"He's not dead?"
The Kozuki Oden of today is not at his peak; he had just become a Grand Swordmaster. To be able to take this sword strike from Nox and not die is already quite outstanding.
"As expected of Kozuki Oden, who was said to take Whitebeard's punches with his face and Roger's Divine Departure with his body."
Looking at Kozuki Oden, who was still breathing in the deep pit, Nox couldn't help but recall a remark made online about Kozuki Oden back then.
If Kozuki Oden could join the Rocks Pirates, perhaps he would have grown as strong as their Executive Officers.
Unfortunately, there are no "ifs" in this World.
"You, you are very strong. I've lost!!!"
Kozuki Oden looked at Nox standing beside him. He could only barely manage to speak; he didn't even have the strength to move a finger.
"Hmm?"
"There's no malice!"
Under Nox's Kenbunshoku Haki, Kozuki Oden showed not a hint of malice towards him. Under Mind Reading, he didn't find any resentment from Kozuki Oden towards him either.
"You lost, Kuri is mine now."
"Your two swords are also mine."
As he spoke, Nox took Kozuki Oden's two Great Grade Swords, Enma and Ama no Habakiri, and hung them at his waist.
"The victor gets everything from the loser. This is all you deserve."
Kozuki Oden had no complaints about Nox's actions.
When the smoke in the middle dissipated, Nox's victorious figure was revealed, while Kozuki Oden's defeated body lay in the deep pit below.
"Oden-sama!!!"
Seeing this scene, Kin'emon and the others rushed over, surrounding Kozuki Oden tightly. They also watched Nox warily, afraid that he might attack again.
"Captain Nox!!!"
When Ashura Doji saw Kin'emon and the others rushing over, he also rushed over to confront them. The tension of battle was on the verge of erupting.
"Kozuki Oden has been defeated. Kuri is now my territory!"
"Those who wish to leave with Kozuki Oden, I give you one day to leave Kuri."
"If I still see you in Kuri tomorrow morning, you will be killed without mercy!"
Nox stared sharply at Kin'emon and the others. His voice reached everyone's ears, and Futsu no Mitama's fierce aura surged out even more.
This scared Kin'emon and the others, making them think Nox was about to start a massacre.
"Yes, sir, we will leave immediately!"
Kin'emon and the others quickly carried Kozuki Oden away.
"Wait!!"
The next moment, Nox suddenly said another sentence.
And Kin'emon and the others, who were just about to run away, couldn't help but stop.
Tremblingly, they turned their heads, looking somewhat despairingly at Nox's extremely fierce figure.
"You can leave, but if you dare to damage anything in Kuri, or spread rumors unfavorable to my rule of Kuri, don't blame me for chasing after you and killing you as a sacrifice for Kuri!"
Looking at Kin'emon and the others, Nox couldn't help but threaten them. He didn't want to deal with a mess, especially one he himself had created by letting them go.
"Understood, sir. We will absolutely not say or do anything that harms your interests."
Raizo said cautiously.
"Alright, you may leave!"
Nox waved his hand and said.
"Thank you, sir. We will leave now."
After Raizo finished speaking, he immediately carried Kozuki Oden and rushed away from here with the others.
Too terrifying, too terrifying. This person is simply too terrifying.
Even Oden-sama couldn't withstand two sword strikes. This swordsmanship is terrifyingly unreasonable!!
"From now on, Kuri is our territory. Let's go back and have a banquet! Tomorrow, we will take over all of Kuri!"
Nox shouted loudly to Ashura Doji and his more than seven hundred subordinates.
"Woohoo, great! Kuri is ours!"
"Banquet, banquet!!"
"Long live Captain-sama! Captain-sama will be the daimyo of Kuri from now on!"
"..."
His more than seven hundred subordinates cheered one after another.
And since Nox came here, he also brought the Pirate custom of holding banquets. No one would refuse the joy of a banquet!
"Captain-sama, aren't you afraid that Kozuki Oden will come back for revenge if you let him go like this?"
During the banquet, Ashura Doji, who had drunk too much, asked the question that was on his mind.
If he were in Nox's position, he would definitely choose to completely eliminate Kozuki Oden, this great hidden danger.
"Ashura Doji, you can't just look at what's in front of you. You need to have a long-term perspective."
