I, the great swordsman, am definitely not a bootlicker

The Flower Capital - the pearl inlaid in the dazzling crown of Wano Country, quietly unfolds before the world with its unparalleled prosperity and elegance.

Today, the place is crowded with people, filled with laughter and joy, welcoming together a moment of extraordinary significance.

Beneath the towering ruler's mansion, the streets are bustling with people and cars, with willow-lined bridges and green curtains. People gather from all directions, their eyes gleaming with expectation and awe, as they witness together the twenty-year-long anticipation.

Suddenly, cherry blossoms were flying all over the city, and a tall figure wearing the special clothing of the Kozuki clan walked out of the high-rise mansion with firm steps under the attention of everyone.

The sun shone through the sparse clouds onto his body, giving him a golden glow. Thunderous applause and cheers rang out all around, which was the recognition and support for the new leader, and also a symbol of hope for the future.

He is the descendant of the Kozuki clan, Kozuki Momonosuke, who traveled across twenty years of time and space.

A long and complicated ceremony was carried out as he made his debut, and the most important part of it was the execution of the thief who stole the country, Kurozumi Orochi, supervised by his sister Hiyori Kozuki herself.

……

And in the Flower City, after the general's succession ceremony, the cry of a certain idiot was heard in the general's mansion.

"Meat~~~"

"Luffy is awake!!" The Straw Hat Pirates and Ace who stayed behind were overjoyed.

After learning about what had happened recently, Luffy stammered while feeding, "What the hell! That guy Zoro actually took the initiative to add a boat while I was sleeping? Where is he? Hey, Kaido's daughter, who is she?"

Ace turned into a fishman's mouth: "Don't talk while eating, who knows what you are talking about!?"

However, Usopp understood: "Hmm... Zoro said that he took Garette to test the new ship and said that he wanted to go to the sea to test it. As for Kaido's daughter, she is the white werewolf who beat Kaido together."

Luffy pounded his chest, swallowed his food, and pursed his lips: "Tsk! You bastard green algae-head, you didn't even wait for me to test the new ship! If it was that white werewolf, it would be fine, but where is she?"

"She was with the female marine and insisted on following Robin and Trajafar to find the historical text." Nami's face was full of dissatisfaction when the female marine was mentioned.

At this moment, a strange young man rushed into the room: "Luffy, you're awake too! You should eat less, there's a party tonight!"

Luffy was confused: "Who are you?"

"Hey! I'm Momonosuke!" Momonosuke said angrily.

"Eh!!?"

After some explanation, Luffy realized that in order to make the people trust the new general, the retainers of the Kozuki clan discussed and asked Shinobu to make him more mature.

At the same time, a sloop was wandering near the waters outside Wano Country.

"I don't quite understand. If we just want to test the new ship, why do we have to go to Wano Country?" Garrett looked at the green-haired man with his eyes closed resting on the deck, and complained wildly in her heart, but she remained reserved on the surface.

"Well, I have my own ideas. Don't worry about it. We'll just stop here and rest. We can go back at night."

? ?

Is this bastard trying to avoid those women, or is he…trying to create an opportunity to be alone with me? Ugh, I won't give in to you that easily. You're messing with my boat. That's unforgivable!

"Well, okay, I'll listen to you."

Seeing Garrett's sensible appearance, the green-haired girl cast a look of approval - really good, she knows when to advance and when to retreat, and doesn't ask questions that she shouldn't ask.

Then Green Algae Head turned his gaze to the sea and fell into deep thought. Green Bull should have landed on the island from the sea near Rabbit Bowl, so why can't he find anyone? Don't miss him. Maybe it's too early, so let's wait and see.

What was that look in that bastard's eyes just now? He's still treating me like a farmhand, right?!

Then, Garrett obediently followed the command, dropped anchor on the spot, and stopped the boat here.

At this moment, the green algae-headed man suddenly opened his eyes and listened to the frequent system notification sounds. He smiled harder than AK: "Looks like a new bounty has been released! I wonder how much it has increased this time?"

"Huh? What did you say?"

"nothing."

Well, I've received another round of remote rewards from girlfriends around the world, in addition to my immediate girlfriend. It's a whopping 9! Combined with the hard work of my original body and clones over the past few days, I've become wealthy again. Hey, why are Weiwei's rewards so much higher?

Oh, now I remember, she should be next to the news boss.

……

As the last rays of sunset gently sank into the horizon, the Flower City slowly draped itself in the splendor of night. Street lights lit up one by one, like tiny stars falling into the mortal world, paving the cobblestone streets into a dreamlike galaxy.

The air is filled with the tempting aroma of delicious food, and a grand banquet is about to begin.

"The party is about to begin, could it be that Zoro is lost?" Luffy, the captain, was very dissatisfied with someone.

"Don't worry about him, Luffy, cheers! He must have been having so much fun with the ship that I personally helped build that he probably didn't expect you to wake up today." Usopp said proudly.

Luffy pouted: "What's there to be proud of? It's just a ship, and a converted Big Mom ship at that. Tsk! It must be far worse than the Sunny!"

"Hey! The Sunshine is my most perfect design. Although the Fanghua is also a super modification by me, the materials are still inferior to the Sunshine."

"That's right, I don't want to go up and play at all!" Luffy was still very resentful.

Luffy, who had been waiting for the green algae-haired boy to come back, could only toast with his friends to celebrate the victory of Wano Country.

"Captain Luffy, my name is Kozuki Oden, also known as Yamato. From now on, I will be boarding the Straw Hat Pirates' ship and going on adventures with everyone. Please take care of me!!" Yamato raised his glass high.

"Hahaha, I was once one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea and the captain of the Sun Pirates. I'm known as Sea Knight Jinbei. From today on, I entrust everything to Captain Luffy and am gambled my life to join the Straw Hat Pirates." Jinbei sounded very formal.

"I...me too." Dashigi seemed a little lacking in confidence.

"Hehehe! Let's celebrate the new partner joining us! Cheers!!"

"cheers!!"

……

At the same time, far away in the sea near Wano Country, the dozing Green Algae Head suddenly frowned and opened his eyes abruptly.

Garrett, who was secretly observing him, was so frightened that she almost blurted out what was in her heart: "You bastard, why are you so startled!?"

He paid no attention to Garrett at all. Instead, he stood up hastily and pointed in a certain direction with a serious expression: "Garrett, go that way."

"Eh? What happened?" Garrett looked puzzled.

"I originally came here to solve some minor troubles, but it seems some small accidents happened." The green algae-headed man looked into the distance and talked to himself.

Just now, a ship entered his observation range. There was a person on board with a very fierce aura. It looked like Green Bull, but besides this person, there were many other strong people on board. And for some reason, that ship made him feel extremely uneasy.

"Could that be..." The green algae-headed man had a vague guess in his heart.