One Piece: Adopting Akainu at the beginning, adopted son Barrett

Chapter 147: The Little Gangster Moria
"Hehehe, little ones, open your hearts and enjoy this grand looting! Loot all the treasures of those nobles!"

The East China Sea, a remote island country, is a member state blessed by the World Government, but unfortunately it is experiencing a carnival of looting by pirates.

A tall and lean man with pale skin stood there, holding two half-sword weapons in his hands that were split from a pair of giant scissors.

Moria, this is his name, currently he is eighteen years old, a rising pirate star, one of the few powerful beings in the East China Sea with a bounty of over 20 million!

However, since he was born in a remote area and had been alone since childhood, most of the people he robbed were nobles. This meant he was not hunted down by the powerful navy, nor was he specially dispatched by Ross to clear out the robbers.

However, there was a scar on his chest that would not go away, which foreshadowed what kind of enemies he had encountered.

"Oh, long live Boss Moria! Go ahead, brothers, rob all these nobles and give the treasure to Captain Moria!"

"Give the treasure to Captain Moria! After we complete this mission, the boss will definitely treat us to banquets every day!"

"Ahahahaha, the navy's lackeys are coming soon, hurry up and grab them, brothers!"

More than forty pirates shouted excitedly. They all had scars on their bodies to varying degrees. They were obviously experienced pirates who had gone through many battles.

Moria sat behind them, watching his brothers plunder the nobles' belongings, whether it was treasure or women, and killed them all, young and old.

These were the brothers who went to sea with him, and only a very small number of them were crew members recruited along the way, but under the influence of the atmosphere on his ship, they all cherished the friendship between each other.

They formed teams of three or four, with one person staying behind while the rest did the looting, with a clear division of labor. The treasures they obtained were then divided equally, with the bulk of the money given to the newlyweds waiting outside to take back to the ship.

There are about twenty newcomers, all of whom have been carefully screened by Moria and can be assimilated into true partners.

Because of his childhood experiences, he values ​​his companions very much and requires all crew members to do the same.

Anyone who does not cherish his companions is not worthy of being his crew member and partner!
"Damn pirates, go to hell!"

Suddenly, a Centaur warrior came galloping from the direction of the palace. He held a three-meter-long sword in his hand and chopped off a pirate's head in an instant.

"Ah! Enemy attack, kill the enemy first!"

Blood gushed out, and the pirate who dodged in time had his chest cut open, blood spurting out. He endured the pain and shouted towards the house behind him.

The two pirates instantly abandoned the treasure in their hands, then rushed out quickly and fought with the Centaur warriors.

"Someone help! Don't rob us yet, one of our brothers is seriously injured. Go and inform the captain, there is a tough guy here, we can't handle him!"

The fighting pirate avoided the swing of the Mo Dao, and realizing he was going to be defeated, he immediately shouted around.

Soon, pirates came from all directions. They pointed their knives at the Centaur warriors, and when they saw an opportunity, they switched with their fighting companions and used a rotation tactic against him.

Another group of people quickly left with their injured companions.

Not long after, Moria was also brought here. His strong figure of over four meters tall stood out in the crowd and was very eye-catching, making the Centaur warriors who were still fighting over there tremble with fear.

He was accidentally cut by the pirate's sharp blade, but the powerful recovery ability of the Animal-type Devil Fruit quickly left a scar.

"Humph, you could have just let us loot enough and ended it. After all, we don't want to drag it out until the navy arrives to fight a meaningless battle. But since you hurt my partner, the entire kingdom must pay the price!"

Moria shouted loudly, then seized the opportunity to rush into the battle with his weapon in hand, and with a few casual flicks he chopped off the two front legs of the Centaur warrior.

"what!!!"

A painful scream was heard, and the Centaur warrior's body quickly returned to human form, but his left leg was lost forever.

"Gehehehehe! Guys, target the palace and rob all their treasures!"

Moria stepped on the warrior's face, pointed his weapon in one hand at the not-so-grand castle in the distance, and gave orders.

"Ohhh! Rob the palace and kill the king!"

"Long live Captain Moria! Captain Moria is mighty!"

"Hahahaha, this is so cool! Sooner or later, Captain Moria will lead us to bully the East China Sea!"

"If we can be more ambitious, Captain Moria will make us famous sooner or later!"

“Famous all over the world!”

“Famous all over the world!”

