Wano Country,
Denjiro, now known as Kyoshiro, had sensed that something was definitely wrong the moment he received Kurozumi Orochi's order.
He had originally heard that Austin the Black Spear, the monster who had once sailed on the same ship as Lord Oden and was powerful enough to rule the seas, had fought Kaido in the Flower Capital—and won.
He had thought they were finally about to see the light at the end of the tunnel.
Yet the very next demand was to capture Shinobu, dousing the hearts of all the former Kozuki retainers with cold water.
While Austin still had the leisure to stroll the streets and eat snacks,
Elsewhere.
"Boom..."
King landed in the dense forest and slowly transformed into human form. Holding a torch aloft, he let its flickering flames illuminate the cheeks hidden beneath his leather armor.
"Well? Any leads?!"
Before him stood squads of Beasts Pirates grunts dressed like Vikings, all sweating profusely with shifty eyes.
"Sorry, Lord King. As far as we know, the one named Shinobu used to be Kozuki Oden's ninja subordinate. Her methods of concealment are extremely troublesome..."
Even after searching with all their might, they had still found nothing against that bizarre ninjutsu.
"You idiots..."
At the report, bloodshot veins instantly spread through King's eyes. With a single kick, he sent everyone flying. In the end, he decided to move out personally.
"I heard they caught someone named Kawamatsu a while ago. He seems to be one of Kozuki Oden's retainers..."
In King's view, who cared whether it was underhanded or not? They were pirates.
Using a Kozuki retainer as bait, there was no way the target would stay hidden.
The news was released.
Even Austin had heard some of it. Apparently, King and Queen were using Kawamatsu's