Chapter 729 Princess and retainers (two in one)
"Jiuli!?"
Hearing Marco's words, the little princess Nai'a immediately reached out to cover her mouth and blurted out in surprise: "You... are you also pirates of Kaido Pirates!?"
As soon as he heard this, the samurai and ninjas in the wooden house who were responsible for protecting her immediately pulled out their weapons and rushed up to protect her. The people outside the house also reacted the same way, and they rushed in one by one, looking at Yian and the other two as if they were facing a great enemy.
"Protect Your Highness Fuji!!" they shouted.
Well!? Why did you react like this? Could it be...
While Ian was thinking, Marco quickly waved his hand and said, "Don't get me wrong, we are not from the Beast Pirates!"
"Beast Pirates? What is that..." Princess Nai was stunned for a moment.
Yian slapped his forehead, and he understood it, and asked, "This... Princess Nai'a, you should have heard from others about the Kaido Pirates, right?!"
This little princess called the Beast Pirates Kaido Pirates, but when she heard the name of Kaido's real Pirates, she looked confused. This only means that she heard it from others, and probably didn't hear it so clearly.
Sure enough, Nai'a nodded and said, "Yes, I overheard from my father..."
So Yian had to explain to her and said, "The Kaido Pirates is the Pirates of the Hundred Beasts, but we are not his Pirates! Instead, it is his enemies!"
Yian had already noticed that when the little princess said the words Kaido Pirates, the warriors and ninjas here were all nervous, which showed that they should have no good feelings for Kaido and the Beast Pirates.
As for Princess Nai'a's father, Nishiumano's Daimyo Ritaki, is on which side, I don't know yet, but Ian feels that at least it won't be on Kaido's side.
Yian guessed it right. After hearing that the three of them were not members of the Beast Pirates, but rather the enemy of the Beast Pirates, the warriors inside and outside the house showed relief expressions on their faces. The ninjas were almost the same. Although they could not see the expression clearly with their faces, they could feel that their hostility was much less.
At this time, Boni interrupted curiously: "We just asked Jiuli, why did you react so much?"
Nai'a turned to look at Boni, looking at her fashionable and sexy outfit, and her little face turned red, but she still looked at Boni's clothes secretly, her eyes full of novelty, but she still answered the three of them: "Because no normal person wants to go to Jiuli now, right? There has been razed to ruins by the Beast Pirates..."
Upon hearing this, Marco was anxious and asked quickly: "So, is the war between your general and the Guangyue family really over?"
Although the Whitebeard Pirates had basically guessed this situation when they knew the news of Ace's arrest, no matter what, when Marco came here, he still had a sense of luck in anticipation. Now he suddenly heard that Jiuli was razed to ruins, which was naturally a bit difficult to accept.
It is really strange that a group of foreign pirates would care about the war between the general of Wano Kingdom and a Daming man. Not to mention Princess Nai, the warriors in the room could not help but look at Ian and the other two in curiosity.
"Yes, it's over!" Nai'a nodded and said, "Just the day before yesterday, I had received a letter from my father. He told me that the general's army had retreated from Jiuli, and only the members of the Hundred Beasts Pirates are still there... Since you are enemies of the Hundred Beasts Pirates, are you here to help the Guangyue family fight? I heard from my father that this time, there are many strange people in the Guangyue family who helped them resist..."
A strange man, probably refers to people like Esteon and Yizang?
This little princess Nai'a may be a princess, so she seems a little precocious, but no matter what, she is just a twelve or thirteen-year-old little loli, and she still looks a little childish. Yian can hear that although she knows some things, she doesn't know much. It's probably her father told her, so she only knows that there are such people, but she doesn't know the details.
Yian thought about it and felt that it might be a good thing to meet such a little princess here, so she could ask for some information first.
So Ian asked, "Princess Nai'a, your father is also one of the daimyos of Wano Kingdom?"
"Yes!" Nai'a nodded.
"Then your father did not participate in the war between the general of Wano Country and the Kotsuki family this time? He is one of the names of Daming. Logically speaking, he should be helping the general, right?" Yian asked.
"No!" Princess Nai'a shook her head and said, "In fact, it's not just her father, but also two other damings, who did not participate in this conquest..."
"Oh?" Yian raised his eyebrows, sat down cross-legged on the ground, and said, "Can you talk to us carefully?"
Looking at Yian's casual appearance, a warrior next to him couldn't help but yell: "Irregular! He dared to be in front of the Fuji Hall..."
Before he could finish his words, Nai A waved his hand without any attention and said, "It's okay!"
After saying that, she said to Yian curiously: "I have actually met some outsiders. It is said that people from the sea will not pay much attention to etiquette in front of familiar 'friends' and 'companions'. Do you also regard me as a friend?"
Yian was also happy when he heard this. The little girl felt quite cute, so she nodded and said, "Haha, it would be great if you can have a little princess as a friend! Let me introduce myself. My name is Yian. Now I am a pirate. My pirate group is called Dragon Hunter Pirates, and this pineapple-headed one. His name is Marco. He is the captain of the first team of the Whitebeard Pirates. This ragged young lady is called Boni. She is also the captain of the Pirates!"
