Kaido drinks another cup of liquor.
"So you organized a mercenary guild, turned Outer Heaven into a military complex, put the fear of god in half the world... what else?"

"Oh I also murdered half the underworld kings. Pretty fun that was."

"WHAT?! How did you do that?"

"I just said that I want them dead and whoever brings me their heads gets a hundred years to live from me. The next day all the ones I wanted dead were here. Minus Stussy. She disappeared and nobody knows where she went."

"Whew. Honestly, now I'm getting a bit scared. Anyway, is that all or do you have other things you wanna do?"

"Hmmmmm. Nope, I think I'm good. We can head to Wano now if you wanna."

"Great! Go get your guys and we can head out immediately!"

"Just one more thing-"

"Oh for the love of-"

>Would it be okay if the whole party was an open invite? I like big things
>Could we keep things under the wraps? I don't want anyone knowing we're heading there
>Other?

>>Would it be okay if the whole party was an open invite? I like big things
>>>Wonder if BB would like to go, he seems the life of the party.

Lets have some fun

>>5632370
>>Could we keep things under the wraps? I don't want anyone knowing we're heading there

I don't want anyone to interrupt the wedding(s). At least try to work towards them being successful by minimizing the time interlopers have to plan and get there to fuck things up.

>>5632372
>starting shit on your wedding day
come on man at least let the girls get some spotlight.
>>5632375
support

>>5632375
Yeah, but it seems a silver style thing to do

Also, what the Marines gonna do? Attack Silver at his absolute best?

So what else we got to do besides War with Marines?

We go the marriage down.

>>5632370
Im not sure about this, im down for it not being open invite but i don't want to hide the fact we're getting married like we're scared

>>5632370
>Would it be okay if the whole party was an open invite? I like big things

I feel Silver will do it just too stick it too everyone, he has nothing too fear

Yeah ultimately i think open invite is fine, the only factions left in the world that are a threat to us are, shanks, BB, the WG, and the revolutionaries, and im confident with our forces we can take any of them on in a 1V1, and besides maybe shanks and the revolutionaries there ain't no way they team up and the revolutionaries have no reason to fight us rn, plus for the wedding itself rayleigh would prob be there aswell, so that'd be 2 yonko lvl fighters in us and kaido and 1 close to yonko lvl fighter in rayleigh, we'd prob be fine

Yeah, and honestly, we technically have 3 Yonko groups with us

Kaido and his beast pirates

Katakuri and the Sweet Pirates

Our own crew who have fought all the admirals to a draw with us.

And likely Mihawk and Cross Guild if they attend.

BB and Shanks would never work, Shanks would at leats respect us and stay out of it.

WB remnants might show up, but without most of their members and the old man himself they are not as big a threat.

Rev's will probs leave us alone.

Main concern is Goofy and the Samurai, but we can take em.

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>>5632387
>there ain't no way they team up
>Famous last words of Rocks D. Xebec

>>5632387
So us throwing a big open invite wedding is just a display of our confidence and power in our current standing, unlike the alternative where we try to hide it which would make us look weak and scared if it were to ever get out, which it probably would since alot of the fishman island upper echelon would probably come and boa aswell, someone would take note of it, hell we've already got spies in our ranks no doubt just with how big our orginazation is, so trying to hide it would just mean we'd have less open defenses on the wedding itself, probably making it more dangerous overall

>>5632389
I mean the sweet pirates have definetly been knocked down from yonko tier with big moms death, so wouldn't count them, though if we invite mihawk he's definetly atleast near yonko tier if not straight up yonko tier himself

>>5632393
They are still a Yonko tier crew. Aside from Homies and big mom herself, they lost nothing.

And you know, we will be there, the guy who killed her.

And who has only gotten stronger

>>5632390
I mean i just don't see shanks or BB that desperate to take us out in all honesty, especially since the most likely ally would be the WG that'd be a major hit to there reputations and good name, being seen as bending the knee to them, like i think shanks or BB best case for destroying silver would be just straight up publically declaring they want the 1V1 if they're confident they can take silver, since silver would need to accept or risk looking weak which he can't do since his entire orginzation is built upon the fact he's strong, and if they manage to kill silver his entire orginzation just falls apart then

>>5632394
I just think Shirahoshi would appreciate it if no one died on her wedding day anon. That's the least you could do before you start a giant fuck off war to end all wars, give your pacifist wife a peaceful wedding.

>>5632396
I mean, BB is a massive coward, so either sabotage or he stays the fuck away from us.

He will wait till we are weakened or a chance too hurt us appears.

>>5632397
I mean technically we already started the war, but you get what I'm saying.

>>5632397
>>5632400
Goofy is involved, that ain't gonna happen

>>5632394
MB i thought you were saying katakuri was yonko lvl, but yeah the sweet pirates as a whole are definetly still a strong crew, though probably really weakened with the lack of homies, since i probably imagine alot of the menial aspects were reliant on homie power, and probably hasn't been long enough for katakuri to completely replace it with another system yet

>>5632397
I think the weddings going to be known to anybody that matters no matter what, hiding the fact its happening would just mean we wouldn't be able to put top tier defenses around it IMO

>>5632402
I mean, none of the sweet commanders or such use em, it was mostly convenience or in their home turf they were used.

It was there own df's that messed with people, so overall I say they are about as strong as WB faction during Payback War, maybe a bit better since they had less casualties.

>>5632397
Would you be down for a compromise vote where we don't have it open invite but don't hide the fact we're having a wedding?

>>5632405
Like morgans would prob be invited and maybe even broadcasting the entire thing over den den mushi but if BB or shanks made an appearance we'd open fire and couldn't hide under the fact we technically allowed them to come

Also, getting up Wano is pretty hard, a fleet would never manage to get on our waters before we shoot em down.

Every major character arrived in a single ship. Hell Green bull flew in rather than finding another way up.

>>5632405
I was just about to write a post to suggest that. So yeah that seems ideal to me.

>>5632404
I mean i always personally assumed that like the chess homies were the ones who like piloted each of their individual ships, since we're never given any indication from what i remember that big moms kids had actual ppl under them besides some other siblings, and i just doubt any kid of big moms would accept doing the menial jobs that using a ship has when they can just have homies do it

>>5632412
Oh yeah, chess guys

They were mostly just mooks tho.

>>5632383
>Im going to get morgan to broadcast it worldwide, i want the entire world to know that im laying down roots for after i destroy the world goverment and the celestial dragons

Changing votes

>>5632414
Yeah but still at the end of the day you just need hands to run a ship, so without the homies the sweet pirates might just be incapable of launching their entire fleets atm

>>5632416
I guess I'll support this

>>5632420
Yeah it was abit awkward since obviously needed to have silver declare or request something that was what the update was leading to, so this was the best i could think of

>>5632416
Supporting

Loud and flashy it is
>writing

>>5632421
I think it works just fine, intimidating, unlikely to backfire and frees us of the politeness expected of an open invitation, namely letting just anyone stroll up to Wano on their boat without us sinking it.

>>5632425
Buggy approved

>>5632370

>Would it be okay if the whole party was an open invite? I like big things

>>5632426
Yeah and it allows us to bring all our major allies aswell instead of having to have them stay away to try and hide the fact we're having a wedding, which will be a major help if someone DOES try to attack

Hmm, so who this wedding be for? Fishy or Sonia?

>>5632432
Think its a double wedding, that or we're doing it one after the other

>>5632432
Yes!

Hmmmm, so who we gonna be pining for when Goofy gets here?

I kinda wanna deal with Midd first, maybe Law and Goofy afterwords.

>>5632449
Kidd won't be here, without kaido capturing him he's still gunning for shanks, and law will probably caution luffy against fighting kaido, since fighting 1 yonko is one thing but an entire army with atleast 3 yonko lvl combatants is another

>>5632451
Didn't he get captured after Mingo got caught?

I recall it was mentioned on the social sheet he got captured.

Dunno if Law will cut his losses, but I imagine he might decided to stick with it, or maybe surrender

>>5632451
like i can genuinely see law bailing now, or as said at the very leasy heavily cautioning against fighting now if he feels his debt for them helping out at dressrosa is to much for him to bail

>>5632453
Nah you're right, i thought he got captured after the end of WCI which could have had it up in the air whether he got captured here, but it was end of dressrosa which means he is probably rn in lock up

>>5632460
I feel he will fight us to spite us, so him and killer will probs be a warm up.

Sanji will be gunning for us for sure tho, we killed his dad. Even if the fucker deserved it and more.

“Would it be okay if the whole party was an open invite? I was thinking about telling Morgans about it and announcing it to the world because I like big parties.”

He nervously rubs the back of his neck.
“I don’t know about that. That rat Orochi likes things being locked down.”

“But why?”

“Wano was always an isolationist place. I guess they just hate outsiders, or fear change, or something like that. But Orochi personally doesn’t like letting people in because they are an unknown factor which he can not account for. Strangers he haven’t broken yet might act against him, they might incite rebellions or take people out of there. Basically he really doesn’t like others playing with his toys. He likes to show them off but has a strict “no touching” policy. It’s the reason why he always and only welcomes guests at Onigashima. It’s basically separate from the whole country.”

“And I should care… why?”

