Chapter 263 Human selfishness, thundering gossip!
“There is a very powerful guy hiding here, and he has a strong desire to kill us! I can feel that his domineering aura is challenging me. It’s really interesting…”

“where?”

“On the way!”

“Then I don’t understand why the Daimyo of Wano Country can live so long. With such strength, this place would have been unified after Kozuki Oden left. That guy really doesn’t even care about his family.”

Mona was full of doubts. Did Kozuki Oden not clear the house first before running away from home? Did he leave a backup plan?

You have to know that his father went to the Marine Headquarters only after Barrett grew up. Even in the past, there was the swordsman Mokasi in charge, and later there was also Sakaski to look after the house.

In short, he had never been in a situation where there was a void behind him, and even the possibility of an uncontrollable guy appearing in his home was impossible.

Even if a legendary pirate like Roger came, he would have anticipated it like a charlatan, and was sure that the other party would never take action.

The degree to which Dad cares about the safety of his family is really terrifying, like a pervert. If he didn’t respect his children’s privacy and thoughts very much, I’m afraid he would be able to investigate everything they think and do.

At least Barrett has never sensed any spy’s sight on Cloud Island, which is enough to prove that his father has some means of “spying”, which is terrifying when you think about it!
Looking back at Guangyue Oden.

From the conversation with Ahe and Jinmenwei, we can learn that Kurozumi Orochi dared to take action only because the other party was not around, and even the two ancestors popped up not long after the other party left Wano Country.

She didn’t believe that there was no premeditation, or that he deliberately led Kozuki Oden to discover the Whitebeard Pirates who accidentally landed in Wano Country!
And through Barrett’s current perception…tsk tsk tsk, I’m afraid that the owner of Wano Country will change before Oden comes back from outside.

This Kurozumi Orochi is really scheming. He should be tolerant when necessary. This disgusting guy would be the ultimate villain even in a fairy tale.

“Can you handle that, Barrett?”

“If you don’t care about the people here, I am absolutely sure I can destroy them!”

“Then let’s take a long-term view. It’s best to lure them to a deserted place before fighting. Otherwise, what’s the difference between us and pirates?”

Mona shook her head. She believed that Barrett could not lose unless there was a master in Wano Country who could rival the Admiral Emperor.

But the price of fighting was something even she couldn’t accept. If the Flower City was flattened, more than 100,000 people would die. Even an unintentional aftermath could make ordinary people within a radius of thousands of meters unable to move and could only wait for death.

She and Barrett could completely ignore the lives and deaths of the people, but their surnames did not allow them to do so, and the education and environment they received also did not allow them to ignore the lives and deaths of the people.

“Hey, Barrett, you could have killed those two old guys with just one slap. Things don’t have to be so difficult. It’s really a headache. Let’s go to the general’s mansion first and see if the local general can cooperate.”

Mona said, her idea was very simple, there were only two reasons why there was no unrest in Wano Country now.

First, Kurozumi Orochi and his entourage are wary of Kozuki Oden, who may return at any time, and are making careful plans. There is a big card under their belt that they cannot reveal, and the local daimyos are completely unaware of it.

Secondly, these daimyos were wary of the apparent capabilities of Kurozumi Orochi and his group, and were not completely sure they could take them down, which gave the two sides an opportunity to strike a balance.

Now that there are people willing to be a knife in their hands, unless the generals and daimyo are fools, there is only one possibility that they will refuse their help.

“What if they don’t want us to intervene? Unless I have the strength of Garp, Zephyr, and Roger, I won’t be able to guarantee the safety of others no matter who I conflict with.”

Of course, although Barrett said this, if it involves Mona, he doesn’t mind relaxing the bottom line a little. As long as he razes the entire Wano Country to the ground, no one will know that this is Wano Country, and no one will know what they have done.

Is not it?
“Then let’s go! No matter what they do, we can just wait until this place is completely destroyed by the black charcoal snake and then come back. It’s just a fruit, it’s not worth our effort.”

Mona crossed her arms and looked indifferent. If Barrett hadn’t told her about the abilities of the Yamata no Orochi, she wouldn’t have bothered to come over.

There is no other reason, this fruit has eight lives! If Barrett eats this, how many opponents can he have in this world?
Among the mythical beasts of the same level, Mona thinks this should be the most suitable for Barrett. The other two are Kaido’s Blue Dragon and Marco’s Phoenix.

