Chapter 449 – Wano 04.

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    In the region of Kuri, where the Straw Hats were currently located, the area boasted some truly unique landscapes due to the distinctive fauna and flora of Wano''s greenest region, even though hunger was affecting everyone as it was in any other region. Among this forested landscape, a mountain stood out, over 1000 meters tall.

    The scene appeared static, with the surviving wildlife going about its routine like any other day—until, suddenly, a line cut straight across the base of the mountain with the sound of metal ringing out.

    For a few seconds, everything seemed normal, but then birds began flying—not just from the mountain but from the entire forest—as though fleeing something dangerous.

    And they were not wrong, as an explosive sound echoed, and the base of the mountain was sliced clean through, detaching it from the ground and sending it flying in one swift, clean cut.

    "Hey, didn''t you overdo it, Luffy?!" Lami muttered from the other side of the severed mountain, watching as Luffy, who had simply said he was testing the cut of the sword called Enma, examined the blade. She observed Luffy inspecting the sword, which shone with a dark purple light as it drew out his Haki, something Lami could clearly sense.

    Luffy struggled to control the sword but laughed excitedly after seeing the result of his attack. "It''s so wild!" he commented, his gaze fixed with intense curiosity on the blade.

    Finally, Luffy looked up to see the mountain, now fully severed, beginning to rise before starting its inevitable fall. The entire forest seemed startled, and even Sukiyaki emerged from his house, drawn by the explosive noise. The moment he saw what had happened, his mouth dropped open in shock.

    "What is this? How is this possible?" he exclaimed, unable to believe someone had cut an entire mountain to test a sword right outside his home.

    As the mountain continued its descent, another horizontal slash split it once more with another thunderous sound.

    "Hey, Captain, be careful! We''re training here!" Zoro shouted from a distance, while Luffy simply shrugged and continued examining Enma, feeling his Haki being drawn as he worked to master the sword and make it recognize him as its wielder.

    His gaze returned to Lami, who was watching him closely. "Can you handle that falling mountain? Hold on!" Luffy said, hoping Lami could manage the mountain before it destroyed the forest. Then, with a grin, he decided to make things easier for her, slicing the mountain into smaller parts. Zoro quickly joined in, and soon the mountain was reduced to small blocks.

    Lami sighed, then swiftly expanded an enormous Room, organizing the falling blocks. They disappeared from the air and reappeared beside Sukiyaki''s house, stacked neatly to form an even larger home.

    "Amazing! Look at the size of that house!" Tama murmured in awe.

    Luffy still held Enma, his arm extended, and the sword finally seemed to recognize him as its master. He now wielded both Enma and Roger''s sword—two legendary weapons that had once clashed in battles of their own.

    "Alright, let''s rest a bit before heading toward our objective," Luffy said.

    When they returned to Sukiyaki''s house, Zoro was still practicing with his blade, using the sliced surface of Luffy''s mountain as a platform to work on controlling the weapon. After a few hours, they bid farewell to Tama and Sukiyaki and departed, guided by a samurai toward a bandit-infested area of Kuri. Zoro stayed behind, with Luffy asking him to catch up or use the vivre card to avoid getting lost.

    It didn''t take long for them to find the place, an area more rugged and rocky. The Thousand Sunny landed right in front of the bandits'' hideout, immediately drawing attention and throwing the group of bandits into chaos at the sight of a ship landing unannounced.

    "Boss! There''s a ship here!" one of the bandits yelled, alarmed, as the others quickly recognized Monkey D. Luffy''s ship, now standing right in front of their base.

    At that moment, Ashura Doji emerged, looking shocked as he recognized the flag on the ship''s sail.

    "So, they''re here..." he murmured.

    "So, you''re Ashura Doji?" Luffy stepped to the edge of the ship before jumping down and landing in front of the group, his gaze fixed on the bandit leader.

    "Yes, that''s me," the man replied, watching Luffy approach.

    With that, the ship began to lift, powered by Lami, and moved away. Meanwhile, in the towns, the impact of Luffy''s gesture was unmistakable. Laughter and tears of joy mingled as people celebrated, eating to their hearts'' content and, for the first time in years, feeling hope.

    "I''ll go to Udon!" shouted one citizen, grabbing a weapon from one of the crates Luffy had left.

    "Did you hear? They''re going to take down Kaido, and I''ll fight! Even if I have to die in battle!" another declared.

    "I''ll fight for Wano!" echoed another.

    "Me too! He saved my son. I''ll repay that favor and join the fight!" said a middle-aged man.

    As Luffy sailed away, he had no idea that an unshakable determination was beginning to spread throughout Kuri like wildfire. More and more people were ready to head to Udon, fight, and ensure victory against the oppressors who had subjugated Wano for over 20 years.

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