Chapter 153: The Power of One Move! Beasts Shaken
Feeling that the injuries on both arms had completely healed.
Kozuki Oden's face showed surprise, then he heard Lotte's words. He excitedly gripped the hilts at his waist.
"Good! Then let's settle it with one move!"
After the previous clash with Lotte, Kozuki Oden had noticed that his swordsmanship seemed to have improved somewhat.
This time he was full of confidence.
This time, facing this masked man, he could definitely perform better!
Nearby, Toki watched the scene with amusement.
It seemed this not-so-bright samurai still hadn't learned his lesson. In front of the captain, his little bit of strength was nothing at all.
Kozuki Sukiyaki and Shimotsuki Yasuie sighed upon seeing this.
This hot-headed fool.
No matter how much they advised him, he just wouldn't listen!
Encountering a setback now would actually be good for him.
Both of them knew that since the person called Hokage had already agreed to the challenge.
This fight was now unstoppable and unavoidable.
"Swish!"
Two blades carrying astonishing momentum surged along Kozuki Oden's arms without hesitation.
Everyone around felt a wave of pressure.
The condensed Armament Haki extended from Kozuki Oden's arms to the blades, as if dyeing the blades with an abyss-like aura in that moment.
"Kozuki Two-Sword Style!"
With Kozuki Oden's unhesitating roar.
The veins on his arms and legs bulged prominently in unison. The pressure from the blood surge even caused the surrounding air to tremble.
Airflow coiled around the blades in his hands.
This wasn't some Devil Fruit ability—just the special effect of thick Conqueror's Haki coating.
Kyoshiro of the Flower Capital nodded slightly with relief upon seeing this.
"Not bad. This kid's progress speed."
"He's already mastered Flowing Sakura Haki to this degree. He probably hasn't even reached his limit yet. Surpassing us in the future is just a matter of time."
"But this level… is still too weak."
Kozuki Oden's figure seemed to turn into a streak of light, carrying a roaring surge of astonishing airflow straight toward Lotte.
What greeted him.
Was just Lotte calmly gripping his blade and swinging once.
Though it looked like an ordinary swing, the terrifying power within it made the air ripple even before contact.
It spread outward, canceling the incoming momentum.
In this moment.
Lotte finally swung his dual blades with the markings active.
"Clang!"
In the mere instant of collision.
Kozuki Oden's figure was sent flying like a bowling pin.
With an incredulous look in his eyes, his body crashed straight into the ground, smashing a huge crater!
The hard stone pavement was instantly shattered into pieces.
The terrifying shockwave even caused the surrounding buildings to shake!
"Lord Oden!!!"
Denjiro and Shutenmaru cried out in alarm upon seeing this.
Kozuki Sukiyaki and Kyoshiro of the Flower Capital also showed worry in their eyes.
After all, Kyoshiro knew Lotte's strength very well. He could repel him with just one hand.
This time he used both blades at once—the terrifying power was only natural. Poor Oden though.
Lotte sheathed his dual blades.
The Sharingan in his eyes had contracted slightly in that instant of clash.
He had easily planted the suggestion in Kozuki Oden's mind.
"Don't worry, he's not dead."
"But he'll probably need to rest for a few days. You two remember to take him back and let him recover properly. Tell him I'll wait for him at the dock in one week."
Lotte spoke calmly.
Denjiro and Shutenmaru could only nod.
After all, with the strength Lotte had just shown, they had no room to refuse.
As the astonishing smoke and dust scattered outward.
The figure in the nearly ten-meter-deep crater gradually became visible.
Kozuki Oden's Enma and Ame no Habakiri lay scattered beside him. His entire body was covered in blood, with horrifying wounds splitting open everywhere.
Shutenmaru and Denjiro rushed to Kozuki Oden's side in panic.
"Lord Oden! Your wounds!"
"I'll bandage you right now!"
When Denjiro was about to start bandaging, an astonishing sight left him frozen.
The previously split wounds on Kozuki Oden's body suddenly began to scab over.
The bleeding stopped at a visible speed.
From Shutenmaru and Denjiro's perspective, even with their lord's extraordinary physique, such terrifying injuries would take quite some time to heal.
This recovery speed was completely unreasonable!
And the only one present who could do this.
Was that mysterious man called Hokage!
This made both of them suck in a cold breath. To possess Great Swordsman-level power while also having such terrifying recovery ability!
Probably even the strongest beings on this sea would find it hard to defeat him alone!
Unlike the shock in their eyes, Kozuki Oden showed a joyful smile.
"Hahahahaha! This is what makes it interesting!"
"I'm getting more and more curious about the outside world! What kind of world could produce such a monster!"
Kozuki Oden lay in a pool of blood laughing loudly.
Though it was just an instant clash.
Kozuki Oden had truly found his own path.
As long as he followed behind that man, he might also be able to advance his swordsmanship further and step into the true realm of Great Swordsman!
Denjiro and Shutenmaru exchanged glances.
They couldn't help but show loss.
After all, they had worked so hard to become their lord's subordinates, governing Kuri perfectly. Yet Kozuki Oden was leaving at this critical moment.
But even Shogun Kozuki Sukiyaki had tacitly approved this action.
Their loss couldn't stop their lord.
If he followed behind that man, Lord Oden truly had a chance to become another Great Swordsman after Ryuma!
This was also hugely significant for Wano Country!
The turmoil in the Flower Capital finally came to an end.
But in the shadows, spies from the Beasts Pirates had also witnessed that terrifying battle. Shocked beyond words, they naturally reported the news upward!
The entire Beasts Pirates were shaken!