The Great Voyage Begins with the Celestial Dragons

"Momonosuke! He is not your father!"

Amatsuki gritted his teeth, feeling a surge of anger rising whenever he saw Momonosuke.

"Ahem, Mother, you wouldn't want me and Hiyori to die, would you?"

Momonosuke's words made Toki Amagi stop thinking about hitting Momonosuke, and she looked at him with a complicated expression:

"You can't do that! Oden isn't dead yet!"

"I have no better way, Mother. Only if I become the Shogun of Wano Country will you be spared from being humiliated by others. Besides, in what way is Father inferior to Kozuki Oden!"

Momonosuke spoke in a serious tone, but his tone was dismissive when he mentioned Kozuki Oden.

"You...! Get out of here!"

Tengetsu pointed to the door, somewhat exasperated.

"Mother, I hope you can put in a good word for me with Father. The sooner I become the Shogun of Wano Country, the sooner my life in Hiyori will improve!" Momonosuke said with a grin.

"What did you do to Hiyori?"

Tenzuki Toki frowned slightly, looking at Momonosuke with a murderous expression.

She couldn't believe that Momonosuke had done something to her 6-year-old sister.

"Um... I haven't done anything yet, but Momonosuke's residence is in danger right now, since he doesn't have a single retainer. So I was thinking of sending her to a teahouse in the city to hide for a while, so that if Orochi comes, she can survive." Momonosuke chuckled dryly.

"You're sending your six-year-old sister to work as a geisha at a teahouse? Have you no humanity left, Momonosuke?!"

Amatsuki stared at Momonosuke in disbelief, only now realizing how unfamiliar her son truly was.

How could such a beastly mindset appear in one's own son?

"Tch, what's the big deal? I'm just imitating Kozuki Oden." Momonosuke pouted. "Doesn't Mother know that when Kozuki Oden was deposed and wrote back to us, she said that if we were afraid of danger, we should hide in the teahouse?"

"Soul! Kozuki Oden! Kozuki Momonosuke!"

Amatsuki Toki clenched her fist and slammed it hard on the tatami mat, making the whole room tremble. If Luther hadn't tied her cloak tightly beforehand, this slam would have exposed Amatsuki Toki's private parts.

"Get out of here, Momonosuke!"

Momonosuke ultimately didn't dare to confront the enraged Tengetsu Toki and slunk away.

Chapter 99 I Understand Women Better Than You Do

"Your Highness, was last night's pleasure wonderful?"

On the roof of the master bedroom of the Oden residence, when Gion saw Luther looking relaxed, she smiled and asked.

"Don't take matters into your own hands next time. If something like this happens again, I'd like you to be there too."

Luther raised an eyebrow, leaped onto the roof, and defiantly retorted.

It was only then that he noticed a sleeping little girl lying in Gion's arms. The little girl had the same green hair as Toki Amatsuki, and her appearance was also very similar.

"Hehehe, that won't do. Your Highness must savor the gift alone to truly appreciate its beauty."

Gion replied with a smile, and upon seeing Luther's gaze, slightly straightened the girl in her arms:

"Your Highness, this is Hiyori Kozuki."

"Why are you holding her?" Luther asked, intrigued.

He understood less and less about what Gion was doing.

"I only noticed her eyes, and they're quite good! I've decided to keep her by my side and train her. I hope Your Highness won't blame me."

"I don't care, and given her status, she is indeed worth nurturing."

Looking at Hiyori, who was sleeping peacefully, Luther seemed lost in thought.

A successor personally nurtured is far better than Momonosuke, a temporary choice.

"Your Highness, you've worked hard all night. Please go back and get some rest. I'll be back to serve you shortly."

Gion smiled and knelt on the roof, noticing that Luther looked a little tired after a long night's work.

"Then I'll leave. Don't go too far."

Luther mentioned it, and just then he saw Momonosuke being kicked out of the house by Amatsuki Toki, a smile flickering in his eyes.

"Your Highness, I'm not some great villain. I understand women far better than you do. And you seem to enjoy it too!"

Gion feigned grievance, appearing pitiful and helpless.

Seeing Gion in this state, Luther was at a loss and could only shake his head.

"Whatever you want! Whatever makes you happy! I'm going back now."

Well, he's already made a profit anyway, so saying more would just be like him getting a bargain and then complaining.

He gently kissed Gion on the forehead, then turned and walked away.

While he was comfortable at the Kozuki Mansion, he dared not actually fall asleep. It was time for him to go back to his cabin for a nap.

Watching Luther's retreating figure, Gion's eyes curved into crescent shapes, and she looked exceptionally happy.

She didn't understand those strategies and plans, but she understood Luther, and she also understood all kinds of women—a course she had specifically studied in the Navy.

