Chapter 524 Let Me See Who Else Can't Fly
There is no doubt that Kurozumi Orochi is dead.
Those samurai and ninjas were still unconscious, so the surrounding civilians gathered around and looked at each other in bewilderment at the headless body of Kurozumi Orochi.
Suddenly, a cunning-looking man with blue-white hair in a crew cut climbed out of the rubble.
The man, wearing a blue kimono with green circles, staggered to the side of Kozuki Hiyori in disbelief. He looked at the body of Kurozumi Orochi and said in a lost voice, "The twenty years haven't come yet, why did Kurozumi Orochi die? This is impossible..."
More than ten years ago, after Kurozumi Orochi and Kaido successfully cooperated to steal the Country of Wano, Kozuki Oden's wife, Toki, made a prophecy that nine powerful swordsmen would reunite in twenty years to kill Kaido and Kurozumi Orochi!
They, the former retainers of Kozuki, believed in this prophecy without a doubt and had been waiting to return with the Kozuki family for revenge twenty years later.
But now, the time has not come, the swordsman has not appeared, and Kurozumi Orochi is dead, which makes Denjiro feel vaguely that his worldview is about to collapse.
Denjiro was born as an orphan in Hana no Mitsuru. He was once a retainer of Kuri Daimyo Kozuki Oden in Wano Country and one of the Nine Red Scabbards. He has a cheerful personality, a smart mind, a calm mind, courage and strategy, and is one of the retainers of Kozuki who admires Oden the most.
After the death of Kozuki Oden, he was so grief-stricken and angry that he completely changed. So Denjiro returned to the Flower Capital and lived under the pseudonym "Kyoshiro".
Later, Denjiro became Kurozumi Orochi's bodyguard, as well as the Kurozumi family's official merchant and money changer under the identity of Kyoshiro. He believed in Amatsuki Toki's prophecy without a doubt, and even when he was with his enemy Kurozumi Orochi, he always suppressed his murderous intent, believing that only when the predicted time came would Kurozumi Orochi die.
Looking at Chuanjiro's dazed look, Xia Yu understood. After all, the reason he had insisted on for more than ten years was suddenly broken so easily. Anyone would feel panicked.
Xia Yu didn't understand the Nine Red Scabbards' persistence, nor did he want to understand it.
Prophecies can be used as a reference, but cannot be fully believed. For example, his appearance was not predicted by Tian Yueshi and Madam Xia Li.
If he could have predicted this, wouldn't it be easy for him to rise to the top by simply clinging to Xia Yu at this point in time?
From this we can see that prophecies can be used as a reference, but cannot be fully believed. Being willing to lurk beside the enemy for twenty years for a prophecy that you don't know whether it will come true is quite abstract.
Of course, not only the Nine Red Scabbards are outrageous, their master Kozuki Oden is also quite outrageous.
His own country was stolen by others, but not only did he not ask his former companions for help, he even believed the enemy's promise and achieved the achievement of dancing naked for five years.
Of course, in the end this fool discovered that he had been deceived. However, when Oden decided to attack Kaido, he had already lost all the support of the people. Only nine retainers including Denjiro were willing to follow him.
However, the final result did not change much. Oden was defeated, sentenced to be boiled in a cauldron, and then shot to death by Kaido.
The Nine Red Scabbards fled and hid, waiting for the predicted time to come like rats in a gutter.
Xia Yu was not sure about the outrageous plot of Wano Country, as it was quite abstract everywhere.
Only A-Yu, the "Jade Emperor" teased by Haimi, left a deep impression on him. The little girl was pitiful and cute, and when he actually met her, he found her to be really likable.
"Your Mightiness……"
After being shocked, Hiyori Kozuki quickly reacted. She glanced at Denjiro who was still in a trance, and hurriedly called out to Xia Yu.
Although the predicted time has not yet arrived, Kurozumi Orochi is already dead. Even if the time has not yet arrived, it is still a rare opportunity.
"I am Kozuki Hiyori, the daughter of the daimyo of Wano Country, Kozuki Oden. Could you please help us take back Wano Country? I am willing to pay any price for it!"
"Any price?"
Xia Yu, who was about to leave, looked at Kozuki Hiyori with interest when he heard this, and said with a smile: "Does this price... also include you?"
After these words were spoken, Kozuki Hiyori's expression froze, a blush appeared on her face, and she said shyly: "If you like me, I am willing."
"Forget it, I don't like you."
Xia Yu waved his hands and said with a look of disdain: "I don't have any thoughts about an oiran. Don't think too much and don't be sad. I just simply look down on you."
