Luffy, how can you become the Pirate King if you don't work hard!

Is it appropriate to use someone I've never even heard of? Otherwise, it would lower the prestige of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, which would be a way of diminishing my own status.

Kuma said, "Blackbeard was a pirate in the Whitebeard Pirates before. He defected after killing the captain and recently submitted his pledge of allegiance to the World Government."

"Oh? Hehehe, someone who dares to kill Whitebeard is a ruthless person."

Moria let out an even louder laugh, tinged with schadenfreude. "Sounds like another troublemaker, but isn't that great? The balance of power in the seas is stable again, and the Seven Warlords positions are filled. Those old men in the World Government must be very happy now."

"No, that's why I was sent here."

Behind his thick glasses, Kuma's gaze swept over Moria's massive body hidden in the shadows, his tone still icy: "The World Government is currently worried about you, Gecko Moria."

"I?"

Moria's laughter stopped abruptly, his voice now filled with offended anger. "What do you mean, Big Bear?"

"The Straw Hat Pirates should have arrived in your territory by now," Kuma said.

"Just for this?"

Moria seemed to have heard the biggest joke in the world. His voice suddenly rose, filled with disdain and anger, "Do you think I would be like Crocodile, that piece of trash, and lose to a bunch of inexperienced, greenhorn pirates who just came out of the East Blue?"

"Hehehe, stop joking! This is my kingdom, the Thriller Bark!"

After a moment of silence, Kuma slowly said, "Straw Hat Luffy had a head-on clash with Marine Admiral Aokiji Kuzan on Long Chain Island not long ago, and he did not lose."

He deliberately omitted the more shocking fact that Luffy defeated the legendary pirate Shiki the Golden Lion.

Revealing some information too early might alert the enemy or make overly arrogant people wary.

As expected, Moria let out an even louder sneer, full of disdain: "Clash with Aokiji? Hehehe, that's it? Ridiculous! Back in the New World, I could fight Kaido of the Beasts to a standstill, what's a mere admiral!"

and,

His voice was full of conspiracy theories and sarcasm: "Who doesn't know the relationship between Aokiji and Garp? Straw Hat Luffy is Garp's grandson, right? Hmph, maybe Aokiji held back so much that it was like a whole ocean! You dare to use such a record to scare me, Gecko Moria?"

The bear fell silent and simply stood there quietly.

The message that needed to be conveyed has been conveyed, and the emotions that needed to be stirred have been stirred.

Having witnessed Luffy's battle with Shiki, Kuma understood that Moria's defeat was only a matter of time.

If it were Moria, who could fight Kaido to a standstill, he might have lasted longer. But for Moria with his beer belly, it would be a success if he could hold out until tomorrow morning.

“I can help if needed,” Big Bear said.

The World Government has instructed that if one Shichibukai isn't enough, then two should be used, at least to prevent any Shichibukai from being defeated.

But in the current situation...

"Hehehe, no need!"

Moria rubbed his sharp nails in the shadows, his eyes gleaming with a cruel and excited light. "Straw Hat Kid, is it? He's just in time! His shadow, and the shadows of his seemingly decent companions, will surely become the most powerful soldiers in my zombie army! Then, let's see who dares to underestimate me, Gecko Moria!"

"Let that old man from the World Government keep an eye on things for me!"

......

"Why have all these zombies rioted?"

Luffy found it strange, since these zombies had seemed like they just wanted to scare people before.

It's that kind of "lie down and give up" mentality that you'd rather do, but then suddenly you receive a list of people your boss is going to lay off, and you all start rolling up your sleeves.

These zombies' immortality was indeed a problem, but Luffy easily dealt with them all with a single use of Conqueror's Haki, knocking them all unconscious.

Seeing the Hogback mansion zombies lying haphazardly on the ground, and Luffy effortlessly unleashing such terrifying power, the boar zombie Lola was so frightened that her fangs trembled.

She carefully moved to Nami's side, poked Nami's arm with her thick fingers, and said in a low voice with incredulous awe, "Hey, Nami-sensei, your man is so scary! This aura is even more frightening than when Lord Moria is angry."

As Nami gazed at Luffy's tall and straight back, an indescribable sense of security and a secret pride welled up within her.

Hearing Lola's words, she almost subconsciously curled the corners of her mouth slightly and hummed in agreement, "Of course."

When she realized that she hadn't immediately refuted the claim that he wasn't her man, her cheeks flushed instantly.

Oh no, oh no, I guess I've gotten too used to it.

But apart from that last thing, I've done pretty much everything.

I'm way ahead of Uta!

Nami still can't forget Uta.

Luffy didn't care about any of that; zombies and all that were less important than Moria.

