Chapter 341: Reviving the Undead
At the hot spring inn in the Flower Capital.
"Let's take advantage of the time while it's still early and enjoy ourselves."
"Let's just put the things we bought here."
"Ah, Franky should have finished renovating the house by the time we get back. Just in time for these things to be useful."
After storing a large amount of food and daily necessities or piling them in a corner, Reiner and Sanji went into their respective changing rooms.
The living conditions in Amigasa Village were hard to describe in a few words. The two of them had come to the city to shop today, and passing by the hot spring inn, Reiner had come in to check it out.
It wasn't that he was indulging in pleasure. The main thing was to scout out the place first, in order to provide a better experience for his companions later.
"I'm going in first!"
"Ah, I know."
Sanji's impatient shout came from outside the changing room. Reiner replied nonchalantly, and at the same time, gave a disdainful roll of his eyes.
The reason Sanji was so impatient was that this private hot spring inn had female attendant service.
And the so-called female attendants were a very proper and respectable kind of female escort service.
After changing his clothes, Reiner walked out of the changing room in a bathrobe and saw a figure standing at the end of the long corridor.
Her soft long hair fell quietly to her waist. She smiled faintly, looking as if she had been waiting for him.
"You do this as a part-time job too? But I don't think I called for a female attendant."
"You jest, my lord."
"I heard about the matter in the city. Now doesn't seem like a good time to be joking with you. What do you want from me?"
Reiner spoke faintly and walked towards the private hot spring room.
"Yes. I wanted to ask you some things."
Hiyori nodded slightly and followed behind slowly.
In the open-air private spring, a hazy mist filled the air. Bamboo walls were erected on all four sides.
The hot spring was surrounded by pebbles, and there was also a rockery with a stream, and flowers, grass, and a few green bamboos as scenery.
The bathrobe was hung on a bamboo rack. Reiner's lower body was submerged, his hands spread out as he leaned back against the edge of the hot spring pool.
Beside him were a few plates of exquisite desserts. Hiyori knelt quietly beside Reiner, her hands on her legs.
"Would you like some dessert, Lord Reiner?"
"No need."
"Shall I massage your shoulders?"
"No need."
"Scrub your back?"
"I've just gotten in the water. No need, no need. Sigh."
Reiner held his forehead and sighed.
"Stop with the act. Just tell me what's on your mind."
"Yes. I want to know when Lord Reiner and the others are planning to make a move."
Hiyori asked softly.
"It's not certain yet. Luffy said he wants to wait for Law and the others."
Reiner replied casually.
Because Law and Kid had come to greet them last night, Luffy had also decided to wait until their forces were assembled before starting the war.
Something about the code of honor of pirates, fair competition, blah, blah, blah...
"Since the captain has spoken, then we'll just wait. Anyway, no one is in a hurry. It'll probably be in the next couple of days."
"Mm. Tonight, we are preparing to launch a surprise attack on the quarry in Udon. A companion is imprisoned there."
"But the quarry is heavily guarded. We can't get any intelligence from inside, and we don't know what his situation is now."
Hiyori suddenly said, a hint of worry on her face, and then she said no more.
From the sound of it, aren't you still here to ask for help?
Just say it directly. Why beat around the bush?
Reiner couldn't help but roll his eyes.
It wasn't Hiyori's fault. Some things that could be solved with a wave of his hand in Reiner's eyes meant going through a bitter battle and having samurai sacrifice themselves in her eyes.
Not wanting to be disliked, she naturally spoke with caution.
She didn't understand the strength of Reiner and his group. She only knew they were very strong from the information she had gotten from Denjiro.
According to Denjiro, he had been beaten black and blue in his fight with Roronoa, who had a bounty of 1.16 billion Berries, and had been miserably defeated.
And this bounty, in the Straw Hat crew, could only be ranked fourth.
Close in bounty were Nami with 980 million, Robin with 940 million, and Sanji with 1.36 billion.
As for Luffy with 3.2 billion and Reiner with 3.6 billion, Hiyori had no concept. It was beyond what her imagination could reach.
"Who's leading your samurai?"
