Departure!

Two days later.

Kuri, Wano Country.

"Whitebeard, sailing out to sea without permission in Wano Country will be severely punished by law, and as the heir to Kuri and the future Shogun of Wano, Kozuki Oden must set an example. So, no matter what Oden-sama says, don't agree to take him out to sea."

Kinemon, dressed in magnificent samurai attire, said solemnly to Whitebeard.

Next, he, Kanjuro, Ashura Doji, Kawamatsu, Raizo, and others would go to the Shogun's Mansion in Flower Capital for training. Therefore, they came again to remind Whitebeard's crew, not trusting them completely.

"Hahaha, it seems we have the same idea. I don't have any intention of taking Oden with me either."

Whitebeard smiled and fist-bumped Kinemon in agreement. For him, Kozuki Oden's personality didn't quite fit with the Whitebeard Pirates.

If it were Roger, he would probably have taken Kozuki Oden away directly. After all, with their personalities, they should get along well.

"Hahaha, there are only five islands in the whole world? Don't talk nonsense."

Looking at the surprised Nekomamushi and Inuarashi, Marco seemed to regain his superiority. After all, as an intern on the ship, he had always been teased by everyone, but he didn't expect to have his day today.

"Eh!!!"

Seeing the astonished Nekomamushi and Inuarashi, Marco felt even happier.

"Wow, Marco is so amazing! He defeated a giant bird engulfed in flames! It's unbelievable!"

"Marco is so powerful!"

...

"Oden-sama, where are you going?"

Following closely behind Kozuki Oden, Izo asked. With the repairs of the Moby Dick nearing completion, and everyone except for the ones going for training in Flower Capital, Izo was at the point of being overly protective of Kozuki Oden.

"I'm going to the bathroom. Do you want to come with me? After all, I'm a big shot. Can't you give me a little freedom?"

Oden said with a frustrated expression.

Feeling that he might have been a bit excessive, Izo said somewhat embarrassedly, "Please, Oden-sama."

Then, when Oden entered the bathroom, Izo directly leaned against the side of the bathroom and waited for him. He didn't want to do this, but he had no choice. With Kinemon, Kanjuro, and the others all going to Flower Capital for training, there were only himself and Oden left in Kuri. If something went wrong while assisting Oden, he would probably have to commit seppuku to apologize.

While Izo was lost in thought, he suddenly felt that something was wrong in the bathroom. Besides the initial sounds, it had become too quiet now.

"Oden-sama? Are you in there?"

Izo tentatively knocked on the door and asked, but there was no response from inside.

"Oden-sama?!"

Still no response. Then, Izo directly kicked open the door of the bathroom, only to find that there was a huge hole cut in the back of the bathroom, and Oden was nowhere to be seen.

Looking at the night outside the hole and the figure that was about to disappear, Izo immediately sprinted after him. He knew that Oden was planning to run away.

Under the cover of night, the Moby Dick of the Whitebeard Pirates slowly sailed out of Ida Port.

"Although I'm sorry, Oden, we're sailing out to sea under the cover of night. Boys!"

Whitebeard stood with his naginata on the deck of the Moby Dick, looking at the gradually disappearing coastline, and spoke.

"Dad, I think Oden is a pretty good guy. Why don't you want to take him on board?"

"If we're only talking about strength, he would be a great asset, but I don't want to deal with the trouble he'll cause with his personality if I agree to take him. And as the daimyo of Kuri and the future heir of Wano, he has responsibilities to fulfill.

By the way, did you leave the compartment as a token of appreciation? After all, he helped us repair the Moby Dick and provided us with food and supplies."

"Don't worry, Dad, I..."

Before Marco could finish his answer, a chain suddenly flew over from a distance and wrapped around the mast of the Moby Dick.

"Hey, what's that? An enemy attack?"

Marco and the others couldn't help but ask when they saw the sudden situation.

"Whitebeard, luckily I already secretly found out the time when the ship was repaired. I didn't expect you to be so ruthless and actually want to abandon me!"

At the other end of the chain, Kozuki Oden, with his massive figure, leaped up from the shore and grabbed the chain tightly.

Hearing Oden's misleading words, Whitebeard's forehead was covered with black lines.

At almost the same time Oden grabbed the chain, Izo also jumped up and hugged Oden tightly. With the Moby Dick's pulling force, the two of them rode the waves in the sea.

"What a reckless guy. But this is it, Oden. You should go back and inherit the position of Shogun!"

Saying this, Marco intended to break the chain wrapped around the mast.

"Wait, Marco, bring the guy lying on his back on his shoulder up here. Remember, only bring him alone."

"Eh?"

Although he didn't understand, since it was Dad's order, there shouldn't be a problem. After saying that, Marco directly turned his arms into phoenix wings and flew towards Izo's position.

Soon, Izo was grabbed by the phoenix claws formed by Marco's feet.

"Hey, first save Oden-sama!!!"

Being grabbed by Marco, Izo looked at Oden in the sea and shouted angrily.

"You don't seem to understand yet, this is not Wano, but the sea. We pirates are the freest people on the sea! No one can command us!"

And just when Marco thought his words were very imposing, suddenly a falcon's cry came from above.

"Screech!"

Hearing this sound, Marco's whole person was horrified. He quickly turned his head to look around, trying to catch the source of the sound.

Shoo!

Then, the familiar sound came, and Marco immediately flapped his phoenix wings and maneuvered in the air.

But unfortunately, the bird left a pile of Sh*t on marco's head, Marco's phoenix brain was hit again, this time it was green, making Marco's head even more like a pineapple.

"Hahaha!"

Seeing Marco with his unique hairstyle, Izo burst into laughter.

"Marco, wipe it off."

When Marco, carrying Izo, landed on the deck after being hit, Jozu habitually handed over a towel.

However, Marco did not accept it this time. Instead, he came to Izo's side with a gloomy face. If this guy hadn't moved around randomly just now, he would definitely have been able to avoid it.

"What do you want, you bastard!"

Looking at Marco's gloomy face, Izo said fearlessly. In his opinion, even if he died, he had to maintain the dignity of being a samurai of Kozuki Oden!

However, unexpectedly, Marco didn't resort to physical violence against him. Instead, he calmly took off Izo's beloved clothes, wiped his head casually, rinsed it with water, and continued to wipe the back.

"I'll kill you, you bastard! I'll definitely kill you!"

Seeing his clothes emitting a strange smell, Izo was driven crazy.

At the same time, on the beach in Ida Port, an old man holding a shamisen gently plucked the strings on his instrument and watched as the Moby Dick gradually became a small dot, a smile appeared on his face.

At the same time, Nicholas, seeing the returning bird from a distance, knew that the preliminary plan could be implemented.