Black Clover: The Son of Fire Dragon Igneel

Chapter 502: SFDI - 502

After comforting Tama, who had almost started crying, Drake had taken the two with him to collect.

After blasting open the gate to a Beasts Pirates farm, Stella had held Empress Dragon’s Sin Blade across the neck of the pirate who had been managing the farm, forcing him to contact Kaido with a Den Den Mushi.

After receiving Kaido’s instructions, that pirate had taken all of his subordinates away, handing over this farm to Drake.

But Drake had quickly discovered that he had thought things too simply, and troublesome things had quickly come to his door.

Wano Country, which had been in a state of national isolation, had been cut off from the outside world, and it was indeed a place where news was cut off, but it didn’t mean that news within Wano Country didn’t circulate.

Drake and Kaido had battled at Onigashima for a full three days and three nights, and that commotion could be sensed in Udon and Hakumai.

Before long, those who had been interested had all known that someone had broken into Kaido’s base, and had had a conflict with him.

They didn’t know what the result had been, but a farm that had been managed by the Beasts had been stolen afterwards, and the Beasts Pirates hadn’t had any reaction.

It was easy to reach a conclusion after linking the two things together.

At the very least, that challenger had retreated with his entire body after battling Kaido, and had even made Kaido make concessions.

And the one who had gotten the news the fastest had naturally been the shogun who had been ruling this country, Kurozumi Orochi, and his subordinates had a group of Oniwabanshu who looked very improper, but were indeed ninjas, and he had gotten more detailed information the earliest.

Sitting in a magnificent palace, Kurozumi Orochi, whose body had been as fat as a log, couldn’t help but roll his eyes.

Twenty years ago, he had attracted the great pirate Kaido, and the two had joined hands, scheming against Kouzuki Oden fiercely, and had finally obtained this country.

Among the alliance, Kurozumi Orochi had been the one who had been the most unable to understand his own position, and he had actually thought that he and Kaido had been allies who had been on equal footing.

And right now, he had suddenly had an even more incomprehensible idea.

If he could make someone like Drake, who was on the same level as Kaido, become his subordinate, then wouldn’t he be able to occupy more advantages in his alliance with Kaido.

He seemed to have not thought at all about what qualifications he had to make Drake become his subordinate.

The thing of treating talented people with courtesy didn’t exist to Kurozumi Orochi, and sending his most capable assistant, the leader of the Oniwabanshu, Fukurokuju, to see Drake was already grand enough in his view.

Before Fukurokuju had set off, Kurozumi Orochi had especially instructed him, "If the other party refuses, then kill him for me."

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A question mark of the same style as Benboaba had appeared above Fukurokuju’s head, and he was supposed to resolve someone who was on the same level as Kaido, so what virtue and ability did he have?

Did his general really have a misunderstanding about Kaido’s strength, or did he have a misunderstanding about his own strength! If he had had this ability, why would he have needed to bring Kaido into Wano Country back then?

But out of his professional ethics as a ninja, Fukurokuju could only set off under orders.

But as someone who had flexible principles, Fukurokuju also had his own methods. At worst, he would make up a statement, fooling the general, and anyway, he really couldn’t imagine the general’s IQ for him to be able to give this kind of order.

And after Kurozumi Orochi had gotten the news, Denjiro, one of the Akazaya Nine who had been working undercover by his side under the alias Kyoshiro, had also gotten this information.

So he had excitedly come to the pleasure district, finding the courtesan Komurasaki, reporting this matter to her.

Who could have imagined that Kyoshiro, who had replaced Hyogoro as the boss of the Wano Country underworld, would kneel respectfully before a courtesan.

Of course, Komurasaki’s identity also wasn’t simple, and she was Kouzuki Hiyori, the daughter of Kouzuki Oden, who had been Denjiro’s former lord, and should have been a princess of this country.

After listening to the news that Denjiro had brought over, Kouzuki Hiyori had opened her mouth, saying, "So as long as we can get the help of that lord, there’s hope for us to defeat Kaido?"

Denjiro had said excitedly, "That’s right, and we’ll be able to fulfill Oden-sama’s last wish at that time, and we’ll also be able to restore Hiyori-sama’s identity!"

Kouzuki Hiyori had fallen silent for a bit, and had then said, "It would be good if that were really the case!"

Kouzuki Hiyori wasn’t that optimistic, and she had been more calm than Denjiro on this matter. After all, whether Drake could really defeat Kaido, and whether Drake would be willing to help them, were all unknowns.

