Kurozumi Higurashi had prepared roughly five thousand people.
Of course.
These people had not been kidnapped. They had been bought over with money.
Among them!
There were especially many craftsn and shipwrights. The number of these two groups alone was close to two thousand. Of course, this was not strange. In Wano Country, their status was not high. It could even be said to be extrely low. Compared to swordsmiths, they were simply not worth ntioning, so they had been bought over very easily.
Of course.
These two thousand people were only the number of craftsn and shipwrights themselves. If their families were included, then there were at least close to fifteen thousand people.
Aside from that.
There were roughly five hundred swordsmiths. The rest were families. In total, there were around ten swordsmanship families. It looked as if there were five thousand people, but in reality, after Ike roughly estimated it, the total number of people here was probably close to fifty thousand. There was no way his ship could bring that many people back.
Then!
Make a call. Call people over. Bring ships here for .
The voyage from the Totto Land sea area to the waters of Wano Country took roughly twenty days. If they encountered a few small problems on the way, they could basically arrive within twenty-five days.
At the sa ti!
The purple-haired young woman of the Kurozumi clan also boarded Ike's ship.
"Husband!" She bowed slightly, extrely respectful, and said softly, "There are so things this concubine wishes to tell you…"
"Hm?"
Ike looked at Kurozumi Yuka and said calmly, "Just say it directly. Since you have already beco my concubine, then as long as you do not do anything excessive within the family, we are already family."
"That's right!"
"That's right!"
Remi grinned as she put an arm around Kurozumi Yuka's shoulder, looking as if they were already close sisters. Sif, who was standing at the side, helplessly pulled Remi away. Clearly, Kurozumi Yuka had sothing important to say.
It was worth ntioning.
Five days ago!
Ike and Kurozumi Yuka had already gotten married. After marriage, Kurozumi Yuka should have changed her na to Edward Yuka. However, Ike felt that na did not sound particularly good, so he simply gave up on it and let Kurozumi Yuka continue keeping her original surna.
They had only been married for five days, yet Kurozumi Yuka had already co here so seriously. This actually made Ike feel rather interested.
"Husband!" Kurozumi Yuka said softly, "This concubine is a concubine-born daughter of the Kurozumi clan's main bloodline."
"Mm!"
"Mm!"
Ike nodded and said, "A concubine-born daughter. What about it?"
Kurozumi Yuka looked at Ike in astonishnt and asked in shock, "Does Husband not mind this concubine's background?"
"Hehehe~~~"
Ike laughed casually and said, "What is there to mind? The Kurozumi clan now only has two or three cats and dogs left. What is there for to mind?"
"This concubine does not count as a mber of the Kurozumi clan." Kurozumi Yuka said very seriously, "This concubine is Husband's wife and is already a mber of the Edward Family, not the Kurozumi clan."
"That's right."
Looking at Kurozumi Yuka's extrely serious appearance, Ike nodded and did not say anything more.
Afterward.
Kurozumi Yuka continued, "Husband, this concubine does not wish to speak about that matter. Rather! The Kurozumi clan still has direct-line blood descendants. Kurozumi Higurashi and Kurozumi Semimaru were sent to Black Serpent Island outside Wano Country back then when the Kurozumi clan was competing for the position of shogun, in order to prevent accidents. This concubine's father, as a concubine-born son, was also sent out at the sa ti to continue the bloodline."
"Mm~~~"
Ike nodded, understanding this.
Clearly.
At its peak, the Kurozumi clan had not been stupid. They had known to leave a backup. Judging from her performance in the original story, Kurozumi Higurashi had actually done extrely well. That old woman had been able to help the Kurozumi clan, which only had two or three cats and dogs left, seize the position of Shogun of Wano Country.
Although!
This had involved her deal with Kaido.
It had also involved Kozuki Oden being brain-dead.
But!
No matter what, Kurozumi Higurashi's ability absolutely had to be acknowledged.
"This concubine is a concubine-born daughter of the main bloodline." Kurozumi Yuka continued, "In Wano Country, there is still the direct son of the Kurozumi clan, nad Kurozumi Orochi, as well as that direct daughter of the Kurozumi clan, Kurozumi Aoka."
When she ntioned these two people, Kurozumi Yuka's eyes were filled with rage.
"Mm~~~"
Ike asked with interest, "Are you resentful because you could only serve as a tool for a marriage alliance?"
"No!" Kurozumi Yuka hurriedly shook her head. "This concubine is extrely grateful to Husband. This concubine can also feel the warmth of a family. Husband and every elder sister have all allowed this concubine to feel a warmth of ho that this concubine has never felt before."
"It's just!"
