Chapter 838 Momonosuke's Death

"Then we'll go too."

Ace and Marco sat on Fire Cloud Roger and Fire Cloud Susanoo respectively and floated into the air.

Ace twirled his beard and smiled at Yamato on the other side, "I'm really worried about my family."

"If I was really worried about you as the captain, I wouldn't come out so easily." Marco said.

"Hahaha." Ace slapped his thigh and laughed, "Joz and Vista are so reliable, it's hard to worry about them."

"If that's so unreliable, I'll have to reconsider whether I should go on adventures with you in the future." Yamato said with a smile.

Ace grinned, "Isn't that better? We might be better opponents than partners! Come challenge me, Yamato! Oh, and Tama too."

Xiaoyu was surprised: "Me too?!"

Ace laughed.

Marco nodded to Kikunosuke who was in the crowd on the shore.

"Well, everyone from Wano Country, goodbye..."

The two of them soon drove side by side, riding on the fire cloud to draw two parallel lines of fire, and disappeared at the junction of the sea and the sky in the distance.

Yamato watched them go away and sighed softly, "It's really free..."

"Same to you, Yamato." Xiao Zi came over, took Yamato's hand and patted it softly.

"..." Yamato suddenly turned his head and asked, "What about you? Whether it's Kozuki Hiyori or Kozuki Murasaki, I don't think you like any of these identities."

Kin'emon, Raizo and the others glared at him. In fact, they were already dissatisfied with Lynch and the others for leaving behind the hidden danger of Kaido's daughter. If it weren't for the fact that Lianhe and the general also favored the daughter of the evil dragon, Kin'emon and the others would have vowed to eradicate the evil to feel at ease. If Kaido's bloodline is not cut off, how can the spirit of Lord Oden be comforted?

Kyoshiro lowered his head, the crisis was removed, and the haze in Wano Country dissipated. He suddenly realized that Princess Hiyori, who succeeded to the position of shogun and inherited the will of Lord Oden, had been trained by him to become the famous oiran in Wano Country... From now on, Hiyori's road to becoming a shogun will probably face many different voices.

But why? Why did I do that when I knew that Hiyori-sama was the only heir to the Kozuki family? Kyoshiro's eyes were shadowed. He felt that something seemed to be missing, but no matter how many times he thought and recalled rationally and objectively, he found nothing. It was as if someone had cast a spell on him when he took in Hiyori-sama and molded her into the oiran Kozuki... Even if he secretly asked someone to adopt her?

Xiao Zi smiled faintly, "Go back."

Her voice woke Kyoshiro up from his dream and he discarded all the unnecessary thoughts in his mind. Now that things have come to this, he can only spend the rest of his life defending the reputation of General Hiyori.

The group returned to the Flower Capital.

With many samurai accompanying them, top masters like Yamato (although Kin'emon and others seem to be unaware of Yamato's strength), and even Tama who is the user of the Nature-type Lava Fruit, there is no need to worry about their safety along the way - what's more, judging from their situation along the way, the vast majority of people in Wano Country are now discussing today's "changes in heaven and earth".

"I wanted to go to the Flower Capital, but as I was walking, I ended up home again. Isn't this weird?!"

"Something weird happened to me too! I was sleeping soundly at home, but when I opened the door, I saw that the place opposite the door had turned into a cemetery behind the bell!"

"Who says it's not true? I lifted up the mat today and saw that the money has become less again!"

"You spent it all yourself, didn't you?!"

“Huh?!”

"You idiots..." An old man in the village said calmly while catching lice, "Haven't you discovered it yet? There are news coming from the north and the west. I heard that the snow that has been lingering for years in Linghou has melted, and even grass has grown... The world has been changed, and mountains have been moved and the sea has been filled. This must be the awakening of the ancient gods, otherwise how could such a miracle happen?"

An ancient god? Xiao Zi and the others who were passing by quietly recalled the thousands-meter-high rock giant they had seen on the beach before. It was as if the entire universe was overturning and overwhelming them... In front of that person, at that moment, I believe that no matter who it was, they would inevitably feel insignificant. To be able to do that, the man named Lin Qi... maybe it's not an exaggeration to call him a "god"...

"Woof! Woof! Woof!"

Just as we were about to enter the Flower City, we heard a burst of crazy dog ​​barking at the foot of the city wall.

“Woof woof woof!!”

The dirty puppy barked wildly at Xiao Zi, and scratched the ground with its four little paws desperately, as if it wanted to rush over, but for some reason, its body was clearly fixed in place and refused to move.

Even when Xiao Zi looked at it and took a step forward, the puppy took a step back and began to kowtow to the ground frantically, bang bang bang!

