Thought it was a decent chapter. I really liked the Kinemon bit. Was pretty cuul seeing him stand up to the giant pig. I also really liked the fact that he was willing to man up & admit the truth (even though technically he wasn’t to blame) regardless of the consequences.
On Denjiro, not gonna lie, I lost a bit of interest in his character this chapter😭. I like the intelligent part of him, not so much the Oden’s number 1 fanboy part tho 😓. That said he was giving off mad Coby vibes this chapter. His geeky design & the way he acts around Oden is very reminiscent of East Blue Coby.
On Oden, his 2 sword style attack was Zoro~esque, particularly the muscle strengthening thing he did whilst in his stance. That said I’m interested in getting to know why Oden is so hell bent on being rebellious tho?😅 Also it was interesting to see him call Yasuie uncle, as it implies that both related and that he has Shimotsuki blood in like I suspected ^^.
Oddly tho, the most interesting part of the chapter for me was Orochi’s appearance. He’s giving off a very different vibe from the version of himself in the current timeline. I wonder tho, has he always been gunning for the seat of Shogun since he was a servant or did something happen that made him suddenly desire it? Also, the current chapter kinda gives better insight with regards to Yasu’s execution & his conversation with Orochi right before he died given both’s relationship as master/slave years back (I.e. Yasu called him a rat IIRC which seemed to hit a sore spot).
Lastly, I’m thinking Oden getting expelled from the Capital was the catalyst for the start of his conquest on Kuri so we might be seeing Shutenmaru soon. That said, it’s looking like it’s gonna be a bloody long flashback if we are gonna be seeing how all the 9 scabbards came to follow him, how he meet toki and the tragedy that befell Wano 20 years ago 😓. Add the breaks as well & it’d feel like an eternity till we see the SHs again. A bit too much content in one go so I’d honestly prefer if Oda spread it out a bit. For example go back to the current timeline after introducing the scabbards & showing a bit of Orochi starting to bear his fangs and then continue with the flashback at later time.