"That is indeed true. This person is a walking trouble magnet; the trouble surrounding him never ends. Now that he has entered the New World, his ambition is also immense. As soon as he arrives, he wants to take down the Four Emperors."
"Looking at his posturing, it is clear he intends to fight all of the Four Emperors. He is arrogant enough, and I like that," Yamato laughed.
If it were her, and she wanted to become the Pirate King, she would probably choose to do the same. If one cannot even defeat the Four Emperors, then how can one become the Pirate King? One must know, on this vast sea, there exists something even more terrifying than the Four Emperors, and that is the ruler behind the scenes of the World Government, Lord Imu. Under Imu, there are also the God's Knights; the members within, even if not all on par with the Four Emperors, are only a step behind.
The most lethal part is that because of Imu's existence, these people possess immortal bodies. Even if their bodies are shattered, they can recover. This kind of ability can only be restrained by Conqueror's Haki. If Straw Hat wants to become the Pirate King, sooner or later, he will have to pass the hurdle of Imu. In other words, defeating the Four Emperors is just the prelude to that final major hurdle.
"His guts are truly large, and his arrogance is truly sufficient," even Haruko could not help but feel surprised by Straw Hat.
"The predetermined moment is arriving. This world will soon undergo tremendous changes. Ambitious people are stirring, and a great war that sweeps across the entire world is definitely inevitable. It just depends on whose hands the key to opening the gate of destiny will fall into," Yamato narrowed her eyes.
"Young Master, you really see far ahead," Haruko sighed with emotion.
Yamato smiled, "Let's not talk about these complicated things. Let's go, call Maria, as well as Ulti and Page One, and we will go stretch our muscles."
"Alright," Haruko nodded.
In the open space, Yamato and the others were sparring. Maria and Haruko were in one group, while the other group was Yamato with the siblings Ulti and Page One.
"Ulti, Page One, attack with all your might. Let's see if you have been slacking off lately," Yamato held her Wolf Fang club and crooked her finger at them.
"Pei-chan, let's go together and show her our strength," Ulti held her golden meteor hammer, eager to try.
She had long wanted to make a move on Yamato, and this was the perfect opportunity to avenge the times she had her forehead flicked.
"Older sister, you should take it easy. We are no match for the Young Master," Page One reminded her.
Even if the two of them went all out, it was impossible to defeat their own Young Master.
"Less talk, attack with full force, or I will make you pay later," Ulti said impatiently.
Page One sighed helplessly, then transformed directly into his Ancient Zoan Hybrid Form and charged towards Yamato. Ulti did the same, entering her Hybrid Form and following closely behind. The two siblings attacked Yamato from both left and right.
"Not bad, no carelessness, directly unleashing full power. The right choice," Yamato nodded in satisfaction when she saw their actions, then met them head-on.
Boom!
Light flashed in the open space, and tremors were constant. Although it did not erupt with world-destroying waves, it was still shocking enough. After more than an hour, the tremors on the ground finally stopped.
"Hiss—so painful, damn Yamato," Ulti bared her teeth.
Although Yamato didn't use much strength, the attacks that hit them used Ryuo, which was especially painful.
"If there's no feeling of pain, then sparring has no meaning. Besides, you and Page One are both Zoan Type users; getting beaten up is the easiest way to improve your strength," Yamato laughed.
"Then why don't you let me hit you a few times and see," Ulti rolled her eyes.
The whole time, it was her and Page One getting beaten up. They couldn't even touch Yamato once.
"I am not a wooden stake; can't I dodge? You two figure out a way to hit me first," Yamato spread her hands.
Ulti stomped her feet in anger; she just couldn't hit Yamato.
"Alright, older sister, you are still far from being able to hit the Young Master. Even with the two of us teaming up, we didn't touch her once. Our strength is still far behind the Young Master's," Page One said.
Hearing this, Ulti rushed over, jumped onto Page One's back, and tightly choked his neck, "Well you, Pei-chan, what did you just say? I didn't hear clearly. Say it again!"
"Let go, older sister, let go quickly!" Page One tried hard to pull her hands away.
The siblings started bickering and fighting again.
