Chapter 134 A Twisted Father-Daughter Relationship
Knock knock knock...
A knock sounded at the door. Jin, who was giving instructions on how to handle the newly acquired island, said without looking up, "Go downstairs first and call the people outside in."
"Yes, Lord Jin."
The paper door opened and closed, and even without looking up, Jin could recognize the person who came from the overly cheerful footsteps.
"Lord Jin!" Vera frowned slightly as she looked at the documents spread out in front of Jin. "Are you... working?"
Didn't we agree on a day off? Those pirates in the Beasts Pirates even called themselves the Rolling King, but the Rolling King is clearly King!
In any case, according to Violet, she would rather go out and fight ten times than deal with a single day of official business.
Jin closed the file in front of him: "Just dealing with a small matter."
The subtext is that he's not busy, and the feather grooming we agreed on yesterday will continue today.
Violet's eyes lit up as she understood what Jin meant, and she nodded, "Okay!"
Watching Violet happily preparing the tools she would be using, Jin narrowed his eyes slightly and relaxed his body.
No matter how stubbornly he tries to claim that he just randomly picked a decent subordinate to serve him, the fact that Jhin behaves completely differently in front of the subordinate who just left versus in front of Violet doesn't lie.
It can only be said that preening feathers is indeed the best activity for birds to enhance their relationship. Jhin probably didn't even realize how relaxed he was in front of Violet.
This is quite rare for "King the Wildfire," so it's no wonder that Kaido had doubts about whether he was still drunk after seeing that scene last night.
Having prepared a feather comb and a hot towel, Val went around behind Jhin and was about to find a small stool to stand on as before, but Jhin pointed to the spot to his side.
Use that one.
The place Jhin was pointing to was a small, round wooden stool. Judging from its size, it was definitely not something Jhin would use. It was covered with a thick layer of soft fabric, and the outermost layer was covered with a black leather that was very much in Jhin's own style.
This was... specially prepared for her?
It has to be said that Violet was a little surprised. Originally, looking at Jin's appearance, she was prepared to go through a lot of trouble to win his favor.
Violet secretly opened the faction favorability section in the game panel and found that the Beast Pirates' favorability had unknowingly risen to [Friendly].
Hmm, hopefully this favorability rating won't drop to [hostile] after her identity is exposed and she has to run away.
Vera skillfully fiddled with Ember's large wings, and looking at Ember who was becoming increasingly relaxed and clearly absorbed in the moment, she whispered, "Lord Ember, I have a question for you."
Jin's voice was deep and languid: "What?"
"It's about Governor Kaido's 'son'."
Violet has already learned that, compared to Kaido, who doesn't care about anything and only beats people up and locks them up, King has actually spent more time with Yamato and is more like a true elder.
Violet felt that the breakthrough in the mission might lie with Jin, so she cautiously began to gather information.
Jin slowly opened his eyes, forcing himself to stay awake and not fall asleep immediately.
It's not surprising that Violet would ask this question at this time, after all, she was present when Yamato went missing and Kaido asked the Flying Son to help find her.
Aside from the fact that his own child idolizes his old rival to the point of not being able to distinguish his own gender, which somewhat affects Kaido's image of being wise and mighty, there's nothing else to hide in the story between this father and son, or rather, father and daughter.
As for this impact... even Kaido himself compromised and called Yamato his "son," which shows that Kaido does care about Yamato calling herself Kozuki Oden, but it's really not that much.
This vast ocean is realistic and cruel; no matter how remarkable a person was in life, once their soul returns to their homeland, they all become a thing of the past.
Rather than worrying about the name "Kozuki Oden," it's better to focus on the retainers who still follow the Kozuki family and the prophecy left by Lady Toki.
King briefly recounted the complicated story between Kaido and Yamato. He heard that Kaido had put explosive sea stone handcuffs on Yamato when she was only eight years old. Later, after Yamato awakened her Conqueror's Haki, Kaido imprisoned her and three Wano Country samurai in a cave and almost couldn't hold back and pulled the feather off her handcuff.
Putting aside the fact that he was imprisoned for ten days and ten nights without food, just the act of locking a young child up with his enemies was something that Vera didn't know how to comment on.
To say that Kaido wanted Yamato to abandon his unrealistic fantasy of becoming Kozuki Oden in a life-or-death situation, and to kill the three samurai to completely sever any possibility of reconciliation between himself and the old Kozuki forces, would be wishful thinking.
If Kaido really thought that way, although it was a bit unethical, Violet would still have to admit he was cunning and calculating. But the reality was that Kaido neither left Yamato and the others any food, nor removed the seastone handcuffs from Yamato's hands. He simply sealed all of Yamato's abilities and left most of his strength to the samurai.
Vera thought that the samurai who discovered Yamato's true identity were probably quite bewildered. Even if they hated Yamato so much, they probably wouldn't have been able to bring themselves to harm him when he was in such a pitiful state.
How come Kaido, as a father, is even more ruthless than his enemies?
What kind of grudge could there be? What kind of father is this?
Violet rubbed her temples, feeling a headache coming on. The more she listened, the more she realized how chaotic Kaido's family relationships really were.
However, it wouldn't be accurate to say that Kaido had no feelings for Yamato at all, or that he was completely indifferent to her life or death. After Yamato's disappearance, Kaido specifically summoned the top members of the Fleet and the Flying Children to help him search for her.
It can only be said that Kaido is a contradiction in himself.
