The Great Voyage: The Props Master on the Straw Hat Ship

738 The son of the mountain god?! Could it be some kind of monster, a pig demon?!

Another one is a peculiar fruit that is completely black, almost like it's moldy and rotten, and covered in arabesque spirals all over its body.

It was forced into my mouth, and the bitter, unpalatable taste shot straight up from the depths of my throat to the top of my head!

But after eating that strangely shaped and even more disgusting-tasting fruit, everything changed.

Momonosuke had a premonition that the reason he could transform into a white boar was definitely related to that peculiar fruit!

"So, from now on, I'll have to appear in public like this?!"

"No, I cannot accept this!! I cannot accept this!!"

He suddenly raised his head and let out a series of mournful howls, like a pig being slaughtered.

Tears streamed down from those pig eyes that bore the inscription "July 17".

The commotion it caused startled the two people in front of it.

"What's going on?!"

The man with the braid on his head was suddenly startled by Momonosuke's commotion.

"Why is it howling over there... Wait a minute!!"

His eyes suddenly widened, almost popping out of their sockets, and he exclaimed in shock, sticking out his tongue:

"It's clearly a pig, yet it's crying there?!"

"She's even shedding tears and howling like a human?!"

"Could it be some kind of monster, a pig demon?!"

I originally thought this white wild boar was quite unusual and cute, and I planned to take it home and raise it properly.

This guy's sudden, bizarre behavior caused the man with the braid to take a step back.

"A pig demon? Under the current General's leadership, how could there possibly be other demons?! Hiccup!!"

The drunken man was hiccuping, his glazed eyes seemingly recalling something.

"The white wild boar that cries...this scene brings back so many memories for me~"

He sighed and slowly said, "I remember many years ago, there were also similar white wild boars crying in this City of Flowers."

"That was a long time ago. I don't know how I suddenly came here. It just appeared out of nowhere."

"Then that howling attracted the mountain god."

The man with the pigtail nodded repeatedly: "I've heard about this too."

"That white wild boar seems to be the son of the mountain god, which then caused the enraged mountain god to storm into the Flower Capital, trampling and destroying too many buildings."

"It caused a lot of damage back then, but fortunately no one was hurt."

"Even though many people were eaten by the mountain god, they were later rescued by Kozuki Oden."

"However, it seems that it was Kozuki Oden who did some things back then, such as bringing the son of the mountain god to the Flower Capital, which caused the enraged mountain god to break in."

"I never imagined that so many years have passed, and I haven't seen the mountain god for a long time."

The man, hiccuping from alcohol, continued, taking advantage of his drunkenness, "Yes, decades have passed."

"If the mountain god were still alive, his sons would probably have grown up by now and have a similar physique to him."

"Tsk tsk, indeed. Perhaps the mountain god's son has grown up and has his own son now."

“That’s right, hahaha, hahaha… hahaha… ha…”

Both sides laughed with emotion at first, but then, as if they had thought of something, their laughter gradually subsided.

The two of them froze in place.

Like robots, they turned their necks and looked down at the white wild boar that was howling and crying there...

It seems that all the elements they just mentioned... have been realized in this white wild boar.

"Could it be that……"

Both of their pupils suddenly contracted, and their bodies began to tremble as they stared at the still-screaming white pig in front of them.

"He's the son of the mountain god?!"

"No, now it should be said that he is the grandson of that mountain god from back then!!"

What the hell is the difference?!

It seems the cries of that white wild boar back then directly attracted the mountain god...

Does this mean...we're going to repeat the mistakes of the past?!

"How did this white wild boar get here?!"

"Who knows what happened? Maybe the banquet held before was too grand, and it sneaked here on its own."

"Then what should we do?! Should we report it directly to the General?!"

The two men were discussing the matter, their foreheads covered in sweat.

Her little braids swayed, and she had sobered up from her drunkenness.

"No, the mountain god arrived here very quickly. It might be too late for us to inform the general and the others!"

The man with the pigtail immediately denied it, "Besides, the general and the others are watching the legend drama of Oni Island with the other people."

"The theater is far from here, and it takes a lot of time to get there."

"Moreover, once the notification is given, it could easily cause huge panic!!"

"Even before we arrived, the mountain god had already rushed over; it was too late!!!"

As the man gradually sobered up, he became somewhat anxious:

"But we can't just stand by and watch this white wild boar cry and wail here, can we?!"

"Of course not!!"

