Chapter 127
She suddenly remembered something: during her first adventure in her little world, she had said that it was an adventure belonging to Yamato.
It doesn't belong to Kozuki Oden, but to Yamato.
She has experienced things that Kozuki Oden never experienced, so she can no longer be Kozuki Oden.
"I am not Kozuki Oden..."
Yamato murmured blankly, "I am Yamato..."
"That's right."
Gaban nodded with satisfaction. "You are no one else, you are just yourself!"
"Is that so?"
Yamato's face was pale, as if he had suffered a huge blow.
But there was a strange glint in her eyes, and even the corners of her mouth unconsciously turned up.
Suddenly, she remembered something else.
"If it's not Kozuki Oden, then I'm not a man, am I?"
Yamato exclaimed in surprise, "I'm actually a woman?"
"Just realized that?"
Hajrudin was utterly speechless.
This woman definitely has something wrong with her head.
Hahahaha!
Gaban laughed heartily, "Whether it's male or female doesn't matter. How can the gender of the body limit the belonging of the soul?"
"But if you consider yourself a man because you want to become Oden, Ripley, could you please teach this child some basic knowledge?"
Ripley's lips curled into a slight smile. "Of course, no problem."
Shortly after Yamato's worldview was shattered, in the East Blue, World Government Member States.
At the port, two large ships slowly set sail.
Goodbye, Rear Admiral Naito!
Welcome back again!
"Rear Admiral Naito, this country will always welcome you!"
The shore was bustling with noise, as people swarmed in like a tide, waving excitedly at the receding warship.
Naito stood on the ship's railing, feeling somewhat uneasy.
"You're really popular, Naito,"
Binz said sourly, "When you disembarked yesterday, so many girls practically threw themselves at you, right? Especially at the banquet last night, that charming princess was practically drooling over you! You didn't see the king's eyes, he practically wanted to devour you!"
"Envious?"
Naito just said it casually.
"Who, who's envious?"
Binz instantly flushed red, and he immediately started saying things like, "People these days are too superficial; they only care about looks." The atmosphere on the deck instantly became cheerful.
"However, Binz's point is not without merit,"
Ain, standing to the side, said nonchalantly, "Naito, you'd better avoid appearing in front of that princess, otherwise..."
"Oh."
Naito gave a cold laugh.
She's just another subservient woman.
The warships arrived at the first target Affiliated Nation yesterday.
Naito is indeed incredibly popular right now.
The Navy's long-term public relations efforts have not been in vain; the name of Naito the Hero has already resounded throughout the world.
When Naito landed on the island, large crowds flocked to see the new naval hero.
He said that Wei Jie was being killed.
But this popularity took a turn for the worse at yesterday's dinner.
The main problem was that there were too many women attending the banquet. It seemed that the noblewomen of this country were generally sexually repressed, and many nobles turned green with rage at the sight of their wives and daughters crowding around Naito.
Fortunately, the warships set sail again today, and a major crisis was averted.
In addition to the warship itself, another large ship accompanied them, carrying the country's royal family and their guards.
Next, it's time to take over the other Affiliated Nation.
Just then, Naito's Den Den Mushi suddenly rang.
"Rear Admiral Naito!"
A somewhat unfamiliar voice came from the other end of the Den Den Mushi, "This is Sengoku."
"Fleet Admiral Sengoku?"
Naito raised an eyebrow. "Looks like there's been an unexpected situation."
It's kind of funny, I've already been promoted to Rear Admiral, but this is the first time I've spoken to this Fleet Admiral.
"That's right, there really was an emergency!"
Really?
Looks like I'll have to work overtime.
Chapter Ninety: The Righteous Yamato, Vinsmoke
The Dream World.
On a vast and magnificent sea, a huge ship cuts through the waves and sails forward.
"Elbaf is a really great country!"
Yamato sat on the ship's railing, practically gesturing wildly, "Hospitable giants, a gigantic library, magical Fukurou, incredibly interesting temple murals, and supposedly the remains of a colossal robot from thousands of years ago—this is the adventure of my dreams!"
"So,"
Naito floated above the deck, still in his small, radiant form, his entire body glowing intensely. "You yelled at me to come here just for these inexplicable things?"
He paid no attention to what Yamato had encountered in the Giant Kingdom.
Being able to maintain good relations with Gaban and the giants is enough.
Naito already knew the contents of the Harley Sacred Text; the only thing of value was probably the legacy of Ohara kept in the Owl Library.
Those books contained a lot of information about ancient technology, and much of Vegapunk's research came from them.
However, their only scientist Miss Bakkin, hasn't even mastered the technology for Artificial Devil Fruit yet; she's truly biting off more than she can chew.
We can just pick it up when we need it again.
"What do you mean by 'inexplicable'?!"
Yamato a grin, "When something happy happens, of course you should share it with your best friend!"
Just focus on doing your own thing.
Naito immediately prepared to leave this woman's little world.
He still has important things to do.
"Aren't we friends? Night King, you're so cold-hearted!"
Yamato a little annoyed. "I have something very important to tell you."
Naito, who was about to leave, stopped. "You have five minutes."
"Hahaha, I knew you were my good friend Night King!"
The white-haired woman immediately beamed, and said with a grin, "Night King, do you know what? It turns out I've been wrong about something all along!"
"I always thought I would become the second Kozuki Oden, but after meeting Gaban, I realized that I can only be Yamato, and I can't become anyone else!"
"Hmm, and then?"
Naito didn't react.
While Yamato was talking to Gaban, he subtly injected a wisp of his consciousness into Yamato's body, essentially observing the entire conversation from the sidelines.
There will naturally be no surprises.
"So I've decided, I'm not going to be Kozuki Oden anymore!"
Yamato said seriously, "From now on, I will only be Yamato! What follows is Yamato's great adventure!"
"Then what?"
Naito repeated what he had just said.
"Wow, don't you care at all?"
Yamato shocked. "I made such a momentous decision!"
"I'm just surprised that you're only now realizing this."
Naito said calmly.
In the original work, Yamato talks about pursuing freedom, but in reality, he is not free at all.
She was inexplicably bound by the image of Kozuki Oden in her heart; the real Kozuki Oden would probably have disliked her.
"You really don't know how to talk!"
Yamato glared at Naito, but immediately broke into a smile. "Anyway, now I'm the real Yamato!"
Then she remembered something else, "Ripley also taught me a lot about women."
"Hahaha, so the bleeding I experience every month isn't because of an injury! I knew with my recovery ability, how could I have an injury that takes so long to heal!"
Naito's lips twitched slightly.
"And,"
She raised her hand and pressed it to her chest. "This isn't even muscle, isn't it just a complete burden? It's utterly useless in combat."
Naito remained silent.
"Ripley also said that girls shouldn't let men see their bodies casually,"
Yamato looked at Naito, her eyes sparkling, "You say a beautiful woman like me, lacking common sense, is easily taken advantage of? Night King, do you think I'm beautiful? Do you want to take advantage of me?"
Yamato, who has been constantly running away from Onigashima since she was eight years old, has only had contact with two men since then, apart from a few pirates who were executed for trying to save her: Kaido and the good friend in front of her.
Suddenly shifting back to a female perspective, Yamato was genuinely curious about how she appeared in her best friend's eyes.