The reason Kenji remembered Amatsuki Toki's situation so clearly was because he was genuinely very interested in her.

After all, the Devil Fruit she had eaten was the Time-Time Fruit, which almost only existed in legends, capable of freely traveling to the future.

At the current point in time, Amatsuki Toki had not yet traveled, and naturally had not changed her surname.

"Paramecia-type Time-Time Fruit... Paramecia-types truly produce miracles, not only with quakes but also with powers like time travel."

The Time-Time Fruit was one of the Devil Fruits Kenji was most curious about.

And since the previous user of the Time-Time Fruit, Amatsuki Toki, had not yet died, the Time-Time Fruit naturally hadn't appeared in the current era, or even earlier eras.

'Amatsuki, Kozuki... Is there any connection between these two surnames? Could they have originated from the same great clan countless years ago?' While Kenji pondered, he unconsciously looked up at the oiran, Arashi.

The oiran before him bore a striking resemblance to Amatsuki Toki in Kenji's memory.

However, Kenji had not yet truly seen Amatsuki Toki in person, so he couldn't be certain, he only had a guess.

"Were you raised in this place since childhood?" Kenji collected his thoughts and asked curiously.

"The courtesan profession... seems to be cultivated from a young age, right?"

"I actually left Wano Country for a period of time." Arashi bit her lips, explaining softly.

"Oh?" Kenji raised an eyebrow, and asked with a half-smile, "Then, do you know what I do?"

Arashi looked up at him, her large eyes sparkling, and said with a very serious expression, "I guess you must be a Marine!"

"Sharp insight." Kenji praised her with a smile, showing no change in emotion.

"Hmm, are you really a Marine?" Arashi suddenly frowned, asking with a puzzled expression, "So, you were deceiving Oden-sama earlier? You actually don't know Whitebeard at all?"

"I heard that Whitebeard is a Legendary Pirate. The Marine shouldn't have any connection with a Legendary Pirate..."

"Heh, things in the world are not set in stone." Kenji replied lightly, without much explanation.

Then, he shifted the topic back to Arashi, saying with a serious smile, "The life you're living now probably isn't what you want, is it?"

"Do you want to leave this place?"

Hearing this, Arashi looked up in surprise, her eyes filled with confusion and wariness. "Why? Why would you help me?"

"Well, because I'm in a very good mood right now." Kenji smiled, extending his arm to support Arashi's delicate body, responding very directly.

"I think your professional skills are excellent. You've made me very comfortable these past few days, so I'm just lending a hand."

Arashi's pretty face flushed at his words, but her body unconsciously leaned closer to Kenji's chest, as if seeking a sense of security.

In reality, as an oiran, Arashi had a certain status. She rarely showed herself and was secretly protected, or rather, monitored, by some people.

Her situation was similar to that of another oiran in the future, Kozuki Hiyori, who was the type to sell her art but not her body. Even high-ranking individuals could not force them due to the hidden protectors.

However, in comparison, those who protected Kozuki Hiyori were truly willing to risk their lives to do so.

As for Arashi, the hidden personnel were more for surveillance.

At this moment, Arashi vaguely felt that perhaps this was her only chance to change her destiny.

"Kenji-sama, I..."

Arashi pressed tightly against the strong chest of the man in front of her, her breathing gradually becoming hot.

Kenji, however, did not make many moves. He simply held her.

After all, outside this room, and even in the room's partitions, there were many pairs of eyes, likely those monitoring Arashi.

Kenji didn't want to be watched while doing things.

Just as he was considering whether to use Conqueror's Haki to clear the area, the house suddenly shook violently.

"Oh, an earthquake?" Arashi looked around, her expression a little panicked.

Kenji frowned and sensed for a moment, then roughly understood what had happened.

"It seems Oden has already made contact with Whitebeard..."

Not long ago, he had told Oden to go find Whitebeard again, and now he had probably found him.

As for the result, it seemed to be pretty much as Kenji had expected.

"Again? He's still quite fiery."

Sensing the continuous tremor waves, Kenji chuckled, while also roughly gauging Whitebeard's attitude towards him.

He was using Oden to test it.

Rumble!

The continuous tremor waves caused all the buildings in Flower Capital to shake violently, and roof tiles clattered down. Even the Kozuki Clan's Shogun's Palace buildings were not spared.

Fortunately, the intensity of the tremor was not particularly great, and the source of the tremor was not in Flower Capital, so the city's buildings were largely preserved.

Soon after, amidst the continuous slight tremors, Kenji sensed two powerful presences rapidly approaching Flower Capital.

Coincidentally, he recognized both of these presences, and was even quite familiar with them.

One was Oden, who had just left Flower Capital not long ago, now rushing towards the capital at extremely high speed.

The other, the person chasing behind, was Whitebeard.

"If you can't beat him, fine, but you dragged him here." Kenji stood up and went to the window, looking out towards the city's outskirts.

He saw two figures, one in front and one behind, moving at high speed, vaguely visible at the edge of his vision.

"Is he planning to divert the trouble to me, making me deal with Whitebeard?"

Kenji shook his head, not annoyed, only finding it amusing.

"Perhaps that kid Oden thinks I deceived him?"

"But actually..."

Just then, Kenji suddenly narrowed his eyes, his gaze flashing.

He used Observation Haki to sense that Whitebeard in the distance had already discovered him, also using the power of Observation Haki.

"Let's go out and meet him." Kenji was planning to stay in Flower Capital for a while longer.

He simply got up, his figure flickering a few times, and he instantly appeared outside the Flower Capital.

At this moment, Whitebeard and Oden, who were originally far away, were now at least fully visible in his sight, though not right in front of him.

"Ah! He said it, find him, don't find me!"

When Oden saw Kenji, he seemed to see a savior, and hurriedly pointed at Kenji, shouting back at Whitebeard.

In reality, he didn't need to remind him. Whitebeard had already discovered Kenji.

"Hmph! You dare to appear before me again!"

Whitebeard sneered, raising his blade high with both hands, and remotely brought it down towards Kenji.

Boom!!

A brilliant white vibrating orb was wrapped around the sharp edge of the great blade.

As Whitebeard made the cleaving motion, a powerful vibrating force instantly tore open space, forming spiderweb-like cracks that rapidly spread towards Kenji's location.

At the same time, Whitebeard's loud shout came through. "Hey! Kenji, you better explain this clearly... Who is whose son?!"