The Name of Nika

When Roger became the Pirate King, Kozuki Oden and his wife Kozuki Toki were still alive.

Kozuki Toki died several years after Roger.

Roger's death occurred only 19 years ago, less than 20 years ago.

"The Time-Time Fruit, where did that fruit go?"

Lost in thought, Dimon returned to the palace.

Seated on his throne, he continued to ponder the matter of the Time-Time Fruit.

This fruit is very strong, undoubtedly strong, after all, it is a time-type fruit. Currently, Devil Fruits with time-type abilities are extremely rare, much rarer than Logia and Mythical Zoan.

As far as Dimon knows, there are only 5.

Paramecia -type Time-Time Fruit.

Paramecia: Age-Age Fruit.

Paramecia - Ripe-Ripe Fruit.

Paramecia - Op-Op Fruit.

Paramecia - Return-Return Fruit.

All five fruits involve time-related abilities.

The Op-Op Fruit are self-evident; the Eternal Youth Surgery can grant the recipient eternal life.

The other three are also related to time in some way.

Only the Time-Time Fruit, this one alone possesses the power to travel through time, making it a true time-based fruit.

Kozuki Toki this fruit, Tengetsu travels continuously to the future, from eight hundred years ago all the way to the present day.

In other words, this fruit did not regenerate repeatedly over the past eight hundred years.

If we can find this fruit, we might be able to learn a lot about the ancient times, and incidentally, we could also gain a powerful new fighting force.

The question, however, is: where did the fruit go?

There are two possibilities.

First, this fruit was eaten by someone after it was reborn. Considering that the person is not well-known, they may have already traveled through time to the future.

If that's the case, it's impossible to find it now.

Secondly, this fruit is currently dormant somewhere in the world.

Even so, finding a specific fruit is extremely difficult.

Kozuki Toki died in Wano Country. If you want to find her, you can send someone to Wano Country to check the situation first. It's been a long time since the agreement with Kozuki Sukiyaki made.

Thinking of this, Dimon's gaze swept over the crowd below.

"Nika, go to Wano Country. Lycaon, you will assist Nika in her mission."

You have three tasks.

"First, try to find a Devil Fruit called the Time-Time Fruit."

"Secondly, find Kozuki Sukiyaki and retrieve the ten Famous Swords we agreed upon earlier from him."

Third, search for the Ancient Weapon, Pluton.

Upon receiving the order, Lycaon immediately knelt on one knee, speaking respectfully:

"Yes, Master."

Artificial Nika scratched his head in confusion. "Who is Kozuki Sukiyaki? And what are Ancient Weapons?"

"Lycaon will tell you, go."

Dimon waved his hand, too lazy to explain.

Meeting adjourned.

Chapter 238 The Name of Nika

Wano Country, Kuri region, back mountain.

The Artificial Nika and Lycaon emerged from the pentagram magic circle.

The magic circle here was left by Dimon when he last visited this place.

"Lucky~ The magic circle still works, saving us time on our journey."

Lycaon sniffed the air and detected a strong smell of blood.

"It looks like there's a fight going on nearby."

Nika, with his hands behind his head, adopted a touristy posture. Upon hearing this, he activated his Observation Haki to listen to the sounds coming from elsewhere.

His Observation Haki was not very proficient; his newly Awakening Observation Haki detection ability was very weak, and he could only vaguely sense the presence of a group of people.

"Ten... twenty people?"

"There are eighteen people, Lord Gluttony."

Lycaon grinned. Although it was a god-level Devil Fruit, it had only just been awakened by its master. In terms of Observation Haki, he had won.

Nika jumped lightly, and the moment her feet landed, the ground turned into rubber, like a trampoline, sending both of them flying into the air.

"Hey, at least say something beforehand!"

Lycaon's flying posture was rather unsightly, and he couldn't help but complain.

Nika looked down at the forest from a high vantage point.

About three kilometers away from where they landed, on the mountainside, a dozen warriors wielding sharp blades were chasing another group of people.

"Found it!"

Nika chuckled, then suddenly stretched out his arm, grabbed Lycaon, and flew away into the distance.

The footsteps were hurried in the mountains and forests.

The group that fled consisted of four people, who darted about in the woods, leaping from one tree to another with remarkable speed.

The pursuers relentlessly pursued the group, running wildly across the ground.

"Give up the resistance, remnants of the Kozuki Family! You can't escape!"

