One Piece: My Descendants All Become Monsters

Shimotsuki Ushimaru held his blade in one hand. With that inherited famous blade, the black blade Shusui, supporting him, he barely managed to keep himself kneeling on one knee rather than completely collapsing to the ground. Blood flowed out from within his armor, dripping onto the ground. His helmet had already disappeared somewhere, and drops of blood continued falling from his body.

Shimotsuki Ushimaru coughed violently and struggled to raise his head. Blood had already covered his eyes, making everything before him gradually become unclear.

"Cough!"

Another mouthful of blood sprayed out. Shimotsuki Ushimaru said weakly, "What a terrifying young girl… You may be able to reach the level of that ancestor from the past. This is fine too. As a samurai, dying here like this, even if I lost, I died in battle. I have no regrets."

Shimotsuki Ushimaru's voice gradually faded. Just like that, all traces of life completely disappeared.

He had reached the end of his life.

At the final moment of his life, Shimotsuki Ushimaru carried a smile. He had not participated in betrayal or suspicion. Instead, as a samurai, he had died on the battlefield. To Shimotsuki Ushimaru, that was already the best ending.

"He truly was a samurai worthy of respect." Artoria sighed softly. "Higurashi, do not damage his corpse."

"Yes!"

"Eldest Young Miss."

Kurozumi Higurashi also put away her biwa sword and calmly began handling the corpse.

Tap!

At this time, Seimei walked over with Redfield. He asked, "Big Sister? Are you alright?"

"Of course I'm fine."

"That's good."

Artoria smiled, indicating that she had no problems at all. Only then did Seimei let out a long breath.

Redfield had protected him.

Kurozumi Semimaru and his eldest sister had joined forces to face Shimotsuki Ushimaru.

Of course!

Although Seimei clearly knew that there was almost no possibility of any problem occurring, he was still very worried. What if a problem really did happen?

What if something went wrong in some step?

Seimei would simply go insane.

"Big Sister." Seimei shook his head and said, "You still need to be careful!"

"Don't worry." Artoria smiled and said, "With Avalon's protection and the power of the Barrier-Barrier Fruit, I do not believe Shimotsuki Ushimaru had the ability to break through such defenses."

"Alright."

Seimei nodded, then began giving orders. "Semimaru, have Sasaki and the ninja division begin sweeping the entire battlefield. As for every member of the Shimotsuki clan, including all Shimotsuki samurai and all families connected to the Shimotsuki clan, leave none alive. As for Ushimaru? Bury him in the Shimotsuki clan's shrine, then burn the shrine down."

"Yes."

Kurozumi Semimaru respectfully withdrew and began handling everything. Artoria, meanwhile, sighed. "Seimei, it has only been a few months, but you have already become more and more outstanding."

"Big Sister," Seimei said helplessly, "after coming to the battlefield, there is no other choice. If I cannot adapt faster and become stronger, then I will be the one who has problems!"

Artoria smiled and nodded in agreement.

Indeed!

She was also forcing herself to become stronger. On a battlefield like this, there were only two choices: adapt or advance further. There was absolutely no other option.

This was the only result.

Year 1481 of the Sea Circle Calendar, April 1st.

A gentle breeze blew. Ike sat in the castle garden, enjoying afternoon tea. His entire body leaned back comfortably. Looking at the intelligence report in his hand, he smiled lightly and said, "They did quite well!"

"Husband?"

Selina walked over with some pastries and tea. Looking at the delighted Ike, she asked, "What happened?"

"The matter in Wano Country."

"Higurashi has transformed into Kozuki Sukiyaki. With Fukurokuju's assistance, she has completely taken control of the Flower Capital region of Wano Country."

"Other than that."

"Lily and Seimei led the army on campaign and have already completely destroyed the Shimotsuki clan. Nothing remains of the entire Shimotsuki clan."

"With the help of the families that were already brought under our command."

"Kuri, Ringo, and Hakumai."

"Right now, three regions of Wano Country have already been taken into our hands."

"Overall."

