The Great Voyage Begins with the Celestial Dragons

“Fate gave him a responsibility he couldn’t bear. He tried to change it, but ultimately found that his abilities and personality were not suitable for or able to shoulder this responsibility.”

What is your evaluation?

Moria raised an eyebrow, sensing that Luther hadn't finished speaking.

"A successful hero, a failed general."

Luther offered his assessment of Kozuki Oden, which may not be entirely accurate, but it reflected his own thoughts.

Regardless of the circumstances, the fall of a top-tier powerhouse with Conqueror's Haki deserves to be treated with dignity.

Even if he orchestrated the funeral, it would only be a matter of political stance and would not affect the grandeur of the funeral.

Luther made no attempt to hide his words; not only could those with Conqueror's Haki hear them, but also Toki and Momonosuke, who were far away in Kuri.

Different people reacted differently after hearing this.

The Oden retainers, who were trying to shake off their enemies and seek revenge for their lord, showed more agreement with these words than anything else.

Kaido, who was Kozuki Oden's enemy, immediately took out a sake bottle, cried loudly, raised it towards Kozuki Oden, and then drank it down in a big gulp. He was a person whose emotions fluctuated greatly.

Nine miles away, Tianyue looked sorrowful.

Especially when she saw that Momonosuke's father had died, she couldn't contain her emotions and almost jumped up in excitement. She almost fainted.

Meanwhile, in a quarry not far from the battlefield, two other people were watching Absalom's live stream. They were Oden's only two absent retainers: Ashura Doji and Nekobuchi.

Upon witnessing the death of Kozuki Oden, Nekomamushi's eyes turned bloodshot, and it wanted to charge into the battlefield.

But just as he was lifted into the air, he heard the clanging of chains, which pulled him back down.

"Ashura Doji! Let me through! Didn't you see Lord Oden is dead?!" Nekomamushi roared at Ashura Doji, who was still drinking.

"I saw it, but he was bound to have this day sooner or later, wasn't he?"

The words were accompanied by a dull thud. Ashura Child lay sprawled on the ground, trying his best to hide the sadness on his face from the cat-belly snake.

Luther did not hide anything from him, and even told him about Kaido and Kozuki Oden's five-year agreement. At that time, he also knew what Kozuki Oden's so-called burden was.

Ah... a five-year agreement that could never be kept wasted five years of their lives, causing them all to suffer for a full five years.

Even Ashura Doji knew that the day the five-year agreement was fulfilled would be the day Kozuki Oden died, and there was no way things could change.

As the five-year agreement approaches, the probability of Kozuki Oden being betrayed increases.

He even knew that, given Kozuki Oden's personality, even if someone told him of this almost inevitable possibility, Kozuki Oden would still believe in that fairytale-like beauty.

This was Kozuki Oden's charm, but also his greatest weakness, which became the shackles that trapped him.

Ashura Doji didn't want to comment on Kozuki Oden. All he could do was stop Nekomamushi and wait for him to calm down so he could clean up the mess Oden had left behind.

He turned his head and looked at the live broadcast screen again, giving Luther, who was high above him, a deep look.

Perhaps he should also go out to sea and see the world... to see what kind of changes that world can bring him...

"Let me go! Ashura! Shutenmaru! Kid!"

As for the large cat next to him that kept howling, it had already been ignored by Ashura Doji.

battlefield…

"Kanjuro!!!"

Kawamatsu stared at Kanjuro with bloodshot eyes, his gaze filled with resentment and self-reproach.

He hadn't expected that Kikunojo wasn't the only traitor among Oden's retainers; Kanjuro was also a traitor.

Since they are all traitors, they all deserve to die!

He decisively abandoned the nearby Shinjuro and charged towards him.

After Kozuki Oden's death, the entire battle situation underwent a dramatic change.

Originally, it was Kozuki Oden who led his retainers to participate in this battle.

Now that Kozuki Oden himself is dead, Oden's retainers want revenge more than fighting Kaido and the others.

Even though some of the retainers didn't understand Kozuki Oden to some extent, their feelings for him were absolutely the kind that they would repay with their lives.

"You go kill Kurozumi Kanjuro, I'll hold them off! Ah!!!"

Denjiro, his face flushed red, unleashed a frenzied barrage of flying slashes, pushing his stamina to the limit as if he were risking his life, all to buy some time for the rest of his retainers.

"I'm here to help Denjiro, you must kill Kanjuro!"

Raizo spoke in a deep voice. He was already injured and couldn't run at all; he could only stall for time.

He made a ninja hand seal gesture, and dozens of scrolls spread out around him, blocking all the Beast Pirates' ranged attacks.

It contained sword energy, flames, lightning, poison gas... all of which were absorbed into the scroll.

"Wow!"

