Chapter 391 Don’t understand
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The three of them traveled day and night.
"Hey! Cat Viper! Inuarashi!"
Following the guidance of the life paper, the dusty Markla finally met Cat Viper and Inuarashi on the streets of Kuri.
The cat and the dog that were called twitched their ears at the same time, then turned their heads. After seeing the person coming, their furry tails began to wag happily.
"Ah! Brother Markla!! Am I seeing things? Is it really you?"
They both screamed at the same time.
"Of course it's me. If it weren't for this life paper, I wouldn't be sure it was you! After all, you've changed a lot after not seeing you for so many years!"
Markela replied with a smile.
"It's been such a long time since we last met! I missed you guys so much, meow!"
"Haruchu!"
"Haruchu!"
When the fellow sees the fellow, tears well up.
The five fur tribe members were so excited that they hugged each other and rubbed against each other affectionately in the street, attracting passers-by to stop and watch.
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"Brother Markra, why are you in Wano Country? Are you here to visit us?"
Inuarashi asked, wiping the tears of emotion from his eyes.
"Oh! Inuarashi, why are you asking this in such a hurry? Brother Markla, come on, come on, you must be very hungry after coming so far! I'll take you to eat something delicious first! Let's sit down and talk while we eat!"
Cat Viper took Markla's hand and went to the hotel.
"Wait a minute!"
Markla stopped and said with a serious expression:
"Nakamiya, Inuarashi, I have an urgent matter and need to meet the current head of the Kozuki clan. Please help me introduce him to someone!"
"Um...Brother Markla, are you here to see Lord Oden? I thought you were here to visit both of us!"
Cat Viper said with a smile.
Markla frowned, probably because he subconsciously did not regard Gel and the others as enemies, so he did not act anxious at all. He did not look like someone who ran to ask for help when the backyard was on fire. His acting skills were not good enough.
Markla quickly pulled her face together and said seriously.
"Cat Viper, Inuarashi, there is no time for jokes. Zou has encountered an invasion by foreign enemies. Everyone is trying their best to resist, but the situation is still not optimistic. The enemy this time is too powerful. I am here to deliver a handwritten letter from Duke Goat Sihan asking for support from the Kozuki clan. I hope the Kozuki clan can fulfill the covenant and help us drive out the foreign enemies!"
The two Rabbit Fur warriors then remembered their mission and quickly put on anxious expressions.
"this…!"
Inuarashi and Cat Viper were both shocked when they heard this, and the hair on their bodies stood up.
"How could this happen! Oh my gosh! Who are the enemies and why did they find Zou?!"
The grumpy Cat Viper was furious.
"Now is not the time to talk about this. The people on Zou are fighting hard. Let's take Brother Markla to see Lord Oden as soon as possible! No matter who the enemy is! I believe Lord Oden can definitely beat them back! Lord Oden is a man that Pirate King Roger and Whitebeard both recognize very much!"
Inuarashi said calmly.
The group walked through the deserted streets, and Markla frowned even more tightly. From what he saw on the way to landing in Wano Country, not to mention the thousands of miles of red fields and corpses everywhere, but it was also a desolate and depressed place. Even in this city which serves as the central area, most of the people seen were ragged, pale, and most of them were old, weak and sick.
It seems that the Kozuki clan that rules the country of Wano is not very good at people's livelihood and governance.
Markela commented in his heart, and his impression of Kozuki Oden, whom he had never met, was reduced a little.
The group soon arrived at Oda Castle, which was built on the hillside and by the water. At the foot of the mountain was a large tract of fertile farmland, but there were no fruits or vegetables growing well on the farm. The farm was in a semi-abandoned state, with only a few elderly people working in the fields with their children.
"Why are there only a few old people cultivating such a large field, and no young and strong laborers to be seen?"
Markela couldn't help but ask the question in his mind.
Logically speaking, with such a large piece of land suitable for farming, the people in the city should not live in such poverty.
"It's all because of that damned Kurozumi Orochi! He has captured all the young people in the country and forced them to work in factories! That's why only a few elderly people are left to farm."
Inuarashi said angrily, baring his teeth.
"Who is this Kurozumi Orochi? Aren't the rulers of Wano Country the Kozuki clan?"
Markela became even more confused after hearing this.
"Brother Markla, this is what happened. The general of Wano Country has always been held by the Kozuki family, but for some reason the previous general passed the position to Kurozumi Orochi, so he is now the general of Wano Country. However, this despicable guy must have used some conspiracy while Lord Oden was away! Otherwise, he would not have been able to sit on the position of general!"
Inuarashi explained.
"Since the current general is so incompetent and has made the whole country a mess, can't we just replace him with someone else? Just because the last general decided to pass the position to him, can we just let him continue to be the general? Let him continue to do whatever he wants? Are we going to watch the country ruined in his hands?"
Just a few words made Markla's brows knotted.
"Hey! Brother Markla, you don't know that the bastard Kurozumi Orochi has colluded with a group of powerful pirates. Those factories were built by Kurozumi Orochi and the Beasts Pirates together! Meow!"
Cat Viper said excitedly.
"Why am I getting more confused the more I listen? According to your description, doesn't that mean that this country is actually ruled by a group of pirates? And these pirates are legally persecuting the citizens of Wano Country through this so-called general? I think my understanding is correct, right?"
Markela felt that this matter was getting more and more outrageous.
"Forehead…"
Cat Viper and Inuarashi were also stunned, thinking that your summary was too good! They wanted to say it was wrong but couldn't tell what was wrong. If they said it was right, they felt that it would make Kozuki Oden and their retainers look incompetent, watching a group of pirates rule the country and persecute the citizens of Wano Country at will.
"Well... that's not wrong, but... the situation here is quite complicated and can't be summarized in one simple sentence."
Inuarashi stroked the dog's head and said something nonsense after a long time.
Markla rubbed his brows and was a little distressed. He didn't expect that the national situation in Wano Country was so bad. It could be said that it was in dire straits!
With internal and external troubles, the country is in danger and on the verge of destruction. Wouldn't Kozuki Oden be overwhelmed by this? He should be leading his retainers to organize the oppressed people of Wano Country to fight hard, and trying to drive out the incompetent General Orochi and the pirate forces that invaded Wano Country, right?
In this situation, even if he wanted to support the Mink Tribe, he probably wouldn't be able to do so, right?
So how do we settle this bet?
Or let’s just forget it and go back after meeting them. By the way, we can ask the Kozuki tribe if they need any help from us, the Mink tribe.
As for the bet, Lord Geer is such a reasonable person, he should be able to understand if I explain the situation to him. If he insists on taking a group of children who volunteer to go to sea, then I will go with them to ensure the safety of the children. Lord Geer doesn't look like a bad guy, otherwise wouldn't it be easier to just take down Zou by force and enslave the Minks? So as long as Lord Geer is not angered and a direct conflict does not break out, the Minks should not be in any danger, but this is different in the country of Wano.
Markela was calculating in her mind.
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