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OPI Chapter 123: Rise of a Leader
🕑 Added 2024-03-24 06:02:02 +0000 UTCKabane World
The Kokujou directly blocked the entrance of Kongoukaku City Gate with its large and long body.
The next instant, the doors of the carriages on both sides of the Kokujou opened and revealed the heavily armed army soldiers.
"Shoot directly at any targets carrying steam guns or using edged weapons against you. Our mission is to disarm all armed forces here, suppress any revolts and riots." An army officer gave orders out loud.
"Yes, sir!"
A thousand army soldiers jumped directly from the carriages, forming numerous teams that spread throughout the city.
The single shots of the heavy assault rifle, which was very different from the steam guns, began to echo throughout Kongoukaku City.
...
The main hall of the Shogunate Council.
At this time, the place was also in chaos. Everyone was controlled by Biba's words, and fear controlled the soldiers' will like the claws of a devil.
"Damn, are you Kabane too?"
"You're Kabane, right? You're Kabane too!"
"Go to hell!"
It was complete chaos, absolute chaos, where the pent-up fear and tension towards Kabane in every person's heart finally broke out, and everyone was frantically cursing and attacking anyone around them.
"Stop! Everyone put down their guns!"
"Stop fighting!"
Ayame watched anxiously as they kept shouting at the top of their lungs, but her voice could not reach everyone's ears at this time.
Or maybe, even if someone heard her, they wouldn't stop.
"Ayame-dono, it's too dangerous here!" Dougen saw this scene and quickly took his niece to a corner to hide.
"If you're not careful, you'll be bitten by them from behind~~" But Biba happily continued to tease everyone's nerves and psychology on the stage.
"That's enough, Biba!" Angry, the samurai commander ran up the stairs and slashed him with his katana.
A red flash passed as Biba slit his throat with ease. He watched coldly as the samurai clutched his bleeding neck and fell down the stairs, in pain and despair, right next to Okimasa's corpse.
"Loyalty is commendable, warrior spirit is commendable, but weakness is weakness..."
[Whoosh!]
At that moment, a sound pierced the air from behind, causing Biba to quickly move away from the spot and dodge a sharp sword strike before turning to look at the newcomer.
"Biba, you have gone too far. This farce should end!"
It turned out to be Ayame holding a samurai sword in front of her, with a firm and brave look on her face. Biba's smile widened slightly at the sight.
"You're really brave, let's see what you can do."
As soon as he finished speaking, Biba appeared in front of Ayame in the blink of an eye. The black sword with red light in her hand slashed at her forcefully, showing no mercy.
[Clang!]
But an astonishing scene appeared. The seemingly frail Ayame blocked the attack with her sword, though her arm visibly trembled from the effort.
But thinking about her opponent, Amatori Biba, who could kill the samurai commander so easily, the soldiers and samurai observing the situation from below found this astonishing.
[Clang! Clang! Clang!]
Next, Ayame showed exceptional swordsmanship. The glowing light of her sword looked like dancing butterflies as she fought intensely with Biba on the stage.
Ayame's serious, brave, and determined expression attracted more and more people's attention, and gradually, the chaos in the hall calmed down.
"How...how is it possible?!"
Even his uncle, Makino Dougen, was stunned. Just now, Ayame suddenly pulled out the katana from her waist and quickly ran onto the stage.
At this moment, Dougen could only attribute Ayame's performance to his father, but he immediately reacted and shouted at the samurai and soldiers who began to calm down.
"Haven't you noticed yet? Apart from the Shogun, there is no Kabane among us. Go help Ayame-dono!"
Everyone looked at each other and looked around, realizing that there was no Kabane.
"They fooled us!"
"We were tricked by that bastard!"
"Hurry up and protect Ayame-dono!"
Dozens of samurai became enraged and rushed towards Biba on the stage. Seeing this scene, Biba laughed contemptuously and said: "A bunch of stupid pigs."
In the next moment, he kicked the blade of Ayame's sword, causing her and the sword to fall down the stairs. Then, in the midst of the hail of bullets coming towards him, he ran towards a window of the great hall and, without hesitation, jumped from a height of almost a hundred meters to the ground.
