vncnus Chapter 23 Fishing on Kura Island
Chapter 23 Fishing on Kura Island
New World, Kura Island.
A former island belonging to Wano Country, its traditional style is heavily influenced by Wano Country.
Eight hundred years ago, after the powerful nation of Wano closed itself off from the world, the various islands in this sea area became independent one after another.
Some islands even established small kingdoms.
On this island of Kura, a population of only a few hundred thousand established the Kingdom of Kura.
After the Beasts Pirates occupied Wano Country, the entire sea area centered on Wano Country came under the rule of the Four Emperors, Kaido of the Beasts.
This territory is many times larger than the islands that were once part of Wano Country.
However, Kula Island is too barren and lacks even the resources to build a weapons factory.
The Kingdom of Kula now needs to pay a protection fee slightly less than 'Heavenly Gold' every year in order to survive under the rule of the Beasts Pirates.
This has made life increasingly difficult for this impoverished little country.
But this hardship was a hardship for the lower classes; the royal family and nobles still lived quite well.
In order to pay protection money to the Beast Pirates, the kingdom kept increasing taxes, which led to a large number of commoners selling themselves into the service of the nobles.
With the kingdom's situation deteriorating, even most of the warrior class has lost their freedom and is forced to serve as slaves to the nobles.
Toratsumi is a down-on-his-luck samurai who sold himself into the service of the powerful Mikami family.
With his exceptional archery and swordsmanship skills, Toratsu was assigned by the head of the Mikami family to be the young lady's bodyguard.
Over time, the samurai guard fell in love with his noblewoman.
The noble lady also had a certain fondness for this handsome and heroic guard.
However, the difference in their social status destined them to never be together.
What made Toratsumi most desperate was that his beloved Kikuhime had caught the eye of the prince of the Kingdom of Kura, who wanted to make her his queen.
A few days ago, the royal and noble families held an engagement ceremony.
That means that Princess Kiku is now Prince Kura's fiancée.
Tiger looked at his beloved lady, who seemed to have no objection to the marriage, which made his heart ache even more.
He really didn't want to see his Miss Kiku become the prince's woman.
But he couldn't change anything.
Therefore, he could only continuously hone his archery and swordsmanship, hoping to develop powerful martial arts skills that could change everything before Prince Kura and Miss Kiku officially got married.
Kikuhime naturally noticed the huge changes in her guards, but she was just a woman, deeply influenced by traditional culture, and absolutely obeyed her father's arrangements.
Moreover, marriage alliances with royalty are also highly beneficial to one's own family.
If she wanted her family to prosper in the Kingdom of Kura for a long time, how could Kikuhime possibly defy her father's arrangements?
Moreover, refusing the prince's proposal would put her family in danger.
Therefore, she had no choice but to abandon her slight affection for Toraji and prepare to become a princess.
But she didn't want to lose this warm and handsome bodyguard, which made her feel a little depressed.
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Kura Island Port.
"So this really is the territory of the Beasts Pirates?"
As the pirate ship approached, Luo Ji saw the Hundred Beasts Banner fluttering high above the harbor.
"It's a small island in the style of Wano Country!"
Luo Ji's expression gradually turned indifferent, but Yamato was very excited and wanted to see the first island in the outer sea and how it differed from Oni Island.
"I wonder what unique local delicacies and adventurous places this island has to offer."
Yamato stood at the bow of the ship and shouted with great anticipation, clearly very excited about the upcoming landing.
When the warriors of the Kingdom of Kura stationed at the port saw the unfamiliar pirate flag on the ship of the Luo Ji Pirates.
In an instant, alarm horns sounded in the harbor, and a large number of samurai gathered on the harbor, watching the unknown pirate ship warily.
"Halt! This is the territory of the Beasts Pirates. If you wish to land on the island, please undergo our security check!"
A samurai's booming warning came through, but with the Beasts Pirates protecting them, they weren't too afraid of these unfamiliar pirates.
Besides, as long as these pirate crews don't cause trouble and just carry out normal resupply, they are major customers of Kura Island and can be allowed to come ashore.
Generally speaking, Kura Island doesn't dare to be too arrogant towards these pirate crews.
After all, any pirate crew that can sail to this sea area must be extremely powerful.
However, if they really encounter extreme weather or pirate crews suffering losses from fighting each other, it's a different story.
The Kingdom of Nakula will decide, depending on the circumstances, whether or not to choose to double-cross them and take them over.
After all, the Kingdom of Kula is not wealthy right now and wants more 'windfall' to subsidize the high protection fees.
When the Kura warriors at the port saw the pirate ship, they found only a man, a woman, a little girl, and two pets.
One of the samurai squad leaders was immediately overcome by greed.
This lineup looks more like a fledgling family pirate crew.
Do you really think that just by hanging a pirate flag, you can become a pirate and roam the seas freely?
Even if a pirate crew with such a small number of members doesn't have much treasure on board, selling the pirate ship, the two women, and the pet would still bring in a decent amount of money.
Moreover, upon seeing the young Luo Ji and Yamato, most people's first reaction was, "Where did this young couple come from, playing a game of pretending to be pirates?"
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Luo Ji clearly sensed the contempt and malice of these warriors.
He smiled wickedly to himself.
It's time to let Yamato see the cruelty and treachery of the open sea.
He usually stored food and treasure in storage scrolls.
But now, after glancing at the excited Yamato, he unconsciously released two chests of gold and treasure.
Get ready to take the bait, greedy samurai!
Yamato, witness the malice of the ocean.
Luo Ji raised the corners of his mouth slightly, suppressed his aura, and became a weakling, like a down-on-his-luck young man who resigned himself to his fate.
"Gentlemen, we simply wish to come ashore for some supplies. We would be grateful if you could do us a favor."
Luo Ji stepped forward and shouted politely, but in the eyes of these port warriors, he looked like a bullied newcomer.
After all, what pirate crew that sails here would have such an attitude?
Those New World pirate crews are all incredibly arrogant; if it weren't for the Beasts Pirates' flag flying over the island...
Those brutal pirates will surely plunder Kura Island.
"Let's do a quick check; guns and cannons are prohibited on the island."
As the pirate ship entered the port, the samurai squad leader smiled and shouted, they couldn't wait to devour this weak pirate crew.
Even the pirate flag is so bizarre, it actually depicts a pen and a scroll.
It's nowhere near as good as those pirate flags with swords and bones.
"Yamato, if someone tries to steal our ships and treasure, what do you suggest we do?"
Luo Ji watched as a dozen or so samurai were about to board the ship, and asked Yamato with a light laugh.
"Then of course we should crush them!"
"In Oden's diary, the Whitebeard Pirates and the Roger Pirates defeated many pirate crews and naval fleets!"
Without a second thought, Yamato said that anyone who dared to hinder her adventure or covet them was their enemy and they had to be wiped out.
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