The female players, who had mostly finished dealing with the Nine Red Scabbards and the many samurai, looked at Kin'emon launching attack after attack at Kaido, their faces full of disbelief.
"This guy's defense is way too exaggerated, isn't it?"
"How many times does he have to get sent flying before he falls?"
"It feels like he's harder to kill than Kurozumi Orochi..."
Watching Kin'emon, who had been sent flying by Kaido who knows how many times but still stood up trembling and continued attacking, Makoto chuckled and said, "Maybe you should use a sword? It feels like the kanabo can't kill him."
Kaido rolled his eyes repeatedly, but after thinking it over, he adopted Makoto's suggestion. He took a large sword handed to him by King, coated it with Armament Haki, and swung it.
At this critical moment, Makoto said, "Don't kill him."
Hearing this, Kaido redirected his swing just in time, slashing Kin'emon's knee.
"Aaah—!"
Kin'emon fell to the ground, blood gushing profusely. While screaming in pain, he propped himself up with his hands, trying to get up, and shouted hoarsely:
"Oden-sama—! Oden-sama—! Where are you—!"
Makoto found this inexplicably hilarious.
Earlier, he had encountered a bunch of Nika fanatics, and now in Wano Country, there was another group of fanatics for a 'heroic manly man'.
'Damn, this world was seriously messed up.'
It wasn't just Kin'emon. Many samurai who had also lost their limbs, though unconscious from the pain, kept calling out Oden's name.
"Oden-sama—! Please save us—!"
"Only you are the true shogun of Wano Country—"
"Sukiyaki-sama, where are you—"
"Oden-sama! Oden-sama! Please save Wano Country!"
Voices rose and fell, some already as faint as candles in the wind, others still screaming with their last strength.
Hearing these people's incessant chatter, Makoto lost his patience.
He stomped down.
Bang—
The head of Denjiro, the closest to him, exploded like a watermelon.
Blood and brain matter splattered everywhere.
He hated this kind of brainless fanatics the most.
"How should we deal with these people?"
Kaido asked.
To be honest, although he didn't know how many people he had killed, seeing the ground covered in human trunks made even him lose some sanity points.
Makoto thought for a moment and said, "Have your men break their teeth, cut out their tongues, dig a pit in Kuri, and throw them all in."
"Bury them alive?"
Kaido asked subconsciously.
Makoto immediately smiled.
"I have a better way to play."
Makoto then said to Tritoma, "Bring all your citizens from Amazon Lily over here."
Tritoma, her face full of smiles, nodded.
This was a gift from her man.
Along the way, Tritoma had noticed that Wano Country's environment was much better than Amazon Lily's.
Although Amazon Lily also had the Calm Belt as a natural barrier, stronger pirate crews or World Government's personnel could still reach the island of women through it.
Wano Country's natural barrier was much stronger than Amazon Lily's, not to mention its land area, environment, and climate.
Looking at the many civilians lying on the ground, unconscious from Saeko's Conqueror's Haki blast, Tritoma remembered something else and asked Makoto, "Throw out the men and keep the women?"
Makoto waved his hand. "You're the Empress now. You decide."
Makoto thought for a moment and added, "But I recommend throwing them all out together. After all, everyone in this country is insane, everyone is a die-hard fan of the Kozuki Family. Keeping them wouldn't mean much."
Tritoma blinked, then smiled.
"Okay. I'll listen to you."
Subsequently, Makoto had Tritoma arrange for the collective relocation of Amazon Lily's residents to the new Amazon Lily.
The Kuja Pirates' fleet shuttled between Wano Country and Amazon Lily, bringing batches of residents over.
These women, stepping onto Wano Country's soil for the first time, had looks of shock in their eyes.
This environment was so much better than Amazon Lily's.
"Is this going to be our new home?"
"It's so beautiful... It's like a dream..."
"Long live Tritoma-sama! Long live Nishikawa-sama!"
The women cheered, some even crying tears of joy.
