At the age of 9, Kozuki Oden was blacklisted by the Underworld of the Flower Capital for various violent fights and for breaking casino rules.
This guy was so furious about it that he burned down a Underworld casino and was eventually arrested by the Shoguns Mansion's Oniwabanshu for violent assault.
It was likely around this time that this guy's Haoshoku awakened, demonstrating his amazing talent.
This left Kozuki Sukiyaki both pleasantly surprised and deeply troubled.
At the age of 10, Kozuki Oden, who spent his days breaking out of prison and causing trouble, was personally sentenced by Kozuki Sukiyaki to serve time in the Udon Stone Quarry as a criminal.
However, because of the Kozuki family's talent as stonemasons, he rose to become the Head Stonemason in Udon, and his character improved and matured.
Later, after Kozuki Oden was pardoned, he began to travel through Wano Country. Under the secret guidance of Kozuki Sukiyaki and various Daimyos, he eventually stayed in the chaotic Kuri District and began to suppress it with his powerful martial force.
Having completely suppressed the Kuri District, Kozuki Oden's reputation soared, and a relieved Kozuki Sukiyaki appointed him as the Daimyo of the Kuri District, finally putting him on the right path.
"I'll see just how bad you really are!"
Fang Huo murmured softly. At this age, Kozuki Oden should not have awakened his Haoshoku yet.
After the Red Soil Island incident, Fang Huo would still need to go to the Grand Line to find Kaido and recruit this Oni Race monster early to train him personally.
Kozuki Oden entered the Sea Stone mine at age ten, while Kaido had joined the army at eight and was already the kingdom's strongest warrior by ten.
Later, Kozuki Oden joined the Whitebeard Pirates and the Roger Pirates successively, and his strength was actually greater than that of Beast Kaido after obtaining the Azure Dragon ability.
This can only be blamed on Kaido's bad luck; the Rocks Pirates had already finished and disbanded when he was young, so Kaido didn't receive much teaching from Rocks or Newgate.
Furthermore, after eating the azure dragon fruit at God Valley, Kaido was targeted, captured, and researched by the World Government, wasting nearly 10 years.
This is one of the reasons why Kozuki Oden became stronger than Kaido.
Of course, the fact that Kozuki Oden was taught by and sparred with powerhouses like Whitebeard and Roger was even more important.
There's also that Demon Heir Bullet, who also came from a certain war-torn country in the Grand Line; despite wasting over twenty years in Impel Down, his strength could still crush the Supernovas.
You have to know that Bullet was only 22 when he went to prison, whereas Trafalgar Law was already 24 when he became a Supernova, and Capone Bege and Urouge were over 40 when they went to sea and became Supernovas.
If Kaido and Bullet hadn't wasted those ten or twenty years, their strength would definitely be even greater.
Just like Charlotte Linlin if she didn't have children, they could have reached a higher level, perhaps even the same level as Rocks.
---
This time, Charlotte Linlin still clung to Fang Huo and followed him onto the ship, instead of receiving Rocks' brutal special training on Hachinosu.
Moreover, she was soon to celebrate her eighteenth birthday.
There was no way she would leave Fang Huo; not even Rocks could stop her.
"Fang Huo, if they don't cooperate, I'll just conquer this country for you!"
Charlotte Linlin didn't care about Wano Country at all; the mere natural barrier of the waterfall was something she could fly over herself.
And according to what Fūgetsu Kisaburō and the others said, Kisaburo was already the strongest samurai in Wano Country.
That made Charlotte Linlin look down on this country of samurai even more, as Fūgetsu Kisaburō's swordsmanship couldn't even cut through her defense.
This so-called strongest samurai was only at that level.
"Linlin, please don't be impulsive."
Shimotsuki Furiko quickly tried to soothe this empress; she knew well the terrifying strength of this little giant, as even Kisaburo's gokudō kaisen and Genzo's Wado Ichimonji couldn't pierce Linlin's skin.
She didn't know if there was any weapon in this world that could break Linlin's defense.
In her memory, only Rocks' terrifying Conquerors Haki Coating could injure Charlotte Linlin.
Fang Huo looked at Charlotte Linlin standing on Thunder Cloud Zeus; he couldn't quite understand how King and Marco managed to kick Yonko Big Mom into the sea and cause her to lose her memory.
In order to write the plot where Yonko Big Mom loses her memory and beats up her own allies, Oda chose the memory-loss-offline method, which was just too brainless.
One must know that when Law and Kid used a scheme to knock Yonko Big Mom into the sea, even Sun Prometheus, a flame Homie, could rush into the sea to catch her.
This shows that whether it's Thunder Cloud Zeus or Sun Prometheus, they can easily save a falling Yonko Big Mom from the sea.
Yonko Big Mom is a Yonko-level powerhouse who isn't afraid of falling into the sea.
Yet she was written into falling into the sea and losing her memory; it's quite hilarious.
---
"Wano Country doesn't need to be conquered by force; if I want to take this country, I can do it anytime."
Fang Huo really didn't take Kozuki Sukiyaki seriously; he had plenty of means.
"As for you, I hope you can do your best to master Conquerors Haki Infusion during the Red Soil Island war."
Fang Huo's eyes were full of expectation for Charlotte Linlin; the protagonist Straw Hat Luffy mastered Conquerors Haki Infusion at 19 and awakened the Sun God Nika ability.
Why couldn't the even more talented Charlotte Linlin master Conquerors Haki Infusion at 18?
She had two great powerhouses, Rocks and Fang Huo, teaching her, and she was about to participate in the major event of massacring the Celestial Dragons.
She might even face Imu, the King of the World.
Facing the Gorosei and the Gods Knights was almost a certainty.
After all, every time the Celestial Dragons held a Native Purge Competition, there would generally be one of the Gorosei and more than half of the Gods Knights responsible for providing protection.
"I will definitely work hard! Our children will surely inherit our strongest talents!!"
Charlotte Linlin's eyes were full of anticipation; if both she and Fang Huo mastered Conquerors Haki Infusion before conceiving.
There might be a chance to give birth to a heaven-defying genius with innate Haoshoku like Loki.
Inheriting her innate Armament Haki and Steel Balloon physique would also be good.
---
Under the rapid flight, the great love immortal venerable spent a few days flying into the waters of Wano Country.
At this time, in the Flower Capital of Wano Country.
Kozuki Oden was going on a rampage in a Underworld casino—not a rampage at the gambling table, but a rampage against the casino thugs.
He suspected the casino was cheating; otherwise, how could he keep losing?
At seven or eight years old, Kozuki Oden already possessed great strength, and combined with his noble status as the Shogun's son, the Underworld gangs didn't dare to go all out against this troublesome little devil.
Eventually, the Underworld sent someone to report to the Shogun's Mansion, and the Shogun's Mansion's Oniwabanshu finally stepped in to take down the Shogun's son who caused trouble all day.
Shogun Kozuki Sukiyaki listened to his subordinates' report, feeling completely helpless regarding his mischievous son.
He could only order Oden to be detained for a period of time.
This son's talent was very strong, but his personality was truly difficult to handle.
When Oden got a bit older, he would be sent to the quarry to temper his character, and once he grew up, he could be left to cause trouble in the chaotic Kuri District.
He intended for Oden to become the Daimyo of the Kuri District.
A few years ago, the Shimotsuki Family had requested to pacify the chaotic Kuri District, but Sukiyaki had politely refused on the grounds of danger.
In reality, he didn't want to see a third Daimyo emerge from the Shimotsuki Family.