Originally, she was meant to be a better undercover agent for the intelligence department, but she was unexpectedly used for this kind of thing.

Watching Luther's retreating figure, Gion chuckled softly, flipped off the roof, and entered Tenzuki Toki's room.

"Who are you? Put down Hiyori!"

The moment Tenzuki saw Gion, he was filled with wariness.

A woman casually entering a room, holding her daughter in her arms, doesn't seem quite right.

By this time, she had changed into her own clothes, and the cloak Luther had left behind was folded and placed aside.

Gion's delicate nose twitched slightly. The ventilation in the room wasn't very good, and she immediately smelled a peculiar scent that she was very familiar with.

She smiled meaningfully, gently put down Hiyori Kozuki, and tossed a video Den Den Mushi to Toki Amatsuki.

"Let me introduce myself. I'm Gion, the CP0 member who is in charge of that prince's affairs, and the one who ruined Kozuki Oden."

"It's you?"

Tenzuki hurriedly took the Den Den Mushi and stared at Gion in surprise.

His expression changed slightly when he saw the Enma and the Flying Feather Blade at the other party's waist.

The fact that the knife was in the other person's hands already proved something.

Amatsuki Toki fiddled with the video Den Den Mushi in her hand. She had met Kozuki Oden overseas, so she naturally knew how to use it.

Watching the scene where Kozuki Oden and Gion clash from the start to the end when Kozuki Oden is defeated head-on and has both arms severed, Toki's expression became even more complicated.

The previous message from Kozuki Oden did not detail the specifics of what happened.

Now that she knows that Kozuki Oden was defeated head-on by Gion, she really has nothing to hate or anything; he was simply outmatched.

Of course, this might also be because too many things happened yesterday, leaving her feeling very confused.

"Do you know? It all started because Kozuki Oden wanted me to be with him."

Gion spoke coldly with a smile, making Tenzuki feel as if he had fallen into an ice cellar, his whole body turning ice-cold.

"So you and that person are taking revenge on Kozuki Oden?" Amaterasu Toki's face turned ashen.

"Of course not, His Highness has no idea about any of this. It was all my own idea." Gion chuckled. "On the contrary, His Highness asked me to take good care of you before he left. Perhaps he just thought you were a gift from Momonosuke."

"What did you do to Momonosuke?" Amatsuki Toki suddenly realized.

She knew that Momonosuke couldn't have been so bad for no reason.

"I didn't do anything, don't struggle..."

Gion's words carried a certain seduction, and in a daze, the surroundings began to change, transforming into the scene that had occurred inside the hut.

Among them is Gion introducing himself, and Momonosuke's ambition to become the shogun of Wano Country.

There are also accounts of Luther's preferences in Gion, and some hints about Momonosuke.

This even includes the scene from yesterday afternoon when Momonosuke went to the cabin to find Gion after making his decision.

As if he were there, Tenzuki experienced the scene that Momonosuke had gone through.

So... is it ultimately my fault...?

Tenzuki looked slightly bitter, believing that he had failed to properly educate Momonosuke.

From beginning to end, Gion never explicitly told Momonosuke anything; Momonosuke did everything on his own initiative.

For some reason, Toki felt a sense of resentment towards Kozuki Oden, who was far away in the Flower Capital.

If Kozuki Oden had rebelled five years ago, the turmoil in Wano Country would have been quelled long ago.

If Kozuki Oden hadn't been so talkative and caused trouble, she wouldn't be going through all of this now.

If Kozuki Oden had set a good example for Momonosuke, things might not have turned out this way...

Gion's red lips curled slightly as she watched Tengetsu's ever-changing expression.

This was the most vulnerable time for Tianyue, and also the time when she needed to rely on someone the most.

Amatsuki naturally felt hatred and disgust for her and Luther, the perpetrators of the violence.

However, Toki Amatsuki will not have a good impression of Momonosuke, who has gone along with the corrupt practices.

And at this time when she needed someone to rely on the most, he kept telling her that it was because of Kozuki Oden that she was in such a situation.

As a result of this whole process, Toki Amatsuki will also develop a sense of distrust and resentment towards Oden Kozuki.

If something else happens later, and with her manipulating things, Tianyue might just give up and completely switch sides to Luther's side.

Of course, just in case Amezuki does something foolish...

Gion glanced at Hiyori on the ground and said with a light laugh:

"And you should understand, there's no place for Hiyori Kozuki in this mansion anymore. Whether Oden Kozuki can return to Kuri alive is still a question. Just because I'm not intervening doesn't mean Kaido and Orochi will let him go."

What do you want?

Tengetsu's expression darkened slightly as he gazed sadly at Hiyori Kozuki.