"Still the same, starting a ruckus at the slightest disagreement," Maria and Haruko walked over, looking at the bickering siblings with expressions of being used to it.
If one day Ulti and Page One didn't bicker like this, they would actually find it abnormal.
"By the way, what is that guy Jack doing lately?" Yamato suddenly remembered her good friend, the simpleton Jack.
There was a feeling of not seeing each other for a long time and missing him.
"Jack has been going around to various towns in Wano Country for inspections these days. He says it's for inspection, but actually, it's just to see if there are any blind samurai and find them to fight," Maria laughed.
"Itchy hands? That's perfect. Tell him to come find me for free sparring," Yamato laughed.
"If he knows it's you, Young Master, calling him, Lord Jack definitely won't pay attention," Haruko shook her head.
Who doesn't know that the person Jack least wants to deal with is Yamato.
"It's not that exaggerated. By the way, didn't he go to rescue Joker last time? How did it turn out? Did a fight break out?" Yamato looked at Maria.
Maria shook her head, "No. Lord King had already warned Jack, so Jack didn't make a direct move. After all, the people escorting him were the current Admiral, Fujitora, and the former Fleet Admiral, Sengoku. Even if Jack is reckless, he wouldn't attack a Marine prison ship under those circumstances."
"Oh my, this simpleton Jack actually grew a brain. Haruko, does this count as the sun rising from the west?" Yamato chuckled.
"Young Master, what do you take Lord Jack for? He already knew there was an Admiral on the prison ship; how could he foolishly go and attack?" Haruko was speechless.
"That is based on the premise that Jack is a normal person. The old Jack didn't look like a normal person at all. Even if he is now, it's because I personally trained him. So, now I should give him that title," Yamato said.
"A title? Could it be—" Haruko immediately recalled something, and her eye twitched.
She remembered that at the time, her Young Master said if Jack attacked, he would be the ship-ramer king, and if Jack didn't attack, he would be an elephant spirit. In other words, Yamato was going to give the title "elephant spirit" to Jack.
"What title?" Maria was curious; why was Yamato interested in giving Jack a title?
Besides, didn't Jack already have his own title? Drought is one; why bother getting another one?
"Elephant spirit," Yamato blurted out.
Hearing the words "elephant spirit," Haruko raised her hand to support her forehead. Maria was also stunned. She thought Yamato would give Jack a decent title; she didn't expect it to be so strange.
"Yamato, I suggest you forget it. This title is too—odd. It's far worse than Drought," Maria patiently reminded her.
"Bizarre? Is it? I think it's quite fitting. Isn't Jack a user of the Elephant-Elephant Fruit, Model: Mammoth? And he also grew a brain, so isn't that an elephant becoming a spirit? An elephant spirit," Yamato explained.
Maria and Haruko shook their heads upon hearing this, "Better not use this title to provoke Jack. He is, after all, an All-Star of our Beasts Pirates; leave him some face. Otherwise, if this title of 'elephant spirit' spreads, how will the subordinates view him?"
"Fine, fine, I won't say it. Actually, it's not as serious as you say. Haven't I and that simpleton Jack always been like this? Giving him a title is nothing, just for fun. How could he take it seriously? At most, he'll yell at me a couple of times. The subordinates are even less likely to take it seriously," Yamato saw they were so serious and gave up.
Hearing Yamato say this, Maria and Haruko both laughed, "Didn't expect you to be quite clear about it. It's just this heart of yours that likes to tease Jack at every turn, making him always give you a bad look."
"Doesn't matter, anyway I quite like seeing Jack's simpleton sour face," Yamato shrugged.
Teasing Jack was one of her few pleasures.
"Even if you say so, if Jack heard this, he probably wouldn't be happy," Maria laughed and shook her head.
At this time, Jack, who was patrolling the Kibi region riding a crocodile, suddenly sneezed.
"Could it be that someone is badmouthing me behind my back? It must be that guy Yamato, definitely her," Jack thought of Yamato almost without any hesitation.
Apart from Yamato, there was no one else who would gossip about him behind his back.