Unfortunately, the former has no successor yet, while the latter is being protected by someone.

The only poor unlucky creature is the Yamata no Orochi, but I didn’t expect him to be so troublesome.

“But……”

“I know what you want to say, Barrett, but you have to understand that some things cannot be solved perfectly, so don’t waste your energy and get yourself hurt.”

Seeing Barrett’s hesitation, Mona knew what he was thinking. When traveling, he would basically help some kingdoms that he didn’t like, but the most capable fighters in those kingdoms couldn’t withstand his arbitrary release of Domineering Haki. But this time was different:
“My father taught me that protecting the things you care about most is the greatest selfishness in people’s hearts. Do you understand, Barrett?

If one day you have a conflict with your dad, what should I do? Should I help your dad or stay by your side? “

“No, that day will never come. I can’t even explain the truth, how can I have a conflict with my father…”

“I know, but even if this happens, I will choose to stay by your side.”

After saying that, Mona hugged Barrett’s arms and stopped talking.

If Wano were allowed to engage in internal strife, it might cause unimaginable casualties, and cannibalism would no longer be a possibility. This is the reality of most war-torn countries.

After the war, he will be able to use pure strength to deal with Kurozumi Orochi and that unknown strong man easily and without any entanglement or worries, right?
Maybe by that time, this strong man wouldn’t be able to withstand even two or three hits from Barrett.

If they were to deal with them now, they would face many problems, whether it was the safety of the people or the opinions of local nobles, etc. This was completely different from other weak countries.

“I understand. If things cannot be violated, then I will let Oden handle his family affairs himself.”

In a few seconds, Barrett gave in to Mona’s selfishness and a happy smile appeared on his face.

His weakness now has become the same as Ross’s. He is an orphan left on the battlefield and also wants to have a selfish love.

“Hehe, well, let’s go get some snacks first and then stop by on the way.”

With two chuckles, Mona skillfully floated into Barrett’s arms and drove forward. Her fingers were the best steering wheel.

…………

It was an hour later that the two men arrived at the General’s Mansion. It was already afternoon time. The General’s Mansion, built on a high peak, had a winding mountain road leading directly to the gate. There were several armored guards with swords on the road.

They are not samurai, just a group of swordsmen with some strength.

The situation is different. Barrett has lost his favor towards the generals and daimyo here, so there is no such thing as a notice.

With his skillful use of ghost energy and domineering color, he directly shocked the guards who wanted to stop them from advancing and made them unable to move. His spirit was so tense that he couldn’t faint at all. In this way, he took Mona and went straight to the general’s mansion in full view of everyone.

The guards on high ground saw this situation and knew they could not stop it, so they immediately rushed to the general’s mansion to report.

There were also powerful warriors who thought that the two were being too arrogant and wanted to teach them a lesson.

But soon, after one of the samurai fainted for unknown reasons with foam at the mouth and fell down the mountain and broke his bones, the acting shogun Shimotsuki Yasuie supported the sick Kotsuki Sukiyaki to the shogun’s mansion and waited quietly for the two to come up the mountain.

“Ahem… I wonder who you two are? When did you come to Wano Country? I am Kotsuki Sukiyaki, the current general of Wano Country. I am sorry for not coming to greet you in person.”

“I am Shimotsuki Yasuie, a samurai of the Shimotsuki Ryu school in Wano Country, and the current daimyo of Hakumai. Nice to meet you.”

Unlike other minions who overestimate their own capabilities, Shimotsuki Yasuie is now one of the only two great swordsmen in Wano Country. Naturally, he can clearly feel Barrett’s strength and threat.

He did not act on his own, but was always ready to draw his sword to give others a chance to escape, provided that the enemy had ill intentions.

In response to the two people’s polite introductions, Barrett just nodded slightly, looked at Kozuki Sukiyaki, raised his eyebrows slightly, and raised the corners of his mouth, with an inexplicable meaning.

Mona did not have Barrett’s strength, but he could see the other’s expression by just raising his head slightly, so he also looked at Kotsuki Sukiyaki, whose forehead was suddenly covered with sweat, and laughed.

This action puzzled Shimotsuki Yasuka. Before he could ask, Mona said:

“A user of the superhuman Mimicry Fruit ability, am I right?”

