Chapter 18 Execution (Part 2)

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The Flower Capital, the execution site.

"It's so scary! It's so scary! No, I can't cry, hold it back!..."

Momonosuke sat on the springboard.

The high heat and oil smoke coming from the oil pan below made him extremely panicked and frightened.

Although his body had grown up, he was still an eight-year-old child in his heart.

At this moment, facing a desperate situation, his heart was extremely painful, but he still tried to restrain himself and didn't show it.

Even if he knew that no one could save him, even if he knew that he would die today, he was not willing to lose his last dignity in front of others. This was the only thing he could do for his family.

"Lord Momonosuke!..." Kin'emon and the other samurai also looked sad, angry, and desperate.

On the execution platform, the Tobi Roppo were also discussing.

Ulti, who had a bad temper, shouted: "It's really boring. It's just cooking someone. Why is it so grand? It's better to go back and take a nap!"

Who's Who bit his cigarette butt and said, "It's just a little devil to be executed. There's no need to mobilize so many troops!"

Sasaki took a sip of wine and said, "Hurry up and finish it, I'm almost out of wine!"

At this time, Jack stared at them coldly and said, "This is Master Kaido's order. You all shut up and stay here!"

Who's Who and others snorted coldly, but they did not dare to disobey Kaido.

Kaido showed a smile at this time and said: "I have an idea, why not make this execution more interesting!"

King and others looked over immediately.

Kaido said loudly: "Hey, kid!"

Momonosuke and other samurai from the Kozuki clan all looked over.

"I've thought about it. Since it's all about death anyway, why not make your death more meaningful!" Kaido smiled sinisterly.

Everyone frowned in confusion, not understanding what he was trying to do.

Kaido continued: "Your father was a man full of honor, and his death was heroic. You have to prove that you are worthy of his name! Although the warriors who follow you must die, I can still leave some useful people behind to help you pirates!"

He looked at King and asked, "How many people are there in those kids' pirate group?"

King replied: "Except for the three captains, there are currently 9 members of the Straw Hat Crew, 30 members of the Kid Pirates, and 19 members of the Heart Pirates, for a total of 58 people!"

"Let's make a bet! For every minute you stay in the oil pan, one of them will survive! As long as you stay there for about an hour, you can save them all! It's fair, it's much more cost-effective than your father's time!" Kaido smiled, picked up the wine gourd, and took a sip.

Momonosuke and the others listened in stunned silence.

Many members of the Beasts Pirates showed ferocious smiles, cheered, and with expressions of excitement and anticipation.

Yamato was like crazy at this moment, rushing towards Kaido with all her strength, but was dragged back by the real fighters holding the chains behind her.

Momonosuke was also extremely torn and panic-stricken at this time.

On the one hand, he was a close friend of the pirates who were so kind to him, and on the other hand, he was facing the blazing threat of the boiling oil pan.

More importantly, he did not know whether he could last for an hour like his father, let alone whether the other party would keep his promise or if they were just entertaining him.

At this time, Kin'emon said loudly: "Don't be fooled, Lord Momonosuke! Lord Oden was fooled to death by them back then. These guys have no credibility at all!"

The soldiers of the Beasts Pirates on the side immediately blocked his mouth.

Kaido snorted and said, "Do you think you have a choice? If these brats hadn't been useful to me, you would have died meaninglessly. I gave you the honor of death!"

"Besides, it was Orochi, that idiot, who went back on his word back then. I will keep my word today! As long as you can do it too!"

At this time, Momonosuke interrupted him and said seriously: "Stop talking, I accept this bet!"

Kaido and others immediately smiled.

Momonosuke looked at Kin'emon and the others again and said seriously: "Luffy Taro and the others have been extremely benevolent to us. This failure is due to their fate, no one else is special! If I can exchange this mortal life for their survival, I will die without complaint!"

Kin'emon, Hyogoro, and other samurai, including many civilians, had tears in their eyes.

On the execution platform, the six Tobi Roppo who were impatient at first became very excited.

Who's Who smiled and said, "Guess how many minutes he can last?"

Ulti was shocked by this violent and cruel incident and said loudly: "In a few minutes, that little brat will definitely be dead in one fell swoop!"

Sasaki smiled and said, "Don't look down on him, I'll bet he can do it!"

At this moment, Momonosuke, tall and strong like Oden back then, stood above the hot oil pan. After taking a deep breath, he stepped forward and fell straight into the boiling oil under the gaze of everyone.

Just when everyone thought he was buried in the oil pan, a red figure emerged from the hot oil and screamed in pain.

"Not dead?" Even Kaido was surprised by this. They didn't think there was anything extraordinary about this little devil with a false name.

Kaido immediately said: "It seems that Oden's genes and Devil Fruit's ability make him grow up to have extraordinary physical strength!"

"King, you can start the timer!"

But even so, Momonosuke was struggling at the moment. The high-temperature hot oil of over 700 degrees burned his skin almost instantly. The scorching oil smoke made it difficult for him to breathe, and his internal organs were about to burn.

Only now did he truly feel the pain his father had endured.

Under everyone's gaze, time passed by minute by minute, and every second of this was a hellish memory for Momonosuke.

He didn't know how long it took, but Momonosuke in the oil pan suddenly spit out a mouthful of blood and water, which floated apart from the boiling oil.

"Lord Momonosuke!" Kin'emon and the other samurai's eyes turned red.

Yamato kept staring at Kaido.

Kaido was unmoved. Instead, he shook his head at Momonosuke's performance and said, "It seems that you are still far behind Oden! No, you are not even as good as him!"

Kozuki Oden was forced to hold on to the oil pot for an hour without dying under the burden of carrying the Nine Red Scabbards. Later, Kaido personally ended his pain.

Momonosuke was already unconscious at this moment. The flesh all over his body was almost completely necrotic, and his five senses were on the verge of collapse. He even vaguely saw the faces of his father and mother.

"Father, Mother, I'm extremely sorry! I, I can't die now!..."

After some time, King, who had been paying attention to the movements of the oil pan, suddenly changed his face, transformed his arms into wings, and flew forward to take a closer look.

His wings were cut off in half by Zoro before, and now he could only fly in human-animal form.

King then reported to Kaido: "Mr. Kaido, he has died!"

Although his body is dead, he still maintains a standing and floating posture, as if he is using up the last bit of his soul to hold on.

The warriors and people in the audience were in tears at this moment.