Under Kozuki Oden's new rules, the whole Wano Country was in chaos.
Because many people were using the new rules to get revenge for personal reasons. If they saw you had ties to the Kurozumi clan, they could kill you. If they thought you looked like an outsider, they could kill you. Even if it turned out they were innocent, it didn't matter, they could just say they looked guilty at the time!
With this kind of thinking, Wano Country became incredibly chaotic. People were doing terrible things they never would have dared to do before. After all, they could just blame it on the 'Kurozumi' or 'outsiders'.
In this kind of environment, another two months passed.
During this time, Ann had recovered. She and the Thunder God had thought about going to the Flower Capital again, but the Flower Capital was under high security, and they could sense that Kozuki Oden in the Flower Capital was becoming more and more terrifying.
Demons need evil and darkness, and now Wano Country was exactly that kind of world. A lot of killing was happening all over the country, and people were acting out their desires. These desires would feed the demons and make them stronger.
Ann had even looked for Roger, but unfortunately, she still hadn't found any trace of him. This didn't make sense.
Her last contact with Roger had been in Wano Country, so he must have come to Wano Country. But if it was him, he wouldn't stand by and do nothing in this situation. He certainly wouldn't let her investigate for so long and find nothing.
One reason Ann said they could buy time was because they needed to investigate the deeper demons, but another important reason was Roger's presence. Roger was strong enough to keep Kozuki Oden in check.
But now Kozuki Oden was becoming more and more terrifying. He might even grow to Roger's level, or even...
Higher?!
"We can't delay any longer."
When Ann got back, she saw the Thunder God and said directly, "We can't keep investigating in secret like this. We need to take action."
The Thunder God looked up, thought for a moment, and said heavily, "How do you plan to take action?"
"We don't need to send out a large army yet. How about we get Wano Country moving first?" Ann suggested, "Doesn't the Kurozumi clan want to be the general of Wano Country? Then let them openly revolt."
"Anyway, that's what they want to do."
During this time, the Kurozumi clan had indeed expressed their ideas, but Ann and the Thunder God wanted to think about it more. They didn't think it was time yet.
But in a short time, the situation in Wano Country had taken a sharp turn for the worse.
"Just our strength... I'm afraid it's not enough." The Thunder God shook his head.
"Kozuki Oden, Toguro, those eight warriors, plus the Daimyo of the other regions... To fight against such a group, we need even stronger power. Should we call for people from headquarters?"
"There's no need for that yet." Ann said.
"We're not trying to defeat the Kozuki family directly. We need to find all the unstable elements in this war. I think Kozuki Oden might just be a pawn pushed to the front. The real demon is hiding deeper behind the scenes."
"What you said makes sense." The Thunder God thought for a moment and said, "Doing it this way could work. Especially that Himura Kenshin. If we can find him, we might find the answers to a lot of questions."
Himura Kenshin...
This person is definitely key.
Not only is he strong, but he's also the original cause of everything.
But finding Himura Kenshin is not that easy.
All this time, Kozuki Oden has never stopped searching for Himura Kenshin because of the Kurozumi clan and outsiders. But even so, they haven't found anything.
This...
Is too strange.
Kozuki Oden's search efforts are huge. They've even had to move their base several times. They owe it all to Ann's super observation skills; otherwise, they would have been discovered.
Even the safe houses prepared by the Kurozumi clan are like this, but there are still no clues about Himura Kenshin's whereabouts.
This...
What exactly is going on?
Could it be that Himura Kenshin and the others aren't even in Wano Country?
Kozuki Oden is using all of Wano Country and still can't find Himura Kenshin's whereabouts, let alone them.
"Let's figure out how to get the Kurozumi clan to revolt first." Ann said, frowning.
To start a war, you need people, but the Kurozumi clan has a bad name. She doesn't know if people will follow them.
In the past, it definitely wouldn't work, but now it might.
After all, Kozuki Oden has brought so much chaos to Wano Country in just a few months, leaving people struggling to survive. They might actually obey the Kurozumi clan's call.
Just as she was thinking this, Kurozumi Semimaru suddenly ran in.
"Big news, big news!"
Kurozumi Semimaru doesn't look like his old woman self at this moment. He's in the form of a strange man.
He ate the Copy-Copy Fruit and can change into anyone. It's because of this ability that he can get a lot of information and go out freely.
At this moment, he ran over quickly, saw Ann and the Thunder God sitting on the mat, and said quickly:
"Himura Kenshin..."
"Has appeared!"
?!
Ann's eyes narrowed. She was just thinking about how there hadn't been any leads on Himura Kenshin for so long, and now he's appeared?
"What's going on? Where did he appear?"
Ann asked quickly.
"He appeared in Kuri." Kurozumi Semimaru said, catching his breath. "When I heard the news, I heard the Kozuki family had already set out."
"What?!"
Ann and the Thunder God stood up instantly and rushed out.
Himura Kenshin is an important lead. They can't let this information just end there.
Even though he's strong and was able to seriously hurt Kozuki Oden before, Kozuki Oden is completely different now, and he's taking a lot of people with him. Himura Kenshin is definitely in danger.
They can't let that happen!
Ann was being carried by the Thunder God. The Thunder God was much faster than Ann. They were both rushing towards Kuri as fast as they could.
"You're all leaving! What about us?!"
Kurozumi Semimaru was dumbfounded. He called out quickly, but the Thunder God and Ann were already gone. He was the only one left, looking somewhat confused in the direction they left.
They're currently in Hakumai. To get to Kuri, they need to go through Udon, but the Flower Capital can get to Kuri quickly. What's more, Kozuki Oden left earlier.
So...
They must rush over as fast as possible!
Before the Kozuki family!
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