After meeting the new shogun, the four daimyo were driven out of the Flower Capital.
"Damn pirates!"
Outside the Flower Capital, Amatsuki Tenpura angrily punched a large tree by the roadside.
Shimotsuki Ushimaru shook his head. "Calm down. They need us to maintain their rule. Lord Sukiyaki won't be in danger for now."
"What do we do afterward?" Fuzuki Miyabi frowned. "We need to find a way to rescue Lord Sukiyaki."
"That requires a plan!"
Shimotsuki Yasuie reassured them, his expression resolute. "At this stage, we must obey their orders. First, we need to learn the details of those two pirates. Then we can consider our next move."
"That's all we can do."
Flower Capital, General's Mansion.
"I don't think they'll be so obedient. They might start planning how to overthrow us and rescue Kozuki Sukiyaki the moment they return."
Kaido was unusually sharp for once.
"Don't worry. They can't do anything."
Just those samurai?
Dimon inwardly scoffed. It wasn't that he looked down on the people of Wano Country, but in the original plot, without Luffy's appearance, Wano Country would not have been able to shake Kaido's rule even after another hundred years.
After all, this world ran on physics.
Dignity existed only on the edge of a blade, and truth only within the range of cannon fire!
If your fists weren't big enough, nothing you said mattered.
Seeing how confident he was, Kaido could not be bothered to think about it any further. Instead, he asked curiously,
"So why did you specifically choose Wano Country? It wasn't just for refuge, was it? What's so special about this country?"
"It's very special!"
As he spoke, Dimon stood and gestured to Kaido. "Come with me. Let's go see Kozuki Sukiyaki."
Before long, the two arrived at the secret chamber and met the imprisoned Kozuki Sukiyaki.
Having been locked up for several days, Kozuki Sukiyaki could do nothing but make little girl dolls to pass the time, apart from receiving meals each day.
Dimon had no opinion on other people's hobbies. The moment he entered the chamber, he got straight to the point.
"Where is the Ancient Weapon, Pluton?"
Kozuki Sukiyaki, who had been playing with a little girl doll, shuddered all over. He raised his head and stared at Dimon in disbelief.
Kaido froze. "An Ancient Weapon?"
"I don't know. Kill me!"
Kozuki Sukiyaki's face turned livid as he decisively sought death.
"You think I won't be able to find it just because you won't talk? It'll only take a little more time."
"..."
Kozuki Sukiyaki fell silent, still unwilling to say another word.
Dimon did not waste any breath. He immediately began harsh interrogation and beat him viciously.
Kozuki Sukiyaki was beaten black and blue. Curled into a ball, he clutched his head and said painfully,
"It's useless even if I tell you. It's an Ancient Weapon. Only someone who understands the ancient script can know how to activate it!"
"And that script has been passed down through the Kozuki Clan for generations. Even if you kill me, I won't tell you!"
He had backbone, at least.
Dimon's lips curled slightly. "Sorry, but I know a tiny bit about ancient script too."
He had devoured Kozuki Oden, so he possessed all the knowledge Kozuki Oden had mastered.
"Impossible..."
Kozuki Sukiyaki shook his head repeatedly, refusing to believe it.
Dimon had no interest in arguing. Since he clearly would not talk no matter what, Dimon would just send people to search for it.
He immediately left the secret chamber with Kaido.
"Keep an eye on him. One meal in the morning and one at night will be enough."
"Yes, Lord Dimon."
The guards were from the Kingdom of Cho's guard corps, followers of the devil.
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When they had summoned the devil, these people had even been prepared to give up their lives. They were utterly loyal to Dimon, the devil himself.
After giving his instructions, Dimon turned and left.
Kaido followed after him and pressed, "What you said was true? The Ancient Weapon Pluton is in this country?"
"Of course it's true. We'll need to send people to find it later. It's a super warship that can destroy an island with a single shot."
Massive ships and giant cannons—the romance of men!
Dimon was looking forward to Pluton's power. If he got the chance, he really wanted to fire a shot at the Holy Land, Mary Geoise.
It probably would not kill the Five Elders, Imu, and the others with immortal bodies, but the spectacle would definitely be satisfying.
"This island is huge. Where do we start looking?" Kaido also wanted Pluton, and his interest surged. "Dimon, we need subordinates! We really should form a pirate crew and recruit some people."
"I roughly know where it is. North of the Flower Capital is a mountain called Mount Fuji. It should be hidden inside the mountain."
There was also a Road Poneglyph inside. He would dig that out as well when the time came.
Dimon thought it over. Excavating the mountain would require a great deal of manpower, so he could just make Wano Country's livestock do the work.
This country produced plenty of samurai. They were perfect as laborers.
One week later.
The General's Mansion issued an edict announcing it to the entire nation.
The former shogun, Kozuki Sukiyaki, had long been ill and was stepping down immediately. Dimon would succeed him as shogun.
Dimon had originally planned to give Kaido the title of shogun as well,
but Kaido had no interest in it. He was still fixated on building his own pirate crew.
Once the edict was issued, it quickly spread across the country.
News took another day to reach the other regions, but the Flower Capital received it immediately.
Citizens all across the streets looked at one another, wanting to ask only one question:
Who was Dimon?
"Lord Sukiyaki is sick?"
"Impossible! I saw Lord Sukiyaki visiting a brothel not long ago! I was there!"
"No, no, something's wrong, isn't it? Even if Lord Sukiyaki stepped down, shouldn't Kozuki Oden be his successor?"
"That brat even abducted my daughter before. Him becoming shogun would be a nightmare!"
"I heard he's been serving as daimyo in Kuri lately. Maybe he's changed."
Most people were not particularly bothered by it and treated it as little more than entertainment.
As the ruled class, it made no difference to them who became shogun.
But one group was far from quiet: the samurai class. A group of samurai loyal to the Kōzuki Clan gathered before the General's Mansion, demanding an explanation.
During this time, the General's Mansion had forbidden outsiders from entering or leaving. The people of the Flower Capital had no idea what had happened inside.
At this moment,
in the dining hall,
Dimon enjoyed the daily life of a great feudal noble under the care of a group of maidservants.
Rock, captain of the knight corps, reported from the side,
"Lord Dimon, a group of samurai has gathered outside, demanding to see Kozuki Sukiyaki."
"From now on, you handle the minor matters. You used to be the captain of the Kingdom of Cho's guard corps. You can manage something this small, can't you?"
Having become shogun, Dimon had no interest in handling government affairs and dumped all the work onto old Rock.
"There are rather a lot of them..." Rock said quietly. "At least several hundred samurai, and every one of them is carrying a sword."
That was indeed a problem. Not having enough subordinates was troublesome.
Dimon thought for a moment, then ordered, "Go find Kaido. Ask him to suppress those samurai. Arrest them all and send them to dig the mountain as laborers."
After a pause, he added,
"Then issue a new law: the Sword Ban Edict. From now on, samurai in the Flower Capital are forbidden from carrying swords! Anyone caught concealing weapons or armor will be charged with treason!"
Was governing a country child's play?
It was child's play!
Dimon did not care what became of Wano Country. To him, this place was nothing more than an amusement park.
"Go. If you handle this well, I'll grant you eternal youth and immortality!"
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