The Great Voyage Begins with the Celestial Dragons

Only the part about Kurozumi Serimaru and Kurozumi Higurashi is false; the rest is information from eyewitness accounts.

Gion only learned after asking Luther that Moria's Shadow-Shadow Fruit was incredibly effective at gathering intelligence on ordinary people, even more so than simple interrogation.

These eyewitnesses learned of the events by chance when Absalom and Moria were gathering intelligence in Belle.

"So, the contents of this letter are also fake?" Gion smiled and changed the subject.

“Yes, this letter was written by me, imitating Hana-ryu Ryuzo’s handwriting. Fortunately, he has been dead for almost 20 years, so even his son shouldn’t be able to recognize his handwriting. My imitation is convincing enough to fool the eye,” Robin said.

"So once Kurozumi Higurashi and Kurozumi Serimaru are dead, there will be no one else who knows the truth, right?" Gion asked.

"That's right!"

Robin nodded seriously, but then a hint of suspicion appeared on his face:

"Gion-neechan, shouldn't you be questioning whether those who experienced it firsthand knew the inside story?"

"Huh? Are there any survivors who actually experienced it back then?" Gion blinked cutely.

Seeing Gion's expression, Robin immediately lost interest in speaking.

It goes without saying that Gion already knew about this incident.

Ha, a wicked aunt just like that wicked uncle! Not cute at all!

Robin inwardly grumbled, but still followed the original plan and explained the next steps.

……

An hour later.

Gion and Robin appeared at Orochi's shogun's mansion.

"My lord, you have finally arrived!"

When Kurozumi Orochi saw Gion, his eyes lit up, and he immediately got up to greet her.

He had personally experienced Gion's power, which could easily break through the Barrier-Barrier Fruit's defenses, and Kurozumi Semimaru even said that its strength was no weaker than Kozuki Oden's.

Only with such a powerful figure by his side could Orochi feel safe.

"Kurozumi Orochi, we can grant you any request. But you'll have to deal with the Kozuki clan and Kaido yourself. Consider this a test from the World Government."

Upon hearing Gion's words, Kurozumi Orochi opened his mouth.

If he were capable of dealing with Kaido and the Kozuki clan, he wouldn't need to seek help from the World Government.

“Of course, we won’t make you use force, but we want to show us your influence in Wano Country,” Gion emphasized the latter part of her sentence.

"Influence..."

Orochi breathed a sigh of relief when he heard that he didn't need to show his strength.

As for influence, he thinks it's all easy to say.

"My lord, may I ask which aspect of influence you wish to see?" Kurozumi Orochi couldn't help but ask.

He felt that asking directly was the quickest way to communicate than to speculate.

Gion gave Kurozumi Orochi a strange look. Wasn't asking such a direct question just showing off her incompetence?

However, considering Orochi's abilities, Gion felt relieved and began discussing Robin's plan:

"It's very simple. This incident was most likely the work of Kozuki Oden or his subordinates. You agree with that, right?"

"Of course!"

Orochi nodded without hesitation, knowing that the World Government was targeting the Kozuki clan. Even if Kozuki Oden wasn't the one who did it, it didn't stop him from pinning the blame on them.

"In that case, a lawful and aboveboard manhunt shouldn't be a problem!"

After Gion said those words, Orochi immediately understood.

He might not be good at devising strategies, but framing someone is his forte.

"Understood, I'll prepare to search Kozuki Oden's residence right away!"

Kurozumi Orochi let out a sinister laugh. All he wanted was to search for Kozuki Oden's residence with "evidence," and then coincidentally find that evidence.

This matter cannot be directed at Kozuki Oden himself, but his retainers can say whatever they want.

With Gion around anyway, he wasn't afraid that Kozuki Oden would resort to desperate measures.

"Sir, leave this to me!"

Chapter 87 The Questioning in Front of the Kozuki Mansion

The next day.

boom! ! !

With a loud bang, the gates of the Kozuki clan's mansion in the Flower Capital were smashed open.

