Chapter 523: What's the point of you fighting?
Kurozumi Orochi, the last descendant of the Kurozumi family, was originally a minister of the Kozuki family. Later, he used conspiracy to seize the position of general of Wano Country.
Although Kurozumi Orochi is nominally Kaido's ally, in reality this snake is just a pawn of Kaido.
He is cruel, arrogant, and fond of wine and women. Apart from his own interests, he doesn't care about the country and the people at all. Under his rule, the residents of Wano Country suffered tremendous oppression and exploitation.
There are so many factories within the borders of Wano Country, all of which were built with the tacit approval of Kurozumi Orochi and the Beasts Pirates.
Of course, even if he disagrees, the factory will probably still be built. After all, he is only the nominal ruler of Wano Country, and the real ruler is still Kaido.
Kurozumi Orochi lives in the Flower Capital, which is also the capital of Wano Country.
Compared to other places, the Flower Capital is extremely prosperous, and has a large number of samurai and ninjas, all of whom belong to the forces of the current shogun, Kurozumi Orochi.
Therefore, compared to the other five areas, Flower Capital is considered the most peaceful place among the six areas of the main island of Wano Country.
"So that's how it is. Is it because of the rule of that Kurozumi Orochi that you guys can't get enough to eat?"
Ace sat next to Oyu and listened to her complaints. Oyu nodded and said, "There is also the Beasts Pirates. I heard from the teacher that Wano Country was very prosperous 20 years ago, but when Kaido, the strongest creature on land, sea and air, came, Wano Country became increasingly poor."
"I see."
Ace nodded and said to himself, "No wonder Xia Yu wants to deal with Kurozumi Snake. Hehe, now I want him to join my team even more."
"Is that big brother going to deal with the black charcoal snake?"
Hearing Ace's mumbling, Ayu's face turned pale. "No way. Kurozumi Orochi not only has many samurai and ninjas under his command, but he himself is also a user of the Animal-type Snake Snake Fruit, the Mythical Beast Yamata-no-Orochi. He is very powerful. That big brother will lose!"
"Don't worry."
Ace rubbed Ah Yu's little head and said with a smile: "That guy is stronger than me, he will definitely not lose, besides..."
Ace stopped talking, suddenly stood up, and walked towards the direction of the Flower Capital: "I will go to help him too. Kaido has always been my target. Since Kurozumi Orochi and Kaido are allies, then Kurozumi Orochi is also my target!"
"But……"
Ayu hurriedly stood up and wanted to say something, but Ace just waved his hand with his back to Ayu and ran quickly towards the direction of the Flower Capital.
The Flower Capital is located in the center of the main island of Wano Country. As long as you keep walking towards the center of the island, you will reach the Flower Capital.
…
The Land of Wano, the Capital of Flowers.
As the capital of Wano Country, the Flower Capital is covered with cherry blossoms and the streets are bustling with activity. It seems like two different worlds compared to the poor Kuri.
Xia Yu walked on the street, feeling the hustle and bustle around him. After thinking for a while, he decided to say hello to this country first.
"Let me see, where is the General's Mansion?"
The Shogun's Mansion is the residence of General Kurozumi Orochi. As an extremely extravagant ruler, Kurozumi Orochi's residence is naturally the most luxurious building in the Flower Capital.
With just a quick glance around, Xia Yu saw the most luxurious building in the Flower City, and could faintly hear the singing and dancing inside.
The moment he saw the general's mansion, Xia Yu raised his hand silently.
"Spicy Tiansai!"
In an instant, a tremendous amount of mental power swept out, transforming into an invisible repulsive force that pushed the street in front of the general's mansion, flattening everything to the ground.
The lively atmosphere around suddenly quieted down, and all the civilians looked in surprise at the destroyed street and the general's mansion in front of the street.
As everyone looked on in astonishment and horror, the invisible repulsive force finally hit the General's Mansion, crushing the most luxurious building layer by layer.
The black charcoal snake, who was originally drinking and having fun in the general's mansion, fell straight down from the upstairs without any preparation and fell heavily to the ground.
"Who dares to attack the General's Mansion? Don't you want to live?"
Kurozumi Orochi struggled to climb out of the ruins. He was wearing a yellow kimono with a black cloak draped over his back. He was tall and burly, with a big head and mouth, and a crown on his Mediterranean head.
At this moment, his two small mustaches were curled upwards, and he seemed very angry.
"You bunch of rubbish! Go find the attacker and deal with him."
After not seeing the attacker, Kurozumi Orochi roared angrily at the samurai and ninjas who were still in the ruins.
However, before the samurai and ninjas could respond, their eyes turned white and they fainted on the ground.
"Don't look for me, I'm right here."
