One Piece: Start by Rebuilding Kuri

As a distinctive industry (and indeed quite unique), Dan naturally wouldn't simply abolish the red-light district.

To put it bluntly, this type of industry, regardless of the place or era, always remains one of the most profitable. However, it absolutely must not be allowed to proliferate unchecked. Otherwise, the harm it could cause to society would be significant.

To avoid situations where people are forced into prostitution, every courtesan or oiran must have their information properly registered. Moreover, the details required for oiran and courtesans are entirely different.

Oiran actually refers to those geishas who sell their artistic skills but not their bodies. However, this so-called "selling skills, not bodies" in other red-light districts is essentially just a matter of waiting for the right price. These oiran don't hold particularly noble statuses. If someone is willing to pay and is someone they can't afford to offend, do they really have a choice?

But this is not a concern in Kuri. Dan is already the highest authority in Kuri. Who else could possibly oppress these people here?

Every geisha must register their information to prevent the tragedy of forcing good people into prostitution. It is precisely because of this that the number of red-light districts in Kuri is significantly fewer compared to other regions. But it's only fewer, not nonexistent.

In a world like this, there are plenty of people willing to sell their bodies to survive or live better lives.

Compared to the backbreaking labor required to earn food, isn't it much easier to just lie down and spread your legs, letting gold and silver roll in? It's worth noting that in Kuri, no matter what kind of work you do, you only need to pay taxes, with no additional extortion fees to the underworld.

As a result, many women from other regions who can't even afford food are willing to come to Kuri to make a living. However, becoming a resident of Kuri is not easy nowadays.

In that case, they might as well work as courtesans in Kuri's red-light district. After a few years, they might even buy their freedom and truly become citizens of Kuri.

Apart from those who willingly become courtesans, there are also those sold into the red-light district due to debt. These individuals are not immediately classified as courtesans. The debts must be repaid, but how they do so depends on their willingness. If they prefer to work off their debts through labor, they won't be sent to the red-light district.

Many people have actually turned misfortune into fortune, gaining opportunities to work in the daimyo's residence.

However, such individuals undergo very strict screening. First, their appearance must pass muster, and their backgrounds must be clean. This aspect has always been controlled by Yukiko, whose goal is to build a large harem for Dan.

Therefore, she specifically selects women of various statuses, including but not limited to dancers, family members of criminals, sisters, and even mothers and daughters...

When Oden heard Kin'emon and Denjiro talk about the red-light district, he felt a bit intrigued. At the age of six, he began frequenting brothels, and by fifteen, he had already snatched women from temples and established his own harem. But since being exiled from the Flower Capital, he naturally hadn't had the chance to be with women.

However, compared to such matters, Oden was more interested in Ashura Doji and Dan, who had defeated Ashura Doji.

He had heard that the battle to pacify Kuri was accomplished by the current daimyo of Kuri single-handedly. Moreover, it took less than a day to wipe out the bandits of Mount Yougou.

Such a powerful individual excited Oden greatly.

Living in the isolated country of Wano, Oden had been fighting since birth. At eight, he brawled with drunkards; at nine, he clashed with the Flower Capital's gangs; and by fifteen, he was stealing women from the Flower Capital's residents—not just for the thrill of cuckolding, but also to fight their husbands or family members.

But to this day, including the Mountain God, a giant boar that nearly destroyed the Flower Capital two years ago, no one has been his match.

If the daimyo of Kuri is truly as powerful as the legends say, perhaps he could bring some excitement to Oden's otherwise dull life.

Moreover, Oden hopes to gain the support of a daimyo. Among the other regions, although he has a good relationship with Yasuie of Hakumai, even Yasuie is unwilling to support the idea of opening Wano to the outside world.

This country feels too restrictive to Oden. Living here is like being a frog at the bottom of a well, utterly incapable of imagining how vast the world truly is.

Living in such a confined space, ruling over a small group of insignificant people and calling oneself a king, it's hard to fathom how vast and expansive the outside world is. Perhaps the so-called prestigious status of Wano's shogun is utterly worthless in the eyes of those overseas.

And how foolish are the shogun and residents of Wano, who remain isolated and immersed in their own world!

Oden has wanted to leave this country since he was a child. To date, he has attempted to sneak out to sea 38 times, but each time ended in failure. It was for this reason that Kozuki Sukiyaki disowned him.

"Let's talk about the red-light district later. First, let's go see the daimyo of Kuri," Oden said.

Hearing this, Kin'emon and the others naturally didn't dare to object. However, Kanjuro worriedly asked, "Will such a prestigious figure as the daimyo of Kuri even agree to meet us?"

"What are you talking about? Lord Oden is the shogun's son. A mere daimyo of Kuri—" Kin'emon shouted, but his words were cut off halfway by Oden.

"Kin'emon, I've already severed ties with the shogun. I'm no longer the shogun's son, nor am I part of the Kozuki clan," Oden waved his hand dismissively. Along the way to Kuri, apart from Yasuie, who had met with him once, the daimyos of the other regions had essentially ignored him. But Oden didn't care at all. To him, this identity was nothing but a constraint.

"Even so... Lord Oden, you are still Wano's greatest swordsman! Even the daimyo of Kuri—"

"Mr. Self-Proclaimed Greatest Swordsman of Wano, could you please not shout so loudly on the street?"

Once again, Kin'emon's words were cut off, but this time it wasn't Oden who interrupted him. Instead, it was a cold, clear woman's voice.

The group turned to look and saw a woman in a kimono leading a group of soldiers clad in purple armor and armed with naginatas. It was obvious that these were the daimyo's troops, and their target was undoubtedly the group of them.

At first glance, Oden saw a beautiful woman in a white kimono adorned with pale plum blossom patterns. For a moment, he felt as though he wasn't looking at a woman, but a sheet of icy snow.

The weaker members of the group, like Izou and Kikunojo, even felt as if they had been momentarily transported back to the frigid Ringo.

"What an impressive woman, like a snow woman from legend," Oden thought.