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Chapter 935: Only One Worthy Youth!
Chapter 935: Only One Worthy Youth!
Wano Country's main island in the Inland Sea is divided into six regions, with its capital city - the 'Flower Capital' - being the most prosperous area and the seat of power for Wano's ruler, the Shogun.
The remaining five regions - Kuri, Shime, Tottoland, Suzuran, and Shiranami - were once governed by local Daimyo. However, that was long before Kaido's conquest. Since the Beast Pirate Lord seized control, these regional lords have vanished entirely. Now, only Kaido's influence dominates, transforming Wano Country into a militarized state solely under the Shogun's rule - a nation dedicated to weapon production.
Beyond arms manufacturing, nothing else matters here. Excessive mining operations, countless factories, and toxic pollutants have left the five regions either impoverished or contaminated. Even the harvested crops have become inedible.
Currently, Wano's main island is shrouded in gloom as fireballs blaze across the sky, mingling with colossal black clouds. Across the land, countless soul-infused creatures roam freely.
Paper lanterns sprout mouths and delicate legs, hopping along the streets. Hairpins, combs, and mirrors march forward with unnatural gaits. Nearly every street hosts at least one or two of these spectral entities, while the wilderness teems with even more. Trees, grass, and entire plots of land have transformed into soul-infused beings - singing, wandering, and surveilling.
"Mamamama!"
A raucous laugh echoed from Wano's tallest structure - the Flower Capital's supreme palace.
Charlotte "Big Mom" wore a massive crimson kimono adorned with golden hairpins, her locks styled in an elaborate geisha fashion. Sitting on the main throne, she raised a colossal wine cup, her cheeks flushed crimson with intoxication. Her other arm draped over the shoulder of a similarly towering figure beside her. This giant bore dragon-like horns and whiskers resembling dragonbeard, clad in a dark purple robe and a black haori embroidered with crimson cloud patterns.
Kaido!
"Ruaruaruarua!" Kaido bellowed, raising his own cup in drunken mirth.
"To celebrate the third day of our alliance!" Big Mom roared.
"Third day!" Kaido boomed, his massive frame swaying unsteadily from drink.
"Let bygones be bygones! From now on, let our alliance flourish!"
"Mamamama, you speak truth! First, the alliance! Then the One Piece! And that yellow monkey Luffy - Mamamama, we've captured him!" Big Mom cackled.
"Hey, Big Mom, have you located Lucius Kro yet? Keeping a Navy Admiral here would make our plans proceed smoother", Kaido asked.
"He can't escape, Mamamama! My soul-infused creations and your subordinates are scouring every corner. The moment he moves, we'll hunt him down. Two days have passed - it won't be long now!"
Licking her lips, Big Mom continued, "But why insist on staying in this farming region, Kaido?"
"I have my reasons. Wait until Oden's daughter comes around. Then I'll drop Oni's Island onto the Flower Capital - that will become Wano's new capital!"
"Mamamama, the Poneglyph's there too?" Big Mom's eyes gleamed with eerie amusement.
"It's still too early to think about that, Big Mom!" Kaido growled, his voice deepening. "Let's discuss it after seizing the One Piece!"
"Mamamama, fair enough! We'll decide the victor after we claim the One Piece!" Big Mom laughed heartily.
Kaido took another swig. "Your Three-Eyed Tribe still can't decipher Poneglyphs?"
"Mamamama, I don't have time to wait anymore! Besides, you captured Luffy! Deal with him later - once we eliminate Lucius Kro, hand Luffy to me. I'll kill him myself!" Big Mom's eyes flashed with cruelty.
"Hmph? No. He has potential. I intend to make him my subordinate. Unless he proves utterly unworthy - then we'll eliminate him."
"Then I'll eliminate him!"
"No! I will!!"
The two allies suddenly glared at each other, their previous camaraderie dissolving. The attendants pouring wine trembled in terror as the atmosphere grew oppressively tense.
Big Mom paused, then erupted into laughter again. "Mama Mama Mama! Fine, let's table this. But capturing Luffy means his crew might come searching - no, they might already be here! Regardless, keep Nico Robin alive - we need her to decipher the Poneglyphs!"
The Grand Line's final island and the 'Final Island' are distinct concepts. The Last Island is a known, recorded location reachable through the magnetic forces of the Log Pose. But the Final Island - the legendary Laugh Tale, where Roger once stood - remains shrouded in mystery.
Their ultimate goal: Laugh Tale!
Reaching it requires finding four Red Road Poneglyphs. The island at their intersection - that is Laugh Tale!
Big Mom possesses one Red Road Poneglyph and two ordinary Poneglyphs. Kaido holds another Red Road Poneglyph. Two remain to be found.
In Roger's time, even he obtained rubbings from Big Mom's Poneglyphs. But unlike Roger, they cannot decipher these artifacts.
Not that they necessarily need all four. By tracking the islands marked on two Poneglyphs, they can gradually search through their overlapping influence until discovering the legendary Laugh Tale!
Kaido originally occupied Wano to use its people for deciphering. But the Kozuki clan refused cooperation and vanished long ago. Big Mom pinned hopes on her Three-Eyed Tribe daughter, but her Awakening never came. Now, only Nico Robin - the surviving scholar from Ohara - can definitively decipher Poneglyphs.
To uncover their secrets, Nico Robin must survive!
"Speaking of your daughter..."
Big Mom clinked her cup against Kaido's. "How about an alliance marriage between our children? I have many excellent offspring, Mamamama!"
"Don't insult me!"
Kaido glared furiously. "Your children aren't worthy! Even Katakuri falls short! Back when the Old Man still lived, perhaps he'd consider it - but now? Among this generation, there's only one youth the Old Man would deem worthy!"
(End of Chapter)
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