One Piece: Rayquaza of the Beasts Pirates

"I am willing to serve the Yamato Shogun!!"

"We swear to follow General Yamato to the death!!"

Kane paced slowly, finally stopping in front of the kneeling Fu Lu Shou, his eyes lowered, his gaze full of amusement.

"So, as a loyal subordinate of General Yamato, do you have any important information about Kurozumi Orochi that you need to report to me?"

Does he know about Orochi's Devil Fruit ability?

No, that's impossible! It's a secret that even Kaido doesn't know!

Fu Lu Shou stiffened, unsure of Kane's intentions, and could only tentatively say, "My lord, I know the location of General Orochi's treasure room and am willing to hand it over to you."

"What a pity, you answered incorrectly, Fu Lu Shou."

Kane looked down at him, his tone suddenly turning cold: "You really are loyal; you haven't wasted Orochi's trust in you."

"My lord, I don't understand?" Fu Lu Shou raised his head, his face full of innocence and confusion.

Kane simply shook his head indifferently, too lazy to press Fu Lu Shou for details.

He will not gain Fukurokuju's true loyalty until Kurozumi Orochi is completely dead.

In the original work, Fukurokuju was originally a ninja of the Kozuki clan. He later betrayed them and joined Kurozumi Orochi. After Kurozumi Orochi was beheaded by Kaido, he switched allegiance to Kaido.

He may seem like a traitor, but in reality he adheres to one principle.

That is, the Imperial Guards must serve the current Shogun.

For this reason, he even dared to feign compliance with Kaido.

Kane ignored the kneeling crowd, silently turned around, and refocused his gaze on the "remains" in the crater in the wall.

He opened his dragon mouth, and the surging energy within him transformed into flames and condensed once more.

"Big characters burst into flames!"

boom!!!

A giant "大" character constructed of flames, like a brand from hell, crashed down on the limp corpse of the black charcoal serpent.

Just as the flames were about to engulf the corpse, a miraculous scene unfolded.

"Aaaaaah... It's burning me!! Have mercy! Have mercy!!!"

The originally dead, black charcoal snake suddenly sprang up from the bottom of the pit, like a live shrimp being doused with boiling oil.

He rolled and howled wildly in the raging flames, his voice shrill and distorted: "Spare me! I don't want the general's position anymore, you can have it! You can have it all!! Don't burn it!!"

In this life-or-death situation, Orochi could no longer hide his abilities and directly used his Devil Fruit powers.

His short, stocky body rapidly expanded and twisted like an inflatable balloon, scales growing wildly on his skin. In an instant, a monster with a bizarre grass-green body and seven dragon-like snake heads suddenly appeared.

however.

"Why...why can't we put it out?" one of the snakes screamed in despair.

Kurozumi Orochi was horrified to discover that the flames released by Kane clung to his massive body like a malignant tumor, and no matter how much he rolled around, the flames could not be extinguished.

"Awooo—!!!"

"It's hot! It's so hot!!"

"Help me! Someone please help me!!"

The seven snake heads emitted a series of incoherent and shrill screams.

Oh? Did it trigger the burning effect?

Kane stroked his chin with interest, but quickly lost interest.

There was no other reason than that Orochi's appearance was simply too pitiful.

The kind-hearted Lord Kane couldn't bear to see him like this.

then……

"Air Blade".

Kane casually swung his dragon claw, and several invisible yet incredibly sharp blades of air precisely sliced ​​across the head of the Yamata no Orochi.

dong dong dong...

The Yamata no Orochi's wildly thrashing body suddenly stopped, and its seven enormous snake heads rolled to the ground in unison.

"One, two, three... seven."

Kane calmly and methodically, as if counting spoils, tapped each of the motionless snake heads on the ground with the tip of his dragon claw.

After confirming there were seven, he nodded in satisfaction: "Including the time I was killed by the speeder, that makes a total of eight lives. Yes, that's right."

Orochi died, and died without a ripple.

"You're hopelessly stupid, conjuring up seven heads at once to die. But this might be the last good thing you ever did, saving me the time of guarding your corpse."

Kane chuckled and turned to look at the stunned Fu Lu Shou: "The old king is dead, it's time to welcome the new king to the throne."

Fu Lu Shou, recovering from the shock of the sudden turn of events, immediately prostrated himself again: "I am willing to obey your orders, sir!"

