"What's the next step?"
Rosse looked toward Toki with great interest. This final grand show of Wano was indeed rather brilliant.
He had predicted that Toki would do this.
But when he actually saw her make such a ruthless move, he couldn't help but applaud.
'Brilliant, absolutely brilliant.'
It was a pity that aside from her blackened heart, Toki didn't have much other talent.
Otherwise, he definitely would have chosen to train her, looking forward to seeing something even more brilliant in the future.
"The next step, huh…", Toki slowly lifted her head. That flawless, snow-white face now had a few drops of fresh blood upon it.
It didn't make her look more ferocious. Instead, it added a kind of enchanting beauty.
That kind of beauty was Rosse's favorite kind.
Under his gaze, Toki held Ame no Habakiri in her hand and step by step walked up to Kozuki Oden.
Kaido, who was pressing down on Kozuki Oden, seemed to realize something. Cooperatively, he stood up and seized the back of Kozuki Oden's neck, not letting him move.
"Kozuki Oden, do you still remember what you said to me here a few days ago?", Toki raised Ame no Habakiri, staring at Kozuki Oden expressionlessly.
Kozuki Oden said nothing, only glaring at Toki with hatred.
If looks could kill, Toki would have died tens of thousands of times already.
Seeing this, Toki's red lips curved into a very beautiful smile, "You said back then that you wanted to strip me naked and throw me out for anyone to insult. I still remember that."
It was also because of those words from Kozuki Oden that she had completely lost all hope in him at the time. Only back then, she still had expectations for Wano.
It was only after witnessing Rosse's strength that she slowly let go of Wano.
It couldn't be done.
No matter what she did, she could not change Wano's fate.
But there was one good thing. No matter what she did, no matter how she took revenge on Kozuki Oden, Rosse would never stop her.
In this aspect, Kozuki Oden was far inferior to Rosse.
The smile on Toki's face grew deeper, but that expression also became more and more terrifying.
Obviously, among everyone present, Toki was the weakest one.
But looking at her smile, even Kaido couldn't help frowning, feeling a chilling sensation.
Shiiiing!
Toki lifted Ame no Habakiri and lightly swung it a few times.
With a breeze passing by, the bindings on Kozuki Oden's body were cut apart, revealing his clean, muscular body.
Looking at the exposed Kozuki Oden, Toki's expression carried not the slightest warmth, "Enjoy it well, Kozuki Oden."
"I'll call the people of Kuri to properly enjoy their great daimyo."
Saying that, Toki turned and left without looking back.
As she turned, a sentence also drifted into Kaido's ear.
"Kaido-san, I'll trouble you with the rest. There should still be some people of Kuri left. After the men of Kuri finish enjoying him, tie Kozuki Oden up in front of them. Anyone willing to stab Kozuki Oden once, I won't lay a hand on them."
"Ah, understood."
Kaido gave a playful smile.
This ending was far crueler than the one he had imagined.
And from that last sentence, he even heard another meaning.
This woman had completely blackened.
'She wouldn't make a move?'
Heh, the ones making the move weren't her. Whether the people of Kuri lived or died wasn't up to her to decide anyway.
Not only he knew this, Kozuki Oden could probably think of it too.
If Oden couldn't think of it, Kaido would help pass the word, maybe even ambiguously tell it to the people of Kuri.
Played out this way, that's when it would be stimulating.
Knowing they might die, but for a slim chance of survival, stabbing their own lord.
That feeling must be very painful.
Kaido burst out laughing, dragging Kozuki Oden and heading off into the distance.
He had to move a bit quicker, otherwise Sakazuki would soon have slaughtered everyone.
"Master, how did I do?", After Kozuki Oden left, Toki casually tossed her blade to the ground, quickly walked up to Rosse, and stared at him with misty eyes.
"You did very well," Rosse smiled faintly and lightly nodded.
This play was indeed marvelous.
Being stared at with such expectant eyes, Rosse naturally understood what she wanted.
This was after completely resolving her heart's knot. Wanting to relax through play and do what she finally desired.
'Interesting…'
Rosse smiled at the corners of his mouth, just like always, holding Toki as he returned to their shared room.
In an instant, bedding flew within the room.
Toki's performance was quite good. The freshness of being able to reload anytime, anywhere truly gave him a completely different experience.
But unfortunately…
They were never truly of one heart.
"Why?", Toki straddled him like a knight. At this moment, the only point of contact between her and Rosse was just that place.
And just now, she had clearly felt the warm current.
'This should have been the time when Rosse is most relaxed.'
'But why, even like this, I still can't use my Devil Fruit ability on him?'
'It isn't possible that Rosse's pillar is always coated with Armament Haki, right?'
Toki looked at Rosse, not understanding. Her expression was incomparably bleak, but she still wanted an explanation.
"Your performance was wonderful. If I were Kozuki Oden, I might have been deceived. If your fruit ability had activated, I might have been directly sent two hundred years into the future."
Rosse smiled faintly, not the least bit angry or embarrassed. Instead, he straightened his body a little, continuing to let Toki ride him.
He wasn't bluffing.
With Toki's Time-Time Fruit, if she had really used pleasure to trigger it just now, he indeed would have been sent two hundred years into the future.
Though his strength and age wouldn't change, the seas would shift. Who knew what the pirate world would look like then.
If he really went, that would mean his role was wrapped up.
"Then why?", Toki asked again, lips pressed together as she felt pleasure while staring intensely at Rosse.
She had already made her final attempt.
Wano was completely gone.
Momonosuke was destined to be killed by Rosse. As for Hiyori's future, whether she existed or not made no difference, and she couldn't interfere at all.
What Hiyori's future became depended entirely on Rosse.
This outcome she could only passively accept.
The only thing she could still do, perhaps, was just one.
Use her fruit to banish the culprit before her.
"The reason is simple," Rosse gently caressed her back, smiling softly as he said, "Because I understand you better than Kozuki Oden. In your heart, your hatred for me is completely above your hatred for him."
"At that time, I already knew. Once Kozuki Oden was dealt with, the next one would be me."
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