"Wano Country has basically been pacified. What remains are the beautiful Fugetsu clan and the gentle Uzuki clan."

"However…"

"These are no longer anything significant."

Ike calmly described everything that had happened, then handed the intelligence report in his hand to Selina.

Selina carefully read through the intelligence in her hands.

Especially.

When she saw her daughter fighting against Wano Country's strongest samurai, its greatest swordsman Shimotsuki Ushimaru, her heart tightened.

Afterward…

When she saw that her daughter and Kurozumi Semimaru had defeated Shimotsuki Ushimaru, a smile also appeared on her face. She felt even more proud and honored because of her daughter.

Selina sat down. While pouring tea for Ike, she said gently, "Husband, I originally thought Lily would mostly be going along to watch the excitement. I didn't expect she would actually be able to reach this step."

"That's right." Ike also nodded and said with a touch of emotion, "Lily really has gradually begun to grow up."

Edward Artoria.

The eldest daughter of the Edward Family.

Twelve years old.

This year!

It was only her first time going out to sea. Although most of what she did was under the protection of powerful fighters dispatched by the family, even so, Artoria had already become completely different.

Artoria had already begun to grow.

"How should I put it…" Ike thought briefly and said, "For a child, no matter how strict the training is and no matter how hard the tempering is, none of it can compare to fighting with real blades and spears on the battlefield. Only after experiencing this kind of true battlefield training can children grow the fastest."

"Only…"

Ike shook his head and sighed emotionally. "As parents, how could we possibly want our children to endure all of this?"

Ike was not wrong. As parents, they wished for their children to become dragons, but they truly did not want their children to endure such suffering, such pain that could only be forged on a real battlefield.

Would parents want their children to bear that?

How could that be possible?!

Ike absolutely did not want that. As a father, he was unwilling.

But…

As they grew older and as the children trained, they would always need to advance further.

This was the most fundamental reason.

This was also why.

Artoria and Seimei had received his approval.

"Husband." Selina watched as her husband drank the tea in one go, then softly continued, "This matter is actually very normal. For all these children, as parents, of course we are extremely worried. But in the same way, even if we are worried as parents…"

"Can we really refuse them?"

"That is true."

Ike picked up a pastry and narrowed his eyes slightly, saying with interest, "This pastry is really quite good. Selina, you…"

"It is alright!" Selina only shook her head gently and continued, "Husband, if we calculate according to the current situation, then in at most another three to five months, matters in Wano Country should be completely finished."

Ike nodded and said, "Wano Country needs to recruit samurai troops, recruit ninja specialists, and build weapons factories. But I will let Seimei handle these matters himself. When the end of this year comes, I will go to Wano Country."

"Good."

Selina nodded. She naturally understood these matters, then asked, "And Lily?"

Ike thought for a moment, then said seriously, "Let Lily remain in Wano Country for now. Wano Country has quite a lot of powerful people, bandits, and thieves. Letting Lily handle these matters will also be a kind of training for her."

"The Totto Land sea area was built by us from nothing."

"This…"

"For Lily's studies, it is actually not a good thing."

"However!"

"Wano Country is different. Letting Lily study there would actually be very good."

"After all!"

"Inside Wano Country, whether it is the rearrangement of the five daimyo, or the division of more regions for management, or the formation of samurai troops, the formation of ninja forces, the construction of weapons factories, the mining of Sea Prism Stone, and even the development of the old Wano Country beneath the deep sea—all of these are extremely busy matters."

"What we want to do is rule Wano Country, not treat Wano Country as a disposable tool that can be thrown away after use."

"Naturally."

"The livelihood of Wano Country's people and similar matters must all be managed."

"More importantly, Seimei still needs to gradually grasp all of this himself."

"Letting Lily stay there and study would instead be a good thing. After all, in the future, when the family establishes a nation, the position of king will belong to Lily."

Ike was extremely serious, almost arranging everything regarding Wano Country.

This was truly no joke.

From top to bottom, everything had to be sorted out.

This point!

Was absolutely an extremely important and fundamental core issue.