Actually, how much certainty did Denjiro himself have? It was just that both himself and Kouzuki Hiyori needed a hope too much.

Kaido had been too strong, and he had been so strong that he had made people despair. But if they wanted to take back Wano Country, they had to cross over this obstacle of Kaido.

They could only place their hopes on the prophecy that Kouzuki Oden had left behind, but a new hope that was within reach had appeared now, and even Denjiro had begun to waver.

No matter what, Denjiro had to try it out, and he didn’t want to let go of any opportunities.

Drake naturally didn’t know that someone had begun to think about him, and had already begun to take action, and what he was having a headache about now was another matter.

Although he had taken over the farm, Drake didn’t care about the things in the farm at all.

Tama, that child, hadn’t forgotten about the villagers who had still been starving outside after having eaten his fill, so he had distributed the food to them.

But trouble had come to the door because of this. You had to know that under Kurozumi Orochi’s rule, the entire Wano Country had been in a state of poverty.

It wasn’t only Straw Hat Village that wasn’t able to fill their bellies, and after learning that there was food to be received at this farm, a large group of commoners had blocked the entrance to the farm.

And then all kinds of disgusting things had happened.

There had been wandering samurai who had been eating and taking, and there had also been small hooligans who had been snatching other people’s food. There had even been people who had been shameless, feeling that the food was what they deserved, demanding that they be given more and better food.

There had even been people who had maliciously incited others to charge into the farm, plundering.

The pure Tama had been frightened by the ugliness of humanity that these people had displayed.

Drake had almost laughed out of anger, and they hadn’t dared to cause trouble when the Beasts Pirates had been around, but they had gotten out of hand after changing to him, right!

The absurd plot of good people deserving to have guns pointed at them had made Drake want to get angry on the spot!

What had stopped all of this had been Shimotsuki Yasuie, who had heard that food was being distributed here. He had stood out, angrily berating the people who had been making trouble, and those villagers who had been incited because of their ignorance had also realized what they had done, withdrawing in shame.

As for those ringleaders who hadn’t changed, Drake wouldn’t be polite with them, directly kicking them into the sea to feed the fish.

Shimotsuki Yasuie had taken the initiative to take on the work of maintaining order, and the problems that they had encountered before this had also been resolved. As the former daimyo of Hakumai, Shimotsuki Yasuie had had this ability.

Drake couldn’t stay in Wano Country for long, and he had long thought about entrusting the farm to a reliable person.

Actually, the person that Drake had been most in favor of had been Hyogoro, who was currently being imprisoned in the Udon mine prison. Hyogoro, who had become the boss of the Wano Country underworld with his chivalry, definitely had enough ability, prestige, and character to manage this farm well.

But since Shimotsuki Yasuie had taken the initiative to come to his door, it wasn’t bad to hand it over to him either.

Seeing Shimotsuki Yasuie make the operation of the farm get on the right track, Drake’s mood had just gotten better when it had been ruined by someone.

Fukurokuju had come to the farm as Kurozumi Orochi’s messenger.

Fukurokuju had been very sensible, conveying Kurozumi Orochi’s invitation with quite euphemistic words. Drake had felt bad for him, having this kind of superior.

When Drake had placed his hand on Fukurokuju’s shoulder, Fukurokuju had felt that he had already been between the sharp teeth of a wild beast, and he would be torn apart as long as that monster had closed his jaws.

He had indeed suspected whether a youth like this had really had a fight with Kaido when he had first seen Drake.

He had been clear now, and the other party was indeed a monster who could easily control his life and death! And because of his own stupid superior’s orders, the other party hadn’t been very friendly.

Drake had gotten close to Fukurokuju, saying in a low voice, "I won’t pursue the fact that Kurozumi Orochi had sent you here specifically to make me laugh. But there won’t be a next time!

What Kurozumi Orochi does in Wano Country has nothing to do with me, but this farm was something that I stole from Kaido, and if he dares to do anything to this place, I guarantee that I’ll make him beg me to kill him!"

Fukurokuju’s eyes had been hidden behind his glasses, and he had bowed respectfully, saying, "I understand, I will definitely convey it for you."

Drake had said with a smile, "Then I’ll be troubling you, don’t let me down!"

Fukurokuju had left in a sweat, and he had only dared to reach out his hand, wiping the sweat off his forehead, after walking out quite far.

Drake had looked at the farm, which had returned to calm, and this place would be a pure land in Wano Country from now on, and there was also no need for him to stay here.

He had come to this world with difficulty, so how could he not go to the sea to adventure!

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