Forging a Sword with Teeth

In the mountains near Amigasa Village, Sirius and his group hid in the dense forest.

Kozuki Hiyori is no longer here, in order to avoid revealing her whereabouts, she will go to Amigasa Village to invite the famous swordsmith, Tenguyama Hitetsu over.

Sirius was gnawing on a tree, eating at the same banquet as before, which was quite some time ago.

"I really envy Sirius."

Black Maria watched as Sirius, who was hugging a large tree and swallowing it in a few bites, sighed, "He'll never go hungry."

Not just Sirius, everyone's stomach was growling with hunger.

But now they dare not light a fire. If even a little smoke reveals their location, Teacher Kaido will probably descend from the sky soon.

"Let's wait a little longer,"

Sirius casually remarked, "Didn't Hiyori say she would bring us food?"

Is that woman really trustworthy?

Ulti sat on a tree stump, crossed her legs, and said casually.

"I agree with Ulti's opinion."

Jack, sitting cross-legged on the ground, said in a deep voice, "That woman is very suspicious. To be honest, we don't even know if she is actually Kozuki Hiyori."

"Their identity is correct."

Sirius wiped the fresh dirt from the corner of his mouth. "Besides Yamato and me, only Teacher Kaido and she herself know that we've met."

If Teacher Kaido really had the time to arrange such an undercover agent, he would have already attacked long ago.

"That's right!"

Yamato nodded in agreement, "Moreover, Hiyori looks a lot like her mother, but not at all like Oden. He was definitely bragging back then!"

"Even if she really is Kozuki Oden's daughter, I still don't see any reason for her to act with us."

Jack continued, "I can trust everyone here, but that woman isn't one of them. I can't entrust my back to her."

Black Maria nodded. "Jack is right."

Sirius understood their thinking.

Everyone here at this moment is a true friend who grew up together.

Sirius knew each of them, and each of them knew Sirius very well.

However, the Kozuki Hiyori are different.

She was an outsider to this stable little group.

Nobody trusted her.

Let time prove everything.

"I think she's trustworthy," Sirius said.

"Huh--?"

Ulti suddenly drew out her words, her tone playful, "Something's not right. How come that woman is trustworthy? Could it be—"

"Lust at first sight?"

Jack scoffed. "Indeed, that woman is exceptionally beautiful. It seems Queen Brother's tutoring wasn't for nothing."

Black Maria glanced at Yamato, who looked completely bewildered, then shook her head helplessly. "She's in no way inferior to Yamato, and in terms of temperament—"

"She's much better Yamato!" Ulti said with a grin.

Yamato nodded seriously and said, "Hiyori is indeed very beautiful!"

"Is this the time to lament this?" Black Maria said with a laugh. "Sirius is going to be taken away, isn't he?"

"Such a thing actually happened?"

Yamato was shocked. She quickly asked Sirius, "Sirius, are you going to be kidnapped?"

"That's enough of the nonsense!"

Sirius's eye twitched; these people really knew how to change the subject.

Could I say that I've read the original manga and know Hiyori is a good girl, so I'm willing to trust her?

All he could say was, "I have face blindness; I can't tell whether someone is pretty or not."

"Huh?"

Yamato leaned closer in surprise, "Sirius actually has this disease? How pitiful."

"To be able to say such a thing without batting an eye, you are indeed stronger, Sirius," Jack sneered.

Sirius pushed away Yamato, who was almost touching him Yamato trying to look into his eyes. "Oden helped me a lot. After all, Hiyori is his daughter, so this is something I can grant her."

Let's leave aside the Ancient Text and just talk about Enma.

If Oden hadn't given Enma to me, I probably wouldn't have made it back from rescuing Teacher Kaido.

"As for whether she can become our partner, let's wait and see."

Sirius said, "If she's not a good fit, the world is vast, and there's a place for her everywhere."

"I'll keep an eye on her," Jack said.

Sirius smiled, thinking that his good brother was still reliable. "Then I'll leave it to you."

After a while, Sirius sensed two auras approaching.

One of them was undoubtedly Hiyori, while the other was completely unfamiliar.

Soon, two figures slowly emerged from the dense trees.

Kozuki Hiyori her hand. "Sorry to keep you all waiting. I've brought back the food and Master Tenguyama."

