Bright recognized the man before him.
Known as Kyo Shiro, he was the local ronin leader of the Flower Capital and currently the most famous samurai leader in the country, practically the equivalent of an underworld boss. Even now, a group of samurai followed behind him.
He was Kurozumi Orochi's subordinate, probably drawn here because of what Bright had done in the Castle Keep.
Of course, that identity was merely a disguise he had assumed to infiltrate Kurozumi Orochi's side. His real name was Denjiro, once one of Oden Kozuki's Nine Red Scabbards, under the former daimyo of Kuri.
When Bright had read the manga, this was also someone who had left him utterly speechless.
What, exactly, had Denjiro and Hiyori Kozuki's infiltration plan accomplished?
If his junior disciple Straw Hat had not come, even if they infiltrated until they died, it probably would not have meant anything.
Still, although Bright had no favorable impression of the Kozuki family or those attached to them, he could not be bothered to make enemies of them.
After all, it was this country that had suffered because of Oden Kozuki, and it would most likely be this country's people who would have to accept the country's rule again in the future.
It had nothing to do with Bright or Fish-Man Island.
"Udon?"
Denjiro, under the alias Kyo Shiro, changed expression upon hearing Bright's question.
Naturally, no one from Wano Country could fail to know which direction Udon lay.
This guy was an outsider!
His tone grew sharper. "Who exactly are you? Why did you come out of General Orochi's Castle Keep?"
The Castle Keep had been damaged. Could this man be here to cause trouble for Orochi?
Since he was from overseas, he could not possibly be unaware of Kaido's strength.
Yet he