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Ebisu Town center.
The villagers gathered, their faces filled with sadness and anger, pressing their handprints onto the contract, giving up their last home.
The promised money was something they dared not even imagine.
"Damn pirates!"
"Heaven, are you going to take away our last chance to live too?!"
"Grandma, is our home gone?"
Despair covered everyone.
Though they were just broken-down grass huts, they still brought them warmth and were the foundation of their survival.
Now, everything was gone.
Homeless, they would ultimately die in the wilderness.
"The pirates are coming!"
As the beast carriage approached, the villagers, who could no longer bear to live, stopped hiding their hatred. If angry looks could kill, Daichi on the beast carriage would have died tens of thousands of times over.
"Ridiculous."
Daichi jumped down from the beast carriage, looking at the group of old, weak, women, and children glaring at him, feeling only pity and amusement.
Only when pushed to a dead end do they know how to resist.
What were they doing before!
Twenty years ago, if they had shown the courage they do now, even without Oden, this country would not have fallen to its current state.
Tonoyasu, with a bent posture, stepped forward, his shaking hands holding the contract and handing it to Daichi, his heart filled with pain.
"Daichi-sama."
"Yes, you've done very well."
Daichi took the contract, and after checking its accuracy, he carefully placed it in his coat as if it were a treasure, an unprecedented sense of security growing within him.
From this moment on, this small town, along with tens of thousands of acres of fertile land around it, belonged entirely to him. It was his property!
"Hehehe~ Hahahaha!!!"
Daichi laughed wildly, looking up at the sky, a violent aura bursting from his body as if he were transforming into a Super Warrior!
"Crack!"
The ground beneath his feet continuously cracked!
"Such powerful Haki!"
Yamato leaned forward to steady herself, her clothes violently fluttering from the airflow, her eyes filled with disbelief.
When did Daichi's Haki become so powerful?!
Tonoyasu was also startled.
"Ryuo!"
He knew Daichi was strong, but he hadn't expected him to be this strong. Such fierce Ryuo was rare even in Wano Country!
Soon, the strong winds calmed down.
"Hoo~~"
Daichi exhaled a long breath.
A large amount of Haki had flowed through his body in a short period, almost causing him to burst. His instincts controlled his body to release all the Haki, which led to the scene just now.
Now, he was drained, completely drained.
Although a bit weak, Daichi's spirits were quite good at the moment.
At least he could still fight seven more times!
Daichi looked at Yamato and waved.
"Yamato, pull the beast carriage over."
"Oh."
Yamato's small face turned red, and she quickly lowered her head to avoid Daichi's gaze, pulling the beast carriage, her mind uncontrollably wandering.
Daichi likes me!
I, I, I... how should I respond!
Wait, I am a man!
No, no, I am a woman now!
Huh?
Am I a man or a woman?
"Thud!"
Her forehead bumped into Daichi's chest.
Yamato stumbled backward, instinctively covering her forehead with her hands. "Ah, I'm sorry."
"...."
Daichi sighed helplessly.
With so many outsiders watching, couldn't she be a bit more aware? Her silly behavior was lowering his aura of strength.
Forget it, no point in arguing with a fool.
Daichi walked to the beast carriage and pulled back the canvas covering it. Under the sunlight, a golden glow blinded the villagers' eyes.
"∑(°-°๑)!!!"
The villagers' eyes bulged out.
Gold!
A full ten thousand gold pieces piled together, like a small mountain of gold!
Daichi stood beside the pile of gold and calmly said, "This is the agreed ten thousand gold. It now belongs to you."
"..."
The villagers recovered from their shock and immediately burst into chaos.
"My money!"
"Bastard, it's my money!"
"Don't grab it, everyone gets a share!"
Old men and women who could barely walk moments ago were now full of energy, moving quickly as if they were hidden masters in the city.
In the blink of an eye, the ten thousand gold pieces were grabbed clean.
And it wasn't over yet. The villagers entered an internal fight mode, rolling up their sleeves and accusing others of taking more money, clearly about to stage a village brawl.
As kind as they usually were, their faces were now as fierce.
Yielding?
No, not a single piece less would do!
Daichi watched with great interest.
"Look, this is 'simple folk'!"
"Ah?"
Yamato's mouth hung open.
In her observation, the elders in the town seemed quite kind, so why had they become so unfamiliar now?
Is it worth it for a bit of money!
"Stop it, all of you!"
At the crucial moment, Tonoyasu stepped forward.
Immediately after, a worn-out straw sandal was flung at his face.
"Bastards, you're even hitting me!"
With the village chief joining the fight, it lasted for half an hour before the villagers finally calmed down and started their first Ebisu Town shareholder meeting.
"Let's keep our distance."
Daichi pulled Yamato aside, took out a beautiful tea set and table and chairs from the carriage, and calmly drank tea while waiting.
Yamato was full of questions.
Since the deal was complete, why were they still here?
"Daichi, is there anything else?"
"Hmm, you'll know soon."
Daichi smiled without speaking.
Half an hour later, the Ebisu Town shareholder meeting ended.
The villagers, clutching their gold, painfully returned it to the beast carriage, a sight that left Yamato stunned.
"Why are they returning the money?"
"Well!"
Daichi chuckled.
Money is good, but it can also harm people.
A group of old and weak villagers, powerless and holding a huge sum of money, would be like a child carrying gold through the market, definitely attracting disaster.
Most villagers were ignorant and found it difficult to see the pros and cons, but they had a clever village chief who couldn't possibly fail to see it.
This money absolutely could not be kept.
So there was only one way.
Spend it quickly!
Tonoyasu came before Daichi, asking with a bitter smile, "Daichi-sama, you mentioned building a city here and buying houses. Does that still count?"
"Of course."
Daichi's lips curved upward.
To spend ten thousand gold quickly, they could only buy houses from him. After going in circles, it would ultimately return to his pockets.
He had planned it all along.
They discussed the matter of buying houses for a while.
Daichi stretched, pointing to the beast carriage.
"There's clean food and water in the compartment behind the beast carriage. You can all take it. Although it's not much, it should be enough for the villagers to have a full meal."
"Daichi-sama, thank you for your generosity!"
Tonoyasu thanked him from the bottom of his heart.
The other party could have taken their homes without spending a single penny, but they didn't. Instead, they used ten thousand gold to show their stance.
Now, they were even giving them water and food.
This kindness moved him.
How wonderful it would be if the young man in front of him wasn't Kaido's subordinate.
The old man bowed down, kneeling, apologizing with Wano Country's highest form of respect. "Daichi-sama, I apologize for my previous behavior!"
"No matter."
Daichi waved his hand.
"Go quickly. Those old folks were almost fighting just now. If they don't eat something, a few more will starve to death today."
In the evening.
The two rode the beast carriage to the Heavenly Abode Inn in Flower Capital.
Yamato suddenly jumped up.
"Daichi, you're so sneaky!"
"Sneaky?"
Daichi was stunned.
What was going on?
The girl was filled with righteous anger. "I've completely figured it out! You already knew that ten thousand gold would come back. You were just putting on a show earlier!"
"...."
Daichi rubbed his forehead helplessly.
This girl only just realized it, huh?
Also.
Compared to them, this counts as being a saint!