Ace hurried after Yamato and could not help asking, "Yamato, why are you walking so fast?"
Yamato did not stop when she heard him. Instead, she picked up her pace considerably.
Ace looked puzzled. Although he had not spent much time with Yamato,
he knew she had always been very straightforward.
Yet now, Yamato actually seemed resentful.
She was like a child sulking because her parents would not buy her favorite toy.
"Yamato, hey! Wait for me!"
Right after the war on Onigashima ended, Yamato had proposed to Lott that she take on the position of Wano Country's shogun.
Lott had already intended to do that, so he agreed.
As for Momonosuke, who would arrive over a year later?
He could forgo becoming Pirate King, but Momonosuke had to die!
That was what he got for groping Lott's wife in the original story.
As Wano Country's incoming shogun, Yamato's first task would naturally be to inspect the entire country.
As Kaido's daughter, she would certainly encounter many difficulties while touring Wano Country.
Even if most people did not know who Yamato was, the pair of demonic horns on her head meant she was destined not to gain the acceptance of Wano Country's people.
Besides, Lott had also noticed that Yamato treated Ace differently from everyone else.
He guessed that she must harbor those special feelings for Ace.
So, for those two reasons, Lott assigned Ace to guard Yamato during her inspection of Wano Country.
Ace also thought it made sense, so he nodded and accepted.
He had expected them to chat and laugh as they used to, but Yamato seemed to have changed.
He used Shave to appear in front of Yamato and reached out with both hands to grab her shoulders.
"Hey! Yamato, what's wrong? Are you feeling sick?"