Arceus's Pirate Journey

"Denjiro, do you want to rebel?"

Kozuki Hiyori tried to draw the knife, but Denjiro's hand did not loosen at all. He stood motionless in the middle like a pillar. As if he had no pain, he tightly blocked Hiyori's wakizashi with muscles and bones.

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Even without Haki, Denjiro himself is much stronger than Hiyori Kozuki. Hiyori Kozuki's training only made her stronger than ordinary women. She did not inherit Oden's fighting talent.

Although he is not weak, he is not good at fighting either.

Therefore, she questioned Denjiro's soul.

The most ruthless imperial family, even if it is just a small country as big as a city-state, brothers will fight for the throne.

In the country of Wano, this situation has not been eliminated. For hundreds of years, although the general has always been a member of the Kozuki family, there have been bloody battles in the process.

For a country that is closed to the outside world, the country in front of them is everything, so many people are eyeing the position of the general. Even the Heitan family with a foreign surname has had thoughts, let alone people who also have the blood of Koyue.

Kozuki Oden has no brothers. If he had brothers, the position of general might have been given to his brother long ago.

But this was not the case for his ancestors, so the Kozuki family had long had a rule that retainers from their father's generation were not allowed to participate in the competition between their children's generation, unless there was a secret instruction from the previous general.

If Denjiro had been following Momonosuke, then what he did at this time was understandable, but he was following Kozuki Oden, and both Hiyori and Momonosuke were just heirs to him.

His action to stop Hiyori Kozuki now is an overstep, not to mention that Hiyori Kozuki is the current general.

In the eyes of Hiyori Kozuki, Denjiro's behavior is clearly partial, and the word "treason" is not a complete criticism. In a sense, Denjiro's behavior is already treason.

"I don't dare, but Sir General, that is your brother, and you are already a general. If you do this, you will be accused of killing your brother for no reason, so why bother?"

"You really think about me. With such a fast reaction speed, should I say that you are superb in martial arts, or should I say that you have suspected me for a long time?"

"I"

"Twenty years, Denjiro, you are my father's retainer, but you have spent 20 years more with me than my brother.

You know exactly what the position of this general is, so I won’t say more.

After such a long time, even if you keep a pet, you should have developed feelings, but you didn't even see my dear brother for five minutes before you could resolutely side with him.

It makes me very sad that you are like this."

Although Denjiro didn't say anything, his actions still showed his attitude.

In the eyes of many people, as long as Momonosuke comes back, no matter what Hiyori did before, whether it was good or bad, or whether Wano Country developed well or poorly, it has nothing to do with Hiyori.

If it develops well, it's what she should do. If it doesn't, she can't do anything. But in the final analysis, Wano Country should be handed over to Momonosuke, he is the heir to the upright Miaohong.

Kouzuki Hiwa will always be a substitute and cannot be compared with the original owner at all.

Denjiro may not have meant this, but his obstruction reminded Hiyori Kozuki of the group of people who tried to assassinate her.

【We must awaken the will of Wano to resist.】

[If even the generals obey the beasts, how can outsiders continue to resist? We must use our blood to reawaken the country of Wano and restart the reform of the country!]

They spoke high-sounding words, but the price was her life. For the sake of the so-called righteousness in their mouth, she had to die. This was the fuse of light, moon, sun and resentment.

Even if those people have been killed, those words still accompany Guangyue and Sunhe like nightmares, often appearing in her dreams.

"So, Denjiro-kun, I will give you another chance to choose. Who are you loyal to?"

"I am Kozuki's retainer and have always been. Hiyori-sama, there should not be such conflicts between you brother and sister. He is your brother after all."

Listening to Denjiro's words and looking at his determined eyes, Hiyori let go of the wakizashi in her hand.

In terms of strength, she would definitely not be able to match Denjiro.

Just when Denjiro thought his words had an effect, Hiyori changed his mind and wanted to breathe a sigh of relief, but he found that Hiyori Kozuki turned around and took out a pistol.

Derek told Kikunoshi that Hiyori was carrying a wakizashi, but he didn't say that she didn't bring anything else.

"Then Momonosuke-chan, why have you been silent all this time? Do you never want to see me?"

The muzzle of the gun moved downward slightly, but was blocked by Denjiro's body again.

"Denjiro, you really disappoint me. Kawamatsu, Kikunosei, pull him away. What happens next is a family matter of the Kozuki bloodline and has nothing to do with you."

