Sakazuki Arrives at Wano Country!

Wano Country, Flower Capital.

Shogun Palace.

In the deep, layered courtyards of the palace, geishas of various appearances and outstanding beauty passed through heavily guarded corridors, entering one gate after another until a luxurious and spacious hall came into view.

Leading this group of geishas was a woman wearing a kimono embroidered with peacock patterns.

She was adorned with extravagant hair ornaments, had a head of emerald-green, beautiful long hair, and delicate features.

In her twenties, she was considered a peerless beauty.

This was Komurasaki, the Flower Capital's top beauty.

"Guhahahaha, Komurasaki is here!"

As soon as the door was pushed open, a chilling laugh immediately came from the top of the hall.

Following that, a man over three meters tall, with an extremely ugly appearance, stood up surrounded by geishas.

His eyes filled with greed as he stared at Komurasaki standing at the door.

This was Kurozumi Orochi, the former retainer of the Kozuki family, the rulers of Wano Country and the current shogun of Wano Country.

He was also the user of the Hebi Hebi no Mi, Mythical Zoan Type: Yamata no Orochi.

"Quick, come to my side!"

Before Komurasaki could react, Kurozumi Orochi eagerly ran over, wanting to embrace her.

Komurasaki skillfully avoided his grasp and in one smooth motion, picked up a grape from a nearby attendant's hand and fed it into Orochi super ugly mouth.

She then leaned in closer and said with a charming laugh.

"Shogun-sama, you seem to be in high spirits today. Shall I perform a song for you first?"

"Yes, yes, yes!"

Hearing that the top beauty of Wano Country, Komurasaki, was going to perform a song for him, Kurozumi Orochi immediately beamed with joy.

His massive head nodded vigorously, resembling an ugly monster, as he quickly turned and sat back in his original position, pulling two geishas into his arms and eagerly watching the graceful figure entering the hall.

"BOOM—"

Suddenly, the door that had just been closed was forcefully slammed open and a Wano Country samurai rushed in, heading straight for Kurozumi Orochi.

"What's going on?"

Unexpectedly, someone dared to barge in at this moment.

Kurozumi Orochi expression instantly turned fierce, his eyes blazing as he glared at the samurai running toward him.

With a chilling killing intent, he growled.

"You'd better give me a good reason not to kill you!"

"Orochi-sama, something terrible has happened!"

The samurai, risking decapitation, leaned close to Kurozumi Orochi ear and whispered in a low voice.

"We just received news that Kaido led the Beasts Pirates in battle against the Marine's on the high seas and in the end... he was defeated by Marine Admiral Akainu. The Beasts Pirates... were completely annihilated!"

"WHAATT?!"

The sudden news nearly made Kurozumi Orochi jump to his feet.

Realizing he was losing composure, he immediately waved his hand and roared at the group of geishas in the hall.

"Get out, all of you!"

His thunderous voice nearly deafened everyone present.

In an instant, the geishas scrambled out in a panic.

Komurasaki was no exception.

Accompanied by her attendant, she left the volatile scene as quickly as possible.

Just as she stepped out of the hall, Komurasaki heard Kurozumi Orochi voice behind her, filled with shock and on the verge of exploding.

"What did you say? Kaido was executed? How is that possible? He's Kaido, one of the Four Emperors! The so called strongest creature, who the Marine has tried to kill thousands of times without success. How could he be executed so easily?! Where did you get this information? Go, summon the Oniwabanshu!"

The moment she heard the roar from the hall, Komurasaki, who had been about to leave, suddenly stopped in her tracks.

She turned back in disbelief, staring at the tightly closed doors.

"Kaido... executed?"

After silently exclaiming in shock, Komurasaki dared not linger any longer.

She quickened her pace with her attendant and hurried away.

At that moment, several figures suddenly flashed past in the corridor to the right of the doors.

They were none other than the Oniwabanshu, who took direct orders from Shogun Kurozumi Orochi.

Leading them was a tall old man with long earlobes and a prominent skull, dressed in a purple kimono.

This was Fukurokuju, the captain of the Oniwabanshu.

As Komurasaki passed by Fukurokuju and his Oniwabanshu members, she quickened her pace once more, heading straight for the gates of the shogun's residence.

Just as she stepped out of the gates, a palanquin stopped in front of her.

"Kaido... executed?"

Komurasaki seemed unsettled.

As she stepped into the palanquin, she turned back to look at the shogun's residence, as if struggling to accept the news.

Her eyes gradually reddened and tears began to glimmer.

Of course, she wasn't grieving because Kaido had been executed by the Marine.

Komurasaki was merely her alias.

Her true identity was Kozuki Hiyori, the descendant of the Kozuki family and the former princess of Wano.

The reason her eyes reddened upon hearing of Kaido execution was because her father, Kozuki Oden, had died at Kaido's hands.

As someone who bore the grudge of her father death, it was only natural that she would weep with joy upon hearing of Kaido demise.

However, she couldn't believe it was true.

The news had come too suddenly and she needed to investigate it thoroughly.

Just as Kozuki Hiyori settled into the palanquin, preparing to leave the shogun's residence to gather more information, a commotion suddenly erupted on the streets outside.

Moments later, the shogun's guards began to appear one after another, rushing from all directions and leaping over the walls of the shogun's residence.

Some guards who couldn't climb over the wall ran past both sides of the chair and rushed towards the gate.

During this time, some voices of disbelief were heard.

"Damn it, what's going on? Just as we received the news of Kaido defeat, the Marine's warships appeared in the waters of Wano Country!"

"The Beast Pirates completely annihilated? Kaido executed? How is that possible! He's one of the Four Emperors!"

"When did this happen? Why are we only hearing about it now?"

"Calm down, what's the big deal if the Marine's warships are in Wano's waters? They can't even enter Wano!"

"But we still need to prepare a countermeasure. Just now, news came from Kuri that the Marine Admiral leading the fleet in Wano's waters is Sakazuki from the Marine Headquarters!"

The scattered conversations gradually faded away and soon disappeared within the Shogun's palace.

As the last guard rushed into the Shogun's palace, a tense atmosphere erupted from within and spread across the Flower Capital, which otherwise remained unchanged.

Inside the Shogun's Palace

At the same time, Kurozumi Orochi had already learned the events.

Upon hearing not only that Kaido and his Beast Pirates were completely annihilated, but also that another one of the Four Emperors, Charlotte Linlin, had been executed by the Marine, Kurozumi Orochi calmed down.

Opposite him, all eleven members of the Oniwabanshu were present.

After a brief silence, Kurozumi Orochi suddenly looked up, his eyes filled with confusion and asked.

"Can anyone tell me what the hell is going on? Isn't Sengoku the Fleet Admiral of the Marines? When did it change to some young upstart?"

Hearing this, the Oniwabanshu members exchanged glances.

Fukurokuju, standing in the front row, hesitated to speak. The key issue now wasn't with the Marine's changed its Fleet Admiral, but the fact that Kaido and Charlotte Linlin were killed and the Marine's warships were at the gates of Wano Country.

"About this new Fleet Admiral..."

After a moment of hesitation, Fukurokuju stepped forward and explained.

"Due to Wano isolationist policies, we don't have much information. We only know he was once a Vice Admiral. The reason he became the new Fleet Admiral is because... he staged a coup."

"But none of that matters now!"

"What matters is that the Marines warships are at our doorstep. Although Wano terrain prevents their ships from entering, the one leading the Marine is their Admiral, Sakazuki!"

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