Chapter 410 - Zou 04.

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"It seems it's over..." Jinbei murmured as he watched Bepo emerge from the forest under everyone's gaze, his transformation slowly returning to normal while he walked confidently with the two rulers, leading the way in front of his defeated challengers.

They approached the place where the fight had begun, while the two leaders looked at their people with a certain caution and confusion in their eyes. "Take care of all the injured, but first of all, we lost the fight... we can't defeat him..." One of them spoke to the whole crowd, visibly shocked by this.

"We'll accept fighting alongside them in Wano... but I won't let my people submit to this Yonko until we truly know him, though he has already proven to be extremely powerful and trustworthy, as just this subordinate had the strength to defeat us..." Inuarashi added.

"Will we fight with the pirates?" Some minks asked.

"We won't force anyone to do it. This polar bear said that his captain won't send any newly acquired troops to Wano to fight, but Inuarashi and I are going anyway. After all, we have a few things to settle from 19 years ago, there," Nekomamushi said, and everyone nodded in agreement.

"Now, take care of all the injured. We will talk to them while you try to clean up all this destruction," Inuarashi finished.

"Well, I guess you don't need this anymore," Franky said, approaching Bepo and taking off his wig.

Bepo's confident face shifted from a sharp look to someone a bit goofy, and he lost all his commanding atmosphere. His gaze dropped to the two commanders who had been staring at him the whole time, wounded, and it made him feel a bit intimidated.

Amidst the scene, all the Minks were helping their fallen comrades and cleaning up the destruction caused by the fight. They looked at him with curiosity, seeing the most powerful mink of their race after today. However, the confidence they had seen in him until now vanished, giving way to a Bepo with his mouth slightly open as everyone stared at him, causing him to look somewhat scared, which quickly embarrassed him.

He simply bowed to everyone. "I'm sorry," he murmured.

In the next moment, all the Minks fell to the ground, stunned by something so unexpected. "What was that? Just a moment ago, you looked like a warrior who could take on everyone, and now you've turned into a coward apologizing?" One of the minks exclaimed.

"Where is the man who could destroy Zunesha with a meteor?" Both leaders questioned with shark-like grins and white eyes, not believing what had just happened. They couldn't understand how the removal of a wig had completely changed the bear before them.

"I'm sorry," was Bepo's only response, while everyone grimaced.

"WHY ARE YOU APOLOGIZING?" Everyone shouted.

"Well, it seems our bear is back to normal," Alvida murmured with a smile as she took a few steps forward.

"Now that everything's settled, let's start talking," Alvida said, as a samurai, still trembling from the meteor, approached, eager to speak with Inuarashi and Nekomamushi.

"Lords Inuarashi and Nekomamushi!" The samurai approached the leaders, who were also surprised.

"Are you from Wano?" they asked, raising their eyebrows.

"Yes, I am. I came from there precisely to deliver a message from Lord X about the latest news in the newspapers. Wano will be a battlefield bigger than anything in the last 19 years! As you must know, the fight against the Straw Hats and against Big Mom and Kaido is only a matter of time while Kaido is preparing all of his troops!" he said.

"Yes, we know. But why did you come here, risking yourself?" Inuarashi asked.

"Lord X plans to join the battle against Kaido alongside the forces of this crew... Just like many in Wano, this could be an opportunity, so he is inviting you to take part!" the man explained.

"Well, this is a bit surprising, but coincidentally, we were already planning to do that. After all, we just lost to one of this crew's members. We'll end up accepting the proposal," they responded.

"Well... I guess that's good..." the samurai said, a little lost.

"Well, anyway, let's continue our conversation," Alvida said, stepping ahead of Bepo. She could tell he had already done what Luffy expected, and now it was time to discuss the future of Zunesha.

"Yes... please, follow us," both leaders requested as the entire crew, along with a very embarrassed Bepo under everyone's gazes and another samurai, headed into the city to talk.

Things began to calm down a bit as they were invited to a sort of celebration, quickly turning into a feast full of animals. As the leaders sat in the center with the pirates and samurai, the minks, being a very friendly people, soon engaged in lively conversations with the humans.

"You're human?! I've never seen a human so tough... you're almost as big as me! By the way, my name is Blackback. I fought your friend, but I lost miserably..." a gorilla said, talking to Franky, admiring his hard and massive arms.

"I'm half-human, but super awesome!!" Franky replied.

In another area, Alvida was drinking alcohol when she was approached by a woman wielding a sword and wearing a bikini.

"Hey, you're a human warrior... I feel you're strong, but I've never seen a human with such smooth skin... It looks very beautiful," Wanda said as she moved closer to Alvida.

"Thanks... I guess," Alvida replied, drinking but not really bothered.

