Arriving at the Shogun's Castle's library, Robin felt a little fortunate looking at the rows and rows of books.
"The materials in this archive are surprisingly complete."
"Yes, and it's lucky that Orochi's mind is all on eating, drinking, and women."
"If he had paid any attention to the affairs of Wano Country, it's unlikely these things would have remained intact."
Leno had some understanding of Orochi's thoughts. This was a guy who was single-mindedly bent on destroying Wano Country. If he had known that the library still contained books with records of the past generations of the Kozuki Family, he probably would have destroyed them long ago. This guy's hatred for the Kozuki Family was bone-deep, all because of his grandfather's betrayal, for which the Kozuki Family had severely punished and humiliated him.
Along the way, through Leno's explanations, Nami and the others had also come to understand some of Kurozumi Orochi's past. Hearing Leno's words now, they all smiled wryly.
Watching Leno sweep all the materials here into his storage, Yamato, Ulti, and the others were dumbfounded.
Suddenly, Yamato's eyes lit up as she grabbed Leno: "Awesome~ Leno, how did you do that? It's so cool!"
"It's a Devil Fruit ability. How else could I do it?"
"Ah? Is that so? I thought it was some kind of Wano Country ninjutsu," Yamato said, instantly losing interest upon hearing it was a fruit ability.
"Ninjutsu? Ninjutsu can't achieve this."
"Leno, this Shogun's Castle isn't very interesting anymore. Where are we going next?" Yamato asked, feeling a bit unenthusiastic after this trip.
Robin and the others also looked towards Leno. Since arriving in Wano, they had all gotten used to listening to his suggestions.
"Let's go to Udon. We'll get some Seastone that we'll need later."
"After that, is there anywhere else everyone wants to go?"
Besides the Flower Capital, Leno really had no desire to see the other parts of Wano. Nami and the others had eaten and shopped; there was nowhere else they particularly wanted to go. Robin was even more eager to get back to the ship and study the materials Leno had collected.
In the end, Leno had no choice but to ask Ulti to lead them on another trip.
With Ulti leading the way, Leno and his group quickly arrived at Wano's quarry, Udon Prison.
Watching the groups of prisoners in Seastone shackles working hard to mine, Yamato's expression soured as she thought of something.
Leno's Observation Haki swept over the area, and a small old man wearing orange-rimmed glasses suddenly looked up in their direction.
Looking at this short old man in a blue cape, Leno understood. 'This is the person who will teach 'the King' Luffy the advanced Haki in a few years, isn't he? His name is Hyogoro or something like that.'
'It's been too long to remember clearly, but this guy seems to be a swordsman as well, and his Haki cultivation has reached a very profound level. I don't know why he's willing to stay in this quarry.' Leno nodded towards him but didn't say anything more. Leno didn't want to pry into what these people were thinking. The less trouble, the better; he mainly wanted to avoid hassle.
Hyogoro, however, looked at Leno's group with some shock. Each of these people had a powerful aura, the likes of which he had never encountered before. 'Could they be new members of the Beasts Pirates?'
Ignoring the stares of others, this time with Ulti leading the way and being in Kaido's territory, Leno easily obtained a large batch of Seastone. He then took out his ship and flew away with everyone, leaving a field of astonished and shocked gazes behind.
"Hahahaha..."
"Leno, this ship of yours is so convenient! Even though I've seen it once, it still feels so magical," Yamato said, walking around the ship, looking here and there, extremely excited.
"Hey, Yamato, what do you mean 'your' ship? It's 'our' ship, okay? You're part of us now," Chopper seriously corrected Yamato, who was walking back and forth.
"Ah~ sorry, sorry. I got a little overexcited."
"Hahahaha..."
As they approached Onigashima, Leno, Kuina, and Ulti all looked up towards the waterfall.
"It seems like there's a fight going on over there. Want to go check it out?" Kuina moved closer to Leno, looking like she wanted to see who was fighting.
Leno looked at Kuina, then glanced at Yamato and the others, and nodded.
"Then let's go see. From the sound of it, the commotion is quite big."
At this moment, in front of the waterfall.
The Big Mom fleet, having circled almost the entirety of Wano, still hadn't found the secret entrance. As a last resort, at Katakuri's request, the other ships remained on the outskirts of Wano's waters, and only the main ship was sent in.
Their flagship was finally being pulled towards the top of the waterfall by several giant Koi. Just as they were about to reach the top and land on Onigashima, a red glint flashed in Katakuri's eyes as he stood on the bow.
"Alert! Defend! Quickly!"
As soon as he spoke, his trident was already held horizontally in front of him. His eyes were fixed deadly ahead, and behind him, his two younger siblings also took up defensive stances.
In less than a breath's time, the dark clouds were suddenly pierced by a giant fiery tornado, which then shot straight towards the ship Katakuri and the others were on.
"Mochi Shield"
"BOOM"
The fiery tornado collided with the mochi, creating a thunderous roar. Flames shot out in all directions, and the sky was instantly illuminated as if it were on fire.
A figure flickered in the sky. With a slight flap of the wings on his back, the figure appeared in front of Katakuri and the others as if by teleportation. The flames on his back suddenly surged, and his longsword was also coated in scarlet flames.
"Imperial Guardian Fire Dragon Emperor!" (Omori Karyudon!)
Watching another fire dragon, several times larger than the last, rushing towards them, Katakuri had no choice but to defend again.
"Square Mochi "
"RUMBLE" "RUMBLE"
An even more violent explosion rang out again. The strong shockwave spread, and the ship, which had just stabilized, could no longer withstand the impact. The bow suddenly tilted back, and just like that, the ship that had been pulled up with such difficulty plunged downwards before the disbelieving eyes of those on board.
King, transformed into a Pteranodon, only then retracted his wings and landed by the waterfall. He sat down cross-legged and began to quietly regulate his breathing.
This journey had really taken a lot out of him. Flying back from a great distance without stopping, he had arrived just in time to see the Big Mom Pirates about to land on Onigashima. Luckily, he had made it. Then came the fierce attack just now. He had seen that the few on the ship were not to be underestimated. If they were allowed to land on Onigashima, they would undoubtedly turn the island upside down. Fortunately, he had managed to knock them off the waterfall. Now, as long as he stood guard here, he wouldn't have to worry about the Big Mom Pirates anymore.
However, before King could rest for long, Yamato's voice came from above.
"Hey, Uncle King, who was that just now?"
He looked up and saw his own Young Master standing on a floating ship. After a moment's thought, he remembered who it was.
He watched as the flying ship slowly landed in front of him. Then, his gaze suddenly swept over Yamato's bare wrists, and King's expression changed slightly.
"Young Master Yamato, that was a ship from the Big Mom Pirates. They were trying to invade Onigashima."
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