Issho's shocked expression also confirmed that he really was from Wano Country...
That made sense. His archaic speech, years of wearing a kimono and wooden sandals, and a Supreme Grade Sword forged by the Fugetsu Family-no one would believe he wasn't from Wano Country.
"So you really are from Wano Country, old man..." Xie Wen looked as though his suspicions had been confirmed, then cut straight to the point. "This is what I wanted to ask you about earlier. You're pretty strong, so why don't you constantly talk about that Kozuki Oden guy like the other people from Wano Country and those two Minks from Zou?"
"Kozuki Oden? That lord with the terrible reputation?"
Issho's description of Kozuki Oden left Xie Wen rather speechless...
"Just when did you leave Wano Country? Have you never gone back since?"
"I went out to sea with the Fugetsu Family's fleet when I was in my teens. Unfortunately, we encountered a storm along the way, and I became separated from everyone else, with no way to return. Eventually, I gradually lost the desire to go back... Wano Country's forms of gamb... er... entertainment were simply too limited."
You were about to say gambling, weren't you?
Xie Wen gave Issho a flat look as the man scratched his head in embarrassment.
Still, if that was what had happened, it made more sense. When Issho left Wano Country, Kaido had still been serving under Rocks. Afterward, as an ordinary civilian who might already have gone blind, he would naturally have had trouble learning what was happening in Wano Country, which had almost no contact with the outside world.
And by the time he became an Admiral and learned about Wano Country's situation, he couldn't simply act as he pleased and go after Kaido, who had already