The man following behind her wore wooden clogs and a tengu mask with a long nose; it was unclear whether the pair of white wings on his back were decorative or real.

He strode quickly up to Sirius, raised his head, and his long nose from the tengu mask almost touched Sirius's face. "I know you! Calamity Sirius, a high-ranking officer of the Beasts Pirates!"

"Your fearsome reputation is known throughout Wano Country! Even our remote village is no exception! The people of this country say that you devour all the food on earth and bring desolation and natural disasters!"

Who sent this?

Could he be the chef from Onigashima?

Is this an implied message that I have a huge appetite?

"What's wrong with this old man?"

Jack frowned and looked at Sirius. "Is he an enemy?"

Sirius waved his hand and said with a smile, "We've already left the Beasts Pirates."

"Of course I know!"

Tenguyama Hitetsu snorted coldly, "Otherwise, even if it's Princess Hiyori's request, even if you're Oden- dono's friend, I have no interest in helping you."

Hiyori chimed in, "Please don't mind Sirius. Master Hitetsu really doesn't have a good impression of the Beasts Pirates."

"Understand."

Sirius understood, of course.

It would be a miracle if a native resident of Wano Country had any goodwill towards the Beasts Pirates.

All the suffering this country has endured is because of the arrival of the Beasts Pirates.

"Thank you for your help, Master Fei Che."

Sirius said solemnly.

Since you're here to ask for help, you should naturally be polite.

"Hmph, so you want to reforge the swords, is that it? What do you want to do?" Tenguyama Hitetsu sneered. Although his attitude wasn't exactly friendly, he was at least willing to help.

Sirius didn't stand on ceremony, unfastening the Enma from his waist and the Azure Greatsword from his back, and presented them to Tenguyama Hitetsu. "Please help me forge these two swords into one! A double-edged greatsword!"

"It really is Enma!"

Tenguyama Hitetsu looked at the Enma in Sirius's hand, let out a soft exclamation, then reached out and took it, slowly drawing the blade from its sheath. "No wonder Oden sent you to me; reforging this sword is no easy task."

"But is this really a good idea?" He looked up at Sirius. "Enma is said to be Famous Sword capable of cleaving through hell!"

"Not handy"

Sirius laughed and said, "Moreover, the newly forged sword might be even stronger."

Fei Che shook his head, took the Azure Greatsword from Sirius's hand, and examined it briefly. "This sword is also quite good; it's already very close to the level of Great Grade Sword."

"And this too."

Sirius handed over a small bag.

Fei Che took it with surprise and opened it. He looked inside and saw several wrapped-up objects. "What are these?"

"It's my tooth."

Sirius grinned. "My teeth are rather unusual, so I was wondering if incorporating them into the material would have any special effects."

"An interesting idea."

The swordsmith pondered for a moment, then nodded and said, "Every famous Famous Sword has its own personality. They are not inanimate objects. The parts that merge with their owner's body may indeed strengthen the connection between the two, forging a weapon that is most suitable for you."

"It's worth a try!"

"That's great!"

Sirius grinned and beckoned to Yamato grin. He said, "Well then, Master Hitetsu, I'll leave this idiot's Spiked Club to you as well."

"I'm entrusting Aken Jian to you!"

Yamato took out Spiked Club, Ame no Habakiri, and another small bag, and said solemnly.

Tenguyama Hitetsu paused for a moment, then said in a muffled voice, "Spiked Club? I've never forged anything like that."

However, he still took the item from Yamato's hand, and gently stroked the scabbard of Ame no Habakiri with great reminiscence, "What do you think of this sword, Ame no Habakiri?"

He asked Yamato.

"How is it?" Yamato thought for a moment. "It's amazing! Although I've only used it once and don't know exactly what makes it so amazing, it just feels incredible."

Tenguyama Hitetsu nodded slightly. "That's enough."

He was the one who forged Ame no Habakiri.

For a knife maker, hearing users praise the quality of their craftsmanship is enough.

"One week," he said. "Give me one week."

"Then it's up to you, Master Fei Che."

After getting the items, Fei Che turned and left, seemingly having no intention of communicating with Sirius and the others.

"But is this really a good idea?"

Jack walked over. "We've given away both swords. If we fail, we'll have no weapons left."

"Haha, let's take a gamble. Who knows, we might get an even more powerful weapon?"

"You bastard."

Jack shook his head helplessly.