Raizo coughed up blood due to overusing his abilities because of his injuries. His body trembled, but his hands remained as steady as a mountain.

boom!

The scroll unleashed the attack it had just launched, hurtling towards the members of the Beasts Pirates, sending up clouds of dust and a series of explosions.

Combined with Denjiro's slash, they managed to briefly halt the elite of the Beasts Pirates.

The remaining Kin'emon and Inuarashi quickly caught up with Kawamatsu, using the chaos to break away from the battle and swiftly charged towards Kanjuro.

Chapter 109 Countless simulations in exchange for one chance

"Chuck! Chuck! Chuck!"

The sounds of three swords piercing flesh rang out almost simultaneously.

Kawamatsu, Inuarashi, and Kin'emon surrounded Kanjuro in a triangular formation, and simultaneously plunged their three swords into his body.

Kanjuro did not resist the three men's attack; he even opened his arms wide.

Everyone thought that Kanjuro had completed his mission and that's why he wanted to follow Kozuki Oden to his death.

Unexpectedly, Kin'emon and the others who had pierced Kanjuro's body suddenly changed their expressions.

Stab it!

Kanjuro's body was like a canvas being pierced, the wounds tearing outwards like shredded paper, eventually disappearing without a trace.

This is Kanjuro's ability with the Pen-Pen Fruit.

"He must have run away, that bastard Kanjuro, he lied to us and said he wasn't good at drawing," Kawamatsu said indignantly.

"Hmph, we'll find him sooner or later!" Kin'emon's face darkened slightly.

“Kishi…Emon…”

Suddenly, a weak voice came from behind.

Hearing that voice, though weak and different, was still strangely familiar, Kin'emon excitedly turned around and strode towards the struggling Kozuki Oden:

"Lord Oden, you're still alive!?"

Kin'emon was overjoyed. Their previous battlefields were far from here, and the enemies were too strong, so they didn't have much energy to pay attention to this side.

Seeing that Kozuki Oden was still breathing, Kin'emon quickly ran to his side and reached out to help him up.

But when his hand touched Kozuki Oden's body and felt a sensation unlike skin, his expression suddenly changed.

He wanted to back down, but unfortunately, it was too late…

laugh!

A flash of light, and a blade easily pierced through Kin'emon's body.

boom!

Kin'emon's body was kicked to the side with great force, and the 'Kozuki Oden' on the ground rapidly transformed into the appearance of Kanjuro.

"Hehehe, I thought you guys could see through my imitation. After pretending for so long, I thought my skills had become rusty."

Kanjuro let out a strange laugh, looking at Kawamatsu and Inuarashi with a mocking expression.

Faced with Kanjuro in this state, Inuarashi and Kawamatsu did not hesitate at all and rushed forward to fight him together.

High up.

"Your Highness, didn't you say?"

Moria hesitated slightly as he looked at Kanjuro's behavior.

Are you sure Kozuki Oden didn't make a mistake in choosing a companion like this?

"I don't know either. He and Kozuki Oden might have had some feelings for each other, but it doesn't seem like much now."

A hint of amusement lurked in Luther's eyes as he shrugged, his tone tinged with helplessness:

"As for the other members of the Nine Red Scabbards, he seems to have no feelings for them at all."

Kanjuro's killing of Kozuki Oden, and even his subsequent betrayal of other retainers, were all within his expectations.

However, given the live broadcast, it's not his place to explain these things, nor should he know so much.

Besides, someone has to pay the price for Kozuki Oden's death, so why not Kanjuro?

Upon hearing Luther's explanation, Moria looked skeptical, but ultimately believed him.

Given his understanding of Luther's abilities, there shouldn't have been any oversights. But after all, Luther is only human, and he doesn't know much about Wano Country, so he shouldn't have known so much in the first place.

Even Moria believed Luther's explanation, not to mention Ashura Doji, Toki, and the others.

They generally believed that Luther's misjudgment stemmed from not knowing that Kanjuro would be so ruthless, even going so far as to harm other Oden retainers by desecrating Kozuki Oden's corpse.

Meanwhile, on the other side of the battlefield, Raizo and Denjiro were clearly no match for the elite forces of the Beasts Pirates.

Denjiro was struggling to hold off the combined attack of King and Queen. If he hadn't seen the infighting on the other side, he would have been killed long ago.

Even so, he was already seriously injured and on the verge of death.

Raizo's condition was even worse. His body had been torn apart by the enraged Tiger-Tiger Fruit Flying Six, and his flesh was still hanging on his fully transformed fangs, dripping with blood.

Previously, Raizo used a scroll to deflect his ultimate attack, thus severely tricking them.

As a result, apart from Vant and himself, the rest of the Flying Six and Shinta were almost completely wiped out.