"Denjiro, Shutenmaru, and Kiku. They were once samurai loyal to my father."
Hiyori replied to Reiner.
Kiku...
That's Izo's younger brother, right?
Reiner thought of the man who could be described as 'quietly beautiful'.
He also had an impression of Shutenmaru, the fat samurai who could arm-wrestle with Jack the Drought.
If the three Calamities weren't there, this force was more than enough for Udon. Unless King rushed over to support them.
After a thought, Reiner summoned an undead. It's a casual matter. I'll help if I can.
Sukuna took two steps and came before Hiyori.
This undead, based on Ryuma, after slowly making up for its shortcomings, now had strength that was definitely comparable to an Admiral.
At any rate, he was stronger than a certain Admiral gatekeeper.
"I'll lend him to you. Even if you run into Kaido, he can hold him off until you escape."
"Mm. With this, we can definitely rescue Kin'emon."
Hiyori smiled, her bright eyes narrowing into a crescent moon.
She had seen Sukuna's strength. With a casual slash, he had instantly cut off Kurozumi Orochi's nine heads. His movements were so fast she couldn't even see them clearly.
No, it should be said, she couldn't see them at all.
Because her own strength was very weak, she didn't know how strong the other was. But since Reiner had said he was strong enough to hold off Kaido while she escaped, Hiyori was confident.
Rescue Kin'emon?
I'm lending you Sukuna, and you're using him for something so trivial?
Hearing this, Reiner was a little speechless. He had thought Hiyori was going to rescue the old man who had taught Luffy Ryuo in the original story, or Kawamatsu.
Whatever, whatever. Use him as you wish.
"Thank you, Lord Reiner."
As if in a moment of excitement, the young girl leaned down and wrapped her arms around Reiner's shoulders.
Hiyori had a hint of shyness on her face as she intimately pressed her body against his.
The cool touch of the soft satin and fair skin, and the faint, fresh girlish scent from her long green hair...
Compared to her geisha attire, Hiyori, with her hair down, had a bit more of a sweet temperament.
I really want to keep a considerate green tea by my side. Sigh.
I'm dreaming.
Thinking of Nami's bared-teeth expression, Reiner regretfully put aside this unrealistic fantasy.
"Wait a minute. I need to get something."
He pushed Hiyori away, and Reiner summoned another undead.
Nearly two meters tall, it looked like a fat porcelain doll girl, with two short pink ponytails on its head.
Unlike the previous undead, the moment it came out, it cried out excitedly.
"Mamamama!"
"You finally let me out for some fresh air, Master."
"Shut up, you."
Reiner's eyes were full of disgust.
This was Big Mom's undead. Reiner had directly molded her into her childhood appearance. As for why she could talk...
...because he had used the undead's Soul-Soul Fruit ability to grant it his own soul.
And he had named it [Gluttony: Linlin]. Its shield form was named [Guardian Evil God].
'Evil God' was what the giants of Elbaf had called Big Mom. As for 'Gluttony'...
"Mamamama! There are desserts here! Can I eat them, Master?"
The two-meter-tall fat doll, Linlin, excitedly pointed at the few plates of desserts on the ground.
"Do whatever you want."
"Thank you, Master."
Receiving permission, Linlin sat down with a plop, picked up the plates, and poured them directly into her mouth.
The Soul-Soul Fruit could infuse a soul into any object. Devil Fruit creations were also possible. Cracker had some biscuit soldiers who had been infused with souls to act as guards for Totto Land.
Reiner had tried to have the undead extract his soul and infuse it into its body.
An interesting thing had happened.
The Homies in Big Mom's own hands all had different personalities. The objects themselves certainly had no soul. The only explanation Reiner could think of was that a person's personality was diverse, and it probably depended on the different souls infused.
He didn't know what strange reaction it was, but after this undead was granted a soul, its way of speaking was basically the same as Big Mom's.
It probably inherited the body's instincts, he thought.
With its own independent thoughts, the undead could be considered truly 'alive'.
He still had absolute control over the undead, but he no longer needed to spend effort controlling it as before. He could directly convey his thoughts to the undead and let it act on its own.
Its behavior patterns were also more spiritual than before.
