One Piece's Vice Captain 2

Chapter 162 20 Years of Contradictions

In Wano country, in a certain town, in a certain unobtrusive wooden house.

Several men with anti-crescent marks on their ankles were sitting silently in a circle on the floor, each holding a piece of code paper in their hands.

In the end, a man who was slightly younger but also close to 40 years old stood up first, clenched his fists and shouted, "What are you still hesitating about?! The opportunity that you have been waiting for for 20 years has finally come!! Master Shi's prophecy is about to come true Already!! Look at this cipher paper, it is the badge of the Guangyue Clan!!"

"Indeed, when I received this signal, the hope that had been dead for 20 years burst out again. But now..." The strongest warrior looked at his hands, and then clenched them tightly, " The military strength of Kaido and Orochi is obvious to all of us, at least you must have a military strength similar to theirs to compete with them. But now... How many people can still follow Oda-sama from the heart..."

As soon as this sentence came out, the man who stood up was speechless, because it was the truth.

Although they have now received a code to gather at Daowu Port on the day of the fire festival, nine out of ten people may doubt the authenticity of the code.

And even if you believe it, how many people will believe this thin piece of paper?
There is a passion for it, and the admiration for Mr. Mita has not diminished, but it will never become a fighting force with one enemy against a hundred.What's more, the opponent is Beast Kaido, one of the Four Emperors, who has endless powerhouses under his command.

They have lived in Wano Country for 20 years, and watched Wano Country's fall for 20 years with their own eyes. There is resentment, fear, and despair.

The paper might set them off a little, but not nearly enough to start a wildfire.

Maybe they can fight with their enthusiasm, but the result is estimated that they will only hit the stone with an egg.

Most of the weapons and food in Wano Country are in the hands of Orochi. Most of the samurai who followed Oden were killed or suppressed. There are also many remaining samurai who have survived for 20 years because of various reasons. Unable to fight due to accident or misfortune.Even if all the people are gathered now, it is estimated that there will be less than a few thousand people.

With thousands of people fighting Kaido with tens of thousands of men, this game is really too disparate, so disparate that it seems to have seen the result of a disastrous defeat.

After a while, the oldest old man among them sighed and took a puff of his pipe before looking at the piece of paper in his hand, then shook his head, "We know the enemy's strength. But our strength, plan, Even the most basic weapons are not available. What's more, we don't even know whether the distribution of this paper is an enemy or a friend. Maybe Orochi deliberately set this trap, taking advantage of this 20-year opportunity to finally follow Oda-sama The samurai who have been killed will be wiped out in one go, and there will be no future troubles!"

After the old man finished speaking, there was silence in the house, just because the old man uttered their biggest worries.

It's a friend, except for the meeting place and time, I don't know any other information.Just because reckless death and last stand are completely different things.

It's the enemy, and those who can truly remember Oden-sama and the samurai who have followed Kozuki's family for 20 years will be wiped out. From then on, Wano Country will completely become the world of that little thief, Orochi. Maybe Oda-sama will be killed by him smeared as a sinner.

But now, no matter which side they choose, it is a life-and-death choice.

In the end, the old man just sighed deeply and put the paper back, and said in a deep voice, "I couldn't repay the kindness of Lord Oda 20 years ago, If the secret signal this time is true, then this is our only chance! Next, we will contact other samurai and find out what happened in Wano country recently. If Toki-sama’s prophecy begins to come true, then Chi The Sheath Nine Heroes have already started their activities!"

"Yes!" After several other people nodded seriously, they took back the code paper and left here pretending to be nonchalant, preparing to inquire around for information and find ways to get weapons.

Seeing that the wooden door was closed, the old man took out the code paper again, and couldn't help but get red eyes when looking at the meaningful pattern, [I just hope it's true.If it is true, then who will lead everyone this time... I just hope it is true...]
After all, 20 years have already drained their aspirations like a pool of stagnant water.If nothing happens in the 20 years they've been looking forward to, then...

The history belonging to the Guangyue clan is finally coming to its final curtain.

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In the prison of Luocha Village.

Those warriors who were caught because of the anti-crescent marks on their ankles stayed silent in the dark dungeon. Even though many of them did not know each other, when they saw the marks on each other's feet, they knew that they were once together. A colleague who followed Mita.

But these warriors who survived the massacre 20 years ago are just silent now. They may have some communication at the beginning, but they all kept quiet in the end.

