Early morning, in the Flower Capital's Tenshu Pavilion, Kozuki Hiyori slowly opened her eyes.
"Mmm..."
With a soft groan, she stretched out an arm as smooth and lustrous as jade from under the covers. Kozuki Hiyori sat up somewhat lazily.
Feeling a touch beside her, she turned her head and saw her mother sleeping right there, which cleared her mind a bit.
"Lord Vegapunk... has he already left?"
Patting her cheeks, Kozuki Hiyori, now fully awake, let out a bitter smile. She felt like she and her mother had already grown accustomed to this sort of thing.
What a terrible habit... Kozuki Hiyori sighed inwardly, but she didn't really regret it. Regardless, at least Vegapunk had kept his promise. After dealing with the Beasts Pirates, he hadn't done anything to Wano Country, and Wano had now returned to peace.
Moreover, those heavily polluting factories in Wano Country had all been shut down. In fact, they would even need to rely on the Umbrella Corporation's technology to deal with the pollution in Wano in the future.
In comparison, the price she and her mother paid could only be considered a minor matter.
Without waking the still-sleeping Kozuki Toki, Kozuki Hiyori freshened up a bit and went to the hall outside the Tenshu Pavilion, where she saw Vegapunk adjusting a door-shaped device.
"You're awake? Come over and input your fingerprints and pupils. Also, add a bit of blood!"
Vegapunk said, pointing at the door-like device. Hearing this, Kozuki Hiyori obediently walked over to the machine and asked curiously while inputting her personal information:
"Is this some kind of advanced machine, Lord Vegapunk?"
Vegapunk spoke as he continued his adjustments:
"This thing is no different from a Teleportation Array; it's just a Permanent Portal with an added Personal Identification Code. Since you've become the Shogun of Wano Country, you'll definitely be living here permanently from now on. Using a Teleportation Array every time is a waste, so it's perfect to use this newly developed Permanent Portal."
"The portal will recognize your pupils, fingerprints, and blood DNA to ensure that only you can enter. If you want someone else to enter, you must be holding them. This also ensures the safety of Dream Star."
"One more thing... You see, Wano Country's Orochi always had covert dealings with the World Government to buy Sea Stone and weapons. Now that the Sea Stone has been almost completely mined by us and the weapon factories have all stopped, I believe the World Government will receive the news very soon."
"Once the World Government discovers that the Beasts Pirates have vanished, it's easy to imagine what they'll do. With this portal, it will be easier to provide support when the time comes."
Since his relationship with the Kozuki mother and daughter was now unusual, Vegapunk naturally couldn't just dump them in Wano Country and ignore them. Not to mention, their abilities were extremely special, making them top-tier experimental subjects whose value far exceeded that of ordinary people.
Under these circumstances, it was only natural for him to conveniently relieve them of their worries.
After hearing Vegapunk's words, Kozuki Hiyori's eyes sparkled, and her heart fluttered with joy. She leaned close to Vegapunk and gave him a kiss.
Although there wasn't much affection between them, even if just considering Wano Country's interests, siding with Vegapunk was indeed a very good choice. At least this boss had plenty of good things and was generous enough.
The only thing that worried Hiyori was Vegapunk's indifference. If Vegapunk really didn't care about the fate of Wano Country, she wouldn't have many options.
Now it seemed Vegapunk would consider her interests a bit, which allowed Kozuki Hiyori to let go of her biggest worry... After Vegapunk took down the Beasts Pirates, mining the Sea Stone alone took over half a year. Over such a long period, the World Government naturally noticed the changes in Wano Country.
If nothing else, the sudden silence of the Beasts Pirates had a significant impact on the New World.
Among the major powers in the New World, Whitebeard was content as long as he was with his sons and had no real ambition. Red Hair was a pure adventurer. Charlotte Linlin was only interested in sweets, and world domination was only an occasional thought. It could be said that among the Four Emperors, the most eager for war and the most active were the Beasts Pirates and Kaido.
Now that this active element had suddenly gone silent... naturally, everyone felt something was wrong. Slow-reacting groups like Whitebeard's and the Red Hair Pirates were one thing, but people like Doflamingo in the New World and Charlotte Linlin, who had close ties with Kaido, already knew the news of Kaido's downfall.
The most well-informed World Government... and the World Economic News Paper had even pinpointed the robot forces under Vegapunk as the culprits. After all, Vegapunk's robot army had never made any attempt to hide their presence in Wano Country.
The World Government even suspected that the "natural disaster" on the Red Line last time was Vegapunk's doing. For such a massive organization, there was little difference between suspicion and certainty.
The reason they hadn't acted yet was simply because they hadn't figured out Vegapunk's background, and they hadn't even found Vegapunk himself, so they were biding their time.
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