One for Xiaozi, one for Yamato, and one for Xiaoyu.

According to the contract that Sato made with Momonosuke, he had to kowtow ten times when seeing any woman within twenty meters. There were three women here, so that meant thirty kowtows.

Bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang…

The dirty puppy kowtowed repeatedly. Xiao Zi quickly looked away. Kin'emon and others were not interested in this stray dog ​​at all. Xiaoyu felt that the puppy was so pitiful that it had become so crazy.

Yamato was surprised and asked, "It kowtowed so hard, why is there no blood?"

"Yeah, that's weird..."

Xiaoyu felt distressed and curious, so she took the initiative to run over. After walking a few steps, she heard someone nearby kindly remind her, "Little girl, that dog is a 'shit monster'! It stinks!"

Without his reminder, Xiaoyu had already smelled a foul odor, but she still wrinkled her nose and continued to move closer.

"Woof woof! Woof woof..."

The dirty little dog wanted to rush over and ask for a hug to comfort his wounded heart. He also wanted to curse at Hiyori, Kin'emon and others. How could these heartless people ignore me, the future General Kozuki? Do you know who my father is? !

Obviously, after these days of wandering and the experience of being literally abandoned by the whole world, Momonosuke's mental state has become a little problematic.

However, as Xiaoyu approached, the body that had been turned into a toy dog ​​tried desperately to run back according to the contract and hide 20 meters away as stipulated in the contract... However, there was a city wall behind him. To the left, there were also women in the crowd watching the excitement, so he couldn't run there either; to the right? To the right were Kozuki, Yamato and others. According to the contract set by the Childlike Fruit, Momonosuke also needed to keep a distance of 20 meters!

“Woof woof woof…”

The dirty toy dog ​​whimpered and twisted its body. The closer Xiaoyu got, the harder it pushed against the wall behind it, as if trying to squeeze out a dog hole to get through.

The contract has a bug, which is...

"Be good, don't be afraid, little puppy." Xiaoyu wanted to touch the dirty puppy with pity. Momonosuke wanted to be comforted by such a cute little girl so much, but his body would not listen to him. In fact, as the girl's delicate little hand approached, his body began to twitch wildly as if there was a malfunction, and kept shaking like a nerve, which scared Xiaoyu.

Xiaoyu was shocked.

This gave Xiaoyu, the user of the lava fruit, a fright.

This gave Xiaoyu, who had not yet officially started training her powerful devil fruit ability, a fright...

When Xiaoyu reacted, she had already smelled a huge stench like roasted shit... She screamed and saw that the poor puppy was actually burned by her frightened hand that turned into magma. The torso melted into a ball of charcoal, the four short legs were broken, and only half of the dog's head was left, and the dirty eyes were still staring at her.

"I, I didn't mean it..." Xiaoyu was so anxious that her stomach suddenly churned. "Ugh!" She bent down and vomited, splashing it on the remaining half of the dog's head.

“I’m sorry, I’m sorry…” The little girl wiped her mouth and apologized, feeling anxious and ashamed. She was so clumsy, but…but the shit burned by lava smelled so bad… Ugh!

The vomit covered the remaining half of the dog's head. Xiaoyu had been eating well these days, so the vomit was quite abundant.

Momonosuke's consciousness still exists.

This was a natural thing. He had been turned into a toy dog, so he would not die just because his torso and limbs were burned by the molten lava. How could he be injured if he didn't even bleed? But in this case, he couldn't move...

The smell of the vomit that seemed to be drowning him had already made his mind go blank. To be honest, in terms of disgust, this vomit was just so-so. Momonosuke, who had eaten old feces for so many days, had a lot to say about this. But... in terms of the degree of humiliation, none of the previous times of shit-eating could compare to this time.

Momonosuke felt that his heart was really dead...

Xiaoyu was sobbing for her clumsiness, and Yamato came over and comforted her: "It's okay, look carefully, this is a toy dog."

"Eh?" Xiaoyu's eyes were blurred with tears. As expected, she looked closely and found that the remaining part of the puppy burned by the lava had no flesh and bones inside, but a bunch of burnt and yellowed fluff balls. This was not a real dog, but a genuine plush toy. But...

There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!

"Why does the toy dog ​​move? And why does it bark..."

Raizo pretended to know and said thoughtfully: "There are indeed many skilled craftsmen in Wano Country!"

Xiaoyu didn't understand, but was greatly shocked.

Fortunately, it was just a toy dog! With the comfort of Sister Yamato, the two smiled and dug a hole, put the remains of the poor toy dog ​​into the hole, and then filled the hole with soil and compacted it.

"I'm sorry, rest in peace." Xiaoyu clasped her hands together.

