Chapter 1174: You Don’t Even Know This Name

Chapter 1174 -1155: You Don’t Even Know This Name

Kurozumi Orochi’s situation is equally unclear to Kinemon and his companions. Before Kaidou’s great war began, they, being weak, were driven out. Kinemon even thought that Kurozumi Orochi had tricked Kozuki Oden, and at this time, Kurozumi Orochi should have been the ruler here.

But the answer he received was somewhat shocking, twenty years ago…

That means, when they were sent to the future, Kurozumi Orochi had already died.

“Brother Naoto, you’re wrong. It wasn’t Lord Ming Wang who killed Kurozumi Orochi, it was Celestial Emperor Middle Lord Venerable who executed him.”

A skinny bespectacled man behind him carefully poked the leader of the delinquent group, correcting his words.

Ghost Princess, Ming Wang, Yamato, and Kaidou all had their own additional titles, and Arceus was naturally no exception.

In Wano Kuni’s mythology, Celestial Emperor Middle Lord Venerable was already a legendary deity. Under the influence of the Arceus Sect, the native beliefs of Wano Kuni had thus changed.

Names are merely codes. The Creator God is referred to differently at different times and regions, and the power Arceus demonstrated made the people of Wano Kuni believe that he was Celestial Emperor Middle Lord Venerable; only this could explain those miracles.

“Huh? You’re saying I’m wrong?”

“You know your history grades… Aunt Kazumi asked me to tutor you, that’s why I came out with you.”

“Ahem, let’s revise the answer; it’s Celestial Emperor Middle Lord Venerable who executed him.”

Faced with reality, he chose to yield and did not insist on his incorrect answer.

Kurozumi Orochi’s death was somewhat good news for Kinemon, but not for Kanjuro.

Although Kanjuro was a retainer of Kozuki Oden, he was also part of the Kurozumi clan. His full name was Kurozumi Kanjuro, and his true identity was a spy sent by Kurozumi Orochi.

In the original timeline, he constantly transmitted information to Kurozumi Orochi. Now, twenty years later, the first news he received was that his boss had already died suddenly.

Even though he was an experienced spy, the expression on his face turned stiff, but he quickly returned to normal.

Kanjuro had always been performing his life. After the death of his parents, he could only find joy in performing the lives of others. Over time, he had fully immersed himself in the role of a Kozuki retainer.

With Kurozumi Orochi’s orders, Kanjuro could rebel at any time, but without Kurozumi Orochi, he would wholly integrate into his current role, becoming a genuine retainer, wholeheartedly considering for Kozuki Momonosuke.

“Ming Wang? Celestial Emperor Middle Lord Venerable? Who’s that?”

“It’s Lord Kaidou and Lord Arceus; what kind of show are you putting on? Is it possible to ask such questions?”

Finding someone unaware of Kaidou’s name in present-day Wano Kuni could be akin to climbing the heavens; Kinemon’s hesitation and murmuring had already aroused suspicion from the people before him.

In such a situation, the three of them simply chose to escape. Ordinary delinquents couldn’t match their speed, and before these folks could say anything, Kinemon and his group had disappeared.

When Naoto opened the bag, he found it filled with rocks.

“Those bastards, a prank show?”

Wano Kuni had been peaceful for too long, even when such things happened, their first reaction was not encountering fraudsters, but someone’s playing pranks.

“No, that’s impossible; no one would make jokes about Lord Ming Wang. Report to the Shinsengumi; say we encountered fraudsters; I think this group feels off.”

In a few words, someone had already begun to suspect them. The 20-year gap wasn’t easy to bridge, and they from 20 years ago sounded out of place with the current Wano Kuni.

It’s also inevitable; these 20 years Wano Kuni has developed too quickly, in terms of relationships and technological points.

Directly transferring someone from the millennium to the present, they likewise would feel bewildered, except Kinemon and his companions’ environment is more dangerous.

After several changes of people, they finally grasped the general situation.

But no matter who it was, everyone was satisfied with current life; some lamented Oden’s death but felt Oden would be pleased seeing current circumstances, but no one truly missed the lifestyle of that time.

At the same time, they learned that the General of Wano Kuni now is Kozuki Hiyori.

“Lady Hiyori actually became the General?”

“Denjiro is there too, and has taken office? What to do, should we go find them?”

“No, they should be coerced; many are likely watching them. If we go, wouldn’t it be like walking into a trap?”

