Chapter 132 One year later
In Kozuki Sukiyaki's memory, Kozuki Oden was constantly getting into trouble when he was a child.

He threw his wet nurse away as soon as he was born, killed a giant bear by throwing a huge rock at the age of 4, started to frequent red-light districts at the age of 6, drank and fought with gamblers at the age of 8, and was arrested for burning down a gangster's casino and violently injuring people at the age of 9.

At the age of 14, he modified the river course due to drought, which caused a flood. At the age of 15, he caused a harem rebellion in the temple.

Later, he failed 38 times at sea and constantly violated the laws of Wano Country.

He is cynical, unruly, and even eats food cooked on the bones of his best friend.

All along, Sukiyaki felt that this son was most likely useless and would never become a qualified general in the future.

At that time, just like today, he deprived his son of the name of Kozuki and severed their father-son relationship.

But today, it was this son who stripped him of his surname in the name of the general and imprisoned him here.

"You almost caused the destruction of Wano Country. I have no complaints whether you imprison me or sentence me to death."

Sukiyaki looked at Oden: "After Orochi brought Kaido into Wano Country, I had no choice but to live in seclusion wearing a mask."

"I am glad that you came back and were able to defeat and kill Kaido and Orochi, but I never thought of appearing again to seize your position as general."

"I am a loser. I let Wano Country fall to Kurozumi Orochi in my hands. So you who set things right are the qualified generals. I agree with this."

"but!"

At this point, Kozuki Sukiyaki's eyes were filled with anger and confusion.

"But you shouldn't destroy the hundreds of years of foundation of the Kozuki clan, allow those evil people to speak nonsense in Wano Country, and allow them to spread those dangerous ideas!"

"The position of general is not only yours, but also the will passed down by the Kozuki clan for hundreds of years!"

"laugh!"

In the underground prison, a sarcastic chuckle was very clear.

Oden looked at his father: "The will of the Kozuki clan? Father, do you really understand what Kozuki's will is? Why did Wano Country build a high wall to isolate itself from the outside world? Do you really know why?"

Sukiyaki was stunned.

It's not just him, in the entire Wano Country, I'm afraid no one knows about it except Toki and Oden.

Even though he was once a general, all Sukiyaki knew was that underground in Wano Country, there was the Wano Country of 800 years ago that was submerged by accumulated rainwater, and even deeper underground, there was the ancient weapon Pluto.

If they want to release ancient weapons, they must destroy the outer wall of Wano Country, which means lifting the natural blockade and completely opening up the country.

"Why is the ancient weapon Pluto located below Wano Country? Do you think it's just a coincidence, father?"

Oden continued, "In eight hundred years, the world will undergo a huge change. The future position of Wano Country was decided eight hundred years ago. The ancestors saw two futures for this world, but no matter which one, the mission of Wano Country and the Kozuki clan is to help them."

"Father agreed to join forces with the World Government. Did he think that they were not aware of the specialness of Wano Country? How can he be a qualified lord if he is willing to take chances for his own benefit?"

After saying this, Sukiyaki lowered his head and clenched his hands.

After a while, a deep voice sounded: "A few months ago, I was still under house arrest. It was not until Kaido was defeated and Wano Country won the war that I walked out of the secret room under Fujiyama."

At this point, Sukiyaki raised his head, his face full of tears: "Maybe I am not a qualified lord, but you are definitely not a qualified member of the Kozuki clan!"

Oden's eyes narrowed slightly.

He remembered that the gentleman had said before that his father was still alive, but did not say that he was in prison.

So, was this expected?

"call……"

Oden exhaled: "Wano Country and the power of future generations, I am the lord so I chose Wano Country, it's right!"

After he finished speaking, both of them had given their own explanations, and Oden left the underground prison directly.

After learning the truth of the matter, Yasuie Shimotsuki and Sukiyaki Kotsuki, although they still disagreed with the ideas of the revolutionary army, accepted their own mistakes.

Three days later, the three daimyos of Wano Country were executed, Sukiyaki was imprisoned in a dungeon, and Momonosuke was placed under house arrest in the Shogun's mansion.

And Oden seemed to have forgotten the existence of his son and ignored him.

……

In the courtyard as the sun was setting, Xiao Rihe bowed and greeted Kawamatsu who was at the door, then walked into the courtyard where he was under house arrest.

At the steps at the door, Momonosuke was sitting on the floor looking outside, paying no attention to Hinata who came in.

Opening the food box and placing it on the ground, Xiao Hiyori looked at Momonosuke and said, "Today we have your favorite cake, which was made by mother herself."

These words made Momonosuke's body tremble, but he remained indifferent.

And Hiyori didn't say much, he took out the notes of today's class from his backpack, opened it and started to talk.

"In a country, the resources generated by the people are limited. The nobles and the upper class collect contributions from the lower classes to provide themselves with a rich and enjoyable life."

"The rich enjoy wine and meat, while the poor freeze to death on the streets. This sentence means that the distribution of resources is distorted, resulting in the upper class still enjoying the resources, while the lower class can no longer survive. That is..."

