Chapter 368: Getting Ready (Ch 368)

“Lord Allen?”
When he suddenly heard Alan’s name, Izo was stunned and even loosened his hands that were holding his guns.
Izo was still very grateful to Alan for his great favor to the Whitebeard Pirates, but this was only the one-sided statement of the woman in front of him, so after a moment Izo’s eyes became alert again.
“Do you have anything to prove your identity? I can’t let dangerous people like you run rampant behind the bell based on just one-sided statements.”
Robin did not explain, but chuckled and her eyes narrowed slightly. A domineering aura burst out from her body and rushed straight towards Izo to suppress him.
The terrifying black and red lightning instantly swept across Zero’s world. The scene was exactly the same as when he was watching the fight between Whitebeard and Eren on the Moby Dick.
Although the Conqueror’s Haki cannot reveal a person’s identity, someone who possesses this level of domineering power would certainly not bother to hide his or her identity. He is already 80% sure about Robin’s identity.
Putting away his two guns, Izang’s eyes were no longer as hostile as before, and Robin slowly withdrew his domineering aura.
“Shouldn’t Mr. Izou be on the Moby Dick? Why is he in Wano Country?”
“I am a native of Wano Country. After killing Teach, it’s time for me to come back for revenge.”
“revenge?”
The Straw Hat Pirates secretly breathed a sigh of relief when they saw the tense atmosphere dissipate, and then they keenly perceived the key point in Izang’s words.
Izo nodded and began to talk about his relationship with Kozuki Oden and how he joined the Whitebeard Pirates.
“In short, Mr. Izang has the same goal as us. Do you want to set off with us?”
After hearing Law’s invitation, Izo fell into a brief silence. Although he didn’t think that the group of kids in front of him could really bring down Kaido, their chances of winning were better than fighting alone, weren’t they?
“Okay, I’ll take you to the Flower Capital.”
With Yi Zang, a native leading the way, the group seemed more relaxed. Soon, the prosperous scene of the Flower City came into their eyes.
Compared to Suzuho which is full of low houses, the Flower Capital is filled with high-rise Japanese-style buildings. You can see the luxury and prosperity of this place at a glance.
“The Black Charcoal Snake is in the general’s mansion over there. He has many powerful men under his command. I think it’s better not to act rashly.”
On the way here, several people also told Izang about their plan. Although Izang didn’t think this was a good idea, he didn’t have any better ideas. He originally came back with the determination to die and be loyal to the Kozuki family. Now that there are changes, he wants to give it a try no matter what the outcome is.
“Well, let’s not talk about anything else for now. Can we find a place to eat first? I’m hungry.”
Luffy raised his hand to interrupt the quarrel among several people, he touched his stomach and scratched his head embarrassedly. Several people looked at him helplessly, but there was no need to worry about it now, he just needed to find a place to settle down and fill his stomach first.
“Come with me.”
Yi Zang had no intention of objecting and brought a few people to a teahouse.
“Aju, I’m back.”
“Brother!”
The maid in front heard the door open and was about to go forward to greet her, but when she looked up and saw that it was Izo, she immediately showed a surprised expression. The call of “Brother-sama” stunned the Straw Hat Pirates. Then the old pervert Sanji began his performance, taking a step forward and holding Kikunojo’s hand.
“This beautiful lady, I am Shimoyamaji, may I know your name?”
“My name is Aju, I am honored.”
Kikunosuke was stunned for a moment by Sanji, then he covered his mouth and chuckled as he introduced himself, causing Izou behind him to hold his forehead and smile bitterly.
“This is my younger brother, Kikunosuke.”
Hearing this, everyone was stunned, and then looked at the maid in front of them again. Sanji felt like he was struck by lightning, and his whole body stiffened.
“Human…human…shemale?”
“This gentleman is being a little rude!”
Sanji raised his head and looked at Kikunosuke for a moment again, and then he discovered that what he hated was not shemales, but ugly shemales. Sometimes it seemed that it was not wrong to just go for the man he knew.
“I………”
Nami, who knew Sanji’s character well, stepped forward and pulled him back before he could finish his words.
“Please calm down. Is this the right time to do this?”
After Izo pulled Kikunosuke aside for a while, the other party finally understood the origins of these people. He was still not optimistic about their prospects. Having returned to Wano Country for some time, he knew how terrifying Kaido was and the success of the Straw Hat Pirates might be slim.
Not to mention that Kurozumi Orochi has been running the Flower Capital for many years. To put it bluntly, many people have forgotten the name Kozuki.
“Hey, how could I not know this truth, but do we have any choice?”
Izo’s words left Kikunojo silent. After a long while, he raised his head and looked at his brother with a determined gaze, his eyes full of a fearless readiness to die.
“Then let’s give it a try. It will be considered as repaying the kindness of Lord Oden.”
“Yeah, that’s what I thought. You can explain the information about Kurozumi Orochi to these friends later.”
“Yes, my brother.”
When Kikunosuke came back again, there was no more tenderness in his eyes, instead there was only endless solemnity.
“My Lords, if you want to take action against Kurozumi Orochi, you must defeat the Orochi Oniwabanshu.”
“There are nine members of the Orochi Oniwabanshu, namely Fukurokuju, Daikoku, Hanzo, Kazekage, Kazeren, Bishamon, Rairen, Jigokubenten, and Chiyome. Some of them are responsible for guarding the Shogun’s Mansion, while others are scattered throughout the Flower Capital to collect intelligence on the rebels.”
The Straw Hats and the others were completely unfamiliar with these people, and it was impossible for them to fully understand them just by relying on Kikunosuke’s introduction. Luffy didn’t care about this at all, and spoke vaguely while stuffing food into his mouth.
“We just need to knock them all away. Then you can just help point out the people, and we will take care of the rest.”
“Forehead…….”
Luffy’s confident words made Kikunojo stunned on the spot. He then looked at his brother, who also had a helpless look on his face.
“Should we…………?”
“No need to say more, just leave it to us, and we’ll set off once I’m full.”
This time, even Law had no intention of stopping Luffy. He still needed to be cautious when facing Kaido and the Three Calamities, and he didn’t take these subordinates of Kurozumi Orochi seriously at all.
Kikunosuke could only sigh inwardly, thinking that he would find a way to rescue these people after these ignorant people suffered.
After finishing the meal, Luffy waved to his companions.
“Everyone, let’s go. Our target is the General’s Mansion. We’re going to beat up the black charcoal snake.”
“Hey, hey, hey, our goal is to catch the other party, so don’t hit him too far away.”
Luo looked at the Straw Hat Boy beside him with annoyance. He had clearly made a plan before coming here, but why did he act so rashly at the last minute?
“Really? Then beat them up first and then find them back, and then go beat Kaido up.”
Robin, who was hanging at the end, shrugged helplessly at Izo.
“I’m sorry Mr. Izo, but my captain is just like that. However, he is quite capable, so you don’t have to worry too much.”