"What does it mean to be ragged?" Boni was unhappy when he heard this, and pulled his clothes and said, "This is called fashion! You guy who doesn't know how to appreciate!"
"Fashion?" The little princess Nai'a looked at Boni's clothes curiously, and her little face blushed again. Of course, she couldn't understand the word "fashion", but she just felt that Boni's clothes looked so ashamed...
Yian noticed that the people present in Wano Country did not have any big reaction to his self-introduction. It would be fine if they didn't know the newly-rise Four Emperors Pirates of Dragon Hunter Pirates, but even the old Whitebeard Pirates did not know, which was a bit depressing...
Marco probably felt this way. He was a celebrity on the sea of the New World. As a result, when he got here, he was not as eye-catching as Boni's clothes...
Princess Nai'a seemed quite happy to hear that Ian was willing to make friends with her, but the warriors beside her were a little annoyed. In their opinion, His Royal Highness Yoki is so noble that she can make friends with pirates of unknown origin? So when she stared at Ian, she looked indignant.
From this, we can actually see the situation of Wano Country. For younger generations like Princess Nai, they are willing to accept new things and are curious about the outside world. Some people who are too influenced by class concepts are very uncomfortable with this, such as the samurai present.
Ian naturally didn't bother to pay attention to these people. After successfully connecting with Nai'a, Ian asked, "Naia, you said that there are several daimyos in Wano Country who are unwilling to participate in the war. What's going on?"
"In fact, I heard from my father!" Nai'a's little face also seemed much more serious at this time, saying: "Because even in Wano Country, the Kozuki family is a famous family, and has been loyal ministers for generations. Although in His Highness Oden's generation, Lord Kozuki Oden, who is a daimyo, secretly violated the ban and went to sea. After returning, he kept seeking to make Wano Country start the country, which led to the crime of being charged, but in my father's opinion, the Kozuki family will not be killed!"
"It's not just my father who thinks this way, but the other two daimyos also think so. They all think that they just need to punish the Guangyue family, and there is no need to make a big fight!" Nai'a tried hard to recall her father's words and said, "But for some reason, the general insisted on attacking the Guangyue family. His father and the others could not dissuade him, so in the end they could only adopt a neutral attitude and were not willing to send troops to respond to the general's call!"
Hearing this, Yian couldn't help but look at Marco, and saw deep regret in each other's eyes.
Princess Nai'a is still young and may not notice the smell. In fact, in Yian's opinion, these daimyos may have a neutral attitude, but they do not know that their actions have harmed the Guangyue family!
The reason is very simple. Why did the general of Wano Country insist on attacking the Kozuki family? Isn’t it because of the founding policies and concepts that may hurt his general’s dominance?
He already felt the crisis that the thought of the Guangyue family might bring!
Under such circumstances, the general of Kano Country asked other daimyos to send troops together. If all the daimyos sent troops according to his call, the general might realize that his status was still very stable, and perhaps it might allow the Guangyue family to escape.
This is also related to the political situation of Wano Country. The seven Damings under the generals were princes, but the generals did not control the entire country's army. Instead, Damings of the princes could have their own army...
And it is because these daimyos adopted a neutral attitude that made the generals of Wano Country find that his orders were no longer effective! This would require even more actions to kill the chicken to warn the monkey!
Several Daming did not send troops. The generals of Wano Country may have insufficient troops and in order to achieve the best deterrent effect, they did not hesitate to borrow the power of the Hundred Beasts Pirates to completely suppress the Kozuki family!
I did something bad with kind intentions, and this is what I said...
However, Ian and the others also learned something from Nai's story, that is, Nai's father, Nishiguchi Daimai Ritaki, should have been kind to the Kozuki family.
This kind of kindness may be based on the expectations of the Guangyue family, or it may be related to the disgust of the general's use of the power of Kaido, the other daimyos probably have similar ideas. In short, under this political system, it cannot be a solid piece of iron.
This may bring some convenience to Yian and his team's next rescue operation...
Nai'a continued to tell at this time: "Although there was no father and the others involved, the general still attacked the Kozuki family. My father said that during the resistance, many strange people and strangers who knew magic appeared in the process of the Kozuki family, and the general's army also suffered a lot of casualties. However, with Kaido's help, the Kozuki family eventually failed. Lord Oden of Kozuki was executed, and his retainers fled. Now the territory of the Kozuki family is occupied by the Hundred Beast Pirates Group. My father was very angry about this..."
"What about you?" asked curiously: "Your Highness, Princess, why are you here? And not with your father?"
Hearing this question, Nai's little face looked a little depressed, and he pouted and said unhappily: "After the general's conquest of the Kozuki family began, my father sent me here. This is the territory of our Shiraki family. The ninjas and samurai here are all retainers of the Shiraki family..."
Shiraki should be the surname of the Nai'a family, and his father's full name should be Shiraki Ritaki...