"Kawamatsu! Kiku no Cheng! What are you two doing?! Don't you know what the consequences will be? Let me go!"

Seeing that Kikinochei and Kawamatsu actually walked up and caught him, Denjiro also panicked. The gap in strength between the nine of them was not small. Originally, Asura Doji was far ahead.

But Asura Boy had died many years ago, and there was not much distance between Denjiro, Kawamatsu, and Kikunojo. Coupled with the fish-men's strength advantage, Denjiro really couldn't break free with Kikunojo's assistance.

River pine.

"Denjiro, calm down. You will only make Hiyori-sama more angry. Have you forgotten what is going on here?"

Because Kawamatsu blamed himself for being caught that year, his attitude was biased toward Kozuki Hiyori, and Kikunoshi was in a similar state.

They didn't care about Momonosuke as much as Denjiro, so they saw it more clearly.

It seems that there are only a few of them here, but it is actually the hinterland of beasts. Quinn may be watching them somewhere.

Even if they don't listen to Hiyori Kozuki's orders, there will be members of the Beasts here who are willing to listen to her orders. Who made the Beasts choose Hiyori Kozuki.

Especially in these years, after Kozuki Hiyori's attitude changed, Hyakju became even more satisfied with this general. It was not Kozuki Hiyori who really decided Momonosuke's life or death, but Hyakju.

All the beasts want him alive, but no one can kill him; all the beasts want him dead, no one can save him.

If the two of them were like Denjiro, I'm afraid Hiyori Kozuki's heart would undergo even more terrifying changes, and the final result would be uncertain.

Denjiro was also confused because he was too worried. Only then did he realize that his dissuasion was only exacerbating the conflict. If he thought about it carefully, if the angle of the knife was pierced, it would have penetrated through the abdomen, and it would not have been a single blow.

fatal.

But no matter what, this is not a good trend. This brother and sister, or in other words, the younger sister has lost all affection for her older brother.

"It's all those bastards' fault."

Denjiro thought of those lunatics who engaged in assassination back then, but looking at Hiyori today, he suddenly found that those people's words were somewhat irrefutable.

[Denjiro-sama, go and see the current Wano Country. Except for 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 them Lord Mingwang. If this continues, will anyone be willing to resist?!】

[By protecting her, you are not protecting Mitsuki at all! Instead, you are destroying Mitsuki's hope. If this continues, when Momonosuke-sama comes back, will anyone be willing to help him?!

We are already old, and our descendants are not willing to continue on this path, so while we still have the strength, we have to do something!"]

Judging from the current situation, what they said seems to be right. Even Momonosuke's biological sister no longer wants to help him.

"Don't you want to do something?"

"What can we do?"

Guangyue's family affairs made them lose their reputation, and the difference in force made them unable to resist at all. Whether it was theory or reality, it was extremely painful.

Denjiro was dragged away, and there was no one in front of Momonosuke to protect him. Inuarashi and Neko Viper were helpless and could only watch from the side, while Hiyori also squatted down in front of him.

The muzzle of the black hole was pointed at him.

"Hiyika, I'm... I'm Momonosuke, he's your brother."

Twenty years was just a blink of an eye for him. Before the haze of the War in Wano was completely over, his own sister pointed a gun at his head.

It wasn't until Denjiro was pulled away that he realized what was happening.

His impression of Mitsuki Hiyori still lingered on that little girl.

At that time, Hiyori was naughty and lively, and would often greet Momonosuke with flying kicks, so that Momonosuke often thought she was a wild child, but the relationship between the brother and sister was still good.

"You loved playing Tsukihime the most. Why did you want to kill me? Our enemy is the Beast Pirates! Have you forgotten what your mother and father told you back then?"

"Assignment? Do you mean to let you sit back and enjoy the fruits of your life in 20 years, while I have to endure hardships here and finally hand over everything to you?"

"I don't mean that, and my mother doesn't think so either! She just hopes that the bloodline of the Kozuki family will have a greater chance of continuing."

Facing the possible death threat, Momonosuke's words seemed to make sense. If it had been a few years earlier, Hiyori would have understood without saying this, but now it's too late.

"Then please tell me, why is it me who stays and not you? Even though we are all by her side, my mother still chooses you!"

At this point, the muzzle of the gun was even inserted directly into Momonosuke's mouth. The bitter taste of metal stimulated Momonosuke's nerves, and he could even smell the smell of gunpowder.