"So how can the lower class become nobles? How can they become the upper class? The final result is that there is no way. The so-called glory of the surname and the so-called inheritance of blood from generation to generation make it hopeless for the lower class to be promoted. Just staying alive is the greatest effort they can make."

"When there are sufficient resources, they can enjoy themselves while the lower classes can also survive, and everything will be peaceful."

……

"So... a manager is one who is recognized by everyone, can bring prosperity to the people, and can serve the people. Only then is he a qualified manager."

After finishing today's lecture, Xiao Rihe began to pick up the food boxes on the floor, preparing to leave as usual.

And from beginning to end, she never called him "brother" again.

Before getting up and leaving, Momonosuke spoke for the first time without even turning his head: "Why do you come and tell me these things every day? You should know that I don't like these thoughts."

Hiyori looked at him and said, "Because you want to become the ruler of Wano Country, then you must know these ideas. Only those who are recognized by all the people can serve all the people."

"Serve?"

Momonosuke smiled sarcastically: "I am no longer a member of the Kozuki clan, but do you think it is possible for the master to serve the people?"

Hiyori replied, "Why not? When I first returned to Wano Country, Mother distributed all her wealth to the people of Kuri to help them work and survive. At that time, Mother was recognized by all the people of Kuri."

After the words fell, Momonosuke fell silent.

My mind flashed back to how hard my mother worked at that time, as well as the days when I could barely get enough to eat and my clothes were covered with patches.

But at that time, when he left Damingfu in Jiuli, all he received were kind smiles, informal addresses, and food.

At that time, he felt that these were all natural, because he was a member of the Kozuki clan and the future of Wano Country. As long as his father came back and defeated the enemy, he would be the next general.

But now... I have nothing.

"Isn't your dream to become a female president? Isn't this title just a manager?"

Momonosuke stood up and was about to kick over the food box, but was frightened back by Hiyori's cold gaze.

"You...you want to hit me? Now I'm just...just an ordinary person, you...you can't hit me!"

His moment of timidity completely destroyed his previous confidence, but it also disappointed Hiyori.

It is still the same, without any progress. They are reckless in pursuit of their own interests, but they habitually choose to retreat in the face of small difficulties.

"I'll come back tomorrow. If you can't sleep, you can think about what I said today."

Hiyori picked up the lunch box and left.

Momonosuke behind him fell silent again, looking at the departing figure with anger in his eyes.

……

As time goes by, due to this execution and Kozuki Oden's self-explosion, the conflicts between classes in Wano Country are becoming more and more intense.

More and more people began to accept ideological liberation. The samurai with feudal ideas were isolated to a certain extent, and many intended to riot. However, the Kozuki clan, as the general, was a member of the group that supported the new ideas.

Just like the deceased Yasuie Shimotsuki, these people began to focus their attention on Sukiyaki who was imprisoned in the dungeon, and Momonosuke who was under house arrest in the Shogun's Mansion.

However, after several actions, their number began to decrease, as if Oden had already anticipated this situation.

In the first bloody conflict, a group of warriors surrounded a podium, but were surrounded by equally angry lower-class people.

When the stalemate reached a critical point, a scuffle triggered the incident, resulting in the death of more than 30 people.

In the end, everyone was arrested, nine samurai were executed, and 49 were imprisoned. They felt betrayed by Oden, so they began to spread rumors that General Oden was coerced.

In the second bloody conflict, samurai and ninjas attacked the Revolutionary Army instructor's residence at night, resulting in heavy casualties. In the end, the Revolutionary Army was acquitted.

……

Through repeated conflicts, the stubborn elements were gradually cleared out.

Finally, Hananoto Leopard Goro stood up and expressed his support for the lecturers' new ideas, believing that the old ways of the past should be discarded.

So, after the greatest noble, Kozuki Oden, surrendered to the enemy, the chaos began to gradually calm down.

Wano Country also ushered in a real ideological transformation, and the three regions that lost their daimyo began to pilot a new system.

The people of Baiwu elected five people to become the managers of Baiwu and began to implement a system of changing the management system every four years.

……

A year passed quickly, and the revolutionary army developed secretly according to Mr. Spark's guidance.

In the New World, the name of the Immortal Kaido of the Beasts Pirates is gradually expanding its influence, and the island towns they shelter only collect a small percentage of taxes, making the New World a real paradise.

The Revolutionary Army's lecturers spread ideas on these islands, and these suffering people were more receptive to the liberation of ideas than those in Wano Country.

A tangled web of lines is developing, but the people in certain areas don’t even know the term revolutionary army.

However, when facing pirates, they learned to resist, and with the awakening of their will, they began to have the power to resist, although it was still very weak.

Within a year, the Revolutionary Army disappeared from the sea, and those who were active were basically wearing pirate guise.

……

East China Sea, Windmill Village.

Kevin looked at Dorag, who was holding a child, with a puzzled look on his face: "Who is the mother of this child?"

Dorag showed a dog-abusing smile: "She is a gentle and kind woman."

Kevin curled his lips: "So you let her give birth to a child for you? And then you ran away?"

