When Xie Wen rode the Hyrule motorcycle to Habu Port, he suddenly realized he had never needed to ask Shalmeow to help locate Kurozumi Orochi.
Because...
There at Habu Port, a tall fellow whose proportions nevertheless made him look like a squat little runt was furiously ordering a group of servants to carry treasure and supplies onto a lavish ship docked at the harbor.
He was at death's door, yet he still couldn't bear to part with his worldly possessions...
That certainly fit Kurozumi Orochi's characterization in the manga Xie Wen had read.
Except...
"To think a fool like this actually managed to take Wano Country from your father. In a certain sense, Kozuki Oden really was quite remarkable."
Xie Wen turned to Kozuki Hiyori on the motorcycle's back seat and spoke sarcastically.
"...I have no answer to that."
Kozuki Hiyori pressed her lips together and lowered her head, replying gloomily.
Compared to Xie Wen, who had "only met him once," Kozuki Hiyori, who had previously kept Kurozumi Orochi dangling while posing as an oiran, actually knew far better how vile and stupid he was.
In truth, Hiyori herself couldn't understand why the wise, mighty father she remembered had lost to Kurozumi Orochi, a man who practically embodied every flaw in the world.
Of course, she could also say Kozuki Oden had lost to Kaido, but that would only be deceiving herself. Finding Kaido and forming an alliance with him had been an accomplishment of Kurozumi Orochi's too...
What Kozuki Hiyori didn't know was that both the alliance with Kaido and the usurpation of the shogun's position had actually been orchestrated by Kurozumi Higurashi, that old hag who had also belonged to the Rocks Pirates. Aside from swindling some money out of Kozuki Oden, Kurozumi Orochi really was nothing but