Kurozumi Yuka knelt on the ground. She clenched her fists, her gaze firm as she said, "This concubine wants revenge. This concubine truly wants revenge. As a fearful concubine-born daughter, this concubine is filled with unwillingness. Why? Kurozumi Orochi is trash, Kurozumi Aoka is garbage, yet this concubine had to be used for a marriage alliance."
Ike looked at Kurozumi Yuka. Through his Observation Haki, what he sensed from her was not ambition, but endless anger and resentnt.
It was worth ntioning.
As his Spiritual Energy level rose, Ike's Observation Haki could already clearly sense certain different things.
Of course.
Ike could also understand it. Even in the Edward Family, where everyone's relationships were very good and there were almost no barriers between them, there were still many differences.
This was normal. The developnt of a family was inherently like this. Those with ability advanced further, while those without ability were kept as idle dependents.
However!
For an ancient family like the Kurozumi clan, what they had more of was mania and madness. The distinction between direct line and concubine line was far too clear.
"So it is like this?" Sif silently shook her head and said softly, "At ho, I have never felt anything like that. Elder Sister has always treated us very well."
"Eldest Sister must be good!"
"That's right."
Remi raised her thumb, while Gonlu, whose personality was comparatively cold, also nodded.
It had to be admitted!
As for Ike, he propped up his head and said very calmly, "I understand what you an, and I am also clear about what you are saying. Yuka, are you planning to rely on the family to take revenge against the Kurozumi clan?"
"No!" Kurozumi Yuka shook her head and said, "Husband, this concubine hopes to give birth to a child. As long as Kurozumi Orochi and Kurozumi Aoka die, then this concubine's child will beco the target Kurozumi Higurashi has no choice but to support."
"This concubine!"
"Will make sure that Kurozumi Orochi and Kurozumi Aoka never obtain everything they wanted."
Although Kurozumi Yuka said she did not need revenge, in reality, this was still revenge. However, that did not really matter.
"Mm~~~"
Ike rubbed his chin and thought, "Using this thod to control Wano Country would honestly be comparatively easy. After all, a change of shogun inside Wano Country would definitely bring far less resistance than forceful external rule."
"Fine." Ike nodded and said, "I will deal with Kurozumi Orochi and Kurozumi Aoka. However! Before that, Yuka, you must give birth to a son."
"This concubine understands!"
Kurozumi Yuka kowtowed with extre respect. She was truly overjoyed, to the point that tears flowed out.
Ike had Remi take Kurozumi Yuka to rest. With Remi's carefree personality, she could better help Kurozumi Yuka recover.
"That kind of resentnt…" Sif said softly, "Even I could feel it! That feeling of being treated as a tool, of living since childhood entirely for others, only to be sold off as a tool when needed."
"Sigh!"
Sif sighed softly. She did not continue saying anything more. Ike smiled and said, "Alright, there is no need to feel too much. For Yuka, her life has already changed. I am not very good at handling this. After we return to Totto Land, let Selina deal with it."
"Hehehe~~~" Sif laughed softly. "Elder Sister really is amazing in this aspect!"
Ike's face was filled with curiosity. Speaking of which, after going around in circles, he was still very curious about what Selina said to them every ti.
Why did each of them obediently listen?
No idea!
Although Ike had a large family and great business, and although his big brother could always bring back large amounts of Berries when sending money, there were simply too many places in his family that needed money. This kind of large rchant ship—he had only built ten of them, so they could only make several trips.
And those were only large rchant ships. Large rchant ships were very easy to build. As for truly large warships? Those were far harder to build. It really was not sothing where simply installing a few cannons on a ship would make it ready. That was truly not how it worked!
After arranging more than ten thousand people, Ike prepared to lead them back.
As for the remaining people?!
They would take it one trip at a ti. Making several trips to bring them away was the best thod. In the year 1472 of the Sea Circle Calendar, being able to bring all these people back would already be an enormous gain.
The ships set sail!
With Ike's ship as the lead, ten large rchant ships slowly sailed across the sea. Their speed was not particularly fast.
Of course.
The waters of the New World were actually extrely vast. How should it be put? Ike had roughly estimated that this world was actually larger than the Blue Star he had lived on in his previous life, probably three to five tis larger. Because of that, the chance of encountering people while sailing on the sea was truly far too low.
To put it plainly!
The probability of a chance encounter was truly very low. Especially since, although the New World was overrun by pirates, whether you happened to encounter them or not was another matter entirely. If you did, it was hard to say whether your luck was good or bad.
Why say that?!
Because!
Although Ike did not encounter pirates, he actually fucking encountered the Marines!
Ike remained silent, but he truly could not help secretly complaining, "This is fucking ridiculous. This is the New World! And I actually run into a Marine vice admiral's warship in the New World? Moreover! From the Totto Land sea area to the waters of Wano Country, this route should not pass through the range of any Marine branch at all, right?"
