One Piece: Starting with Sharingan, First Mate Uchiha

The morning sunlight shines through the shoji paper, spreading a layer of pale golden light on the tatami mats.

When Victor opened his eyes, the room was still very quiet.

Nami leaned against his left side, one hand resting on his chest, her long orange hair scattered on the pillow.

Robin lay on the other side, his arms naturally wrapped around his right arm, his breathing steady and soft.

This kind of morning is nothing new to them.

Just as Viktor was about to sit up, Nami seemed to sense his movement beforehand and pressed down on his shoulder with her eyes closed.

"Not again? Chopper said you need to rest."

"I just want to go out for a walk."

"You said the same thing before."

Nami opened her eyes, her tone clearly showing distrust.

Robin slowly woke up at this moment. She was still leaning on Victor's shoulder, a slight smile on her lips.

"It seems our wounded only behaved for one night before starting to stir again."

"I'm just taking a walk, not using my abilities, and I won't leave the Flower Capital."

Victor raised his hands to indicate that he had no other plans.

Nami scrutinized him for a moment before finally nodding reluctantly.

"You can go out."

"But you must stay with Robin and me the whole time. You can't suddenly disappear, and you can't go behind our backs to deal with any 'women's business.'"

"no problem."

Viktor readily agreed.

Looking at his smiling face, Robin gently reminded him:

"Answering too quickly is actually more worrying."

When the three of them tidied their clothes and left the guest room, the Kozuki family's courtyard had already returned to its bustling state.

The tables and chairs left over from yesterday's banquet are being moved away by the servants.

Luffy was still fast asleep in the corridor, clutching an empty plate, while Usopp and Brook lay in extremely strange positions on the other side of the courtyard.

Zoro and his stretcher disappeared without a trace.

Chopper stood at the end of the corridor, shouting angrily, asking who had let the seriously injured patient crawl away with the wine jar.

Victor glanced at the chaotic courtyard and turned around naturally.

"It seems we'd better leave as soon as possible."

The three entered the Flower Capital Street from behind the General's Castle.

Just a few days later, the atmosphere in the city was completely different from when the giant serpent ruled.

The craftsmen were climbing wooden ladders, removing the Kurotan family flags and images of the giant snake that were hanging on both sides of the street one by one.

The spot where notices praising the Great Serpent were once posted has now been replaced by a new decree jointly issued by the Kozuki siblings.

Large crowds gathered in front of each notice, with literate people standing in the center of the crowd, reading the decrees aloud to the illiterate elderly.

A long queue formed in front of the granary.

Several warriors distributed the grain to each household, and an old man with gray hair held the rice bag he had just received.

After confirming that the rice inside was indeed pure white rice, he suddenly knelt down, hugged the rice bag, and burst into tears.

No one around him tried to persuade him.

Because there were many other people in the group who were also secretly wiping away tears.

The children gathered outside the workshop, watching a brand-new iron pot being taken out of the mold, even more excited than when they had seen a samurai's sword before.

Nami gazed at the bustling crowds on both sides of the street and sighed softly:

"Only a few days have passed, but it already feels completely different."

"It just looks different."

Viktor slowed his pace.

"The land in Wano Country is still polluted, and many rivers are undrinkable."

"The grain stored in the granaries cannot feed the entire country forever."

"Defeating Kaido only ended the oppression."

"It will take a long time for this country to truly stand up again."

Nami looked at the people receiving food, and the smile on her face faded slightly.

Robin said softly:

"At least now, they can decide for themselves which path to take."

Victor nodded.

This is what Luffy truly brought.

It's not about deciding the future for everyone, but about giving them back the right to choose their own future.

The three continued forward, and as they passed a wall, they suddenly heard a group of children arguing.

"Ah! The fox's nine tails should be a little longer!"

"The fox also has purple armor on its head!"

"Draw a knife here too!"

The center of the wall has been covered in paint.

The main subject of the mural is an exaggerated nine-tailed fox, whose nine tails support the falling island of Oni, and whose body is covered with purple armor.

A small figure holding a long sword stood atop the fox's head, but compared to the enormous nine-tailed fox, the small figure seemed particularly inconspicuous.

One of the children was the first to recognize Viktor.

"It's a red-eyed samurai!"

The children immediately gathered around.

"Does a nine-tailed fox really live inside your body?"

What does it usually eat?

"When I grow up, can I also raise a fox to protect the Flower City?"

Inside the sealed space, the Nine-Tailed Fox proudly raised its head.

"These human cubs have far better judgment than you."

Viktor looked at the Nine-Tailed Fox that occupied most of the wall in the mural, and then looked at himself, who was only the size of a palm.

"You may have misunderstood something."

He pointed intently at the mural.

"I was the one who really held Onigashima back; Kurama just showed up at the end to help a little."

The children clearly didn't believe it.

"But the big fox has nine tails!"

"You only have two hands!"

"And the fox can glow!"

The Nine-Tailed Fox inside the sealed space let out a hearty laugh.

Viktor tried to continue correcting this newly formed legend, but Nami couldn't help but burst out laughing.

Robin stood by, watching with amusement as a first mate who had defeated countless powerful enemies argued with several children about who was the real hero who held up Ghost Island.

Finally, the children added two longer arms to Victor in the corner of the mural, which was a reluctant acknowledgment of his contribution.

After leaving the wall, the three men were quickly recognized by more vendors.

The old woman selling dumplings stuffed the whole box of pastries into Robin's hands.

The tavern owner insisted on giving away the best sake.

The owner of a jewelry shop even brought out a box of gold jewelry and insisted on giving it to Nami.

Please accept this!

