After hearing Yamato's touching "confession," Hiyori stepped forward Yamato up.
"No, wait, Hiyori... are you really not going to reconsider? Even if it's for the sake of Wano Country..."
"That's right, Hiyori, you still remember what the lady said back then, don't you?"
Although Hiyori hadn't spoken yet, Kyoshiro and Kawamatsu had already begun to persuade her.
"Of course I still remember! In the darkest night, the moon shines like you, I hold onto my imperfections and wait for the dawn. For twenty years I have longed for your clear light, and now the nine shadows of the sun rise in the east..." Hiyori a reminiscing expression about the poem that Kozuki Toki recited before his self-immolation.
It's easy to understand; it's telling the people of Wano Country not to give up hope. Although the enemy's cruel rule is like a long night, the "Sun" will rise again in twenty years.
It was this poem that terrified Kurozumi Orochi for twenty years. Although he usually indulged in a life of pleasure and debauchery, his Kozuki PTSD actually became increasingly severe.
Now Sig can probably guess why Oden's Wife didn't go with her to twenty years later.
Judging from the situation of "Captain John," or rather, Yunlai, if a user of the Time-Time Fruit were to enter time travel, the destination would be completely beyond their control!
Oden's Wife originally knew about a prophecy that would change the world eight hundred years ago, and she also knew that Wano Country was part of the great prophecy. However, she could not control her own destination, so she did not travel to the future exactly eight hundred years later, but more than twenty years earlier.
In order to ensure that her son and several retainers could accurately reach "before dawn," Oden's Wife gave up the possibility of traveling through time herself to escape.
"So..." Kyoshiro wanted to say something more.
"No!" Hiyori knew what Kyoshiro was going to say before he could finish.
"My mother wanted to encourage the people of Wano Country not to give up hope, not to succumb to darkness, but... this is not a reason for me, as a daughter of the Kozuki family, to just wait idly for twenty years to pass! I also cannot bear to watch the people of Wano Country bleed and do nothing!"
If my mother's prophecy is correct, Wano Country will see the sunrise in eleven years, then even if Mr. Yamato and I fail now, Wano Country will still be saved.
But if my mother's prophecy is merely encouragement, then... I too will fight with all my might for the fate of Wano Country!
Hiyori's previous statement about becoming a courtesan was the same—she could no longer tolerate doing nothing.
These words sounded somewhat familiar, and Kawamatsu was taken aback when he heard them uttered by Hiyori: "Lord Hiyori..."
It's unbelievable that the little girl from back then has become the Kozuki Family's heir, a woman of conviction and capable of standing on her own. And even more unexpectedly... Hiyori would say something similar to Yamato's!
"I understand! Then... Mr. Yamato, I'll leave it to you! I will also participate in the battle against Kurozumi Orochi!" Kawamatsu said, then walked to the side and began to rest in a meditative posture.
"Kawamatsu, you..." Kyoshiro still didn't understand how Kawamatsu could be so easily persuaded.
Yamato that Kyoshiro still seemed somewhat disagreed, Yamato continued to persuade him, "Mr. Kyoshiro! Although I don't want to say it, my father is Kaido... but it is precisely because of this that I was able to become the Shogun after killing Orochi, and that I had the opportunity to secretly accumulate power and eventually drive him out of Wano Country!"
And... I promise, the next general will definitely be my child with Hime Hiyori!
Kyoshiro:...
"No, no, no, this is no longer a matter of your promise." Kyoshiro also realized that this guy had completely identified himself as a man and hadn't yet noticed the other problem.
"The matter of the next shogun is still far off. Right now, the most urgent thing is to kill Kurozumi Orochi and make my husband the new shogun of Wano Country!" Hiyori interrupted Kyoshiro's questioning.
Sig's figure then appeared. "Congratulations! One is Yamato, the other is Hiyori. They sound so harmonious..."
"And who are you?" Kyoshiro asked warily.
"I am a retainer of Yamato, so from now on, I will also be the Kozuki family..."
Before Sig could finish speaking, Yamato interrupted, "Enough! Vladimir, you never intended to be my vassal! Besides... you're already a vassal of far too many families!"
I don't know why, Yamato always feels...
Making "Vladimir" a retainer or subordinate seems like a very unlucky thing; the Kozuki family can't afford any more bad luck!
"Eh? You don't need one? I can help out for a bit! It's free anyway, and having more lords means having more options..." Sig volunteered.
"Shut up! Are you underestimating your 'retainers'?" Kyoshiro was about to chop someone up again.
Just then, more of Kyoshiro Little Brother arrived. Hearing the footsteps, Kyoshiro lowered his voice, and Sig disappeared back into Yamato's shadow.
"Big brother, General Kurozumi is drunk and is smashing things and causing trouble..." the Little Brother said aggrievedly from outside the door.
Since they were hosting Kurozumi Orochi, Kyoshiro's family couldn't act arrogantly. If Kurozumi Orochi wanted to cause trouble, they could only apologize while sending in more vases and other items so he could smash them even more.
Kawamatsu and Yamato quickly looked at Kyoshiro, only then realizing that Kurozumi Orochi was in the entertainment district—it was a good place, and the entertainment district was lively enough, otherwise their noise just now might have been discovered.
"That guy... Hmm, I understand. Tell General Kurozumi that there's a special program today, ask him to calm down, and I'll personally send the geisha over right away!" Kyoshiro his teeth and accepted the plan to assassinate Kurozumi Orochi tonight.
There was no time for him to hesitate. Yamato had explained before that Kaido would receive the news soon, and once Kaido realized that Yamato's change was getting out of control, he would rush over immediately. By then, it would be too late to do anything!
After his Little Brother left, Kyoshiro looked helplessly at Yamato, Hiyori, and Kawamatsu —feeling that the "happy ending" here had gone too far.
"So Orochi was here? Great! From now on, as long as I dress up as a woman, his guard will definitely be low..." Yamato's eyes gleamed.
"No, what you did wasn't a man dressed as a woman... Okay, that's not the point! Kurozumi Orochi knows he has many enemies, so even when he was on a women's trip, he would have Kurozumi Semimaru in the same room as him, and there were also Oniwabanshu ninjas led by Fukurokuju protecting him outside, making it difficult to assassinate him, otherwise I probably wouldn't have been able to endure it until now!" Kyoshiro reminded him.
As expected of someone who runs an amusement park, their vocabulary is so professional, even using "female amusement park"... This is an inverted word, the second character is a verb.
In short, Kurozumi Semimaru will never leave Kurozumi Orochi under any circumstances!
As for the Oniwabanshu ninja, they have served under Fukurokuju's leadership ever since Kurozumi Orochi took over...
When Kozuki Oden first launched a direct attack on Kurozumi Orochi, he was blocked by Kurozumi Semimaru —not because the old and frail Kurozumi Semimaru was particularly strong, but because he possessed a Devil Fruit that could be considered an absolute defense... the Barrier-Barrier Fruit!
Once the barrier is erected, it cannot be broken by any forceful attack—back then Kozuki Oden was able to leave a scar on Kaido, but he was completely unable to shake Kurozumi Semimaru's barrier.
This is the biggest obstacle before assassinating Kurozumi Orochi. If Kurozumi Semimaru uses a barrier to protect both of them, then there will be no chance afterward...
Sig remained silent on the matter, acting as if he had never even considered such things before.