Ike's attitude toward this was extremely serious and solemn.

What the Edward Family wanted to do was plant the Edward flag completely across the entire world.

Precisely because of that.

What he wanted was rule, not to treat the other side as a tool, use them up completely, and throw them away.

That was not what the Edward Family wanted to do.

"I understand." Selina thought for a moment, then nodded gently. However, she hesitated slightly and said, "But if all of this work is handed to Seimei, will there really be no problem?"

"Don't worry!" Ike waved his hand and said, "Among the people sent to Wano Country this time, there are also ministers skilled in these aspects of management. Their abilities are all qualified. On top of that, with Higurashi assisting him, no problems will occur."

Selina nodded seriously. Since there were no problems, that was naturally the best.

Otherwise.

After finally planning for so many years and taking Wano Country, if it ended up becoming a broken mess in the end, that would truly be far too embarrassing.

"Overall," Ike thought carefully and took a bite of a pastry before saying, "there are actually not too many matters in Wano Country that require attention anymore. Overall, Wano Country has already fully maintained a stable state. That is already enough."

In Ike's view, taking Wano Country was actually the easiest.

The reason was very simple.

They had Higurashi, someone who had plotted for a lifetime. On top of that, there were the special characteristics of Wano Country, as well as various later arrangements.

Among all his plans, taking Wano Country was simply an easy matter.

"Overall, controlling Wano Country is not really a problem." Ike said calmly, "However! After controlling Wano Country, everything afterward can begin. This means the family can finally advance toward the next step."

Selina nodded.

Did the Edward Family lack money?

They did not lack money!

This was something that had to be admitted. The Edward Family truly did not lack cash.

However!

The Edward Family also had a fundamental problem, and that was that they did not have a truly complete money-making channel. For a family, this was an unqualified situation!

This was truly not a joke. It was genuinely unqualified.

As a family, not having a complete money-making channel and relying every day on pirates bringing in money…

This itself was an enormous problem. It was fine in the short term, but in the long term, as expenses grew larger and larger, it was fundamentally impossible.

As Ike began laying out plans toward Wano Country, Elbaf, the Kingdom of Dressrosa, the five major mafia families, the underground world, and many other aspects, plus the Totto Land sea area…

From this point, a huge problem had already been discovered. The Edward Family's money had actually begun to become somewhat insufficient. To be precise, its financial system was not complete enough. This was also a core problem.

Of course.

Regarding this issue, Ike felt it was still fine. Now that they had taken Wano Country, as long as they sold Wano Country's firearms and weapons, would that not solve the issue?

Their overall strength would receive a huge improvement. This definitely did not need to be doubted.

Ike's attitude toward this was still very calm. The first step was making money. On this chaotic sea, arms and weapons were absolutely the easiest connection to money.

Ike was also extremely clear about this point.

Precisely because of that.

Ike handled the control of Wano Country with such seriousness and strictness.

"Alright." Ike stood up and stretched his body. "I've rested enough. My children are working so hard. As their father, I can't just drink tea every day like a salted fish, right?"

Listening to Ike's words, Selina only covered her mouth and chuckled. Yet she also knew that this was indeed the case.

As children, they were all working hard and studying. Especially after Artoria and Seimei went to sea, every child at home seemed to have been stimulated, growing and studying frantically at high speed.

They also did not want to be left too far behind.

At the same time.

With the children working so hard, could their father really spend every day drinking tea and eating snacks?

However!

It seemed even the heavens did not plan to let Ike continue being busy.

Ike had just prepared to take a step forward.

Suddenly.

A special phenomenon descended across the entire sky. That phenomenon enveloped the entire Cake Island for a moment.

"This is?!"

Ike looked at the phenomenon before him, and his eyes immediately widened in shock.

Because!

He had already sharply sensed what this was. He asked in slight disbelief, "Selina, is Chessie about to give birth?"

"The time should be about right…"

Selina also fell silent.

Selina was not an idiot. Of course she understood what this meant. She raised her head.

She understood!

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