Two days later, in Wano Country, in the Hakumai region, near the port of Blade.

This area is the 'port area' of Wano Country. In the past, when life in Wano Country was not so miserable, the people of Wano Country would set sail from here to Wano Country's 'inland sea' to fish and hunt. Goods from other regions would also voluntarily land here.

A green thing emerged from the wide river near the sea, leaped from the river onto land, and ran forward.

He was enormous, with webbed hands, a green body, and resembled a frog with a bird's beak. He had a faint blush on his cheeks. Carrying a bunch of fish, he ran to the group of people gathered at the front and called out to a young man in the center:

"Young Master Oden, I've caught a fish!"

“I’ve already told you I’m Momonosuke, not Father.” The young man sighed and said, “Kawamatsu, don’t call me that again.”

The young man was in his twenties, with a strong physique. Apart from a slight difference in his hairstyle, he looked exactly like 'Kozuki Oden'.

After being accelerated to maturity by the 'Ripe-Ripe Fruit', Kozuki Momonosuke grew into an adult, bringing tears to the eyes of the Akazaya Nine and reminding them of twenty years ago.

There's no other reason than that they look so alike.

Even Ashura Doji, who was disappointed by Oden and became a bandit, dispelled his last bit of resentment when he saw Momonosuke again.

"Let's eat! I'm so hungry!"

Kin'emon swiftly snatched the fish from Kawamatsu's hand and grilled it over a fire almost like a Devil Fruit user.

"Hey, Kin'emon, is this the time to eat? Shouldn't we be thinking about how to deal with the situation we're in now?!" the ninja Raizo shouted.

Kin'emon skillfully skewered the fish with a branch and grilled it, saying, "But the grilled fish smells so good! I'm hungry. Aren't you hungry? Raizo, come and help me."

"You really are... um? You smell quite nice."

Raizo sniffed, but ultimately couldn't resist the hunger in his stomach, so he ran over and squatted down with Kin'emon to grill fish.

Among the crowd were Denjiro, Kikunojo, Inuarashi, Nekomamushi, Ashura Doji, and Izo, as well as Tama, Toko, Shinobu, and Momonosuke's sister, the former famous courtesan, Hiyori Kozuki.

On that day, after Momonosuke defeated Kurozumi Orochi, he was rescued by the Red Scabbards. He was thinking he had won, but his plans were disrupted by people in white uniforms, and he had to retreat when he saw that things were not going well.

And so they retreated, and this is where they ended up.

Denjiro glanced at the enormous white peak in the Flower Capital, which was still visible even though it was extremely far away.

That place is the symbol of Wano Country, a mountain peak that almost reaches the sky and is located in the Flower Capital.

"Who are those people in white uniforms?" Denjiro asked curiously. "They look very strong, capable of easily defeating that old woman who is as strong as Kaido."

Izo said in a deep voice, "They are the Navy, the largest force in the world outside Wano Country, and their mission is to defeat people like Kaido and me. The one in charge is one of the three newly appointed admirals in the Navy, Admiral Kinni. Each of their admirals has the same strength as Kaido and Big Mom. Most importantly... that guy also has Wano Country's national treasure, 'Shusui'."

"Qiushui is in his hands?!" Kawamatsu's eyes widened in surprise, then he exclaimed angrily, "Damn it, then he's a thief!"

"It doesn't seem like it..."

Ashura Child pondered, "Qiu Shui disappeared twenty years ago, and the leader looks very young."

"Let's put that aside for now. The most important thing is to see what they'll do." Inuarashi stroked his chin and said, "The Navy has entered this area. Has the World Government taken action?"

Unlike Wano Country, Zou is not isolated from the outside world. Many members of the Mink Tribe live in the sea and sometimes return with intelligence.

Moreover, Inuarashi and Nekomamushi had previously followed Roger and thus had a deeper understanding of the sea.

"Young Master has already won." Kikunojo said expectantly, "I think he should go to Kuri first, succeed as the Daimyo of Kuri, and then become the Shogun. In the end, the Kozuki family will reclaim the position that belongs to him!"

“That makes sense.” Denjiro nodded. “Why don’t we go to Kuri first?”

"Eat your fish before you go, young master, it's ready!"

Kin'emon excitedly turned around, handed the fish to Momonosuke, and then froze, his mouth agape as he stared blankly at the sea.

When everyone saw his gaze, they instinctively looked towards the sea.

Hiyori Kozuki's already large and beautiful eyes widened even more at this moment. She covered her mouth, revealing a look of utter surprise and incomprehension.

Sea surface...

It's frozen!

It wasn't a complete freeze-up, but rather an ice path had appeared in the sea, leading all the way to their shallows. And on that ice path, two shadows seemed to be moving, like human figures...

"Hey, no way..."

Sweat beaded on Yizang's face, and his eyes were wide open, as if trying to make out the figure on the icy road.

"What is that? Why is it freezing?!" Momonosuke shouted.

On the icy path, the figure drew ever closer. Yi Cang's face paled with horror; he instantly drew his sword and roared, "Run! That's...!"

Whoosh!

As soon as the words were spoken, one of the two figures leaped up, spun several times in the air, and landed heavily in front of the crowd.

That's a penguin...

A very large Galapagos penguin, almost as big as Inuarashi and Nekomamushi, stood there with its cute eyes looking very solemn, as if trying to give people a tough guy feeling.

But that makes it even cuter.

"Wow, so cute..." Hiyori said unconsciously.

The penguin turned its head instantly, a hint of anger flashing in its eyes, and stretched out its short flippers as if to strike Hiyori.

Instantly, the Red Scabbards formed a protective circle around Hiyori, and Denjiro drew his sword with a swift, cold glint as he slashed at the penguin.

Click click...

With a soft sound, Denjiro's swift slash abruptly stopped. A huge block of ice froze on the blade that had been slashing forward, and it spread toward his hand.

Startled, Denjiro instinctively jerked to the side, unleashing his domineering aura and shattering the layer of frost.

But it was still too late. He looked down at his fingers, which were clearly frostbitten, and his eyes showed seriousness.

"Ara la, don't be so violent."

A voice rang out from behind the penguin, and a tall, thin man poked his head out from behind the penguin and said to the crowd, "My pet doesn't like people saying it's cute. It gets angry, right, Camel?"

The penguin nodded, its face resolute, in agreement.

The tall, thin man stepped out from behind the penguin and said, "Oh, you asked why this penguin is called Camel? Well, it's called Camel because its name is Camel."

"Nobody's asking!!"

Several men roared, their eyes rolling back in their heads.

Kuzan swallowed hard and gritted his teeth, saying, "Why are you here, Kuzan!"