Suddenly, the dust and smoke were split into two, and at the same time, a figure slowly stepped on the ruins and appeared in front of the Black Charcoal Snake.
The visitor had an expression of nonchalance on his face, and in his hand was a scarlet large sword. An ominous red mist was slowly rising from the blade.
"Who are you? How dare you attack me..."
Swish!
Before Kurozumi Orochi could finish his words, the scarlet blade suddenly slashed out.
With a "puff", the two slender legs of the black charcoal snake were broken at the root, and scarlet blood gushed out immediately, dyeing the ruins in front red.
"Ahhhhh asshole! Go to hell!!"
Kurozumi Orochi, who lost his legs, had bloodshot eyes and his body suddenly swelled up. As a user of the Devil Fruit, he could transform into Yamata no Orochi.
Yamata-no-Orochi is a monster in Japanese mythology, also known as Yamata-no-Orochi. According to legend, Yamata-no-Orochi has eight heads and eight tails. It is a giant monster as big as a mountain and was once killed by Susanoo.
Therefore, the Yamata-no-Orochi transformed by Kurozumi Orochi also has eight heads, and each head has its own consciousness.
Perhaps because his legs were cut off, the Yamata-no-Orochi transformed by Kurozumi Orochi had no tail, only eight heads.
All eight heads are green, the middle one is darker in color, and has the appearance of Kurozumi Snake, while the other seven heads look like dragons with polio.
“Guhehehe! Face your death. This is the consequence for daring to offend me, Kurozumi Orochi.”
The brown-green head in the middle of the Yamata no Orochi laughed loudly. Even though his tail was cut off, he didn't care at all.
Each of his heads represents a life. As long as all eight heads have not fallen off, he is immortal. Of course, if all his heads are chopped off, he will be close to death.
But since he ate the devil fruit, he has never encountered such a life-threatening situation, so Kurozumi Orochi is very confident.
Even though the enemy this time seemed a little bit stronger, he was not afraid at all.
"Die..."
Swish!
The sword hummed softly, and the charcoal snake's eyes blurred. Suddenly, he found that his vision was much more focused, as if all his attention was returned to the head in the middle.
Realizing this, Kurozumi Orochi seemed to have thought of something, and he looked around with his head shaking.
The other seven heads that originally grew on both sides of the body were now left with only long necks gushing blood, and the heads on top had already rolled to the ground with their eyes open in death.
“This is impossible!!”
The black charcoal snake screamed miserably, but before he could make any move, the scarlet blade was already at the edge of his head.
"How is it? Can you stop talking nonsense and talk properly now?"
Feeling the sharp edge of his neck, the black charcoal snake smiled flatteringly, "Don't be excited, sir. I understand. I will talk to you nicely. Can you spare my life?"
"That depends on whether you cooperate next time."
Xia Yu performed a handsome sword move and put Bai Lei back into the sheath.
The scarlet mist that was originally vague and ominous also dissipated.
"Yes, yes, I will cooperate with you, adults."
Kurozumi Orochi hurriedly cancelled the form of Yamata no Orochi and turned back into human form. Although his head was still there, his face had become much paler, as if he would die at any time.
Looking at Xia Yu beside him who had retracted his knife and was defenseless, Kurozumi Snake struggled for a bit but gave up the idea of a sneak attack.
It would be best if the sneak attack was successful, but if it failed, his last head would probably be in danger. For the sake of his own life, he decided not to launch the sneak attack for now.
I will ask Kaido to avenge him later. He is a man who can bend and stretch.
Thinking of this, Kurozumi Orochi flattered again, "Excuse me, sir, what do you want me to do?"
"Call Kaido and tell him that if he doesn't come back soon, I will destroy his Onigashima, including his daughter."
"ah?"
Upon hearing this, Kurozumi Orochi was stunned for a moment, but when he saw Xia Yu looking at him, he quickly shrank his head and timidly took out a Den Den Mushi from his arms.
"Yes, yes, I understand. I'll call you right away."
After secretly cursing a few words in his heart, Kurozumi Orochi dialed the Den Den Mushi that was calling Kaido.
"Bulu Bulu~Bulu Bulu~"
"What do you want from me? I'm busy right now. If it's not something serious, I'll chop off one of your heads when I get back."
After a few seconds, the expression of the Den Den Mushi that was Bulu Bulu suddenly changed, and it was replaced by a vivid face, which was the face of the Four Emperors Kaido.
After hearing Kaido's words, Kurozumi Orochi opened his mouth, not knowing how to start. But when he saw Xia Yu preparing to draw his sword, his expression changed and he hurriedly cried.
"Lord Kaido, someone told me to tell you that if you don't come back, he will destroy Onigashima and your daughter!"
