Pirate: I am Kozuki's nemesis and Nika's enemy!

The country of Wano, the capital of flowers.

Kurozumi Kanjuro was walking alone.

He looked around to make sure that no one was following him, then he dodged and walked through the back door into the general's mansion where Kurozumi Orochi was.

Just now, Shimotsuki Uomaru, the ronin leader of the Flower Capital, found him.

In front of all the Ronin, he was promoted to the leader of tonight's operation.

Shimotsuki Uomaru wanted Kanjuro to lead them as a retainer of Kozuki to settle accounts with the Beasts Pirates, and all the battle plans would be drawn up by Kanjuro.

As a member of the Kurozumi family, Kanjuro never thought that one day he would go undercover and become the enemy's boss.

Happiness came so suddenly, Kanjuro didn't act pretentiously and agreed without hesitation.

What he was doing now was telling Kurozumi Orochi about the samurai's action plan for tonight.

"Hahahaha, I didn't expect those idiots to be so easy to fool?"

The black charcoal snake laughed wildly.

"Report to General Orochi, maybe they were deceived by the performance I performed in front of that foolish prince, so they trusted me so much!"

Kanjuro pondered for a moment and gave a reply.

"Hahahaha, they are all a bunch of naive fools like Oden."

"Fu Lu Shou, tell the leaders of the Beasts Pirates about this. There will be something interesting to watch tonight!"

Kurozumi Orochi gave orders and asked Kaido to help him when he was in doubt.

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The capital of flowers, the palace of the king who protects the country.

This is the headquarters of the Beasts Pirates stationed in Wano Country.

Kaido, sitting in the main seat, glanced at the information handed over by Kurozumi Orochi and set his sights on the minions standing nearby.

"Kozuki Oden, is he still dancing?"

Kaido asked.

"Yes, same as usual!" the man replied.

After hearing this, Kaido tapped the table in front of him with his fingers and pondered for a moment.

"Tonight's battle is up to Jello!"

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At night, the moon is dark and the wind is high.

Kanjuro, leading an army of samurai ronin including Shimotsuki Uomaru, marched majestically into the Flower Capital.

As they got closer to the target, the warriors became more and more nervous.

"The mansion ahead is where Kaido is!"

Shimotsuki Uomaru drew his sword and pointed it at the towering building in the distance.

The warriors also drew their swords, constantly cheering themselves up in their hearts and preparing themselves for a fight to the death.

"Look up in the sky, what is that...what is that?"

A warrior noticed something, pointed at the huge shadow reflected on the dark clouds in the sky, and shouted nervously.

Kurozumi Kanjuro, who was originally standing in front of the crowd, frowned and hid behind everyone.

Thunder rumbled, wind blew violently, and the warriors' robes rustled.

"Pants!!"

Lightning and thunder split the sky and earth, making the entire night seem like day.

Thanks to the dazzling thunder, everyone could see the shape of the huge shadow behind the dark clouds.

"A dragon, a huge black dragon, bigger than a mountain!!"

A warrior shouted tremblingly, and unknowingly, sweat soaked his clothes. An emotion called despair rose from his heart.

The rest of the warriors were not much better off, standing there at a loss as to what to do.

Kurozumi Kanjuro, the sixth brother, took this opportunity to slip away quickly.

[Ding! Congratulations to the host for harvesting despair...! ]

[Ding! Congratulations to the host for harvesting the emotion of despair...~! ]

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"The despair of the weak is a reward to the strong."

Listening to the mechanical sound of the system, Jello lowered his dragon head and looked down with sharp eyes at the army of warriors on the ground who were like ants.

After a flash of lightning, the sky was covered with dark clouds, and there was endless darkness with no end in sight.

From the perspective of the warriors, the black dragon's eyes were like blue will-o'-the-wisp flickering in the darkness.

The feeling of despair spread like a tide, washing away the last bit of courage in the warriors' hearts.

Seeing that the people around him were unable to lift their knives, Shimotsuki Fish Ball stood up.

"Don't be afraid, everyone!"

"This guy is just playing tricks, he's not Kaido yet!"

“Let’s do it together… ah!!”

Before he could finish his words, there was a loud "boom" and Shimotsuki Fishball was struck through the chest by a bolt of lightning, letting out an ear-piercing scream.

Black smoke floated and rose with the wind. Shimotsuki Yuwan, who had just been speaking, left behind a scorched body burned by lightning.

Smelling the aroma of barbecue floating in the air, the warriors did not dare to act rashly, for fear that they would be the next to die.

"It's not Kaido, but I... am a natural disaster!!"

The rumbling thunder rose and fell like firecrackers. The black dragon stretched out its claws and tore the dark clouds in front of it into two.

Jello's roar bombarded their ears. The warriors saw the true appearance of the black dragon for the first time, and also the last time.

[Ding! System reminder, the limit of despair emotion harvesting for a single individual has been reached, and the Despair Magic Armor will no longer be stacked! ]

Hearing the system's prompt sound, flames surged in the black dragon's throat.

"Roar!!"

The black dragon spewed out raging fire from its mouth, and the hot breath swept around, burning the warriors' bodies to ashes.

Jello transformed himself, looked at his right hand covered with the "Despair Armor", and said with satisfaction:

"Even though the despair of these guys is not worth much, the Despair Armor can still be stacked to a certain number of levels."

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The scene changed and Hana no Leopard Goro was pacing in front of his house.

When he saw the two thunderstorms cutting across the sky and the earth, he felt that something was wrong.

"Master Bao Goro!!"

Kanjuro, who was covered in wounds after beating himself, looked extremely grief-stricken and cried out to him with a sad face.

"Failed?"

Bao Goro asked angrily.

"Yes, all gone."

"At the last moment, my only companion died in their hands in order to protect me!"

"I wanted to die to atone for my sins, but I needed someone to pass on this message, which forced me to finish this journey."

"Now that my mission is accomplished, there is nothing to regret!"

As he said this, Kanjuro squeezed tears from his eyes, drew his sword and held it across his neck. His acting was explosive.

Snapped!

"What a fool! Have you forgotten that you still owe the favor of the Kozuki family?"

Bao Goro was quick to knock the knife out of Kanjuro's hand and hugged him tightly. "A loyal retainer like you is the one who can truly help Lord Oden revive the hope of the Kozuki family!"

Kanjuro sobbed and choked, his crying was very realistic and heart-wrenching.

Leopard Goro, who was hugging Kanjuro, felt bitter in his heart. Thinking of Kozuki Oden who was still sleeping soundly at this moment, he couldn't help shaking his head.

"Kozuki Oden, I really want to ask..."

"What exactly are you guarding?"

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