CHAPTER 206- One Word, One Nation Quakes — Taiote Unleashed

The once chaotic scene at the colossal castle gates fell into utter silence.

All eyes turned toward the Red Scabbards, desperate to know—Was there still another card up their sleeves?

Even the likes of O-Tsuru, hiding among the civilians, held their breath.

As much as Orochi's words were crude and venomous, they struck at a brutal truth:

The one truly suffocating Wano was not the puppet shogun Orochi—

But the tyrant Kaido of the Beasts.

Unless Kaido was stopped, everything they had done up until now would be meaningless.Worse—this insurrection might even provoke another bloodbath across Wano.

The rising tension tightened the faces of Kozuki Hiyori and Kyoshiro.They knew—

If the momentum they had worked so hard to build collapsed now, the dream of opening Wano would die in the womb.

And right now, there was only one person in the entire country capable of flipping this situation.

The two of them scanned the crowd urgently, hoping—no, praying—that man had come.

Then, from the crowd, a bold voice rang out:

"I am Yamato! I carry the will of Kozuki Oden! I will fight Kaido!"

Yamato emerged from hiding, slamming her massive kanabo down with a thunderous crash.

The sudden declaration startled Hiyori and Kyoshiro.But just as their eyes fell on Yamato, they flicked past her—toward a spot behind.

There, seated casually, sipping earthen liquor…

Was him.

Hiyori's breathing quickened. She gasped:

"It's him, Uncle Kyoshiro—we can fight this war!"

Orochi's face twisted in disbelief.Even the Flower Capital's beloved courtesan—Komurasaki—had thrown in with the rebels?

Yamato herself was frozen in place, stunned that her declaration of being Oden's heir hadn't stolen the spotlight.

Instead, everyone was fixated on one lone figure—

Luo Yu.

The Red Scabbards, the Mink Kings, even the gathered yakuza bosses…

All eyes turned to Luo Yu.

Then—

With a mutual glance, Nekomamushi, Inuarashi, and the others stepped forward and bowed low.

They shouted in unison:

"We humbly request Admiral Luo Yu—lead us in opening Wano's borders!"

The seven words exploded across the square like divine thunder.

Everyone was stunned.They had prepared themselves for the Red Scabbards to fight and die.

But now, an unknown force had entered the stage.

Even Hiyori and Kyoshiro froze.

Now it all made sense—

The one who had orchestrated this massive convergence of strength in Wano,Was not Ashura Doji or the Minks—

But the Fourth Admiral Taiote — Luo Yu.

Orochi's face contorted further as realization dawned:

"Navy Admiral?! That's the monster who ignited the Four Emperors War—Taiote Luo Yu?!"

He didn't even have time to question Komurasaki's betrayal before screaming in panic:

"Kyoshiro!! Kill them all!! I want every last one of these traitors wiped out!Let them see the despair of facing 12,000 soldiers!!!"

Hiyori and Kyoshiro didn't even have time to react.

Because by the time Orochi's order echoed through the air—

Luo Yu was already standing alone in front of the castle gate, like a ghost.Sake gourd in hand, taking another calm sip.

Seeing this, Nekomamushi and Inuarashi shouted urgently:

"Everyone! If you truly wish to open Wano—RUN!!"

In an instant, they turned and bolted.

No hesitation.

Their four to five thousand warriors wavered, confused.

But they had clearly been warned in advance.

Without delay, they scattered like startled birds, fleeing the battlefield.

The bizarre sight left everyone watching completely dumbfounded.

Wasn't this supposed to be a death-or-glory battle to open Wano?

Why were they… running?

No one understood.

But they trusted the Scabbards.They trusted the leaders who had returned.

And so, many of the warriors who had come to fight… fled as well.

Chaos spread across the square like wildfire.

Even Orochi's 12,000 warriors, stationed behind the gate, were stunned.

Among them, around 7,000 were new recruits personally trained by Orochi.They stared in disbelief at the lone youth before them—

A single man… who had overturned the battlefield by just being there.

At the front of the troops, a warrior named Fudai tightened his grip on his katana, preparing to launch a charge.

But the moment the thought crossed his mind—

Luo Yu slowly raised his head.

Then came a single word:

"Boring."

BOOM!!!

Like thunder splitting the heavens—

Luo Yu's Conqueror's Haki exploded.

Not held back in the slightest.

A formless shockwave surged outward like a level-12 hurricane, centered entirely on Luo Yu.

The pressure slammed down upon everyone within several kilometers.

It was as if an invisible mountain had collapsed from the heavens.

Many felt as though their very souls had been struck by a giant hammer.

In an instant—

Dozens, then hundreds of soldiers foamed at the mouth, eyes rolled back, collapsing like felled trees.

The sheer number of bodies dropping gave the eerie feeling of autumn leaves blown down by a cold wind.

But this was only the beginning.

As the shockwave reversed direction, a visible tidal wave of Conqueror's Haki surged forward like a tsunami—

Tearing through weapons, shattering armor, shredding banners—Everything in its path was torn apart like paper.

At last—

They understood why the Red Scabbards ran.

Because even a second too late,Even a moment of hesitation—Would have cost them their lives.