These explicit words made Guangyue Rihe's shy expression freeze on her face. She looked at Xia Yu in disbelief and hurriedly explained.
"Sir, it's not what you think. I have remained a virgin until now. Although I am an otaku in a brothel, I only play the piano and serve wine. I have never done anything like that. Even the black charcoal snake has never touched my body."
In response to Kozuki Hiyori's explanation, Xia Yu just gave a look and said, "It's up to you whether I believe it or not, that's it."
Seeing Xia Yu's eyes, Kozuki Hiwa was desperate, because even if she found someone to testify for her, it would probably be regarded as a cover-up.
But she obviously never did that kind of thing, she was really just a courtesan who served drinks.
Looking at the distraught Kozuki Hiyori, Xia Yu shrugged and turned away. He actually didn't know whether Kozuki Hiyori had done such a thing while she was pretending to be an oiran.
He just felt that the Kozuki family was no longer worthy of being the general of Wano Country, and what he said just now was just a random excuse for not helping the other party.
Just as Xia Yu was about to go to Ghost Island, loud exclamations and a bright fire suddenly came from the streets of Flower City.
"Xia Yu, I'm here to help you!"
Along with this roar, a figure with flames burning on his body rushed across the street, leaving a long trail of fire where he passed.
When the figure saw Xia Yu, he not only did not slow down, but opened his arms and sped up, with a hearty smile on his face.
Xia Yu: (; one_one)
“I kick!”
Just as Ace got close, Xia Yu gave him a roundhouse kick and sent him flying. Ace flew back even faster than before, then crashed into the street with a loud bang.
"It was a close call. I was almost hugged by an idiot. It would have been bad if I had been infected."
Xia Yu, still frightened, patted his chest and walked to the side of the pit: "Hey, are you still alive?"
“Still alive!”
Ace, who was kicked away, struggled to climb out of the pit, wiped the blood from his nose, and laughed: "Xia Yu, I'm here to help you. Where is the enemy? A Yu said that the enemy is very powerful. You can't deal with it alone."
Xia Yu couldn't help rubbing his brows, and replied with some tiredness: "No need for your help, I have already dealt with the black charcoal snake, you can go back."
Hearing this, Ace patted Xia Yu's shoulder with a smile on his face: "Hahaha, I knew you could do it. After all, you are so much stronger than me. A mere black charcoal snake will definitely not be a problem for you."
"Hey, hey, you can talk but don't move your hands. You wiped your nose blood on me."
"Oh, sorry!"
Looking at Ace who apologized sincerely again, Xia Yu was speechless. As expected, he couldn't deal with a guy with this kind of personality.
What is this, natural antagonism to everything?
Although he was speechless, Xia Yu still explained to Ace what had just happened. Now that Kurozumi Orochi is dead and Kaido has gone on an expedition with his cadres, he plans to go to Onigashima and wait for Kaido to come back.
As expected, Ace insisted on going with them. Even if Xia Yu didn't take him, he would row to Onigashima.
Xia Yu sighed at such an honest guy. What else could he do? He could only take him with him and let Ace go to Onigashima to deal with Yamato.
Both of them are deeply troubled because of their fathers. Maybe a fight can help them resolve their respective problems.
Moreover, in the original work, Ace also fought with Yamato. At that time, Ace went to Onigashima alone to rescue the kidnapped children. It was at that time that he and Yamato met and became friends.
Afterwards, because Xia Yu promised to take Ace to Onigashima, he simply picked up Ace and flew straight to Onigashima.
Feeling the cool breeze on his face, Ace looked at the end of the sea and sky and shouted excitedly: "Xia Yu, you can fly. I want you to join my team and be my companion!"
Hearing this, Xia Yu, who was flying high, said faintly: "If you say this again, I will let go."
"No, no, no, you have to hold on tight. I will die if I fall."
Hearing Xia Yu's threat, Ace grabbed the arm that was holding him tightly, fearing that the other party would really throw him down.
Seeing Ace's sincere look, Xia Yu felt a little annoyed at him for not fighting back: "You are the user of the Flame-Flame Fruit, and you can't fly? Are you worthy of this fruit?"
A person who can control fire can't fly? It's unbelievable, just like a mythical beast can't fly.
You said so, right? Groudon.
Moreover, in the original work, Ace had once controlled fire as a power source. He could use fire as a power source to propel the ship, but he couldn't use fire to fly? It was outrageous.
Thinking of this, Xia Yu didn't wait for Ace to reply, and suddenly threw Ace out with his hand.
Ace was about to reply when he suddenly felt his eyes blur and then he fell straight into the sea below.