Despite his constant threats of suicide, he showed no intention of eating another Devil Fruit. He was keen on challenging the strong and showing off his strength, but when facing Kozuki Oden, he chose to win through deceitful and dishonorable means. He had been used as a expendable weapon in the past and therefore hated nobles, but when facing nobles with real lineage and ability, he couldn't help but look up to them.
A distorted life leads to distorted experiences, which in turn shape a distorted personality.
As for Yamato, whether it's the influence of bloodline inheritance or the damage caused by his original family, he has clearly become the epitome of this distortion.
Violet was having a terrible headache.
Violet called for support from the sidelines: "But the way things are between Governor Kaido and Lord Yamato... it's not a solution, is it? Lord King, don't you have any ideas on how to ease the tension between them?"
Jin fell silent.
He fell silent!
An awkward atmosphere filled the air, making Wilton realize that the matter was so complicated that even Jin had no idea how to handle it.
Vera released the wings in her hands and sat down opposite Jin: "We need to go through this from the beginning."
ember:"……"
Looking at Violet's serious expression, King wanted to say that although he greatly admired Kaido and firmly believed that Kaido could become the next Pirate King and was willing to pay any price for it... this "paying any price" should not include helping Kaido deal with his children's rebellious phase.
Seeing Vera's serious expression, Jin remained silent for two seconds before asking, "What do you mean?"
When did the Yamato people begin to worship Kozuki Oden?
Jin recalled: "It started when... Kaido was about to subject Kozuki Oden and his retainers to the boiling cauldron torture, but Kozuki Oden, along with the Nine Red Scabbards, endured it alone in the boiling cauldron for an hour."
"..."
"From then on, Yamato-sama has always admired Kozuki Oden, and even told Kaido that she wanted to become Kozuki Oden. Later, she found Kozuki Oden's diary..." And from then on, she was completely absorbed in the art of playing Kozuki Oden!
King naturally holds Kaido in high esteem and views him with a hundred layers of admiration for Kaido, who rescued him from the terrible laboratory and destroyed his shadow and unbearable past. But even so, he has to admit that Kaido is probably the most unsuccessful of the three Sea Emperors in terms of raising the next generation.
Hmm... I heard that the Navy and the World Government are preparing to confirm the candidate for the fourth Emperor of the Sea. I wonder if there's a chance to pass the torch to Shanks.
Vera: "Yamato had such a colorful childhood."
Jin nodded in agreement. He first ran out and "coincidentally" saw Kozuki Oden supporting his retainers in a boiling iron pot, and then "coincidentally" picked up Kozuki Oden's diary.
Jin couldn't help but ask in confusion, "Why is this happening..."
If this were a legitimate political game, Violet would tell King that it was definitely a conspiracy by the remnants of the Kozuki clan, with the aim of corrupting Kaido's only descendant so that his policies would not last and his rule would be short-lived.
But this is an unconventional farming game, so Violet could only say, "That's life. How can everything be perfect? Unexpected things happen all the time."
Even the perfect Kaido has things he can't control, King nodded in agreement.
"The story is quite melodramatic, but if that's the case, it's not entirely hopeless."
Reason told King that secretly plotting against Kaido's family was not something a qualified subordinate should do, but he really wanted to share Kaido's burdens, so he ignored Violet's disrespectful adjective and pressed for an answer: "How so?"
"Ultimately, Yamato admires Kozuki Oden because he is strong, loyal to his brothers, and dares to defy authority..." Although that authority is his own father. "In addition, Yamato is trapped in Wano Country and naturally yearns for Kozuki Oden's adventures."
Jin frowned imperceptibly: "If Master Yamato is willing, she can accompany the Beasts Pirates on their outings." As long as she stops insisting that she is Kozuki Oden and makes Kaido so angry that he almost faints.
"The key point is not whether Yamato can leave, but the role that Kozuki Oden represents in this story."
"...You mean, rebel against Governor Kaido?"
Vera nodded.
Yamato's excessive adoration for Kozuki Oden would seem quite strange to anyone who sees it.
In terms of strength, Kaido and Kozuki Oden are equally matched; in terms of status, Yamato doesn't seem like someone who would admire someone's background and bloodline; in terms of intelligence, his ability to repeatedly believe Kaido and Kurozumi Orochi's lies makes him a negative example; in terms of responsibility, whether as the next head of the Kozuki family who should have inherited the position of shogun, or as a husband, father, or superior, Kozuki Oden, who would abandon everyone for his own adventurous dreams without a second thought, is absolutely unqualified.
Considering Kaido's style of doing things and Yamato's age, Violet thinks that Yamato is more likely to worship Oden as a banner and image of resistance against Kaido.
Jin listened to Violet's analysis in disbelief, but once he thought about it the way she did, everything seemed to make perfect sense.
"So that's how it is..." One of the Beasts Pirates' biggest unsolved mysteries has been answered, but the solution remains a blank. "But what will Kaido do now?"
"Lord Jin."
Violet suddenly grabbed Jin's hand: "Do you believe me?"
Jin lowered his eyes, remained silent for two seconds, and then withdrew his hand.
"You go first."
Let me explain my thought process first, then I'll address the question of whether I believe it or not.
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Author's Note: Yamato's feelings for Kozuki Oden are the most reasonable explanation I've found after analyzing the situation. [emoji]
Otherwise, it's too hard to understand why someone would idolize someone just by reading their diary.
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