"My name is Wanda," the mink introduced herself.

"Alvida," Alvida responded bluntly.

"Tell me... that Bepo... is he single?" Wanda asked, curious and interested in someone so strong from her own race.

"Yes. Hey Bepo, it's time to get married! There's Wanda here!" Alvida shouted, causing Wanda to blush in embarrassment.

"Hmm?!" Meanwhile, Bepo didn't even seem to hear Alvida, too shy as he was surrounded by minks who were looking at him curiously, touching him and wondering how he could be so strong.

"I'm sorry..." was the only thing he could say.

"It's a shame you guys don't have cola, but lucky for you, I brought some for myself!" Franky exclaimed, pulling out a barrel of cola he had taken from the ship, drinking it right there while offering it to other minks.

"Your crew member is very strange because of a simple wig... there's nothing special about it..." Inuarashi remarked, looking at the wig, trying to figure out its power over Bepo, but there was nothing there. They even tried it on their own heads, and still, nothing.

"Look again... we need to figure out what power this gives the bear. Without it, he's just a shy mink... I don't understand..." Nekomamushi commented.

"Forget that, let's get back to where we left off..." Inuarashi said finally, turning back to Jinbei in front of him, who was quietly drinking sake, waiting for the leaders of Zou to continue.

"Are you saying your captain wants to move Zunesha to Wano? That's impossible since Zunesha doesn't listen to anyone. Only Kozuki Oden's commands could be given to the elephant, as he had a specific type of control. It's amazing, but no one else has been able to talk to him," Nekomamushi explained.

"Yes, Luffy mentioned that," Jinbei confirmed, "but it seems he wants to try anyway. He'd like you all to be prepared for the war as well. If you're going to fight in Wano, he wants you to stay here while he plans to visit you soon," Jinbei explained, after all, Luffy didn't want to move Zou's main forces and leave the Mink Tribe unprotected there.

"I see. Well, that's fine, we can do that," Inuarashi responded.

"There's also one more thing," Alvida stepped forward before joining the conversation.

"The Poneglyph you have hidden here... Luffy already knows of its existence and would like to see it."

Upon hearing this, all the Minks tensed up, uncomfortable knowing that one of the island's biggest secrets had been discovered by someone outside.

"I know you might be upset, but our captain knows exactly where it is. However, he is not your enemy. Remember that. He wants to build a powerful force, and you will be a part of it," Jinbei explained, as Inuarashi sighed and looked at Nekomamushi before turning back to Alvida.

"Well, it seems we have no choice. Do you want to see the Poneglyph now?" Inuarashi asked.

Jinbei shook his head. "No, leave that for the captain. He will come visit you as I mentioned." He gave his response.

"Anyway, the captain is interested in one of you. He wants us to bring back someone named Pedro," Franky said, while Pedro, among the Minks who were listening to the conversation, showed surprise. That human woman had already mentioned that the captain was interested in him before, but he didn't know why.

"Pedro?" Nekomamushi seemed surprised, as Pedro was one of the guardians.

"Yes, my husband wants to speak with him, so he wants us to bring him back with us," Alvida said.

"Very well, I'll go," Pedro said immediately, not wanting to prolong the conversation. 'What else could I do?' "I'll talk with your captain," he said finally.

"Anyway, let's get going. We have nothing more to do here," Jinbei said, while bringing a chest and placing it in front of the Minks, opening it to reveal numerous Rumble Balls.

"This will allow you to enter Sulong form, but don't overuse them. I know you need to train. From what we noticed in Bepo's fight against Inuarashi and Nekomamushi, you can last only an hour, but this can have side effects if you use them too much, understood?" he warned.

"This is invaluable. We thank you for this. Now our people will be much stronger in any emergency," both leaders commented with satisfaction.

"Anyway, let's head to Dressrosa," Alvida said, standing as if she were leaving. There was nothing more to do in Zunesha.

Almost everyone followed her back to the ship, and the samurai ended up going with Pedro. But as they boarded the ship, a stowaway also snuck aboard. Although everyone noticed, no one really cared, except for Pedro, who didn't seem to realize.

Meanwhile, Bepo started using his powers, and the ship began to fly, moving forward quickly.

"Goodbye, Bepo!!" A female mink excitedly shouted, bidding farewell to Bepo as he stood at the edge of the ship with a lipstick mark on his face.

Of all the crew members who had separated from the main Straw Hat ship, those who had reached Zunesha had traveled the greatest distance between Dressrosa and their destination, so they were the last to arrive at the island or their target. Even so, with Bepo's power, they were much faster, flying through the sky at hundreds of kilometers per hour. Thus, the ship disappeared over the horizon, heading toward Dressrosa.

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