hotmtlnovel Chapter 168 I may never become a hero in this life, but becoming half a hero after death wouldn'
Chapter 168 I may never become a hero in this life, but becoming half a hero after death wouldn'
Chapter 168 I may never become a hero in this life, but becoming half a hero after death wouldn't be bad either.
At dusk.
The sound of ping-pong balls hitting each other echoed from the top of Tou Shan.
Strangely, all the bandits who participated in repairing the house were laughing and joking, as if the dilapidated house wasn't their own.
Ashura Child sat at the doorway, his eyes fixed on the sky.
Beside him was a sign covered in Loki's saliva and shoe prints.
"Boss Shutenmaru, want a drink?"
Unable to get a reply, the bandits curiously climbed onto the wall.
"Boss, you've been sitting here for a long time. Are you still thinking about those people?"
Ashura Child glanced at the bandits who had approached him, then quickly looked back at the twilight sky.
Suddenly.
The man's eyes hardened.
"Nishino, I've made up my mind."
Seeing his boss sit up and pick up the sword that was lying next to him, Nishino thought he was going to take revenge.
"I have to see that man no matter what."
"That real man that the giant was talking about, I really want to sit down face to face and have a good chat with him."
Nishino froze.
"Whether you go or not is irrelevant; I'm a man who stands tall and upright."
"That woman is right, a man should dedicate everything to the country he stands on."
"I want to see Wano Country become a better place."
"But boss—" Nishino looked shocked, "How can you be sure that woman and that giant are telling the truth?"
"What if they've lied to you?"
No, it won't.
Ashura Doji interrupted Nishino, saying decisively:
"If such a powerful guy wanted to force me to submit, he wouldn't need to use such methods."
"I am no match for him."
After patting the dirt and grass clippings off his bottom, Ashura Child bent down, picked the surviving foxtail grass, and put it in his mouth.
"I'm going down the mountain. This time, I'm not coming back."
"I'm going to do something big."
"Whether it's atonement or reformation, it doesn't matter to me."
"I just want to see the future of Wano Country with my own eyes, that's all."
"If you want to come, then come with me. If you don't want to come, I won't force you."
"but--."
Ashura Child strode forward, resolutely embarking on the path leading down the mountain.
"If I ever see you causing trouble in Jiuli again, I will personally end your lives with the knife in my hand."
"I'd rather take your lives myself than let you die at the hands of those giants."
"If you trust me, Ashura Doji, then come down the mountain with me to Oden Castle to kneel down and apologize, and face the mistakes you have made." Watching his boss walk away, Nishino felt completely bewildered.
But he couldn't make up his mind, so he went back inside the house and told everyone about Ashura Doji's decision.
"Huh!? Kneel down and apologize to those trash!?"
"What nonsense is he spouting? How could I possibly kneel before commoners!"
"If he wants to go, then let him go!"
"His departure conveniently vacates the leadership position!"
"..."
Looking at his noisy colleagues, Nishino suddenly felt that there was no point in continuing like this.
I looked up at the dim, yellow sky.
"I plan to continue following Boss Shutenmaru."
The lively atmosphere instantly froze upon hearing this.
"Well, although I don't like what that woman said, there's no denying that she's right."
"Perhaps the greatest romance for a man is to dedicate everything he has to the future of his country."
"I'm uneducated and illiterate, but..."
Nishino stared at his friends and suddenly grinned, revealing a very innocent smile.
"I believe in Boss Shutenmaru; he's the one who picked me up from the garbage dump."
"He taught me how to wield a sword and how to become stronger."
"This time, I'm willing to believe that the boss won't lie to me."
He picked up his sheathed katana from his waist, slung it over his shoulder, and turned to jog away.
"It doesn't matter whether you come or not. Anyway, I plan to continue following Lord Shutenmaru. A man who doesn't dare to face his mistakes isn't a man."
"We villains will eventually pay for what we've done; it's bound to happen sooner or later."
"I would rather die on the road to making Wano Country a better place."
"Let millions of people step on Lao Tzu's bones to move towards a better future."
"Thinking about it this way is really refreshing. I may never become a hero in this life, but becoming half a hero after death is not bad!"
