Chapter 20

Tenguyama Hitetsu shook his head helplessly.

Who doesn't know that Orochi is rotten to the core, but who can actually do anything about him?

The two of them walked all the way to the village entrance.

All the villagers were gathered there, watching the scene of the Flower Capital projected by the visual Den Den Mushi.

The village chief said:

"Today, General Orochi's subordinates will consume the Monster Cells brought by the Beast Pirates' Son-in-Law, and their strength will immediately leap forward! Let us witness this exciting moment together!"

"Ah!!"

Just as this lackey of a lackey, the village chief, finished speaking, a villager let out a cry of surprise.

"Are they so excited they're already shouting?"

The lackey village chief then noticed that all the villagers had expressions of excitement and shock.

He couldn't help but show a satisfied smile.

He turned his head to look at the big screen, but the smile on his face suddenly froze, turning into disbelief and extreme horror!

Because he saw.

On the big screen,

General Orochi, who had been in high spirits just a moment ago, now had his head severed and held in the hand of a masked woman!

The huge plaque of the General's mansion was dyed a glaring scarlet by the hot blood continuously spurting from Orochi's severed neck!

23. The Changing of Wano, New General Yamato! (Seeking flowers and ratings)

A certain area in Kuri near the Flower Capital.

A group of mountain bandits was on the road.

The leader was broad-shouldered and sturdy, and one could tell at a glance that his strength was not ordinary.

"Boss Shutenmaru, things seem to have changed. Orochi is dead. That Kurozumi Orochi has been killed by someone!"

"What did you say?!"

Shutenmaru, formerly known as Ashura Doji, who was defeated by Oden and became his retainer, and went up the mountain to become a bandit after Oden's death, looked at his subordinate in disbelief.

The subordinate swallowed hard and said in shock:

"It... it's true. In the village we just passed, the big screen of the visual Den Den Mushi showed it clearly!"

"Let's go, let's go see!"

Shutenmaru rode his horse back without a word.

Arriving at the village, he indeed saw Kurozumi Orochi's head being held in someone's hand on the screen.

"How is this possible? Why would Kaido kill Orochi?"

Shutenmaru found it hard to believe, and his entire worldview was hit by a massive shock.

As a retainer of Kozuki Oden, although he became a bandit, his aspirations remained unchanged, and he had always been loyal to Oden.

Upon learning that the Beast Pirates' Son-in-Law had sent one hundred Monster Cells to Orochi, he immediately decided to rob them and take the Monster Cells away.

Although such an act would likely enrage Kaido, to the point where the latter would no longer tolerate him, Shutenmaru was prepared to pay the price.

He was a man who shouldn't have been living in this world anyway!

However,

He never expected that he had been played.

That Beast Pirates' Son-in-Law had no intention of giving Orochi Monster Cells at all; his true purpose was actually to kill Orochi!

Shutenmaru's gaze moved away from Kurozumi Orochi's head and landed on Luo Xing.

Seeing that the other party was still calmly sipping wine at this moment, his pupils couldn't help but shrink rapidly.

Who on earth is this person?!

And what is his reason for killing Orochi?

Luo Xing leisurely finished the wine in his cup.

He knew that everyone present, the people across Wano, and the surviving remnants of the Kozuki family must all be very confused.

Aren't the Beast Pirates and Orochi in a partnership? Why kill Orochi?

And why execute Orochi under the witness of the entire nation?

Since the execution was carried out by his wife Yamato, he naturally had to be the one to clear up the confusion.

Luo Xing stood up, cleared his throat, and said loudly:

"Gentlemen, audience, and all the people of Wano in front of the screens, hello. My name is Luo Xing, and the one who just executed Kurozumi Orochi is my wife, Yamato."

"Our Beast Pirates first came to Wano completely deceived by Kurozumi Orochi, thinking we were here to save you. We didn't expect Kurozumi Orochi to be so insane, acting perversely after ascending to the position of General!"

"After Boss Kaido learned of this, he was filled with regret and remorse, so he sent us to kill Orochi to make up for past mistakes..."

The central idea of Luo Xing's speech was that all the bad things were done by Kurozumi Orochi and had nothing to do with the Beast Pirates or his father-in-law Kaido.

The ignorant commoners might believe such rhetoric, but Shutenmaru and the knowledgeable people everywhere scoffed at it, not believing a word.

Luo Xing didn't expect everyone to believe it; he just needed to win over the commoners at the bottom.

The previous words were to clear the name of the Beast Pirates and build momentum for Yamato.

Next, he had to provide the commoners with tangible benefits.

Combining name and reality, plus Yamato's merit in executing Kurozumi Orochi, her succession to the position of Wano's General would be a matter of course.

Luo Xing's resonant voice continued:

"We know that under Kurozumi Orochi's rule, everyone's life has been difficult, especially for the commoners, for whom even eating is a problem."

"Therefore, we have decided to overturn all of Orochi's previous regulations and re-establish the laws!"

Once these words were spoken, they immediately caused a huge sensation within Wano.

The prominent figures from various districts who were present whispered to each other, their expressions uncertain.

"What do the Beast Pirates want? Do they really want to treat us well?"

"How is that possible? They are all a bunch of ferocious pirates!"

"But they killed Kurozumi Orochi, and with Beast Kaido's strength, there's no need to deceive us..."

Everyone fell silent.

That is indeed the logic; if the Beast Pirates want to rule Wano, they don't need to care about their thoughts at all.

Kuri, Amigasa Village.

The little girl Otama jumped up happily: "That bad guy Kurozumi Orochi is dead, and that big brother looks so good, he must be a good person!"

Tenguyama Hitetsu scolded in a low voice:

"Otama, that man is the Beast Pirates' Son-in-Law; how could he possibly be a good person? He is definitely deceiving us."

Otama said unconvinced: "Big brother isn't lying, I can tell."

Hitetsu was so angry his beard twitched. He had witnessed the tragedy of the Kozuki family with his own eyes, so he didn't believe anyone from the Beast Pirates at all.

Just as he was about to continue scolding Otama, he heard the Beast Pirates' Son-in-Law's voice again:

"The new law stipulates that all weapon factories in Wano must stay away from water sources from now on and are not allowed to pollute the environment! And those poisonous foods are even less allowed to be fed to the public!"

Because the starving commoners ate the failed artificial Devil Fruit residues as food, they were left with only "laughter" as an expression, no matter how sad or painful they were. This was one of Wano's greatest tragedies!

Luo Xing naturally had to change that.

"In addition, I have already had people purchase dozens of ships of grain from the outside world, which are currently docked outside Wano's ports and will be distributed to all citizens immediately."

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!

The eyes of the people of Wano suddenly shone with incomparable surprise.

If Luo Xing's previous words had left them half-believing and without much feeling, then dozens of ships of grain moved them completely!

After all.

Hunger has been the greatest enemy of all the people of Wano for the past decade!

Tenguyama Hitetsu's scolding words couldn't be spoken; he was stunned, filled with astonishment.

Otama clapped her hands joyfully: "Oh, there's food, there's something to eat! I told you big brother is a good person!"

In front of the General's mansion.

After Luo Xing finished speaking, his gaze swept over the bewildered gentlemen from various districts, and he said:

"You are all famous figures in Wano. I wonder if you believe in the sincerity of our Beast Pirates now? Are you willing to support Yamato as the new General of Wano?"

No one responded; clearly, they still had doubts.