Chapter 147: Kuri’s Amigasa Village
Upon hearing Kozuki Oden’s words, Tiger wasn’t upset. He understood that Wano had been closed off from the world for so long that their information was completely outdated — some of them hadn’t even seen other races!
"Call me san! I’m a Fish-Man from Fish-Man Island. There are loads of different races out there — Longarm Tribe, Longleg Tribe, Snake-Neck Tribe, even the Tontatta and Giants..."
Fisher Tiger felt like an expert showing off in front of Kozuki Oden. These Wano samurai were like bumpkins, and his pride swelled with satisfaction.
The samurai listened seriously, even some small-time retainers took notes, as if they were about to write these tales into their journals for future personal biographies!
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Meanwhile, the samurai forces of the Flower Capital’s Shogunate were growing increasingly frantic. The son of the Shogun, Kozuki Oden, had boarded a foreigner’s golden flying ship and was heading straight for the lawless region of Kuri!
By the time they arrived, even the shadow of the Golden Ark was gone. All they found were angry residents whose rooftops had been smashed through by Kozuki Oden. The soldiers were soon surrounded by them, all demanding compensation.
Forced to gather information from the residents, the samurai reported everything to Shogun Sukiyaki — and dutifully recorded the damages for reimbursement by the Shogunate.
The finance officials at the Shogunate were furious — the hundred catties of gold that Brook had handed over had barely warmed their hands before they had to shell it out as reparations. And it still wasn’t enough — they even had to dip into their own reserves.
When Sukiyaki heard that Oden had escaped aboard a foreigner’s Golden Ark, he frowned deeply. This was bad. He couldn’t even contact them — these foreigners didn’t carry Den Den Mushi.
With no other choice, he sent a message to the Daimyo of Udon, Ametsuki Maiken, ordering him to confirm Oden’s safety as soon as possible. At the same time, he dispatched a team of elite samurai toward Kuri to assist Ametsuki Maiken in bringing the "brat" back home. He could only hope the foreigners weren’t planning anything dangerous.
Still, he believed the warriors aboard the Golden Ark wouldn’t allow Kozuki Oden to be harmed so easily.