Momonosuke's Death

"Where do you want to go, Apophis?" Kin'emon quietly asked as he saw Apophis turn and walk away into the forest.

Hearing Kin'emon's quick question, Apophis turned abruptly, a cold flash of color in his crimson pupils.

"Not good, watch out!"

The moment Kin'emon made a noise, Vista knew it wasn't right, and in just one collision, he could tell from Apophis's swordplay that his opponent was simply an overbearing and ruthless madman.

It is simply unrealistic to expect to reason with such people.

Sure enough, the violent crimson swords were flying in, and even though Kin'emon promptly protected his chest with his Busoshoku, he was still severely wounded to his bloody flesh!

"Damn you, you bastard!" Saying that Raizo and Nekomamushi and the others were going to rush up and start a battle again.

"Stop it all!" Vista stopped the two sides with a burst, then said in a deep voice to Apophis, "The fight is over, Red Swordsman, and you're not going to waste any unnecessary time on us, are you?"

"Captain Vista, you ..." said Raizo indignantly when he saw that Vista was going to let the other party go.

"Is it the momentary anger that matters, or is it the safety of Momonosuke?" Vista admonished quietly.

And Apophis was not going to listen to their nonsense, and after putting away his sword, he turned indifferently towards the forest.

That's when Raizo couldn't help but continue, "Captain Vista, looking at him like that, he hasn't given up on the hunt for Momonosuke-sama at all! If he is allowed to get to Momonosuke-sama before us, the consequences would be unthinkable!"

"I know!" Vista gazed at the direction Apophis had left, his words full of scruples, "But you have to understand, with the other party's strength, even if we all go together, we can at most achieve suppression. It's impossible to kill him!"

"Once the battle reaches a stalemate, we'll all be confined so that even if the rest of the minks find Momonosuke, they won't have the strength to wrestle him away from CP0."

Boss Nekomamushi chimed in, "Captain Vista is right, even if we know the other side has no good intentions, we'll just have to go and have a race against time."

"At least, we have the advantage in terms of numbers, I've mobilized the clan with the best sense of smell in the Guardians, and with their help, I'm sure we can find Momonosuke-sama before Apophis does!"

"And that's all there is to it!" Raizo resigned himself to his fate and sighed.

"It's just a pity I'm not proficient in Kenbunshoku, that CP0 is above me, or else I wouldn't be able to perceive even half a breath." Vista sighed.

...

While CP0 is equivalent to the Marine Headquarters, the focus is still very different.

The Marine Headquarters is more interested in frontal combat capabilities, while CP0 tends to lurk, spy, and assassinate.

That's why CP0, who had kidnapped Momonosuke, had chosen fruit that didn't add much to his battle strength.

He knew that there were indeed races among the minks that could track the scent, but he didn't care. As a captain class promoted up from CP9, he had already practiced Seimei Kikan to the point where he could converse his scent.

Combined with Kenbunshoku Haki powerful enough to block out most perceptions, all he had to do was use Wani Wani no Mi Model: Chameleon to deceive the enemy's eyes, and he would be able to sneak entirely.

It was only after finding a remote and quiet place that the CP0 officer spit Momonosuke out. After suddenly seeing the noticeable traces of Momonosuke's saliva all over his body that still couldn't conceal, he turned pale and almost didn't spit it out.

He had so pressed for time that he had selectively forgotten something. And now that he saw Momonosuke, he suddenly remembered that he was eating shit out of his stomach?

Thinking about this, he had a lousy chill in his heart.

Then, considering that all of his men were dead, and even he had a broken arm, the CP0 officer looked at Momonosuke with increasing ill will.

Momonosuke, who was already in a trance because the monster swallowed him, was so scared and frustrated by his stare that all his negative emotions were to explode.

However, before he could cry out, the CP0 officer pulled out his underpants and shoved them in his mouth.

The mixed smell of shit and urine exploded on Momonosuke's taste buds, the extreme stench nearly causing him to pass out with bleary eyes and look at the other man like he was a demon.

"Listen, not only will I not kill you, but I will also try to make you a leader of Wano, provided that you cooperate properly, understand?"

Momonosuke nodded incessantly like a chicken, then pointed his finger at the panties in his mouth.

"You can't take this off yet, and it will be a problem for me in case you cry out for help, but we'll talk about it after we leave."

Momonosuke stared at him. By the time he left, he'd be smoked to death, okay?

However, before Momonosuke could react, the CP0 officer had already turned pale and got up to look into the forest.

His Kenbunshoku Haki limit perception range was one kilometer, but when he noticed movement in the forest, the man was already within ten meters. What did that mean?

It meant that the other party's Kenbunshoku development was far above him, so much so that the most basic perceptions shielded to this extent.

Soon, the forest figure stepped out.

At the sight of that demonic figure, Momonosuke trembled in fear, the masked man who had captured him was at best trying to use him, but that man was trying to kill him completely!

The CP0 officer, on the other hand, was incredulous and said, "How could it be you? The average swordsman is proficient in Busoshoku Haki, and you've proven that in your previous battles, so why are you now able to suppress me even with Kenbunshoku completely?"

"Dead people ... don't need to know too much!"

"I'm starting to get interested in that face under your mask now!" The CP0 officer feints a move, then quickly escapes, taking the already frightened Momonosuke with him.

He did wonder about the face beneath Apophis's mask, but he knew even more so that he would not be a match for the other man when he already had a broken arm and was carrying a burden.

However, it was good that he didn't run away, but he would instead completely expose his weaknesses to Apophis' eyes if he did.

The crimson sword slashed through the air, hitting the back with perfect precision.

He was impacted by the tremendous force even though he had protected himself in advance with Busoshoku Haki and spat out a mouthful of blood.

"No, we can only lure those troublesome guys here first and then find another opportunity to snatch this brat out." CP0, who had made up his mind, shouted, "Momo no ..."

Before the words fell, CP0, who was running at full speed, only felt a sharp pain and looked down to see the tip of a bloodstained sword piercing through his chest, and it was clear that Apophis had thrown his weapons out and directly through his body.

"How... possible, my Busoshoku... surprisingly... completely defenseless..."

With that, he had fallen forward.

Apophis stepped forward to draw the Seven Stars Sword and replenished it at his neck before walking unhurriedly towards Momonosuke, who rolled to the side.

"Oooooh!" Momonosuke, who had gagged, whimpered in fear and couldn't stop backing away from him.

However, Apophis's blade had already come down.

Blood splatters!

Finally, the heir to the Kozuki clan, Kozuki Momonosuke, ended his short life here.