Faced with Araki's questioning, Komurasaki—no, Kozuki Hiyori—was left stammering and speechless, not knowing how to respond or how to explain.
But the Kozuki retainers could not just watch their princess be pressed like this. So Kyoshiro, the most prestigious person present, stopped the other indignant samurai and said in a deep voice, "General Kozuki Sukiyaki was murdered by Kurozumi Orochi through despicable means. As for Lord Kozuki Oden, he once did everything in his power to save Wano Country, only to be brutally killed in the end. They were all heroes of Wano Country! Not as Your Excellency describes them."
Looking at how agitated those people were, Araki believed that if Kyoshiro had not witnessed his strength and barely managed to keep his reason, they probably would have charged him already.
However...
"As a leader, incompetence is the greatest original sin!"
He paid no mind to the furious gazes of the Kozuki retainers and continued speaking on his own. "If one holds the office yet cannot govern, how is that any different from throwing the country into chaos? I'll ask one last time. I will take the seat of shogun. Who agrees, and who objects?"
"I object!"
Kawamatsu was the first to shout, "The Kozuki Clan is the rightful line of Wano Country!"
Before he could finish speaking, the ground beneath his feet suddenly bulged, and a sharp bone spike shot out, piercing through him with lightning speed and hanging him in midair.
And his scream sounded so faint and insignificant amid the cheers of the tens of thousands of Wano Country citizens on the outskirts.
Kaguya Black Bone appeared behind Araki, staring ferociously at the others. "Anyone else?!"
"Kawamatsu!"
"Damn it!"
Shutenmaru, Kyoshiro, and the others instantly flew into a rage and drew their blades one after another.
"Sigh~"