"At least those guys will say when they embark on this path---"
[Hey, I heard that a really awful villain died on this road. But thanks to him, Wano Country has become a bit better!]
"Just thinking about that makes my blood boil!"
Standing near the gate, Nishino turned his face to the side as dusk fell.
"I'm not repenting; I just want to start anew, to become a real man again, that's all."
Nighttime, outside Oden Castle.
Ashura Doji stood at the city gate, looking up at the [Oden Castle].
"Hey, isn't that man Ashura Doji, the extremely evil one?!"
"Keep your voice down, you idiot! Do you want to be captured and killed?!"
Ashura Child withdrew his gaze and walked forward expressionlessly.
The samurai guarding the gate were trembling with fear, wanting to maintain order but not daring to say a word.
They were afraid of getting into trouble.
With Lord Oden not present, they dared not anger this Shutenmaru.
Bang!
The warriors stared blankly at the man kneeling before the city gate.
Ashura Child asked in a low voice, "Do you have paper, pen, wooden signs, and glue?"
"Oh! Yes, yes! I'll go get it for you right away!"
One of the samurai hurriedly ran back to the guardhouse and retrieved everything Ashura Doji needed.
Ashura Child accepted the items and expressed his gratitude.
He then bent down and wrote a long passage on the paper.
Some daring individuals approached to watch.
But they found that all the words written on it were apologies.
After blowing away the ink, Ashura Child brought a wooden plaque and glue, stuck the paper onto the plaque, and then stuck it into the ground beside him.
"Hey boss~ Isn't it a bit selfish of you to do this all by yourself?!"
Ashura Child was stunned, then looked at the countryside in disbelief.
"Nishino: I have a full name, my name is Nishino Shotaro."
A man named Nishino Shotaro walked over with a grin and knelt down next to Ashura Doji without saying a word.
"You've failed as a leader by leaving one of us here to atone for our sins!"
"you--"
One by one, former villains emerged from the darkness, dropped their swords, and knelt before the city gate.
"Boss, we know the mistakes we made are irreversible, and we're not here to atone for them!"
"That's right, that's right, Boss Shutenmaru, we're just here to apologize, and then become real men again!"
"Once Wano Country becomes a better place, you must take us back to Mount Tou! The houses there are still dilapidated and haven't been cleaned up yet!"
"The leader actually ran away! You don't deserve to be the leader!"
As Ashura Doji watched his former companions kneeling at the door, one by one, a slight smile appeared on his lips.
"Ah, it's my fault. After kneeling for seven days and seven nights, we'll go find those guys."
Before long, news of the villainous group from Toyama kneeling at the city gate to apologize spread throughout Oden Castle.
Many curious onlookers came out of the city gate and pointed at the kneeling Asura Child and his entourage.
Sudden.
A stone flew out from the crowd and hit Ashura Child on the head.
Blood flowed into his eyes, but Ashura Doji did not flinch at all, as if he hadn't been the one hit.
"You...you didn't have to do this, Lord Ashura Doji."
The guarding samurai were on the verge of tears.
"You are a retainer of Lord Oden, there is no need for you to kneel here and apologize."
"If Lord Oden returns, we samurai are doomed."
"I am currently just a commoner."
Ashura Child bowed and kowtowed towards the crowd.
"I know I have done many wrong things in the past, and I do not hope that you can forgive us."
"This farewell is merely to bid farewell to the past. From this day forward, we, the villains of Tou Shan, will no longer engage in plunder and murder."
"I will dedicate my humble body to Wano Country until my beautiful vision is realized."
The common people all looked good.
"Shh~ Stop joking around, you bunch of scoundrels!"
"Don't think that becoming Lord Oden's retainers allows you to erase your past in this way!"
Rotten vegetable leaves and rotten eggs flew in.
"You are villains, and you'll be villains even in death!"
"I will absolutely not have any sympathy for you! Just as I expected! You've all shown your true colors now that Lord Oden is away!"
"They'll definitely use this incident as an excuse to come back and rob us of our money and food again, won't they!"
"Get out of here, you scoundrels!"