Reincarnated as Kaido, married Big Mom, and formed a dual-Emperor pirate crew.

Chapter 306 The Younger Generation

Kaido's attitude is clear: if the people of Wano Country continue to insist on their so-called xenophobia, then let them continue to die under the rule of Kurozumi Orochi.

The population has only decreased from over 100 million to over 80.

When the population shrinks to 50, or even less.

If the people of Wano Country remain stubborn and refuse to see the truth, Kaido wouldn't mind helping Kurozumi Orochi complete his extermination plan.

In any case, for Kaido, the only thing of value in Wano Country is the land beneath the feet of the Wano people.

In addition, there's the Pluto battleship, which is still submerged in seawater.

The locals of Wano Country, unless they are truly willing to submit to him, have no real need for him to exist.

Hazuki Kojiro left Onigashima with a heavy heart.

He understood Kaido's subtext.

If the people of Wano want to live a good life like the other territories under Kaido's control, they must save themselves. Otherwise, Kaido wouldn't mind if Kurozumi Orochi turned Wano into a wasteland.

"How can we save ourselves?"

Back at his residence, Hazuki Kojiro couldn't help but rub his temples.

The simplest method would be for each of the villages and towns in Wano Country to send a representative to Onigashima to swear allegiance to Kaido.

But that's impossible.

If this could be done so easily, then Hazuki Kojiro wouldn't still be being called a traitor to Wano Country.

Yes, although Hazuki Kojiro was worried about the lives and property of all the people of Wano Country, they would rather endure the exploitation and oppression of Kurozumi Orochi than align themselves with him.

"There's no other way, let them continue to die."

Hazuki Kojiro let out a long, helpless sigh.

Not enough people are dying now. When enough people die, people will naturally look for new ways out.

Of course, this doesn't mean he's prepared to do nothing.

It's impossible to directly send Kaido to attack.

But Kaido also said that he doesn't care who the current shogun of Wano Country is.

If I can use my own abilities to carry out a coup against Kurozumi Orochi, it would be a way to save Wano Country.

"It's just... a bit too difficult."

Although Orochi indulges in a life of debauchery in the Flower Capital every day, he is extremely concerned about his own safety.

Regardless of the two guards beside him, Kurozumi Higurashi and Kurozumi Zenmaru possess powerful Devil Fruit abilities.

Currently, all the noble families in Wano Country, except for the former daimyo Hagetsuki, Fuugetsu, and Shimotsuki families, are closely united around Kurozumi Orochi.

Because of Kurozumi Orochi, nobles from all over the country also got involved in the businesses of weapons factories and mines.

He didn't care how the nobles exploited the workers in the factories and mines. As long as they could produce qualified weapons and ores, he would buy them at high prices and then resell them to the Beasts Pirates at high prices.

This move, which seemed like a pointless exercise and only resulted in a small profit, successfully brought the nobles under the rule of Orochi.

Besides spending his earnings on extravagant lifestyles, Orochi also contributed a large portion of his money to the construction of his army.

Under his command were not only the Oniwabanshu ninjas who originally belonged to the Shogun of Wano Country, but also a samurai legion of 5000 men.

This legion was supported by Kurozumi Orochi at a high price and were his absolute loyalists.

While it's not like Kurozumi Orochi takes him everywhere he goes, at least 500 people are always by his side.

This is a force that cannot be ignored.

Even though Hazuki Kojiro could mobilize the power of his family, plus the wealth he had earned from trading with the beasts over the years, enough to raise a small army, it would still be difficult for him to confront Kurozumi Orochi's army head-on.

Hazuki Kojiro let out a soft sigh.

"No matter how difficult it is, we have to do it! Otherwise, Wano Country will be wiped out!!"

………………

1502 in the Haiyuan calendar.

Two years have passed in the blink of an eye.

Kaido's eldest daughter, Irene, turned 17 after her birthday on June 1st.

Kaido's second sons, Katakuri, Oven, and Cracker, will also turn 17 after November 25th.

To celebrate his eldest daughter's coming of age, Kaido held a banquet.

At the banquet, Kaido gave Irene two crumpled pieces of paper and asked her to choose one as a test after she officially came of age.

Eileen randomly picked one, and when she opened it, there were only three words inside: Wano Country.

Udon, the former daimyo's castle tower has been demolished, and the current residence is the Hazuki family mansion in Tokage Port.

Eileen met Hazuki Kojiro here, who looked somewhat weathered.

"Miss Eileen? What are you doing here?!"

“My father gave me an adult assessment.”

Eileen tossed the crumpled paper to Hazuki Kojiro; it still only had the same three words on it.

However, after reading it, Hazuki Kojiro couldn't help but burst into tears of joy.

"Lord Kaido...Lord Kaido ultimately couldn't bear to let Wano Country be completely destroyed, hahaha, waaaaah..."

Watching Hazuki Kojiro laugh and cry intermittently, with snot and tears streaming down his face, Eileen, who had just come out of the ivory tower, couldn't help but frown.

"Could you tell me what my assessment will include?"

"This..." Hazuki Kojiro wiped away his tears and tentatively asked, "Lord Kaido didn't say anything?"

Eileen gently shook her head.

"He didn't say anything except that he told me to tell you that you don't need to have any concerns or care about my feelings."

Hazuki Kojiro took a deep breath and then slowly exhaled.

While suppressing his inner joy, he also regained his usual calmness and maturity.

He invited Eileen to sit down in the study and asked her questions earnestly.

"Miss Eileen, what level of difficulty would you like me to set for the test?"

Eileen looked at Hazuki Kojiro with a strange expression.

"Shouldn't you, the examiner, decide the difficulty level of the exam questions? Why are you asking me, the candidate?!"

"Because Miss Eileen is different."

Hazuki Kojiro calmly began to speak:

"Your tolerance for the difficulty of the test questions will directly determine the content of the test questions I give, and similarly, it will also determine your evaluation in Lord Kaido's heart."

Eileen's eyebrows furrowed slightly, a hint of anger flashing across her delicate face. "Are you testing me?!"

"That's it."

Hazuki Kojiro nodded slightly.

"Because if you choose the most difficult difficulty, I may show you some unspeakable things, which may overturn your understanding of the world."

"Ha! How arrogant!"

Eileen sneered.

"Do you think I haven't seen the most brutal and bloody battlefields?!"

"After the navy failed to capture the Whole Cake Island Islands, every one of us brothers and sisters was assigned to walk around the battlefield ruins!!"

Hazuki Kojiro smiled calmly.

"The bloody battlefield is not the same kind of horrific place as the place I described. You'd better think carefully before giving me a reply."