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"Ah, this is Mr. Tenguyama Hitetsu, a famous swordsmith in our country. My father's "Yanma" has been kept by him."

Just as Xie Wen and Kozuki Sukiyaki were looking at each other, Kozuki Hiyori interrupted their eye contact and took the initiative to introduce themselves.

As expected, Hiyori also didn’t know his true identity.

Xie Wen raised his eyebrows but did not choose to expose it.

"This is the 'Yanma' that His Highness Hiyori promised to give to you," Kozuki Sukiyaki also had no intention of revealing his identity, calling him 'Your Highness' without any psychological barriers, and at the same time handed a katana with a purple handle and scabbard to Xie Wen, "Let me be frank, from the day this sword was born until today, the only person who has tamed 'Yanma' in this country is Kozuki Oden."

Xie Wen smiled noncommittally, then pulled out "Yan Mo"...

After all, he had been learning from Hawkeye for so long, and there was also a samurai cat whose talent level was not inferior to Mihawk who taught him from time to time. Xie Wen didn't even need to test the sword, he could already feel a faint suction coming from the handle.

"It's really... a completely opposite character from 'Wado Ichimonji'. I can't tell at all that they were created by the same person."

Xie Wen waved the knife twice casually, sighing as he put it back into the sheath.

Although the armament Haki in his body was also activated by "Yan Mo" during the process of swinging the sword, with Xie Wen's current strength, he can completely ignore this DEBUFF.

"Have you seen "Wado Ichimonji"? !"

Kozuki Sukiyaki asked in surprise.

"Yes, there is a Shimotsuki village in the East China Sea, and I met a swordsman named Shimotsuki Koshiro there."

Xie Wen explained casually and then stuffed "Yan Mo" into his space bag.

He returned "Gambler's Cross" to Yixiao because the other party's personality suited his taste and they could get along well. As for the things from the Kozuki family... he would rather take them than let them go.

Kotsuki Sukiyaki did not dwell on this issue. He just took off the samurai sword at his waist, which had a blade made of several leaves and shaped like a cattail leaf fan.

"You have saved Wano Country, so it is only natural that I should give you this sword made by me, the Ayame..."

He paused, and without surprise, said "but".

"But, I am so shameless. Can I use this knife to ask you to have a private conversation with me?"

Kozuki Sukiyaki stared into Xie Wen's eyes, his expression serious beneath the mask.

Facing Kozuki Sukiyaki's sudden request, Xie Wen was briefly confused, but then he had some guesses...

It is nothing more than related to historical texts and ancient weapons.

"No problem. I just happened to talk to you about something." Xie Wen nodded, then pointed to Robin who was standing beside him, "Why don't we go directly to Jiangjun City to talk, and take her with us, so that we don't have to make another trip later."

Xie Wen's words were almost a clear indication. Although it was unknown how much he knew exactly, Kozuki Sukiyaki quickly calmed down after being shocked and agreed to Xie Wen's suggestion.

During this process, Denjiro and others did not interfere, and even their expressions did not change much. Only Kozuki Hiyori showed some doubts.

Obviously, even if the Nine Red Scabbards did not know it before, they had guessed the true identity of "Tenguyama Hichetsu".

……

Soon, Xie Wen, Kozuki Sukiyaki, and Robin, who was still a little confused, came to the Shogun's mansion, which was half collapsed.

Led by Kozuki Sukiyaki, they came to a hidden basement in the city.

In addition to the historical text that is used as an entire wall and is very conspicuous, there is also a shelf filled with traditional Japanese puppets.

"Isn't it cute? A beautiful little Pinocchio puppet." Kozuki Sukiyaki proudly showed it to Xie Wen and Robin, "These are all my collections."

“Not cute.”

Robin, who had a somewhat unusual aesthetic, answered bluntly.

Xie Wen also shook his head.

If it was a two-dimensional figure or a Gundam model, he would be very interested, but Xie Wen could not appreciate this kind of traditional puppet.

"Well!!!"

The fact that his collection was not recognized seemed to be a big blow to Kozuki Sukiyaki. He held his chest for a long time before he recovered.

After a brief show of cleverness, Kozuki Sukiyaki finally remembered his business. He took off the mask on his head, revealing his old and frail face underneath.

"My name is Kozuki Sukiyaki, and I am the father of Kozuki Oden."

"Eh?!"

Robin, who was distractedly reading the main history text, looked over in surprise, while Xie Wen had a calm expression.

"Sure enough, Your Excellency has already known my identity."

Kozuki Sukiyaki nodded as expected, and then said seriously: "Your Excellency came to Wano Country this time, in addition to collecting famous swords, you should also come for this historical text... right?"

Kotsuki Sukiyaki, who still had a glimmer of fantasy in his heart, did not mention the ancient weapons, but Xie Wen was not interested in continuing to play guessing games with him.

"I can probably guess what you're worried about," Xie Wen curled his lips, "Don't worry, I'm not interested in "Pluto"... Or, do you think I have a "little girl" who can blow up Kaido, so do I still need to salvage the Pluto from the deep sea of ​​Wano Country, which I don't know if it can still be used?"

"call--"

Perhaps it was because the reasons Xie Wen gave were too sufficient, or perhaps it was because Kozuki Sukiyaki thought that with Xie Wen's strength, there was really no need for him to deceive himself, so he easily believed what Xie Wen said and breathed a long sigh of relief.

After talking it out, the next thing will be much simpler...

Kozuki Sukiyaki took the initiative to open an inconspicuous floor tile in the corner of the basement, and then took Xie Wen and Robin to the red signpost historical text deep underground. Xie Wen and the others also saw the former site of Wano Country hidden under the water.

It was only at this time that Xie Wen realized that the water surrounded by the defense wall was not sea water, but rain water that had accumulated over a long period of time...

Originally, Xie Wen thought that the ancient people of Wano Country had no choice but to do so because of the rising sea level mentioned by the Elephant Lord.

But if we follow what Kozuki Sukiyaki said, it seems that the people of ancient Wano Country did this on purpose?

I don’t know if everyone in the Kozuki family is so naive, or if people in the pirate world are always simple, or if Xie Wen is particularly trustworthy.

In short, Kozuki Sukiyaki, who had been very wary of Xie Wen before, now told Xie Wen everything about the method of releasing the ancient weapon "Pluto" passed down from generation to generation in the Kozuki clan, as well as its approximate location, without Xie Wen even asking.

Xie Wen: "..."

Xie Wen remembered that he seemed to be like this in the original comic. He told everything when Robin asked him, and was completely unprepared for Law who came to him halfway.

How should I put it? Although it is great to be trusted in this way, the operation of Kozuki Sukiyaki seems a bit abstract to Xie Wen, an earthling.

No wonder his position as general was so easily usurped by Kurozumi Orochi. With such a sense of secrecy...

I can only say that it’s fortunate that Xie Wen and the others are really not interested in this ancient weapon hidden in Wano Country.