Hiyori's Resolve, Wano Country's Future

The battle is over.

The remaining Beasts Pirates began to gather their remaining forces and boarded a ship with the Charlotte Family's executives. They were about to leave the country where they had been stationed for many years.

The samurai were still somewhat bewildered.

Is that all?

Were the Beasts Pirates driven away by them?

Is this ravaged country finally about to be reborn?

Will their parents, wives, and children finally be able to have enough to eat and sleep peacefully?

Yes.

It's all over.

They won.

"Princess Hiyori!!"

"Sirius Pirates!!"

"It's our victory!"

"This country has been liberated!"

The samurai cheered.

The warriors, who had just finished a fierce battle, wept bitterly. They laughed, roared, ran, and embraced each other.

They were all acting like madmen.

"This is exactly what we wanted to see."

Dragon stood on the edge of Onigashima, watching the incredibly excited samurai, and chuckled softly, "One day, we will sever all the chains binding humanity!"

"The era in which everyone can laugh has arrived!"

"Ah, of course."

Bello Betty, standing beside him, smiled and nodded.

"Mr. Dragon, Miss Hiyori wants to talk to you!" A boy named Sabo ran over.

"Okay, I'll be right there!"

On the summit of Onigashima, the samurai of the Kozuki Family gathered together, their expressions complex as they watched the Beasts Pirates had already loaded their ships and were ready to depart.

Is this really a good idea?

The Nekomamushi Shopkeeper still looked somewhat unwilling, "That's the best opportunity!"

"This is His Princess Hiyori's decision."

Duke Inuarashi sighed. "We have no choice but to obey."

"So why did Princess Hiyori let Kaido leave like that?!" Ashura Doji gritted his teeth. "There definitely won't be another chance like this!"

"Ashura!"

Denjiro roared, "No one is allowed to criticize Princess Hiyori!"

"Snort."

Ashura Doji let out a cold snort, clearly displeased.

Denjiro sighed, then gazed at the large, dark ship in the distance. "I can roughly guess what Princess Hiyori is thinking."

"No matter what, Kaido is Mr. Sirius's teacher, Miss Yamato's father, and Mr. Jack's great benefactor."

The Red-Sheath Samurai were slightly taken aback.

Yes, Princess Hiyori must be in a lot of pain too, right?

"Cheer up, guys!"

Kawamatsu, who had been silent until now, chuckled and said, "We liberated this country six years ahead of Lady Toki's prediction! Lord Oden would be pleased in heaven, wouldn't he?"

"That's right, what's past is past, and even bigger challenges await us!"

Denjiro shouted, "Destruction is easy, but creation is difficult!"

"This country has been ravaged by Orochi and Kaido. Now, we must restore it to its former glory!"

"Oh!!"

On the deck of the Beasts Pirates' ship.

Sirius sat on the gunwale, swinging his legs, while Yamato sat beside him, arm in arm, grinning.

"You two brats, how dare you even show your faces here!"

On deck, Teacher Queen angrily said, "Still laughing! You still have the nerve to laugh!"

Because I'm very happy.

Yamato grinned and said, "I decided when I was very young that I would give my father a good beating when I grew up!"

"Hey, Boss Kaido, did you hear that? This is the daughter you raised!" Queen rolled his eyes. "She's so filial!"

"Because Father did something wrong,"

Yamato and said, "You should be taught a lesson if you do something wrong."

"I can't take it anymore! Where did you come from, you naive brat?!" Queen yelled, clutching his head. "Who spoiled you like this?"

"What, Teacher Queen," Sirius smiled, "Do you have a problem with that?"

"Oh right, it's you, you little brat."

Queen's lips twitched. He snorted and turned his head away. "Say what you want, I can't do anything about it right now."

His former disciple is now a super monster he can no longer reach.

"Sirius,"

After settling Kaido in the cabin, King walked onto the deck, his voice cold, "This isn't the end of the matter!"

"Random,"

Sirius casually replied, "If Teacher Kaido hasn't had enough, I'm happy to fight him as many times as I want, but—"

"Teacher King," Sirius said seriously, "He is not allowed to come back! When Teacher Kaido wakes up, tell him he is not allowed to approach this country again!"

"Are you warning us?" Queen sneered.

That's exactly what I mean.

Sirius jumped off the deck and stood before his two teachers. His expression was calm, but it sent a chill down Queen's spine. He said, "If you come any closer to this country, I will utterly destroy the Beasts Pirates! You know I can do it."

"..."

Queen remained silent, biting his lip.

"I will convey this to Mr. Kaido," King said calmly.

"Haha, that's settled then."

Sirius's serious expression instantly crumbled, and he said with a grin, "Things aren't going well today, let's have a banquet together another time."

He pulled Yamato and soared into the sky.

Goodbye!

Yamato waved goodbye to the two teachers with Yamato smile.

The two teachers watched them leave in silence.

Only after Sirius disappeared into the sky did Queen mutter angrily, "Tch, arrogant brat!"

Jin didn't speak.

The initial prediction was correct: if Sirius and Yamato could stay with the Beasts Pirates, then no one in the world could stop them.

But--

We're just not on the same path after all.

"Let's go,"

Jin said, "Leave this country."

Sirius and Yamato returned to the deck of the Sirius.

"So? Did Mr. Jin agree?" Maria asked.

"Um."

Sirius nodded. "After all, I really pleaded with them."

"That's not a plea at all!" Yamato laughed heartily. "It's a complete threat! Uncle Queen was quite startled!"

"Where was the threat? You're being very sincere, aren't you?" Sirius chuckled.

"So, is he trustworthy?" Luo asked with interest. "That's a promise from pirates, you know?"

Sirius smiled and said, "They probably don't want to see that consequence, do they?"

"Seriously?" Jack raised an eyebrow.

Sirius didn't speak, but simply looked at a spot on the ice.

That was where the samurai gathered, and the Revolutionary Army was also there.

It was very noisy there at that moment.

"Your Princess Hiyori, what do you mean by this?" Denjiro's voice was filled with astonishment.

"I do not have the talent to lead this country forward,"

Hiyori said calmly, "Besides, I also have things I want to do. I hope to continue sailing and adventuring with my companions."

"That's so capricious!"

Kawamatsu couldn't help but exclaim, "Who does this look like?! Oh right, just as willful as Lord Oden!"

"Your Princess Hiyori, this country has been shrouded in darkness for far too long!" Denjiro pleaded gently. "You are the savior of this country. This country needs you, it needs Kozuki!"

"No one is indispensable,"

Hiyori and said, "Me too, and so does Kozuki."

The samurai were slightly taken aback.

"Let the Kozuki Family's rule over this country end with Father. This country no longer needs the shogunate, no longer needs the shogun."

Hiyori declared loudly, "The one who should truly decide the fate of this country is not me, not Kozuki, but the common people of Wano Country!"

"This--"

Denjiro and the others looked bewildered. "Without Kozuki, without the Shogun, who will rule this country?"

Hiyori and turned her head, "Mr. Dragon, we need you to share your experience here."

Dragon walked over with a smile. "That happens to be something I'm very good at."