"Captain! It looks like the people here don't recognize us!" Kid said excitedly, though everyone could hear a hint of displeasure in his voice.
Ever since the Blood Sword Pirates' reputation had spread across the world, Ryan and the others had been recognized the moment they appeared before anyone. It caused them quite a bit of inconvenience, but people were like that sometimes. When others paid too much attention to you, you were unhappy, yet when they suddenly stopped paying attention, you felt irritated again.
Commonly known as: being cheap!
"Mm! This place has been closed off from the outside world for years, so it's normal that they don't know us." Ryan nodded. He thought that was pretty good. Although he occasionally liked to show off, he didn't like being treated like a monkey on display.
"You seem to know a lot about Wano. What is your relationship with Hawkeye?"
After leading Ryan and the others into an empty little courtyard, Kyoshiro turned around and fixed them with an extremely fierce gaze. One hand rested on the sword at his waist, his fingers lightly stroking the hilt. It was as though he would strike at once and cut Ryan and the others down if they said a single wrong word.
"Oh? Are you trying to kill us? Denjiro, retainer of Kozuki Oden!" Rather than answering Kyoshiro directly, Ryan immediately exposed his true identity.
"You!!!" Kyoshiro's eyes widened, and his previous calm composure vanished completely. Everyone felt a bone-piercing killing intent sweep over them.
At that moment, Kyoshiro struck. No matter what relationship Ryan had with Hawkeye, he had discovered his secret and could not be allowed to live. There was only one kind of person who could keep a secret perfectly—dead people!
Clang!
His blade left its sheath. Kyoshiro moved