One Piece: Mandala Swordsman

Chapter 335 I'm really shameless!

Her big lip flowers come in two varieties.

A carnivorous plant.

A type of carrion flower.

Cannibalism means eating live animals.

Corpse-eating, that is, eating dead things.

The two types of purple flowers are almost indistinguishable in appearance.

Therefore, it is generally impossible to distinguish them.

But for Roman, getting any plant out of his hands was a piece of cake.

Therefore, it was the Corpse-Eating Flower that devoured Gion and Kakei.

So how big of a mouthful of flowers would it take to have indigestion?

Because it cannot digest living things.

Roman is also considering making his own vines, which he considers the main body of, more aggressive and adaptable.

The first type is physical change.

That is to make the vines grow thorns and turn them into brambles.

The second one is a chemical change.

To make them produce toxic or paralyzing effects.

The vines that pierced Gion and Kake's bodies can be seen as an extremely large dose of anesthetic.

Although an overdose of anesthetic can really be fatal, Roman felt that he probably didn't need to worry too much.

The physical attributes of Jiro and Kake, who are qualified to become reserve generals, are truly superior to many others.

With proper rest and recuperation, they will recover quickly.

……

It hurts, but it's also very warm.

Jien felt a soft ray of sunlight in front of her, which tickled her, so she finally opened her eyes.

The first person she saw was Roman.

She thought she was hallucinating.

When Roman saw the conscious Zhiyuan, he breathed a sigh of relief, thankfully he was finally awake.

“You…” Jiyuan didn’t know how to treat Roman, because all of this seemed so unreal.

She thought she was dead, but why...?

“Gion, you can’t beat me in this state. If I really had any ill intentions, I wouldn’t have placed the sword where you could easily reach it.” Roman looked at Gion’s hand, which was tightly gripping the famous sword, with complete composure.

This finally brought Gion back to his senses.

When she looked around carefully, she realized that it was a cozy little house, and Jiaji was on the bed next to her, breathing steadily and long.

The wound on my abdomen has been carefully bandaged, so the pain has been greatly reduced.

"This is a hotel. You can rest and recover here. There's no need to be so wary. We've already escaped Kaido." Roman said, drawing back the curtains.

The even more glaring sunlight caught Zhiyuan off guard.

But the birdsong, fragrant flowers, and joyful laughter outside are indeed real.

All of this told Gion that it was true, and that they were out of danger.

However, the stinging sensation in my abdomen did not subside.

"Zhiyuan, please understand me, I have to do this." Roman moved a chair over and sat by the window, facing the sunlight.

This time, she turned her back to Zhiyuan.

"Why? Roman, I don't understand your actions. If you have no intention of betraying us, then why use this method?"

Being betrayed by her own companion was not a pleasant experience for Jien.

Even if there were other hidden reasons, Zhiyuan still found it hard to accept.

"Because I truly hope that you and Kake can live. Gion, I want to ask you, if we really fight Kaido head-on, can the three of us together defeat him?"

A wordless silence.

The answer is so obvious that it's clear even if it's not said aloud.

“Yes, we have no chance of success,” Roman broke the silence first.

Gion wasn't someone who couldn't listen to advice; in fact, given her background as a former geisha spy, she quickly understood Roman's meaning.

"So you need to lower Kaido's guard, so you need to pretend to surrender, and then lead us to escape?"

Emmm...

Thinking about it this way, it doesn't seem like there's any problem.

Kaido is simply a martial man.

If you really want his appreciation and to spare your life, then you might actually go and fight him.

Anyway, not many people know the truth, so they just blurted it out.

"Yes, this is the only way to save all our lives. Only a feigned surrender can lower Kaido's guard, so I have to put on an act in front of him."

"Why? You didn't have to do this at all, Roman..."

"Because of me, you went to that island, so I have to bring you out. It's my responsibility. Even if it means kneeling down and begging Kaido for mercy, I must keep you alive. This is the only thing I can do for you."

"As long as you live, there is hope. Let me bear this humiliation; you don't need to."

Then, Roman turned around, her eyes filled with determination.

But the next second, she noticed that Gen was crying.

A more accurate description would be that Jien was sobbing uncontrollably.

No, isn't the crying a little too loud?

It turned out that Kaji had also regained consciousness.

"I'm so sorry to have made little sister Roman suffer like this for us. I'm really sorry."

This……

Did I go a bit too far?!

Roman was a little bewildered as he looked at the two people in front of him, their faces streaked with tears.

She herself felt ashamed of what she had just said.

What humiliation!

She was determined that if things really didn't work out, she would work with Teacher Kai for a while.

That guy can't possibly control her every single moment.

Of course, Roman felt he had to put on an act of noble character when facing his companions.

The reason she turned her back to Zhiyuan was because she was afraid she wouldn't be able to control her expression.

She was embarrassed by how noble she portrayed herself.

Seeing the two wiping away tears, Roman felt that his ability to spout nonsense was getting better and better.