140. Zou

Under the guidance of the Vivre card, Tahir and Tom quickly found Zou.

Looking at the giant elephant that stretched as far as the eye could see, even Tom, who had seen the super-large Sea Kings in the deep sea, was a little shocked.

Such a creature...

Where did it come from?

"Are you going up?"

Tahir looked at Tom. He was born in Zou and was used to Zunesha's huge body.

"No, in order to avoid unnecessary trouble, just communicate with the fleet after it returns. As you say..."

Tom looked at Zunesha's body, still somewhat worried.

He didn't have much confidence in subduing such a huge creature if it lost control.

"Okay, then I'll go up first and see what's going on."

After speaking, Tahir's body was wrapped in a layer of lavender flames and quickly rose towards Zunesha's back.

...

Mokomo Dukedom.

Raizo stood under the huge red Poneglyph in the Whale Forest.

Above the Poneglyph was the family crest of the Kozuki family.

Inuarashi and Nekomamushi stood beside him, one on the left and one on the right, also staring above.

"The day of Lady Toki's prophecy is approaching. As retainers of the Kozuki family, we cannot allow the Mink Tribe to make mistakes at this time."

Nekomamushi moved his lips but finally said nothing.

Inuarashi's face was expressionless.

"What's wrong?"

Raizo saw the two looking a little strange. They were not like this in Wano back then.

"In the twenty years since you traveled through time, the sea has changed a lot, especially in the past ten years. A very terrifying figure has appeared on the sea."

Raizo was stunned at first, and then a little surprised.

Inuarashi and Nekomamushi had been in the Roger Pirates and the Whitebeard Pirates.

With their strength and knowledge, being described as "powerful" by them was already impressive. If they said someone was "terrifying"...

And they were also samurai, and samurai did not exaggerate.

"Who is it?"

"His name is Adams Dylan, codenamed 'Rairyu'... He is a new generation of 'Marine heroes'."

"Marine!?"

Raizo had been living in Wano and had no idea about Marines, and Oden had never described to them what the "World Government" was.

"It is the army under the ruler of this world, the true overlord of the sea. It is also——"

"Our enemy!"

The ugly face of Raizo showed a little shock. In his opinion, shouldn't the world be like Wano or Zou, closed to the outside world and doing its own thing?

Perhaps guessing Raizo's thoughts, Inuarashi said in a deep voice: "Most countries in the world hope to join that organization and get its protection. Wano and Zou are just a few exceptions. Our power is great..."

Inuarashi glanced at Raizo: "Even Kaido was caught by them several times when he was young, and he was even locked up for several years to extract certain parts of his body for research!"

Raizo pondered for a moment and then became confused.

"If they were so powerful, why didn't they destroy Kaido?"

"That was before!" Inuarashi looked solemn.

After the Sabaody Archipelago incident broke out, they knew that the man had already started to take action!

Mr. Rayleigh, Shanks, Beckman, and many others failed.

Most of their heads are still hanging under the arches of G-5.

This means that he is going to take action against the Four Emperors!

"This is what's scary about them. They have almost endless resources and a great name, and they have the most complete system and inheritance. Raizo! You were too impulsive just now!"

Before Raizo could speak, Nekomamushi couldn't help but say: "Your behavior of hurting Granny Cat will not only make other Minks resist, but also..."

"The most powerful Marine has a Mink among them. That person is Granny Cat's disciple, and he is also the second-in-command under Marine!"

Raizo's expression turned cold: "Have the Mink Tribe betrayed their 'promise' and 'oath'?"

As Raizo boarded Zou, he overheard some discussion about "leaving" and the "outside world."

This is not allowed.

According to the "agreement," the Mink Tribe should, like them, guard something important until the "prophetic day" arrives.

"No!" Nekomamushi retorted loudly. "The Mink Tribe has never broken the agreement, and no one has served the World Government. Tahir... before he left..."

Thinking of the scene at that time, Nekomamushi still had some palpitations, but he still said word for word, "He has been deprived of his identity and power as a Mink!"

"That won't work either!" Raizo shouted, losing control of his emotions instantly.

"Why not!"

A voice slowly came from a distance, and Nekomamushi and Inuarashi tensed up.

Nearly ten years later, they still remembered this voice very clearly.

Because the owner of this voice once questioned them in front of almost all the Minks.

"Where does that place 'freedom' by preventing others from pursuing their dreams?"

Nekomamushi and Inuarashi turned around instantly. Not far away, Tahir's face was calm, but the coldness in his eyes made them shudder.

"Sky Fox"… Tahir.

The moment Nekomamushi and Inuarashi turned around, he also turned around.

So close...

They had not yet reacted when the sound appeared. When they turned around, the figure in moon-white robes had already arrived three meters behind them.

Tahir looked at the "Kozuki family crest" carved on the whale tree and sneered.

"Kozuki's slave, did you hurt Grandma Cat?"

Cold sweat broke out on the foreheads of Nekomamushi and Inuarashi. Not to mention whether they had the strength to compete with Tahir, if something happened...

I'm afraid that man will arrive in an instant.

"We are samurai, retainers of the Kozuki family, not slaves."

Tahir ignored Raizo and looked at Nekomamushi.

"Nekomamushi, I remember you, said that she raised you when you were a child. Is this your 'repayment'?"

Nekomamushi fell silent, while Inuarashi's hand held his weapon.

He no longer calls the old cat "boss"...

Raizo slid a scroll from his sleeve and said indifferently, "This is a matter between the master's family and his retainers. What right do you, an outsider, have to interfere?"

"Good..."

Before the lingering sound dissipated, Tahir's body instantly came to the three of them.

He had transformed into a hybrid form, bathed in purple flames.

Fangs, claws, animal ears, and a fox tail appeared on his body.

Boom~~

Two balls of fire burned directly from Raizo's left and right arms and between his legs.

"Well..."

"Ah!!!!!"

In just an instant, Raizo's limbs disappeared without a trace, but not a drop of blood flowed from the gaps where the limbs had been burned.

Gulp!

Gulp!

"Uh...uh...uh..."

Raizo, who had turned into a human stick, screamed in pain on the ground.

Countless purple flames were faintly visible flowing through his body.

Keng!

Inuarashi was the first to take action, but his saber was grabbed by Tahir before it even got close.

"Old dog," Tahir turned his head and looked at Inuarashi, his eyes had turned a strange red.

In the sky above Zou, Dylan looked at the battle below and smiled.

The pace of Zunesha also gradually slowed down.

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