Chapter 597: Torture! Rescue Plan! (2 in 1)

Momonosuke was subdued by Tsugokuni Yoshiichi in just one encounter. These changes came too suddenly, so that Kin'emon and Kurozumi Kanjuro were not mentally prepared at all.

"Lord Momonosuke!"

Seeing Momonosuke kneeling in front of Tsugikuni Yoriichi, Kin'emon couldn't help but let out a cry of surprise and looked at his young master with worried eyes.

Before leaving Wano Country, Kozuki Oden entrusted Kuri and his son to his retainers. Kin'emon really had no way of imagining how he would face Kozuki Oden if something happened to Momonosuke under his care.

Unlike Kin'emon's nervousness and worry, Kurozumi Kanjuro was shocked at first when he saw Momonosuke being subdued by Tsugakuni Yoshiichi, but then he quickly calmed down. He keenly realized that this might be the opportunity that their Kurozumi family had been seeking for a long time.

"Hey! You bastard, let Momonosuke go!"

"Do you know who you are facing? He is the grandson of Wano Country's general Kozuki Sukiyaki-sama and the son of Kuri Daimyo Kozuki Oden!"

"If you dare to let him get hurt, I guarantee that not only you, but also your family will die without a burial place!"

It was obvious that the life of their young master was firmly in the hands of Tsugikuni Yoriichi, and the domineering aura released by Yoriichi also gave these people a strong shock.

But the strange thing was that at this moment, Kurozumi Kanjuro seemed to have not realized the gap in strength between the enemy and us at all. Not only did he not beg for mercy for Momonosuke, but he also threatened Tsugakuni Yoshiichi loudly.

The sharp and angry voice made Kin'emon, who was standing beside him, look stunned.

"Hey! Kanjuro! Shut up!"

After quickly coming to his senses, Kin'emon ran towards Kurozumi Kanjuro, trying to stop him from continuing.

He was a little confused about Kurozumi Kanjuro's train of thought. Facing such a strong stranger, he not only did not give in, but even dared to threaten him. It was clear that he did not care about Momonosuke's life at all.

However, Kin'emon's actions were still a little slow. After threatening Wang Jiguo Yunyi, Kurozumi Kanjuro did not forget to comfort Momonosuke and showed his loyalty crazily:

"Master Momonosuke, don't worry, we will never let this guy do anything wrong!"

"You don't need to worry at all. This guy would never dare to touch a hair on your head!"

Although Kurozumi Kanjuro's words seemed a bit nonsensical to others, the strange thing was that Momonosuke actually felt relieved because of Kurozumi Kanjuro's words.

The other party had actually revealed his intentions by what he said just now. Since he was planning to meet his father, it meant that the red-haired man knew his identity.

Since the other party already knows his identity, he is confident that no one in Wano Country dares to threaten his life.

Since there was no threat to his life, Momonosuke naturally relaxed. He raised his head and looked at Tsugakuni Yoshiichi with fierce eyes. The long sword tightly held in his hand ignored the threat of Tsugakuni Yoshiichi's strength and stabbed directly at the lower abdomen of the man in front of him.

"Um?!"

Even Tsugakuni Yoshiichi himself was somewhat surprised that Momonosuke, who was pinned to the ground by him with a wooden stick, not only did not surrender, but dared to continue to fight back against him.

Moreover, the retainer of Kozuki Oden did not take him seriously in his words and deeds, which made Tsugakuni Yoriichi feel a little uncomfortable.

Considering that Momonosuke was chasing him for no apparent reason and insisted that he was the thief, Yuichi had no good feelings towards this guy at all.

"Boy, you seem to be unable to understand the situation?!"

Seeing the long sword in Momonosuke's hand stabbing towards him, Tsugikoku Yoshiichi's expression turned slightly cold. He quickly pointed the wooden stick in his hand and hit it directly on the wrist of Momonosuke that was holding the sword.

"Click——"

A very crisp sound of bones breaking was heard in the street, and the long sword in Tao Zhishou's hand was directly knocked away by Ji Guoyuan.

"Ah--" Immediately afterwards, Momonosuke's screams were also rang out. The shrill cry made Kin'emon's expression tense. He looked in the direction of Momonosuke repeatedly and for a moment he even forgot to cover Kurozumi Kanjuro's mouth with his hands.

Momonosuke curled up on the ground, clutching his broken wrist. From the time he was born until now, Momonosuke had never suffered such an injury or felt such pain.

He has always been raised in the palm of someone's hand.

Not to mention that there were few people who dared to hurt him, even those who had the courage to disobey him were few and far between.

