Boom... crack!!
The deafening rumble was like muffled thunder on the horizon, clearly audible even in the distant capital, the Flower Capital.
Inside the estate, Oric silently turned his head, set down his book, and lifted his teacup.
"Quite the commotion, Lirisk..."
"But be careful. Kurozumi Orochi isn't someone so easily dealt with."
Meanwhile, Kurozumi Orochi himself, the man in question, was pursuing someone along the road out of the city. Hearing that muffled boom, he frowned and asked,
"That came from Oden Castle. Who's fighting there? Lirisk? Against whom?"
Looking up, he saw Oden Castle in the distance billowing thick black smoke, as though hundreds of pounds of explosives had been buried there and detonated.
Such a violent disturbance clearly showed no restraint. And in Wano Country, how many people were worthy of making Lirisk go all out?
"Come to think of it, where did Kaido go?"
Some time had passed since he had left the banquet. Kaido had vanished before Kurozumi Orochi even headed out, and with Lirisk causing such a scene now, Kurozumi Orochi could not help becoming suspicious.
"Reporting to the Shogun, after Kaido got drunk, even his confidant Queen did not dare advise him. As for where he went, this subordinate..."
A samurai answered meekly and cautiously.
At that, Kurozumi Orochi's face darkened before he let out a sigh.
"Fine. He's an idiot, after all."
"Pick up the pace! It doesn't matter if those two fight to the death, but don't let my Kozuki Toki get hurt."
"Yes!"
Meanwhile, in the ruins of Oden Castle.
As the smoke cleared, the hand Lirisk had gripped Ron's shoulder with dangled limply. His chest heaved violently, his nasal bone was shattered, and his eyes were unfocused.
Blood foam poured from the corners of his mouth in great