Conqueror.
"Manager Panda, the proclamation is finished."
Kozuki Sukiyaki bowed his head, respectfully handing over the rolled-up sheepskin manuscript with both hands. His knuckles turned slightly white from the force, and he even lightened his breathing, fearing that the slightest disrespect would displease the fiend in front of him.
His back was bent extremely low, almost touching the ground, full of Wano Country etiquette.
"Well done. This is useless now; throw it away."
Panda revealed a hideous smile, quite satisfied with Kozuki Sukiyaki's performance.
As a companion, a guy like Kozuki Sukiyaki who clings to life and fears death is a disaster among disasters.
But as an enemy, such a spineless character is easier to crush than a biscuit, simply wonderful.
"Phew~"
Kozuki Sukiyaki let out a long sigh of relief. The boulder on his chest crashed to the ground, but cold sweat on his back instantly soaked his inner clothes.
He understood that he had a chance to continue living.
At least for now, he didn't have to endure that excruciating electric shock anymore.
At this moment.
Thump thump...
Heavy and hurried footsteps came from above the rock wall.
The leader was Kozuki Oden. Although only eleven years old, his height was already over two meters, muscles bulging, completely belying his age.
His speed was extremely fast, leaving the fellow prisoners far behind.
"Oden?!"
Seeing the newcomer clearly, Kozuki Sukiyaki's pupils shrank, and his heart, which had just settled down, rose to his throat again.
Even though he disliked this unruly, rebellious, rule-ignoring, and selfish son very much.
He was ultimately Kozuki Sukiyaki's only son, the only bloodline of the Kozuki clan.
And born with superhuman talent, undoubtedly someone with the opportunity to save this country.
But now, he actually rushed out so recklessly; does he still have a chance to live!
"Hey!!"
Kozuki Oden's gaze didn't linger on his father for a moment. Locking onto Panda, he drew the katana he picked up casually and charged excitedly: "Loki, I've been waiting for you outsiders for a long time. My name is Kozuki Oden. Although you don't know me, please take me on your ship!!!"
Saying this, Kozuki Oden bent his legs, carrying the acceleration of the sprint, his figure suddenly soaring into the air, the long sword wrapped in Haki slashing down at Panda.
"Does your Kozuki clan still have such idiots?"
Panda glanced sideways at Kozuki Sukiyaki beside him.
"Manager Panda, Oden is my son. He is just a ten-year-old child; please don't lower yourself to his level..." Kozuki Sukiyaki mustered the courage to plead.
"Let alone that I am not His Majesty Loki, even if His Majesty Loki were here, his rude behavior would definitely be severely punished!!!"
Panda's massive body showed agility completely unmatched by his size. With a tap of his foot, the ground cracked with several fine lines, and his figure shot out like electricity.
He raised his hand, and crackling static electricity instantly surged in his palm. Pale blue electric light wandered between his fingers. That huge black and white paw, carrying a strong wind, slapped fiercely towards Kozuki Oden in mid-air!
Clang!!!
Electric light and Haki exploded.
Contrary to Panda's expectation of slapping the little guy in front of him to pieces with one paw.
The long sword in front of him blocked his paw firmly.
The blade trembled slightly but didn't retreat an inch. The boy's arm supported it steadily, his face showing no sign of strain; instead, the excitement in his eyes grew even stronger.
How is this possible?! Panda's pupils shrank slightly, somewhat disbelieving.
A mere eleven-year-old child could actually catch his full-force blow!!!
Compared to his father's frail body, it was simply worlds apart.
Beside them, Streusen, Shark, World, and others, whose gazes were originally casual, suddenly focused, casting their attention over, a trace of surprise flashing in their eyes. They thought he was just a brat who didn't know the immensity of heaven and earth, but they didn't expect him to have such strength.
Seeing this, Kozuki Sukiyaki felt both rejoice and surprise.
Rejoicing that Kozuki Oden was fine.
Surprised that his son's talent was even more exaggerated than he imagined.
Maybe one day, Oden can carry the banner of the Kozuki clan, defeat that terrible King of Giants, reclaim Wano Country, and restore the glory of the Kozuki clan.
"Oh, so you're not Loki!"
