Chapter 302
Three days and three nights.
For three full days and nights, the fighting in Wano Country never stopped.
The once-beautiful land of cherry blossoms was now scorched earth, with corpses strewn everywhere. Every living creature, human or livestock, had been slaughtered by the imperial army. The Flower Capital, Ringo, Hakumai, Kibi, Udon-every region had become a silent ruin.
On the morning of the fourth day, Lü Bu and Ma Chao stood atop the ruins of the Flower Capital, looking down at the sea of blood beneath their feet.
"Reporting, General. Every living creature in Wano Country has been eliminated." An adjutant knelt on one knee and bowed as he reported, "We also found the complete blueprints and construction documents for the Ancient Weapon Pluton, along with one of the four Road Poneglyphs, in the Kozuki Clan's underground chamber."
Lü Bu took the blueprints and the Poneglyph, then casually tossed them to the soldiers behind him.
"Good. Have these things and that Yamato escorted back to Chang'an City together. His Majesty will decide what to do with them."
"Also, pass down the order: blow up every port in Wano Country and destroy every ship. From this day forward, there will be no Wano Country upon the seas."
"Yes, General!"
Somewhere in the New World of the Grand Line.
The Thousand Sunny sailed slowly toward Laugh Tale. Luffy lay at the bow with a piece of meat between his teeth, humming a tune, his face full of smug smiles.
"Hahaha! We beat the Beasts Pirates! We freed Wano Country! Now we just have to find the remaining Poneglyphs, and we can reach Laugh Tale! Then I'll become the Pirate King!"
"Luffy, don't get ahead of yourself," Nami said with a frown, holding a nautical chart. "Big Mom and Blackbeard are