Prison Scroll

Kozuki Sukiyaki had initially wanted to make a move to stop Luo Ji, but upon hearing his granddaughter's name, he trembled and stopped.

The Portrait Puppet Kikunojo moved swiftly, taking Nidai Kitetsu as well and handing it to Luo Ji.

Luo Ji did not draw Nidai Kitetsu to test the cursed blade. He simply placed it directly into a storage scroll.

"Where is Hiyori? How is she doing? Just who are you? Outsiders couldn't possibly know so much."

Kozuki Sukiyaki gritted his teeth as he asked. Never mind the fact that he was hiding in Amigasa Village—even fewer people knew that he had hidden Enma and Ame no Habakiri.

He had lived under an assumed name for so many years, yet he had failed to discover the whereabouts of Kozuki Hiyori and some of the retainers.

Yet this unfamiliar young man seemed to know everything.

It terrified him, as though he had seen a ghost.

"You lived under an assumed name as a swordsmith, while your granddaughter lived under an assumed name and became an Oiran."

"Back then, Kozuki Oden even danced that humiliating dance in the Flower Capital for five years."

"Tsk, tsk. Your Kozuki Family really loves to play around."

Inside Kozuki Sukiyaki's secret chamber, Luo Ji and the puppet Kikunojo stuffed every sword they fancied into another storage scroll.

Their shameless, wholesale-shopping manner made Sukiyaki's brow twitch and his mouth convulse as anger rose within him.

"Oiran..."

Kozuki Sukiyaki clenched his fists. He had never imagined that the princess of the Kozuki Family would fall so low as to become a singer and courtesan.

Even the hand holding his sword was trembling.

Was heaven punishing the Kozuki Family?

Seventy or eighty years ago, the Kozuki Family had nearly died out, and the Kurozumi Family had almost seized the position of shogun. At that time, Kozuki Sukiyaki, their sole remaining heir, was born and barely preserved the Kozuki bloodline.

More than fifty years ago, Kozuki Sukiyaki had only one son, Kozuki Oden.

Yet Oden had been a restless troublemaker, throwing Wano Country into an uproar.

Later, he had even gone to sea and become a pirate.

Had Oden not married and had children in the outer seas, Sukiyaki would have feared that the Kozuki Family would lose its line entirely.

But Wano Country still suffered a great calamity. The Kurozumi Family successfully usurped the shogun's position, and the Beasts Pirates invaded.

Now Oden was dead, and Momonosuke's whereabouts were unknown.

This left the old man Sukiyaki in utter despair.

Perhaps the Kozuki Family's legacy truly would end with them.

"Are these the tools you used to carve the historical texts?"

Luo Ji found several tools Kozuki Sukiyaki had carefully stored away. Some of the carving knives felt extremely heavy in his hand and indeed seemed exceptionally hard.

Perhaps these were blades for processing Seastone products or carving historical texts.

"Teach you the Kozuki Family's stonemasonry techniques, and you'll help me find and rescue Hiyori..."

Kozuki Sukiyaki pleaded weakly. He still could not quite accept the truth that his granddaughter was an Oiran.

"Just teach me how to unlock Seastone handcuffs."

Luo Ji smiled faintly. This was the second skill he had prepared for abducting Yamato.

Of course, if his Advanced Armament Haki was enough to open Yamato's Seastone bomb shackles, then this unlocking skill would merely be a backup plan.

Still, learning this craft would be an excellent skill in the future, whether for saving himself or others.

"Go save Hiyori first!"

"Old man, you're in no position to negotiate with me.

"But I'm heading to the Flower Capital anyway. I'll take you to see your granddaughter while I'm at it!"

Luo Ji gave a cold smile. He intended to go to the Flower Capital and take away the Road Poneglyph from the underground secret chamber.

Of course, he first needed to gather some intelligence.

He needed to see whether the Beasts Pirates had begun their great expedition.

Otherwise, with the Beasts Pirates stationed in Wano Country, Luo Ji had no desire to cause trouble.