“Worororo. Fair point. Go nuts then! Not like I need to care about him either. Not anymore.”

“Sweet! I’m gonna make a few calls then!”

“Alright! I'll notify your crew in the meantime.”

After you pick up your den-den mushi to give Morgans and Kaido tells everyone about the situation you start getting ready. First issue being the matter of getting Shirahoshi up from the bottom of the sea. Thankfully she’s been prepared for this for a while now as you’ve told her about the arrangement with Kaido already. She had no objections to the whole thing, and she even agreed to sharing the day with Sandersonia, with the stipulation that they both get separate ceremonies. Sandersonia agreed.

>>5632461
Hmm i do think once silver lands on wano probably one of the first things that he'll do is remove orochi, like kaido was already planning it, and can't remember if its ever been stated how silver would react to prison camps, is forcing prisoners to work too close to slavery in silvers mind? cause if so he probably immediately dismantles all the prison camps in wano and the weapons factories, which kid would currently be in

>>5632467
Cavaliere "If there isn't a wage, you'll face my rage" Silver will surely like forced labor prison camps

>>5632462
Umm i don't think open invite won with the vote changes think the write-in got it, or am i just really bad a maths here

>>5632467
Yeah, but Kidd by now has probably broken out.

Ironically, that will mean Silver will catch onto the rebellion immediately that way since they are using Udon prison as their base for training.

Tho lets best honest, Silver will probs just let them have their rebellion and fight him at their best.

Free em, let em party, and knock em down at their best if they think they can mess with him.

>>5632475
>Im going to get morgan to broadcast it worldwide, i want the entire world to know that im laying down roots for after i destroy the world goverment and the celestial dragons
I interpreted this as an open invite, since you also linked it to that. And others supported it

>>5632476
I mean i assume rn wanos in the kinda timeskip that happened between the start and the raid of onigashima, since i think there was a little timeskip there, but kaido also wasn't there at all for the beginning of wano, so things are probably totally different, and it doesn't seem the beast pirates have reported anything important to kaido

>>5632476
It would be downright rude to deny people the right to overthrow their oppressors and rip them to bloody shreds.

That said if they make Shirahoshi cry on her wedding day we'd be obliged to administer one hell of a spanking.

>>5632480
I mean it was a vote specifically made as a compromise open, where we let it be known we're having the wedding and let it be big but we're not making it open invite specifically so BB or shanks can't just rock up to it

>>5632484
If they bring gifts, maybe

Honestly, they both know to mind their manners around us.

>>5632484
Since a couple ppl were leery of just letting BB and shanks come since they might start some shit and ruin the wedding

BB has no balls, and Shanks respects us.

Also, again, Wano is pretty hard to approach, you either need good ships and great shipwrights, or you need to fly.

>>5632497
I don't think we've ever so much have gotten even the faintest idea of shanks opinion of us, hell i don't think he's ever really been a major aspect of this quest at all, for all we know he think we're just as big of not a bigger threat than BB, which we've seen he takes very seriously, and if it was open invite we'd be forced to let them into wano and their both yonko, no shot both there ships ain't top tier enough to handle it, like personally i don't think they'd cause shit, shanks probably wouldn't do anything hostile during a peaceful event and BB wouldn't do anything with so many enemies around but just stating what the purpose of the vote was

Oh well, only time and Spooks can tell what will happen

Though i wonder what happened to the other warlords, like if buggy managed to get out i assume all the warlords did, and with how miss buckingham reacted to us i expected she and weevil would have immediately made an appearance to put themselves under us but spook didn't mention them in the initial update so assume they're both still after the WB remnants

>>5632509
That, or they died.

>>5632512
That or they'l make their move during the weddings.
Let's be honest: People will be wanting to do or discuss business after all, it's just the nature of the game.

>>5632516
I mean its been atleast like a week since the war and this will be the first indication of our wedding, so like miss buckingham wouldn't have known about the wedding coming up so think its more likely she'd have come to us right after the war if she was going to at all

>>5632519
Sure, she wouldn't know about the wedding specifically.
But if you didn't know where you stood and wanted an opportunity to find us in a good mood, surrounded by people, and in a locale we're we'd probably be reticent to commit random acts of murder a wedding is a lot safer then, say, showing up to pirate ancapistan and hoping for the best.

>>5632521
Yeah but literally as you said she had no idea the wedding was coming, like the most common assumption of what we'd do next would be starting the war with the WG, which obviously she'd want to get in on early, don't want to wait til the wars already done and make it look like she was a coward who joined only after we'd already won, since it doesn't exactly take a genius to see silver or anyone really wouldn't like that

>>5632527
Like you'd want to get your foot in the door b4 the war so that after the war is done you'd be granted a cozy position of power afterwards for your service in the war

>>5632516
And you didn't need a friend of me. But uh, now you come to me and you say -- "Emperor Silver give me justice." -- But you don't ask with respect. You don't offer friendship. You don't even think to call me Godfather. Instead, you come into my house on the day my two Fiancées are to be married, and you uh ask me to do murder, for money.

>>5632529
Thank you.

>>5632528
>>5632527
Sure but at the same time Silver has something of a reputation for casual violence and if you aren't sure where you stand you might not wanna take the risk. Because it is one hell of a risk.

>>5632530
I mean we might have a reputation for violence but doubt its the type that'd make it seem like we'd just randomly kill an extremely strong combatant who wants to put themselves under us right b4 a massive war, especially with the fact we have already taken another set of warlords into our service already with mihawk and buggy, like she'd have no reason to think we'd kill them just for showing up

>>5632536
Really? Because I remember a certain event in Outer Heaven where a bunch of crews came to swear their allegiance and it ended up a bloodbath.
Yes I know we didn't tell them to, but that's what they expected and it's what went down.
We most certainly do have that kind of reputation.

>>5632539
We don't want weenie's, big difference

>>5632539
I mean that was to proof strength IIRC, and well even if for some reason we wanted weevil to prove his strength i mean miss buckingham would be pretty confident in weevils ability for that, plus that was for fodder, not an already established warlord who managed to fight off a seraphim that killed our mother

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>>5632541
It still went down as follows: People came to Outer Heaven, offered allegiance and then butchered one another.
People arn't gonna remember the reasons, or that none of them had to do anything at all. All they know and hear about our recruiting is that they involve *Hagetaka joining the fray and carving people up*
That's the kind of reputation that makes people wait for a good opportunity to introduce themselves.

>>5632547
Yeah but as said, im confident miss buckingham would be confident in weevil passing any test that silver would set, especially with the fact buggy passed it apparently

>>5632550
More they are neutral

Buggy had a rep and lots of men so Mihawk thought to use him

>>5632551
I doubt mihawk brought buggy, mihawk just probably immediately started coming our way and buggy stuck with the strongest person he could find and arrived with him then offered us his services

After you get the fish-girl and her family to come up to the surface you pack everyone onto the Dauntless and have Kaido guide you to the elusive nation of Wano. You’ve been to the land once but that’s the extent any of you really know about the place. Even Clown is a bit short on information regarding the place.

With the dragon as your guide you enter the kingdom through the private elevator which is highly guarded by the Beast Pirates. And as you arrive on the top you’re presented with what’s obviously the best face Wano can show. The whole place looks like it has been decorated just for your arrival, though undoubtedly the upcoming Flower Festival did make arranging this a whole lot easier.

However one slight blemish on the whole thing is that ugly mug of Orochi. He seemed like a swell guy that one time you kinda met him. But he still looks horrendous on every level imaginable.
“Why hello there! Greetings outsiders and welcome to my kingdom! I am Lord Orochi, but please just call me just Orochi! Oh my! What jade-like beauties do my eyes behold!”

“A-Ah, thank you!”
Shirahoshi thanks him though she’s obviously unnerved by him.

“Jeez. What a creep.”
Marcella is a lot less willing to act nice.

“Now I’m aware you’re Kaidos allies and that you’d like to have your marriage during the Fire Festival. Why I’d be happy to oblige. The bigger the party, the better! But I’d just like to say that obviously a ceremony fit for a king costs a small fortune. So I hope Kaido-”

“Orochi-”
Kaido responds.
“They’re not paying. This is a favor. Consider it the gift for their engagement. And second, they are not my allies. He’s my boss.”

“WHAAAAAAAAAT?!”
The little man jumps up on Kaido and grabs onto him by the collar of his shirt.
“WHADDAYA MEAN BOSS?!”
His shrieking voice drills into your ears mercilessly.
“WHY HAVEN’T YOU TOLD ME YOU HAD A BOSS?! ALSO HAVE YOU LOST YOUR MIND?! I WAS LEFT HERE ALL ALONE! WHO KNOWS WHAT THE PEASANTRY WOULD’VE DONE IF THEY FOUND OUT YOU LEFT? AND SECOND! WHO ARE YOU TO BE SPENDING MONEY FROM MY TREASURY?!”

You decide to ignore the man, even Kaido gives you a nod to just go ahead because this might take a while. A few handmaidens start guiding you further inside but as you go you pass by Kaidos subordinates. His four All-Stars are present, no surprise there. But you notice two two additional figures you were not expecting, and ones you’re at least a little familiar with.

