Zunesha seemed to sense something, and his walking pace was slower than usual.
On the sea, after Tom finished describing Dylan's words, he looked at Zunesha quietly.
"I can't make a big mistake again, promise..."
The communication between the two was not through sound but through thoughts, not requiring any transmission medium.
"No more Joy Boy!"
Tom stood on the wave and looked at Zunesha.
"His reincarnation has been cut off, and Poseidon has also changed her stance. If you still insist..."
The sea currents around Tom were still gathering, and his expression became serious and dignified.
"The destruction of the Mink Tribe is just around the corner."
Zunesha's body came to a complete standstill. He stood on the sea with empty eyes and didn't know where to look.
"I have not yet waited for Uranus, but by command, I must return there."
Zunesha's voice came into Tom's mind: "If the prophecy really changes, then I will appear again at the appointed time and place. After I witness it with my own eyes, I will make a decision!"
"Remember your words,"
A sudden voice came into the minds of Zunesha and Tom:
"I will wait for you there and let you see the changes in this world with your own eyes. After thousands of years of walking and thinking, you should also have your own ideas."
Zunesha didn't answer anymore. It raised its legs in silence and continued to walk forward.
Zou.
Nekomamushi was in a dilemma when he and Inuarashi sneaked off to Zou to find Wanokuni.
Although he was impressed by Oden's charm, he still did not forget that he was still a member of the Mink Tribe and one of the two kings of this country.
Tahir clasped Inuarashi's sword and drew a sharp claw on his fingertips.
Ding!
There was a crisp cracking sound. Inuarashi's sword snapped in response.
"Tahir!"
Seeing that Tahir's fingertips had already penetrated Inuarashi's chest, Nekomamushi finally couldn't help but shout:
"Let go...let the old dog go."
Raizo on the ground was still wailing and roaring, and a faint purple color began to appear on Inuarashi's heart.
"It's just an agreement between our ancestors. You can't blame the old dog for this!"
Hearing these words, Tahir's eyes turned even redder.
Puff!
Putting his entire palm into Inuarashi's heart, Tahir grasped Inuarashi's heart and squeezed it hard.
"Hoo!!! Hoo!!!"
Inuarashi's body twitched, and he couldn't even make a complete sound.
After Tahir withdrew his right hand from Inuarashi's body, Inuarashi's body slowly slid down.
Tahir's right hand was dripping with blood, and he turned to look at Nekomamushi.
"The agreement between ancestors?"
Tahir looked at Nekomamushi and approached him step by step.
"Because of some bullshit promise, we can only stay on Zunesha's back for hundreds of years.
Generation after generation have spent their lives meaninglessly because of some bullshit promise.
Even if someone leaves Zou, you warn them.
They are not allowed to serve the World Government."
"Once someone violates the rules, you hunt them down or lure them back to Zou and imprison them to death."
"A place like this..."
"What's the point of continuing to exist?"
Nekomamushi held his weapon and looked at Tahir who was slowly walking towards him.
In just a moment, the old dog died.
"We are samurai..."
"Bullshit samurai! Just mutated slaves." Tahir grasped Nekomamushi's spear, and the handle of the spear clicked when he squeezed it, shattering inch by inch.
"What qualifications do you have to decide the fate of others?"
"Grandma Cat is just telling the children some stories about the outside world, and you let an outsider hurt her. The kindness of raising her is not even as good as an illusory promise!?"
"Nekomamushi, you incompetent waste! Zou doesn't need a 'king' like you!"
Tahir's sharp claws pierced Nekomamushi's chest. Nekomamushi looked distracted as Tahir's arm sank into his heart, seeing this familiar yet unfamiliar face in front of him.
"Boss Nekomamushi...what's the world like outside?"
"Ah... Well, you will know about this later."
"Why wait until later? Why can't we go down and see?"
"Because the time hasn't come yet."
"But..."
The young Tahir looked at Nekomamushi, hesitated for a moment, and then said, "I heard Grandpa say that he was very sorry that he could not see the outside world."
Boom!
Nekomamushi's body fell, and then his body was consumed by purple flames.
Not far away, Raizo was still twisting his body crazily on the ground.
"Awwww!!!"
Tahir walked up to Raizo and stepped on his chest.
"Wanokuni... You and the cats and dogs are dead. I want to see how the 'nine shadows falling from the sky' mentioned by Toki can be realized. How can the 'powerful Kozuki warrior' save that place."
Tahir leaned down slightly and looked at Raizo's distorted face, and said calmly, "Our people are already looking for Momonosuke and Kin'emon."
The flames slowly rose from Raizo's body, and the burning flames began to climb upward from his abdomen.
The second before Raizo lost consciousness, Tahir whispered to him, "Do you want to know why your raid failed 20 years ago?"
"Because Kanjuro, he is from the Kurozumi family."
Huge shock and disbelief surged into Raizo's heart:
"Traitor..."
Before he could say anything, his head was reduced to ashes in the flames.
Looking at the ashes flying in the wind, Tahir slowly transformed back into his human form. He turned around and looked at the "Kozuki family crest" on the "Red Poneglyph."
What is this if not slavery!
Fireworks rose from the roots of the Whale forest, and the Whale forest with the Kozuki family crest engraved on it was reduced to ashes in a matter of seconds.
After the flames subsided, three figures slowly walked towards Tahir at the edge of the forest.
"Why..."
Granny Cat sighed and waved to Pedro and Shishilian next to her. Shishilian and Pedro released their hands supporting the old woman and looked at Tahir in the distance with serious expressions.
Inuarashi and Nekomamushi's presence...disappeared.
Tahir walked to Granny Cat, took off his coat and spread it on the ground, then helped Granny Cat to sit down.
"You're still back," Granny Cat sighed, "Maybe it was a wrong decision to give you my Vivre card."
"Ah..."
Granny Cat stretched out her hand and gently held Tahir's palm, "Tahir... what on earth are you..."
"Where will you lead the Minks?"
Pedro and Sicilian in the distance looked startled.
"Lead..."
"That's not the case, Grandma." Tahir looked at Granny Cat calmly. He shook his head solemnly, "The fate of the Mink Tribe, and the fate of everyone, should be decided by themselves."
"Whether you fight or wait, it should be your own decision. Everyone has the right to choose their own life."
Granny Cat had a kind smile on her face.
"I know, that's why Zou needs you..."
She looked at the ashes still floating in the wind, a look of loss on her old wrinkled face.
Inuarashi, Nekomamushi...
Zou cannot be led into the abyss by you.
Gancho... you are more foresight...
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