Wano Country, Flower Capital, Rasetsu Town.
On the street where people came and went, Sephiroth kept shaking the cloth bag filled with pieces of gold in his hand, and it made a "wow-!" sound as he walked, while he was thinking about his next plan in his mind. Now, he did not know much about the distribution of power inside Wano Country, and there were also issues such as the stationing of Kaido's troops on Onigashima. The most important thing for him right now, is to gather intelligence! Only with enough intelligence information can he find an entry point and increase his chances of winning when Wano Country gradually forms its own power to start a war with Kaido in the future.
Of course, if he wants to defeat Kaido now, there is another way: to find "foreign aid!" The grudge of the Whitebeard Pirates against Kaido is not a small matter. Kozuki Oden was the second division captain of the Whitebeard Pirates, and he was also Whitebeard's adopted brother. For the sake of a reason, if there is a chance, the other party should not refuse to go to war with Kaido. The biggest problem in attacking Wano Country is actually breaking through the outer and inner seas, the two lines of defense. Just remember how the Big Mom group failed to climb the Wano waterfall and were kicked back by the Beast Pirates' Marco and King, almost all of them were buried under the sea. If it were others, it might be even more unbearable!
But, with his Devil Fruit ability, Sephiroth could allow the Whitebeard Pirates to appear in Wano Country directly through the two coastal defenses. However, even if you attack Wano Country and use your army to completely crush the Beast Pirates and force Kaido in a hurry, he can still use Flame Clouds to hold the entire Onigashima, fly into the air and run away!
All in all, there may be many ways to defeat Kaido, but wanting to kill him is a different story. For example, let Kaido hold the entire island of Onigashima, restricting his own output, consuming all the time, and then being repeatedly pushed by others. In the end, you still need to put a wisdom circle on Kaido, give up running away, choose to face each other head-on, use your head to catch the last move or something... Sephiroth had a headache thinking about the difficulty!
In addition, once he uses other forces as foreign aid, he will not think of completely acquiring the country after he conquers Wano! Therefore, if Sephiroth wants to go to war with Kaido without taking advantage of the situation, then he not only has to have a huge amount of power like a Yonko, but he himself must also have the highest combat power among the emperors. Otherwise, if you don't kill the snake, you will be giving yourself a new problem!
After a while, Sephiroth's act of walking while tossing his money bag attracted the attention of two thugs, one fat and one thin, on the street. The two of them glanced at each other, and a sly smile appeared on their faces. Soon after, they walked straight towards Sephiroth, and when they passed him, they also deliberately slammed into him, one from the left and one from the right.
"Ouch~!"
"Oops~!"
Successively "Pfft!" With two sounds, the two of them fell to the ground in a feigned manner and screamed.
"Want to stage a fall?" Sephiroth narrowed his eyes slightly and couldn't help but sneer.
"What's wrong? I tell you, it's not over until you give us two apologies!" The fat thug was the first to stand up, feigning annoyance, and patted the dust on his butt, and then he pulled out a knife from his sleeve and held it in his right hand. The threat was obvious.
"Oh!? Apology. So much gold, is it enough?" After hearing this, the smile on Sephiroth's face became stronger, and his eyes were filled with mockery. He immediately opened the cloth bag in his right hand and showed the yellow gold pieces inside in front of the two of them.
"Enough! Enough!" Seeing that there was so much gold in the cloth bag, the skinny thug suddenly looked overjoyed and nodded repeatedly, reaching out to grab it. However, Sephiroth, on the contrary, grabbed his wrist. Before the skinny thug could react, he was sent flying and threw a fit on the ground.
"Come on, take whatever you want!" Sephiroth turned his head with a laugh and looked at the fat thug.
Gulp!
Seeing that the black-haired youth was so powerful, the fat thug couldn't help but feel a little angry, but when he saw the yellow gold pieces, he still couldn't resist being greedy and reached out with his left hand. People must always have dreams, what if they get them!? However, Plop!
Unsurprisingly, Sephiroth repeated his old trick again, held the fat thug's left hand, threw his body of more than 300 pounds straight out, and rolled several times on the ground.
Sephiroth, after casually teaching the two foolish thugs, tied the cloth bag to his waist and headed into the distance. But, something he didn't expect happened!
"Please wait a moment!"
"Brother, please wait!"
After the two thugs got up from the ground, they ran a few steps, "Pfft!" Two, and knelt right in front of him. Both said in unison, "Please accept us as younger brothers!"
Seeing this scene, the corner of Sephiroth's mouth twitched slightly, and he looked at them with a speechless expression. The brains of these two people, could it be a serious illness?
Through his Observation Haki, he could detect that even though they were both a little nervous in their hearts, they really did want to become his younger brothers. This is strange, he obviously didn't use Conqueror's Haki! Or could it be that Wano Country is indeed such an inexplicable country? Blindly worshiping the heart of the strong and being full of slavish thoughts?
Sephiroth thought of their great hero in Wano Country, Kozuki Oden's virtues and past, and then looked at the two little thugs in front of him, and he was instantly relieved! Sure enough, as long as his strength is strong enough, no one will care about the other details!
"When the tiger's body is shaken, the little brother will bow down to him. This is purely basic common sense in Wano Country."
"Well then! It's not impossible to accept the two of you as younger brothers. However, let's say yes beforehand. If you admit that I am the boss, if you are not obedient in the future or have a second thought, the consequences will be serious."
"Don't worry! Boss, we will definitely look for you more closely in the future!"
"That's right!"
Hearing this, the two thugs suddenly looked happy, and they stood up and slapped their chests "bang bang!", swearing. In fact, the reason why the two of them did this was because they were a little desperate! If common people want to live in the Flower Capital, they must pay a regular monthly living fee to Kurozumi Orochi, otherwise they will be expelled from the city. Once they leave the capital, it means that they will lose clean and pollution-free food and water in the future, and they must live in villages full of chaos and poverty and live without food.
"My name is Miyamoto Musashi, what are your two names?" Sephiroth spoke.
The fat thug said with a smile while patting his chest, "Boss Miyamoto, my name is Unta!"
The skinny thug scratched his head and said with a smile, "Boss Miyamoto, my name is Kumagoro!"
"Hmm! Then just call me boss."
Sephiroth nodded slightly, remembering the names of the two men. Then, with a relaxed expression on his face, he asked, "Hey! It's boring to wander around! I want to pass the time, do you have any fun and lively places, give me a proposal."
That Unta rubbed his hands and said excitedly, "Yes! I do! I do! Boss, why don't we go to the casino? Which is more exciting!"
"How about we go to the entertainment district!" Kumagoro smiled evilly.
Like the story? You can read 7 chapters and an exclusive collection at p@treon/Rzzzy!