Chapter 472: The Roger Pirates Arrive in Wano Country
Hades wasn't particularly concerned about the Tyrant Pirate Group.
Joining the Flying Pirates was equivalent to gaining Shiki's protection.
Once they were firmly established within the Flying Pirates, as long as the Flying Pirates didn't make any major moves, Grado and the others could develop steadily.
In a few years, there wouldn't be many people on The Great Sea who could pose a threat to Grado; at least his safety was assured.
With red Dragon Scales, ferocious Dragon Horns, and a height of six meters.
"Tyrant" Grado instantly became the strongest Supernova in the New World that year.
His distinct features marked him as a member of the Dragonoid Race.
Many people were curious where the Tyrant Pirate Group had suddenly appeared from.
Even the Dragonoid Race didn't know who Grado was.
Indeed, there weren't many Dragonoid Race members wandering The Great Sea.
Meanwhile, the case of the "Century Thief" finally had a lead.
On a certain Island in the New World, with the help of a Sniff-Sniff Fruit Ability User, the World Government finally found That Person's hiding place.
Unfortunately, all they found in the end was the corpse, which had long since become rotten and smelly.
The Treasure buried Underground, worth one billion Beli, was also found.
Luckily, it hadn't been discovered by anyone in the past few months.
The culprit was found, but there were many doubts.
The whereabouts of the remaining treasure were also unknown, and the trail went cold again.
The process was left for them to guess and imagine on their own.
Fortunately, with the death of the key Ability User, the Heavenly Tribute should not be stolen again in the future.
The news about this Pass-Pass Fruit Ability User also made the World Government realize where the problem lay.
They immediately improved the Treasury, implementing comprehensive Seastone coverage.
Hades's attention, however, was completely drawn to Wano Country in the South.
Wano Country, also known as Dragon Island, ruled by the Tyrant Dragon Pirates.
At this time, it had welcomed a powerful guest.
This was bound to happen sooner or later, anticipated since Kozuki Oden joined the Roger Pirates.
To collect the Road Poneglyph, Wano Country was a place the Roger Pirates had to go.
One Road Poneglyph was located in Wano Country, guarded by the Kozuki Clan for generations.
Would the arrival of the Roger Pirates cause any upheaval?
A fearful Kurozumi Semimaru immediately sent a message to Hades, hoping to seek Hades's reinforcements and help.
He even sent messages to the Eternal Kingdom and the World Government.
The Eternal Kingdom watched with cold eyes, having no plan to provoke the Roger Pirates.
Besides, the Roger Pirates hadn't done anything yet.
It was unrealistic to make a big fuss based on mere speculation.
As for the World Government, they were already wondering why the Roger Pirates would go to Wano Country, assuming it must be related to the Poneglyph.
Knowing the current objective of the Roger Pirates, the World Government immediately thought in this direction.
In addition to past intelligence about Wano Country,
Over the years, through the Kurozumi Clan, the World Government had also learned some internal intelligence about Wano Country, including Kozuki Oden's identity.
Of course, the Roger Pirates might also be there to help Kozuki Oden reclaim Wano Country and expel the Tyrant Dragon Pirates.
After all, to Wano Country, the Tyrant Dragon Pirates were foreign invaders.
As long as the Tyrant Dragon Pirates remained for even a day, Wano Country would have no sovereignty.
The World Government was not in a hurry to act.
The Tyrant Dragon Pirates had no relation to them, and they didn't want to easily give up this big business.
They contacted the Kurozumi Clan and sent people through the Kurozumi Clan to secretly infiltrate Wano Country and observe the intelligence there.
If there was no conflict with the Tyrant Dragon Pirates, it would indicate that the Roger Pirates' target was the Poneglyph.
In that case, the World Government would have to make a greater investment in Wano Country, deploying more manpower.
If necessary, they could agree to the Kurozumi Clan's demands and help the Kurozumi Clan deal with Wano Country.
The whereabouts of the Roger Pirates were discovered not long after they entered the Tyrant Dragon Pirates' Territory.
The Roger Pirates' course was very clear, heading directly for Wano Country.
Coupled with Kozuki Oden, the son of Wano Country's Shogun and the future heir of Wano Country,
This forced the Tyrant Dragon Pirates to be cautious.
Outside the Wano Country Sea Area, below the sheer Rapid Current Waterfall.
A thousand-meter-long Yinglong with yellow-green dragon scales coiled high in the air, overlooking the Roger Pirates below.
There were only two ways to enter the Wano Country Sea Area: one secret passage was already blockaded, leaving only this dangerous Waterfall.
Given the advantageous geographical conditions, as long as Zak didn't allow it, the Roger Pirates would be unable to reach Wano Country.
While climbing the Waterfall, Zak could easily destroy the Roger Pirates' Oro Jackson.
To enter Wano Country, the Tyrant Dragon Pirates were the first obstacle the Roger Pirates had to overcome.
On the protruding rocks along the Waterfall, Cannon Platforms had been built at some point.
Menacing muzzles were aimed at the Roger Pirates below, ready to fire at any moment and completely destroy the Oro Jackson.
Black-red lightning sparks intensely collided and intertwined in the air.
"Roger, what are you doing coming to my Territory?"
Zak's voice echoed through the heavens and earth, and a faint Dragon Might subtly emanated in the air.
Golden energy flowed along his dragon scales up to the dragon horns on his head.
Terrifying strength was gathering, ready to erupt at any time.
Facing the powerful Roger Pirates, Zak was not afraid, because the advantage was currently with him.
If the Roger Pirates were truly here to cause him trouble, he wouldn't mind giving them a lesson.
"Sorry, Zak, the Roger Pirates are here as guests in Wano Country, we have no other intentions."
Kozuki Oden's figure stood in front of Roger, his expression a bit anxious, not wanting a fierce conflict between the two sides.
Before coming to Wano Country, the Roger Pirates did have such thoughts, but they were stopped by Kozuki Oden.
Starting a war would benefit no one; only the people of Wano Country would suffer.
After all, the Roger Pirates didn't have the ability to eliminate the Tyrant Dragon Pirates.
With just a simple expulsion, the Tyrant Dragon Pirates could return at any time, as the Roger Pirates couldn't stay in Wano Country forever.
At that time, Wano Country would surely face the Tyrant Dragon Pirates' frenzied revenge.
This was a situation Kozuki Oden didn't want to see.
Even if the Tyrant Dragon Pirates were to be expelled, it should be done by him, it was Wano Country's own matter.
He also didn't want the Roger Pirates to gain a powerful enemy for no reason, especially when Roger didn't have much lifespan left.
During his time with the Roger Pirates, Kozuki Oden had made up his mind to help Roger decipher the Mystery of History and go to the Final Island.
To achieve something unprecedented and completely conquer the Grand Line.
"Oh? I hope that's the case."
Zak thought for a moment.
He also didn't want to have a conflict with the Roger Pirates.
Besides, he knew a bit about Kozuki Oden; he wouldn't lie.
Zak turned and left, flying back to Wano Country.
With just a few simple words, a trouble was thus resolved.
(end of chapter)