"Our goal is the entire Wano Country. Now that Kuri is in our hands, the next step is the rest of Wano Country."
"To rule Wano Country, relying solely on military force is not enough; you also need brains."
"I have other purposes for letting Kozuki Oden go. You will know in the future."
Nox patted Ashura Doji's shoulder and said.
He let Kozuki Oden go not just because Kozuki Oden didn't have any malice towards him, but more because when he truly invades and occupies Wano Country, Nox needs someone who can lead the entire Wano Country to resist him.
Only then can the forces of Wano Country be concentrated. Otherwise, with so many places in Wano Country, Nox doesn't want to fight guerrilla warfare with those Samurai throughout the vast Wano Country, like suppressing bandits.
If he's going to fight, he needs to eliminate the vast majority of the enemy at once. Otherwise, there will be endless future troubles.
Just like Kaido in the past, even after killing Kozuki Oden, there were still many hidden dangers in Wano Country that were not eliminated, and in the end, he died in vain.
"Uh, I don't understand those complicated things. I'll just concentrate on practicing sword!"
Hearing Nox speak so vaguely, Ashura Doji, who was already drunk, didn't want to think about things he couldn't figure out.
"What? Kozuki Oden lost? He was defeated by Nox in just two sword strikes!"
The news of Kozuki Oden's defeat quickly spread throughout Wano Country, as many people were paying attention to this battle.
Especially the daimyo and Kozuki Sukiyaki were very shocked, because they all knew Kozuki Oden's strength.
He was a monster praised by all the daimyo, and his strength was stronger than all of them.
The Kozuki Oden, who was vaguely called the strongest man in Wano Country, was actually beaten half to death by Nox in two sword strikes. Such a mind-boggling event was simply unbelievable to them!
"Hahahaha, Kozuki Oden is defeated! Kuri has completely fallen into Nox's hands! This is great!"
Compared to the other daimyo, Kurozumi Uesugi was cheering and celebrating.
He and Nox were in a cooperative relationship; Nox's victory was equivalent to their victory.
"Issue an order to speed things up! I want the Kozuki Family's reputation to be completely ruined! I want the position of General of the Kozuki Family to be shaken!!"
Kurozumi Uesugi said excitedly.
The day after defeating Kozuki Oden, Ashura Doji led his numerous subordinates to officially take over Kuri.
And Nox officially became the daimyo of Kuri, witnessed by many people in Kuri.
"Captain, according to the rules of Wano Country, after becoming a daimyo, you need to go to the Flower Capital to meet the General."
Ashura Doji had recently learned some of the rules of Wano Country.
"I will meet him, but not now."
"Tomorrow, I will have people arrange to build the Limitless Sword School in Kuri. Anyone who passes the selection can become a student of the Limitless Sword School."
"Anyone who can enter the Limitless Sword School can learn my swordsmanship."
"And the Limitless Sword School is divided into adult and youth groups."
"The youth group accepts teenagers between the ages of ten and sixteen, and the adult group accepts people over sixteen."
"I have already written down the specific rules. At that time, you can have your brothers maintain order."
Nox said.
He plans to use Wano Country as an experiment for the establishment of the Limitless Sword School. If it works, he will promote it to other islands.
"Captain, your vision is truly grand!"
"Once the Limitless Sword School is established, I believe the entire Wano Country will be shaken, and all the people of Wano Country will thank you!"
Ashura Doji said excitedly.
You know, in Wano Country, Samurai are equivalent to the noble class. Each Samurai has a heritage, and this heritage is passed down from generation to generation and is never leaked.
But Nox's action is equivalent to breaking the noble class that has been passed down from generation to generation in Wano Country.
It gives ordinary people the opportunity to change their destiny through their own efforts and elevate themselves from commoners to the noble class.
It can be said that once established, Nox's reputation will resound throughout Wano Country!
"Hahahaha, it's just swordsmanship. What does it matter if I share it?"
"If anyone has talent and gains my recognition, I can also teach him all of my swordsmanship."
"Ashura Doji, you are no exception. Just as I said before, if you thoroughly understand the sword road manual I gave you, I will teach you even stronger swordsmanship!"
Nox said boldly.
He is never afraid that others will surpass him after learning his swordsmanship, because he has absolute confidence that he can always stay ahead.
