Sengoku's requested accompanying personnel was none other than Gion.
The answer was Gion's identity in Wano Country.
Longinus was not particularly surprised by this result. The name Gion itself carried the distinctive flavor of Wano Country, and her past words and actions had also revealed traces of the confidence and rigidity characteristic of Wano samurai.
What truly surprised him was Gion's status as a great noble. In Wano Country's terms, she was the descendant of a daimyo.
It had to be known that Wano Country had only five daimyos in total. Aside from the already known Kozuki Oden and Shimotsuki Yasuke, only three of the former daimyos of Wano Country remained unknown.
However, according to the information Longinus had obtained,
the other daimyos, apart from Kozuki Oden, had been imprisoned by Kurozumi Orochi long ago. From Shimotsuki Yasuke's account thirteen years later, it was also possible to roughly guess the fate that had befallen them.
But at this stage, their life or death could not be directly determined.
"Wano Country is a nation that values righteousness and legitimacy, while Kurozumi Orochi's rise to power is illegitimate. Very few people in the country truly submit to him, which is why he is so desperate to obtain the support of the other four daimyos."
Sengoku analyzed the situation. "Therefore, before his patience is completely exhausted, those four daimyos may still be alive!"
"So Gion has been pushing herself desperately, even volunteering to be stationed in the New World, because she wanted to go to Wano Country alone and rescue them before the deadline?" Longinus asked.
"Mm!" Sengoku nodded solemnly. "In fact, if Tsuru hadn't stopped her several times, she would have secretly run back there alone long ago!"
"I could have guessed her identity in Wano Country, and I even asked her