“Miss, what are you talking about?”

At this moment, Kurozumi Murasaki, who had transformed into Kozuki Sukiyaki, felt a pang in her heart, but she was also a big pirate who had experienced many storms, so it was naturally impossible for her to admit it just by being blown up.

The real Kotsuki Sukiyaki died not long ago. Except when he was sleeping or recuperating, his corpse would be by his side. The rest of the time, it was played by Kurozumi Kuroshin himself, who gradually eliminated the dissatisfaction of the other daimyo until he could rightfully push Kurozumi Orochi to the position of general.

By then, even if Kozuki Oden comes back, she will have a way to deal with it! This is the confidence given to her by Kaido’s arrival.

But I didn’t expect that two guys would suddenly show up to cause trouble.

“Is it?”

Mona was also a little confused. She looked up at Barrett again, wanting to ask him if he was wrong.

In front of her, Heitan Muchan breathed a sigh of relief when she saw this. Fortunately, it was just a trick on her. However, her eyes also turned to Barrett, feeling confused and uncertain.

The powerful domineering is enough to dismantle all fruit abilities. Unless her mimicry fruit ability is awakened, even Kaido can detect that something is wrong with her disguise.

Even someone as powerful as Rocks could see right through her disguise! Haki is so unreasonable, especially for the owner of the Conqueror Haki and the top Observation Haki!
This kind of people can even immediately find out that everything is wrong, which is very outrageous! They are also the group of people that Kurotan Muchan least wants to meet.

“Please give me the details, both of you…”

At this time, Shimotsuki Yasuie took a step back calmly. There were all kinds of devil fruit users, and as the head of a large family, he naturally understood this.

Moreover, ever since he was recommended as acting shogun, things started to go wrong with Kotsuki Sukiyaki, but he didn’t suspect this at all.

Anyway, the next generation of generals will be Kozuki Oden, so it doesn’t matter if you offend the dying old guys of this generation. He is not a pedantic person, he is just more rule-abiding.

Just because he doesn’t want to be a general doesn’t mean he doesn’t dare to offend the general. Strength is everything!
“I heard that Kurozumi Orochi has ulterior motives and wants to seize the position of general from your son Kozuki Oden. How about we negotiate a deal? I will help you destroy the Kurozumi clan.”

“Forehead……”

“You hesitated?”

“Frost Moon Flow Dragon Slash!”

Shimotsuki Yasuie drew his sword, and the armed color covered the sword in an instant, and he aimed at Kotsuki Sukiyaki’s neck.

Uh-huh~
A blade barrier rose up, and Shimotsuki Yasuie’s blackened blade stopped right in front of the barrier.

“You don’t know that a samurai can control his sword with great precision, right? Imposter!”

As soon as he finished speaking, a dead tree growing on a cliff in the distance was cut into two by an invisible sword-shaped air wave.

At the same time, Shimotsuki Yasuie’s eyes also looked at a samurai disguised in the crowd. A white-blue barrier also rose on his body for protection, exactly the same as the one on “Kotsuki Sukiyaki” at this time!
“………”

Kotsuki Sukiyaki did not speak. The sickly figure in the barrier slowly stood up, and his face and body began to change, and finally turned into an old woman.

Heitan Muchan’s face was full of black lines, and he stared at Barrett in front of him.

She was sure that according to her intelligence, this guy had awakened his Conqueror’s Haki in no more than a year! He shouldn’t have such a sharp intuition!
She admitted that some people were truly gifted in being domineering, but how could they be so outrageous at the age of fifteen or sixteen!

Back then, Newgate and Golden Lion were not so powerful! At the same age, they were just two famous pirate leaders!

“It’s a perfect opportunity, isn’t it, Barrett?”

“The big one is coming, warrior…”

Without answering Mona, Barrett simply reminded Shimotsuki Yasuie, and then his whole body was covered with armed color domineering.

Behind him, a roar accompanied by the sound of breaking wind came at the same time, at an incredible speed!

“Thunder gossip!”

A mace at least eight meters long came smashing down with unimaginable force.

“boom!”

There was a loud bang, and the mace hit Barrett’s back hard. The violent wind destroyed the rocks and stirred up a cloud of smoke.

(End of this chapter)