"He is worried about his neutral attitude, and it may also attract the general's attack?" Yian said: "In order to avoid implicating you, I asked you to come here first? In this way, your father is also for your own good..."
"Of course I know!" Nai'a sighed, "But I'm very bored here... Although they respect me one by one, I can't even find anyone who chats..."
No wonder she let Yian and the other two come in so unpreparedly. It seems that she is really suffocating here...
Hearing her words, a warrior beside him bowed with a serious look on his face and said, "Your Highness Fuji, please rest assured that the siege is over. Nishi Ueno should not have any problems. When the lord's order arrives, we will escort your highness you back!"
At this time, Yian's eyes suddenly lit up and said, "The generals of your Wano Country have already attacked one Daming. It is estimated that it is impossible to attack other Daming again. You will go back sooner or later. So why not do this? We escort you back. By the way, if possible, we want to ask your father about something."
"What's the matter?" Nai'a asked curiously.
"It's about the strange people who helped the Kozuki family fight!" Yian said: "I want to know where those people are now locked up, are they locked up in Kyuri, Wano Country, or have been escorted to other places. Maybe only your father knows this kind of news?"
Yian knew that since Jiuli was occupied by the Hundred Beasts Pirates, Ace and Tenghu would probably not be locked up there, because as their identities, if they really fell into Kaido's hands, they would probably be killed. Now Ace and his life paper are normal, which means they are fine, so naturally they can't fall into the Hundred Beasts Pirates.
They were just locked up, but where they were locked up needs to be found. It is definitely impossible for ordinary civilians to know such news. Only with the identity of Daming princes can one find out.
Since Hawkins' divination about her trip was very smooth, maybe this time he met Princess Nai'a, which is one of the reasons. She and her father may bring great help to herself. Just let it go naturally and make choices according to what she wants.
When he heard that Yian actually offered to escort her back in advance, Nai's beautiful big eyes lit up and he said happily: "Okay, okay!"
"No!" The warrior who had spoken before became anxious and stood up and shouted anxiously: "His Royal Highness Fuji! How can you believe these pirates of unknown origin? Even if you want to go back, you must escort you back!"
"But you still have to wait for the orders of my father!" Nai'a also realized that her identity did not allow her to do too willful behavior, so she said helplessly: "When will the orders of my father arrive? If they arrive in a month, wouldn't I have to wait for another month?"
"No! How can this be done?" The warrior led the way, and everyone fell to the ground and begged Naa, saying, "Your Highness Fuji! If you insist on leaving, it would be our dereliction of duty. We can only apologize for death!"
Nai'a could only look at Yian helplessly...
Seeing that these warriors said so, Ian had to say, "Since that's the case, there's nothing I can do. Princess Nai, can you tell us how to find your father?"
However, before Nai'a could speak, the warrior jumped and said, "No! How can you tell you these pirates of unknown origins when you are in your lord?"
"This is not good, that is not good! Apart from these two words, won't you say anything else?" Yian was also a little angry: "I don't understand if I make some adjustments!"
"Unless we die!" The warrior held the hilt of the knife in his hand and looked at Yian with a firm look.
It was impossible to communicate with these arduous warriors. Ian almost wanted to ignore them and knock these guys out of nowhere, and then took Naiah back.
With Yian's current force, it was easy to do such things. The ninjas and samurai present were not necessarily his opponents, but he also understood that things might be messed up. These guys were already very alert to the three outsiders. If they forced Naa away, the three of them might be regarded as criminals who kidnapped Princess Fuji!
Don't let it happen if you don't see Nai's father, but you're wanted by others, that's a problem. These people don't recognize you, the Whitebeard Pirates of the Dragon Hunter Pirates, the identities of Ian and Marco, are not effective here.
"Then, why not do this!" Yian thought for a while, and said, "Look, you Princess Fuji is tired of being here, so why don't you follow us and all of us escort her back together. Isn't this good? Since she is your respected princess, should you, the retainers, consider her mood?"
"This..." The warrior hesitated a little.
"Besides!" Yian struck while the iron was hot, "Maybe your lord miss His Highness the Princess too. The order to recall her might be on the way. If you send her back earlier, your lord may be very happy."
"Okay!" The warrior looked at Nai'a's expectant eyes, gritted his teeth and knelt down at Nai'a, saying, "Your Highness Fuji, we can send you back, but please make sure to agree and let us accompany you!"
Nai Ah straightened up, reached out to help the warrior, and said happily: "It's great, it's best to have you follow!"
In fact, the reason why this samurai agreed was because the ninja village seemed not secret enough, even the three foreign pirates, Yian and others, could come here. It is hard to guarantee whether there would be other people who discovered this place, so it would be better to let the princess go back...
For Yian and the others, as long as they can go to Nishiguchino, meet Nai's father, and find out the news. Anyway, they do not have any malice towards this little princess, so it doesn't matter how they go back...
So, after waiting for a while, Yian and the others were able to set off with Nai.
Chapter completed!