Only after the Beasts Pirates left would he have the chance to infiltrate Shogun's Castle, then head to Onigashima and abduct Yamato.

"You!!"

Kozuki Sukiyaki had just been about to say something when Luo Ji suddenly attacked him.

In the brief battle, Kozuki Sukiyaki's sword, Gama Pachi, was once again knocked flying by Luo Ji, while Sukiyaki himself was kicked to the ground.

"This is the perfect chance to test my prison scroll."

Luo Ji summoned a scroll bearing the image of a prison and threw Kozuki Sukiyaki into it.

This move had been inspired by Mondor's Book Prison, which could imprison living beings.

Mondor also had a move called Book World, which could trap enemies inside a story world.

Luo Ji's Scroll World was likewise still being developed and refined.

With a direction for development, all he had to do was use stamina to experiment.

"Where is this..."

Amid Kozuki Sukiyaki's terrified voice, the Prison Scroll rolled itself up, shrank, and flew back before Luo Ji.

"Take a good look at reality, old man!"

Luo Ji placed the small scroll into the scroll belt around his waist.

"Loot the place, then we're leaving!"

Luo Ji released the other Portrait Puppets and thoroughly ransacked Kozuki Sukiyaki's large study and secret chamber, making sure no good items were left behind.

Still, it had to be said that Kozuki Sukiyaki, who had ended up in Amigasa Village starving and poorly clothed, truly had nothing besides those few swords.

Luo Ji recalled the spoils and the Portrait Puppets, then returned to Amigasa Village in high spirits.

This time, he had obtained three famous blades of Great Grade: Enma, Ame no Habakiri, and Nidai Kitetsu.

He had also acquired Gama Pachi, a Wazamono Grade blade, as well as some Seastone and tools for processing historical texts.

The gains from this trip were extremely bountiful.

Upon returning to Tama's home, Luo Ji quickly put away his Portrait Puppet clone and spent an ordinary night with Tama.

The next day.

Luo Ji took Tama and Komachiyo away from Amigasa Village, heading toward Udon.

He now needed to gather intelligence on the movements of the Beasts Pirates.

Moreover, to travel from Kuri to the Flower Capital, one had to pass through either Udon or Kibi District.

Amigasa Village happened to be right beside Udon.

Luo Ji led Tama along the coast toward Udon.

"Hahaha! This cheat really is amazing! I'm not afraid of seawater!!"

Under Tama's envious gaze, Luo Ji laughed freely as he happily swam in the sea.

The [Xingshang] cheat had truly removed the curses of his three Devil Fruit abilities, turning them into pure rule-based abilities that fused into Luo Ji's body.

"Why isn't Brother Luo Ji, a sorcerer, afraid of seawater?"

Ever since Tama had eaten that strange, disgusting fruit, she had gained the Dango Ability, but she had also become a Landlubber afraid of seawater.

"Don't call me a sorcerer in the future. Call me an ability user."

In high spirits, Luo Ji smiled as he stroked Tama's little head.

After playing along the way, the two arrived in Udon, while Luo Ji tossed Komachiyo into the Scroll World.

As the production area of the Sea-Prism Stone Mine, Udon was far more prosperous than Kuri.

When Luo Ji entered the town at Tokikage Port in Udon, the local yakuza samurai noticed him because of his unusual clothing.

Anyone who dared not wear Wano Country's traditional clothing or the attire of the Beasts Pirates was surely an outsider.

Suspicious people like that had to be taught a lesson and driven out.

Several yakuza samurai carried their swords and approached Luo Ji and Tama with unfriendly expressions.

"Kid! Where are you from? Don't you know that not wearing a topknot or Wano Country clothing is a serious crime?"

A blond, topknotted samurai wearing a brownish-purple kimono and carrying a longsword at his waist glared viciously at Luo Ji and Tama.

Seeing how fair and delicate they looked, he stared at them like they were two lambs, his gaze full of aggression.