"Fried food?" Oden didn't catch the other meaning in the words.

He seriously considered it for a moment, then nodded and replied, "Are you talking about tempura?"

"I quite like it, second only to yakitori, hmm, and sukiyaki... It could rank second or third!"

Listening to Oden's endless chatter, Ushimaru whispered a reminder, "Your Highness? Oden-sama!"

"Hm?"

Oden turned his head at the sound, meeting the anxious yet helpless gazes of the samurai.

Their meaning was clear: What did we come here for? Is this the time for chatting?

"Ah, right."

Oden slapped his head in realization, then grinned apologetically, "We came to subdue these villains..."

Then, he turned his head and shouted at Kenji, "You have nowhere left to run, outsider!"

"Leave Wano Country immediately! This place is still closed off, and outsiders are not welcome!"

"This kid." Kenji was speechless.

"He actually calls it 'closed off'... Well, perhaps he thinks 'closed off' is a good term."

Many words weren't initially derogatory, so Kenji could understand that.

It was just that his strong stance now, yet his later choices, made it somewhat incomprehensible to Kenji.

"What exactly did this guy go through later?" Kenji didn't understand, and he couldn't be bothered to understand.

He flipped his palm, and a piece of gold fell into his hand.

"Huh? This gold..." Ushimaru was startled, finding the gold in Kenji's hand a bit familiar.

"Could it be my...?"

Ushimaru quickly reached out to feel, and indeed found that the gold on him was gone.

He immediately became furious and shocked, "When exactly was it stolen..."

"Nonsense!"

Kenji tossed the gold block up and down in his hand, sneering, "It was originally my gold. If anyone stole, it should be you stealing from me."

"You!" Ushimaru's voice was filled with anger as he questioned, "That gold was clearly given to me by you..."

"Giving you gold was to ask for your help." Kenji curled his lip in disdain, "If you can't help, doesn't that mean you stole my gold?"

"Huh? This..." Ushimaru instantly became speechless.

Wanting money without completing the task?

Oden couldn't stand it anymore and lectured Ushimaru and the other samurai, "You guys really did do something wrong here..."

"If you want gold, why not just snatch it?"

When Kenji heard that, he knew this guy was 'a talent!'

"I wondered how he managed to quickly subdue all the bandits, rogues, and criminal organizations in Wano Country within a few years..."

"He really does not follow the usual path."

For individuals like thieves, if you're powerful, defeating them is no problem, but subduing them is very difficult.

After all, those thieves' minds and thoughts are quite different from ordinary people's.

Oden's current behavior surprised Kenji a little, but on second thought, he really did seem like the type of person who could subdue various bandit leaders.

"If he's that kind of guy... then it'll be easy to deal with."

Kenji looked at Oden, who had a mischievous smile on his face, and his ill will towards the latter actually diminished quite a bit.

The next moment, Kenji flicked his hand, throwing the gold block towards Oden.

"Oden-sama, be careful!" Ushimaru, having been tricked once before, had been secretly watching Kenji's hand movements.

As soon as the gold block was thrown, he shouted a warning.

Oden, however, was unconcerned. After all, he had never suffered a loss before, so he grinned and reached out to catch it.

Since he was holding both samurai swords, he shifted both swords into his left hand, then extended his right hand, and even managed to respond to Ushimaru, "Haha! What's there to be careful about? You underestimate me, Oden... Ugh!"

As the gold entered his hand, a powerful force instantly transmitted along Oden's arm throughout his entire body.

In just an instant, Oden, who had been talking and laughing a moment ago, froze, trembling uncontrollably as if having a seizure.

However, overall, Oden's performance was indeed much better than Ushimaru's.

At least he didn't shake into a blur, did he?

Moreover, Oden didn't acknowledge Kenji's power like Ushimaru did.

On the contrary, he was very unconvinced. "You ambushed me, you cheated!"

Facing this indignant accusation, Kenji didn't refute. He chuckled and nodded, openly admitting, "That's right, I ambushed you!"

"It's not like only you young people are allowed to trick and ambush. Isn't it normal for us old guys to occasionally change our attack methods?"

"Hmph! I've never ambushed you!" Oden grew even angrier.

Why could that guy opposite him speak so righteously about ambushing, and even turn it around to accuse him?

He immediately wanted to strike with his samurai sword.

Kenji remained unhurried. He flipped his hand, and another piece of gold fell into his palm.

"If you want treasure, first you must have the strength to pick it up!"

Kenji's smile faded, and he said coldly, "Without strength, you can't hold onto the best things!"

Within the cold voice, there was a faint hint of killing intent.

Oden felt the killing intent in the words. As he held his swords in both hands and adopted a fighting stance, his eyes were also thoughtful.

Meanwhile, Ushimaru next to him wore a look of utter dejection.

He didn't sense the killing intent in Kenji's words, he only felt mockery from them!

'Without strength, you can't hold onto the best things?'

Wasn't this clearly mocking him about his gold being lost and regained just now?

However, Ushimaru had already acknowledged Kenji's strength, and when someone mocked him based on their level of power, he couldn't come up with any rebuttal for a while.

"You, do you know that pirate called Whitebeard?" Oden silently stared at Kenji for a moment, then suddenly brought up a seemingly unrelated topic.

Then, without waiting for Kenji to respond, Oden continued to speak to himself, "You don't need to deny it. I saw it before... You definitely have a connection with him!"

"Hmm, I guess I know him." Kenji didn't feel there was anything to hide about this matter and nodded directly in admission.

"Hahaha!" Oden, upon hearing this, instantly changed to a smiling face.

He flipped his hands, neatly sheathing both samurai swords, then walked over with a friendly smile.

If it weren't for Kenji's cold expression, he might have already gone over to sling an arm around his shoulder.

"Oh, what a blunder just now!" Oden rubbed his hands, an apologetic smile on his face, then very eagerly offered to be Kenji's guide.

"This should be your first time in Wano Country, right?"

"Let me tell you, there are many fun places in this Flower Capital... Hehe! No one knows this place better than me! I'll give you a good introduction..."