He established the Limitless Sword School not only to fulfill the promise he made to his master to make the Limitless Sword Style famous throughout the World, but also to use this method to gather more talented Sword Master to become his subordinates.
Wano Country, Flower Capital:
General Kozuki Sukiyaki, Shirauo daimyo Shimotsuki Yasuie, Ringo daimyo Shimotsuki Ushimaru, Kibi daimyo Fuzuki Oketsu, and Udon daimyo Amezuki Tempura were all holding a meeting here.
"Kozuki Oden is defeated, defeated by Nox from overseas."
"That Nox's goal is definitely not just Kuri, but our Wano Country!"
Shimotsuki Ushimaru said seriously.
These people in Wano Country have already investigated Nox's identity. After all, this kind of thing is not difficult for the people of Wano Country.
"Alas, recently the Kurozumi has also been constantly causing various troubles. Their goal is also very clear, they want my position as General."
Kozuki Sukiyaki said.
"Damn Kurozumi Uesugi, we should have wiped out his entire family together!"
Fuzuki Oketsu said hatefully.
"No, the Kurozumi is one of the five great families in Wano Country. They are deeply rooted in Wano Country and are not so easy to deal with."
"During this special period, don't think about eliminating the Kurozumi. Instead, let's first find a way to deal with Nox, he is the one who is invading Wano Country."
Shimotsuki Yasuie said.
"You say, if a few of us daimyo, plus Kozuki Oden, could we defeat Nox?"
Shimotsuki Ushimaru asked.
They are all seasoned Sword Master, and some of the strongest people in Wano Country. If they were to add Kozuki Oden, they might have a chance to defeat Nox.
"No, it's not possible!"
At this moment, Kozuki Oden walked in, wrapped in bandages.
"Oden, is that Nox really that strong?"
Hearing Kozuki Oden say this, Kozuki Sukiyaki asked in disbelief.
You know, the combined strength of the few of them is the strongest force in Wano Country. If they can't defeat Nox even with this, then is there no one in Wano Country who can defeat him?
"Very strong, extremely strong. If I hadn't broken through to the Grand Swordmaster level, I would have probably been killed by his single sword strike!"
"His swordsmanship is too strong, far exceeding our current level."
"Perhaps, only Ryuma from back then could rival him!"
Kozuki Oden said with emotion.
Having taken two sword strikes from Nox and not died, he knew best how terrifying Nox's sword was.
"Is there really nothing we can do? Can we only hand over Wano Country?"
Kozuki Sukiyaki said unwillingly.
As the General of Wano Country, if Wano Country were to be taken away while under his rule, he would be a disgrace to the entire Kozuki Family and the entire Wano Country!
"Handing it over is impossible! Even if we can't defeat him, we must fight! Otherwise, we would be unworthy of our name as Samurai!"
Shimotsuki Ushimaru said firmly.
"That's right, we absolutely cannot let Wano Country be taken away while it is in our hands!"
Shimotsuki Yasuie also strongly agreed with Shimotsuki Ushimaru's statement.
"According to the information we have received, currently Nox is alone, and only Ashura Doji is worth paying attention to. The others are just small fry and not worth mentioning."
"If we are to fight, we must be quick. We cannot wait for Nox's accomplices from the outside to enter our Wano Country before acting, otherwise the difficulty will be greater."
"Therefore, I suggest that we immediately gather all the military forces in Wano Country. After Oden's injuries have healed, we immediately attack Kuri and eliminate Nox!"
Fuzuki Oketsu said solemnly.
"I agree!"
"I agree too!"
"I think this is a good idea. It's best to also include the Kurozumi, after all, Nox is an outsider now, while the Kurozumi are still people of our Wano Country."
"Oden, about when will your injuries recover?"
After the other daimyo and Kozuki Sukiyaki finished discussing, they looked at Kozuki Oden and asked.
In fact, Kozuki Oden did not intend to become enemies with Nox. After all, he knew that if they were to fight again, Nox would not let them off as he did last time.
"Father, have you really decided?"
"Our chances of winning this battle are very low. Once we are defeated, everyone will die!"
"Instead of that, why can't we give Wano Country to Nox?"
"Looking at his actions in Kuri, he is not a completely bad person. Handing Wano Country over to him might not be a bad thing."
Kozuki Oden advised.