Chapter 28: Xiaoju takes the blame for Jero, and the cold Madam Shi

The iron box contained not only the toys that Momonosuke often played with when he was a child, but also Mrs. Toki's hairpin and the rouge water that Kikunosuke often used.

These were Momonosuke's favorite things when he was alive.

"Could it be that... someone stole my things while I was away from Jiuli?"

"That's very possible. Taozi will be fine."

After deceiving himself, Kozuki Oden felt much better and slowly walked towards Oden Castle.

From a distance, he could see two old women looking at him with disdain, chattering about some important information.

"cut………"

"Look, His Highness the Idiot is back. I heard that his biological son was lost by his retainer Kikunojo!"

"What's the matter? Didn't Ashura-sama destroy all the warriors stationed in Kyuli by General Orochi?"

"The samurai said it themselves. They accidentally killed the lost Momonosuke-sama."

"This foolish prince is in the Flower Capital. The Great Snake General who killed his own son is sitting peacefully in the General's Mansion. He doesn't dare to seek revenge, and he dances naked every day."

"If it weren't for the demise of the Bell Queen, the news from the Flower Capital would have reached Kuri. We, including Toki and the others, would still be kept in the dark! We thought that the foolish prince was busy dealing with Kaido!"

The two old women kept talking, and their saliva was flying like raindrops. They were so annoyed by Kozuki Oden that they ran away with their tails between their legs.

As he walked into the city, Kozuki Oden was stared at with contempt by people on both sides of the street.

Kozuki Oden's mentality exploded instantly. He didn't know what was going on and why everyone suddenly became so malicious towards him.

But it doesn't matter, as long as his wife, children and retainers are loyal to him, nothing matters.

As soon as Kozuki Oden stepped into his own daimyo's mansion, the guard dog barked several times to express his disapproval.

Kin'emon, who was the most loyal to him, greeted Oden with tears in his eyes when he saw him coming back.

"Your Highness, a lot of things happened while you were away!"

"At first, we gave the young master to Kikunocheng to look after. Unexpectedly, Kikunocheng lost the young master for three months without even telling us."

"It was after you left that Madam Shi discovered that the young master was missing and called Kikunojo to her. Only then did she know that the young master had been lost by him."

"We searched everywhere and found the men of that guy Da She in Jiuli. From them, we learned that the young master had...had...already...sigh."

As he spoke, Kin'emon burst into tears and pretended to commit suicide by seppuku in front of Kozuki Oden.

Kozuki Oden was unhappy to begin with, and now he became even more unhappy after hearing this news. He first stopped Kin'emon.

"Hateful!"

"The black charcoal snake is so abominable!"

Then he said with gritted teeth.

In his heart, he hated Kurozumi Orochi and also hated himself.

If I were not so lustful, Momonosuke would not be so lustful either, and would not pester Kikunosuke who was afraid to take responsibility every day, and this tragedy would not have happened.

But in the end, the blame lies with the Kozuki family's lustful genes.

"Call Kikunojo over here. I want to reprimand him in person!"

"Blame him, not because of Momonosuke, but a true samurai must bravely take responsibility for his mistakes!"

"Kikunosuke is no longer a qualified samurai!"

Kozuki Oden said angrily.

"Yes!" Kin'emon wiped the tears from his face and gave a firm reply.

Soon, Kikunojo, who looked haggard, was dragged and forcibly brought to Kozuki Oden by Kin'emon.

"Your Highness Oden, I have been blamed for you for so long, and now you are finally back." Kikunosuke thought silently in his heart.

Momonosuke was lost by "Oden" himself, and in order not to destroy the glorious image of Kozuki Oden in everyone's mind, and for the sake of the harmonious relationship between Oden and Lady Toki, Kikunosuke took all the responsibility on his shoulders.

Kikunosuke still thought he was great, and he was indeed great.

However, he actually took the blame for losing Momonosuke on behalf of Zero who was disguised as Kozuki Oden.

Kikunojo didn't know that the "Oden" was actually Jello in disguise, so from Kikunojo's perspective, Lord Oden, who lost Momonosuke, should thank himself.

As a result, Kozuki Oden scolded Kikunosuke harshly, saying that he had no samurai spirit and was no longer worthy of being a retainer of the Kozuki family.

This harsh rebuke instantly made Kikunosuke, who was already feeling aggrieved, explode.

The great image of Kozuki Oden in his mind was completely gone, and he ran away with a sad face.

Mrs. Toki watched this scene from afar through the window in her bedroom. Since she didn't know whether this Oden was someone else impersonating him, she didn't dare to go out.

She also believed what Kiku said about losing Momonosuke, but being sensible, she did not blame Kiku. Instead, she hated Kurozumi Orochi who killed Momonosuke.

As long as she can kill Kurozumi Orochi with her own hands, she will not hesitate to pay any price.

“From time to time…”

Kozuki Oden looked at Amatsuki from afar with such cold eyes that it broke his heart.

However, he soon felt relieved after thinking about it carefully. Tian Yueshi had not had a single day of peace since he tricked her into his hands.

First, he let Toki, a weak woman, live in fear and pain every day in the Whitebeard Pirates. Then, in order to pursue his dream, he abandoned Toki and her two daughters to the country of Wano, which was being ravaged by Kaido and Orochi, and boarded Roger's ship without a care in the world.

Finally, after returning to China, she danced naked every day. Not only did she fail to provide any help to Mrs. Shi and the children, she even made them suffer ridicule from others.

Only now did Kozuki Oden realize that he was not only lustful, but also incompetent.

After discovering what kind of person he really is, Kozuki Oden decides to numb himself by recalling the contents of the diary he writes every day.

In it, he was glorified as a real hero.

He is a hero who is willing to leave his wife and children to save the people, and he is willing to dance on the streets to save Wano Country.

As he thought about it, Kozuki Oden actually believed it!

"Humph! A true hero silently endures hardships that ordinary people cannot endure just to protect all the people of Wano Country."

"With a loyal and reliable person like Kanjuro, a skilled fighter like Kin'emon, and a strategic planner like Ashura Douji... why should we worry about not winning this battle?"

"Now... let the heroes use their last bit of blood to compose a soul-stirring epic!"

After Kozuki Oden recorded this in his diary, he set out for Onigashima to seek revenge on the Beasts Pirates with the seven people who were still willing to follow him: Ashura Douji, Kin'emon, Denjiro, Raizo, Inuarashi, Kawamatsu, and Cat Viper.

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