Kozuki Oden retracted his long sword and landed steadily on the ground.
Disappointment was unconcealed on his face, but only for a moment. Immediately, full enthusiasm surged again as he asked:
"Then where is Loki? Let me go find him. I want to ask him to take me away from here. I want to travel outside!"
Before Panda could agree, Kozuki Sukiyaki beside him couldn't take it anymore. He rushed forward, blocking in front of Kozuki Oden, bowing to Panda: "Manager Panda, please do not agree to Oden's request! In Wano Country, going out to sea is a strictly prohibited illegal act."
He absolutely couldn't accept Oden abandoning his family and country just like that and leaving with outsiders.
Kozuki Oden roared irritably at Kozuki Sukiyaki: "Shut up, old man! Whatever laws the country has have nothing to do with me. I want to go out on an adventure! I want to see this world!!"
Interesting... Panda looked at this scene of father and son turning against each other, a sinister sneer rising on the corner of his mouth, a trace of calculation flashing in his eyes: "Kozuki Sukiyaki, are you teaching me how to do things?!"
He took a step forward, his massive body bringing a strong sense of oppression. The shadow enveloped Kozuki Sukiyaki completely, and crackling electric light lit up in his palm again, "The laws of Wano Country now are not for you, the former Shogun, to decide! Remember your identity; you are just a lingering prisoner!"
"No! No, Manager Panda." Kozuki Sukiyaki shivered, shaking his head like a rattle drum. He didn't want to be electrocuted.
"You'd better not."
Panda snorted coldly, withdrew his gaze, and landed on the eager Kozuki Oden beside him. His fingertips rubbed his chin, a trace of playfulness flashing in his eyes:
"You kid, you do have some skills and some value, qualified to serve His Majesty Loki. However, wanting to get on His Majesty Loki's ship is not that easy. Are you really willing to do anything?"
Kozuki Oden nodded repeatedly, his eyes full of hope: "Of course, as long as you let me on the ship, anything is fine. Please instruct!!"
"Very good."
Panda decided to test him slightly first: "Very good. His Majesty Loki hates your outfit and hairstyle the most. Make some small changes first."
Whoosh!!!
Kozuki Oden didn't hesitate, retracting his sword and slashing twice at himself.
Two sharp blade lights flashed suddenly, so fast that the trajectory couldn't be seen clearly.
The kimono split instantly, jet-black hair flying all over the sky, scattering on the ground.
In just an instant, Kozuki Oden shed all restraints, revealing a bare upper body and a sturdy physique. The hair on top of his head was chopped unevenly into messy broken hair, adding a bit more wildness and fierceness.
He looked at Panda hopefully: "Is it okay now?"
Beside him, Kozuki Sukiyaki looked at the scene before him as if struck by lightning, freezing in place. His heart felt like it was torn open, so painful he couldn't breathe.
Oden!
For going out to sea, for that ethereal adventure.
You can abandon the symbol of the Kozuki clan, the dignity of Wano Country, and everything about being a Kozuki clansman without hesitation?!
"Determination is very good." Panda was somewhat regretful: "Unfortunately, we already have a person from the Kozuki clan. You make it very difficult for me."
"This problem is too simple!"
Kozuki Oden wasn't troubled at all. He turned to look at Kozuki Sukiyaki, his long sword held horizontally.
"Oden, what do you want to do?!"
Kozuki Sukiyaki subconsciously took a step back, somewhat disbelieving: "I am your father, your biological father!!"
Answering Kozuki Sukiyaki was the biting blade light.
Whoosh!!!
Kozuki Sukiyaki didn't even have time to react. He only felt a chill on his neck, and his vision began to spin uncontrollably.
His head flew high, his eyes full of extreme incredulity and disbelief.
Oden...
His biological son Kozuki Oden...
Actually killed him, his biological father, without hesitation, just to go out to sea, to board the outsider's ship?!
In Kozuki Sukiyaki's last vision, Kozuki Oden didn't pause for a moment for his passing, bowing directly to Panda: "Manager Panda, now, can I go out to sea?!"
His tone was calm, as if what he just hacked to death wasn't his father, but a wild dog on the roadside.
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