"That guy, did she come back from Totto Land?" Jack muttered in his heart.
"Lord Jack, we are about to arrive at Kuri," at this time, a subordinate's voice came.
Jack came back to his senses and nodded, "Kuri, huh? Just heard some ghosts have returned. I want to see what is going on. If I can kill a few ghosts, that would be even better."
"By the way, I thought of a fun plan. Aren't two of the Nine Red Scabbards already locked up by us? How about using these two Nine Red Scabbards as bait?" Yamato looked at Maria and Haruko.
The two thought for a moment, "It's possible. It should be said that this bait is quite good and will definitely lure them into the trap. Yamato, are you planning to round them all up?"
"Rounding them all up is definitely impossible, but it's fine for fishing and amusement. They aren't so stupid as to cause too much of a commotion in Udon. That is to say, I am at least the Young Master of the Beasts Pirates. Since there are guests who have come to our territory, we should treat them well. Otherwise, just waiting for them to bring people to attack our door is a bit too boring, don't you think that makes sense?" Yamato smirked.
"You just want to play, right? It's not impossible, but in this way, wouldn't they be even more passive? Yamato, are you going to increase the difficulty for them?" Maria was surprised.
"That's right, it's increasing the difficulty for them. This is the trial I am giving them. Only after passing my trial will they have a chance to face us. Otherwise, just honestly hide and keep developing," Yamato nodded.
Seeing that Yamato was serious, Maria didn't object. On the contrary, this was even better. Standing from the position of the Beasts Pirates, taking action was right and necessary.
"Young Master, then we need to discuss the specific arrangements for this matter with Lord Queen. If they know that two of the Nine Red Scabbards are locked up in Udon, they will definitely send people to rescue them," Haruko said.
"Hmm, we do need to discuss it. But this is only the first step; there is more to come," Yamato nodded and continued.
"More to come?" Maria and Haruko were curious.
Yamato was suddenly willing to use her brain, starting to make arrangements step by step. It was truly rare.
"The second step, still continuing to attack with information, is to spread the news that there is a traitor among the Nine Red Scabbards, and let them find the traitor themselves," Yamato stated the second step.
"A traitor? Is there a traitor among the Nine Red Scabbards? Or is it a lie you made up, Yamato?" Maria and Haruko were somewhat surprised.
They really didn't know about the traitor among the Nine Red Scabbards.
"There is. Otherwise, why do you think Kozuki Oden failed back then? It was because there was a traitor," Yamato told them very affirmatively.
Hearing Yamato's affirmation, Maria and Haruko were shocked. So that was it.
"It's normal that you don't know about this, because not many people know about the traitor. Except for my Idiot Old Man, probably only my second uncle and third uncle knew," Yamato smiled.
"Then how do you know?" Maria and Haruko looked at her.
"Of course, it's because I'm awesome," Yamato said seriously.
The two rolled their eyes at her; it was probably something Yamato asked from someone who knew.
"Also, that traitor is not our person, but someone arranged by Orochi, so we don't know the specific identity; only Orochi knows," Yamato added.
"In this way, this Orochi still has some ability, knowing how to plant his own people in advance and then play a decisive role at critical moments," Maria and Haruko looked at each other, somewhat surprised.
They thought Orochi was just a coward with no other abilities; now it seems that's not the case.
"No, this has nothing to do with Orochi. It wasn't him who arranged it; it was his clansmen who arranged it. He doesn't have that brain. Your assessment of Orochi has always been correct," Yamato said meaningfully.
"Uh—"
Maria and Haruko looked at each other; okay, they overthought it.
"Orochi has clansmen? Isn't it said that the Kurozumi Family is all dead except for Orochi?" Haruko was surprised.
She knew some things about the Kurozumi Family. Back then, the Kurozumi Family did some very serious wrongdoings, and then the whole clan was exiled. It is said that the people of the Kurozumi Family were subjected to horrific persecution in a short period and were almost all dead.
"There will always be some who slip through the net. But the clansman who gave advice to Orochi is indeed dead now. He has one clansman left, which is the one acting as the traitor," Yamato explained.
Maria and Haruko finally understood clearly.
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