Orochi! Return Wano Country, the Shogun's position, Lady Toki, and Hiyori!!!"
Facing Oden's roar, Orochi not only showed no fear but became even more arrogant.
Lady Toki? Hiyori? Orochi suddenly recalled the investigation he had done before sending people to kidnap Oden's family last time.
Kozuki Toki, Oden's wife; Kozuki Hiyori, Oden's daughter; Kozuki Momonosuke, Oden's son.
When he sent his men, they only saw one boy, Kozuki Momonosuke; the other two were nowhere to be found.
Furthermore, they had only just kidnapped Oden's son and hadn't gone far before he was rescued, which had frustrated Orochi for a long time.
Although he didn't know where Oden's wife and daughter were, it didn't stop Orochi from mocking Kozuki Oden.
On the contrary, Kurozumi Higurashi frowned, preparing to retort.
But before she could speak, Orochi opened his mouth first.
"Hahahahaha, Lady Toki is very moist! Hahahahaha."
Orochi's current goal was to maximally humiliate the most terrifying person embedded in his heart; he wasn't considering anything else.
Kurozumi Higurashi grew increasingly dissatisfied with Orochi, this junior. How could she have chosen such a brainless good-for-nothing!
This way, all of Oden's hatred would be directed at them. Her original plan was to blame the Beasts Pirates for Lady Toki and his daughter's situation.
This would transfer some of Oden's hatred and completely drag the Beasts Pirates into the mess.
Now, all of this had been taken on by Orochi, this fool.
"Orochi, you deserve to die!!!"
Orochi's words once again caused Oden's rage to surge. His beloved woman had been toyed with by this ugly dwarf in front of him. Thinking of this, Oden was no longer prepared to continue these meaningless slashes.
Oden's sudden halt made Orochi even more arrogant, spewing words so vile they would surely be censored.
The Kurozumi siblings were not as foolish as Orochi; they knew Oden was about to get serious.
Oden's aura suddenly surged, and a powerful, suffocating Conqueror's Haki was abruptly released.
The interior of the Shogun's Palace could not withstand this aura. The floors, walls, and ceilings were already covered in dense cracks, as if they would collapse at any moment.
Unknowing civilians outside looked at the suddenly trembling Shogun's Palace, curious about what was happening inside.
With a hum, Oden's hands and sword were wrapped in Armament Haki.
Immediately following, dark red lightning encircled his two swords, and Oden's aura reached its peak at this moment.
"Oden Two-Sword Style: Gun: Mimic Ogre!"
Oden brandished Ame no Habakiri and Enma. Seeing this strike about to descend, the Kurozumi siblings panicked slightly.
It was hard to say if they could block such an attack, but the Shogun's Palace would definitely be destroyed. If their plans were forced to change, it would be disastrous.
"Oden, if you don't want the people of Wano Country to die, stop!"
"If we die, the ninja samurai we've stationed in Flower Capital will slaughter all the citizens!!"
Who knows what Kozuki Oden was thinking, but in the end, he compromised.
Kozuki Oden reluctantly withdrew his poised attack.
Because of the forced withdrawal of his attack, Oden spat out a mouthful of blood, but Oden's physique was strong, so this was not a serious injury for him.
At this point, the brainless Kurozumi Orochi finally showed a glimmer of intelligence.
"Hahahaha, Oden, how about this: if you dance naked in the most prosperous street of Flower Capital for five years, I will return Wano Country to you, along with your wife and daughter. At the same time, I will also persuade the Beasts to leave Wano Country, and during this period, I will not slaughter the citizens!"
Facing this demand, which was close to the ultimate humiliation, practically grinding the faces of the Kozuki family and Kozuki Oden into the dirt.
Kozuki Oden struggled for a long time, but eventually, he compromised.
"Alright, Orochi! I agree, but don't break your oath! Otherwise, I will personally cut off your head!!"
Oden agreed through gritted teeth.
Oden walked out of the Shogun's Palace with a complex expression and arrived at the most prosperous street in Flower Capital.
Oden took a deep breath, then stripped off all his clothes, leaving only a loincloth.
The expression on his face also became comical, like a fool.
Thus began the Foolish Lord's Foolish Dance.
"Radish, fried tofu, chikuwa, and egg, two or three bites down the belly, simmered for a hundred hours, only then revealing the deliciousness of Oden."
Oden's comical, foolish dance quickly attracted many onlookers.
Everyone recognized this son of the former Shogun, Kozuki Oden!
They didn't know why he was performing such a foolish dance.
Among them, Orochi's subordinates, mixed in the crowd, laughed incessantly, and some civilians were also influenced and began to laugh.
Not far away, Shogun Orochi and the Kurozumi siblings watched Oden, this fool, actually believe it and dance the foolish dance, laughing uncontrollably.
He believed it, he believed it!!
Besides this, some people not only found it not funny but also wore expressions of humiliation.
Among them, the most special was a voluptuous female ninja hiding in the shadows.
She hid in the shadows of the corner, her eyes filled with tears, staring in disbelief at Oden dancing the foolish dance in the middle of the street.
"Lord Oden, how could this be!"
And at this moment, two giant dragons were circling above the clouds.
One was a hundred-meter-long Azure Dragon, the other a slightly smaller, but still tens-of-meters-long, ice-blue giant dragon.
It was Kaido and Karl, who had come after learning of Oden's return.
Of course, Karl had followed on his own.
Kaido looked at the naked samurai dancing the foolish dance below, his disdain and mockery almost overflowing from his eyes.
"Is this the strongest samurai of this country, a crewmate of Roger and Whitebeard? He's not much, just a fool, boring, let's go."
Kaido was very disappointed in Kozuki Oden, extremely disappointed. He had thought he was a powerful opponent, but he turned out to be just a fool.
Karl only felt his eyes hurt. If it were a woman, he could appreciate it, but Kozuki Oden, a man, just made his eyes hurt.
"Fortunately, I didn't bring Yamato."
He didn't want the little loli Yamato's eyes to be polluted by Oden's naked body.
"Oden's foolish appearance doesn't look like an act."
Karl only glanced a few times and then stopped paying attention. He was merely curious if, after learning of his wife and daughter's disappearance, he would still choose to act as he did before.
Kozuki Oden had a hundred ways to win, yet he chose the only way to lose.
He truly didn't understand why so many people still followed such a person.
With a sidelong glance, Karl spotted a familiar figure, a lightly dressed female ninja.
Karl pondered for a long time before finally remembering this character, A Shinobu, a Paramecia-type Juku Juku no Mi user, capable of maturing anything she touches, irreversibly.
It was also a very powerful Devil Fruit. Currently, A Shinobu's figure had not yet changed; she was still Wano Country's most beautiful kunoichi.
Karl had some ideas about this Devil Fruit.
However, it would not be easy to subdue A Shinobu, a ninja who had always been loyal to the Kozuki clan.
But since he had encountered her, there was no reason to let her go.
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