At such a high altitude, even if there is an ocean below, a person may be smashed into pieces. Besides, he is a person with special abilities and cannot touch the sea water.
“Ahhhhhh…”
Ace's screams echoed in the sky. Just as Ace was about to hit the sea, Xia Yu leaned over and rushed down, bringing him high into the sky again.
"Tsk, why haven't you learned to fly yet? Come again!"
Without waiting for Ace to reply, Xia Yu ruthlessly threw Ace out again. In the following time, Ace was repeatedly thrown out, taken to a high altitude, and thrown out again, until the two arrived at Onigashima.
“Ugh…”
On the edge of Ghost Island, Ace, with a pale face, lay on the reef, his stomach churning and vomiting continuously.
Looking at Ace like this, Xia Yu couldn't bear to look at it and shook his head: "Too miserable, too miserable."
"Who do you think did this, you bastard!" Ace forced his head up and yelled at Xia Yu, then his face turned pale and he started vomiting again.
“Ugh…”
Xia Yu let out a light click of his tongue but did not refute. Seeing that Ace was still vomiting, he walked to Ace and cast a recovery spell on him.
"I'm fine?!"
Ace, who was instantly revived with full health, jumped up from the reef and touched his body in disbelief. He was no longer dizzy and his body was no longer weak. It was as if he had just eaten a full meal.
"Okay, let's go. There are enemies waiting for you ahead."
After restoring Ace to his peak state, Xia Yu walked directly towards the depths of the Onigashima ahead.
Seeing this, Ace hurriedly followed. He had promised to help, and he couldn't fall behind again.
The appearance of Onigashima is a huge, sinister skull with curved horns on both sides of the skull, and inside the skull is Kaido's base.
But because Kaido took his cadres on an expedition, there were not many combat forces left in Onigashima, only a small number of garrison soldiers were left.
Those soldiers had almost no combat power. Before Xia Yu could even make a move, all of them were knocked down by Ace's fire fist.
When they arrived at the center of Onigashima, something strange happened.
A figure wearing a Prajna mask and with long gradient hair came to Ace's side silently at some point, then suddenly jumped up, raised the mace in his hand and smashed it down hard.
"Thunderous gossip!"
Ace, who had already sensed the sneak attack, immediately transformed into an element and escaped from the mace's attack. Seeing that the attack missed, he immediately changed his target and raised the mace again to smash towards Xia Yu on the other side.
Xia Yu raised his eyebrows and looked at the figure attacking him. Even though the person was wearing an outer coat, his tall and curvy figure had already exposed his identity.
Yamato, the daughter of Kaido, the King of Beasts, is a filial daughter who calls herself Kozuki Oden because she admires him.
The mace came flying towards Xia Yu's head with a whistling sound. Xia Yu did not dodge or evade, as if he was frightened silly.
Seeing this scene, Yamato was delighted and shouted directly: "Thunder Bagua!"
clang!
With one blow, Yamato only felt that she had hit the hardest seastone, and even her hands were hurt by the shock, and the mace flew out of her hand.
"That's all? You deserve to be called Thunder Gossip?"
Xia Yu grinned, stretched out his index finger as if playing, pressed it against Yamato's Prajna mask, and then flicked his index finger.
Boom! !
Yamato instantly flew backwards like a bullet and crashed into the nearby building with a bang. When she crawled out of the ruins, her Prajna mask had shattered, revealing her exquisite face.
"Assholes, who are you and why are you invading Onigashima!"
Yamato shook her long, gradient white hair and yelled at Xia Yu and Ace. Her golden earrings jingled due to her excitement.
"Before asking others, you should first introduce yourself. Didn't your parents teach you that?" Xia Yu replied.
"snort!"
Yamato snorted angrily, patted his chest and shouted: "I am Kozuki Oden, and I will become the general of Wano Country sooner or later!"
"man?"
Ace looked at Yamato in confusion, and a question mark appeared above his head: "No matter how you look at it, you are a woman, right? And didn't Kozuki Oden die a long time ago? He was not a woman before he died."
"Wait a minute, Ace."
Xia Yu patted Ace, pointed to his head, and said seriously: "She might have a problem here. Don't be so serious when treating patients."
"Oh~"
Ace slapped her fist, and suddenly realized: "It turns out that she has a problem with her brain. No wonder she calls herself a man."
Seeing Xia Yu and Ace singing the same tune and mocking her for having a problem with her brain, Yamato was so angry that her pretty face turned red. It was a pity that the weapon was not in her hands, otherwise she would have attacked already.