"Don't worry, I buried it firmly, no one will disturb it." Yamato said with a smile, "Let's go, you are worrying me. How about I help you practice your abilities?"

Xiaoyu said gratefully: "Thank you, Sister Yamato."

Yamato's cheeks flushed and he stared at Xiaoyu with shining eyes.

Xiaoyu was shocked. Did I say something wrong?

Yamato was so moved that he shed tears. "This is the first time I've heard someone say thank you to me... Xiaoyu, can you say it again?"

"Thank you, Sister Yamato!" Xiaoyu said sweetly.

"Woo, woo, say it again."

"Thank you, Sister Yamato! Thank you, thank you!"

“Wuwuwu…”

The two orphaned girls, one big and one small, returned hand in hand happily.

Neither Kin'emon nor Kozuki took this incident seriously. Kikunojo was reminded of his brother by their grave-burying behavior, and he hurried back to burn two sticks of incense at his brother's grave. He quickly followed everyone back to the Shogun's Mansion in Hana no Toshi. The Shogun had succeeded to the throne, and there were still many things to do.

Only at the foot of the Flower Capital's wall, under the tightly buried earth pit, no light could penetrate. The one eye of the shattered half dog head could not see anything. He could only vaguely hear the vague vibration of someone passing by overhead, as if the whole world was fading away in dead silence... Momonosuke wanted to shout in fear and despair: Come back! Do you know what you have done? Save me! Don't leave me here alone! I'm sorry, I was wrong. Actually, there's nothing wrong with being a dog... Please, no matter who it is, please save me...

Unfortunately, just as Yamato said, it was buried so tightly that it couldn't move at all, and naturally even the dog couldn't bark.

Countless residents of Wano Country passed by this filled pit as usual.

No one remembers that there was a person named Kozuki Momonosuke, so naturally no one would feel sorry for his disappearance.

…

〖The Sunny left Wano Country, an aquarium, bar, and music corner——〗

"Let me introduce myself again. My name is Onimaru, and I am a fox who ate the Human-Human Fruit, the Mythical Beast Species, and the Great Nuryuudo Form."

On the table, a fox sat upright, looking around at the pirates in front of him and introducing himself in a reserved manner.

Usopp sat backwards in his chair, raised one hand and said, "Question! I've always been curious. It's okay for humans, but why do foxes know so clearly what devil fruit they ate?"

Chopper pointed his fangs and said angrily: "Just say it, why are you looking at me?!"

"Because you are the same." Sanji and Zoro looked down at Chopper from the left and right, "They are all animals who have eaten the Human-Human Fruit..."

Chopper chuckled and said, "It seems to be the same... ahem, I can't remember when I ate the Human-Human Fruit. It was not until I met Lynch and Robin and heard them talk about it that I realized I ate something called the Human-Human Fruit."

So, Luffy, Franky, Brook and others looked at the fox named Onimaru.

Onimaru licked his paw and said, "My devil fruit was given to me by my old master, Shimotsuki Ushimaru. At that time, I was still very young."

Nami propped her chin up, "You had a deep bond with your old master. I'm surprised you would follow Zoro aboard."

Lynch was drinking and mixing cocktails with Robin at the bar. Hearing this, he glanced at the fox on the table.

Kitsunemaru looked at Zoro and said, "He said he came from a place called Shimotsuki Village, and the master who taught him kendo was called Shimotsuki Koshiro. I want to meet that person."

"Shimotsuki... Isn't this the surname of the daimyo of Wano Country?"

"Same last name as Lao Kang!"

Usopp, Sanji and the others looked at Zoro in shock, "You have such a background? We have never heard of it!"

Zoro touched his head, "Didn't I tell you? It doesn't matter. Before coming to Wano Country, I didn't know these things myself."

"I didn't expect that Mr. Zoro has such a connection with Wano Country..." Brook played the violin, "Yohoho! Why Mr. Zoro looks similar to Mr. Ryoma and Mr. Ushimaru, maybe it's not entirely a coincidence."

"Speaking of this topic..." Usopp counted on his fingers and looked around at everyone, "You all know about my family situation. Luffy's father is the leader of the Revolutionary Army, and his mother is the previous Nine Snakes Emperor. We also know this. We also know about Nami. We learned about Sanji's situation recently. Lynch's parents were in the Sabaody Archipelago a year ago, and Red Hair and Pluto mentioned them briefly. Now it's Zoro, Brook, Franky, and Robin, right? It feels so unfair that I only know a little about your past! Why don't we take this opportunity to talk about it together!"

"What about me?!" Chopper was shocked and pointed at himself, "Don't you need to understand me?!"

"Ha ha ha ha……"

Everyone laughed.

(End of this chapter)