The piercing pain also completely aroused Momonosuke's savagery. Although he had already suffered a lot at the hands of Tsugakuni Yoriichi, the look in his eyes when he looked at Tsugakuni Yoriichi was still filled with murderous intent. The strong hatred made Momonosuke's whole face look hideous and terrifying.

"Lord Momonosuke!?"

Kurozumi Kanjuro also let out a cry of surprise at this moment. Although his face was full of worry, he secretly said it was a pity in his heart.

This strange strong man in front of me really doesn't seem to have any intention of taking Momonosuke's life? !

Kurozumi Kanjuro glanced at Kin'emon beside him and realized that he couldn't be too obvious.

"Pfft!"

In stark contrast to his arrogant attitude just now, when Kurozumi Kanjuro saw Momonosuke injured, he actually fell to his knees with a thud, kowtowed heavily to Tsugikoku Yoshiichi, and repeatedly dissuaded him:
"Stop, don't continue to hurt Momonosuke-sama."

"We have heard what you said. We will definitely notify Lord Kozuki Oden as soon as possible and ask him to come see you in person!"

"Don't hurt Momonosuke-sama!"

As he spoke, Kurozumi Kanjuro angrily shouted at Kin'emon, who was standing there in a daze, "Kinemon, why are you still standing there? Why don't you plead for Momonosuke-sama?"

"As Lord Oden's retainer, are you just going to stand there and watch?"

"Hurry to Renbu Port and use the Den Den Mushi there to inform Lord Oden of what happened here!"

At this moment, Kurozumi Kanjuro actually chose to attack Kin'emon first, pretending to be loyal and scolding Kin'emon for his dereliction of duty.

His scolding not only attracted the attention of Yoriichi Tsugakuni, but also made Momonosuke, who was in unbearable pain, look at him sideways.

At this moment, Momonosuke had forgotten the consequences of Kurozumi Kanjuro's previous words, and instead remembered the "friendship" of Kurozumi Kanjuro who was willing to kneel down and plead for him.

What made him a little dissatisfied was that Kin'emon's performance at this moment was far less loyal than Kurozumi Kanjuro. Momonosuke was a little disappointed, disappointed that his father trusted Kin'emon more than Kurozumi Kanjuro.

In Momonosuke's opinion, Kurozumi Kanjuro, who is willing to put aside his dignity and kneel down to his enemy for his sake, is a qualified retainer!

Kurozumi Kanjuro's change was so fast that not only Momonosuke, a hothouse flower with little social experience, but even Tsugarukuni Yoriichi was a little unsure of the other party's intentions for a moment.

"This guy"

"Haha, doesn't it look very interesting?" Tsugakuni Yoshiichi naturally couldn't have remembered the grudges and conflicts between these families in Wano Country until now, but seeing the contrast between Kurozumi Kanjuro, Tsugakuni Yoshiichi also vaguely realized some problems. He glanced sideways at Momonosuke beside him, and looked at Kurozumi Kanjuro with deep eyes.

Kurozumi Kanjuro, who was still performing, noticed the look in Tsugakuni Yoshi's eyes when he looked at him, and his heart tightened involuntarily, but he still tried his best to maintain his character.

"When Kozuki Oden arrives, come find me here!"

"Kid, don't think of any other tricks. If you have any other ideas, the next blow will not be to the wrist!"

Tsugikoku Yoshiichi had no interest in watching Kurozumi Kanjuro's performance here. He gently tapped Momonosuke's eyebrows with his cane, then grabbed Momonosuke's collar and dragged him towards the hotel.

Watching Momonosuke being taken away, Kin'emon, knowing that his own strength was far from comparable to that of his enemy, could only watch the other party leave.

After standing on the street for a long time, he hurried back.

The news that Momonosuke was captured by a strange strong man soon spread back to the daimyo's mansion. Kozuki Oden was not in the mansion, and the person in charge was his wife Kozuki Toki. After receiving the news, she also summoned the retainers who remained in Wano Country.

Nine Red Scabbards.

This name refers to the nine retainers, including Kin'emon, who swore allegiance to Kozuki Oden.

Yes, the Nine Scabbards are loyal to Kozuki Oden himself. In the eyes of these retainers, Kozuki Oden's status is even higher than that of his father Kozuki Sukiyaki.

Kin'emon, Denjiro, Kurozumi Kanjuro, Kikunosuke, Raizo, Ashura Douji, Kawamatsu, Inuarashi, and Nekomamushi.

Among these people, except Raizo who stayed on the ship of the Whitebeard Pirates and traveled on the sea with the remnants of the Whitebeard Pirates all year round, the others were all in Wano Country.

And not long after Momonosuke was captured, he was summoned by Kozuki Toki to the Daimyo's mansion to discuss countermeasures.