This made Drago silent, but the smile he had just had disappeared.

Obviously, I said the wrong thing.

After apologizing, the two walked towards the Windmill Village in silence.

Kevin leaned over to take a look at the protagonist in his memory. No matter how he looked at him, he felt that he was ugly, just like little Nami.

But it will only take a few months, and it should be ready.

Soon, Dorag knocked on the door outside a yard, and soon Garp, wearing shorts, opened the door and walked out.

Kevin took a look at the face of Passerby A and picked his nose: "Caped man?"

Kevin looked at his ordinary clothes and asked in surprise, "You can recognize this?"

Garp smiled disdainfully: "The Revolutionary Army has indeed kept a low profile in recent years, but the World Government and the Navy have found out some things. If it weren't for my reputation, I'd probably be in Impel Down by now."

Then several people entered the house.

Garp glanced at Kevin and said, "As the commander-in-chief of the revolutionary army, you are not an ordinary person to be able to send my grandson here at such a special time. With your special ability of teleportation, it is naturally the most convenient to send someone here."

"How's it going? Aren't you awesome?"

Karp took the baby proudly and poked the child's cheek: "What's your name?"

Dragon said, "Luffy, Monkey D. Luffy. My current work environment is not suitable for raising him, so I can only ask you to do it."

"Humph!"

Karp snorted twice: "It's good that you know what you are doing. At least you brought me a grandson. If you die outside in the future, I will just pretend I didn't know."

Dorag shook his head slightly: "We will win the final victory. This world where life is worse than death for ordinary people needs people like us to exist."

This made Garp look over: "You have no idea what kind of power Marijoa possesses."

Kevin, who was leaning against the wall, said, "Perhaps you don't know what kind of power we have."

Cap smiled and turned to look at Kevin: "What an arrogant brat! Teleport? That kind of high-temperature flame? Or the freezing that was only used once? Sometimes the more you know, the more you can choose to turn a blind eye, brat."

Garp put little Luffy into the cradle that he had prepared earlier, rocked him gently for a while, and then continued: "All men are born equal, and there is no distinction between noble and humble lives? You really dare to say that..."

"That is to say, you don't have enough power to support this idea now, otherwise..."

Garp didn't finish his words, but instead asked, "Do you think the justice of the navy is really like this? Sengoku, Tsuru, Zephyr, and I, we are already old guys in the navy, is the justice we insist on so corrupt?"

Kevin replied: "We don't think so. On the contrary, we know very well that there are also many people in the navy who insist on true justice, but they have no choice but to choose the justice of stabilizing the sea."

Garp nodded slightly: "I understand. It seems that this so-called gentleman, Drago, made the right choice, but what can you rely on?"

"Like now, you are like rats in a sewer, everywhere, but in the end you have to show your head if you want to achieve your goal, and the result of showing your head is obvious."

The words fell, but neither Kevin nor Dorag spoke again.

The purpose of coming to Windmill Village was to hand Luffy over to Garp, not to expose their reliance.

The old man took some time off, which allowed the distracted Roger to concentrate on his work for a while.

After all, once Cap returned to Windmill Village, he couldn't go home.

Seeing that neither of them answered his question, Garp waved his hand dismissively: "Just leave now, or I'll suddenly have an idea and send both of you criminals to Impel Down."

Dorag bowed slightly: "Thank you for your hard work."

After saying that, he turned around and left the yard with Kevin.

After the two men left, Karp stood up and looked over.

After all, he is his own son, and in Garp's inner cognition, what Dragon did was indeed right and was in line with his heart.

On the other hand, although he did not promote to admiral because he did not want to protect the Celestial Dragons, this was just his last bit of stubbornness.

Over the years, he rarely set foot in the Sabaody Archipelago because he was worried that he would be like the young man many years ago and would not be able to resist his inner impulse.

After sighing, Garp returned to his usual nonchalant self, turned around and began teasing his eldest grandson.

I don't have much time to take leave, and I will have to find someone to help raise my eldest grandson.

"Luffy...when you grow up, you must become a brave marine like grandpa!"

As soon as he finished speaking, baby Luffy in the cradle started crying loudly.

Garp was stunned: "Do you want to be like your cheating father? No way, Grandpa will definitely train you to be a powerful navy!"

"Wow wow wow!"

Little Luffy's crying became obviously louder.

After a while, Cap was sweating profusely, and no amount of coaxing seemed to have any effect.

Finally, Bell-mère, who was passing by, came in and found that little Luffy had wet the bed.

After busying around for a while, Bellmère said with a smile, "She's about the same age as Nami, so we can be playmates in the future."

Garp seemed to have seen a savior at this moment. He rubbed his hands and felt a little embarrassed: "Um... can you please take care of little Luffy from now on? Because when my vacation is over, there will be no one to take care of the child, so..."

???

Bellmère was stunned.

So, just for doing a favor, you picked up another little brat and took him home?

"As you know, we already have two children at home, so..."

Karp waved his hand and said, "I'll pay you, old man!"

……

(End of this chapter)