Chapter 299 : Wano 8

"So what do you say, not bad right," Kirito said as he took a sip of a drink he stole from the jailors. 

Of course, he was talking with Kid right now and of course, he wasn't the reason Kirito, he was a clone. He had more important things to do like making a Prison and Trap ready for the Queen to fight him and for those who come look after him in Punk Hazards.

But that was too pretty much handled by his clones as he himself was currently training in Punk Hazards. 

It turns out that that old man Hyugoro was a strong man in his time. So Kirito started asking for some training from him. Though even he had no idea about Conquror's Entanglements he did learn quite a lot about Armament emission and internal destruction from him.

"So you are telling me that both Straw Hat and Trafalgal are here in Wano, Planning to fight with Kaido." Kid repeats with a little grunt. 

"Yup, and I am in the plan as well. Wondering whether you want to get back at Kaido ?" Kirito asked with a little smile on his face. 

To this kid only narrowed his eyes. Pondering something. 

"You yourself are imprisoned here, what is the point of saying that to me?" Kid asked as he grunted. 

"Oh come on, where do you do things I get this Sake from? I can get out of here any time I wish to. I am only here to recruit people from the prison. Kaido's army is huge and it will have as many people as we can have to handle that beast army of his. 

Law is already in Wano with some members of Straw Hat and Luffy himself will be coming here soon. 

Think about it.

I don't think you want to let those two take the lead on beating an emperor right? I learned from both that you are a pretty competitive guy." Kirito said, already seeing the redhead Magneto falling for his plan. 

But he felt that there was still something which was stopping the man from accepting his proposal.

"Fine, I'm in.

But remember that I don't take orders from any of you." The kid said with much loud voice. 

"Cool, no need to take any orders. Just get ready to fight when necessary." Kirito smile. 

"And before that, I will have to do something. There is a man I have to find." Kid said. 

"Hmm, fine. It's not up to me what you do. As long as you join the fight against Kaido, I have no issues at all." Kirito smile as things finally looked like it was working out. 

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Each clone engaged different groups of prisoners, their demeanour light and casual, yet their mission-critical.

In one corner of the camp, Kirito leaned against a rock, his face smeared with dirt. "Hey did you learn about what happened to Bakugo town recently!" he started a joke, eliciting a few chuckles from the weary prisoners around him.

One prisoner, a burly man with a grim expression, grunted. "What's the point of jokes, stranger? We're stuck here breaking rocks."

Kirito's smile faded slightly, his tone turning more serious. "True, but have you ever wondered why we're stuck here? It's not just bad luck..."

Another prisoner, a young woman, looked up, her curiosity piqued. "What do you mean?"

Kirito straightened, his voice carrying a mix of humour and urgency. "Think about it. The whole country is suffering. The lands are polluted, the food is scarce, and people are treated like dirt. Just because of those two tyrants."

In another section of the camp, one of Kirito's clones mimicked his sentiment. "Kaido sits in his fancy castle while we rot here. Orochi lives in luxury while our families starve. Doesn't that make your blood boil?"

A wiry old prisoner nodded slowly. "Yeah, it does. But what can we do? We're just prisoners."

Kirito shook his head, his eyes gleaming with determination. "Yeah right... what can we do about it anyways...

It's not like there is someone with a plan to liberate Wano...!"

Another clone, working near a group of elderly prisoners, cracked a smile. "And besides, do you really want to keep listening to my terrible jokes forever? Imagine a life where you're free to hear good jokes, not just mine!"

The prisoners laughed, the sound more genuine this time. The idea of fighting back was taking root, slowly but surely.

"Seriously though," Kirito continued, his tone earnest. "We have a chance to change things. To fight for our families, for Wano. Though you might not be interested I got a plan...?"

One by one, the prisoners began to nod, the spark of rebellion igniting in their eyes. The young woman from before stood up, her voice strong. "I'm with you. Let's take back our country!"

The burly man, previously sceptical, cracked his knuckles. "Count me in. It's time we showed Kaido and Orochi what we're made of."

Kirito grinned, "That's the spirit!"

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And time like this kept on passing, Kirito kept on working to rile up the prisoners while also training under Hyugoro. 

Both him and Kid went into beast mode when it comes to training until finally the man Kirito was waiting for came. 

Queen. 

"Time to activate the plan."