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"What kind of wine is this?"
"Is this your last words? Fine, the Kozuki family will end with your generation."
Dimon reached out and pressed his hand against Kozuki Oden's forehead, silently activating his Devouring Power.
Feeling a terrifying power emanating from the top of his head, Kozuki Oden's expression changed drastically.
He tried to struggle to survive, but his body was tightly bound and he couldn't move at all.
In the end, he only managed to leave behind one word before Kozuki Oden turned into dust and was sucked into Dimon's palm.
With his eyes tightly closed, Dimon watched as if he were watching a movie, seeing through the scenes from Kozuki Oden's birth to his death.
He was born into this world as an infant in 1464, possessing incredible strength from birth.
At the full moon, the wet nurse was thrown out violently.
At the age of 2, it was able to catch two rabbits at the same time, demonstrating amazing leg strength.
At the age of 4, he threw a huge rock in the wild, killing a bear.
At the age of 6, he began frequenting the red-light districts of the city, but due to his underdeveloped body, he could only peep into brothels.
When he was 8 years old, he was drinking at a casino and got into a fight with other gamblers after losing so much money.
At the age of 9, he frequented brothels and casinos. Because he often didn't pay, he was blacklisted by gangs. Enraged, he burned down the casinos and the gangs, and was eventually arrested.
At the age of 10, he entered the Udon Quarry as a prisoner to serve his sentence, but due to the stonemasonry talent of the Kozuki family, he was promoted to head stonemason.
At the age of 11, he was released on parole due to his outstanding behavior.
At the age of 14, he was wanted again for altering a river course due to drought, which caused a major flood.
At the age of 15, he threatened the abbot of a temple and went into seclusion there. Every night, he abducted women to build a harem, which aroused public anger and led to an attack by the masses. This incident was known in Wano Country as the "Harem Rebellion".
At the age of 18, after his 38th failed attempt to illegally sail out to sea, his father ordered him to sever his father-son relationship and banish him from the Flower Capital.
At the age of 20, he traveled all over the country and finally arrived in Jiuli, where he pacified the area and was granted the title of Daimyo.
Then came this moment.
He died in the prison at Oden Castle.
"It was truly a short but wonderful life, especially his childhood, when he was an unruly little devil."
Dimon opened his eyes and couldn't help but laugh out loud.
No wonder he has a general father; everything he does is unexpected.
Of course, he didn't mean to look down on Kozuki Oden; if he had a president as his father, he could have gone even further.
"Physical enhancement is average, but in terms of domineering aura..."
Dimon's gaze sharpened, and a surge of domineering aura erupted, sweeping across the entire Nine Miles.
At this moment, tens of thousands of people could feel this powerful aura.
In other words, Dimon didn't intend to knock them unconscious, otherwise everyone would have passed out.
Kaido, who was having breakfast, was immediately struck by this overwhelming aura, and his expression froze for a moment.
“Dimmon’s…Conqueror’s Haki?” He grinned. “As expected, he has the potential to become a Conqueror!”
Dimon unleashed his power for a moment, then quickly suppressed it.
"Not bad, it has finally awakened. If you want to stand at the top of this ocean, Conqueror's Haki is indispensable."
Next, I need to figure out how to master the art of entanglement!
Leaving his cell, Dimon returned to his living room. Kaido, seeing him return, asked:
"Why did he suddenly unleash Conqueror's Haki? Was there an enemy?"
"Not an enemy, just in a good mood. I just killed Kozuki Oden."
Dimon sat down and poured himself a small glass of wine.
Kaido: "Do you have a grudge against him?"
"No, it's just that I don't appreciate this person."
High emotional intelligence, but I can't appreciate it.
Low emotional intelligence, annoying.
Actually, I didn't hate him that much; I was just a bit speechless about Kozuki Oden.
How annoying! It has to be Kozuki Momonosuke; that brat is the real irritator.
Kaido chugdredged up a mouthful of sake. "Anyway, the man's already dead. When are we going to the Flower Capital?"
"Drink this last sip!"
The capital of flowers, the General's Mansion.
"No, no, this is terrible! Sukiyaki General!"
A ninja rushed into the general's study, anxiously reporting his findings.
"What happened?"
Kozuki Sukiyaki, dressed in a long robe, sat at his desk reviewing documents. Seeing the other person's flustered state, he couldn't help but frown.
The ninja knelt on one knee and spoke urgently: "News from Kuri says that thieves broke into the daimyo's palace last night. Lord Oden was defeated and killed. Now the thieves have taken control of Oden Castle and have even sent a notice of his death!"
"What!?"
Kozuki Sukiyaki swayed slightly, completely dumbfounded.
Chapter 33 Using the General to Command the Great Names
Oden, his son is dead?
Kozuki Sukiyaki found it hard to accept that the Kozuki family only had one heir in his generation.
Although Kozuki Oden was a troublemaker and a complete little devil when he was young, his behavior in recent years shows that he is growing up.
