One Piece: New Century Hextech Warriors

Chapter 93 Momonosuke is the Savior

Inside the Shogun's residence in Wano Country.

"Lord Orochi, may I enter?"

A man with a menacing, pompadour-like hairstyle stood in the courtyard and gently knocked on the bedroom door of the black charcoal serpent.

After waiting for a long time without hearing any movement inside, he had no choice but to push the door open and enter, only to be immediately stunned.

The general was huddled under the wooden bed, shivering under several layers of thick quilts.

No wonder I didn't hear any knocking earlier; it turns out the blanket blocked it all out.

"Who?!"

The black charcoal serpent finally noticed someone had entered and broke out in a cold sweat. He only breathed a sigh of relief after seeing who it was.

"Why are you so late!"

The tall samurai before him was his personal bodyguard, Kyoshiro.

Upon hearing that the Whitebeard Pirates had invaded Wano Country, Orochi immediately retreated to the Shogun's residence, too afraid to venture out.

Anyway, if the sky falls, Kaido will hold it up; he's not stupid enough to go after Whitebeard.

Kyoshiro knelt down on one knee, pulled him up from the ground, and slowly said, "I apologize, General. There is some unrest in Wano Country right now, and some petty villains are inevitably stirring up trouble near you. I just led my men to deal with a group of them, so I am late."

Kurozumi Orochi waved his hand impatiently: "Alright, since you're here, stay by my side for now!"

Kyoshiro asked, "Shouldn't we send some men to help Kaido?"

Orochi sneered, "It's none of my business if these pirates are fighting like dogs."

"Besides, if Whitebeard can really teach Kaido a lesson, our lives will be much easier in the future."

Orochi was well aware of his role; he was merely a tool to help Kaido maintain his rule.

Back then, Orochi helped Kaido overthrow Oden, and after the deed was done, he became the ruler of Wano Country, while Kaido was appointed governor.

Despite being nominally the supreme ruler, Kurozumi Orochi felt incredibly aggrieved. As long as Kaido and the Beasts Pirates were above him, he could never hope to rise above them.

However, Orochi was also helpless. Wano Country had been ruled by the Kozuki family for many years. Although he had won by using underhanded means, his rule was ultimately illegitimate. If it weren't for Kaido and the Beast Pirates' help, he would probably have been stabbed eight times that very night and "committed suicide," and then a new shogun would have taken the credit.

Now that the Whitebeard Pirates are attacking Kaido, it's a good opportunity to weaken Kaido's power and make him more reliant on their strength in the future.

This is the situation he wanted to see!

As for Whitebeard completely defeating Kaido and conquering Wano Country? Orochi was confident that such a thing would not happen.

He had already heard that Whitebeard had come to avenge Kozuki Oden, and since the Whitebeard Pirates didn't have a habit of encroaching on territory, he figured they would leave after venting their anger.

Seeing that Orochi had no intention of helping, Kyoshiro nodded and said, "Then, General, please rest. I will keep watch outside."

After Kyoshiro finished speaking, he slowly walked out the door.

As soon as he closed the door, his thumb started trembling uncontrollably.

"Still not calm enough."

He smiled bitterly to himself.

Every time he is alone with Orochi, he has the urge to kill him!

Because he wasn't Kyoshiro, the Wano Country yakuza boss, at all; he was Denjiro, Kozuki Oden's close retainer!

When Oden was killed, Denjiro's face twisted with extreme rage. He then went into hiding, pretending to be a powerful yakuza boss, and infiltrated Orochi's inner circle as his bodyguard.

Over the years, he had tried countless times to assassinate Kurozumi Orochi, but he always managed to restrain himself.

This is all because of that prophecy.

On the night Oden's wife, Kozuki Toki, was killed, she said that twenty years later, Kozuki Oden's successor would return to Wano Country, defeat the evil Kurozumi Orochi and Kaido, and eventually rule the country again.

Since the destruction of the Kozuki clan, the prophecy of Kozuki Toki has spread far and wide, becoming a source of hope for many people in Wano Country.

Denjiro was no exception.

He didn't know if the prophecy would come true, nor did he know if Kozuki Toki could bring about a miracle, but he still chose to believe.

This was his only hope of survival.

Therefore, Denjiro remained hidden by Orochi's side, playing the role of a loyal retainer, hoping to one day wait for the return of the young lord and then restore the country!

Boom—

A loud noise from afar interrupted his thoughts. Denjiro looked at the huge blue figure on the horizon and clenched his fists.

"Hiyori, you have to hang in there."

He silently prayed for Hiyori in his heart.

Not long ago, he happened to meet Oden's daughter, Hiyori Kozuki. In order to protect Hiyori, he sent her to a brothel to learn how to become a geisha.

The most dangerous place is the safest place. Kaido never expected that Oden's bloodline would be waving in front of him every day.

At this time, a great battle broke out on Onigashima, and Denjiro was also extremely anxious, wishing he could rush over to save Hiyori immediately.

But that would definitely arouse Orochi's suspicion, and all our efforts would be in vain.

In Denjiro's heart, Momonosuke is the only savior, and everything is worth it to welcome Momonosuke back after many years!

Boom!

Near Onigashima, a massive mass of lava slammed into the ground, and a large number of Whitebeard Pirates members screamed as they melted into blood.

But things weren't much better for the Beast Squad. The powerful shockwaves kept slashing out, and even the slightest graze could pulverize someone.

The two sides had been fighting for a whole day, leaving behind a large number of corpses on the shore, and even the seawater was stained a dark red.

"Hey, Newgate, where did your strength go when you used to beat me up? Have you really gotten old?!"

The Azure Dragon weaves through the clouds, its ever-changing form resembling that of a legendary deity.

Kaido laughed mockingly at his old acquaintance on the ground. His hundred-meter-long dragon body twisted and rolled, stirring up a huge, violent wind that swept across the ground with devastation.

"Gurrah, even if I'm a hundred years old, I'll still beat you to a pulp!"

Whitebeard responded to Kaido's attack with a boisterous laugh, and with a heavy swing of his Murakumogiri sword, the sword energy, accompanied by vibrations, tore through the air, easily shattering the hurricane that Kaido had just created.

Upon seeing this, Kaido's expression hardened, and sweat unknowingly seeped from his dragon head.

He appeared relaxed, but was actually quite wary of Whitebeard.

That damn old guy, I can't believe he's still so good at fighting after all these decades!

He had previously thought that Whitebeard, being so old and covered in injuries from using the Tremor-Tremor Fruit for so many years, should not have much strength left.

The result far exceeded his expectations. Whitebeard's physical strength was indeed not as good as when he was young, but his development of the Tremor-Tremor Fruit had reached an almost perfect level. If he hadn't been able to use his flying ability to deal with him, he would probably be in grave danger!

Just as Kaido was pondering a countermeasure, his Observation Haki suddenly gave him a very ominous feeling.

"not good!"

He was trying to fly to higher clouds, but it was too late.

The white-bearded man clenched his giant fist, and powerful shockwaves, visible to the naked eye, emanated from his body in concentric circles. The surrounding earth shattered like thin sheets of paper, and the sea surged violently, with waves splashing dozens of meters high.

"Airquake!"

Whitebeard roared and unleashed a powerful blast into the air, sending layers of shockwaves surging upwards like a tsunami, instantly shattering the fiery clouds Kaido used to maintain his flight.

Without the support of the Flame Cloud, and with the powerful impact of the shockwave, Kaido's body swayed, and he plummeted straight towards the ground.