Kinemon rejected this suggestion, and Raizo then proposed a new idea.

“Why not… ask Uncle Hyogoro?”

“Hyogoro? Perhaps back then he was the one who betrayed Lord Oden, what’s the use in finding him? It’s too dangerous here; let’s leave quickly.”

Hyogoro didn’t appear in the decisive battle back then, coupled with the Hundred Beasts deliberately putting names on the list, they similarly distrusted Hyogoro. To them, Wano Kuni at this time seemed full of anomalies.

The young ones knew the Kozuki family were generals, but felt no reverence for the general, and some little brats couldn’t even remember the general’s name, yet everyone praised Lord Ming Wang.

To Kinemon, the entire Wano Kuni seemed brainwashed, seeming overly terrifying now. To seek outside aid and drive Kaidou away, they had to leave quickly.

Meanwhile, Kuri’s Shinsengumi received several reports; many civilians reported encountering a group of strange people, seemingly involved in some fraud activity. To understand what was happening, the Shinsengumi began investigating the case.

Lots of manpower was dispatched; the period in Wano Kuni had been too peaceful, aside from minor thefts, brawls, and a few individual criminal acts, there hadn’t been major crimes.

For citizens, this was good, but it also meant the Shinsengumi had no achievements. Now encountering a fraud group was valuable performance, those idle almost all headed for investigation.

…

Kinemon had just ended his research, planning to reunite with Momonosuke, but Momonosuke’s group encountered others.

Miaona and Wolf were originally only a hill away from where Momonosuke and the others emerged; while Raizo scouted around, they were fishing in the water, so he hadn’t noticed them.

Yet with Nekomamushi and Inuarashi beginning to chop trees for rafts, Miaona and Wolf took notice.

“Brother, isn’t this not a logging area?”

The sound of falling trees and the flight of birds caught their attention; the forest ratio in Wano Kuni was considerable, consisting of economic fruit trees and fast-growing forests used for building materials and fuel.

The fast-growing forests allowed for free cutting, while other areas permitted only picking up fallen branches, so this commotion was clearly against the rules.

“It’s not; let’s go and see why someone is cutting trees here.”

Wolf climbed out of the river and shook off the water on his body; previously only he and Melo went into the water, while Miaona stayed on the shore grilling fish over a campfire.

Melo, being half-mermaid, didn’t bother Wolf, but Miaona didn’t want her fur wet here.

Yet not going into the water didn’t mean she had no means of catching fish; the vines extending from her palm indicated her method.

“Melo, watch the fire here with Kuma; make sure the fish doesn’t burn. We’ll be back soon.”

“Okay, I got it.”

The siblings didn’t bring Melo along, but left her with Bear, wearing sneakers, there. If any wild animal drove them here during the time, the result would be Bear slapping it away.

…

“Lord Momonosuke, please step aside, you don’t want to get hit.”

Inuarashi directed Momonosuke to change to a safe position, then returned to his work of lumbering. They were quite underhanded for making rafts, but Momonosuke wasn’t providing any help, merely standing by with no sense of direction.

His memory was still fixated on the burning Oden Castle, the fear caused at that time hadn’t dissipated.

The ocean currents around Wano Kuni are fierce; they aimed to build their rafts sturdily, thus cutting a lot of wood.

As Inuarashi and Nekomamushi planned to continue felling trees, a voice rang out from the side.

“Stop! Who allowed you to cut trees here?”

“Exactly, who did you come with? Keep doing this and you won’t be allowed to vacation here again!”

Voices from Miaona and Wolf echoed one after the other; the features of the Fur Race were too distinctive, easily recognizable at a glance. Miaona and Wolf didn’t remember the appearances of Inuarashi and Nekomamushi but didn’t doubt anything.

Zou had a lot of Fur Race members, they inherently didn’t remember everyone, only familiar with their playmates.

Every year, some Fur Race members who had never been to Wano Kuni would come here for vacation, so they were used to it. Yet, Inuarashi and Nekomamushi’s subsequent actions revealed something unusual.

“Brat, don’t disturb the adults at work.”

Nekomamushi buried himself in work, completely ignoring the two, merely casting a glance before resuming his tree cutting, which was the most unreasonable part.

They didn’t remember everyone from Zou, but everyone from Zou knew them, the current dukes, also the children of the most unique dukes in history.

Not only the Fur Race living in Zou, but even Lindbergh, who seldom returned, recognized them both.

“Who are you two Fur Race members?!”