Pirate: Role-Playing System

Chapter 131: Kozuki Hiyori's Mission to Restore the Country! (Fifth Update, Seeking Subscriptions!)

Every character has their own set of characteristics.

Zaraki Kenpachi's personality makes it impossible for him to actively seek any benefits.

Benefits?

Is fighting not fun in itself?

But with Zhao Xu's temperament, this is completely intolerable!

Just fighting without gaining any benefits would be such a waste!

Of course, an increase in realism might be considered a benefit, but who would be satisfied with just a little bit?

So he started his own calculations.

Zaraki Kenpachi may have a sense of direction impairment, but that doesn't mean Zhao Xu does too.

With his template as Uchiha Madara, it would be easy for him to gather some information.

EER...

Somewhere, there is a group of bandits.

And then, the "867th" Kenpachi, who is quite normal, got lost here with his "Hachimaru" and naturally a battle ensued.

Of course, it's not that Zhao Xu is bored and wants to show off by killing ants, but for...

"These bandits may be thieves, but they can still be useful!" Kozuki Hiyori glanced at those bandits, who had a mix of fear and fascination in their eyes when it came to power.

Power naturally attracts companions, as Saitama has, and Zaraki Kenpachi too!

Uchiha Madara, Gilgamesh... they all have it!

Although these bandits are weak, as an army, they still have some usefulness.

As a survivor of the Kozuki clan, Kozuki Hiyori has paid close attention to General Kurozumi Orochi and Kaido's information.

Kurozumi Orochi has an army of 10,000 and even more troops.

And these bandits number around 300!

Although their strength is still weak, they can still be considered as reinforcements.

At least...

"...It's better than me going alone to fight against the general and his ten thousand troops, right?" Kozuki Hiyori forced a bitter smile, but subconsciously glanced at Zaraki Kenpachi.

"Perhaps, it's the two of us..."

Although they haven't known each other for long, she can't help but feel that this man will help her.

Even in the face of the legendary Four Emperors Kaido...

"No, he has already helped me." Kozuki Hiyori thought to herself, "Having two true fighters who can kill Kaido, as well as the Sleepy Death God... that's already a great help for me."

As a princess of the Kozuki clan, Kozuki Hiyori couldn't deny that she had the desire to eliminate the general and restore the country...

She couldn't even believe it herself!

The power to defeat Kaido and the general is equivalent to helping her restore the country!

And most importantly, unlike the ordinary samurai who want revenge for the Kozuki clan, Zaraki Kenpachi, despite his efforts, doesn't seek revenge at all.

"I guess he doesn't even know my identity, right?" Kozuki Hiyori's face turned slightly red.

Those bandits are weak, but they can still play a certain role.

If it doesn't work out...

"Just treat them as cannon fodder, use them to buy time for me and Kenpachi to escape!" Kozuki Hiyori thought to herself.

Of course, she wouldn't say this to Zaraki Kenpachi. The reason she gave was that these small fry could gather information and find the enemy.

It wasn't a clever excuse, but as expected, Zaraki Kenpachi didn't care and just nodded.

"Great!" Kozuki Hiyori wanted to jump up in joy, clapping her hands in her heart. "If we keep recruiting soldiers like this, maybe we can really fight!"

And Zhao Xu, the actor who played one of the five characters in the practice, was also happy in his heart.

"That's good, so next..."

In fact, the resistance against General Kurozumi Orochi in Wano Country has never been completely wiped out.

When Luffy and the others arrived here, they quickly gathered four thousand soldiers... Although these four thousand soldiers didn't arrive at the meeting point in time due to Kurozumi Orochi's methods.

But it was enough to show the abundance of resistance forces in Wano Country.

You should know that the ruler of Wano Country, General Kurozumi Orochi, only has ten thousand soldiers under his command!

And this is Wano Country several years later. In less than ten years, there are even more resistance forces that have survived and not been eliminated by Kurozumi Orochi!

Although Kozuki Hiyori is a princess of the Kozuki family, she is still a child and doesn't know much about these resistance forces.

So, she chose the simplest method - starting with the bandits!

Just like the bandits who have been subdued now, bandits naturally have the characteristic of admiring the strong...

Even though Wano Country has a custom of admiring the strong, they are also accustomed to submitting to power.

At the same time, they are accustomed to fighting and have a certain foundation. Although they are not as disciplined as regular soldiers, they are qualified as a ragtag group.

Kozuki Hiyori questioned the surrendered bandits, found the hideouts of other bandits, and then directly asked Kenpachi to go and kill them.

Kenpachi didn't care as long as there was a fight, he was fine with anything.

So in a short period of time, two-thirds of the bandits in Wano Country were swept away by them, and the rest fled without a trace.

But Kurozumi Orochi was completely unaware of this - bandits are blind spots in the government's intelligence. It is difficult for the government to react to any changes they make.

Also, because of constantly targeting thieves, Kozuki Hiyori finally encountered a familiar former retainer of the Kozuki family.

"Are you Princess Kozuki Hiyori? You've grown so big..." Sakebiwamaru's eye sockets were filled with tears, his wide mouth grinned with genuine happiness.

"Ashura-dono, you even changed your name..." Kozuki Hiyori smiled bitterly, not knowing what to say.

Ashura-dono, also known as Sakebiwamaru, was the leader of the "Mt. Atama Bandits" and was once the most dangerous man in Kuri. He surrendered after losing to Kozuki Oden and pledged his loyalty.

He was quite powerful and was praised by the Kozuki Family as a "one-man army."

Later, he felt regretful that Wano Country no longer had true samurai worth following, and had fallen to the point of plundering ordinary people, due to Kozuki Oden's death in the 4.2 incident.

Although the reason for his downfall was that he watched his comrades die one by one due to hunger and had to attack Kaido and the general.

Seeing his comrades die one by one, he eventually became disheartened...

But now, because it was still early, although there was a tendency to become disheartened, when he saw Kozuki Hiyori, tears still welled up in his eyes!

After the touching reunion of lord and retainer, Sakebiwamaru showed a serious expression. "Lady Kozuki Hiyori, I want to ask you something."

He touched the scar on his waist and his eyes were filled with seriousness.

"What's the deal with that man named Zaraki Kenpachi?!"