X-Drake and Basil Hawkins, two of your former “peers” and current underlings of Kaido. You don’t want to spend much time thinking about weenies but something hits your nose. A certain, familiar scent. You look at Drake and notice him glaring at you and trying to act like he isn’t. You grin at him. He frowns.

>Got something to say to me?
>Ignore them and keep going. There’s no need for trouble. Yet
>Other?

>>5632562
>Ignore them and keep going. There’s no need for trouble. Yet

Not infront of fishy, also when did daunty get big enough to carry neptune and shirahoshis big asses lol

>>5632566
Support

>>5632562
>hakushi your way over to him
>initiate murder.exe

He stinks of JUSTICE
Suffer not the marine to live

Also, FOUR All-Stars?

Either Kaido recruited an extra one, or Spooks miscounted

>>5632562
>>Ignore them and keep going. There’s no need for trouble. Yet
No fighting infront of Shirahoshi. But we can wink and nod.

>>5632566
About the time Greki's curse allowed her to basically change her size etc at will.

>>5632575
No
Fighting
In front
Of
Fishy!

>>5632566
Support

>>5632577
Yeah noticed that aswell, but i think it was just a mistake, since the all stars are based of king, queen and jack, so even if someone came along and dethrones one of them it'd still just be 3 all stars as they take the others place

Also is sandersonia with us? hasn't been a mention of her, or did she like go back to amazon lily after the war and will be arriving later with boa?

>>5632583
Unless he made a Joker or Ace all star

>>5632587
Probably. It would make sense that someone as egomaniacal as Hancock would want to arrive with the proper pomp and theater

>>5632589
Suppose but even if so there were still only 3 positions for it back when silver originally visited, but silver didn't seem confused at there being 4 of them here, so still assume it was a mistake, also because i can't imagine any butterfly happening where kaido makes a new position in his orginazation that we caused, so like unless this is some weird mind fucky DF shit where someones managed to insert themselves into everyones memories to infilitrate don't see it really

>>5632580
fine... but i don't have to like it!

>>5632595
If it makes you feel any better i'd be all for confronting him or antagonizing him rn aswell if it weren't for fishy being here, but unfortunately no violence may be permitted infront of her eyes unless the situations really dire

Honestly, we can stamp down on his neck later.

>>5632602
>>5632607
Pretty much this.
Doesn't mean we can't have fun and poke him a bit.
Or a lot.

>>5632607
Though i do think we need to wait for him to step out of line, killing his ass just for being an ex-marine would make us a major hypocrite with the fact clowns on our crew, and rn we don't have any reason to suspect he's still loyal to the marines, well unless clown knows and she can immediately report his ass and which point we can have him taken away

Hmmm, should we tease him maybe?

Add some kinding to the fire?

>>5632611
We can smell traitor off him

>>5632612
Yes. Yes we should. Just a little.

>>5632611
the voices and bullshit colour of observation.

Kay, ideas how we tease him folks?

How do we dare him into attacking us in front of all our new subordinates.

>>5632618
We can whisper to him without anyone else hearing.

"I know what you are."

Followed by a short blast of conquerors. Just enough to make him shit himself.
Nobody else would even notice.

>>5632618
Doubt theres anything we could do really, drakes relatively level headed and we don't know him well enough for any really personal sore points, like maybe him having a marine girlfriend we might have killed

>>5632620
Could be fun....

Any opposers?

>>5632577
Yeah it was a mistake.

>>5632620
>>5632618
Oh yea. We can actually have secret conversations in the middle of a crowded room.
Good catch. Very good.

>>5632625
baka there goes the CP0 member with the memory devil fruit that had inserted himself into everyones memories as the 4th star Joker lol

So I imagine Stussie is either back with CP0 or fucked off to Vegapunk

>>5632562
>>Ignore them and keep going. There’s no need for trouble. Yet

>>5632562
>Ignore them and keep going. There’s no need for trouble. Yet

>>5632562
>whisper to him
Smells like justice

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>>5632652

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Silver won't make a scene
>writing
>>5632652
Kek
Though I'm tempted to use this

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>>5632657

Oh great, now Garp is a conquerors user

Why? Didn't Oda say he didn't have it?

>>5632686
No? odas never said garp doesn't have CH

>>5632688
I recall an SBS which was the one to confirm Sengou had it saying Garp probably didn't.

>>5632690
I remember sengoku getting confirmed having it but never heard it stated that garp didn't, course have heard theories from fans over the years but no hint from oda himself

Despite the fact that he stinks of justice you decide to ignore him. You’re not going to cause a scene now and if he still wants to die he’s free to make a move against you anytime. So you just glare at him as you walk past, making sure that he gets the message.

Moving on you’re guided inside where everyone is shown to his or her own separate room. Naturally Shirahoshi and Sandersonia are both right next to you but they still have their private spaces. After everyone made themselves comfortable and unpacked you receive an invitation from Orochi to a meal in your honor. It’d be rude to refuse so you naturally chose to accept. Your crew did the same because they aren’t shy about accepting free food but the Neptunes and Sandersonia were much too creeped out by him and decided to stay behind.

After a rather tedious and frankly boring opening ceremony you start stuffing your face without restraints. Your mood is only ruined when Orochi opened his mouth and let loose his vile voice.
“So uh… I hope everything is to your liking!”

“Yuh.”

“I’m glad, I’m glad. Naturally I am honored to host Kaidos erm… employer! But I’ve been meaning to ask a question from you! You see I distinctly remember the last time you came to visit and there were no indications of you being his superior. Am I wrong?”

“No.”

“Then please enlighten me, because I don’t understand what’s going on!”

“Simple. I beat him one-on-one. So now I’m his boss. And by extension, yours.”

“I beg your pardon?”

“You must be as dumb as you look. Did you think you wouldn’t have to answer to me?”

“I answer to no one! I am Orochi! The Shogun of Wano! And Kaido is in my employment! If anything that makes YOU subservient to ME!”

You glance over at Kaido who simply shrugs and starts chugging more sake.
“Don’t look at me. It was funny.”

“Ah. I see. So you really were dumb enough to think you were in control. That’s almost impressive, too bad it’s so sad.”

“How dare you insult Lord Orochi that way?!”
One of the Shoguns retainers shouts at you.

“Kaido?”

“Do as you will Silver. You already told me to quit our war preparations. So we have literally no need to keep up this charade anymore.”

“WHAT?! Now you listen here you overgrown worm!”
Orochi looks at Kaido.
“The weapon production will keep going as long as I say it does! And it will until the end of time or I squeeze the last drop of blood from the maggots of Wano! Whichever happens first!”

You get up from the table and glare at Orochi.

>Tell him in no uncertain terms that he now obeys you
>Draw your sword
>Other?

>Conquerors Haki
>>You can obey me, or you can fuck off
>>>Draw sword, if you wanna be in charge, beat me in combat. Otherwise get lost.

>>5632712
>Draw your sword

We dislike him, shirahoshi dislikes him, sandersonia dislikes him, kaido dislikes him, our crew dislikes him, there is literally no reason to keep him alive, kill him here kill any loyalist and make the rest fall in line, we can find someone to look after wano while we're here, maybe yamato

>>5632716
Would Silver be able too tell that he survived decapitation given his df?

Or will he keep popping up like a snake several times?

>>5632712
>Draw your sword
But we're at a table right? Drag him off to some other out of the way place before killing him. Dinner time is sacred.

>>5632716
Like genuinely is there any reason to keep orochi alive? even the clean up afterwards is fairly simple, the only ppl loyal to him are his ninjas so the clean up isn't particularly hard to do either, just have to put some actually competent ppl in charge of shirahoshis protection on the look out for poison and whatever incase they decide to go for a thematic revenge if they realize they can't beat us and his presense would only soil our weddings

>>5632724
His fruit, maybe

Or his tactician skills

Otherwise, no

>>5632721
Well maybe with our OH we could feel life force still in his "corpse" but even if we can't i don't imagine it as a particularly big deal, we'd probably find out he's still slithering about soon enough and then we can deal with him, like the closest thing to a threat orochis faction has is potentially harming shirahoshi, but i like the imagine silver has got her under the best protection possible and ain't no way silvers gonna play nice because he's scared of a threat orochi presents

>>5632712
>>5632715
Supporting.

>>5632728
What if we just make his body explode on itself?

>>5632726
his fruit is wasted on him anyway, we can just have it removed from him, and i don't think orochi has ever shown any particularly good tactician skills has he? most of the plans that got him in power were made by other ppl, only instance of him planning i can think of is when he destroyed the bridges, and while kinda smart wasn't exactly what i'd call some 1000 IQ big brain plan

>>5632712
>>5632732
Oh yeah extracting his fruit is a nice idea.

>>5632732
I mean, he was pretty devious with his plans to get support, albeit with family aid

Honestly tho, I feel whatever wins he won't live very long. He'll have no power in a country where everyone hates him and samurai rebels will be knocking on the door.

But least we can say we gave him the offer to join us.

>>5632732
Like im not gonna call orochi stupid, but far from a genius, he's slightly above average at best and what intelligence he does have is hampered by his pride and vanity

>>5632734
Idk to me those never seemed to be his plans to me, like atleast to me it looked like he was just following the clone clone fruit old womans ideas and plans

>>5632738
Yeah, but all his plans to destroy wano from the inside were all his. His Grandma wanted too rule it.

