Chapter 291 Planting the Trouble with Your Own Hands

[Kozuki Oden suffered a humiliating defeat. In order to save the lives of his retainers, he once again took the initiative to act like a fool and made a bet with Kaido, the King of Beasts. If the samurai could hold out in the oil pan for an hour, he would let the Nine Red Scabbards leave Wano Country.

The punishment of boiling in a cauldron began. Kozuki Oden stripped naked and jumped into a cauldron of oil at a temperature of over 700 degrees. Originally, the Nine Red Scabbards wanted to share the suffering with their lord, but the samurai wanted to bear the hardship alone.

A wooden board was placed in the oil pan to protect the most loyal retainers, the Nine Red Scabbards, from being hurt, while Kozuki Oden was suffering in the oil pan. Even with the protection of Armament Haki, he was still a flesh and blood body, and the countdown to his death began. 】

[While being cooked in the frying pan, Kozuki Oden revealed all the secrets he knew to the Nine Red Scabbards, and asked his family to inherit his will, not to be stubborn but to live, and to prepare for the future founding of the country of Wano. He firmly believed that Joy Boy was definitely not Kaido, the Beast, and that the person that Wano Country was waiting for was not him.

With his iron will, Kozuki Oden survived the torture of boiling in a cauldron for an hour perfectly. However, Kurozumi Orochi still would not fulfill his promise, because the samurai as the king of Wano Country had lost their value, and he would give the order to shoot these people.

As long as everyone who dares to hinder him is killed, Wano Country will always have one voice, and the weak will not even have the qualifications to speak in front of the strong. Because of this foolish prince, Wano Country has been in the clutches of Kurozumi Orochi for decades.

At the last moment, Kozuki Oden did not expect the enemy to keep his promise. After throwing the Nine Red Scabbards above his head with brute force, he had reached his limit in the oil pan. However, he had no regrets for the stupid things he had done. Before he died, he firmly believed that Joy Boy could save Wano Country.

Little did they know that this generation's Joy Boy shot and ended the life of this faithful believer. Even if the samurai died like a hero, it would be nothing but self-deception. What could his death bring? If he had not given birth to a good son, Kozuki Oden would have always been a clown in propaganda posters. 】

[There are many people who are willing to die bravely on the sea, but little do they know that doing so will not have any effect. The people of Wano Country are still numb. They want to use the death of one person to awaken the spirit of resistance, but this kind of idealism is unrealistic. If the rebels have no strength, it will ultimately be empty talk and they will just be at the mercy of others.

Kaido, the King of Beasts, learned from Kurozumi Orochi that Kozuki Oden had a pair of children. Although he respected Kozuki Oden as a good samurai, this tyrant chose to go there himself to wipe out the roots. If he wanted to solve the trouble permanently, he had to kill the whole family, and he was still confused about Joy Boy's affairs.

He wanted to personally confirm what kind of people the two children left behind by Kozuki Oden were, and perhaps he could prepare for the awakening of Joy Boy. 】

[When the young Kotsuki Momonosuke learned that his meals had to be tested for poison by his retainers, the underage boy finally understood one thing: his father might really be dying. This was an extremely cruel thing for a child.

He didn't understand why his father Kozuki Oden, who was so powerful, would fail and why he was about to die. Is it possible that heroes will eventually fall to conspiracy and intrigue?

From this moment on, he completely denied and abandoned the samurai philosophy that Kozuki Oden had instilled in him since he was a child. He would not become a foolish samurai, and even less wanted to be a hero. The boy felt that he had to be a domineering person, because only in this way could he have everything and protect the people he cherished. 】

[However, he had no power at this time, and heard the news of his father's death from the outside world. Then, Kaido, the King of Beasts, came and killed him himself. The retainers who protected Kozuki's family were easily hurt by the other party, and his mother was knocked away by a punch. His sister Kozuki Hiyori knelt beside her mother and kept crying, trying to wake up the unconscious Toki.

Seeing this scene, Kozuki Momonosuke trembled all over. It was the first time that he was so scared in the face of violence. In the past, the environment around him protected him too well and he had never suffered a threat to his life. But this time, no one could protect him anymore and no one would stand up for him. At this time, he had not had time to become a real man.

Kaido made a mistake in Oden Castle that night. If he had killed Kozuki Momonosuke at that time, there would be no follow-up for Wano Country. The hidden danger of the final destruction of the Beasts Pirates was planted by the captain of the Beasts Pirates himself. Sometimes it is really fate that plays tricks on people. History has once again abandoned Joy Boy.

Kaido, who is as tall as a monster, grabbed Kozuki Momonosuke's neck, walked to the gap in the house, and hung the son of Kozuki Oden in the air. There was an endless sea of ​​fire below the boy. As long as he let go, he would fall from the tower and suffer in the fire like his dead father.

Fear made the underage boy burst into tears. Because of this experience, Kozuki Momonosuke also suffered from acrophobia. He paid a lot of price to overcome this weakness, but that's another story.

"It's so high and so scary, I'm going to die." Kozuki Momonosuke felt helpless and painful for the first time in Kaido's hands. The enemy who killed his father left a great psychological trauma on the boy.

Kaido was somewhat disappointed with Kozuki Momonosuke's performance. He sneered: "Your father is a fool, Your Highness. After your death, the Kozuki family will be completely finished."

Under the contempt and ridicule of his enemies, Kozuki Momonosuke, a boy who was not even ten years old, overcame his instinctive fear and pursed his lips to suppress his fear while crying bitterly. Even though he denied his father in his heart, Kozuki Oden was not someone who could be insulted by anyone.

"My father is the greatest warrior, and I am the man who will lead this country sooner or later."

He squeezed out all his courage to say these bold words. Even Kaido was moved in his heart when he was faced with a life-and-death situation. He found the boy's naive dream funny. His father couldn't do it, so how could this little brat who had only been weaned for a few years do it?

Because of this little episode, Kaido threw Kozuki Momonosuke back into the tower. He did not kill the boy immediately, but he did not intend to let Kozuki's family go. He transformed into an incomparable blue dragon and hovered in the air, sending a terrifying hot breath towards Oden Castle, completely burning all traces here and severing the connection between Wano Country and Kozuki's family.

As for the few fearless retainers who broke into Oden Castle and tried to rescue Oden's family, it was futile for Kaido to stand guard behind them. He watched from the air as the flames completely devoured Oden Castle.