At the same moment that Rocks's Clone was killed.
Holy Land Mary Geoise, among the Flower Room.
A dark figure on the throne suddenly opened his scarlet pupils, his eyes filled with shock and murderous intent.
After a long silence, he murmured softly:
" Xia Chen! What exactly happened to you?"
He and his Clone share memories, so he naturally knows what just happened.
However, he still didn't understand why Xia Chen could transform into Nika Form.
Although she said she wasn't very clear about Hades Fruit abilities, she was certain that it didn't have the ability to transform into someone else.
"It seems things are getting a bit out of control!"
Imu said calmly, then stood up, about to step down from the throne but stopped in his tracks.
After a while, he sat down again.
A dangerous glint flashed in his eyes.
"If I weren't at this crucial moment in the fusion process, I would have gone over there and killed you right now!"
"But it won't be long, I'll undergo a transformation soon!"
"I'll let you live a little longer, Xia Chen!!"
Having said that, Imu closed his eyes, and the entire castle once again fell into silent darkness.
--
At this time, in Wano Country.
"Pfft!"
The sound of a sharp blade piercing flesh rang out. Zoro and Kin'emon were standing back to back, nearly ten meters apart.
Both of them maintained their attack posture at this moment.
"Phew~"
Zoro exhaled deeply, sheathed his sword, and then removed his headscarf and re-tied it around his arm.
After he finished doing all this, Kin'emon behind him suddenly coughed up a mouthful of blood.
His body went limp, and he collapsed to his knees.
Kin'emon looked down and saw a huge wound in his abdomen from which blood was gushing out.
And as time went by, he felt his consciousness slowly fading away.
Then he struggled to lift his head and looked up at the sky.
Suddenly, he seemed to see Kozuki Oden's face and remembered their past.
" Oden! I am incompetent!"
"Unable to Momonosuke... I can no longer revive the Kozuki Family!"
As he spoke, Kin'emon felt his eyelids growing heavier and heavier, as if his eyes were about to close at any moment.
But then a voice made him feel as if he had been injected with ten doses of adrenaline, and his eyes immediately widened.
"Even if you didn't die, you still wouldn't be able to assist your so- Momonosuke- sama. He was already killed by Xia Chen!"
Kin'emon abruptly stood up, turned his head towards the direction of the sound, and shouted incredulously:
"What did you say?! Momonosuke is dead?"
This sudden scene startled Usopp, who was speaking. He instinctively cried out in surprise:
"Even if you're having a final burst of energy before death, you don't have to be this dramatic, do you?"
"Indeed! I think so too. I think describing his current state as a zombie transformation would be more accurate!"
After hearing Usopp's words, Sanji looked at Kin'emon and analyzed the situation seriously.
"A zombie apocalypse? How terrifying! My heart is pounding!"
Brook's skull face flashed an exaggerated expression, but the next second he said:
"Although I'm just a skeleton, I don't have a heart, yo ho ho ho!"
"You, a skeleton, have no right to say you're scared, do you?"
Franky said speechlessly.
"Tell me quickly, did you really kill Momonosuke?"
At that moment, Kin'emon roared again.
"No!"
Usopp shook his head and continued:
"Didn't I say he was killed by Xia Chen? What does it have to do with us?"
Don't wrongly accuse innocent people!
"You... you all! I'm going to kill you all!"
Kin'emon roared, his eyes bloodshot, and charged toward Usopp with a frenzied roar.
The body, which had already reached its limit, suddenly unleashed its power once more.
But... it didn't work!
Usopp narrowed his eyes and suddenly swung his right hand forward.
The air currents surged, and countless wind blades shot out, blasting Kin'emon away.
Wind blades tore through his body, turning him into a blood-soaked figure.
"Bang!"
The sound of him hitting the ground rang out, Kin'emon lay on the ground covered in blood, no longer breathing.
This time, he will never be able to stand up again.
Usopp slowly withdrew his hand, shook his head, and sighed.
" Wano Country samurai! I admire your loyalty to your lord, but who can blame us for being enemies?"
Those behind them fell into a brief silence as they watched this scene.
Nami spoke first in the end:
"Alright, now that this samurai is dead, let's ignore him. Our next priority is figuring out how to enter Wano Country without being detected by the Kaido's Army!"
"And I think someone can provide us with a lot of help with this problem!"
As she spoke, Nami glanced at Briscola beside her and asked with a smile:
"You agree, right, Mr. Masira?"
"!!"
Briscola felt a shiver run through him, a sense of fear welling up from the depths of his heart.
"Of course! I can definitely help you enter Wano Country safely!"
"I've been in Wano Country for so long, I'm very familiar with all sorts of situations!"
Briscola patted his chest and said that he was afraid these people would kill him without hesitation if he had no use to them.
The corpse of that remnant samurai from Kozuki Oden's faction is still warm over there.
He was also shocked by the fighting strength of Zoro and the others, considering that he had little power to resist Kin'emon when they faced him.
However, Kin'emon also had little power to resist Zoro.
This means that if he were to face Zoro, he would be nothing more than the lowest of the low, or in short, the lowest of the low!
One blow might kill him, right?
Thinking of this, Briscola's fear deepened. He immediately said:
"The best way to enter Wano Country safely without being discovered is to blend in with its people!"
"Disguise yourself as one of them!"
"And to achieve this, the most basic requirement is the clothing from Wano Country!"
"If you go in like that, you'll probably be immediately mistaken for intruders!"
After glancing at it a few times, Briscola said.
"I see!"
Nami stroked her chin and said, then looked at Briscola.
"Then you should be able to get us some clothes, right?"
"Of course, no problem! Leave it to me!"
Briscola thumped his chest loudly.
"That's good!"
Nami nodded, and Briscola couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, but that sigh was quickly replaced by another.
But how can I trust you?
"What if you go back to Wano Country and immediately bring Kaido's Army's army to capture us?"
"No, no! Absolutely not, I'm not that kind of person!"
Briscola shook his head frantically.
"I don't believe you're that kind of person, so..."
" Zoro, put on that samurai's clothes and go to Wano Country with him. If he does anything unusual, just kill him!"
Zoro:???