Therefore, Kozuki Sukiyaki appointed him as the daimyo of Kuri and began to train him to be involved in national politics, in order for him to one day succeed as shogun.
"Who...who is it?!"
Kozuki Sukiyaki was extremely angry, her lips trembling.
"It's...it's pirates! They're in the reception room!" the ninja answered cautiously.
With a whoosh, Kozuki Sukiyaki stood up, drew his katana from the sword rack behind him, and stormed out of the study.
He went to the reception room and, sure enough, saw two people.
The person was very tall, much taller than the average person even when sitting down.
The other person was standing, with two swords at his waist, and appeared to be a samurai.
"No...the knife on your body!"
Kozuki Sukiyaki's pupils contracted; those two swords were Ame no Habakiri and Enma!
Oden's sword!
"You mean this? Of course, it's spoils of war."
Dimon remained calm. Having killed Kozuki Oden, the two famous swords would naturally be his.
Kaido, his sake gourd never leaving his hand, stared at the Kozuki Sukiyaki with a slightly tipsy expression, and grinned:
"This guy must be the general, right? Dimon, should we kill him?"
“Use your muscle-bound brain. Killing him will only incite a nationwide rebellion.” Dimon glanced at him.
"Have you ever heard the saying, 'Holding a general hostage allows one to command all the great lords'?"
"I already said I'm illiterate!" Kaido's face darkened. "So what do we do?"
"Catch him!"
The two talked as if no one else was around, which made Kozuki Sukiyaki's face turn extremely ugly.
At his command, the Kozuki Oniwabanshu, who had been hiding in the shadows, all made their move.
This is a ninja unit directly under the general, and each member is an elite among elites, proficient in various tasks such as infiltration, assassination, and guard duty.
At this moment, some ninjas rushed out from behind the screen, while others lifted the ceiling and descended like divine soldiers.
There were even ninjas who pulled out ninja swords from under the floorboards.
More than a dozen ninjas worked together, launching a coordinated and deadly attack on Dimon and Kaido.
"You trash, get lost!"
Kaido snorted coldly, his gaze sharpened, and his Conqueror's Haki expanded instantly, unleashing a powerful shockwave that swept in all directions.
Dimon was too lazy to dodge, letting a ninja sneak up from behind and stab him through the chest.
"That hurts a bit. Was it an attack aimed at the heart?"
Looking down, he saw the ninja sword piercing through his chest, drawing out bright red blood.
Dimon casually glanced back at the attacker, even having the leisure to sneer:
"It's a pity it was off by 0.5 centimeters. I'm not good enough, I still need to practice."
The ninja who launched the sneak attack covered half of his face with a black mask, but his exposed eyes clearly showed disbelief.
He drew his ninja sword and quickly retreated to create distance.
At the same time, blood flowed backward from the hole in Dimon's chest, and he recovered completely in the blink of an eye.
This scene terrified the ninja who had launched the sneak attack; his eyes widened and his lips trembled as he muttered:
"Monster... Monster!! Why isn't it dead?!"
Ignoring the group of ninjas who were so eager to protect their master, Kaido stood up, grabbed Kozuki Sukiyaki by the head, and lifted him up.
Kozuki Sukiyaki screamed in pain, feeling as if her skull was about to be crushed.
"Aaaaaah! What do you guys want?"
Dimon said calmly, "Immediately summon the daimyo from other regions to Huadu. There's no need for Kuri; I've already killed the Kuri daimyo."
Of the six regions of Wano Country, Flower Capital is the core area directly ruled by the Shogun, and Kuri is the fiefdom of Kozuki Oden.
The other four regions are guarded by four powerful daimyo.
Dimon had almost completely forgotten who it was and what its name was.
But that doesn't matter. As long as they come, we can catch them all in one fell swoop.
Back then, Dong Zhuo was able to control the emperor and command the feudal lords, so it's not impossible for him to do the same.
If all else fails, kill them all!
In a world where power resides within ourselves, a little resistance is nothing to worry about.
On that day, four secret orders were issued from the General's Mansion and sent to the four major districts of Nozomi, Udon, Suzugo, and Hakumai.
The next day, the secret orders were delivered to the various daimyo residences.
The family that ruled this region was the Shimotsuki family, and the daimyo at the time was Shimotsuki Yasuie.
At this time, between the imperial envoys.
Kurozumi Orochi brought over tea and cautiously stood behind Shimotsuki Yasuie, observing the contents of the dense forest.
"Why was the Sukiyaki General suddenly summoned? What happened?"
After reading the secret order, Shimotsuki Konka frowned in confusion.
Unless summoned by the general, a daimyo cannot enter the capital city casually without a reason. Once summoned, it means that something big is about to happen.
For example, when a general is about to die and wants to pass on his position to the next generation, he asks the various daimyo to be witnesses.
But Sukiyaki is still young and in good health.
Moreover, the wording of this secret order is different from that of previous years' summons.
The General's Kozuki Sukiyaki seems to be crying for help.