"Hmph! Running dog of the World Government, I never should have trusted you. Before, it must have been you tipping them off, that's why I ended up imprisoned by Kaido and the others," Kozuki Sukiyaki said coldly.
"As I thought, even now you still don't know, Kanjuro's real name is Kurozumi Kanjuro," Toki shook her head, not really wanting to exchange words with him anymore.
She suddenly understood a little, why when Rosse first went to Oden's residence, he had that look toward the Kozuki retainers and her.
'All clowns.'
'Utterly, foolishly ridiculous clowns.'
"What? Kanjuro is from the Kurozumi clan?", That news no longer had any meaning, but it still managed to shock Kozuki Sukiyaki.
Or rather, because he already felt certain of victory now, all the more reason to heap condemnation on the traitor.
But unfortunately, Toki had no intention of listening further.
She was already a bad w*man.
And not only that, she was the kind of bad w*man who had been ravished countless times, through and through.
For someone like her, the only meaning left in living was to watch Hiyori grow up safely.
Beyond that, she had no other demands.
Though lately she had heard one good piece of news, though Oden had given the order to kill Momonosuke, in the end Whitebeard stopped it, the reason being that a child is innocent.
After all, in terms of identity, that child was already Whitebeard's adopted son.
Still, Toki felt some regret, because Momonosuke would stand against the World Government. That much she could already foresee.
And she had no intention of stopping it. On the surface, Momonosuke was the last bloodline of the Kozuki family. That was something she could neither stop nor change.
Since it was fated that Rosse would completely consume him, she could only silently hope in her heart that Momonosuke might live a little longer.
For that, though she found it unbearable when her throat was rammed, she was still willing to try it a few more times.
'Since things have already come to this, might as well do a bit more.'
'For Momonosuke's sake, and for Hiyori's.'
But right now was not the time to think of such things.
She was no longer on the same path as the Kozuki family.
In fact, even though Kozuki Oden was still alive, she more or less already knew what sort of death awaited him.
A cruel one. But those ruthless words Oden had spoken back then, and those few strikes he'd dealt her, she still remembered them vividly.
Since some things had been done, he couldn't blame her for repaying them in kind.
"Saintess Vanessa, I'll trouble you!", Toki silently stepped back two paces, yielding the stage to Vanessa, the tall woman.
In terms of height, Vanessa was even taller than Gion. After Toki retreated, her figure almost completely blocked out Toki's small body.
Vanessa had no intention of wasting words.
Since the show was over, it was time for her to make her move.
A mere remnant of the Kozuki family wasn't worth her attention.
Vanessa raised her gun barrel, aiming at Kozuki Sukiyaki.
BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG!
Four gunshots rang out almost simultaneously.
It had to be said, Sukiyaki's strength was not weak, at least an A-rank powerhouse.
But faced with Vanessa's full strength and completely unknown methods, in such a rushed moment, Sukiyaki couldn't muster much resistance at all.
Shrrip!
Four bullets coated with Armament Haki easily pierced through Sukiyaki's limb joints.
Having not fought in years, Sukiyaki had never encountered such a scene.
In his imagination, he was supposed to crush Toki with his strength.
Before he could even let out a scream, Vanessa's body was already before him.
Her leg lifted high, a two-meter-long leg coated in Armament Haki came crashing down.
To an outsider, it was a scene full of allure and sensuality.
But to Sukiyaki, it was no different from Death itself arriving.
BOOM!
With just one strike, Sukiyaki's head smashed into the ground beneath, his combat ability utterly gone.
If not for Rosse's orders, Vanessa wouldn't have bothered with close combat. She would have simply blown Sukiyaki's head off with one shot.
But since he wanted the man alive, she had to do it differently.
"Come here!", Vanessa glanced at the coachman, her tone pure command.
"Your orders, ma'am."
How could the coachman dare refuse? He hurried over, trembling.
"Lift his head up. Feed him this. Then cuff him."
Vanessa ordered coldly, casually tossing down a Devil Fruit and a pair of seastone cuffs.
For someone of Sukiyaki's level, breaking his limbs wasn't all that secure.
And she had no interest in keeping watch over him along the way, nor in soiling her own hands. For trash like this, even his blood touching her would feel disgusting.
She liked tormenting people, but didn't like personally handling it, and she hated being stained with blood.
That was her principle.
The coachman, though afraid Sukiyaki might suddenly lash out, still obediently carried out the task, grabbing Sukiyaki's head, forcing down the Devil Fruit, and finally clasping on the seastone shackles.
With the shackles on, Sukiyaki, already like a dead dog, appeared even weaker and more powerless.
"Take him back to Kuri," She tossed the words offhandedly, then immediately grabbed Toki's shoulder, and the two of them vanished on the spot.
Since the target had already been subdued, there was no reason to linger.
———
[Two Days Later]
"Cough! Cough!"
Toki kept coughing, almost hacking out her lungs.
'Too big.'
Stuck in her throat for too long, it made her very uncomfortable.
And before that, it had rubbed against her intestinal lining. That head-to-tail sensation left her whole body in disarray.
But anyway, it wasn't the first time. She ought to adapt by now.
Toki didn't know how others managed to adapt, but this was how she consoled herself.
Besides, her Devil Fruit was quite handy, it spared her a lot of suffering.
If her body felt too uncomfortable, she could simply rewind her body's time by a day, wiping away all physical aftereffects.
Though the memory remained, at least the body felt fine.
At the same time, her own desires were satisfied too. Truly a win-win.
"What's on the agenda today? Do you need me to arrange it?", Rosse's cheerful voice came from behind, clearly in a very good mood.
Today was the day of Kozuki Oden's execution. Yesterday he had spent the night enjoying himself with Toki, and the feeling was indeed excellent.
"I know. Sukiyaki should be arriving today, right? Let me be the one to end all this."
This time Toki's voice carried no hesitation. Her tone calm, her demeanor unnaturally composed.
These were debts the Kozuki family owed her.
Had she known the Kozuki family would be like this, she would rather have used her Fruit's power again than ever have met Kozuki Oden.
Perhaps if she had used it again, she might have even avoided this demon Rosse.
But alas, she had already been ruined by him, and there was no going back.
Even if she traveled through time again, she could no longer return to what she had been.
She was a bad w*man, and this time, she truly meant to be bad to the very end.
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