## One Piece Chapter 969, pages 9-10: The Idiot Lord - Chapter: 969 - Pages: 9-10 - Characters: Kozuki Oden, Gol D. Roger, Kurozumi Orochi, Amatsuki Toki, Hyogoro, Gecko Moria, Kaido, Ryuma ### Summary Page 9: A year later, Oden receives a foreign newspaper from Orochi and runs across the beach crying like a fool. The news is Roger's execution. Oden's grief breaks into laughter because Roger's death has awakened the world. Many people set out to sea searching for the immense treasure Roger left behind, and Oden thinks, "The One Piece!! Roger!!" He cries, "You're really incredible!! What an incredible life you've lived!!" and the narration declares that the world has entered the Golden Age of Piracy. Even in his humiliation, Oden understands that Roger's life has exploded into something that no execution can contain. Page 10: Two years after Oden's return, conflict breaks out in Ringo between the Gecko Pirates and the Beasts Pirates, and the grave of the "Sword God" Ryuma is robbed. Yet Oden continues to dance. The only people who still speak to him are his family, retainers, and a few allies. Toki asks, "Are you going to leave me?" and Oden's allies tell him they do not want to miss his weekly dancing show, though the nickname "Idiot Lord" is still far too nice for him. At the same time, some keep a quiet faith: Hyogoro's household welcomes him in, and the old boss says, "Now, come inside and have a cup of tea." Even when others call him the boss's idiot lord, Hyogoro and his wife still treat him with human warmth.