He can be devious when not an idiot basically.

Just want to give him a choice, but I feel he will either waste it or die anyway, as he should

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>>5632712
>Draw your sword
Welp, we tried not killing anyone tonight, but some people are just such gigantic weenies that you can't let it slide.

>>5632734
I'd actually be game for giving him and offer to bow, but just don't see silver doing it since he obviously personally dislikes him and every other person silver knows dislikes him aswell, like im trying to think of IC why silver would be like "ok its annoying but i'll have him work for me instead of killing him and putting someone else in charge"

>>5632740
Is it really hard for a dictator to destroy a country though? like most dictators do that shit accidently so imagine actively trying to do it would just make it easier, like yeah do agree like i said do think orochi can be slightly clever, but its nothing to write home about even disregarding him self sabotaging with his own ego

>>5632715
Support

See the problem with Shirahoshi not being in the room is that Shirahoshi is, in fact, not in the room with us.

>>5632716
I say let a civil war decide it.
It'd be the polite thing to do.

>>5632740
Honestly the way I see it either he dies now or he dies when Silver sees how he runs the country, might as well get it over with.

Though i suppose a funny thing that'd come from us killing orochi would be that kanjuro probably never betrays the scabbards and instead just actively works in the background to try and get them to kill us as revenge for orochi, and considering right now orochi is the only one who knows kanjuros a traitor in-quest no one would probably ever find out about it

>>5632751
a hundred years from now kanjuro is only written in the history books and an honorable and loyal samurai, no one ever knowing that all along he was loyal to orochis regime that was cut down b4 he could actively declare his loyalty towards it

Well. He dead
>writing

Honestly, Kanjuro isn't that much loyal to Orochi

Like, he obeys his commands and serves him, but its more because he is a deathseeker who wishes to go out in a final performance.

He's too empty to not obey Orochi.

>>5632757
Wasn't it tied?

>>5632715
>support

>>5632758
I'd say he's more loyal to orochi than anyone else, all on the fact orochis the only one he knows with kurozumi blood and actively "fighting" for the kurozumi, he'd probably be more loyal to the clone fruit old lady if she wasn't dead

>Arrives at nation throwing a giant party for him
>commits regicide within hours
I'll take that as a point against the "Silver only ever kills as a reaction to aggression"

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You wipe your mouth clean, walk all the way over to Orochi and knock out all his guards with a glance before looking at him.
“You’re wrong about a lot of things, chief among them is that you got a say in the matter. Those factories are shutting down, and Wano will be run according to my will. That can happen with you at the helm, or six feet under. Your choice.”

“Y-You… You dare threaten me?! In my own home?! In my palace?! In MY COUNTRY?! Fukurokuju! Kill this-”
Orochis ninjas who were hiding in the rafters fall down one by one.
“E-EEEEEEH?!”

“You’re right. It is a bit rude of me to be murdering you, after you invited me and gave me a place to host my party at. Which is why I’m hesitant about killing you. That and not wanting to soil my mood before my wedding. But… I’ve done some improvements since the last time I came here. And now I can see and hear clearly what’s happening in your country. Even all the way from here. So I can’t exactly just sit down and ignore you. So I’m giving you the option to choose. Now make it quick. I don’t have all day.”

“You… ignorant… peasant!”
His body starts to wobble, grow and shift as he’s filled with rage.
“I AM OROCHI! I rule this land! The mightiest nation in the world! And I conquered it with my own hands and wit! And you think you can just take it from me? You will-”

“Splendid. Thank you.”
It took only a moment. Drawing Argent and plunging it into Orochis heart. Just a little burst of your will and his life was annihilated in him. It was a near instant and near painless death. Perhaps much better than what he deserved, but you’d loathe to make a mess. As you withdrew your sword and wiped it on his kimono you returned to your seat.
“Gonna have to make a proclamation after this… Poop.”

“You do have a certain way of making more work for yourself Silver.”

“Shut up Kaido…”

And that is it for today
Hope you enjoyed yourselves
See you later

>>5632773
So who we putting in charge of wano? IC i feel like silver would either meet with high officals or ask some of his trusted ppl to investigate who'd be best, maybe broach with yamato to see if they want to do it since they obviously love the country, OOC we might be able to put momonosukes in charge of wano under our command to avoid conflict but with kaido as our subordinate i think it unlikely

>>5632778
Thanks for running Spooks!
This was good, I'm looking forwards to that shitshow that will be maintaining everything so the marriages and festival goes off without any issues despite, you know, murdering the head wano....

>>5632781
Probably the same rules as with everywhere else or Outer Heaven: Do whatever you want as long as it doesn't upset us.
I still vote for a civil war.... Once the festival is over with.
No fighting infront of Shirahoshi. This is not negotiable.

>>5632787
I feel like she would be pretty pissed if right after the wedding we said okay now "kill each other and who ever is left standing wins."

>>5632790
Yes. Yes she would be.
Which is why you don't say it like that.

"Free to pursue their own dreams without a petty tyrant terrorizing the people"

>>5632787
We should just rename the island "Shirahoshi island" and put one of her other brothers besides fukaboshi in charge, have it be a wedding gift to her, of course then we need to pick out an island to give to sandersonia, and nutmeg would probably demand her own island afterwards aswell lol

>>5632773
"It is with regrets that I have to inform you all, that your former lord, Orochi, has died of a heart attack."

"You lyer! I saw you run lord Orochi through the heart!"

"Well, duh. What did you think I meant by heart attack? Dumbass."

"Oh. Sorry, carry on!"

>>5634858
So would it be cardiac arrest if someone literally squeezed a heart into ceasing? Technically speaking.

>>5635326
But that logic, would it be considered a heart stop if we literally stopped it from beating?

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"Chief? Excuse me but I got some- MORGANS!"
The editor rushes to the side of the large bird-man laying on the floor, nearly choking on foam coming from his mouth.
"Chief! CHIEF! Speak to me! SOMEONE GET A MEDIC! MORGANS IS INJURED! HURRY!"

"J-Johnny? Is that you my boy?"

"I-It's Bobby sir. I'm here!"
The editor says whilst struggling with his tears.

"I-I don't care Jimmy. Listen. I... I need you to do me a favor."

"A-Anything sir!"

"Come closer. Closer. Closer... I need you to GET YOUR ASS OUT OF HERE AND SCRAP EVERY ARTICLE WE PREPARED! WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE WASTING MY TIME YOU IMBECILE!"

"OW! S-Sir? Are you okay?"

"Never better Jimbo! Now get your ass moving and tell everyone that this week's issue will be about the war and nothing BUT the war! Have I made myself clear? The world NEEDS to see this! This kid! He keeps making older Big News look like jokes! The Pirate King what? Whitebeard who? The sacking of Mary Geoise whomst? I KNEW I was right betting on him! And that tapping Marineford would pay off."
Morgans begins thinking as his editor is about to leave.
"JIMMY! Get back here! I got another brilliant idea! Tell the printers to work overtime! I want every street of every settlement from the greatest capital cities to the smallest backwater to be COVERED with our papers. Don't ask for money. Just plaster that shit everywhere! Also call my contacts in the underworld. I want to make use of them while they still have their heads. Tell them I need ALL the radio den-den mushi in the WORLD!"

"S-Sir? If I may ask, why?"

"Because this isn't just Big News Bilbo, it's Big Opportunity! The world is about to change and we have a chance to expand our portfolio with it! I want radio snails in every settlement on every island! We'll put them there for free, of course. But the people will pay a tidy sum in subscription just so they can get live updates of Silvers escapades! And which direction he's heading next... Not only will we reach every ear in the world we'll be filthy rich from it!"

"But sir... isn't that erm... irresponsible? Dangerous? I mean look at what happened to-"

"BAH! Peclo and Du Feld got unlucky. Their business happened to be something he did not take a liking to. I'm not dumb enough to fall for that. I already liquidated all my assets that would get me... compromised. So long as we lay low and provide Silver with our invaluable services we can ride his coattails into prominence! And it's all thanks to my boy Silver! Ohohohoooo!"

"B-But what about the Straw Hats sir? You liked them too."

"The who? Why should I care about pitiful nobodies like that? The Worst Generation? Don't make me laugh! Nobody will ever call it that ever again! This my boy... this is Silver's Generation. The others are simply in it..."

Here comes the other one. This one is a bit experimental. Hope it turned out good

Marineford Coordination Center. Located dozens of meters below ground this is the central intelligence of the Marines and its operators are responsible for coordinating all their forces and relaying all relevant information to appropriate high ranking officers. And it's in total chaos. Red lights are flashing, alarms are blaring and the walls are shaking from the earthquakes.

"Squad Six reporting! We're surrounded! We need back-OHGOD-"
Channels keep frantically opening and closing. Lights on the transponder snails flash, signaling that the connection of the other snail has been lost.

One operator is screaming at the vice-admiral on the other hand.
"Negative! DO NOT enter Zone 10! The ground is covered in fishing hooks and broken glass! Your men will be torn to shreds if you take them in there!"

On another line a regular officer is asking for help.
"Help! We need help! Vice-Admiral Bugs is dead! Now he and everyone else that died is fighting back against us! GET US OUT OF HERE!"