Meanwhile, in the shadowy throne room at the heart of the castle, Moonlight Moria was stomping his feet in frustration, the ground rumbling with a dull thud.

Having just been mocked by Kuma, Moria naturally wanted to order all his subordinates to go and take down the Straw Hat crew.

result,

"Hehehe, hehehehe!"

His laughter was laced with barely suppressed anger. "Where did that lecherous Absalom go? Where's Hogback?! And Perona, that girl who's always acting cute at inopportune moments, why isn't she answering a word?"

When you need them, you can't rely on any of them!

Since his extremely brutal battle with Kaido of the Beasts in the New World, Moria has been left with two psychological traumas.

One is the extreme fear of losing companions.

He was afraid of experiencing the despair of losing important people around him one by one again, which is why he frantically created zombies.

As long as his subordinates are all immortal monsters, and as long as he has no living companions, he will never lose them again, right?

Secondly, he began to unconsciously run away and no longer fully trusted his own strength.

He habitually delegated tasks to his subordinates.

"It's up to you" and "You guys figure it out" gradually became his catchphrases, as if this would also shift the responsibility for failure onto him.

However, at this moment, when he truly needed his allies to deal with the invading enemy, he discovered that none of his three most capable eccentrics responded to his call!

This feeling of betrayal and isolation filled him with shock and anger.

"Bastard! Bastard! Bastard!"

Moria frantically scratched his disheveled hair, and finally, his eyes, which gleamed with a fierce light in the shadows, turned to the more sinister area deep within the castle.

"There's no other way but to use the generals!"

Chapter 264 Nika's Rubber Chariot

Moria's enormous body moved, transforming into a shadow bat, and arrived at a secret tomb beneath the castle.

Several coffins of various shapes are displayed here, emanating a powerful aura.

"Rise from your coffins, my zombie generals!"

Moria spread his arms wide, his voice filled with fanaticism, "Go and defeat those intruders, bring back all their shadows!"

Rumble.

The coffin lids were pushed open, and six figures exuding ominous and powerful auras stepped out.

Among them were swordsmen wielding swords and exuding a terrifying aura.

There was a knight whose entire body was covered in heavy medieval armor, with only two points of red light showing.

There were wielders with lean builds, each of their four arms wielding a flintlock pistol, and sharp eyes.

.....

"Hehehe! No matter how famous you were as great pirates or legendary swordsmen in your past lives, you must now obey my orders, Gecko Moria!"

Looking at these powerful zombie generals, Moria felt a twisted sense of satisfaction.

Dominating the strong is always simpler and safer than cultivating companions!

Among this group of zombie generals, one stands out as particularly unique.

He had long, slightly greasy purple hair and wore a captain-style outfit that looked rather worn.

As soon as he came out, he leaned lazily against his coffin, holding a wine bottle in his hand, drinking heartily as if no one else was around.

What is most striking is the long sword on his body; it is not slung over his shoulder, but rather stuck in the ground.

Two knives at the waist, one on each side.

This is the mark left by betraying one's partner.

He is none other than Captain John, the legendary pirate who once belonged to that terrifying group, the Rocks Pirates!

Unfortunately, his shadow wasn't very strong.

If you were to give him the shadow of the current Magnet-Magnet Fruit user, the former Magnet-Magnet Fruit user would be able to unleash even greater power.

After Moria gained the Shadow-Shadow Fruit power and became the King of Tomb Raiders, his sights were set on the crew of the Rocks Pirates.

To him, the corpses of those powerful pirates from the Rocks Pirates were treasures.

Unfortunately, the only one they found who was famous was Captain John; aside from the group of surviving men, they didn't find Rocks' body either.

One of the direct reasons for the initial conflict with Kaido was Moria's high-profile search for the corpses of the Rocks Pirates.

Who knew that a guy like Kaido, who values ​​honor, existed in the world of One Piece?

"Go forth, my generals! Bring back all the prey!" Moria waved his hand, full of pride.

The zombie generals silently accepted the order, their steps, some heavy, some brisk, leading them out. Only Captain John, still leisurely sipping his drink, lagged behind.

Seeing this, Moria impatiently urged, "Captain John, you're a member of the Rocks Pirates, show me some strength."

Even if you say that... fine, it's your order after all.

Captain John hiccuped, letting out a low, enigmatic laugh, and continued his leisurely stroll, his cloudy eyes darting around as he thought to himself, "I must pick the weakest opponent later; fighting is the most troublesome thing."

There was no way to resist the orders of those with superpowers; otherwise, Captain John wouldn't want to fight. Wouldn't collecting treasure be more appealing?

......

"Finally, some of the big shots have come out."