This frustration had built up in Sukiyaki's chest, making him incredibly uncomfortable and causing him to resolve that Ares had to be driven out of the Land of Wano as soon as possible.
If this continued...
The Land of Wano would no longer belong to the Kōzuki Family. It would belong to the Tsukino Family instead!
Meanwhile.
Kozuki Oden slowly woke up on Kin'emon's back, immediately startled. "I..."
The moment he woke, he felt intense pain throughout his body, especially in the places Ares had struck with Togen Juken.
That made Oden recall the "final result" of his defeat once again, and his heart trembled. "Ares... He actually used my Oden Two Sword Style!?"
"When did he learn it!?"
He found it difficult to understand.
Seeing Oden wake up, Raizo immediately brightened and asked with concern, "Lord Oden, are you all right!?"
"It's nothing serious..." Oden said gloomily. He had thought he would be able to hold out a little longer this time, but he had never expected to lose again so quickly.
If Ares had been even slightly more serious, he would not have needed a second move. One move alone would have been enough to defeat Oden...
Oden encouraged himself, saying, "It seems the time I spent training, and my growth, still weren't enough. Next time—next time, I absolutely won't lose so miserably again!"
"I believe in you, Lord Oden!" Izo said.
The next day, when Oden, wrapped in bandages, left the house to enter the mountains and train,
Passersby cast curious and strange looks at him. They pointed at Kozuki Oden and whispered among themselves.
The news of Kozuki Oden challenging Ares the day before had already spread rapidly throughout the entire Land of Wano.
Everyone also knew that this "second-generation heir" had suffered a crushing defeat