It was worth mentioning another matter. Extracting his soul did not lead to a loss of Reiner's soul, but was reflected in his lifespan.
According to Pudding, people who had had their souls extracted by Big Mom in the past would not have their personalities change, but their lifespans would be shortened.
The undead after being granted a soul is quite useful.
He had exchanged his life for it.
But he could take back the soul he had split off at any time through Linlin, so this problem didn't matter.
"After you've finished eating, deal with him too. I'll get you a brother."
"Okay, Master."
Linlin agreed with pleasure.
Reiner didn't move, but she had already sensed what Reiner was pointing at. Her gaze took the initiative to look at the shorter Sukuna beside her.
"You want him to be my brother? He's so small."
"He's several hundred years older than you."
"Is that so? He's so old."
"..."
A corner of Reiner's mouth twitched. Why are you being so picky?
An undead with intelligence was not necessarily all good.
A few were fine. But if all the undead were to叽叽喳喳 around him like this, the thought of it gave him a headache.
"I know!"
Linlin held a plate in one hand and rested the other on Reiner's shoulder. Reiner relaxed his mind.
If he refused, even Big Mom couldn't take his soul, let alone an undead.
Under the influence of the ability, he could clearly perceive his own soul.
It was a very strange feeling, as if he were watching his own life.
He could also decide which part of his soul was allowed to be extracted, so that the extracted soul would have a certain amount of memory information and understanding of the world, instead of creating an idiot.
The more that was extracted, the more complete the undead's wisdom would be, and the more lifespan would be consumed.
Soon, a ball of purple light enveloped her palm. This was the materialization of the soul.
Linlin casually flicked it, and the ball of light flew out and entered Sukuna's body.
The next moment, a cold glint flashed in his hollow eyes, and he 'came to life'.
Sukuna did not speak, but raised his hand, looked at his palm, clenched it, and then looked at the back of his hand.
After being stunned for a moment, his body and soul seemed to have completely fused. He looked at Reiner, placed one hand on the ground, and knelt on one knee.
"Greetings, my lord."
Sukuna's voice was flat.
Reiner carefully sized him up. The other's face was cold and stern. That face was as paralyzed as if it couldn't show any expression.
A bit like the Moss-head. How boring.
This undead had always been based on Ryuma. What was retained was probably the other's behavior patterns.
Looking at his movements, it was also clearly a samurai's expression of loyalty.
"Go with her."
"Yes."
Sukuna nodded faintly, stood up, and stood behind Hiyori.
After dealing with these matters, Reiner turned back to continue enjoying this rare, leisurely moment.
The cool breeze blew through the swaying bamboo shadows, carrying the fragrance of flowers and grass. A mist spread out, as dreamlike as a paradise.
After a while.
"Would you like some dessert, Lord Reiner?"
"Didn't Linlin eat it all?"
"Shall I massage your shoulders?"
"No need."
"A cigarette?"
"It's not allowed here in the hot spring. I didn't bring any."
"I secretly brought some in."
"..."
After a few seconds of silence, Reiner waved his hand.
"Forget it."
"Why haven't you left yet? Is there something else?"
Reiner glanced at her.
"Lord Reiner has not finished bathing. Komurasaki cannot leave."
Hiyori just sat obediently, calling herself Komurasaki.
"You seem to like this identity quite a bit."
"Mm. Father said my shamisen playing is very good, so I wanted to become a geisha when I was little."
Hiyori smiled and nodded.
Hearing that his daughter, a princess, wanted to become a geisha... a normal father would have given her a talking to.
But Oden definitely wouldn't.
Reiner could guess that.
After a while.
Splash~~
The water surface rippled. Reiner stood up and slowly walked out of the hot spring pool along the steps. Water droplets slid down the lines of his muscles.
Only then did Hiyori pick up a towel from the side and stand up.
Reiner didn't say anything.
Hiyori wiped him a little.
Silently, with the movement of her hands, her face also gradually turned red, until she took the bathrobe from the bamboo rack and helped him put it on, tying the belt.
"I-it's done, Lord Reiner."
