## One Piece Chapter 962, pages 7-8: The Daimyo and His Retainers - Chapter: 962 - Pages: 7-8 - Characters: Kozuki Oden, Kinemon, Denjiro, Ashura Doji, Raizo, Kanjuro, Izo, Kikunojo ### Summary Page 7: Oden's followers lose track of him because he has gone south instead of toward Kuri. They know his habits too well: "He often disappears for a day or two on a whim, right?" When they reach Kuri, the front gate is already broken. Kinemon is furious that he is late to the battle, shouting, "How disgraceful!! I swore that I would die for him... But I am late to the battle!!" Inside, Oden stands amid wreckage and bodies, facing Ashura Doji. Ashura asks, "So you are Kozuki Oden?" Oden answers that he was disowned, so that name is no longer his. He explains what happened: "After I broke open the gate... I was overwhelmed by the stench of blood, sweat, and corpses." It was as if the entire world had turned its killing intent toward him, "and directed it towards me...!!" Page 8: Kuri's rules are brutal and simple: one is free to enter, but leaving means death. The ruffians tell Oden's group, "Tell your boss... that a samurai has come." Oden looks at the place and judges it without hesitation: "How stifling! Such an environment is unfit for humans." The rule he hates most is "Never leave..." so he smashes into Kuri's violence directly. As dust rises from the mountain, his followers hurry after him. People shout, "Hurry, look for Lord Oden!!" and "Sir Oden!! We are here to help!!" while Kinemon realizes, "He must be there!!" Oden notes that they followed him even out there.