"Yes, this time your tone is much more sincere."

Kane nodded in satisfaction, then took a deep breath, his chest rising and falling slightly: "Freezing Wind!"

A chilling gust of wind erupted from Kane's mouth, sweeping across the entire hall.

Wherever the cold wind passed, the flames were extinguished instantly.

The scorching air was rapidly cooled, even causing a thin layer of frost to condense on the ground.

"My lord Kamui!"

Fu Lu Shou bowed their heads even lower, showing utmost respect.

Kane remained calm and composed, as if he had merely done something insignificant. With a flick of his dragon claw, he said, "Come, follow me to the top floor. It's time for those samurai and ninjas still working for Orochi to face reality."

After all, the samurai and ninjas there are now his forces.

The group had just stepped out of the dilapidated gate of the main hall.

“Lord Kane!” a cheerful, clear voice rang out.

Xiao Zi, who had been waiting in the shadows in the corner outside the palace, quickly appeared.

From the moment Kane emerged, Komurasaki knew that Orochi had lost, and the shadow hanging over the people of Wano Country was about to dissipate.

"Who goes there?" Fu Lu Shou reacted quickly, instantly switching into character and standing protectively in front of Kane.

Even though he knew his strength was far inferior to Kane's.

But that is the meaning of the Oniwabanshu's existence.

“It’s alright, Little Purple is my friend,” Kane said with a smile.

Fukurokuju took a half step back as instructed, but the wariness in his eyes did not completely disappear. He lowered his voice and dutifully reminded him, "Sir, this woman is a courtesan who was recently introduced to the city by Kyoshiro to perform. And Kyoshiro is Kurozumi Orochi's loyal bodyguard."

The implication is that Xiao Zi's loyalty cannot be guaranteed.

"It's alright." Kane waved his hand casually, then turned to look at Komurasaki: "I'm going to announce Orochi's death to the people of the Flower Capital now. Do you want to come with me?"

"It is my honor!" Xiao Zi said almost without hesitation.

Seeing this from afar, Kyoshiro sighed repeatedly.

After Kane entered the palace, he approached the lone Komurasaki, intending to take her away directly. However, Kane had somehow bewitched her, and she insisted on waiting outside the palace until Kane's battle with Orochi ended.

Chapter 14: Subduing Samurai and Ninjas

The top floor of the Great Serpent City.

The place is no longer majestic; in its place lies a desolate battlefield.

The walls and pillars were covered with gruesome knife marks and cracks. In the center of the battlefield, an ice field lay out starkly before them.

Dozens of lifelike ice sculptures in various poses stand there.

The once densely packed army of samurai and ninjas is now reduced to a group of lucky individuals who were not blinded by the promise of 500 gold coins, and who are still able to stand and maintain their fighting strength.

They gripped their weapons tightly, their bodies trembling slightly uncontrollably, their fearful gazes fixed on Yamato, who stood like a war god in the center of the battlefield.

"Hey!"

Yamato casually slung the spiked club "Ken" over his shoulder, put his other hand on his hip, and complained, "Why aren't you guys coming up and fighting yet? I'm getting impatient!"

His tone was full of unfulfilled frustration.

There aren't many decent opponents here. Only a few ninja leaders are somewhat formidable, but they can be dealt with in a few blows.

The remaining samurai and ninjas looked at each other, their faces filled with struggle and despair.

They wanted to escape, but were afraid of being punished by Orochi afterward.

Staying would be tantamount to courting death if it meant facing that monster girl who could freeze people into ice sculptures in an instant.

Just as they were worrying.

click, click, click...

A series of steady, powerful footsteps, like the beat of a drum, came from the back passage, breaking the deathly silence.

Everyone instinctively looked in the direction of the sound and saw a handsome man leading Fukurokuju, the leader of the Oniwabanshu, and a group of surviving samurai, calmly arriving.

"Who is he?"

Why is the captain (Fu Lu Shou) following behind him?

The samurai and ninjas were filled with doubt.

Upon seeing the newcomer, Yamato's earlier impatience vanished instantly.

"Kane, look!"

Yamato jumped up and down excitedly, waving his spiked club and pointing at the ice field and ice sculptures.

His tone was full of pride and boasting.

"Well done, Yamato." Kane walked over to Yamato, naturally reaching out to pat Yamato's hair as a sign of praise.