One Piece: Start Collecting Nicolo

"Ignorant person!"

Before the big snake could react, Fu Lu Shou, who was following him like a shadow, immediately shouted.

"All right!"

Kaido raised his hand slightly, his tone somewhat impatient: "Stop talking nonsense, I am not in the mood to listen to your nonsense. The main reason I called you here this time is for one thing, that is... the issue of the ownership of Wano Country."

As soon as he finished speaking, there was a loud bang and the door of the banquet hall suddenly closed.

Behind Kurozumi Orochi, the expressions of the Oniwaban people suddenly changed, and they gathered around the big snake.

The Beasts Pirates all had an arrogant attitude, as if they were sure to defeat Orochi and his group.

“Belong… belong?”

The black charcoal snake was slightly startled, and then seemed to realize something, and his face gradually became stiff.

"Hey, wait... what's going on? Kaido! Wano Country's ownership? You bastard... are you trying to get your hands on Wano Country? You must be kidding! Don't forget we were allies!"

"ally?"

Kaido burped and slowly stood up. His huge body looked down at Kurozumi Orochi and his group.

Boom!

Basaijie slammed down on the tiles, sending spiderweb-like cracks spreading to the snake's feet.

Looking at the hideous cracks and the extremely oppressive monster body in front of it, the back of the black charcoal snake was instantly wet with cold sweat. He took two steps back in panic and fell to the ground.

In a trance, there seemed to be a layer of blood in front of his eyes, and a faint smell of blood filled the room, making Kurozumi Snake even more frightened.

"If it was that guy Oden, I might have looked up to him, but a mere puppet..."

"Just a puppet?"

As if he had heard something funny, the originally panicked Kurozumi Snake suddenly plucked up his courage and grinned.

"Kaido, do you really think you can swallow Wano Country by brute force?"

"Oh? Or rely on your winter melon brain?"

Seeing Kurozumi Orochi like this, Kaido seemed to be interested and wanted to see what this coward who had always depended on him had to say.

"I'm not a winter melon!"

Kurozumi Orochi screamed, "I am Kurozumi Orochi! I am the rightful heir to the position of Shogun! Just for the sake of the name Kurozumi, no matter how despicable I am, I am more legitimate than you outsiders! I have been planning for so many years, but I didn't do this to help you, Kaido!"

"Humph, bullshit orthodoxy..."

Originally thinking that the other party had some profound ideas, Kaido sneered when he heard what Kurozumi Orochi said, and suddenly swung down the Eight Precepts in his hand!

boom--

Dark red thunder exploded, and the violent domineering aura instantly swept across the entire banquet hall.

The next moment, the golden crown shattered into pieces, and the mace smashed heavily on the head of the black charcoal snake, causing his eyes to bulge out, his teeth to break, and a large piece of his head to be embedded in his chest.

The smell of blood filled the air. Beside the corpse of Kurozumi Orochi, the Oniwabanshu led by Fukurokuju stood still, looking at Kaido with fear on their faces.

Kaido glanced at them coldly: "You guys——"

"Of course we are willing to surrender to Lord Kaido!"

Fukurokuju raised his hands without hesitation. Due to the tradition of blind loyalty in Wano Country, he was still somewhat loyal to Kurozumi Orochi, but not much.

Asking him to help Kurozumi Orochi escape is fine, but helping him fight Kaido...

Sorry, can't do it.

"We are willing to pledge allegiance to the Beasts Pirates! The Flower City's noble roster, arsenal, secret passage map, and the key to the treasury will all be presented tonight, and we will fully assist Lord Kaido in pacifying the Land of Wano!"

Fukurokuju spoke tremblingly, and all the Oniwabanshu ninjas behind him knelt down in unison.

"Ah ha ha ha... you're quite sensible."

Kaido sneered and crushed the golden crown fragments on the ground with his foot. "From today on, my daughter Yamato will succeed the position of Daimyo of Wano Country! Now all we have to do is raise the banner, right? Caesar?"

"That's right."

Caesar walked forward with a smile and looked at the corpse of the black charcoal snake.

Suddenly, he leaned over and picked up the headless corpse. "But Lord Fu Lu Shou, could you please explain to me why, even though the Black Charcoal Snake is dead, the vitality in its blood hasn't faded?"

As soon as the words fell, something strange happened!

Under the surprised gazes of the crowd, several winding afterimages suddenly rushed out from under the corpse's kimono, and pairs of dark red eyes rushed towards Caesar with extremely resentful murderous intent!

"Damn bastard!"

A heart-wrenching roar sounded, Caesar took a step back, and dodged the head of the Yamata-no-Orochi that was pouncing on him.

"My ambition, my Wano Country, I haven't taken revenge on those guys yet!"

The completely transformed charcoal snake looked like a madman, its voice like a ghost: "It's because of you, right? It's all because of you, right? You've ruined everything I have!"

Although he looks short, Kurozumi Orochi is actually not short.

Normally, it's over three meters tall, and after transforming into a beast, it soars straight up to the rooftop. From a close distance, it looks...

There's still no pressure.

Caesar is no longer the weakling he was when he first arrived at Onigashima.

During this period of time, he has been wondering what kind of situation would be necessary to summon the Armament Haki.

According to Jin, his biggest problem is that he lacks enough confidence in his own physique. When fighting against strong opponents, he always instinctively avoids damage, which makes it difficult for him to display his Armament Haki.

But who the hell are you, Kurozumi Orochi?

hum-

It seemed as if some strange power was continuously emanating from the body. Unlike the domineering aura that burst out from the center of the eyebrows and implemented the user's will, this power seemed to come from every cell in the body.

As this power burst out, Caesar's palm was covered with a layer of metallic black, and he raised his hand as if by inspiration.

