunosuke expressed worry, Denjiro expressed sadness, and Kawamatsu expressed simple anger, an anger caused by his inner self-blame.

"I'll leave this to you. I have something to do."

He could not tolerate these rebels, so he turned around and followed Yama's steps.

......

"Oh, that's boring. Is this the end?"

On a treetop not far away, Drake was watching a show with a telescope. He had thought that he would be able to see some entertainment programs at this New Year's Festival, but he did not expect that these rebels were so weak that they were completely destroyed here without causing any waves.

"This is a perfect end to this year. Who should I start borrowing money from next year?"

Taking out his little notebook, Drake began to look for new targets. Roentgen Cat's ability made her most suitable for this kind of environment. Her X-ray eyes had already looked around and there were no hidden enemies at all.

With the abilities of Denjiro and Kikunosuke, it is enough to deal with the next situation, not to mention that Ame no Habakiri is still with Kozuki Hiyori.

On Ghost Island, Quinn is monitoring his results.

He naturally played the leading role in the New Year's Festival, and after the carnival on the island began, he began to check the defense mechanism of Wano Country and started to score the Shinsengumi teams.

The rebels in the cemetery were only a part of the group. There were also many others who caused unrest and disturbances in Wano Country.

"Well, the Fifth Division is very fast. The captain of the Seventeenth Division should be dismissed. It took them 10 minutes to arrive at the scene. What's the use of them? They are not as useful as Kojiro's dog."

It was also a small notebook, but with just a few simple strokes, Quinn decided whether these people would be promoted or dismissed. At the same time, he was further improving the monitoring channels within the country, striving to ensure that there were no blind spots in the main roads.

“Hahahaha, CP0, come here if you’re brave enough. I want to see how you can escape my surveillance! Guys! Are you ready to appreciate my graceful dance?”

Seeing that peace had been restored in all parts of Wano Country, Quinn returned to the big stage of Onigashima again. Today, there was no Taizoro, no Uta, and no An.

Although it was New Year's Day, they were busy with celebrations outside and had no time to come here. In this situation, Quinn completely took control of the stage and became the only protagonist.

......

Unlike the carnival on Onigashima, the celebration in the Flower Capital has been disrupted. A group of people have been locked up in a temporary prison, and many have been sent to the hospital for treatment.

Those people did not kill people indiscriminately, but in order to cause a commotion they set fire and ignited a lot of gunpowder. The stampede caused by this also resulted in many injuries. Now this place has just been settled down under the maintenance of the Shinsengumi, and many people still don't understand what exactly happened.

The Squirtles were busy putting out the fire, and Hyogoro was leading others to help clean up the mess, but no matter who they were, they were all full of resentment towards these arsonists, and the New Year's Festival was severely damaged because of these people.

Some relatives and friends were also injured as a result, while the main target, Hiyori Kozuki, almost turned evil, while the other target, Kojiro, was unharmed.

Several Pizhan commanders were wiping the blood off their arms with handkerchiefs. After Kojiro gained their recognition, he became the general they were protecting. These people could not break through the Pizhan commanders' defense circle at all, not to mention that there was Xiao Ka next to them.

The combination of Windy Dog and Pizan Commander solved everything without Kojiro having to take any action.

The riot caused by these people lasted less than an hour. Apart from destroying the atmosphere of the New Year's Festival, it had almost no effect. Instead, it led to the darkening of Hiyori Kozuki.

Originally, she was forced to act as a puppet regime, and she was somewhat reluctant in her heart, but now, she has completely entered a state of giving up.

The first decree of the new year that required a seal was about last night's riot. Kozuki Hiyori not only cooperated very well, but even gave some suggestions of his own.

Chapter 795 You Can’t Affair with a Darkened Woman

"Damn it, these bastards, do they have to cause trouble on this day?"

Last night was destined to be a sleepless night. As the leader of the Shinsengumi, Hotei faced the biggest crisis since he took office.

Last night's unrest caused several stampedes in some blocks of the Flower City. Thanks to timely rescue and the generally strong physique of the people here, there were no casualties, but there were countless injured.

Coupled with the consequences caused by the fire and gunpowder explosion, a series of problems made Butai very worried.

"Where are the people? Have they been arrested?"

"They should have been caught, Team Leader Budai. There are quite a few people involved this time, and we don't know exactly how many people were involved at the time."

In fact, it's not just Hotei who has resentment about this. The Shinsengumi members are almost the same. From yesterday until now, these people have not been able to rest and have been dealing with these things.

Thinking about what Greninja said before, Butai suddenly felt that the other party was hinting at him at that time, but he did not grasp the true meaning of it.

"Then pry open their mouths! Make them hand over their accomplices!"

After getting angry with his subordinates, Budai came in front of Jin and acted as if he was ready to be scolded.

"Good news. Your position as leader of the Shinsengumi has been saved. The higher-ups are quite satisfied with your work."

He felt relieved by the words. As long as he didn't lose his current position, other problems would be acceptable. It seemed that his usual strict requirements for his subordinates were still meaningful.

But then he threw the list compiled by Quinn in front of him.

"I don't need to teach you how to deal with this, do I?"

"Yes, please leave it to me!"

After a quick glance, he found that several people who usually just went about their business were all on the list. He already understood that this was a list of promotion and demotion, and he had already decided what to do specifically.

But after Budai left, what happened was something no one could have imagined.

"Brother Jin, Kozuki Hiyori wants to see you. It seems that she has something to discuss with you."

Derek poked his head in through the door, reporting what had just happened.

In name, the General's Royal Guard is a special position serving the general, but in fact, the situation here is just the opposite. The general is the one who actually holds power.

"Kozuki Hiyori?"

"Well, she seems to have some opinions about what happened last night. Do you want to meet her?"

In fact, the handling of this matter had already been decided. The ringleader was executed and the accomplices were sent to mine. This was already an old practice. Kozuki Hiyori's desire to make some suggestions really aroused everyone's curiosity.