“Throw this crazy old woman into the sea. Who is in charge of patrol here today? I am going to register a complaint when I get back. How can anyone just be let in?”
Scotch looked at the old woman in front of him with impatience. He didn’t believe that an old woman like her would have any dealings with Kaido.
Besides, the Beasts Pirates had been doing a lot of business lately, and those merchants know that Kaido is not usually at home, so they won’t specifically ask for Kaido when they come here.
In addition, her strange attire and the bizarre dance she was doing while speaking made Scotch think she was insane.
Putting aside everything else, who in the world would light a candle on top of their own head and play with fire in such a way that they can burn themselves?
He immediately ordered two of his subordinates to throw her into the sea. He had already had a stroke of bad luck, encountering troublemakers when he received the order to return to the main island. This delayed his journey and put him in a bad mood. So he had no patience for this crazy old woman.
As she watched the pirates gather around her, she became a little nervous. This is different from how she had envisioned things to pan out.
She is from Wano Country and her name is Kurozumi Higurashi. She is a member of the Kurozumi family and is currently living outside in foreign land as a vagrant after the fall of the Kurozumi family.
The highest ruler of Wano Country is known as the Shogun. The position of Shogun has always been held by a member of the Kozuki family and the five prominent families – Amatsuki, Shimotsuki, Fugetsu, Uzuki, and Kurozumi – serve the Shogun of Wano Country.
Many years ago, the Shogun of Wano Country had no heir, which drew the attention of several families to who would become the next successor.
Amatsuki, Shimotsuki, Fugetsu, and Uzuki families all had their own views on who should become the next Shogun. Meanwhile, the daimyo of the Kurozumi family at that time – who was Kurozumi Orochi’s grandfather – not only had his own ideas but also took direct action.
He planned to poison the other daimyos and ultimately consolidate the position of Shogun in his own hands. While the other daimyos were still playing petty games, he took action. One daimyo after another died, and these events were disguised as internal strife.
The successive deaths of the daimyo weakened the Shogun of Wano Country at that time, and the Kurozumi family believed that the position of Shogun was within their grasp. However, things didn’t go as planned. Despite the Shogun’s deteriorating health, his son – Kozuki Sukiyaki – was successfully born.
With the birth of a son, there was no longer any doubt about the position of Shogun. At the same time, the Kurozumi family’s plot was exposed. Kurozumi Orochi’s grandfather was ordered to commit seppuku, and the Kurozumi family lost everything. They were stripped of everything by the Shogun and were reduced to wandering the streets, becoming a pariah among the people.
Kurozumi Higurashi left Wano Country at that time for this reason, but she believed it was all Kozuki Sukiyaki’s fault. If he had not been born, the Kurozumi family would have become the new Shogun, and none of this would have happened.
After some time, she returned to Wano Country and found Kurozumi Orochi, telling him about the prophecy that he would become the Shogun.
She then had Kurozumi Orochi earn money and manufacture weapons. While Wano Country was closed off to the outside world, it had technology that the outside world did not. With Wano Country’s weapons, he could look for someone to rely on, a strong enough military force to support him in becoming the Shogun.
Because Kozuki Oden’s personal strength was not something they could handle, they had to seek help from outside. It didn’t matter who this person was, Kurozumi Orochi’s goal was to destroy Wano Country and seek revenge against those people. After years of enduring patiently and developing, Kaido’s information appeared before them.
The cooperation partner could not be too strong. If it was the World Government, Kurozumi Orochi would lose his sovereignty. At the same time, they could not be too weak, or they would be unable to deal with the Kozuki family. So, the newly emerged Beasts Pirates met their requirements.
Kozuki Oden had already gone out to sea. From the newspapers, Kurozumi Higurashi knew that Kozuki Oden was on Whitebeard’s ship and would not be returning home anytime soon because not only had he become a wanted man, but also the captain of Whitebeard’s 2nd Division.
Originally, Whitebeard did not have Divisions, but as his “children” grew in number, he divided the crew into five divisions, and Kozuki Oden became the captain of the 2nd division.
By the way, someone who was destined to die had also been born on Whitebeard’s ship at this time.
After confirming that the timing was right, Kurozumi Higurashi used the Clone-Clone Fruit to transform into Kozuki Sukiyaki, and conveyed the order that Kurozumi Orochi will temporarily serve as Shogun. As for the real Kozuki Sukiyaki, he was imprisoned.
As the situation inside Wano Country was now stable, Kurozumi Higurashi decided to venture outside in search of manpower, and she arrived in the territory of the Beasts Pirates.
However, her first step was not smooth. The candle on her head had no other meaning than to portray an image, because in Wano Country’s culture, there is a monster called “Chouji no Onna” that is typically represented as an evil person.
The flickering light of the candle flame may give a person a more intimidating presence, but to Scotch, she was just a crazy old woman.
As an elderly woman, she had no combat ability whatsoever, and her Clone-Clone Fruit was useless in this situation, except for making it more probable for her to get sunk to the bottom.
As Scotch was about to get serious, she couldn’t keep pretending to be calm anymore and quickly shouted, “Wait! I am really looking for your captain to make a deal. This is a big issue concerning an entire country!”
The issue now rests with Scotch. He couldn’t prove if Kurozumi Higurashi’s words were true, but at the same time, he also couldn’t prove that her words were false.
If she was telling the truth, he would make a big mistake by disrupting this deal.
“You better not have lied to me, bring her to the island.” Scotch pointed his gun at her head and gave a blunt command.
In the living room, Kurozumi Higurashi finally met Kaido.
Kaido leaned back in his seat, with King and Queen sitting on the high platform behind him. Setsuna and Zeraora were also practicing nearby, watching Kurozumi Higurashi. Kaido’s tone was somewhat disdainful.
“Scotch said you have a business deal.”
“That’s right, Ni kyo kyo kyo kyo. It’s been 10 years since that incident and now you’ve become the embodiment of strength.”
“You know quite a bit, old woman.”
The incident 10 years ago naturally refers to the God Valley incident. However, that event has become increasingly shrouded in secrecy by the government, and only those who were concerned with maritime affairs at the time have any understanding of what happened back then.
“In human history, ‘strength’ is the means to solve all problems in the world. Of course, this is natural, after all, humans are animals, and the law of the jungle is the law of the world!”
“Indeed, that’s true, but what do you want to say?”
“The remnants of the Rocks Pirates will undoubtedly make a name for themselves in this era where heroism is measured by “military might”. Do you want to obtain the power of a country?”
