Flower Capital, Orochi Castle.
Bang! Smack! Boom!
"You useless bunch, useless, useless, useless!" Kurozumi Orochi angrily smashed the dishes on the table. "You actually let the people from the Udon quarry escape. Do you know that among those fugitives are people who absolutely must not be allowed to get away?"
Below him stood Sleepy Kyoshiro and the Oniwa-ban.
"People who absolutely must not be allowed to get away?" Sleepy Kyoshiro narrowed his eyes and smiled. "But they've already been rescued. So what happens next?"
"Next, they'll come back and overthrow my rule. When that happens..." Kurozumi Orochi was describing the scene with a look of terror when he noticed that the corners of Kyoshiro's mouth were still turned up. He flew into a rage. "Kyoshiro, you bastard! Are you mocking me?"
"General Orochi, don't misunderstand." Kyoshiro still wore a smiling expression. "I was just thinking about what method I should use to seek justice from Lord Queen on your behalf."
"Letting people who absolutely must not be allowed to escape get away is truly unforgivable!"
Kurozumi Orochi's face stiffened. He gave an awkward laugh and said, "So Udon is being guarded by Lord Queen? Come to think of it, I don't think it's such a big deal that those people escaped."
"At worst, we can just capture them again."
"Coward!" the members of the Oniwa-ban muttered inwardly as they lowered their heads.
"Ahem, I heard..." Kurozumi Orochi hurriedly changed the subject. "A spirit of Kozuki Oden appeared in Kuri?"
"It was actually an outside pirate who turned him into a zombie with the power of a Devil Fruit. Lord Kaido has already dealt with him."
"Hahaha! Good, good. Lord Kaido really is reliable!"
Just then, someone stumbled into the palace from outside and reported, "This is bad! This is bad!