Chapter 565: Zak's Scheme, Killing with a Borrowed Sword
The Wano Country of the past, the Dragon Island of today.
Wano Country had been destroyed since the end of that disaster.
The Plague had passed.
The remaining Wano Country Resident gathered together to rebuild their homes.
Gathering from various places, not counting the hundreds of thousands of Resident under the Tyrant Dragon Pirates' rule, there were only less than twenty thousand.
Kozuki Oden, who returned to Wano Country with a smile, saw this very scene.
Not only that, his father Kozuki Sukiyaki was dead.
Only a few Daimyo, a small number of Samurai, and Wano Country Resident were still alive.
Led by the few Daimyo, the remaining Resident scattered across Flower Capital, Ringo, and North Kuri gathered and lived in Kibi.
This country was finished.
Kozuki Oden, understanding the situation, was extremely angry.
The War initiated by the Kurozumi Family caused heavy losses for Wano Country.
The great battle between the CP0 Director-General and "Tyrant Dragon" Zack made it clear to Kozuki Oden that this Faction was also involved.
It was highly likely that the Kurozumi Family had colluded with the Tyrant Dragon Pirates and the World Government, causing Wano Country to fall into its current state.
He wanted to find trouble with the Kurozumi Family, but unexpectedly, the Kurozumi Family had already relocated from Wano Country and their whereabouts were unknown.
Only a small number of their personnel remained in the Tyrant Dragon Pirates' Territory.
Without exception, right in Udon, Kozuki Oden and "Tyrant Dragon" Zack had a great battle.
The arrogant Zak did not let the Pirate Crew's other Cadre intervene.
Even though Wano Country's remaining strength was not small, it no longer posed a threat to the Tyrant Dragon Pirates.
The two sides fought a great battle for three days.
Facing Zak, who had been venturing on the great sea since the previous era, Kozuki Oden was still slightly inferior.
In terms of age, Kozuki Oden was also seven years younger than Zak.
Both being Monster, the gap in strength often required time to bridge.
What's more, Zak not only possessed a powerful bloodline but was also a Mythical Zoan Yinglong Fruit Ability User.
His application of gravity greatly affected Kozuki Oden's performance during the battle.
Subtle Gap, slowly widening, was enough to decide the outcome.
This was the first great battle that erupted after the Roger Pirates disbanded and Kozuki Oden returned to Wano Country.
After being defeated in battle, Kozuki Oden was rescued by the few Daimyo and brought back to Kibi.
The Tyrant Dragon Pirates did not stop them, because Zak's body had suffered heavy, unrecoverable injuries from Kozuki Oden's twin swords.
The main Cadre was not all present, making it difficult to completely stop the few Daimyo of Wano Country.
"Aren't you going to kill them, Zak?"
"Only by completely dealing with them will this Island truly belong to us."
The Cadre Amos looked seriously at his Captain.
At this moment, Zak had a hideous crossed scar on his left abdomen.
Even now, the slash Kozuki Oden delivered felt as vivid as if it just happened.
If the target of the attack had been his heart, he might have lost this battle.
A Swordsman's terrifying lethality was their unique advantage.
That terrifying destructive power was something even he couldn't block.
After thinking seriously for a moment, Zak shook his head.
"Let's not. The Roger Pirates have most likely disbanded, although I don't know why. Kozuki Oden still has that layer of connections after all."
"If we were to attract the other few Monster from the Roger Pirates, it wouldn't be worth the price."
"So we'll just let them go? We should cut the grass by the roots, otherwise, they'll come looking for trouble with us someday."
Amos was a bit unwilling.
A Monster like Kozuki Oden would only become more difficult to deal with.
Furthermore, although countless people in Wano Country had died and not many Samurai Troops remained.
Ultimately, there were still a few powerful combatant strengths left.
To be honest, for their Tyrant Dragon Pirates to bring about the downfall of Wano Country's remaining strength, they would also have to pay a considerable price.
Leaving them was like a thorn, one stuck deep in the flesh.
"No."
Zak certainly wasn't that indecisive, leaving behind a major threat for nothing.
In his heart, he wished even more for Kozuki Oden to die.
"Haven't we collected quite a few things? Regarding the text on that stone, we also found some within the Kozuki Family. It seems the Kozuki Family has the ability to decipher the stone, and Kozuki Oden can too."
"The Void Century is a taboo of the World Government. Anyone who can decipher Poneglyphs is someone the World Government will definitely want to eliminate. We can just make use of this."
"The Kurozumi Family should have a way to contact the World Government, right? Let them inform the World Government of this news, and pull the Kurozumi Family into this as well."
"Since the World Government wants this kind of stone, this guy Kozuki Oden must know a lot."
Zak's head was very clear.
Although he liked to solve problems with violence, Kozuki Oden himself was involved with many things.
Naturally, he had to utilize him as much as possible.
"That's right. The World Government is frantically searching for the whereabouts of the Roger Pirates' members. We don't know what the Roger Pirates obtained, but since Kozuki Oden is here, they definitely won't let him go."
Amos clapped his hands excitedly and looked at his Captain in surprise.
It made Zak feel a bit embarrassed.
This wasn't like his style.
It must have been that insidious guy Nash who influenced him.
That's right, that's it.
Calming down, Zak's pupils held killing intent mixed with excitement.
I hope it's you who comes!
Compared to Kozuki Oden, there was someone else he wanted to kill even more.
He had been waiting for nearly twenty years.
(end of chapter)