"ha?"
There was obvious confusion on Den Den Mushi's face, as if he suspected that he had heard something wrong.
Seeing this, Xia Yu simply snatched the Den Den Mushi from Kurozumi Orochi's hand and said arrogantly: "You are Kaido, the strongest creature in the world? Are you good at fighting? What's the point of being able to fight? I'm giving you a piece of advice. If you don't come back, I will turn Onigashima into a complete ruin."
"Asshole! How dare you come to my territory and threaten me? If you dare to provoke me, just wait for death!"
"It turns out to be a little punk~"
After taunting Kaido, Xia Yu hung up the Den Den Mushi without waiting for Kaido to curse back.
The vivid face of Kaido that was originally on Den Den Mushi has now turned back into Den Den Mushi's own face.
After threatening Kaido, Xia Yu looked at Kurozumi Orochi with a smile. Facing Xia Yu's gaze, Kurozumi Orochi also smiled awkwardly.
“Guhehe…”
The knife flashed, and the black charcoal snake's eyes blurred, and suddenly he knew nothing.
"Tsk, that laugh is so ugly."
After beheading the black charcoal snake, Xia Yu sheathed his sword. Suddenly, Xia Yu raised his eyebrows slightly, stretched out his hand and grabbed forward, as if he had grabbed an invisible object.
It’s not quite correct to say that it is an invisible thing. To be precise, it should be a ball of special energy.
"Devil Fruit?"
Feeling the energy in his hand, Xia Yu raised his index finger with his free hand slightly, and a whole fruit suddenly floated out from the ruins.
When the fruit floated in front of him, Xia Yu held the special energy and slapped it towards the fruit.
In an instant, the energy was integrated into the fruit. After a few seconds, the fruit suddenly changed its shape and turned into a pineapple with spiral patterns.
There are eight stems and leaves on the top of the pineapple, and the ends of the stems and leaves are rounded triangles, which seem to represent the eight heads of the Yamata no Orochi.
Looking at the mythical beast Yamata no Orochi Devil Fruit in his hand, Xia Yu tossed it and put it into the group.
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"It's a pretty good fruit, but the person who ate it was too despicable and wasted it."
After all, it is the Yamata-no-Orochi in mythology, but it was developed into such a garbage state by Kurozumi-no-Orochi. It is really not worth it for the fruit.
After putting away the fruit, Xia Yu put away the Den Den Mushi that was calling Kaido. When he was about to go to Onigashima, a woman with beautiful long emerald hair and wearing a gorgeous kimono walked over.
The woman first came to the side of the black charcoal snake, squatted down and looked carefully, and then looked at Xia Yu: "Master Samurai, is the black charcoal snake really dead?"
Looking at this woman with similar hair color to Hatsune, Xia Yu immediately remembered who she was.
Hiyori Kozuki, the princess of the Kozuki family in Wano Country and the younger sister of Momonosuke Kozuki. According to the official setting, Hiyori Kozuki is one of the three top beauties in the world of pirates.
If you look closely, it is indeed very beautiful.
But beautiful women have always been short-lived, and Kozuki Rihe's fate is naturally not very good either.
His father, Kozuki Oden, was killed by Kurozumi Orochi and Kaido, and his mother also died in the power seizure riot twenty years ago while trying to protect him when he was young.
In order to avoid the pursuit of Orochi and Kaido, and also to preserve the bloodline of the Kozuki family, his elder brother Momonosuke was sent to twenty years later by his mother using the power of the Time Fruit.
Therefore, the lonely Kozuki Hiyori directly became a princess of a fallen country. She had no relatives around her, and could only rely on the power of her former retainers to survive in the vast country of Wano.
At present, Kozuki Hiyori established a courtyard and became an oiran. In addition to hiding herself, her purpose was to kill Kurozumi Orochi and take back the entire Wano Country.
But she knew she didn't have that kind of power and could only wait silently for the predicted time to come.
But at this moment, the predicted time has not yet arrived, but Kurozumi Orochi has already died.
This made Kozuki Hiyori want to believe in a miracle, but she didn't dare to believe it. She was afraid that the headless Kurozumi Orochi would suddenly stand up and tell her that everything that had just happened was just a dream.
Even without reading minds, you can feel Kozuki Hiyori's emotions at the moment.
In response to Kozuki Hiyori's question, Xia Yu stepped down and crushed the head of the Kurozumi Orochi, whose eyes were still open. The bloody juice splashed directly onto Kozuki Hiyori's face.
"Well, it's dead."
"Dead... Really dead..."
Kozuki Hiwa touched the blood on her face and tears welled up in her eyes. The fate she had been carrying was finally over.