The samurai who were locked in the exhibition cells of the prison would be pointed at by passers-by from time to time, and the guards standing there kept propagating that anyone with the anti-crescent mark was a rebel and needed Catch up and judge.

Hawkins, who had set a trap here, stood guard at the entrance of the prison, divining with Tarot cards in silence, with no expression on his face that showed what he was thinking.

Nami and the others, who were locked in the deepest part of the cell, were not under surveillance. Except for the guards who occasionally came to deliver food, there were no guards watching from outside the cell, as if they were not worth being watched at all.

However, this is more convenient for Nami and the others.

After inquiring from the guard who delivered the meal that the weather stick was placed in the safe in the warden's room, Nami then decided to get her weapon back first.Although she can pick the lock of the cell, she can't do anything about the bomb collar around her neck, and this collar can only be opened with the corresponding key, and other keys will only make it explode.

At this time, she was leaning against the dirty wall with her eyes closed, and she seemed to be asleep, but judging from the appearances of Beppo, Xia Qi and Pei Jin who were watching around her from time to time, things were not the same. It's not that simple.And she also frowned tightly, with slight sweat on her face.

After a while, Pei Jin couldn't hold back his curiosity and asked in a low voice, "How is it? Did you see your weapon?"

Nami didn't answer right away, she opened her eyes suddenly after a short while, and at the same time answered palely and panting, "It's better this time, I can find where the safe is. And that guy is guarding the main entrance now , to steal weapons will not go through there."

"But your complexion is very bad, are you sure you're okay?" Beibo looked at the cold sweat on her face worriedly, always feeling that she couldn't even stand up in this state.

Nami raised her hand and touched the bomb collar on her neck, pursed her lips for a while and said in a low voice, "Every time I was caught, I was rescued by my friends. I don't want to continue this endless cycle. Everyone is making progress. I don’t want to stay where I am when I’m here.”

Seeing the firmness on her face, Bepo and the others didn't know what to say for a moment, but they also felt the same determination.

"Don't worry, even if I get caught, that guy won't dare to do anything to me. I still have value as a hostage." Nami blinked her eyes pretending to be relaxed, took a deep breath and then waved After waving his hand to leave a phantom in place, after hiding his figure, he took out a wire that he carried with him, easily pried open the door lock, and then quietly and quickly left the cell.

Even if the door lock was picked, it was impossible for Bepo and the others to leave this prison because of the bomb collars around their necks.So they can't help but stay around the phantom left by Nami, ready to wait for Nami to get her weapon back before making the next plan.

It was the first time that Nami used illusion alone, and she was also very nervous at this time. Even though she was already in an invisible state, she still walked cautiously against the wall, especially when she was about to walk to a guarded place, she clenched her fists tightly. Soothe yourself.

Two samurai with swords were guarding the stairs leading to the second floor, chatting tower by tower.

"Huh?" Suddenly, one of the warriors seemed to have noticed something, rubbed his eyes with some doubts, and stared at the nearby corner.

"What's the matter?" Another warrior saw this, and followed his gaze to that corner, but saw nothing, "There is nothing."

"It's probably an illusion. I just saw it was blurry." The samurai approached the corner while talking, ready to see if there was anyone on the other side of the corner.

Nami, who was using illusion to hide her figure, watched him getting closer, her body tensed subconsciously and her heartbeat became more and more violent.

The samurai who just stood in front of Nami saw only mottled old wooden boards. He frowned and looked at the vague but clear wood with a puzzled face, and said to himself doubtfully, " Is it my presbyopia? There always seems to be a vague feeling here..."

Nami, who was leaning against the wall, stared at the samurai who was only a punch away from her with wide eyes, subconsciously holding her breath.When only the sound of her increasingly violent heartbeat was in her ears, suddenly the indifferent voice of the Persian cat resounded in her ears, which made her calm down a lot.

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"Nami, keep calm, and remember not to panic. To some extent, illusion is a kind of deception. If you can't even deceive yourself, how can you deceive others?"

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Thinking of this, Nami exhaled slowly, tried to look directly at the samurai in front of her and tried to calm down.

At this time, the samurai also raised his hand and waved it in front of the empty place, and then patted the wooden wall in front of him vigorously, but found nothing abnormal. The strangeness he saw just now seemed to never exist.

After patting the surrounding wooden walls hard again, he walked back to his post amidst the laughter of another warrior, and patted his head in distress, "Sure enough, I drank too much last night, and now I have the illusion... ..."

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(End of this chapter)