Tritoma stood on the high platform of the shogun's mansion, watching her people settle into their new land, the smile on her lips unable to be suppressed.
"Makoto-kun, thank you."
She turned around, hugged Makoto, and buried her head in his chest.
"For what? You're my woman."
By the way, among the relocated residents was a little girl with long black hair and a wide forehead.
The four-year-old Boa Hancock.
She followed behind the other Kuja female pirates, curiously looking around.
The cherry blossom snow of Wano Country made her eyes light up. The pinkish-white petals fell on her hair, making her delicate little face even more exquisite and cute.
"So beautiful..."
Seeing this girl, Makoto found it quite interesting.
Although she was the most beautiful woman in the One Piece World, the method to win her over was surprisingly simple… just kill a Celestial Dragon.
Oh no, maybe she couldn't be considered number one anymore, since there was already the [Supreme Great Succubus] Shakky.
From what Makoto saw in the original work, it seemed that Hancock wasn't as beautiful as Shakky.
Hancock noticed Makoto's gaze, looked up, tilted her head, and asked, "Why are you staring at me like that?"
Makoto squatted down to her eye level and said with a smile, "Because you are the easiest girl to pick up in this world."
Hancock roughly understood what Makoto meant, her little face flushed, and she puffed out her cheeks, saying seriously, "Even if you are Tritoma-sama's lover, you can't say that about me! I'm not that kind of easy girl!"
Makoto reached out and patted her wide forehead, smiled, stood up, and walked away.
He thought of another wide forehead… Haruno Sakura.
Although also a wide forehead, that girl had absolutely no sex appeal.
Hancock, covering her patted forehead, watched Makoto's retreating figure and blinked.
"Weird man..."
She muttered softly, then turned and ran off to find her sisters.
After all the women had settled in, they gathered in the meeting hall of the shogun's mansion.
"Makoto-kun, are we just waiting for that woman named Kozuki Toki to come back now?"
Yotsuba asked curiously.
"Yeah, she and her husband Kozuki Oden are both on the Whitebeard Pirates right now, but they'll be back soon."
Makoto replied. "After all, he's the rightful heir to Wano Country."
"Should we notify Ishigami and Beam and the others?"
Megumi suggested.
Makoto thought it was a good idea, so he took out his Den Den Mushi and dialed Yu's number.
"Senpai."
Yu's voice came through the receiver, much calmer than ten years ago.
"We've arrived in Wano Country. We're probably going to jump through time next."
"Jump through time?"
Yu was confused, so Makoto briefly explained the situation.
"Senpai, I want to stay in this era."
"Oh?"
"That way, I can have more time to train."
Yu's tone was calm, but Makoto could hear the firmness in his words.
"Since you've decided, go for it."
Makoto had no objections.
"Yes! Oh, by the way, Senpai, that guy Shirogane said he wants to talk to his sister."
Yu said.
Then the Den Den Mushi's expression changed, and a somewhat trembling voice came through: "Kei-chan, how are you doing?"
"I'm fine... what about you, Nii?" Kei took the receiver from Makoto, tears in her eyes.
"I'm okay."
Miyuki was silent for a moment, then said, "Kei-chan, I plan to stay in this era."
"Why?"
"I want to get stronger too."
Miyuki's voice was very serious.
"Following Captain Ishigami all these years, I've finally found the path I want to walk. I also want to return to the real world to give you and Dad a better life."
Kei's eyes reddened, but she tried hard not to cry.
"...I understand. Nii, take care of yourself."
"You too. Thank the Commander for me."
Then, Makoto dialed Beam's number.
"Chainsaw-sama!"
Beam's voice was still as enthusiastic, with a silly, energetic edge.
"We're planning to use the Devil Fruit's ability to jump twenty years into the future. Ishigami and the others are staying in this era. What about you?"
"I'm staying too!"
Beam answered without hesitation.
"I need to keep training! I want to become stronger! Strong enough to help Chainsaw-sama!"
"Alright."
Makoto smiled.
"Then good luck."
"Yes!"
Beam shouted as if answering a rallying call.