The pirates reveled, and the compliments from the bottom of their hearts were endless. Then they headed towards the palace with their weapons in hand, paying no attention to the surrounding noble estates and residences.

Moria had a wild smile on his face. He did not slowly bend down until his brothers ran away, then he looked down at the scar on his chest.

"Become famous all over the world? I'm really looking forward to it. You spared my life back then, so sooner or later I will spare your life!"

Moria murmured to himself, he would never forget the duel two years ago.

He was a powerful man, carrying a huge sword on his back, making himself feel the fear of death.

Moria didn't want to implicate his crew members, so he proposed a duel.

The man agreed, and in the end he was defeated miserably.

But considering his behavior and original intention, the man spared his life.

Moriah would never have thought why he could get such kindness just because he helped a few orphans to avenge their crimes on an island. He could see that the man hated the pirate business and advised him not to be a pirate, otherwise he would not be so lucky next time.

But what else can you do if you don't become a pirate?

People like them who were born poor and helpless and can't even afford to eat, what else can they do if they don't try their best to survive?
Stealing and robbing were the few things they could do at that time.

But this feeling is addictive! After getting something for nothing, I never want to experience the kind of life where I have to work like a slave to barely make a living!
"Captain Moriah, look what we found!"

Not long after, about twenty minutes later, a group of pirates came back quickly, holding an exquisite safe in their hands.

It's heavy, but they can lift it with just their hands.

"Oh! What's in this?"

Moria looked at the excited expressions of his companions and also showed an expectant look.

What could it be that made his friends so anxious, cautious and extremely happy?

"You'll see once you open it! This is a treasure found by our brothers. I believe you, Captain Moria, will find it useful! They told us to bring it to you!"

The pirate looked very excited. With his body over two meters tall, he held the safe high in both hands and placed it in front of Moria.

Moria looked happy, then he took the safe with annoyance and opened the small door of the safe with a simple movement.

"Devil Fruit!"

Moria called out in surprise, his eyes filled with emotion.

He was so touched that his companions had found such a good thing and unanimously agreed to give it to him! Sure enough, those who cherish their companions will definitely be rewarded!

Moriah carefully examined the devil fruit in the safe while a group of pirates looked happy.

It was a purple-black fruit wrapped in several layers of leaves, with full spiral patterns on it, looking like a piece of art.

The most important thing is that there is a small note next to it.

Moria took out the note and slowly read the words on it:

"Metahuman-type Shadow-Shadow Fruit? Parahuman-type!"

Moria called out in surprise, took out the fruit with a dance of joy, and looked at it carefully in front of his eyes.

This is a parahuman devil fruit!
Although he came from a small border town, he still knew a little about this area.

Every parahuman devil fruit is worth eating. This is a type of fruit that fully illustrates what it means "there are no weak parahumans, only weak ability users."

Although their development has certain limits, they are the easiest type to break through!
The three legendary pirates in today's New World all have superhuman fruits!
"Eat the fruit, Boss Moria! You will definitely become the next legendary pirate!"

"That's right, Captain Moria, with this fruit, we can march into the Grand Line under your leadership!"

"Captain, if you become stronger, we will all become stronger!"

Several pirates chattered and made a fuss, wanting their revered boss Moria to eat the fruit.

Their captain may not be the next legendary pirate!

Moria looked at them with emotion, and then he assured them:

"Gehehehe! My little ones, I will definitely make you famous all over the world and sit on the throne of the legendary pirate, and live up to everyone's expectations!"

The words fell.

He opened his mouth wide and swallowed the whole fruit.

The power is constantly surging!

Moria could clearly feel something extra inside his body, and then he looked at his own shadow.

With a wave of his hand, the shadow turned into a solid entity and covered his body.

"Shadow Claw!"

Moria laughed loudly, and his shadow turned into a solid entity and condensed on his arm, and a huge shadow claw emerged.

"Boom!"

He casually grabbed a building nearby, and the stone was crushed easily like sand. With one stroke of the oar, he cut open a wall of the entire villa.

Due to the unstable center of gravity, the villa collapsed soon, raising clouds of smoke.

“Gei heehee! This power is so great! I love this power so much, gei heehee!!!”

Moria looked at his hands and smiled strangely, his heart filled with joy.

Mokasi, next time I see you, it will be my turn to spare your life!

Moria thought happily in his heart that he couldn't wait to see the man being defeated by him!
(End of this chapter)