Page 17: - Panicked townspeople shout warnings to hide livestock, close shops, and protect wives and daughters as Oden approaches, conveying widespread fear and urgency. - Narration describes the era of an infamous charismatic man in the Flower Capital. - Onlookers react with exclamations that Kozuki Oden has returned after failing to set sail again. - Crowd voices urge Oden to hurry up and die while complaining the country feels too cramped. - Additional reactions note Oden's suffocating presence and label him an overbearing man.