Super Card System
Chapter 738: Hands on Hips for a Moment!

Since the person before him was someone close to the shogun, that meant the exit outside was probably already surrounded, right?

Ian glanced oddly at this greatest swordsman of Wano Country. The man seemed to have anticipated their rescue mission, but not only did he not stop them, he even proactively provided the saltwater to dissolve the spider webs. This action was somewhat intriguing…

However, Ian didn’t dwell on it. He picked up the sake gourd, pulled out the stopper, and splashed the saltwater inside onto the spider web blocking the prison door.

It seemed as if a peculiar chemical reaction occurred. As soon as the saltwater touched the webs, the adult Earth Spider’s webs immediately emitted a sizzling sound as if being scorched. They rapidly dissolved and broke apart, emitting a strange smell before completely opening up. Even Ian’s Senbonzakura blade, which was stuck to the web, was freed.

One thing restrains another; this made Ian click his tongue in admiration.

Without the obstruction of the spider web, Ace and the others were finally able to come out. Bonney cheered and immediately rushed over, hugging Ace’s head tightly against her chest while ruffling his messy, nest-like hair. She exclaimed excitedly, “Haha! Finally seeing you, Ace! Did you miss your sister?”

“Hey, hey! What are you doing!?” Ace was almost suffocated, flailing his arms and legs in panic, trying to escape from Bonney’s embrace, shouting, “I’ve never even met you before!”

“Ah, I forgot!” Bonney finally realized at this moment. She grabbed Ace by the neck, pulling him aside, saying, “Come, come, let sister have a good chat with you!”

Let’s set aside the commotion between Ace and Bonney for now. After Fujitora walked up empty-handed, Saijo Yichi on the opposite side raised his hand and tossed one of the swords he held in his left hand to Fujitora, saying, “This is your sword!”

Fujitora caught it, and Ian saw clearly—it was Fujitora’s cane-sword! No wonder it looked familiar earlier.

“Let’s go; Lord Shogun wants to see you,” Saijo Yichi said, turning around and heading towards the exit.

“That’s your Lord Shogun, alright!” Ian said with a smile. “Sorry, but we don’t plan to meet him. We’re leaving now!”

Saijo Yichi appearing here seemed premeditated. Ian felt that his previous guess was correct—the shogun of Wano Country probably knew that the Dragon Hunter Pirates and the Whitebeard Pirates would come to rescue people. So he specially requested Ace and the other two from Kaido and imprisoned them, likely waiting for members of these two pirate crews to show up.

The shogun of Wano Country probably had something he wanted to convey to the Dragon Hunter Pirates and the Whitebeard Pirates; otherwise, it wouldn’t make sense for him to go to such lengths.

But… what does that have to do with me!

Ian was currently full of anger with nowhere to vent. Although Ace and Fujitora hadn’t been mistreated while imprisoned—they could even play cards in their cell—Ian was still unhappy because this didn’t erase the fact that the shogun of Wano Country had captured members of his pirate crew!

Even putting aside the face of the Four Emperors, protecting his crew was the responsibility of a captain. If he couldn’t even protect his own companions, wouldn’t that be a slap in Ian’s face!?

Alright, even if the whole incident was initiated by Fujitora and Ace coming to Wano Country on their own, seeing that they hadn’t been mistreated, Ian wasn’t unreasonable. The mastermind was Kaido’s Beasts Pirates; this issue had to be settled. But regarding this matter, he could consider the shogun of Wano Country as an accomplice and not hold it against him.

But, we’ve already decided not to hold it against you, so you should be grateful. Now you still want me to follow your plan!?

Do you really think your position as shogun is that impressive!?

So Ian didn’t even think twice and directly refused. The people had been successfully rescued; now he wanted to leave—who could stop him?

Obviously, Saijo Yichi hadn’t expected Ian to not play by the rules. Surprised, he turned back and said, “Don’t forget, they still have the Sea Sponge Worms in their bodies. Don’t you want to help them get rid of them?”

“Just a parasite!” Ian chuckled. “As it happens, I know excellent doctors!”

