June 19, 1510.
Today, under the lord's service, after breakfast, I accompanied the lord to Kuri and witnessed what a "hell of obedient subjects" truly is.
In the village where people were picking up scraps, whether on the sparsely populated fields that might have toxic side effects, or in the village itself, the vast majority of people seen were the elderly, the weak, the sick, and the disabled...
Clearly, most of the able-bodied men in Wano Country have been enslaved and forced to work in military factories throughout the country.
The Wano Country, whose spirits had been completely crushed, showed their "most promising" behavior by accepting their fate while Rian the thought, "There are still twelve years left. Oden's Wife's prophecy says there are still twelve years left. By then, someone will surely come to save us!"
Especially in Kuri, Oden's "old lair" and the place where Oden's Wife committed suicide by fire.
Yamato witnessed these scenes, and although it wasn't the first time she'd seen them and she was somewhat prepared, she still became furious. After confirming that I was "tentatively" on her side, she brazenly went to the farms of nearby powerful figures and stole large amounts of food and money, which she then distributed to the common people of the village.
I have not said a word about this; it's not the right time yet...
June 20, 1510.
Yamato was taken in by a kind family for the night. Under my Psychological Suggestion, her demon mask was completely ignored, and her identity would not be recognized.
The main reason for the poverty in Jianlou Village is the lack of food. Even if the elderly and weak still have the strength, there is not enough land to cultivate. Large areas of land have been completely polluted, and the rivers are filled with a pungent smell. The sections of the river where fishing is possible are limited.
As for places to sleep and rest, there's no shortage of them...
Yamato was deeply moved and remarked on how kind the people of Wano Country were. He even considered making oden for them as a way of repaying them, but I stopped him.
There are limits to Psychological Suggestion. As Oden's signature dish, "Oden" easily evokes associations in them, making it difficult for them to resist the Psychological Suggestion!
At night, more of the Kurozumi family's lackeys, along with thugs from the Beasts Pirates, came to the village to search for people—"young and strong men" were also expendable resources, and new ones needed to be searched for at any time.
Yamato wanted to kill them, but I stopped him this time—if I killed them, unless Yamato stayed here, the people here would eventually retaliate. "If it were Oden," he would definitely be able to resist.
Yamato endured it, and in the end, he was chosen himself.
Because of my Psychological Suggestion, they also judged Yamato as a "young adult". Yamato was not dissatisfied with this. On the contrary, he wanted to see what the young adults in Wano Country were doing!
Driven away overnight, they arrived at a military factory belonging to the Beasts Pirates...
June 21, 1510.
As you approach the Beasts Pirates's military factory, the pungent smell and even the sticky air startle your face.
Luckily, I was in the shadows; this feeling stemmed from observing Yamato and what I knew...
This is a crude military factory at an Iron Sake Ore, Yamato was assigned to push carts that transported ore.
Seeing the environment here, Yamato basically understood why the young and strong in Wano Country were being rapidly depleted!
During their "work," a emaciated man pushing a cart tripped over a stone and fell over. Yamato rushed to help him up, but was whipped in return...
Yamato's instincts were enough to dodge, not to mention the instinctive counterattack that followed. However, I forcibly fixed his movements with "Shadow Prison" and he took those two painless lashes squarely.
Compared to Kaido's Thunder Bagua, this was nothing more than a tickle, yet Yamato was furious and almost turned against me, especially when the guards at the military factory whipped that sallow-faced man and forcibly dragged him away for some unknown purpose, while I still stopped them...
Resisting now will only implicate all the workers in the military factory, who will all be punished as a result. "If it were Oden, he would surely understand my decision to stop him!"
Under this "Oden kidnapping," Yamato calmed down once again.
However, Yamato refused to stand by and watch any longer, so she asked me to hypnotize the guards here and make them forget her. After that, she left.
Of course, before leaving, Yamato did another Robin Hood-like act, opening a warehouse among the laborers to at least give them a good meal.
June 22, 1510.
Yamato was rather quiet today, but judging from the direction she was heading, she didn't seem to intend to "escape" back to Onigashima. Instead, she was heading southeast, which should be the Udon Region of Wano Country, where Udon Prison is located!
The Iron Sake Ore was discovered in the Udon Region, but it was difficult to mine, so Kaido also placed the "prison" in Udon. The prison did not hold ordinary Criminal, but Wano Country samurai who resisted him.
Compared to the able-bodied men enslaved in the military factories, the prisoners here fared even worse, forced to exchange the ore they mined for meager rations...
Prisoners without Devil Fruit ability were fitted with explosive bracelets, while those with Devil Fruit ability were fitted with low-purity Seastone Handcuffs.
As the birthplace of Seastone, Wano Country possesses highly advanced forging techniques, capable of creating Seastone Handcuffs that restrict abilities and stamina without stripping a person of all strength.
Many of the weaker warriors here are now suffering from physical collapse and declining health due to not having enough to eat every day.
Of course, Kaido's ultimate goal is to make them "submit," and they can be released at any time if they are willing to join the Beasts Pirates.
However, it's true that very few people choose to join Kaido. Even twelve years later, the Warrior from Wano Country in the Beasts Pirates were mostly trained by Kaido himself from a young age, rather than recruited.
Infiltrating Udon Prison, Yamato had lost count of how many times he had become enraged, but I managed to calm him down by saying, "If it were Oden."
During this time, I also realized that Yamato had actually been discovered. After all, I hadn't shown the full effect of the Psychological Suggestion, and the explosive bracelets we were both wearing also served a surveillance function.
If I take it off, it will definitely be discovered...
Kaido must have already given the order, and the Beasts Pirates are pretending not to have noticed Yamato!
July 16, 1510.
Almost a month has passed Yamato left, and scenes that infuriate Yamato are happening all over Wano Country.
But...
She can be a "Robin Hood," but I'll stop her when she tries to completely rescue them.
"If it were Oden," "This would cause even greater casualties," "We can just wait until the prophecy of twelve years later"—with these three moves, Yamato always obediently complied.
Today's situation is even more exciting. While Yamato was working as a "bandit" in the Ringo Region, some of the Beasts Pirates' henchmen happened to arrive at the village of scavengers and discovered what was going on there.
Yamato initially wanted to silence them, but instead, the other side took a "hostage" and forced Yamato and beg for mercy!
Of course, there are villains this brainless, and it's also partly the result of my deliberate manipulation. After all, "If I can't hypnotize Yamato, I can hypnotize you guys," right?