"Of course, I can't blame my mother. After all, she gave birth to me and raised me. However, if it weren't for you, my mother wouldn't be partial, so all this is your fault!"

The muzzle of the gun turned, and the front sight pierced his mouth. The smell of blood spread in his mouth, adding a bit of terror to this tense environment.

Hiyori Kozuki's tone was slightly crazy. Momonosuke instinctively grabbed the barrel of the gun with both hands and tried to take it out, but his strength was far inferior to that of an adult.

Seeing this, Hiyori did not pull the trigger immediately, but instead kicked Momonosuke in the abdomen.

Everything is very similar to 20 years ago, but 20 years ago it was a fight between children, but now this kick has the accumulation of resentment over the years.

Momonosuke was bowed in the corner like a shrimp, two teeth fell to the side, and even the pistol slipped away. For some reason, when he kicked that kick, Hiyori Kozuki's hand let go of the gun handle.

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"Don't come here! Please don't force me!"

In panic, Momonosuke grabbed the pistol beside him. At this time, only the weapon could give him a weak sense of security.

"You didn't open your insurance. The insurance was turned off just now."

After hearing what Hiyori Kozuki said, Momo's assistant hurriedly fiddled with the weapon, but he didn't know how to use a gun and couldn't find where the safety was.

Hiyori Kozuki slowly walked up to him in the process, took the gun again, opened the safety in front of Momonosuke, and inserted a new bullet. In fact, the gun had been empty before.

It wasn't until this moment that the ability to fire was truly achieved.

"Do you really want to kill me?"

"Hahaha, Brother Momonosuke, you will understand that if I want to kill you directly, that would be the most merciful approach. Some things are more terrifying than death.

You will never understand how I got through these 20 years!"

"Why? Why exactly!"

"Why? Of course it's because of hatred. It's me who stays and you who leave. Haven't I already said this?

By the way, I mentioned mother, but not father. You are nothing like my father, but everyone thinks you can succeed the general of Wano Country, but you don’t know, it’s not just me.

There are very few people in the entire Wano Country who want you to come back."

As he spoke, Hiyori carried Momonosuke to the window, from where he could just see most of Wano Country.

"Did you see it? What a beautiful country, this is what my father expected, but all this has nothing to do with Guangyue.

Suppose I go out and announce my abdication now, maybe someone will try to persuade me to stay, and some people will talk about it every day, but as time goes by, the general will become history sooner or later, and I, the last general, will at best be a small piece in the history books.

But if the beasts leave, the operation of Wano Country will completely collapse in less than a week."

The departure of the Hundred Beasts is not just the disappearance of a ruler. Without the deterrence of the Hundred Beasts, countless forces will focus on this country with sea tower stone veins. The local forces of Wano are simply unable to deter external forces.

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Wano does not have the ability to recruit doctors from all over the world, and the retreat of the beasts means the departure of Pokémon.

No power plant can compete with Dengeki Monster, and Wano does not have enough space to build a large power station with a power generation capacity comparable to Dengeki Monster.

In Wano, a country where electrification has become widespread, a power outage would be a terrible thing.

Without the smelly mud and double bomb gas, it is impossible for the factory to produce environmentally friendly products.

Economic export channels, unique goods, and magical holy mountains will all become a thing of the past.

The one who retains the general may be a face-saving project, but the one who retains the beasts will be a group of people who come from the heart. No one is a fool, and they can still see who can make them live a good life.

The new generation of Wano will not allow an heir who has disappeared for 20 years to take away their lives.

This was also the ultimate goal of Hundred Beasts' initial policy. According to previous secret investigations, it was almost there.

Looking at Momonosuke who was shaking due to being suspended high in the air, Hiyori's tone suddenly became gentle again.

"Don't worry, Brother Momonosuke, I won't let you die easily before you feel despair, I promise."

The light, moon, sun and smile at this time are very sweet, so sweet that it makes people feel cold inside.

ps1: As I said before, I won’t die immediately.

From suffering to despair to death, this is a process. An activity of cutting flesh with a dull knife.

ps2:

Gun insurance should be a foreign term.

So there are two understandings of opening insurance.

Turning on the safety, one way of saying it, is to "turn on" the safety function. At this time, the gun is in a safe state.

Another way to put it is to select the safety to the "on" position, and the gun is ready to fire.

(End of chapter)