Taoist priest, who is so popular in One Piece

"The position of general of Wano Country can only belong to the Kozuki clan!!!"

Suddenly, a voice mixed with anger rang out in the room. The Straw Hat Pirates looked in the direction of the voice and then they remembered that there were other people here besides themselves.

The one who made this voice was Raizo, one of the Nine Red Scabbards.

This weird ninja, whose head occupies half of his body and has a crab-like hairstyle, is so ugly that even Luffy can't help but complain. He stared at the Straw Hat Pirates with wide eyes, suppressing his anger and saying, "We have only one goal in our alliance with the Straw Hat Pirates, and that is to overthrow Orochi and let the Kozuki clan take control of Wano Country again."

"Although Lord Momonosuke is dead, we have now found Lord Hiyori." Raizo said as he moved aside to reveal Kozuki Hiyori, also known as the oiran Kozuki, behind him: "So the position of general can only be inherited by Lord Hiyori!"

Raizo said this with a righteous voice, and even when facing a "notorious" pirate group like the Straw Hat Pirates, he did not give in at all, and seemed to be ready to kill everyone if they disagreed with him.

It was these words that made the Straw Hat Pirates realize belatedly that although Shimotsuki Yasuie was the most suitable candidate for the current position of Shogun, there was also Kozuki Hiyori, the [legitimate] heir before him.

It is logical and reasonable that she should take over after Orochi's fall.

only...

The Straw Hat Pirates, a group of "lawless" guys, don't have such an idea.

Zoro, who was always reluctant to get involved, spoke first. He looked at Raizo with a slightly condensed look in his eyes: "In other words, you are going to obstruct Luffy's decision."

It wasn't a question; Zoro just said this in a calm tone, but everyone present could hear his impatience.

The room was instantly filled with the aura that Zoro unconsciously exuded, and Raizo, who was the first to bear the brunt of it, felt tremendous pressure.

Cold sweat broke out on his forehead and his legs subconsciously wanted to tremble.

"Damn it..." Lei Zang gritted his teeth and tried his best to resist the pressure from [Shura]. Just as he was about to speak again, two figures stood beside him.

Two of the Nine Red Scabbards, Inuarashi and Nekomaru, who were both from Zou.

"We don't want to go against Luffy and the Straw Hat Pirates." Inuarashi clenched his fists and said, "You are all great benefactors of Zou, and the same goes for Wano Country. Without you, this country would not be what it is today, but..."

"But we still have our bottom line." Cat Viper raised his head and said, "For more than a decade, our only goal has been to recover Wano Country and let the Kozuki clan become the rulers of Wano Country again. This is the only thing we cannot give up."

A dog, a cat and a man blocked Zoro's momentum and calmed the atmosphere in the room that was about to explode.

Looking at the three people in front of him, Zoro's eyes became more fierce. He was not very good at reasoning, but he was quite skillful in action.

At this moment, a hand was placed on his shoulder, suppressing his murderous aura.

"Unfortunately, in some ways, we are all the same." Sanji looked at the few people and spoke, looking past Zoro.

"Although I sympathize with Miss Murasaki's situation, as a believer in chivalry I am also willing to provide help." Sanji looked at Kozuki Hiyori behind them, but there was no more love in his eyes, and his aura also changed.

"But... as pirates, we will not give in to the captain's orders."

Sanji lit up a cigarette and blew out a string of smoke rings, then slowly spoke: "We don't care what you think, but we still want to advise you..."

"There is absolutely no good outcome for attacking us."

Unlike Zoro's concise and to the point words, Sanji's words were a perfect template for a villain, and Bai Ye behind him felt a little embarrassed.

It was these words that made the Nine Red Scabbards react.

Akiku, Denjiro, Ashura Douji and others stepped forward and expressed their ideas.

As a retainer of Kozuki Oden and the only supporter of the Kozuki clan today, the only meaning of their existence now is to help the Kozuki clan regain power.

So they would never allow the Straw Hat Pirates to make such a decision. For them now, after the Straw Hat Pirates made their choice, in their eyes, they have become equal to the Beasts Pirates.

...

And during the conversations with them, the Straw Hat Pirates and others also understood the true nature of these guys.

For them, the future of Wano Country and whether the people of Wano Country will live a better life in the future are not important.

There is only one thing they want to do, and that is to support the Kozuki clan to regain power in Wano Country.

As for other things, in their opinion, as long as someone from the Kozuki clan comes to power, all problems can be solved.

Usopp, Chopper and others, who seemed to understand vaguely before, finally understood why Luffy had no intention of helping the Nine Red Scabbards this time.

This is a group of loyal ministers, absolutely loyal ministers, but this may not be a good thing for the current Wano Country.

Of course, it is also possible that Luffy doesn't care about these things at all.

He just made a choice based on his instinct.

Robin crossed his arms and looked at the people arguing with each other, thinking about something with interest.

It is really interesting how events have developed to this point, but many people present did not realize that all of this was driven by one person.

She looked at Bai Ye who was sitting next to her and eating fruit with Luffy, and couldn't help but smile.

He truly is worthy of being the external brain of the Straw Hat Pirates.

Robin complained in his heart. If an outsider saw this scene, he would think that Bai Ye was just a bystander.

But if you think about it carefully, you will know that this man is the "culprit" who has brought the situation to this point.

It seems that Byakuya had already started planning as early as when the Straw Hat Pirates and Kin'emon met in Punk Hazard.

At this time, Bai Ye was chewing an apple while observing Kin'emon with his peripheral vision, who had been silent from the beginning.

He naturally didn't know what Robin was thinking, but the latter's guess was indeed correct.

Although there have been some deviations in the way things have developed to this point, they are still going according to his ideas.

Not knowing the ending of the comic, but about to face the final boss due to his own interference, Bai Ye naturally has to prepare for it.

Wano Country is one of them.

Whether in the original work or in reality, Wano Country is an extremely important island in this ocean.

Putting aside other things, the fact that there is Pluto hiding under this country is enough to make Bai Ye concerned.

In order to achieve the goal, one of the keys is to let a new person take power in the country of Wano.