One radio operator rolls away from his spot and starts shouting at his fellows.
"We just got a report from the medics in the rear line! The pirates released some sort of biological weapon that they are immune to! We need to warn everyone to avoid skin contact with others that look purple!"

Someone else is asking for a field to confirm their current situation.
"Squad Fourteen status report!"

"We're pinned down! There's a spider with a fucking rat and a kid on it! We hid behind a crashed ship but can't move! OH GOD THEY'RE FLANKIN-"

On the other end of the room two operators are talking to each other.
"They got a damn giant on their side! Where the hell is giant squad?! We need them to deal with this asap!"

"G-Giant Squad got taken out."

"By what?!"

"They got hit by a warship."

"A FUCKING WHAT?!"

"A fucking fish-man came at them swinging one of our warships by its anchor! Giant Squad can no longer fight!"

"What the fuck are we fighting against here..."

>>5636445
It Did Spooks. It did.
Simple but effective way to show what the crew was doing during the fight without having to write out a dozen fight scenes.
Three thumbs up!

Thanks for the laugh with Morgans too, he is always a treat.

>>5636449
Oh shit, Buggy bit it?

>>5636998
Bugs, not Buggy

The banquette has become visibly a lot more awkward as the performers stopped plucking away at their instruments and pretty much all of Orochis subjects have become stunned by your brazen murder of their Shogun. What's more they can not believe that you simply went back to your seat and continued nibbling on the many snacks on the table. But whether they are outraged or relieved is hard to say.

"Lord Orochi!"
One of them finally pipes up.
"You scum! What have you done?!"

With one of them breaking the silence all of the samurai and ninja in the room start drawing their weapons. Kaidos men seem too confused to respond to that and your men simply don't bother. But as they are about to take a step forth you look up from the sushi you're currently sampling and glare at them. They then freeze in place and look like they're trying to attack you but their bodies physically can't move. There's no haki involved this time. It's simply the fact that they are skilled enough fighters that they recognize when someone is strong. And you are overwhelmingly powerful. To them it doesn't look like a man is sitting at the dinner table, in their eyes it's an almighty dragon coiled up with fangs dripping with fresh blood. And if they don't watch themselves they'll be devoured next.

"Go ahead. Feel free."
You return to the hors d'oeuvres.
"If you want to fight for a dead man then don't let me stop you. I'll even give you a free shot. And if you'll listen to my advice you'll aim for the eyes. Or you can sit down and eat some of these fishy rice rolls. They're quite good."

"U-Uh."

"He's saying you either work for him or you die, stupid samurai. Choose."

"Thank you Kaido."

They look at each other in confusion then back at you.
"J-Just like that?"

"Yeah."

"Well why didn't you say so?"
The samurai, or rather the mercenaries Orochi hired as samurai, laugh and sit down.
"Cheers boss!"

But the ninja don't.
"You curs! Have you no shame? Your honor dictates that you fight for Lord Orochi!"

"Yeah. But it doesn't say jack about dying for a corpse! Yahahahaha!"

You look up at the ninja who remain stalwart.
"So I take it you guys will fight."

"That's right! Unlike these dogs of war we have obey our code! Now please, stand up so we may begin!"

"No need. Die."

The bodies of the ninja begin violently shaking as they collapse with blood leaking from their ears, eyes and nose. The samurai who've already poured themselves a drink promptly spill it all over themselves. They look very afraid once more.
"W-What the hell..."

You tap your head.
"I boiled the blood in their head. Now go on. Don't be shy. Eat, drink. We celebrate tonight."
You urge the samurai to join you with one hand whilst signaling the servants to clean up the mess with the other.

"You know. I'm almost gonna miss that lil' guy."
Kaido says as he pours out a drink for the dead.
"Rest in peace you vile little man."

After you finish eating you dismiss the servants of the palace and the samurai before turning to look at Kaido.
"Well that was pretty eventful, wouldn't you say?"

"Yeah. No kidding."

"Now what?"

"What?"

"I'm asking you what we're gonna do now."

"You mean you killed Orochi without considering what you're going to do next?! Wororororo! That's hilarious! Well... depends really on what you want. If you care about that, you could announce the fact that Orochi is dead to the people of Wano. Bet you'll be quite popular that way. There are the weapons factories with all the people Orochi enslaved. You could close that down. Just to give you a few ideas."

>I guess it'd be good for the people of Wano to learn who's boss now
>Factories? Slaves? I'm interested in checking those out
>Nah. Don't feel like it. I'm just gonna focus on my wedding
>Other?

>Factories? Slaves? I'm interested in checking those out
>>They been enslaved, time for then to have some fun and party

>>5637047
>>Factories? Slaves? I'm interested in checking those out
>Now THIS is how you announce who the new boss is. No slaves on your watch

>>5637047
>>Factories? Slaves? I'm interested in checking those out
>Weapon factories
>Slaves
>Slavers

You know. I feel like there is a very simple way we could solve this, if the soon to be former property have the balls for it.

Then we have a big ol' party. Then probably a big ol civil war. Or at least a short one.

But can you imagine being one of the servers or musicians in that room? What the absolute fuck do we look like to them, and how quickly is the rumor that we offed Orochi going to spread?
Cause I'm betting fast.

>>5637053
>they spoke tales of a demon so much greater than the oni dragon that kept our shogun as a pet. that monster, that dragon tamer, that silent death, that Night King could look at a man and see so little that their lives would dissolve in his very prescence.

>>5637047
>Factories? Slaves? I'm interested in checking those out
Considering that we can hear whats going on we should handle it before the wedding

>>5637047
>Factories? Slaves? I'm interested in checking those out
>They been enslaved, time for the to have some fun and party.
>I don't need this country, and a little uprising goes good with wedding. They can have at it.
>After Fishy has her wedding cake, anybody tries something I will make them wish death would take them.

>>5637046
And if you'll listen to my advice you'll aim for the eyes.

silver regrowing his eye again lol

>>5637075
We can kill people with a word, and there is a doctor who can not only create undead but graft spare bits onto people without issue.

Not to mention that between observation and being a bat having eyes is more a fashion choice then anything.

Well Silver is going to visit the coal mines next
With a surprise guest
>writing

>>5637075
He still has both eyes. One just doesn't work.

>>5637084
really? didn't it get cut out by sentomaru?

>>5637086
Yes. He took an axe to the face, it fucked up his eye
But it was not yanked out or anything

>>5637088
Huh i always assumed the eye got pretty much turnt to mush and needed to be pretty much cleaned out

Least we returned the favour to Sentomaru

Still gotta take his arm tho...

Hmmm, so wonder how this wano event will go

Murray will be pining after Jimbei for sure

>>5636449
god this was great
good job spooks

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"Hmmm. Factories you say? Slaves you say? I almost lost my appetite already. Yeah, that should be our next order of business."

"As you wish."

You finish your banquette and rest for the night. But the next day you make it your first order of business to travel to the mining facility that Kaido mentioned alongside a den den mushi connected to the big oni himself in case anyone tries to disagree with the direction you're taking things to. And good thing too because when you showed up people first tried to attack you but a quick call to Kaido managed to resolve that, even if it left the wardens confused. But after they received a very thorough verbal thrashing from Kaido they had no problems doing as they are told.

"So uh... this is the loudspeaker snail. Just use it and the whole place can hear your voice."

"Thanks uuuh-"

"Babanuki."

"I will literally never remember that. Anyway thanks but I don't need it."
Instead of using the snail you simply walk up to balcony and stand on its railings to overlook the courtyard where the people are working. You see that they wear slave collars and that Kaidos men are there, taunting them and in many cases using whips to agitate the slaves to be more effective. You take a deep breath and as soon as your voice escapes your lips the whole prison starts reverberating with it.
"Slaves of Wano. I am Silver. Look at me."
The working stops and everyone down there looks at you in confusion.
"Put down your tools now. From this moment onward you are no longer slaves. I give you back your freedom. Stay right where you are and the guards will release each and every one of you, before they serve you their meals for the day. That is all."

Silence momentarily falls on the place before it erupts in the confused murmurs of the prisoners and the enraged shouting of the guards, who demand just who you think you are. But Babanuki steps up next to you and he begins shouting in the snail he offered to you a moment ago.
"LISTEN UP PEOPLE! This is Cavalier Silver! One of the Emperors! And Kaido himself said that we MUST do as he says! So obey his instructions like your life depends on it!"

"Thank you Bean."

"I-It's Babanuki, sir."

"I don't care."

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It looks like things are going smoothly when out of nowhere the slaves gather up and form a circle as they refuse to let the guards anywhere near them. Deciding to investigate you jump down and your batwings, which you've been using as a cloak since Marineford unfurl as you glide down. And as you land the people down there get to also notice your black arm. They start whispering something along the lines of "yokai" or "bakemono".

"Is there a problem?"
A rather diminutive old grampa covered in blue tattoos steps forth with his arms crossed.
"You the boss?"

"I just speak for my fellows. And we refuse to participate in whatever twisted game this is. If you want to torture us just get it over with."