Hiyori lowered her head, her voice as faint as a mosquito's. Her face was even redder and hotter. She hadn't recovered from her panic just now.
A green tea who is also a bad cook.
"Alright. Let's go."
Reiner walked along the edge of the hot spring towards the door. Hiyori followed from behind.
The moment he opened the door, he saw the happy-looking Sanji.
Reiner showed a look of disgust:
"You perverted kappa. You didn't do anything strange, did you?"
"Huh? Do you think I'm that kind of Hiyori?"
Sanji was about to retort when he suddenly saw the figure following behind Reiner.
"Wait a minute! Why is Princess Hiyori with you? What strange thing did you do!"
Sanji's eyes burned with angry (jealous) fire as he grabbed Reiner by the collar.
"Did you do anything to be sorry to Nami! Confess honestly! No, swear a solemn oath! Hurry up!"
"I swear, if I did, I'll be struck by lightning tonight."
Reiner turned his face away and raised his hand to swear.
"That's more like it. Hmph."
After separating, Hiyori went with Sukuna to prepare for tonight's plan. Reiner, on the other hand, went back to Amigasa Village with Sanji.
In the evening, the setting sun shone obliquely. The serene bamboo forest was quiet and peaceful.
The dilapidated wooden house that had been struggling to stand on the small hill was gone. In its place was a cozy little home that Franky had rebuilt.
O-Tama sat on Franky's shoulder, extremely excited.
Sanji went to cook.
Reiner, on the other hand, took O-Tama and placed the purchased daily necessities one by one. The girl was happily busy.
Looking at the hopeful glimmer in her eyes, a corner of Reiner's mouth couldn't help but lift.
Far away on Onigashima, in a dark room.
Buru-buru-buru~~
Kaido took the constantly ringing Den Den Mushi from his subordinate and looked at it for a few seconds before answering.
The moment it was connected...
"You damn Red-Hair! And Ace! I should have killed you back then!"
The Den Den Mushi first let out a ferocious and angry roar, and then, realizing the call had connected, it turned into a treacherous and sinister smiling face.
"Zehahaha! Kaido, it's me, Blackbeard Teach. I heard Straw Hat is at your place?!"
"None of your business, Teach. Don't waste my time."
Kaido's eyes were disdainful, his tone a little impatient from the start.
However, the sinister look on Blackbeard's face did not change.
"Don't be in such a hurry, Kaido. My intelligence says that besides the Straw Hat crew, Law and Kid are also there, both of them after your head."
"Those guys are not simple. Even you will have a hard time dealing with them. Coincidentally, I have a grudge with the Straw Hat crew. What do you say? Want to join forces with me?"
"Join forces with you?"
Half of Kaido's face was hidden in shadow, his expression unreadable.
"That's right. Coincidentally, I'm not far from here. Just hand them over to me after the battle is over. What do you say..."
On the Den Den Mushi, Blackbeard's smile was cold, his eyes full of greed.
However, the next second.
"Hahahaha!"
"You're after the Devil Fruits, aren't you!"
Kaido threw his head back and laughed wildly. Until his laughter gradually stopped, and the room returned to quiet, he sneered:
"I know about you, Teach. I heard you killed a comrade and betrayed Whitebeard?"
"..."
After two seconds of silence, the expression on the Den Den Mushi's Blackbeard also hardened.
"What do you mean, Kaido?"
"What do you think?"
A corner of Kaido's mouth lifted into a cold, sarcastic smile.
"This old one looks down on your kind of person, Teach..."
"You!"
Click!
Before the other could speak, Kaido directly hung up the Den Den Mushi and sneered with disdain.
"Kid, Law... those brats who are called the Worst Generation?"
Tossing the Den Den Mushi aside, a corner of Kaido's mouth lifted into a sneer. His body surface gradually grew dragon scales, his body began to swell, and his hands turned into sharp claws.
"Waiting is really too boring. If you don't come, then I'll just go and find you."
Above Onigashima, the weather suddenly changed.
Thick dark clouds rolled and surged. A massive azure dragon soared among them, bringing with it a black cloud that pressed down on the city, sweeping across Wano Country!
(End of chapter)
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