The Great Secret Hidden in Wano Country

Moonlight: "..."

Ace: "..."

The Revolutionary Army: "..."

Hearing Luffy say that, everyone was suddenly speechless.

They were discussing such a serious matter, and Luffy actually wanted to eat meat!

"I kind of feel sorry for you guys."

Ace could not help patting Moonlight on the shoulder.

Having a captain like that was truly pitiful!

"I think I understand why the Marines set that bounty now."

Ivan sighed.

The others sighed as well.

Straw Hat Kid truly was someone who always caught people off guard.

Only Hancock wore a blissful expression at that moment, her eyes already transformed into hearts. "Luffy made a request of me!"

No matter what Luffy said, she was utterly helpless before him.

She immediately became incomparably excited.

"I shall personally prepare food for Luffy at once!"

With that, she sped away.

Yet less than a minute later, she returned, pushing a mountain-sized pile of food before Luffy.

That efficiency was downright terrifying! Luffy was instantly overjoyed and threw himself at it.

He was starving!

Seeing this, Ace was tempted as well.

They had infiltrated Marine Headquarters in disguise while already hungry. Luffy had been exposed only after going to find food and eating Akainu's lunch. After the fierce battle, they were all famished.

At first, they had not paid much attention to it because of Ivan and the others' arrival. But now that food was right in front of them, their hunger immediately surged to the surface.

Ace was just about to step forward.

However, Hancock suddenly blocked him. Her face darkened as she looked at Ace and pointed at three items to the side: bananas, oranges, and apples.

"You may only eat these!"

Ace: "..."

Moonlight: "..."

Ivan: "..."

Sure enough, women blinded by love were terrifying. And the Snake Princess, who had fallen in love, was terrifying to the extreme.

Faced with Hancock's frightening gaze, Ace had intended to resist a little, but he obediently nodded in the end.

He hid beside Luffy and pitifully ate bananas, oranges, and apples.

In the end, Moonlight could not bear to watch any longer. Ace was, after all, a captain of the Whitebeard Pirates and the user of the Logia Flame-Flame Fruit. Did he really have to be this miserable? Wasn't there a Calm Belt around Amazon Lily? Grilling a few Sea Kings would make for ready-made food. The two of them went and returned in no time, bringing back several Sea Kings.

Ace immediately transformed into flames and began grilling them.

"That's incredible—they're actually using Sea Kings as ingredients!"

"Is that really something normal humans can do?"

"Straw Hat Kid's Vice-Captain really is no ordinary person!"

"More than that, no one around Straw Hat Kid is ordinary!"

"Those Sea Kings are really pitiful!"

The Revolutionary Army members were all dumbfounded at the sight! Sea Kings were incomparably fierce creatures of the sea. A single Sea King could overturn a warship, yet they were now merely food in Moonlight and Ace's eyes.

Even Ivan could not help sighing.

The people around Luffy truly were no ordinary mortals! They even began to feel sorry for the Sea Kings! After eating and drinking their fill, everyone began making plans.

After all, Impel Down Level 7 was no ordinary place.

If they were going to act, they naturally had to calculate every step carefully.

They also had to consider the other forces involved.

People like Blackbeard, Kaido, and Big Mom.

Based on their deductions, the person imprisoned on Level 7 was very likely that person. Big Mom and Kaido certainly would not stand idly by. Blackbeard was an ambitious man whose goal was to become the Pirate King, so naturally he would not let such an opportunity pass.

Red-Haired, on the other hand, should be on Luffy's side. But getting in touch with him would likely not be easy.

After all, the Revolutionary Army and pirates did not share the same stance.

The Four Emperors, the Revolutionary Army, the Marines, the Celestial Dragons, as well as other older-generation pirates hidden away across the seas—Impel Down Level 7 was destined to become an unimaginable, earth-shaking battle!

At that moment, while they were discussing their plans, Wano Country.

After CP0 withdrew, Kurozumi Orochi lost CP0's support and was immediately swept aside by the remaining forces of the Kozuki Family led by Momonosuke and Hiyori.

Wherever they went, they encountered no resistance and continuously drove their enemies back.

Finally, at the Flower Capital.

Before the Shogun's Palace.

Facing Momonosuke and the others, whose momentum was unstoppable, Kurozumi Orochi gritted his teeth and unleashed his Fruit ability. Yet he was ultimately no match for their combined strength. After being defeated, he directly chose death in battle to bring an end to everything! But before dying, he looked at Momonosuke and the others with a cold smile. "Do you think this is the end? Then you are far too naive. This has only just begun."

After saying that, he vomited blood and died!

"Was he just putting on a show?"

Sanji shrugged.

Even at death's door, Kurozumi Orochi had left behind those words.

"No."

Zoro shook his head. As he continued cultivating his Oni Aura, he had gained a certain ability to sense the emotions of those around him.

When Kurozumi Orochi had spoken those words just now, he had not sounded as though he were bluffing.

He had meant it.

But as for what exactly he meant, Zoro did not know.

Although Nami and the others were also confused, they had already won, and this was a day worth celebrating.

They had finally defeated Kurozumi Orochi and taken Wano Country back.

From this day onward, Wano Country returned to the Kozuki Family.

"No matter what, we have finally avenged Lord Oden!"

At that moment, Kin'emon of the Foxfire and the others looked up at the all-too-familiar Shogun's Palace before them, tears streaming down their faces.

Twenty years ago, they had lost this place.

Twenty years later, they had returned.

"Twenty years... I dreamed of this day every night. Oden, you can rest in peace now!"

Shutenmaru could not help closing his eyes.

The bloodthirsty Ashura Doji had tears on his face at that moment, a rare sight indeed.

He had once been defeated by that man and thus submitted to him. Now, at last, he had avenged him!

"The vengeance of my Kozuki Family ends today."

Not only him—Denjiro, Nekomamushi, Inuarashi, and the others were all overwhelmed with emotion.

No matter what, they had finally avenged themselves.

Momonosuke and Hiyori were sobbing uncontrollably.

How had they endured these twenty years? Neither human nor ghost, surviving countless brushes with death! At last, their suffering had come to an end, and their wish had been fulfilled.

"Now may not be the time to relax. Everyone, I have discovered a tremendous secret."

However, just then, Robin suddenly walked out of the Shogun's Palace. She looked at everyone with a grave expression.

When Kurozumi Orochi had died and the Shogun's Palace was breached, she had entered it to search for classified documents.

Before Moonlight left, he had told her to be wary of Kurozumi Orochi and CP0!

Moonlight had already discovered at the time that Kurozumi Orochi had been exchanging secret correspondence with Kaido, the World Government, and others.

He even seemed to have some sort of connection with the underground underworld.

They had been preparing to act at the time, so they had not examined it closely. Moreover, they had only brought out a portion of the documents.

Why had Kaido chosen Wano Country as his base? Why had the World Government chosen to support Kurozumi Orochi?

What exactly did Kurozumi Orochi have in his hands?

Now, she roughly understood a small part of it!

Though it was only a small part, it was enough to shake the entire world!