The Great Voyage Begins with the Celestial Dragons

"I want Ashura Doji dead! Immediately! Right now!"

Are you an idiot?

Kaido unleashed a furious curse without any restraint, the deafening sound of which stunned Orochi.

The black charcoal serpent stiffened slightly, a hint of frustration flashing in its eyes.

After the deaths of Kurozumi Higurashi and Kurozumi Semimaru, he had no one left to contend with Kaido.

It's conceivable that his cooperative relationship with Kaido will undergo significant changes in the future.

However, Orochi hadn't thought of that yet; he just felt that Kaido's tone had changed, which made him even angrier.

"If you go and mess with Ashura Doji now, believe me, your head will be hanging at the entrance of the Shogun's mansion tomorrow," Kaido sneered.

They can kill your retainers silently, so killing a good-for-nothing like you is just a matter of minutes.

"this..."

Orochi's anger faltered as he realized his current predicament.

However, he wasn't exactly a capable person, and after racking his brains for a long time without coming up with a solution, he could only speak up in frustration:

"This won't work, that won't work, just tell me what to do! My men can't have died in vain!"

"You've made such a complicated thing out of a simple matter."

Kaido chuckled and, before Kurozumi Orochi could even begin to curse, spoke directly:

"Now that the balance has been broken, it's a fight to the death. Fortunately, Kozuki Oden gave us a lot of time, so we're not necessarily afraid of him now."

"What do you mean by 'fight to the death'?"

Orochi didn't want to listen to Kaido, after all, with Seramaru dead, he had no one to protect him.

He didn't know what would happen to Kozuki Oden if it really came down to a fight to the death, but he was certain to die.

"If he can use assassination, then you should use the authority of a shogun," Kaido said calmly. "Set up traps for his retainers, eliminate them one by one, and alienate him from everyone. If it's just Kozuki Oden, then it's easy to deal with."

Ultimately, the deaths of Kurozumi Hyougi and Kurozumi Semimaru are of no importance to Kaido.

This would reduce Orochi's manpower by two and make it easier for him to control the other party.

Furthermore, these two can now be used as a reason to further harm Kozuki Oden, which can be considered making use of their trash.

"It's not that it can't be done... Let me think about how to do it."

Kurozumi Orochi listened with a mocking look in his eyes, but outwardly agreed.

He's not particularly skilled, but he's not stupid either.

If this continues, it will become a situation where he and Kozuki Oden are frantically exchanging tokens, and then Kaido will reap the benefits.

In the end, his life was even in danger.

Ha, if you don't want to have fun, then nobody should!

Kurozumi Hōsō and Kurozumi Semamaru are more than just two simple retainers.

The former is a user of the Imitation Fruit, and an important ally in his rise to power. The latter is a user of the Barrier Fruit, and has been his lifeline all these years.

Orochi still felt a lot of affection for these two old men who had always assisted him.

Since Kaido isn't sincere, he'll find someone who is.

To hell with Wano Country! Nobody here will have a peaceful time!

After hanging up Kaido's call, Orochi's eyes flashed with madness as he pulled out the Den Den Mushi that Gion had left behind.

The call connected quickly. Kurozumi Orochi mumbled something, his eyes growing increasingly crazed, and his face becoming more and more ferocious.

He hung up the phone after a while.

"Tch, pirates are just pirates, a bunch of fickle trash. Hmph, no wonder they've been suppressed by the World Government for hundreds of years, a rabble."

Kurozumi Orochi hung up the phone with a mocking expression.

He no longer has the power to protect himself, and Kaido still wants to force him to his death.

If you don't want him to have an easy time, then no one should have an easy time either.

In that phone call, he told Gion directly that he wanted to become a world noble.

It's not about making Wano Country a member state, but about making it a world noble state.

In return, he will offer up the entire Wano Country.

He only had one condition: that Kaido and the entire Kozuki family would die a horrible death!

He will use the official power of Wano Country to assist him, and after finally eliminating Kaido and the Kozuki clan, he will also help the World Government stabilize the situation in Wano Country before leaving.

In Orochi's view, he had already shown enough sincerity.

As for the future of Wano Country, let whoever wants to manage it manage it.

Chapter 86 Robin's Analysis

On the other hand, Gion felt a bit like she was in a dream after hanging up the phone.

"That's it?"

