I'll Handle It, Don't Worry!

As soon as he finished speaking, the square fell silent.

Oden's face instantly darkened.

It was only after Kanjuro's reminder that Oden remembered the existence of the ' Akutami ' family.

This happened shortly after Oden returned to Wano Country.

At the time, he was planning to cause trouble for Orochi, intending to drive him out of Wano Country.

Kaido rushed over upon hearing the news, intending to protect his ally, the Kurozumi family.

However, Kaido hadn't calculated the location of Orochi Castle accurately, and when he bungee jumped from the sky, he went astray and landed in a different place.

This place is precisely where the Akutami family is located.

Afterwards, Oden clashed with Kaido, and the conflict arose due to both Kaido's strength and the hostages from Wano Country.

Oden ultimately ended the conflict by making a pact with Kaido to dance naked every week.

Not only Oden, but even Kin'emon, who was standing to the side, finally remembered.

His face turned ashen instantly.

"Lord Oden! That bastard Kaido is clearly doing this on purpose! He's targeting us!"

Kaido should know perfectly well that he wiped out the Akutami family!

But now he's come to Oden demanding an explanation, saying that the Akutami family attacked them?

After eliminating all the impossibilities, there is only one truth!

That's Kaido putting on an act!

Not content with wiping out a peaceful and unassuming family, he now uses the spirits of those family members as an excuse to oppress the Kozuki family!

Kin'emon glanced at Oden, whose face was ashen.

At this moment, he had no idea how to comfort his lord, and could only angrily curse Kaido from the sidelines.

"How can Kaido be so wicked! He looks like an honest guy, but he's full of evil intentions!"

Oden didn't speak, or rather, he didn't dare to speak.

As the son of the previous Shogun of Wano Country, Oden always held himself to the standards of the Shogun.

In his heart, all the people of Wano Country are his subjects, and he has an obligation to protect them.

But now, not only has he failed to protect Wano Country, but Kaido has also invaded it.

Even though he had already forgiven Kaido on behalf of the Akutami family, he still wanted to smear the Akutami family.

This is absolutely outrageous!

This is outrageous!

Kin'emon grew angrier the more he thought about it, and suddenly drew his sword from his waist.

"Lord Oden! Let's go fight Kaido right now!"

"That's right!"

The cat viper's massive body pushed its way out of the crowd, its fur bristling as it entered its spinal dragon form.

"Lord Oden, what are you still hesitating about? That bastard Kaido first wiped out our entire family, and now he's using the dead as an excuse to blackmail us. You can swallow this insult, but I, Nekomamushi, cannot!"

"That's right!" Inuarashi chimed in, "Lord Oden, if Kaido dares to claim that the Akutami family retainers attacked him today, he'll dare to attack the Kozuki family tomorrow!"

"I even doubt whether Kaido was ever attacked at all!"

"If he says tomorrow that pirates have disappeared from my Kozuki residence and he wants to inspect our territory, do we still have to open the gates and let them inspect it?!"

The remaining Nine Red-Sheathed Swordsmen drew their swords, their anger rising.

"Let's fight Kaido!"

"Lord Oden, give the order!"

Faced with the fervent fighting spirit of his retainers, Oden slowly raised his hand, signaling everyone to be quiet.

His brows furrowed, and a hint of hesitation flashed in his eyes.

"Wait... everyone, calm down."

Oden's voice wasn't loud, but it was enough to make everyone stop what they were doing.

"There might be some misunderstanding about this matter."

"Misunderstand?!"

The cat viper's eyes widened, its face filled with disbelief.

"Lord Oden, at a time like this you still say it's a misunderstanding?"

It's a fact that he wiped out the entire Akutami family, right?

It's true that he used the Akutami family's belongings as an excuse to cause trouble, isn't it?

What's there to misunderstand?

The cat viper became more and more excited as he spoke, waving his large, furry paws in the air.

"If he hadn't done it on purpose, I, Cat Viper, would have eaten these stones on the ground today!"

Oden was somewhat embarrassed by the cat viper's words. He coughed twice, trying to calm the irritable cat.

"Neko Viper, calm down. I'm not saying Kaido did the right thing."

I just feel... there might be other hidden details to this matter.

Although the probability is very low, I'm saying just in case, just in case someone from the Akutami family actually survived?

What if someone really attacks Kaido in the name of the Akutami family?

"Survived?" Nekomamushi sneered. "So what if there are survivors? With just a few of them, who has the ability to attack Kaido's men!"

Oden fell silent.

He knew the cat viper was telling the truth.

But that's precisely why he hesitated even more.

Once you start a war with Kaido, there's no turning back.

What will happen to the people of Wano Country? What will happen to those innocent people?

Just then, Oden's gaze swept across the crowd and suddenly settled on one person.

"Kanjuro."

Kanjuro, whose name was called, was slightly taken aback, then spoke respectfully.

What are your orders, my lord?

Oden walked up to Kanjuro, a hint of expectation in his eyes.

"You just said you know people from the Akutami family?"

Kanjuro nodded.

"Yes, I did have some dealings with the Akutami family in the past."

"Very good." Oden patted Kanjuro on the shoulder. "Since you know the Akutami family, then I'll trouble you to investigate what's going on."

Are there any survivors from the Akutami family? Who exactly attacked Kaido?

This matter concerns whether or not we should go to war with Kaido, and it concerns the future of Wano Country. You must find out all of this!

Kanjuro's body stiffened almost imperceptibly.

But his signature smile quickly returned to his face.

"No problem, my lord, leave this matter to me!"

Kin'emon stood to the side, seemingly wanting to say something but then stopping himself.

He always felt that Oden was wasting his time, and Kaido's attitude was already very clear: he just wanted to find an excuse to attack the Kozuki family.

But seeing Oden's determined gaze, Kin'emon ultimately swallowed back the words he was about to say.

"Then I'll leave it to you, Kanjuro," Oden said solemnly.

"Don't worry, my lord."

Kanjuro bowed slightly and assured him:

"You can rest assured that I'll get to the bottom of this and uncover the truth!"

Meanwhile, far away at the mine, Akutami was still waiting.

He looked at the Sky Manipulation, which had completely darkened, and finally couldn't hold back any longer.

"What on earth are Kaido's men doing?!"

"Are they coming or not?!"