"He...he committed suicide?!"
Biba's actions shocked everyone in the hall. Some of the faster samurai approached the window to look down but saw no one.
But no matter what, Biba did jump out, this is definitely true!
"At such a high place, let alone a person, even Kabane would have to break his arms and legs, right?"
"Go down and look for it!"
Meanwhile, Ayame was still on the elevated stage, exhausted from the combat, leaning on the general's throne.
Although the confrontation did not last long, Biba had attacked with seriousness and precision. Ayame was really tired, having given her best, displaying the sword skill she had trained since she was a child.
"Ayame-dono, are you okay?"
"Yeah, you're not hurt, are you?"
A group of samurai and high officials led by Makino Dougen approached her. Ayame looked at their worried and grateful faces, feeling somewhat embarrassed.
But she knew better that the entire Hinomoto could not be the opponent of the World Government.
That being the case.
As long as the World Government can abide by its agreement and the citizens of Hinomoto are no longer threatened by Kabane and no longer hungry, she is willing to cooperate.
'Nothing is more important than the stable life of the people...' Ayame thought.
"I... I'm not hurt, uncle, can you bring the speaker over, I think people outside need to hear the truth!"
"Okay, okay!" Dougen nodded repeatedly, ran over and picked up the speaker that was thrown to the ground by Biba and brought it to Ayame.
"Thanks." Ayame thanked him and directed her mouth towards the speaker microphone.
"Everyone, please listen to me. I am Yomogawa Ayame, the current governor of Aragane Station!"
Her soft but firm voice resonated widely throughout Kongoukaku.
"The Kabane have not entered Kongoukaku. Everything has been an act of rebellion led by Amatori Biba and his people."
"Shogun Amatori Okimasa died in Amatori Biba's sneak attack, and then he committed suicide just now out of fear of crime!"
"Now, obey my orders, all samurai and soldiers lay down their weapons, all riots will stop immediately, and then the World Government army will take over the city!"
"I repeat. Anyone who continues to hold weapons will be considered a member of the Karikatashuu and will be eliminated."
Outside the main hall, Biba, who was supposed to fall to her death, was caught by a whirlwind of yellow sand and landed softly on the ground.
"It seems she's doing pretty well. It's rare to see such a courageous little girl." Crocodile appeared smoking a cigarette with a mocking smile.
"Yes, she is indeed an amazing girl. I think this country will become better under her leadership..." Biba said softly.
Crocodile jokingly said: "Hey, weren't you planning to destroy this place and this country? What happened to that?"
"My revenge was directed at Amatori Okimasa and the high officials who conspired ten years ago. The soldiers and citizens of these 'Stations' were only the necessary fuel." Biba looked up with a calm gaze towards Crocodile.
"Now that the World Government is here, you can find those cowards for me. When the time comes, I will request to be their executioner and avenge those 400 thousand warriors."
"Kuahahahaha!"
"It should be said that it is our world government, although I used to hate it..." Crocodile curled his lips. He really didn't want to say more, and then changed the topic.
"But you are now dead to this world. Next, you need to return to the base and provide us with intelligence and advice there."
"Okay, then I'll go back to the Kokujou first." Biba nodded and turned to leave, as if he had no attachment to this place.
Meanwhile...
Inside the main hall, Ayame's statement left everyone perplexed. When they finally reacted, they began to question her non-stop.
"Ayame-dono, what is the world government!"
"Are there other armies of external forces?"
"Yes, why do we ask our soldiers to put down their weapons!"
At this time, even Dougen hesitated when he looked at his niece, but he heard Ayame explain: "The World Government is a super-large organization composed of more than 170 overseas countries."
"This time they came here only to include Hinomoto under their rule, and they hoped to meet with the Shogun. But they did not expect that the Karikatashuu would rebel, and Amatori Biba also caused chaos throughout the process."
"So I asked them to come over and help control the situation. Otherwise, if this continues, the entire Kongoukaku will be destroyed, and I don't know how many people will be left in the end."
