User blog:Fliu/Chapter 972: The End of Oden

At last, the flashback reaches the point where Oden meets his demise. I’m sure we can all agree that Oden lived an eventful life. It's sad that it ended with him experiencing treachery. I say it's a good thing that Momonosuke and Hiyori were not there at the execution site. I don’t think they could handle watching their father going through such torture and they may find themselves in a similar situation like Toko. How nice of Kaido to kill the old hag. I wish we could have seen her death. May Oden rest in peace.

Orochi better enjoy his position in power while it lasts. When the revolution is over and assuming he's not killed during the raid, he better not expect mercy from those he oppressed for so long. If I get to choose how he dies, I say he should suffer a slow and painful death like the prime minister in the manga version of Akame ga Kill.

At least this chapter explains why Toki chose 20 years. I’m surprised that Oden's swords were not confiscated. How were they so sure that Oden would not just slash his way out?

I’m guessing the next chapter will about Kin’emon’s group heading back to Oden Castle and hopefully reaching Toki by the end of the chapter.