A group of samurai from the shogun's mansion surrounded the gate, while Kurozumi Orochi sat inside an open palanquin. Gion, accompanied by Robin, stood calmly a short distance away.

The commotion quickly attracted a large crowd of onlookers.

The Kozuki clan was once the shogunate of Wano Country. Even though Kozuki Oden was a complete failure, the people still respected the Kozuki clan.

"what happened?"

"I don't know. The general surrounded the Kozuki family early this morning, and now he's just broken down the door."

Shh! You don't know yet, but something terrible has happened.

"You think you know everything? Hurry up and tell me!"

"You all know that the general's retainer was killed a few days ago."

"Nonsense, finding the murderer is a huge reward! You'll never have to worry about money again."

"that is!"

"Hehehe, the murderer is both far away and right under our noses!"

"Could it be Kozuki??"

"Ahem, this must not be said, this must not be said!"

"..."

There was a lot of discussion among the people, especially among those who were associated with Kurozumi Orochi.

Every single one of those who identified the Kozuki clan as the murderers was arranged by Kurozumi Orochi.

It was only at first that the rumors were spread by people from Kurozumi Orochi, but later, some people spontaneously explained the facts to onlookers, as if the evidence was already conclusive.

Just then, Kozuki Oden arrived belatedly, walking out of the mansion.

Looking at his disheveled appearance, the red marks on his face, and his drunken gait, anyone could tell what he had just been doing.

Indulging in debauchery by day, living a life of drunken revelry.

Most of the people of the Flower Capital looked at such people with disdain.

"Utterly shameful! Alas, how could Sukiyaki General have such a son!"

A commoner suddenly spoke up, and soon, for various reasons, the onlookers erupted into a denunciation of Kozuki Oden.

This wasn't orchestrated by Orochi. Right now, Kozuki Oden isn't exactly universally hated, but he's at least a pariah, disliked by everyone.

Kozuki Oden, on the other hand, was in excellent spirits. He completely ignored the sounds around him and instead focused his gaze on Gion, who was not far away, with a slight gleam in his eyes.

But before he could say anything, Orochi shouted in a loud voice:

"Kozuki Oden, we have received an anonymous tip from the public that someone is harboring a criminal!"

"What did you say? I'm harboring criminals?"

Kozuki Oden smiled.

According to the laws of Wano Country, he is still a criminal, and the things he did when he was young have not yet been punished.

If that's the case, isn't his mansion full of criminals?

"Correct!"

Kurozumi Orochi had no idea what Kozuki Oden was thinking, and said with a stern face:

"Some say that the deaths of Musashi and Semimaru were committed by your retainers. We are going to search your residence!"

"Hey, are you kidding me?!"

Upon hearing the blame placed on him by Orochi, Kozuki Oden instantly sobered up considerably and stood up straight:

"You can accuse me of harboring criminals, but to say that my retainers killed those two old men? That's impossible!"

"Your words don't count, search for me!"

Kurozumi Orochi completely ignored Kozuki Oden's intentions and simply waved his hand forward.

Upon receiving the order, a group of samurai swarmed into the mansion.

"Let's see who dares!"

Kozuki Oden stood alone at the doorway, raised his fists, and let out a loud shout.

But as soon as he finished speaking, his expression suddenly changed drastically, and his hands instinctively reached for his waist at an extremely fast speed.

Unfortunately, his hands touched nothing.

laugh! ! !

"Wow!"

Kozuki Oden's kidney was pierced through, and behind him, Gion's figure suddenly appeared, accompanied by a sheathing motion.

Upon seeing that Kozuki Oden was injured, the previously hesitant samurai abandoned all restraint and rushed directly into the mansion.

After Gion delivered the final blow to Kozuki Oden, she vanished in a flash.

Of everyone present, only Kozuki Oden's Observation Haki allowed him to sense that Gion was still hiding in the crowd.

He coughed up a mouthful of blood, put his hand on his waist, and kept panting heavily.

This kind of injury is nothing to him; he'll recover in a few days.