As ten black figures entered Ye Mu's room, the relatively spacious outer room suddenly became cramped.
In Ye Mu's recollection, every one of the Nine Red Scabbards—Kin'emon, Denjiro, Kurozumi Kanjuro, Kikunojo, Raizo, Ashura Doji, Kawamatsu, Inuarashi, and Nekomamushi—had appeared here. Surrounded by them was a beautiful woman wearing a kimono with the distinctive style of Wano Country. She was Kozuki Oden's wife, a Devil Fruit user who had come from eight hundred years in the past: Kozuki Toki. She passed through the Nine Red Scabbards and came before Ye Mu.
Under the bright yellow lights, Kozuki Toki was dressed with great solemnity. Looking at Ye Mu, she lowered her head and gave a slight bow.
"I'm truly sorry, Brother Ye Mu, for disturbing you so late at night!"
"No... No need to worry... Please, sit."
Only after seeing everyone kneel and sit did Ye Mu speak calmly.
"It's been five years. Both Lady Toki and Inuarashi and Nekomamushi have grown tremendously."
Although Ye Mu spoke to them in an extremely mature tone, neither Kozuki Toki nor Inuarashi and Nekomamushi took offense.
During the three days they had known each other five years ago, even Captain Roger and Vice Captain Rayleigh had been amazed by the maturity Ye Mu, who was barely ten years old, had displayed, let alone them.
In particular, the terrifying pressure Ye Mu had released when his Conqueror's Haki awakened that day still weighed heavily on Inuarashi and Nekomamushi's hearts.
By comparison, Brother Enel seemed like the real child beside Ye Mu.
However, although Kozuki Toki, Inuarashi, and Nekomamushi could understand it, the other retainers could not tolerate it.
Seeing Ye Mu treat their lord's wife with such contempt, Kin'emon, known as the "Kin'emon," immediately glared and roared.
"How insolent! How dare you speak to Lady Toki