In the Flower Capital, Kurozumi Orochi was also stunned by the news inside the palace.
Sukiyaki was actually still alive?
He had not appeared for so long that Orochi had thought the Old Man was already dead...
Why had he suddenly emerged at a time like this? What was his purpose?
"No, I can't let the Kozuki Family make a comeback. I have to find him and kill him. I can't let him shake my rule!" Kurozumi Orochi's expression was incomparably gloomy. He was deeply wary of the Kozuki Family, and he still remembered the prophecy from the Kozuki era.
That was why he had done everything in his power to erase the Kozuki Family's presence from Wano Country and hunt down the remaining Kozuki loyalists as thoroughly as possible!
He could not allow the Kozuki Family to rise again!
It was what he had been doing all these years!
Could Sukiyaki know the whereabouts of the Ancient Weapon? Did he appear this time to destroy it and prevent Kaido from obtaining it? As he considered this, Kurozumi Orochi's gaze gradually turned cold.
That was entirely possible.
The Kozuki Family had ruled Wano Country for centuries. Perhaps many unknown secrets had been passed down through them...
Kurozumi Orochi was no fool. He had arranged for Kanjuro to become a spy among the Scabbards, so his schemes were formidable.
Others might not know, but he did. The Hundred Beasts Pirates were definitely not searching for traces of some bomb. They were searching for the whereabouts of the Ancient Weapon!
"Since he wants to sabotage it, I can't let him get his wish... In fact, his appearance might even draw out those Kozuki remnants hiding in the shadows!" A malicious expression appeared in Kurozumi Orochi's eyes. With a wave of his hand,