Black stuffed the letter into the pirate minion's hand:
"Give this to Kaido."
With that, he directly threw him down from the upper floor.
This pirate was very lucky, as there was no Supreme Staircase here.
He had a look of someone who had survived a disaster. After landing, he didn't even dare to look up again, and hurriedly ran towards Onigashima.
"Governor-General! Governor-General, it's bad! I was discovered by those World Government people!"
Bang!
Kaido, who was drinking, was startled by the sudden shout and almost dropped his sake flask. He grabbed his spiked club and sent the small pirate who had just rushed into the cave flying out:
"Bastard! What now?!"
"Kai... Governor-General Kaido, those World Government people captured me and told me to give this to you."
The small pirate tremblingly pulled Black's letter from his embrace and handed it to Kaido.
Kaido tried to open his eyes, which were a bit blurry from drunkenness, and looked at the contents of the letter.
On it, in Kurozumi Kanjuro's handwriting and tone, he was showered with extreme flattery and lavish praise.
It not only stated that his real name was Kurozumi Kanjuro, and that he was an undercover agent placed by Orochi beside Kozuki Oden, but also claimed that several other members of the Nine Red Scabbards were also willing to abandon the darkness and join the Beasts Pirates.
The names of Inuarashi, Nekomamushi, and Kawamatsu were prominently listed.
They felt that due to their status, they had received unfair treatment in their daily lives and had long harbored resentment.
"You said this was given to me by that Celestial Dragon?"
Kaido's expression became serious, his gaze fixed on the small pirate on the ground.
"Ye... Yes, Governor-General Kaido, he personally put this letter in my hand."
After hearing this, Kaido first pondered for a moment, then burst into laughter:
"Wororororo... *hic*!"
"Interesting! Very interesting!"
"I'd like to meet this kid."
Saying that, Kaido threw the letter back to the small pirate:
"Don't say you came back."
"Take this letter and wander around the Flower Capital, and while you're at it, provoke those idiots who always follow Kozuki Oden."
After the small pirate left, Kaido turned and returned to the cave, continuing to drink.
Kaido, who was outwardly reckless but inwardly meticulous, clearly understood Black's intention and went along with it.
Black's impression of the Nine Red Scabbards was never good.
Now, on one hand, he was preparing to weaken Oden's forces from within, and on the other hand, he hoped that there wouldn't be so many people besieging Kaido twenty years later.
How much better would it be for Luffy and Kaido to have a one-on-one fight? How could a relay battle plus a siege show the sun god's true power?
So Black forged a secret letter from Kanjuro to Kaido.
Inuarashi, Nekomamushi, and Kawamatsu were all non-humans, and there was already a layer of separation between them and the others.
Normally, everyone's relationship was good, maintained by bonds of affection and belief.
Once internal turmoil appeared, this existing disharmony would be infinitely amplified.
Especially since Black also included a real undercover agent, using a 'nine false, one true' rhetoric, which made the letter even more credible.
When Kurozumi Kanjuro revealed his true colors, even if others trusted Inuarashi and the others, they would still have doubts.
Among these people in Wano Country, besides the two from the Kozuki family, Black disliked Inuarashi and Nekomamushi the most.
If you like being someone else's retainer, then go ahead.
After becoming a retainer, he ran back to the Mink Tribe and became a boss.
After becoming a boss, he still regarded himself as a retainer of the Kozuki family.
This behavior is very confusing.
Why was it said that in ancient times, declaring oneself a vassal was even lower than declaring oneself a son?
If your emperor likes to be someone else's son, that's the emperor's own business and has nothing to do with the ministers.
But if your emperor becomes someone else's subject, then what are we ministers?
Inuarashi and Nekomamushi were like this.
They were the actual rulers of the Mink Tribe, and their every word and action represented more than just themselves.
In this situation, they ran off to become someone else's retainers.
They ran in front of Momonosuke.
Splash! They knelt down!
Then what about the other Mink Tribe members?
Various reasons combined, and Black decisively wrote the names of these non-human races on the secret letter... While Black continued to enjoy the song and dance, the small pirate returned to the streets of the Flower Capital.
The Beasts Pirates' surveillance of Oden's forces had never ceased, and they easily found the areas where the other party frequently operated.
The Nine Red Scabbards had been pointed at every time they went out in recent years, so they rarely left their homes.
But today, as luck would have it, Kiku was in the market preparing to buy some daily necessities.
The small pirate walked up to Kiku with a defiant look, kicked over a rice basket by the roadside, and rice grains spilled in front of Kiku's wooden clogs:
"Yo! Isn't this the Kozuki family's stray dog?"
Kiku glanced at the small pirate, ignored him, and turned to leave.
The small pirate saw that this wouldn't do; if he didn't complete Governor-General Kaido's task, he would definitely be punished when he returned.
A thought flashed through his mind, and he swept the stick in his hand across a nearby stall, causing a rouge box from the stall to hit Kiku on the head.
The small pirate continued to mock:
"Does that make you look more like a woman now?"
"Do you want to dance and beg for mercy too, beauty...?"
Kiku turned around, her sharp eyes fixed on the small pirate.
The small pirate stiffened all over, as if being stared at by a giant Sea King.
But thinking of Governor-General Kaido's task, he still gritted his teeth, suddenly ripped open his clothes, and began to twist his limbs exaggeratedly.
He began to imitate Oden's comical dancing posture, suddenly doing a split and falling.
The small pirate lay on the ground, laughing loudly:
"Hahahaha..."
"Does this look like a baboon in heat?"
Kozuki Oden's retainers naturally couldn't tolerate this.
For Kiku, insulting him was fine; in special times, enduring it would pass.
But insulting Oden?
Then he would fight you to the death.
Kiku instantly drew the long sword from his waist and pointed it at the small pirate:
"Take back what you just said!"
The small pirate lay on the ground, still laughing loudly:
"Want to hit me?"
"Governor-General Kaido will smash your idiotic lord to smithereens sooner or later!"
He was now completely uninhibited, pointing at his own face, and continued to provoke:
"Come on!"
"Hit me here!"
Bang!
Bang bang!
Bang bang bang!
Kiku was one of the Nine Red Scabbards after all, so dealing with a small pirate from the Beasts Pirates was naturally easy.
In a few hits, the small pirate was beaten into having swirly eyes and completely passed out.
Kiku was about to leave when the corner of his eye caught sight of a letter tucked into the other person's open collar.
He hesitated for a moment, then walked forward and took out the letter.
He looked down and was immediately shocked.
He not only ignored the small pirate lying on the ground but even forgot about buying groceries, rushing towards the temporary residence of the Nine Red Scabbards.
He kicked open the door and angrily approached Kanjuro, drawing his sword to strike.
Kanjuro was greatly alarmed:
"Has my perfect disguise been seen through?"