“Compared to that, I’m actually more worried about you.”
“Hmm? What’s there to worry about? It’s not like twenty years ago, Dad. I’m really strong now.”
“I’m not worried about your strength; it’s your future. You’re already a 200-year-old young woman, when are you going to bring me a son-in-law?”
“What 200 years? Do I look any different from an 18-year-old?”
Olga, a woman whose real age is 201 but whose age on the identity card remains a mystery, looked just a bit over thirty if you ignore the time spent inside the belly of the Sea King.
Due to the effects of Pure Gold, even though she has begun to grow, her growth rate was much slower than normal people. She even looked younger than Yamato, practically indistinguishable from a teenager. She herself has even stopped caring about her age.
Sometimes, when people asked, she’d casually throw out an approximate number. As for Acier’s urging, she didn’t take it seriously at all.
“Besides, you’re thinking a bit too far ahead; you should worry about yourself instead, and stop going to the red-light district all the time…'”
“Shut up!”
Before Olga could finish, Acier smacked her on the head, cutting her off mid-sentence. There were some things that, although he had done them, were too shameful for him to talk about.
“What was that for? I’m over 200 years old! You’re making me feel like a child.”
“And why are you saying you’re 18 only now? Didn’t you say you’re 200 years old? Anyway, no matter how old you are, I’ll always be your dad. I’m not rushing you for no reason. The Miski family isn’t some famous family, but you still need to think about having descendants eventually.
Given your current situation, I think you’re in danger.”
As he spoke, Acier pulled out a letter. The contents were harmless, just wishing him happy birthday. However, the way it was addressed was rather unsuitable.
“To esteemed father-in-law???”
“Yes, esteemed father-in-law. Now look at who signed it.”
“Boa Hancock…”
“Now you understand why I’m worried about you, right? This situation… While I don’t have strict opinions about the kind of person you end up with, at the very least, shouldn’t they be a man?”
At that moment, Olga finally understood why Acier had said what he did.
The letter from Hancock was just a trigger. Kuja, as a member of Shichibukai, had no official dealings with the Beasts Pirates, so Hancock merely sent a letter and a gift.
In the past, her letters were always addressed to Olga. This time, for some reason, Acier had become the recipient. Olga hadn’t been keeping an eye on her father and hadn’t expected Hancock to pull such a sudden move.
“No, wait. I didn’t do anything! What’s she fantasizing about now?!”
Having spent some time with Hancock, Olga realized that Hancock was very prone to imagining things. Given an opportunity, she would follow her own thoughts and imagine a whole bunch of scenarios that couldn’t be written down.
This time, while there wasn’t anything explicitly inappropriate in her words, there was still plenty of room left for the imagination.
“I do believe you. It’s just… this girl seems a bit overly persistent….”
“Forget it. I’ll deal with this myself. That girl may look strong, but she’s actually quite fragile. Aunt Nightin! My dad has something to say to you!”
In the end, Olga employed her ultimate strategy: she directly pushed Acier out to face his emotional issues, thereby successfully extricating herself from the situation.
It was just a small-scale birthday party, and in the end, it didn’t cause much of a commotion.
Acier stammered for a long time, but in the end, there was still no result. Compared to smooth sailing of his research, his performance here was worlds apart.
While Acier’s 250th birthday was being held, the Flower Capital was far from calm—or more accurately, certain people within it were far from calm.
…..
“Hiyori-sama, isn’t this too dangerous?”
“Dangerous? Why would it be dangerous? This is inside Wano Country. Or are you saying those assassins haven’t been completely dealt with yet?”
At this moment, Kozuki Hiyori had made a decision: she wanted to climb Mt. Fuji—and she wanted to do it alone.
Mt. Fuji was now considered a sacred mountain that tested one’s faith. Bringing along a large entourage as part of the Shogun’s ceremonial retinue would clearly be inappropriate. Moreover, her recent change in mindset has prompted this decision.
Even King had no objections. Ever since Hiyori’s shift in attitude, he had relaxed many restrictions on her, indirectly giving her significantly more freedom. Besides, there’s no way she could cause any trouble up on Mt. Fuji.
Nonetheless, Denjiro and the others were worried about her safety. As Hiyori had pointed out, they didn’t know if those lunatics had been completely eradicated.
While the leaders had been executed, the others had been scared out of their wits, and the rest of the participants had been turned into new miners. But their original identities were Kozuki Oden’s followers.
In today’s Wano Country, the most likely rebels were the former interest groups. As former beneficiaries, these groups suffered tremendous losses due to the appearance of the Beasts Pirates. The leaders of the previous assassination attempt were such individuals.
However, not all participants were the same; some were ordinary people.
In theory, the legend of Oden’s ghost had put an end to this problem, but no one could say for sure.
To Denjiro, these people were lunatics. And with lunatics, no one could predict what they might do.
If something truly went wrong, it will be really difficult for them to escape blame.
“There probably… aren’t any left like that…”
Denjiro understood how much that incident had hurt Hiyori. Without that event, her current mindset wouldn’t be what it was. No matter what, he didn’t want to tell her that there might still be people in Wano Country who wanted her dead.
Hiyori detected the confusion in Denjiro’s words but didn’t argue.
“If there aren’t, then why worry? I’ll bring Enma and Ame no Habakiri with me.”
Rejecting Denjiro and the others’ requests to accompany her, Hiyori left Flower Capital’s palace alone, carrying Enma and Ame no Habakiri.
“Kiku, Kawamatsu, aren’t you worried at all?”
“I am. But I don’t know how to dissuade Hiyori-sama. As her retainers, shouldn’t we abide by her decision?”
“No need to worry. I’ve already asked someone to keep an eye on Hiyori-sama. With her there, nothing will happen.”
Kawamatsu felt helpless, while Kikunojo was quite calm. Hearing Kikunojo’s words, Denjiro seemed to realize something.
“Delia?”
“Yes.”
In the current Wano Country, the Beasts Pirates were the symbol of safety. Since Delia was already responsible for matters here, accompanying Hiyori temporarily wouldn’t be an issue.
However, what Kikunojo didn’t know was that even if they hadn’t sought out Delia, Greninja would still have followed Hiyori.
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