Even though she killed Kurozumi Semimaru and Kurozumi Murasaki, she still received Kurozumi Orochi's surrender.

When faced with something like this, she even suspected there might be some kind of conspiracy.

"It's a very simple cause and effect: in a gamble that no one wants to lose, whoever knows first that they are bound to lose will be the first to flip the table."

Robin sat to the side, his hands drenched in tea, and drew three circles of different sizes on the wooden table.

Pointing to the largest circle, which was only half full, Robin said:

"The largest circle is Kozuki Oden. Despite the efforts of Kaido and Kurozumi Orochi over the past five years, his power has been reduced by nearly half, but it is still larger than the circles represented by Kurozumi Orochi and Kaido combined."

As he spoke, he pointed to the smaller but complete circle:

"This is Kaido. Although his power is slightly smaller than that of Kozuki Oden, it is very complete and is still growing."

"Neither Kozuki Oden nor Kaido have reached their limits. Unless something unexpected happens, they won't choose to overturn the table."

"On the contrary, it's Kurozumi Orochi..."

Robin pointed to the last, and smallest, complete circle.

Her tiny fingers gently brushed across the circle, erasing most of its size, leaving only a tiny dot:

“Gion-neechan’s previous actions were just like what I am doing now. The already unbalanced situation has been completely shattered.”

"Orochi knows he can't win no matter what. Given that, he'll make sure everyone loses."

"The best thing Uncle Luther did in this matter was to meet Kurozumi Orochi beforehand and plant a seed in his heart."

Robin's words made Gion understand completely:

"So now, the seed has sprouted and it's ready for us to harvest."

"That's about it. Gion-neechan must be very curious about how I got that retainer to do it." Robin smiled slightly.

"Are you willing to talk now?"

Gion raised an eyebrow and smiled as she looked at Robin, who was keeping everyone in suspense.

Unfortunately, in order to satisfy her own thirst for knowledge, she had already asked Luther about it behind Robin's back not long ago.

This matter appears to be orchestrated by Robin, but everything is actually under Luther's control.

"Do you remember Uncle Luther's special instructions before he came?" Robin asked with a smile.

"I don't necessarily have to kill those two old guys with my own hands!"

Gion narrowed her eyes slightly; having inquired about the details, she was naturally very familiar with everything.

"Yes! This reminder is to let Oden's retainers do it themselves."

Robin revealed Luther's thoughts and at the same time produced a scroll.

“I can understand making Kozuki Oden take the blame, but how do we get him to get involved willingly, through this scroll?” Gion feigned confusion.

“That’s right! There are two scrolls with the exact same contents. One is in my hands, and the other has already been sent to the Light Moon Mansion!”

"Is this what you made Absalom do?" Gion asked.

Robin nodded seriously, his fingers pressing on the scroll:

"This contains a record of a major event that occurred 19 years ago: the Ringo Incident!"

"The Ringo Incident?"

Gion pretended to frown, but understood.

Robin nodded and began to explain:

"About 19 years ago, the entire Wano Country was still in a state of isolation. At that time, a major event occurred: the resting place of the samurai in Ringo was extensively destroyed, and many famous swords in the cemetery were stolen."

"This was the work of Kurozumi Higurashi and Kurozumi Serimaru, who wanted to create chaos in Ringo and take control of this area."

"But because the Shimotsuki family, who were in charge of the bell at the time, reacted quickly, the stolen famous swords were soon found in a teahouse. The teahouse owner at the time, Hana-ryu-yanagi-mune, was implicated, which led to the destruction of his family."

"Since they failed to achieve their objective, Kurozumi Hachisamura and Kurozumi Serimaru temporarily retreated to preserve their remaining strength."

"This letter contains the last words of Hana-ryu Ryuu Sō, detailing the cause and course of the Ryūgo Incident."

"This matter doesn't seem to have anything to do with Kozuki Oden?" Gion asked casually.

"How can it not be related? Hana-ryu Yanagi-mune's son is currently a retainer of Kozuki Oden!" Robin chuckled.

"Oh, I see... wait a minute!"

Gion blinked:

"How did we obtain such detailed intelligence?"

"Of course... it's made up."

Robin shrugged and said something that almost made Gion burst out laughing, but thankfully she managed to control her expression and managed to look surprised.

In fact, very little of this intelligence was fabricated.