Although Ian admitted that these peculiar rare beasts of Wano Country had some strange abilities, the world is vast—not being in Wano Country doesn’t mean things won’t work. Even if Ian didn’t use his Dual Heaven Returning Shield ability to remove the worms from Ace and the others, his Dragon Hunter Pirates also had excellent doctors. Even if that didn’t work, he could find Chopper; there were plenty of ways to deal with such parasites.

If the shogun of Wano Country thought he could threaten Ian with some small tricks, he was dreaming!

“Out of the way!” Ian stepped towards Saijo Yichi. “If you dare to block me, even if you’re Uncle Fujitora’s old friend, I’ll still cut you down!”

“Heh, what big words!” Saijo Yichi was amused by this. As Ian approached, his hand moved to his sword hilt. “Then let me see how you cut!”

Saijo Yichi’s thumb pushed open the sword guard, and the blade immediately shone with a cold light. At the same time, a similar gleam appeared at Ian’s waist!

In the next second, Ian’s Senbonzakura blade clashed with Saijo Yichi’s sword with a clang!

Boom! The surging sword energy exploded in the underground cell at the moment their blades collided, rushing upwards and attacking the ceiling above the dungeon!

On the ground above, a large number of Wano Country’s prison guards had gathered, weapons in hand, waiting in battle formation at the entrance. Unexpectedly, a massive tremor suddenly came from beneath their feet. Then the ground beneath them burst with a flash of light, and a big hole appeared amidst flying debris, causing the surrounding guards to scream and dodge in panic.

Before they could react to what was happening, two figures jumped up from the cracked hole, landing on the ground one after another.

Saijo Yichi held a long sword, looking at Ian opposite him with surprise and uncertainty. He swung his sword, pointing at Ian, and asked, “Who are you!?”

Ian didn’t answer him. Instead, he took off the straw hat on his head, casually tossing it aside, then tore off the samurai attire on his body in one swift motion. Bare-chested, he moved his body a couple of times, finally feeling much more comfortable.

Although they had only exchanged one move, Ian realized that this greatest swordsman of Wano Country before him was probably at a similar level in swordsmanship—both could be considered masters, perhaps even comparable to Dracule Mihawk. Indeed, he had reached the known pinnacle of swordsmanship, no wonder he was called the greatest swordsman.

But Saijo Yichi was the most surprised one. He never expected to suddenly encounter a samurai here who was almost equal to himself!

Because of Ian’s previous disguise, he hadn’t recognized Ian’s identity. He just thought Ian, like Marco, was sent by the Dragon Hunter Pirates and the Whitebeard Pirates to rescue people.

Speaking of which, his surprise was understandable. Who would have thought that a newly crowned Emperor would personally come to rescue people? Moreover, he had never met Ian before; even if he knew from the newspapers that there was a new Emperor named Ian of the Dragon Hunter Pirates, he might not recognize him at first sight.

So now he was very surprised, wondering what kind of pirate crew the Dragon Hunter Pirates were, sending someone so strong just to rescue people!?

“Lord Saijo Yichi!” The prison guards finally came to their senses at this time. They stood behind Saijo Yichi with weapons in hand, forming a formation against Ian, the intruder.

Ian glanced around casually and found that there were probably no less than several hundred people present. Moreover, the loud noise just now had alerted more troops who were rushing over.

At the exit, Marco, Ace, Fujitora, and the others had also come out and stood behind Ian. Seeing this, Saijo Yichi spoke again, “Stop resisting. This is Kyoto, with tens of thousands of troops and samurai. You can’t escape!”

However, his words were met with a burst of laughter from Bonney. She said, “Really, I don’t know where you get your confidence, thinking you can stop an Emperor!”

“Emperor!?” Saijo Yichi was stunned.

“Emperor!?” Ace, Fujitora, and Izo were also stunned.

“Hmm? You don’t know?” Bonney put her hands on her hips and said, “Oh, right! You’ve been imprisoned and don’t know what’s happening outside. During the time you were locked up, Ian just took down the Big Mom Pirates. Big Mom died at his hands, and he’s officially become one of the Four Emperors!”

After saying this, Bonney unceremoniously patted Fujitora on the shoulder and said, “Uncle, you’re now the vice-captain of an Emperor’s pirate crew! Surprised? Unexpected?”

Ace, Izo, and Fujitora’s expressions were like this: σ（っ°д°;）っ

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