Wano Country, Flower Capital, Rakshasa Town.
Inside a gambling house, led by a beautiful female dealer, Sephiroth and the others arrived at the entrance of a reception room with its doors wide open.
A man with a blue pompadour and narrow eyes sat cross-legged inside, quietly smoking a pipe.
His name was Kyoshiro. He was the underworld boss of Wano Country and the owner of this gambling house.
At the same time, he had another identity: a retainer of Kozuki Oden and one of the Nine Red Scabbards... Denjiro!
After Kozuki Oden's death five years ago, he had scattered from the other Nine Red Scabbards to evade Kurozumi Orochi's pursuit.
After spending several years concealing his identity and altering his appearance, his temperament and features had changed drastically. He returned to the Flower Capital and entered the underworld, preparing to secretly build up his strength as he waited for the Kozuki Family's return twenty years later.
Besides that, every night, he became the chivalrous thief Ushimitsu Kozo, stealing the ill-gotten wealth of the rich and distributing it to the poor of Ebisu Village, the village next to the Flower Capital, so they could buy food and survive...
Sephiroth walked into the reception room, sat cross-legged, and looked at Kyoshiro.
"What do you want with me?"
"Have you been enjoying yourself at my gambling house, sir?"
Kyoshiro stared at the black-haired young man with narrowed eyes. The corners of his mouth curled up slightly into a somewhat ferocious grin.
"Not bad. So-so," Sephiroth replied carelessly.
"My hospitality has been lacking. Please forgive me... May I ask how you are addressed?"
"Miyamoto Musashi."
Upon hearing that, Kyoshiro immediately searched his memories for every renowned and capable person in Wano Country. Yet no matter how hard he thought, he found no information whatsoever