One Piece: General Xuanming, Defeat the New World

"Oh, Kozuki Oden, I didn't expect that the first question you asked when you came back to see your father would be this!"

Kozuki Sukiyaki said in a very exaggerated tone.

"Shouldn't you ask about your father's health, whether your mother is still alive, or even how your family is doing, instead of caring about the cooperation between Wano Country and the Navy?"

As soon as Kozuki Sukiyaki opened his mouth, his tone sounded as if he was going to "kick your ass hard with my boot", which really made Kozuki Oden not know how to respond.

"Or rather, I need to know your position on this matter, Kozuki Oden!"

At this time, Kozuki Sukiyaki was no longer in the mood to joke. He knew his son very well. He took the trouble to come to the Flower Capital to see him and even asked this kind of question as soon as they met.

Given Kozuki Oden's personality, it is unlikely that he is simply concerned about state affairs. Instead, it seems more like he himself is already involved in it and urgently needs to know more information.

"That's right, Oden. The situation in Wano Country is already very dangerous. We can't allow you to continue to mess around."

At this time, the figure of Shimotsuki Jiu slowly appeared behind Kozuki Sukiyaki, putting pressure on Kozuki Oden.

Speaking of which, Kozuki Oden grew up under the care of this Shimotsuki Kyu, and even learned the basic swordsmanship from her for a period of time. However, after he decided to practice the dual-sword style, he stopped studying.

Noticing the serious expressions of Kozuki Sukiyaki and Shimotsuki Kyu, Kozuki Oden also sat up straight and met Kozuki Sukiyaki's gaze directly without any dodging.

Kozuki Oden knew that from this moment on, the two sides would no longer consider emotions, but would negotiate from the perspective of their own power development and interests.

"I am a member of the Roger Pirates, and this Mr. Rayleigh is my vice-captain."

Kozuki Oden's initial self-introduction made Kozuki Sukiyaki and the other man's faces change drastically.

After all, Kozuki Sukiyaki has suffered from PTSD because of Kaido's torture. He feels a headache when he sees pirates. Then he turns around and finds that his son has become a pirate.

This time, Kozuki Oden really gave Kozuki Sukiyaki a huge shock. As soon as Kozuki Oden finished speaking, Kozuki Sukiyaki felt unwell.

Fortunately, Rayleigh saw that something was wrong and quickly explained what the "Roger Pirates" were and the differences between the Roger Pirates and other pirate groups.

What I mean is to tell Kozuki Sukiyaki, don’t be afraid, old man, we are different from other pirates, we are good people.

What's more, we are now on the same team with your son. We are here to help you, not to harm you.

It took Rayleigh's long speech, full of deception and lies, to make Kozuki Sukiyaki look a little better.

However, it can still be seen from his eyes that he does not have a good impression of the identity of a pirate, even if it is the pirates of the Roger Pirates who are not like real pirates in Rayleigh's words.

"Speaking of which, how do you, the pirate group, make a living?"

Suddenly, Shimotsuki Jiu asked a question that no one expected.

After so many days of communication with Carsent, Fugetsu Rei mainly discussed the treatment after joining the group, while Shimotsuki Kyu consulted more about some advanced overseas ideas and political models, hoping to use the plight of Wano Country to enable the entire country to be reborn from the ashes.

Carsent didn't hide it either, and Shuangyuejiu asked the question directly to the point.

Do you create value or rob? To make matters worse, Shimotsuki Jiu asked this question from the perspective of a country's ruler.

In other words, Shimotsuki Jiu does not object to exploitation at the institutional level, but the so-called robbing the rich to help the poor cannot be recognized by Shimotsuki Jiu.

Rayleigh remained silent. He understood what Shimotsuki Jiu wanted to ask, and that was why Rayleigh didn't know how to answer.

The special thing about Roger's pirate group is that internally, there is no distinction between upper and lower classes in the entire pirate group. All members live in harmony and there is no intrigue. Everyone works together. This is unlike the Beasts, the Banks, and the Lions, which have strict hierarchical relationships and almost iron-blooded rules and regulations.

But to the outside world, Roger's pirate group is no different from other pirate groups. They all rely on plundering to survive. The only difference is that other pirate groups have a large number of people under them, so they naturally rob more, and Roger does not accept affiliated pirate groups, so there are only a dozen or so people in total, so any robbed content will be enough for a long time.

But this is just a performance after all. In essence, they are no different from other pirate groups.

"In that case, I understand. I will not regard you as an enemy, Oden. This is because of you. Don't let your father down."

"But I don't want you to cause me too much trouble."

Kozuki Sukiyaki is not a fool. He could not understand what Rayleigh said directly, but after hearing what Shimotsuki Jiu said, he immediately understood the essence of Roger's pirate group.

But after hearing this, Rayleigh was relieved. This was an acceptable result.

"Your Excellency, Daimyo, I would like to discuss a deal with you on behalf of the Roger Pirates."

"I am willing to help the Daimyo solve the problems of Wano Country in exchange for the text of the road sign history in the treasure house of Wano Country."

Rayleigh continued speaking, and then noticed Kozuki Sukiyaki's slightly puzzled expression.

After a moment's hesitation, Rayleigh immediately understood what had happened, and then he described the historical text of the road sign.

"I don't really want that broken stone, but I don't know where it is. It should have been in my treasure house more than ten years ago. If you find it, you can take it away."

Upon hearing what Rayleigh wanted, Kozuki Sukiyaki breathed a sigh of relief. The stone was of no use if kept alone, so it would be better to give it away as a favor.

Of course, at this time, Kotsuki Sukiyaki didn't know about the theft in Wano Country, otherwise he wouldn't have agreed so easily.

"But the situation in Wano Country is quite complicated. I don't know how you want to help me."

Kozuki Sukiyaki couldn't help but laugh. A few months ago, he felt that Kaido and Orochi were tough enemies, and even put Wano Country in danger of being destroyed.

But in the past few months, everyone wanted to help me. The navy also said they could help me, and the Roger Pirates who appeared out of nowhere also said they could help me.

Although an agreement has already been reached with the Navy, it would still be good to have one more partner.

After hearing this, Rayleigh was much calmer. As long as Kozuki Sukiyaki was willing to ask, it would be fine. What Rayleigh was afraid of was that they would be kicked out directly after hearing their identity as pirates, which would be troublesome.

"We can provide military support to Your Excellency, stop Kaido's attack, and provide a considerable degree of protection for Wano Country."

After hearing this, Kozuki Sukiyaki nodded slightly without much expression. After all, the navy said the same thing. The navy’s conditions were even better. They also offered to help stabilize the national environment, provide technical support, and so on.