"Hmmm."
You raise your hand and point at the old man, which makes every one of them twitch from fear. They almost rush you as your black arm extends and reaches for the grampa but the guards to stop them thankfully. Then your fingers wrap around his collar and squeeze down on the iron. The slave collar promtply explodes but your dark willpower keeps it contained so the old man is left unharmed. He looks shocked as your arm leaves him and he realizes he's free.
"Believe me now?"

"A-Ah..."

"You-"
Pointing at a guard you beckon him closer.
"Get this old guy some food. He's all skin and bones."

"B-But that's our food!"

"You don't like not eating? Should've thought of that sooner. Now give him your food. You can live one day without it."

As the old man is handed a single bowl of red bean soup, which might just be the biggest meal he had in probably years, he looks at you in utter befuddlement.
"I-Is this genuine?"

"Yes. Eat."

"And... what happens after?"

"What are you? Stupid? I already said. You're free to go."

"Go? Go where? Our nation, our home is in ruins. It's not any better out there than in here! Not as long as Orochi rules-"

You lean in close and start whispering in his ears.
"You haven't heard this from me. But that guy is dead. I killed him."
Then you pat him on the shoulder.
"Now eat."

He's left stunned. Too stunned to even answer as his fellows start bombarding him with questions. You smirk as you leave. However as you do your ears pick up something. Two things in fact. One is a voice calling out for you, by name. It's a voice you're familiar with. And hearing it is making you feel even giddier than you already were. The other is coming from a cell that remains locked. From within you can hear a faint, weak whisper coming. It says "Lies. Don't believe his lies.". Both intrigue you a bit.

>Go and visit the familiar voice and see how the "Captain" is doing
>Go check on the one that dares to doubt you
>Ignore them. They'll both be free soon. So it doesn't matter what they have to say
>Other?

>>Visit both, time too say hi

Lets convert the Kappa and rub it in Kidd's face

>>5637155
>>5637152
big support, i'm interested in both

>>5637152
>Go and visit the familiar voice and see how the "Captain" is doing

It's been a while since we gallivanted around Sabaody together

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>>5637155
Support

>>5637155
Supporting

>>5637155
Supporting

Also whys silver trying to keep orochis death on the low? i wouldn't think he'd care

>>5637167
Yeah. Exactly. He doesn't care. He's just being coy

So who we see first?

Useless Midd or Kappa man?

Actually, would Kawamatsu still consider himself a fishman island native?

How would he react to the wedding? Minus the fact we work with Kaido

>>5637178
did kappa even ever live on fishman island? hell does he even know he's a fishman? i just remember him saying his mom told him he was a kappa

>>5637152
>>5637155
This, nothing like a party with friends

>>5637159
Good times, watching him an Law freak out over our open slaughter of the dragons and the slave auctions.

>>5637181
It's unlikely. Or if he was he was too little for it. When he washed up on Wano he was very little

>>5637181
Just looked it up and just says him and his mother washed up on wano and got attacked by some humans and as his mother was dying she told him about the fishman racism and to only refer to himself as a kappa, so even if he was from fishman island doubt he'd ever have considered it home really since he'd have left it while still incredibly young

Hmmmm, wonder if we should introduce him to Fishy

That might actually convert him lol

>>5637167
Speaking of not caring, gotta give it to Spooks here with how Silver's mannerisms have changed since Eliza's death. He has been calm, cold even and almost certainly apathetic... The old mask slipped off and he simply hasn't bothered to put it back on again.
Only thing which broke it was during the battle under the sea, with him and Kaido just plain enjoying themselves.

>>5637195
Thank you

Lets hope we get too see more of it later

I feel even if he acts like he isn't mad, Silver is genuinely heartbroken about this.

He outright stated he would trade away all the power he gained to have her back.

Wonder if he will finally let loose at the funeral.

>>5637199
Don't think shes getting a funeral, if she was it probably would have been b4 our wedding

>>5637199
Oh yea, for sure he is.
Despite what he told Nutmeg he has gone through a drastic personality shift, even if it was "just" from the ideal he'd like to be towards the halfdead thing he was, and will probably always to a degree or another be .

I wonder if he would actually sympathise with Goofy for it...

For all of 5 seconds before going back to kicking his ass

both it is
>writing

Well, both warrant a little investigation. But you suppose that the immediate matter is the loud one not locked behind bars. You wait in place for him to approach you and act like you're surprised.
"Cavalier! Wait! Wait for me you bastard!"

"Oh hi Kidd. What's up?"
You were expecting him to show up wearing Kaidos ridiculous bondage gear that he calls a uniform. But no. He has a collar wrapped tightly around his neck.
"Oooh. Infiltrating Kaidos place pretending to be a slave. Very smart."

"Quit being snarky with me and get this thing off me!"

"One sec. Got something to check out. Wanna come with?"

"If it releases me faster then sure. Also what's going on? Kaido changing plans or something? Has he given up on recruiting me?"

"That's what he was doing?"

"Yeah. That's what he does. He beats the shit out of you, kills all the weaklings and puts the strong in chains until they wisen up and bend the knee before him. That's why I'm here. Thanks for THAT by the way!"

"What? Why are you thanking me?"

"Because it's you why I ended up in here! Remember when I asked if I could use your place to organize my attack on the Yonko? We had to do it at the ass end of nowhere because you refused! We were in the middle of discussing our plan to murder Red Hair when out of nowhere that monster dropped out of the sky on top of us! Turns out that sum-bitch Apoo was working for Kaido all along and ratted us out!"

"You don't say. And who's that?"

"A-Apoo? Scratchman Apoo! Remember? Keyboard for teeth?"

"Ah him."

"Yeah. I'm surprised you haven't met him. Working Kaido and all that. Anyway I've been rotting in this shithole since then. Worked to death. Kaido's goons been trying to recruit me ever since. Killer, my second in command, had to sign up just to save my life. So after I'm out of here I'm getting him and I'm coming after that boss of yours, no matter what he got planned for me."

"Uh-huh. Sure. What did you say when did this all happen?"

"Huh? Like right after we met."

"I see. Well two things about that. One, I'm not working for Kaido. Second, feel free to go after him. But you won't beat him in a million years. Anyway, we're here. So stand back a little."

You look at the cell in the wall that you heard the other voice coming from and peer inside. Unfortunately it's too dark in there to make anything out. But you do make out a faint heartbeat. And it belongs to someone pretty strong. The two guards standing in front of it are getting pretty nervous as you look at them.
"E-Erm sir? Please leave the area immediately. It's dangerous! Kaido ordered us never to open it up."

"Y-Yeah. We even have to debone the raw, toxic fish we feed the prisoner inside because he kept killing us with the bones!"

"Noted."
You replay and point your hand at the door.
"Now move."

>>5637258
i forget but what happened to the rest of kidds crew? they're obviously reunited by the raid but like are they on the run atm or just locked up somewhere else? know killers currently working as an assassin to keep kid alive

What do you know, we actually had a 'civil' conversation with Kidd

>>5637266
how salty is Kidd gonna be when he catches up with the news

>>5637268
Probs dies of an overdose or guns straight for us

At the end of the day, we proved he was a weenie and we a champ

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Your arm extends and its fingers spread out to wrap around the bars of the cell before ripping the whole thing out of the wall alongside some of the rock that it was attached to. This causes small bits of the hillside to collapse and fall down but your arm spreads out and catches the debris before setting it all aside. Kidd just watches this in disbelief.
"What... is that?"

"Haki."
You step into the dark where your ears take over as your primary sensory organs. Scanning the room you realize what you're dealing with. A fish-man. At least that explains why it was deemed too dangerous.
"Hello."

"So. Kaido found someone to do his dirty deeds. Do what you will. But know when you fail your master will be just as kind to you as he was to the others."
Your arm stretches out again and crushes the chains binding his hands and feet to the wall.
"What?"

"I hear you kill people with fish bones. You did that with your mouth?"

"Yes."

"Not bad."

"Hmph. Thank you. But you should see what I can do with a sword."

You raise an eyebrow at him.
"That sounded almost like a threat."

"You're sharp. Kappapa. I assure you if I had my sword with me we wouldn't be having this conversation. Your master would be down one man and I'd be on my way to kill him next."

>I accept that challenge
>Why do you have beef with me? You don't even know me
>I don't really care. You're both free to do whatever you want. I'll even let you attack Kaido if you wanna but you're gonna die
>Other?

>>5637271
Yeah kidds coming for our ass, thouugh prob not straight away, without him able to hype himself up by saying he beat big mom he's still in the "plan and prepare to take on a yonko" so he'll prob dip and go train or make alliances, and then either go after shanks ass or come straight for us instead

>>I accept that challenge
>>You wanna eat or drink before that? You don't look so good.

>>5637274
>>I accept that challenge

He obviously wants to go, so lets leet him try, we can let him go afterwards if we really want

>>5637276
Actually supporting this, lets let him get atleast somewhat closer to his best first

>>5637276
>>I accept that challenge
Second

Better to have this here and now then something going down during the party or, gods forbid, the weddings.

I recall in canon he vomitted right after being let out of his cell.

>>5637283
tbf i don't think any of the samurai would attack at the wedding proper, or atleast if they did they wouldn't assault the wedding itself and go after another target while alot of ppl are busy with the wedding proper

>>5637285
pretty sure that still counts as trying to ruin our weddings, and that my good sir cannot be allowed to stand!