The leader sneered, and as he ran, he slashed out with his sword. The sword energy flashed like silver light, cleaving an old tree in two from a distance of more than ten meters.

The man in the tree lost his footing and fell from the branches. He was barefoot, and there was half a shackle on his right ankle, with a crescent-shaped mark on his heel beneath the shackle.

"Murata!"

The expressions of the three companions ahead changed.

The man named Murata shouted without hesitation, "You guys go first!"

He looked back and saw that his pursuers had surrounded him in the blink of an eye.

The leading samurai captain sneered, "Keep chasing!"

Having said that, he placed the sword on the man's shoulder and asked in a low voice:

"Tell me, besides you few, where are the rest of the remnants hiding?"

"No, it's just us left!"

Murata's expression was resolute, seemingly oblivious to the sharp blade beside his neck.

"Heh heh, do you know how Kozuki Oden died back then? He was boiled alive! I hope you can still be stubborn even while you're in that oil cauldron!"

The samurai captain chuckled.

Just then, a figure descended from the sky.

The samurai captain's expression changed slightly, and he subconsciously adopted a defensive posture.

Bang!

A cloud of dust rose from the woods.

Lycaon was trampled under Nika's feet, and his mouth was filled with mud.

"Ptooey, Gluttony lord, your foot, your foot!"

"Oh, I'm so sorry, I'm so sorry."

Nika laughed awkwardly and moved her legs off Lycaon.

"I didn't mean to, Wolf."

The word "Wolf Brother" immediately brought a smile to Lycaon's face. He shook his head, brushing off the dust and dead leaves covering his face.

"Ahem, be careful next time, be careful next time, Gluttony."

Who are these two guys?

The samurai captain's gaze narrowed slightly. A kobold, and a brat with dyed white hair?

He recalled the riots in the Flower Capital a while ago, where Shogun Orochi Kurozumi assassinated by a mysterious force known as the Seven Deadly Sins, Beasts Pirates even issued a warrant for his arrest.

There were only two arrest warrants, but there were actually three people involved.

One of them was Mink Tribe with a human body and a dog's head!

"It's you! Lyca the Kobold..."

The samurai captain's pupils contracted; he had already recognized him.

However, halfway through his sentence, the figure in front of him suddenly disappeared, and before he could react, a wolf's paw had already gripped his head and lifted him up.

"I hate it when people call me a dog! Damn humans!" Lycaon grinned.

The samurai captain felt a splitting headache, as if his head was about to be crushed.

He screamed in pain:

"Wait, wait a minute! Lord Werewolf! Spare my life! Spare my life!"

Rumors are just rumors, after all. Only when you actually encounter someone do you realize that someone who dares to assassinate a general is not someone a nobody like him can handle.

"Don't kill him yet, we still have a mission."

Nika strolled over slowly, her gaze shifting to the other man being chased. "What's your name? Human?"

"Mura, Murata Ichiro."

Murata stared in disbelief at the scene, then a surge of ecstatic joy welled up inside him.

Nika had no idea what he was so happy about, and then he saw the other person bow down in reverence.

"My lords, you are the heroes of the Seven Deadly Sins, aren't you? Her Highness the Princess has been searching for you lately!"

"Princess?"

Lycaon scoffed, "It's that courtesan... what's her name, Kozuki something?"

He suddenly got stuck, unable to recall the woman's name for a moment.

"Are you that woman's subordinate?"

"Yes!"

Murata Ichiro nodded excitedly. "Ever since the heroes killed Kurozumi Orochi, Her Highness the princess believes the time is ripe and has secretly contacted those of us loyal to the Kozuki Family, plotting to restore the kingdom!"

Kurozumi Orochi is dead, but the Beasts Pirates are still around.

Ordinary troops are meaningless in order to defeat Kaido, so Kozuki Hiyori has been trying to find Dimon all this time.

She later learned that the heroes came from an organization called the Seven Deadly Sins in the outer sea, and this information had come from General City.

Nika was completely bewildered by their conversation, as he knew nothing about the situation in Wano Country.

Lycaon is in a similar situation; it's been quite a while since his last visit to Wano Country.

What's the current situation in Wano Country?

Murata Ichiro made no attempt to hide anything and quickly explained:

"After Kurozumi Orochi's death, Kaido sent the Beasts Pirates' All-Stars to personally oversee the Flower Capital."