Taoist priest, who is so popular in One Piece

Yamato, the daughter of Kaido, the King of Beasts, is a rather magical being.

After all, she calls herself Kozuki Oden... and even in the original work she regards Momonosuke as her "son".

When he was a child, Yamato witnessed the boiling punishment of Kozuki Oden and inexplicably admired this man named Oden.

Afterwards, Yamato picked up Oden's navigation diary, and he became obsessed with it. He not only yearned for the vast ocean, but also directly regarded himself as Kozuki Oden.

As for his biological father Kaido, he believes that he is a heinous villain and hopes to drive Kaido away and liberate Wano Country.

For this reason, Yamato had carried out many rebellious actions, and was then stunned by Kaido's loving wolf sticks. After that, he was directly imprisoned on the island of ghosts, and brought handcuffs that would explode as long as the islands.

For a long time, Yamato was completely disconnected from the outside world.

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There was the sound of a door opening, but Yamato didn't react.

Until a familiar voice sounded...

"Long time no see, Yamato."

Yamato turned his head away, somewhat unable to believe his eyes.

Ace, shirtless and wearing a cowboy hat, stood in front of him with a smile on his face.

"Ace!!!"

The excited Yamato hugged Ace like a tiger, and with a very macho look, he clamped Ace's head between his armpits and baptized it with his chest. He used his other big hand to rub Ace's hair hard, making it look like a bird's nest.

The reason why Yamato was so happy was that since he was handcuffed and imprisoned on Onigashima, Ace could be said to be his only friend!

More than three years ago, Ace came to Onigashima to challenge Kaido in order to save the abducted children. It happened that the Beasts Pirates were out, and by chance, Ace and Yamato met each other.

In the process, the two also discovered similarities between themselves and each other.

That is the disapproval of the father.

Yamato once yelled at Ace: "Why do you want to bind your heart so thoroughly? Even if your hands are tied, even if you hate your father..."

Ace also angrily interrupted Yamato: "We don't have the power to choose our own father!"

This is also the reason why the two of them have such a close relationship even though they have only met once.

"Ahem, okay Yamato, please let me go."

Ace was naturally very happy to meet his good friends, and even though Yamato's actions were quite indecent, he did not try to break free.

"Hahaha, I'm so happy! I didn't expect that we would meet again, Ace."

Yamato let go of Ace, put his hands on his hips and said with a bold smile: "It's been so long since we last met, you've become stronger!"

"You're not bad either, Yamato!"

After saying that, the two looked at each other for a moment and then burst into laughter again.

Ace took out the spiritual wine he got from Bai Ye and paired it with the food that had just been delivered to Yamato's room, and the two of them held a small banquet.

While drinking, the two talked about their experiences over the years.

"Hahaha, you haven't beaten Kaido yet." This is Ace.

After all, Yamato has been in solitary confinement for these years. Apart from the fact that his strength has not changed and he often challenges Kaido and gets beaten, there seems to be nothing much to say.

In contrast……

"What? The Battle of Marineford destroyed all of Marinford?!"

"What? Your brother went to sea and became an emperor?!"

"What? Your brother beat up a Celestial Dragon?!"

"What? Your brother also supports a government?!"

"What? Your brother started the war for you?!"

"What? Your brother is in Wano Country right now?!"

"What? Your brother is going to beat the shit out of my dad?!"

"What? Your brother...why is it all about your brother?"

After Yamato was shocked by the Straw Hat Pirates' behavior in the past year, he also discovered that Ace's habit of showing off his younger brother had come back again.

"Hahaha, even I didn't expect that Luffy would grow to this point, hahahaha!"

Ace sat cross-legged on the ground, laughing heartily without caring about his image.

He was laughing so hard that he fell asleep with snot bubbles coming out of his nose, leaving Yamato speechless.

"That's great." Listening to Ace's words, Yamato also showed an envious expression. The younger brother who was once described by Ace as "a man who will take a few years to go to sea, but will definitely be the most troublesome among pirates" has now become a person that even his own father has to take seriously.

"Sooner or later I will realize my dream and become Kozuki Oden, who founded Wano Country and allowed us to sail freely!"

In front of Ace, Yamato expressed his dream without hesitation.

"Wait a minute, wait a minute, I wanted to ask you just now."

Yamato's dream did not draw cheers from Ace, but he tilted his head and asked in a question: "From what you said, it seems that you don't want to be Oden, but you want to be like Oden?"

Yamato nodded: "That's right! I am Kozuki Oden!"

"What about the name Yamato?" Ace was stunned.

"I have given up!" Yamato said confidently!

"But the real Kozuki Oden is dead."

"I am Kozuki Oden. Where did I die?"

"Hey, hey, wait a minute!" Ace stopped Yamato from posing: "When we first met, you just admired Oden, why are you like this now?"

Ace was indeed a little panicked.

You know, before, when Ace heard Bai Ye talk about this matter, he was still half-believing and half-doubting.

When I first met Yamato, I could say she was a heroine, so how could she be so stupid?

Looking at it now, is he really that stupid?

Ace was dumbfounded, thinking about how he was the bloodline of the Pirate King, suffered from the malice of the world, and his mental state was not very good. If he didn't have his father, he would probably end up in self-destruction.

Of course, even if he didn’t have a father, he wouldn’t be as exaggerated as Yamato when he first debuted, right?

Could it be that this child has become stupid after holding it in for too long?

As he thought about it, Ace looked at Yamato with some sympathy in his eyes.

What a good child, so stupid.

"Because I am Kozuki Oden!"

"Enough! Yamato!" Just as Yamato was still proclaiming his identity, Ace grabbed Yamato's shoulders with both hands, his voice choked: "Don't deceive yourself anymore."

Their eyes met, and Yamato seemed to see a hint of...guilt in Ace's eyes?

-

One day later, after the bell.

"It's because of Ace that I rediscovered my identity!"

Yamato held the mace on his shoulder and said to Aramaki, who was holding a knife in one hand and a shield in the other: "So, I will never let you stop the founding of Wano Country!!!"

Aramaki: ...

Who asked you? !

I want to know why you are here with the other two people stopping you. Who wants to know the bond between you and your identity?

You previously thought you were Kozuki Oden, which means you are schizophrenic!

If you are sick, go see a doctor, you bastard!!!