>>5637274
>I accept that challenge

>>5637287
I mean if our ppl are so pathetic they can't deal with something while we can just have a nice day then we need to find better men lol

>>5637291
>5637291
To be fair we have *never* held any of our people from Outer Heaven in any high regard.

>>5637276
Supporting

A'ight
>writing

"Alright. I accept that challenge."

"Huh?"

"You wanna eat before that? I could offer you an egg if you want it. Or there's soup out there if that's more your thing."

"Are you trying to insult me? I don't need your charity!"

"Have it your way then."
You reach for Argent and draw the sword before stabbing it down before the fish-man.
"There. You can use that."

"Is... is this a joke?"

"No. That comes later. Now go ahead."

The fish-man stares at you for a moment before he bursts out laughing.
"Kappapa! I admit, I misjudged you stranger! For a pirate you do seem to have the honor of a samurai. I, Kawamatsu the Kappa, promise that I won't kill you for the spirit you've shown me. Now, prepare thy-"
But as soon as he touches the sword the blade, which permanently blackened after it gorged itself on your residual haki, roars to life. A purple-ish black mist emanates from it and Kawamatsu looks like he just witnessed the death of everything he ever held dear.
"H-Huh?"
He looks down and only realizes now that he reflexively pulled his hand away already.
"T-Tha-Wha-"

The frog starts gulping as he's choking on his own words.
"What's wrong? Pick it up."
You step closer to him.
"Pick. It. Up."
He just stares at you blankly so you draw Argent from the ground, flip it around so you hold it by the blade and present its handle to Kawamatsu.
"No?"
He throws up.
"Thought so."

"SIR!"
The two guards that were outside rush in.
"We heard a commotion! What happened?"

"Nothing. It was just a practical joke. Unlock the cuffs of these two and give them some food and fresh water. They earned it."

"Y-Yes sir!"

"By the way. Now that we discussed your shortcomings let me make one thing very clear to both of you. Though I did say you're free to do anything that doesn't mean there won't be any consequences. If either of you try to kill Kaido that's your business. But know that I won't just sit by if someone attacks one of my underlings. I hope I made myself clear."

"WHAT?!"
Kidd roars.

"E-Excuse me?"
And Kawamatsu is in disbelief.

"Cut the shit Cavalier! There is no way you're a god damn Emperor! And if you think I'll believe for a second that Kaido is YOUR underling then you've lost what little mind you had!"

"One of those is correct. Because I did not kill Big Mom and subjugated Kaido just to be called a mere Emperor."
Both of their eyes widen in disbelief.
"Oh and Kidd. If you want to call me by my pirate name then it's "Black Hand" now. I talked about it with Morgans. The new posters will be released shortly. Cavalier is my first name now. Just thought I mentioned. And if you still want to be an Emperor then I think Blackbeard and Red Hair are still options. Just know that I'll be coming after you if you manage to usurp any of them. As for you fish-man, you will never, ever be able to kill Kaido. Better make peace with that now. Anyway, enjoy your freedom. Your men are free to go as well Kidd. Cheers."

And that's a good place to stop for today I think.
I hope you enjoyed yourselves
I'll try to run on Wednesday again, if things manage to stabilize in my workplace for that to happen
Anyway I'm off. Have a good night

>>5637329
The casual dick swinging as he just undermines everything is hilarious.

>>5637331
What arc would the strawhats be on just for reference?

>>5637427
they're currently in wano, though without kaido there obviously its been completely different from what happened in canon

For one, Luffy likely never got captured

So they are all probably in Oden castle or such.

Meaning unless Old man shows up, Luffy is not likely to get his armanent training or such.

With Orochi dead, Ashura Doji won't likely join since Yasuie won't become a matyr.

And that means Hiyori won't meet Zoro in hiding since she won't have to fake her death.

Also, a lot less rebels will be joining for the attack, as now they have no reason too since Luffy didn't get a chance to inspire them, and with Orochi dead, things will be getting better.

I'm genuinely surprised Morgans agreed to something as simple as "Black Hand". You'd think he'd push for something subtle like "Monstrum" or "Satan himself"
Cavalier "legends end" Silver would sell a lot of papers methinks

>>5637861
Its not often he sees a guy will an entire arm into existing just to strangle someones heart in their chest. From across the island. Call it a special occasion.

>>5637861
I think its a bit of an ironic thing like a big guy being named tiny

>>5637467
We shafted the entire Wano arc.

>>5637861
Are you going to try and argue with the man who just killed the head of the Marines and beat Kaido into submission?

Hmmm, so what we gonna do to wanna? Since those weenie samurai definitely aren't taking it back.

>>5639249
Meant 'Wano'

You turn around on your heel and leave the two dumbfounded men behind. Understandably it's a bit of a tough pill to swallow that they stood in the presence of the man who beat the strongest creature in the world. Kawamatsu reconciled this impossibility rather quick, if only to justify the irrational fear he was feeling. But Kidd is a different story. For whatever reason, perhaps to prove something to himself or out of sheer befuddlement, he runs after you and pulls you back by the shoulder.

"Hold on a minute Cavalier! Just where do you think you're going? You think you can just go like we're done talking?!"

"I can. And we are. Or is there something else you wanted? I gave you back your freedom, your crew. What else- Oh. Those poneglyphs you need. Right. Tell you what, make me a good enough offer and you can take a copy of them. I don't need it anyway."

"What?"
Kidd stares at you before grabbing you by the collar.
"Are you making fun of my dream you little shit?!"

"Oh no no no. Never. I'm mocking you. But the offer is genuine. If you want it."
Kidd growls at you as you look back at him with a cold, uncaring eye.
"You remember our last meeting in Outer Heaven. What did I tell you? That you will not succeed. And look at what happened. I was right. First you lost your arm. Now your dignity along with your freedom. And yet you still haven't learned your lesson."

"And what would that be huh? What would a moron like you know that I don't?!"

"That you're not a winner. Your victories are incidental and short lived. "Supernova". Fitting name. You flash bright for a moment then turn into a dim little speck. And all that's because of what you are. A loser, a bully, a coward. You aren't playing to win. You want to make your enemy loose. You don't rise to face the challenge head on but drag your foe down to the dirt with you where you tear it apart with all the other pigs you gathered. You're not contributing to the world, you're working to make it less. You could lie, cheat and backstab your way all the way to the One Piece and crown yourself king. But all it'd take is one man to show up who's genuinely worthy of it to put you back where you belong. The dirt."

"WHY YOU-"

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"Go ahead. Hit me. But I'm warning you, unlike Kaido I don't have a habit of collecting weaklings. And unlike Red Hair I'm not merciful. Try me and the thing I'm ripping off will be your head."
Kidd’s grasp loosens until you fall on your feet. He's looking at you dead in the eye and his whole being is shaking.
"Come on. This is your opportunity. Your one chance. You, me, one on one, now. What will it be? What's it going to be "Captain"? Will you live up to your name for once? Or will you run with your tail between your legs until you can get a few meatshields between you and me? The end result will be the same. Except in one you'll get a headstone instead of a mass grave."

There is a moment of silence when an ill wind blows between the two of you. The frog fish-man stares at you like he's expecting a storm to erupt any moment. Yet that doesn't happen as Kidd turns around and shows his back to you.
"Tch. What a load of bull. Seems like you got a bit stuck up since last time we met Cavalier or "Black Hand" or whatever stupid name you pick for yourself next. You forgot one thing... there is no such thing as a fair fight between pirates."

"I know. Fighting me is quite unfair."

"Whatever. Just remember. Not everyone in the world will roll over for you. So you better watch your back."

Kidd then takes his leave, ignoring the food that's being given out in favor of finding his men, some of whom are probably still in here somewhere. And as you watch him walk away Kawamatsu manages to shake off his terror enough to speak.
"What was that?"

"What we pirates call a debate."

"You looked ready to murder each other."

"That would be a heated debate."
You look at him and see that he managed to steady himself pretty well despite his malnourished state. And it's obvious that despite your earlier demonstration he's still pretty willing to fight if necessary.
"Relax. I had my fair share of bloodshed for a while. Despite what I said I do respect him to a degree. He's a man of conviction, who'd kill you if you insulted his aspirations. I can't let my guard down around him."

"That's a relief. For a moment I thought that my homeland fell into the hands of someone even worse than Kaido."
He relaxes a bit but he does not lower his guard.
"May I be so forward as to make an inquiry."

"Depends... what does inquiry mean?"

"U-Uh. I mean I have a question."

"Shoot."

"What will happen now to the land of Wano?"

"Same thing as here. They are free."

"Yes but what does that mean? Who will govern the people? Will you let the rightful shogun take back his position?"

>Sure. So long as he does what I say
>If he can take it
>Rightful? This place is rightfully mine now
>Other?

>>5640585
>Sure. So long as he does what I say
Honestly we're just here for the wedding. Don't fuck with us, throw in your weight in the massive war that's about to start and as far as Silver cares you can go back to business as usual. Very hands off business model.