Kin'emon went to the Renbu Port in Wano Country, intending to contact Kozuki Oden who was out at sea through the phone there.

The seven people kneeling in the hall at this time are the strongest fighting force that Jiuli currently possesses.

"Madam Toki, it's not that we didn't do our best to protect Master Momonosuke, but the enemy was too strong and appeared too suddenly."

"We didn't expect that there would be a second owner of Conqueror's Haki in Wano Country."

"Before we set out, we thought he was just a petty thief who stole things. We didn't expect him to be such a strong man that even the 'invincible' Momonosuke-sama couldn't defeat him."

In the hall, Kurozumi Kanjuro, one of the parties involved, told the other Nine Scabbards what happened at that time, and his words were completely trying to shift the blame.

Since Kin'emon is not here, he can add whatever he wants to the story.

"What are we going to do next? Just sit here and wait?"

"Kanjuro, did that man say why he wanted to meet Oden?"

"Do you have any way to rescue Momonosuke first?"

When Kozuki Toki heard the news that her son had been captured, she was naturally very sad, but she was not a delicate lady. Kozuki Toki had also sailed with Kozuki Oden on Whitebeard's ship with the strongest heroes in the world. She quickly calmed down and thought about countermeasures.

"Ma'am, we absolutely cannot sit and wait for death."

"You don't know, that guy is very cruel, he broke Lord Momonosuke's hand just because of a disagreement!"

"Lord Momonosuke will definitely suffer a lot at his hands. We absolutely cannot wait any longer!"

"Madam, even though that guy possesses Conqueror Haki, he is only one person after all."

"Gathering the strength of our Nine Scabbards, we will definitely be able to rescue Master Momonosuke. Please rest assured!"

"We can make a feint to the east and attack in the west. Some of us can attack him actively and lure him away from Momonosuke-sama in a fight, while the other few can secretly take Momonosuke-sama away."

"As long as Lord Momonosuke is safe, we can gather our strength and bring the thief to justice on the spot."

"So what if he has Conqueror Haki? Awakening Conqueror Haki doesn't mean he can defeat us Nine Scabbards!"

Before meeting Mitsuki, Kurozumi Kanjuro had already made up his mind. He secretly belittled Tsugokuni Yoriichi's strength and came up with such a rescue plan. Kurozumi Kanjuro's confidence actually came from people like Inuarashi and Nekomamushi.

His personal strength is not that strong among the Nine Scabbards, but he is different from the two Mink Tribe members, Inuarashi and Cat Viper. They are strong men who have fought on the sea with the Whitebeard Pirates and are far beyond his reach.

On the one hand, he told this plan in order to gain Mitsuki Toki's trust, but on the other hand, he also had some small thoughts.

I hope to force the enemy into desperate measures in this way, and it would be best if I could kill Momonosuke directly to vent my anger!

In this way, the only male heir of the Kozuki family died! The Kurozumi family would be one step closer to the center of power.

It doesn’t matter even if the other party doesn’t kill Momonosuke. If the plan succeeds, he, as the provider of the plan, will naturally have more merits than faults and will be more trusted by the Kozuki family.

It is actually very easy for a fool like Kozuki Momonosuke to undermine a guy like that.

Naturally, the others didn't know what Kurozumi Kanjuro was thinking. Although these people had never fought with Tsugakuni Yoshiichi, they were full of confidence in their own strength and naturally approved of Kurozumi Kanjuro's plan.

Just stay in the mansion obediently and wait for Kozuki Oden to return to deal with this matter?
This is not the style of the Nine Sheaths, and it will also damage their reputation!
While the Nine Scabbards were discussing how to rescue Momonosuke, Tsugumi Yoriichi and Momonosuke were staring at each other in the room.

Momonosuke, who had suffered a lot at the hands of Tsugumi Yui, calmed down for a while, but his eyes filled with murderous intent did not change from beginning to end.

"Don't look at me like that, I don't like it."

At the table, Ji Guoyuan glanced at Momonosuke in front of him, and stabbed the wooden stick in his hand quickly, directly hitting Momonosuke's shoulder blade. The bone was shattered with one blow. The severe pain made Momonosuke scream in pain involuntarily and break out in a cold sweat.

"Tell me about it"

"How did you determine that I was a thief?"

"A thief, and you, the son of a daimyo, brought hundreds of samurai to start a war."

"Haha, I'm very interested in knowing your thoughts!"

"Momonosuke"

Momonosuke is the son of Kozuki Oden. Now that he has grown up, he must know something. Tsugikoku Yoshiichi is not in a hurry. He plans to interrogate him bit by bit, starting with why the other party came to him!
(End of this chapter)