"If it weren't for you all, the Flower Capital would have been destroyed by Oni Island by now."

Nami was initially being polite, but her eyes lit up immediately after hearing "I absolutely won't accept money."

She opened the box and saw the neatly arranged gold hairpins and bracelets inside; she couldn't help but smile.

Viktor gently reminded him from the side:

"The people in the city have only just begun to resume their lives, so we can't really take too much away."

Nami froze.

She glanced at the gold jewelry, then at the patched clothes on the jewelry shop owner's body, and finally took Bailey out of her purse.

"This is not a purchase."

"This is just a thank-you fee that's temporarily being held with you."

The boss clearly didn't understand the difference, but still bowed repeatedly.

Robin didn't linger long at the jewelry shop, but instead went into a secondhand bookstore that had just reopened on the side of the street.

The shop was very cramped, with a large number of yellowed books displayed on wooden shelves.

After learning that she was interested in the history of Wano Country, the shop owner hesitated for a moment, then lifted the floor tiles under the counter and took out several incomplete ancient books.

"During Orochi's reign, all books that recorded the Kozuki family and the ancient Wano Country were forbidden."

"These are the things I preserved by hiding them underground."

Robin carefully opened one of the books.

The pages were damp, and many of the characters were blurred, but it was still possible to discern that they recorded the past of Wano Country.

"Are there any earlier records?"

The shop owner shook his head.

"Orochi once sent people to search all the old books and scrolls in the Flower Capital."

"Some items were burned on the spot, while the more valuable ones were transported to an underground warehouse near General City."

"Later, no one ever saw those books again."

Robin's eyes flickered slightly, but he didn't continue to ask about the warehouse's exact location. He simply bought all the incomplete ancient books.

After leaving the bookstore, Victor also thought of the Poneglyphs.

The Straw Hat crew has already obtained two rubbings of Dressrosa and Zou.

The third Road Poneglyph that Kaido possesses must still be hidden somewhere in Wano Country.

Now that the war is over, they should find it as soon as possible.

The three had barely left the bookstore when they encountered Hiyori patrolling the street ahead.

She was dressed in relatively simple general's attire, followed by Denjiro and several officials responsible for recording supplies.

Hiyori was inquiring about the distribution of grain when she saw Viktor, and her voice paused briefly.

"Lord Victor."

She quickly regained her composure and greeted Nami and Robin separately.

Nami didn't respond immediately, but stood beside Viktor, carefully scrutinizing Hiyori.

Robin still wore a gentle smile, but his gaze lingered briefly between the two of them.

They didn't know the specifics of what had happened between Viktor and Hiyori.

But Viktor's typically guilty behavior last night was enough to prove that this relationship was anything but ordinary.

The once bustling streets suddenly seemed much quieter.

Victor noticed that Nami and Robin were both silent, and it was clear that continuing to stand on the street was not a good option.

"General Hiyori, there's something I'd like to ask you."

"it is good."

Hiyori nodded in agreement almost without hesitation.

She answered so quickly that even she was momentarily stunned.

The scrutiny in Nami's eyes became even more pronounced.

Hiyori coughed lightly, regaining the composure befitting a general.

"This is not a suitable place to discuss this in detail. There is a teahouse nearby. Please follow me."

Seeing the subtle atmosphere among the four, Denjiro wisely led the officials to continue their inspection, leaving them some space.

In a private room at the teahouse, Hiyori personally poured tea for the three of them.

Viktor didn't beat around the bush any further and went straight to the Road Poneglyphs that Kaido possessed.

"The Straw Hat Pirates now possess two Road Poneglyphs."

"Wano Country will be the third set of coordinates for our journey to Laugh Tale."

Hiyori knows about the existence of the Poneglyphs and that the Kozuki clan has a close relationship with ancient writing, but she doesn't know exactly where the red Poneglyphs are hidden.

For the past twenty years, she has mainly been active in the Flower Capital, and has had no way of getting in touch with Kaido and Orochi's most core secrets.

Robin mentioned the underground warehouse the bookseller had mentioned.

"The historical text of the road signs may not be hidden on Ghost Island."

"It may also be located in an older, more secluded area of ​​Wano Country."

After a moment's thought, Hiyori immediately thought of Kozuki Sukiyaki.

As the previous shogun, and having lived in Wano Country for a long time under the identity of Tenguyama Hitetsu, he likely knew where the main text was.

"I will now return to General's City to inquire of my grandfather."

Hiyori looked at the three of them intently.

"Once the location of the Road Poneglyphs is confirmed, the Kozuki family will not hide anything from the Straw Hat Pirates."

"Without you, Wano Country would never have been able to regain its freedom."

Nami had no objection to the decision.

Robin then asked:

"Besides the Poneglyphs, does that underground area also preserve the ruins of ancient Wano Country?"

Hiyori couldn't answer, but she recalled a sentence her father had said in the past.

"My father once mentioned that the real Wano Country is not exactly the same as the land where people live today."

Robin's gaze gradually turned serious.

This statement implies that the secrets hidden in Wano Country are likely far more than just a single Road Poneglyph.

After the four left the teahouse, Hiyori needed to return to the general's castle immediately.

Viktor said a brief goodbye to her.

Hiyori glanced at him briefly, then, under the watchful eyes of Nami and Robin, maintained a polite distance and turned to walk to the other end of the street.

Nami only slowly turned her head after her figure had completely disappeared into the crowd.

"Can you tell me now?"

"What exactly happened between you two?"

Viktor subconsciously raised his hand and touched his nose.

Robin's smile deepened.

The streets of Huadu remain bustling.

But Victor suddenly felt that the problem at hand seemed even more troublesome than when facing Kaido.