Ike truly felt this was rather absurd. It was practically like a fucking joke. On this route, he had actually encountered the Marines?!
Forget it!
Ike could only say that he was truly too lazy to bother with these Marines. As long as the other party did not cause trouble, he did not want to cause trouble either.
Ike had a very clear understanding of his own position.
He was the head of the Edward Family.
His big brother was the captain of the Whitebeard Pirates. Of course, right now, he was an officer of the Rocks Pirates.
That was the division of labor between the two of them.
Precisely because of that!
If pirates saw Marines, they could take the initiative to attack. But he was the head of a family. Why would he randomly start a war with the Marines? Was he sick?!
"Vice Admiral Sengoku!"
"Report!"
"Mm!"
Standing on the deck of the Marine warship was a man with an afro, wearing a black suit and a coat with the two large characters for "Justice" written on it. He nodded quietly while listening to the report. Of course, he had already seen the fleet ford by the eleven ships before him.
Sengoku!
This was clearly a codena, and within the Marines, being able to possess a codena already represented that the other party was at least at the level of a vice admiral. Looking at this man, who was nearly thirty but definitely not yet there, being able to beco a vice admiral at this age was absolutely a double symbol of both strength and ability.
Sengoku the Buddha.
He was a Marine Headquarters vice admiral and a vice admiral known as a monster. He was also the future Marine Headquarters admiral and Marine Headquarters fleet admiral of the original story. However, for such a person to appear here was instead even stranger.
"Can the other party's identity be confird?" Sengoku asked softly. "This flag seems sowhat familiar to ."
"Vice Admiral Sengoku!"
"The other party's identity has already been confird." Very quickly, after investigation, a Marine soldier reported, "That ship belongs to Edward Ike. The flag's emblem belongs to the Edward Family."
"Edward Ike!"
"Edward Family!"
"Mm~~~"
Sengoku narrowed his eyes slightly, his gaze sharp as he said, "The other party is a relative of Whitebeard, Edward Newgate, an officer of the Rocks Pirates, correct?"
To be honest!
Although Ike had a bounty from the Marines, how should it be put? Ike's reputation truly was not great. It could even be said that he had barely acted on the sea in recent years. As for the matter of the World Noble's bounty in the underground world that had caused such an uproar originally?
With his big brother joining the Rocks Pirates, and with the Rocks Pirates displaying their madness, that bounty had long since been withdrawn. Ike kept a low profile and did not reveal much, so Sengoku was actually not especially clear about him.
After all!
Ike had gone out to sea in the year 1468 and had basically started living in the Totto Land sea area in 1469.
"Yes!"
The Marine soldier nodded and continued, "He was once a mber of the Whitebeard Pirates and has a bounty of thirty million Berries. Later! After the Whitebeard Pirates disbanded and Whitebeard joined the Rocks Pirates, he lived in the Totto Land sea area and beca the head of the Edward Family."
"Mm~~~"
Sengoku narrowed his eyes slightly. He was an intelligent man, and precisely because he was intelligent, he saw many different things.
"Head of the Edward Family."
"Whitebeard Pirates."
"This man…"
Sengoku thought secretly, "Is he trying to imitate the Flower Country of the past?"
Six hundred years ago, the Flower Country had actually been founded by pirates. Back then, it was known as the Twin Flower Pirates. Two brothers established the Flower Country, turning it into the famous superpower it was today. The younger brother's bloodline beca the royal bloodline of the Flower Country, while the older brother's bloodline controlled the water army.
From the One Treasure Navy to the Eight Treasure Navy, all of them had been inherited under the elder brother's bloodline. As a resourceful commander, Sengoku keenly sensed Ike's intentions.
"Vice Admiral Sengoku!" the Marine soldier asked, "Should we attack them?"
No matter how one put it, regardless of whether Ike was the head of the Edward Family or not, he had a bounty. If Sengoku attacked, there would definitely be no issue.
"No need!" Sengoku shook his head and said, "Our mission is more important. Moreover! If we attack him now, the trouble it brings will only be even greater."
Sengoku was a Marine, but he could judge every situation even more wisely. The Seven Warlords of the Sea in the original story were established under Sengoku's promotion.
If the one here right now had been Sakazuki instead?!
Hehehe~~~
Then he definitely would have charged over with his magma fist. That was the core of the problem. Sengoku understood very well that attacking Ike had no benefit at all.
Moreover!
This man was definitely not weak!
"Marine Headquarters only gave him a bounty of thirty million Berries…" Sengoku thought secretly. "Too low. However! Based on what he has done, his bounty would not increase either."
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