Chapter 139: Wano

"Captain, that old geezer Whitebeard has also quit being a pirate and even established a nation! Luo Ning's next target will be us. What should we do now?"

After reading the newspaper, King couldn't help but speak up. He was quite happy to see the other Four Emperors getting burned before, but now the fire is almost burning them. What will they do then?

"What are you afraid of? If they dare to come, Boss Kaido will definitely crush them!"

Jack boasted. As the strongest and most reckless man in the pirate world, he declared they had nothing to fear!

BOOM!

However, in the next second, he was sent flying by a massive mace. The others were similarly swept away by Kaido's club before they could react. It was a familiar scene.

"When will this guy ever learn? He's completely out of his mind!"

Queen shook his head. Kaido and their three Disasters, the four leaders of the Beast Pirates, only Jack lacked brains.

In this situation, Queen even dared to say that Kaido was putting on a brave front. After all, Kaido wasn't as tough as the outside world rumored.

Faced with an unbeatable opponent, Kaido would find a way to escape. So, for now, Jack would be dealt with by Kaido.

"This was just to wake him up, Captain. How should we respond?"

Because of Jack's interruption, Kaido didn't speak. Now, King asked again.

"Keep an eye on them. As soon as they come, we'll leave immediately. The big deal is to develop somewhere else. In short, don't get caught by him!"

Kaido can only think this way for now. The worst-case scenario is abandoning his pirate crew and leaving with some important possessions and people. Kaido, after all, is flexible.

"It seems this is the only way to go. If we don't do this, all of us might be stuck in it," King agreed helplessly. None of them are idiots, to be honest. They're truly reluctant, after all they've been operating here for so many years. "It's strange to get used to leaving suddenly."

Afterward, they also found someone to continue monitoring the movements of Whitebeard and the others, including Luo Ning. But at this moment, this group of people had switched ships and sent it flying towards Wano Country.

"Being able to make ships fly, I almost thought it was that old geezer Golden Lion's ability, but that old geezer should be locked up again in Impel Down by him!" Whitebeard looked at the clouds below the deck and said. Only Golden Lion had this ability back then.

"That's right. After all, the old guy wanted to cause trouble, so he took him back in. It's not an important thing,"

"Because of the rudder and the loss of both legs, except for his Devil Fruit ability, Golden Lion's other aspects have regressed to a pathetic level."

Golden Lion's combat strength was too severely damaged, and he couldn't continue to join the ranks of Whitebeard and the others.

In this way, chatting along the way, everyone soon arrived in Wano Country's territory. After all, they were flying, so the speed was naturally extremely fast.

Wano Country hadn't officially established itself as a nation yet. Because of Kaido and Orochi's rule, Wano Country is now in a very bad situation.

Only the Flower Capital ruled by Orochi was in a better state. Other places were in a mess. It can only be said that Orochi and Kaido were doing their own thing, creating chaos and destruction everywhere.

These people have no environmental awareness whatsoever. They're only obsessed with making money, completely disregarding the state Wano Country will be in just a few years. Their technological development is skewed and there are no clear laws, let alone any concept of environmental protection. It's safe to say these are short-sighted individuals who are solely responsible for the smog plaguing their own territory.

The ship landed in Wano Country and they found a place to disembark.

After going ashore, it was Izou's turn to navigate, but he was a little embarrassed because it had been years since his return. While he still remembered some locations, he was unsure of their current state. Accidentally leading everyone into an enemy base camp wouldn't be ideal.

"Let's head to the Flower Capital first. I'll use my abilities to hide us for now, making it difficult for the enemy to detect us. Once there, we can find Kozuki Hiyori and deal with Kurozumi Orochi. Then, we can establish Kozuki Hiyori as the Shogun of Wano Country."

Luo Ning's plan was straightforward: go directly to Kozuki Hiyori.

"That little girl, Hiyori? But shouldn't Momonosuke be the Shogun of Wano Country?" Whitebeard questioned.

"Not necessarily. When Madam sent Momonosuke and the others away, they traveled twenty years into the future. In other words, they essentially don't exist in this current timeline."

"...Furthermore, in the current state of Wano Country, only Kozuki Hiyori, who has endured hardship, has any remaining prestige. A child of just a few years old, with no knowledge or experience, wouldn't be a suitable leader."

Luo Ning's explanation caused Whitebeard and the others to nod in agreement. When considering these points, Momonosuke clearly wasn't fit to be Wano Country's leader.

The only suitable candidate right now is Kozuki Hiyori, Momonosuke's younger sister. She also has the most name recognition among the people.

"But how do we find Lady Hiyori? We haven't been in contact for so many years, and we can't even reach out to anyone else. Lady Hiyori was only six years old back then, and she's probably grown up to be unrecognizable now."

"Also, if there's an emergency, it's possible that Lady Hiyori might have already..."

Izou trailed off, unable to voice the grim possibility of Kozuki Hiyori's death.

"If Kozuki Hiyori dies, these people will pay dearly!"

It's worth mentioning that Kozuki Hiyori was born on the Moby Dick back then, and was adored by all the Whitebeard crew at the time. In fact, Kozuki Hiyori was a bit of a wild child back then.

She often greeted Momonosuke with flying kicks, and let's just say Kozuki Hiyori delivered them well. Whitebeard practically considered Kozuki Hiyori to be part of his younger generation.

"Don't get worked up, everyone's still alive. Once we reach the Flower Capital, we'll naturally find them. Just calm down."

Looking at this group of people on the verge of losing it, Luo Ning was speechless. It's not like any of them were actually dead, so why the dramatics?

But it was understandable. Afterward, under Izou's guidance, everyone headed toward the Flower Capital, the most crucial location. However, the journey was a bit uneasy.