I, the great swordsman, am definitely not a bootlicker

In Wano Country, after the bell, the north wind is howling and snow is falling.

Next to the cemetery in the north, there is a lonely little wooden house. A faint candlelight flickers inside the house. Through the window, you can see two shadows swaying under the candlelight.

The charming Hiwa Kozuki respectfully brought a bowl of hot noodles and said, "My lord, please enjoy your meal."

Green Algae Head took a sip and showed a surprised look: "Huh! It tastes pretty good!"

Hiyori Kozuki smiled sweetly, then pulled out a samurai costume and said, "I'm glad you like it, my lord. Thanks to your help, Toko and I were able to escape danger. Wano Country has been closed to the outside world for eight hundred years, and foreigners are not allowed to enter. If you put on this, you can save yourself a lot of unnecessary trouble."

The algae-haired man nodded while eating noodles in big mouthfuls, and asked curiously: "The person chasing you should be Killer, the deputy of Kidd Pirates. Why is he chasing you?"

He really didn't remember anything about this.

"Pirate Killer? That must be his alter ego. I only know that the people chasing us are Wano Country's general, Orochi, and his assassin, the demon slayer, Kamazō." Hiyori Kozuki shook her head. "To be honest, we have angered the Wano Country's general... We can't return to the capital anymore."

"Oh, we've come this far." Zoro thought thoughtfully. He probably pretended to surrender in order to save Kidd.

Although Hiyori Kozuki didn't understand what Zoro meant, she hesitated for a moment and said, "Although you are a foreigner, you don't look... like a bad person. Can I... ask you to do me a favor?"

The green algae-haired man was stunned for a moment, then thought of something and grinned: "Do you want me to protect you? Or do you want me to help you kill the big snake? My appearance fee is very high."

"Huh!?" Kozuki Hiyori was stunned. She had been in the entertainment industry for so many years, and most of the people she met would always grant her requests, but she had never seen anyone ask her for compensation.

"Assassinating Orochi is something I dare not even dream of, but I ask you to help me... I want to find my brother!! I lost contact with him 20 years ago, and he may be somewhere in Wano Country now... My brother's name is Kozuki Momonosuke, and my name is Kozuki Hiyori." She looked at Zoro with anticipation, holding on to 20 years of expectations.

"Ahahaha - my name is Toko! Add an "A" and it's A-Toko, a boy's name, but I'm a girl, hahaha!"

Zoro touched Toko's head and felt secretly happy. Finding Momonosuke is such a small matter that can be easily accomplished. With his top-level observation Haki, he only needs to make a slight move to capture Momonosuke.

"Ahem..." The green-haired man moistened his throat. "Miss, you may not know that Wano Country is the territory of Kaido, the great pirate in the New World. As a pirate with a good reputation, my activities in Wano Country will easily attract his attention. If I were alone, I could still deal with it..."

A look of deep disappointment appeared on Hiyori Kozuki's face: "I'm forcing you to do something..."

"Ahahahaha - you're asking too much!" The young man laughed heartily.

"No, you misunderstood, young lady. What I meant was Dejia... well, if you can agree to a small request of mine, I can take you to find your brother." The green-haired man drank tea strategically.

"Ah! Really?!" Hiyori Kozuki opened her big watery eyes, her eyes once again filled with expectation: "Do you need me to sleep with you, Master?"

“Puff…cough cough cough!!”

"Eh? Isn't that what you meant, sir?" Hiyori Kozuki said innocently: "Men really want me to sleep with them!!"

"Ahem...what kind of vicious words are you talking about!" The green algae-haired guy almost suffocated.

Hiyori Kozuki acted embarrassed. "But... I fled in such a hurry this time that I didn't bring any money with me... But my brother will definitely become the general of Wano Country in the future. When that happens, we will definitely repay your kindness."

Hmm? Are you really innocent or just pretending to be innocent? This cake is so badly drawn!

"That's not necessary..." The green algae-haired man grinned, "As long as you agree to be my girlfriend, that's all."

"Ah?" Hiyori Kozuki widened her eyes.

No... What are you shocked about! Sleeping is fine, but dating is not?

“Well…” Hiyori’s pretty face flushed slightly, and she hesitated: “I don’t want to get married yet, and… you already have a wife, I can’t accept it…”

"Huh?" The green-haired man's eyes widened. "I didn't say anything about getting married! And...how did you know I already have a wife?"

"You and she are both...both inside..." Hiwa Kozuki touched his thumbs together.

No, aren't you the most popular courtesan in a brothel? Aren't you the scumbag who swindled so many men out of their wealth? Never mind... I believe it.

The green algae-haired man helplessly held his forehead, activated the top-level observation Haki and began to transmit his consciousness: "Ahem... Just promise me, I won't do anything to you. If I help you for no reason, there must be a reason, right? If I don't want anything, you can't trust me, right?"

Hiyori Kozuki nodded, thinking it made sense, then tilted her head, puzzled by this strange request. Finally, she suddenly understood: "Oh! I understand. I heard my father once say that there is nothing in the world that cannot be cut, but there are samurai who can cut through iron. Even the best samurai need a reason to draw their swords, right?"

"Um...right...right."

Do Oden and Koshiro know each other?

"Although it may be a little damaging to my reputation, if I can find my brother... then I agree!" Kozuki Hiwa was calculating on the abacus.

Ding! Successfully confessed your love to girlfriend No. 48, Hiyori Kozuki, and was rewarded with a Love Point +.

"Huh~~" Zoro sighed and lay down: "I'm tired. I'll take you to find Momonosuke tomorrow morning."

"Hahahaha - the bed hasn't been made yet!" Huzi laughed heartily.

"No need, it's fine like this." The green algae-head closed his eyes.

Silently recalling the plot of Wano Country, according to this progress, Robin and the others have already made a fuss at Orochi's banquet. Since Luffy has already come to Wano Country, given his personality, he will definitely not behave himself. I don't know what the situation is on his side.

……

On the other side, at an inn in the Flower City.

"The Straw Hat Pirates, Kidd Pirates, Tragafaro, as well as Skrullachiman Ap and Basil Hawkins who joined Kaido, and most of the supernovas of the Worst Generation are now gathered in Wano Country. The most intriguing thing is that I have also seen the world government's spy organization CP1 before. I'm afraid that there will be big movements in Wano Country soon, and it may even directly affect the changes in the future new world pattern." In the dim room, a masked man leaned against the wooden wall and muttered to himself.

At this moment, a woman's voice came from the wooden wall behind him: "Captain, from what I know, Big Mom may also be involved. Her subordinate Garette has been following Roronoa Zoro for some unknown purpose. I'm afraid she has already sneaked into Wano Country."

The man frowned. "Big Mom... Rumor has it that Kozuki Oden, the former general of Wano Country, once followed Pirate King Roger to the Final Island. Perhaps that man really did leave some clues here. Anyway, headquarters is currently focusing its main forces on wiping out the Seven Warlords of the Sea. Now that there are only the two of us here, we must find out what secrets Wano Country is hiding."

"Yes! Captain!"

"Alright, unless there's an emergency, let's try not to meet each other. You'll be hiding in the Flower Capital now, and focus on searching for clues in Kuri. Oden was once the daimyo of Kuri."

After saying this, he left the wooden wall and was about to leave.

"team leader……"

"Anything else?"

"...I...can I ask you a favor..." The woman's voice became stammering.