"Armed·Find the gun!"

biubiubiu——

Several sounds of breaking through the air were heard, and the crazy body of the black charcoal snake suddenly froze, and then fell to the ground with a bang.

On the remaining heads, there was a small hole between the eyebrows of each head, with blood gushing out!

Seeing this scene, Yamato's eyes suddenly lit up: "Armament Haki!"

Jhin, who was standing by with his arms crossed, also snorted softly, a smile appearing under his mask.

“That’s really slow…”

Chapter 13: Loyalty to the General

“Ahhhhh… That’s the way it’s supposed to be!”

Seeing Caesar kill Orochi with a few shots from his finger gun, Kaido smiled grimly.

"That's how it should be, running over the enemy with dignity, right? Fu Lu Shou?"

Seeing Kaido's murderous gaze sweeping towards him, Fu Lu Shou's heart suddenly trembled.

"This is such a huge misunderstanding! Lord Kaido!"

Fu Lu Shou quickly fell to the ground, trembling and saying, "Big Snake is so sinister and cunning. I didn't know he had such strange abilities!"

"Oh?"

Kaido tilted his head slightly and glanced at Caesar.

The meaning is very clear, whether to kill or keep, it's up to you to decide.

Considering that we will have to take over Wano Country in the future, the guys who originally belonged to Kurozumi Orochi are also a considerable force, so it would be best if we could take over.

But it was Caesar who employed the people, so Caesar had to make the decision.

Noticing Kaido's reaction, Fukurokuju quickly cast a hopeful look at Caesar.

Caesar said nothing, just smiled brightly, licked the sharp fangs gently with the tip of his tongue, and gently stroked the front of his neck with his thumb.

puff-

In an instant, blood splattered from the necks of all the Oniwaban including Fukurokuju, and they fell down one after another.

Caesar stretched out his hand, and wisps of blood mist gathered into a river, which slowly disappeared into Caesar's hand under the horrified and desperate gazes of Fu Lu Shou and others.

This was an ability he developed following his last attack on Foz Vera.

The principle is that after the enemy inhales the blood mist, it assimilates part of the enemy's blood for manipulation, and after causing damage, it absorbs the enemy's blood from a distance.

This kind of blood intake from a distance will cause the loss of most of the vitality, but fortunately this is an AOE skill. There is nothing else on the battlefield, but it will definitely guarantee enough lives.

Like the followers, the powerful domineering aura and the isolation of the sea water will make this move ineffective.

In addition, flames can also effectively disperse blood mist, but this must be done before it is inhaled.

"Hey! Kill them all?"

Runti pinched her waist and gently kicked Fu Lu Shou's withered body with her high heels: "What a despicable trick! I warn you, don't use this trick on me and Xiao Pei!"

"It's too late, you've already been tricked."

Caesar said in a gloomy tone: "If you take off your clothes in time, you might be able to save your life!"

"Eh?!"

Quinn was immediately panicked. "Will everyone see my voluptuous figure? That's not good!"

"Shut up, you idiot!"

Runti's face darkened, and she pointed at Caesar: "You bastard, are you treating me like Yamato?"

Upon hearing this, Yamato stopped untying his belt and said in surprise, "What? So it was a lie?"

"With this ability, a sea bath would be enough."

Black Maria helped Yamato straighten his clothes and said with a smile, "Miss, do you want to join us? I can teach you some tricks that are unique to women, such as how to quickly capture a man's heart~"

Hearing this, Yamato's face flushed, he twisted his hands together, and moved his index finger bit by bit, speechless for a moment.

"A fool like you shouldn't try to seduce a man!"

Hachisaijie carried him on his shoulders. When Kurozumi Orochi died, Kaido lost his previous coldness and asked in confusion: "Why do you want to kill these guys?"

"It's best to eliminate all of Kurozumi Orochi's direct subordinates. These guys are usually accomplices to the enemy and are just a bunch of fence-sitters. Keeping them here won't add much strength to us. Killing them will quickly win over the people and allow the plan to proceed quickly."

Caesar glanced at the others and said, "Listen up everyone! Don't underestimate the people just because they are powerless. In fact, these grassroots people are the important cornerstone of our rule. Once we control the hearts and minds of the people, the rule of Wano Country will fall completely into our hands!"

"Unlike a pirate war, what we're doing this time is a national initiative. If this is successful, the Beasts Pirates will no longer be limited by resources. Therefore, we must absolutely control our subordinates and stop them from acting like pirates! Those who disobey our orders will be killed!"

"Oh!"

Everyone nodded in agreement.

boom--

In the sky, thunder roared and the wind howled.

Amidst the surging waves, dozens of warships sailed towards Wano Country in a mighty manner.

Giant dragons roam the sky, beasts descend upon the shore, gunfire and waves compose this evening's ukiyo-e...

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"In the past, there was Orochi from the Kurozumi family who plotted rebellion and stole the position of Shogun with despicable acts. He also used evil words and magic to deceive our Beasts Pirates and instigated us to fight against the Kozuki clan..."

"Fortunately, Kaido's daughter Yamato, carrying on Kozuki's legacy, helped us get rid of the sorcery, slay Orochi, and clean up the government..."

The next morning, in the Flower City.

Yamato was sitting on the podium in a formal dress, and Caesar was standing in front of her, reading out the speech he had prepared long ago.

Below the platform, Runti Maria and others led their pirates to maintain order. The surrounding streets had already been blocked by the people of Wano Country.

When the crowd heard Caesar's announcement, they suddenly became agitated.

"Is this true? Was that Orochi guy killed?"

"Kaido's daughter? Carrying out Guangyue's legacy? Is this some latest joke?"