>Sure. So long as he does what I say
>>If he's so rightful though, where is he?
>>>Cause if your talking about Orochi, he's dead

>>5640585
>>Sure. So long as he does what I say
Would have went for the "if he can take it" option but silver was totally fine with letting orochi be in charge aslong as he got in line, btw do think shirahoshi would like to see a fishman samurai? cause if so we should let her meet kawamatsu

>>5640601
>If he's worth a damn and falls in line, i don't need another orochi to be put in charge just so i have to waste my time killing him in a few months, and if not, then im sure i can find someone else to look after the place out of my people

Changing, since more i think on it don't think silver would accept another orochi being put in charge

>>5640604
Support

>>5640604
I feel like that's the first vote with extra words.

>>5640585
>>Sure. So long as he does what I say

>>5640608
Well difference to me is that silver would let anyone in charge with the original vote aslong as they listened doesn't matter if they were some sniveling coward or sycophant, but the latter he'd only let someone he thinks has some worth run it

>>5640604
Support.
Momo has to go through Silver-approved training before he can be shogun

>>5640615
desu don't think silver would put momo in charge rn, he's just to weak, closest thing i can think of to it happening is someone silver would deem worthy of ruling wano who is also loyal to momo and some sort of regent situation is set up, where after a couple years silver will come back and test momo to see if he deems him strong enough to rule wano

>>5640585
>If he's worth a damn and falls in line, i don't need another orochi to be put in charge just so i have to waste my time killing him in a few months, and if not, then im sure i can find someone else to look after the place out of my people
I wonder if momo is still a kid

>>5640622
Also, Momo won't have to literally 'grow up' anymore, so he will just be a weak spoiled perverted brat in Silvers eyes.

Denjiro might be a good choice tho

Or Yasuie

>>5640624
Why wouldn't he be? he only has shinobu age him in canon during the raid on onigashma after the situation got extremely desperate

>writing

Wtf? Why didn't my post show up?
>writing

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>>5640633
Silver was still deciding what to say in-universe

>>5640634
my fugging post did not show up for me for 15 straight minutes

>>5640634
Took his brain cells a couple of extra seconds to bang together

>>5640637
Maybe the Ghost of Big Mom ate it? As revenge for killing her off

Missed the vote but, ehm.
>"That's a relief. For a moment I thought that my homeland fell into the hands of someone even worse than Kaido."

That's gonna be up to you. But suffice to say I have a feeling Wano is about to take some serious sengoku jidai inspiration

“Huh? Are you talking about Orochi?”

“No, of course not. Orochi was nothing but a usurper, a puppet placed on the top by Kaido. Well… it is true that he climbed to that spot himself. But were it not for the oni-dragon nobody would’ve tolerated him as Shogun for more than a day. He stole the seat from the rightful heir you see. With him gone the lord of the Kozuki family can reclaim what was lost!”


“Huh? Yeah, sure I guess. But he better not be just another Orochi. I don’t have time to clean up trash like that on the regular.”

“Normally I’d have to force you to apologize for even insinuating that our lord is anything like that vile Orochi! But I understand your concern. Rest assured Lord Momonosuke has a noble soul, just like his father.”

“Uh-huh. Good. Then as long as he knows his place and does as he’s told.”

“Excellent! Most excellent kappapa-ah? I’m sorry sir, what did you say?”

“What did it sound like? This island is Mine. How you want to manage it is not my concern. Do as you wish. But what I say, you do. If I say jump you jump. If I say give me ship and men, you ask how many. I’m not a demanding man but if you fall short of my expectations I’ll put someone in charge who won’t. Got that?”

“U-Uh… I understand kapapa…”

“Good. I’m glad I could make myself clear! Now if you’ll excuse me, I'm tired of this dump. Uhhh you go ahead and get some food over there before leaving. See ya.”

Your wing-cape unfurls and a jet of flame shoots out from the leathery membrane, propelling you high into the air in an instant like a reverse comet. You go from one factory to the next, giving the same speech you did in the first one but those facilities failed to provide you with any meaningful distractions so you got them over with quick and moved on. But there were still a LOT of factories which did explain the state of the country's pollution somewhat. Hopefully with the factories shut down that won’t be an issue anymore. Still, when you finally got back to Onigashima you were dead tired with a thick layer of soot and ash clinging to your skin and outfit. The sliding door to the hall where your crew were relaxing opened before you as you stepped through.

“I need a shower.”

“Oh welcome back Silver!”

“Hi Jaws. How are things?”

“Eh. We’re managing. Everybody is busy handling the mess you made.”

“What do you mean?”

“Look at all these letters!”
He points at a mountain of paper next to you.

“Oh yeah. I was wondering when did Tiny turn into a snowman.”

“He’s examining the local forges. Apparently he found something interesting enough to study. Those are all the letters that flooded in once word of your upcoming wedding started to spread. They are all letters either wishing you the best or trying to suck up to you.”

So Hreki found Seastone or something else impressive?

“Ah. Well throw them in the trash.”

“No. That’d be rude. It’s only natural that they’d want to get in the good graces of the most dangerous man in the world, especially since he’s about to get married. But you’re right in one thing. We should take a break.”

Marcella falls over backwards.
“Mah tongue ish sho dry!”

“How about we join you for that bath? This place has some wonderful onsen made to accommodate even giants.”

You have no objections so Murray gathers everyone and you communally visit the onsen. Sadly they don’t really have any unisex ones and some of the girls are not as open to the idea of sharing a bath with the rest of the crew as the more seasoned ones. With the men and women going their separate ways you enter the place with your towels and floaties for the Devil Fruit users.

As everyone enters the pool you sit down and let your weary bones rest a bit. But you can’t quite relax as you let out a hiss after the hot water touches the more sensitive spots. Murray notices this and gets curious.
“How are the scars?”

“They sting.”

“Gyogyogyo. And here I thought you are invincible.”

“It’s still flesh. And I want to feel pain so I don’t protect myself all the time. Don’t want to end up like Kaido.”

“Makes sense. And how are you otherwise? We haven’t sat down and just talked in what feels like ages. You holding up?”

“I’m fine Murray. Fine as ever.”

“Yeah right.”
Gu chimes in.
“That slip-up with the name isn’t a dead giveaway.”

“Listen bro. We’ve been by your side for years now. We can tell when something’s off. Anything you want to get off your chest?”


“We’re always here if you need to talk lad.”

“Yes-yes!”

“Worororo! And I’m here too. Don’t mind me.”

“WHEN DID HE GET HERE?!”
Everyone shouts.

>I’m fine. Really.
>I’m fine. Really. (lie)
>Well… The truth is, I don’t know.
>I feel like shit. Not gonna lie.
>Other?

>>5640666
>I’m fine. Really.
>I lost, simple as that, now im stronger and i'll never lose to anybody again

>Well… The truth is, I don’t know.

>>5640666

>I’m fine. Really.
>I lost, simple as that, now I'm stronger and I'll never lose to anybody again.

Uncertainty doesn't really fit this new Silver.

>>5640666
>I feel like shit. Not gonna lie.

The sheer amount of "NO" he experienced from Eliza's death made his heart and soul reach out and try to rewrite the world around him. And that kind of stress or, dare I call it trauma, doesn't just disappear overnight.

But I agree, doubt doesn't really fit Silver. Never has.

>>5640672
The way i think of it personally is that when eliza died silver got hit by a sort of bolt of clarity, like could call it shock i suppose but he's looking at the situation from a more objective position then he normally does, like yeah of course eliza dying is devastating for him but he also realizes that those emotions do nothing now, so he's just got to accept those emotions and move on, and with his new strength not let it happen again, though i do feel if he underwent another tragedy like that again that shit might break him, thinking he's at the top of the world rn but seeing that ppl he cares about can still die would majorly fuck with him and his world view i feel

>>5640678
He was at the top of the world when Eliza died anon, he had just become an emperor and proposed to Shirahoshi and then suddenly BAM his mother figure's getting executed. It doesn't get much rougher than that unless Outer Heaven exploded with everyone still in it, it's perfectly fine and reasonable for Silver to still be feeling like crap after all that.

>>5640680
You probably should put down a vote proper if that's how you feel mate

>>5640677
support

>>5640680
the "im fine, really" option, doesn't mean he doesn't feel anything, he's already said it devastated it, it just means he's accepted those emotions and is moving on, which i feel he would do after the Problem that caused elizas death (that being him being weak) is resolved, like if eliza died and he didn't get the power up i think it'd have fucked him up way more

>>5640690
Yea, but Silver isn't good at "moving on"
his entire belief system, reason to be and all that good stuff is all based on just how deeply rooted Amble still is.

>>5640690
And well silver wasn't at the top of the world b4 elizas death, he was a new fish in the big boi leagues, his empire was still new and finding its footing and silver was probably the weakest yonko out of BB, shanks and kaido, but rn we control the unquestioned strongest empire in the world and are probably one of the strongest characters in the world, maybe only beaten out by em or dragon

>>5640693
I mean, BB is pretty weak..

Like, dude is without a doubt weakest Emperor, he couldn't even fight a half dead Newgate, needing his crew to deliver the final blow.

And Silver literally recruited an existing Yonko Crew into his own.

It's more that Silver was just green then weak, he had yet to cement his rule and opportunity was in the water.

Now? Everyone knows trying their luck against his is suicide.