The man with the pigtail had a determined glint in his eyes. "We've finally achieved this happy time, how can we let this wild boar ruin it?!"

"Then you mean..."

"We'll take this mountain god's grandson back ourselves!!"

The man with the braid looked at the drunk man and said solemnly, "The General, his retainers, and Boss Kyoshiro and the others have fought for us for so long."

"But we can't do anything about it in this City of Flowers."

"This has always made us feel somewhat guilty."

"Now, the Flower Capital is facing a crisis once again!!"

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[Thank you so much to the generous donor 'Once Upon a Time There Was a Eunuch' for this incredible donation!! I am truly grateful!!]

739 means they've reached their breeding season and their desire for mates is excessive!

"If I continue to hide, I will truly have no face to live in this world!!"

"so……"

His eyes revealed an unwavering belief in forging ahead without fear of death.

"Do you dare come with me into the mountains and release this son of the mountain god?!"

"What's there to be afraid of?!"

The lingering effects of the alcohol caused his blood to rush to his head.

With his neck flushed red, he shouted, "Anyway, my family died in the turmoil a long time ago, and now I'm all alone!!"

"Really? It just so happens that my father and son also died in the mine."

The man with the braid, equally carefree and without any burdens, grinned, his eyes bloodshot.

"Then shall we go together?!"

“Let’s go!!”

"If we come back alive, I'll buy you a drink!!"

"It should be me treating you to drinks!!!"

Both of them stood there with unwavering resolve, and then stepped forward without hesitation.

"Ang ang ang ang..."

Momonosuke's white boar was still crying loudly when suddenly, two figures flanked him from the left and right.

"What are you trying to do?!"

With tears welling up in his eyes, before he could even react, he was quickly grabbed by the four pig trotters of his left and right sides.

It struggled there, crying and howling even more fiercely!

"I knew you bunch of traitors had betrayed us and abandoned our Kozuki family!!"

Momonosuke screamed helplessly, but all he could say came out as pig grunts.

"My father danced in the streets for so many years to protect you bunch of scoundrels, and you ungrateful bastards called him 'Your Highness the Fool'!!"

"Later, for the sake of the entire Wano Country, he led many of his retainers to fight Kaido, but ended up being boiled alive in a pot and losing his life!!"

"Our Kozuki family has done so much for you, yet you show absolutely no gratitude!!!"

"Once I reunite with Kin'emon and the others, the first thing I'll do is kill you all, you ungrateful, heartless scoundrels! Kill you all!!!"

She cried so hard it was heart-wrenching, a truly agonizing cry.

But all those words turned into grunting sounds like pigs.

"Oh no, it's whimpering even louder!!"

"Is it trying to summon its mother? What a beast!!"

Both of them were startled by Momonosuke's increasingly intense struggle.

"We must act quickly and get it out of here as soon as possible!!"

"That's right! If we wait for its mother, the mountain god, and the others to come looking for it, it will be too late!!"

The two wanted to get Momonosuke away from here as soon as possible.

However, Momonosuke, who mistakenly believed that someone was going to harm him, struggled even more fiercely and made an even bigger commotion!

"That damned beast!!"

The man with his hair tied in a small braid cursed loudly as he swiftly pulled a large wooden stick from his waist behind him!

"If this continues, it could lead to serious problems!!"

"I just happened to buy this to use for smashing things, so I'll test how hard your head is first!!"

After saying that, a fierce glint flashed in his eyes.

The log came crashing down straight at Momonosuke's head.

boom! !

With a crisp sound, the wild boar's grunting stopped abruptly.

"Wouldn't it have been better if they had just behaved like this from the beginning?!"

Looking at the wild boar, its eyes already rolling back in its head and white foam dripping from its mouth.

Seeing that it had fainted, the two of them picked it up without hesitation and headed out of the Flower Capital.

While on the way~

The two were still talking there: "I didn't expect it to be so strong; it almost broke free."

"But then again, we knocked it out, this is a good opportunity, should we take it out?!"

"Of course not!! If we kill it, what if the mountain god sees the miserable state of his child and loses his mind in a fit of rage, starting to wreak havoc?!"

"Why don't we just throw it far away? That way, the mountain god won't be able to find our Flower Capital side."

"What if the mountain god can recognize its aura and know that it has been to the Flower Capital? Even if it can't recognize it, if the mountain god goes berserk, given its size, even if it doesn't break into our Flower Capital, but runs to other regions and cities, it will still be a disaster!!"