She hadn't had dealings with Tunfo.
But as a Marine Admiral, she saw the entire Jaltzburg Fortress incident unfold, so she knew that Tunfo was a great demon, and she also knew about the great battle between Tunfo, Sengoku, and Garp in Wano Country.
As for Toguro, she had dealt with 'her' many times, and she acknowledged Toguro's strength.
Generally speaking, among the demons that have appeared so far, the strongest are definitely the demon lords, followed by the great demons, and then the ordinary demons.
Currently, the demon lord class includes Aatrox, and this demon who may appear in Wano Country. According to the information she obtained from the secret scrolls of Jaltzburg Fortress, this demon is likely to be Tunfo's master, a demon lord called Xi Miec Tian Lai.
The great demons currently include Tunfo, Sakaki, Kraken, and Toguro. Toguro and Kraken are both half-demons, but their strength is indeed at this level.
There are many ordinary demons, such as Little Demon Dragon. The Black Order confronts mostly demons of this level.
Now that two great demons have appeared in Wano Country, she really doesn't believe that a demon lord isn't about to appear here.
Now that they have determined that there is an anomaly in Wano Country, all they can do is try their best to prevent that scene from happening.
Moreover, dealing with demons might also allow her to obtain more clues about Makima.
After all, most of the clues she currently has about Makima came from dealing with Aatrox last time. When Aatrox was injured, he said the word "domination" with hatred, and Kuchiki Byakuya directly split Roger from her and also asked her to investigate domination.
So...
What will she get this time?
She also talked about what had happened to her, including meeting Toguro, and including some news she got from Hyougoro.
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The two discussed it again and decided to wait for a while longer.
And this wait...
Lasted for more than two months.
During these two months, Ann had adapted to the cultural customs of Wano Country. She now wore a kimono and returned to this base with a calm expression. Although her blue hair was still very conspicuous, it was much better than before.
She only relaxed when she returned to the base. She brushed her hair with her hand, and her blue hair fluttered in the wind.
Hyougoro happened to open the door at this time. He wasn't surprised to see Ann, he just said, "What, did you gain anything this time?"
His face was worried, and Ann knew why.
Over the past two months, Wano Country had undergone drastic changes. Kozuki Oden really seemed to hate Himura Kenshin, and the Shogun's Palace had ordered a nationwide search for Himura Kenshin, mobilizing the entire Wano Country.
The Daimyos of each village had sent out their own troops. Every time Ann entered a town, she could see soldiers searching the streets, causing widespread panic.
Soldiers even frequently searched outside the city, not even sparing the remote mountains and wilderness. Even their place had been visited by soldiers. If it weren't for Ann's exceptionally strong Observation Haki, and if Hyougoro hadn't created a sufficiently hidden base, they would have been discovered.
Even the relatively desolate Hope Village was like this, let alone other areas.
Ann had traveled almost all over Wano Country during this time, and found that it was chaotic everywhere, especially in the Flower Capital, where a large number of katana-wielding warriors were shuttling back and forth, seemingly trying to search every place.
However, after more than two months of searching, they were clearly still empty-handed, so the intensity of the search was increasing. Maybe their place would be discovered someday.
Ann wasn't afraid, but it would be very troublesome.
"Even those people from Kuri have been released. What exactly is Oden trying to do?!" Hyougoro was really angry. He punched a tree in the courtyard, causing a large number of leaves to fall.
Kuri was Kozuki Oden's territory. In addition to being the successor to the Wano Country Shogun, he was also the Daimyo of Kuri.
Originally, Kuri was a very chaotic area, a paradise for villains.
After Kozuki Oden arrived there, he defeated Ashura Doji, the leader of the villains, and became the leader of Kuri. Later, he was appointed as the Daimyo of Kuri by Kozuki Sukiyaki.
Now, in order to find Himura Kenshin's whereabouts, Kozuki Oden had even released those villains from Kuri. Although there had been several years of construction, it had only been a few years.
Their period as villains had lasted for decades!
They had not been completely reformed when they were released, and they had also transformed into official samurai.
Having gained great power, they were doing what they used to do under the guise of searching, and the entire Wano Country was in chaos.
It was normal for Hyougoro, as a member of Wano Country, to react this way.
He must be very regretful now. If he hadn't let Kozuki Oden meet Himura Kenshin that day, nothing would have happened. However, there is no regret medicine to eat in this world.
"I did discover something this time."
Ann said in a deep voice.
"What?!" Hyougoro instantly looked at Ann, and said excitedly, "Could it be that Kenshin has been exposed?"
Ann shook her head. "No, I discovered that those samurai aren't just looking for people."
"Not just looking for people?" Hyougoro was stunned for a moment, then frowned. He said with some doubt, "What else are they looking for?"
She looked at Hyougoro and said seriously, "They... are also looking for corpses!"
Corpses?
Hyougoro frowned even more. Why are they looking for corpses again?
"How did you find out?"
"There is a graveyard not far from here. I saw those samurai digging up all the graves." Ann felt a little strange when she thought of this scene. What's going on in Wano Country?
"How can they do such a thing?! Aren't they afraid of divine punishment?!" Hyougoro said angrily, "They are desecrating the dead!"
Ann had also learned about some of the customs of Wano Country recently, so she could understand Hyougoro's words. At the same time, she was also very curious about what the Kozuki family was trying to do.
"I don't think we can continue like this."
Ann looked at Hyougoro. Hyougoro was much taller than her, so she was looking up at Hyougoro's face at this moment, and said in a deep voice, "The covert investigation is over. Next, you need to take action."
Hyougoro knew what Ann meant. He was respected by the underworld of Wano Country as Boss Hyougoro, and had a great influence in the underworld. Ann was asking him to use his channels to investigate what had happened recently.
He gritted his teeth, and then said, "Okay!"
He didn't want to wait any longer. The actions of the Kozuki family had made him very angry. He was a member of the underworld, but at the same time, he was a hero!
Ann felt a little relieved in her heart. Hyougoro had a wide network of contacts, and he should be able to find out something.
But what made her a little concerned was...
Her connection with Roger had disappeared!
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