Chapter 151: Kozuki's Recklessness! Dream of Setting Sail
At this moment.
Shimotsuki Yasuie and Kyoshiro of the Flower Capital accompanied Lotte back to the shogun's residence.
When they saw Toki chatting happily with Kozuki Sukiyaki, they couldn't help but feel a little surprised.
Lotte's mouth twitched.
It was truly worthy of being a member of the Amatsuki clan from hundreds of years ago—even though the clan had long been destroyed, Kozuki Sukiyaki still didn't dare show the slightest neglect.
Speaking of which.
Regarding the Amatsuki clan.
Lotte now had some speculations in his heart.
Since the World Government attached so much importance to the Amatsuki clan, there must be a certain secret hidden behind Toki—otherwise, Imu wouldn't be wary to this extent.
But what needed to be dealt with first was not this matter.
Lotte raised his head and looked calmly at Kozuki Sukiyaki.
"Since that's the case, you can tell me the location of Zou now."
"I still have urgent matters to handle."
After all, Lotte still had many things to deal with—whether it was the pirate crew still waiting in Water Seven or Olvia who was still waiting for his return.
Both were targets Lotte needed to handle now.
Not to mention Imu, the behind-the-scenes big boss of the World Government—Lotte still had to follow Roger to obtain the history of the blank 100 years.
Otherwise, he probably wouldn't be able to defeat Imu.
Hearing Lotte's voice.
Kozuki Sukiyaki's face showed some embarrassment. He looked at Lotte helplessly, scratched his head, and smiled.
"In truth, regarding the Vivre Card for Zou, even our Kozuki clan no longer has it."
Lotte immediately raised an eyebrow.
He couldn't help but ask the person in front of him with some confusion.
"If I remember correctly, the Kozuki clan should have deep friendship with the Mink Tribe on Zou, right? Why don't you even have the Vivre Card now?"
Although when he was following the serialization back then,
Lotte had complained countless times about the Wano arc in his heart.
But he couldn't have remembered this detail wrong.
Kozuki Sukiyaki's face became even more embarrassed. He gave a light cough.
"After all, so much time has passed. To be honest, although the Kozuki clan and Zou indeed had profound friendship, in reality, there has been no contact for a very long time."
"The Vivre Card has naturally been lost."
"However, that brat Oden has two little Mink cubs over there. If Lotte you really want to go to Zou, perhaps you can ask them."
To be honest.
The shock Kozuki Sukiyaki experienced today
Was even more than all the shocks he had in the previous decades of his life combined!
Whether it was the reappearance of the Amatsuki clan or Lotte—a Great Swordsman-level fighter—defeating both the Fierce Blade and Shimotsuki Yasuie one against two.
These were things Kozuki Sukiyaki had never imagined.
After all, both the Fierce Blade and Shimotsuki Yasuie were currently at their peak, yet they had no power to fight back in front of Lotte!
Just this level of swordsmanship!
Even among the historical swordsmen of Wano.
Probably only Ryuma—the one called the God of Swords—could achieve it!
It was a pity that the other party was an outsider pirate, not someone from Wano.
After hearing Kozuki Sukiyaki's reply, Lotte also narrowed his eyes slightly. He reached out and calmly patted the other party's shoulder with a smile.
"If you had cooperated like this from the beginning, we probably wouldn't have had to fight."
"But this battle did bring me an unexpected surprise. As for the two Minks you mentioned, I'll go find them later."
Kozuki Sukiyaki's face was also full of helplessness. If he had known Lotte was a Great Swordsman, he would never have let the Fierce Blade and Shimotsuki Yasuie fight him.
After all, in terms of pure strength.
The gap between a swordsman and a Great Swordsman could already be called two completely different levels of beings.
Lotte also deeply understood this. Don't be fooled by how Hawk-Eyes Mihawk and Vista fought back and forth in the past—when it came to actual strength.
Mihawk could crush Vista without much effort.
Their clash was more like a pure swordsmanship competition, but the gap between a Great Swordsman and a top swordsman couldn't be bridged by swordsmanship alone.
Even the current Lotte
Could only be considered half-step Great Swordsman.
Perhaps relying on his powerful physique he could fight a Great Swordsman back and forth, but if their physiques were the same.
He would definitely not be the opponent.
At this moment.
While they were talking.
A ridiculous farce was happening at the entrance of the shogun's residence.
"Shutenmaru! Denjiro!"
"You two get out of the way! I'm going to challenge that masked man!"
"This time, no matter what, I have to win!"
Kozuki Oden was currently being blocked at the door by Shutenmaru and Denjiro, who refused to let him go in and cause trouble for the masked man no matter what.
Are you kidding!
That masked man had just defeated both the Fierce Blade and Shimotsuki Yasuie head-on!
Not to mention their lord was still injured,
Even if he was at full strength, the consequences of clashing with that masked man would probably be far worse than the first time!
"Lord Oden! You can't go challenge that monster!"
"Yeah! Even the Fierce Blade and the Daimyo of Hakumai weren't his match! Your injuries haven't fully healed yet—let's talk about challenging him later!"
Shutenmaru tightly held Kozuki Oden's waist, while Denjiro clung to his leg.
No matter what, they wouldn't let him get any closer.
After all, that masked man was simply too terrifying!
But what kind of person was Kozuki Oden?
With his personality, it was impossible for him to listen to the two's persuasion—if they hadn't forcibly blocked him, he would have rushed in long ago!
"Hahahaha! That's what makes it interesting, isn't it!"
"I've been waiting for a man like this! Sailing with such a guy will definitely be an exciting and thrilling adventure!"
Kozuki Oden laughed heartily.
He didn't take the two's persuasion to heart at all.
Even if that masked man defeated the Fierce Blade and Shimotsuki Yasuie, don't think Kozuki Oden would give up like this—he was determined to make the other party agree to take him aboard today no matter what!
This farce.
Lotte and the others in the shogun's residence could see it clearly.
Kozuki Sukiyaki showed a helpless, crying-and-laughing expression.
"This brat! He has no idea how much he's worth!"
"With his little skill, he still wants to fight a Great Swordsman. Sir, please don't take it too seriously."
"I'll throw him out in a bit."
Unexpectedly.
Lotte just looked at Kozuki Sukiyaki, shook his head, and said calmly.
"Isn't it pretty good though?"
"Since that brat wants to set sail, it's not impossible to take him along."
"It's just that his personality needs to be fixed a bit."
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