I have the Flame-Flame Fruit, I'm invincible!

Not to boast, but her ability, once it hits, is unstoppable.

Even Kaido, if he were to fall under her negative influence, would turn into a dead fish.

“Ha,” Moria rolled his eyes, saying nothing, yet seemingly saying everything.

Perona lowered her head.

A wisp of cold white air emanated from his body, as if some figure was floating around.

Moria sighed.

Looking into the distance, Antarctica is already in sight.

Now imagine Perona's strength.

"Let's head back first. You stay put in the Devil's Triangle."

Moria was scolding Perona when the Den Den Mushi rang.

"Lord Moriah, something terrible has happened! Someone has stormed the Dreadnought! Absalom has failed!" Hogback exclaimed in horror.

"What did you say?" Moria was furious.

"Who is it? Who dares to be so bold?"

"I don't know. I need to retreat first and rejoin you before coming to rescue Absalom."

Hogback hung up the Den Den Mushi as he spoke and ran away, only to be caught by Sabo very quickly.

A few days later, the pirate ship rushed towards the Devil's Triangle with all its might. Moria sat coldly in the captain's cabin, his toes tapping lightly.

He kept staring at the Den Den Mushi.

They just wanted to hear news that Hogback or Absalom were safe.

Unfortunately, there was no news, and the phone was unreachable.

This made Moria's heart grow colder and colder.

"Absalom, Hogback, you two must be absolutely sure nothing happens to you."

Even Perona has lost her usual cheerful demeanor.

Bulu bulu.

Moria answered the phone immediately.

It was a call from Absalom.

Great.

"You're alright? That's great," Moria said, her mood improving and her body relaxing.

so far so good.

"Lord Moria, I may be dying," said Bon Clay, the transvestite, on the other end of the Den Den Mushi. Using the Imitation Fruit, he transformed into Absalom and read from the script Dick had given him.

To ensure a good performance, Dick even had Foncray rehearse several scenes.

"Don't talk nonsense, Absalom, you can't be in any danger. I'll be right back."

“No, don’t come back,” Foncray said anxiously.

“Lord Moria, there’s something I’ve always wanted to say, actually I’ve always, always…” Bon Clay was completely absorbed in the conversation.

He was deeply moved by these words.

It was written right into his heart.

Immediately, Feng Kelei's eyes were tender, and his tone held an indescribable longing.

I love you.

Moria: Σ(っ°Д°;)っ

Perona covered her mouth, her eyes filled with disbelief.

Looking at the bewildered Moria, and then at the Den Den Mushi, Perona's eyes suddenly flashed with a strange light.

"You're still saying things like that at a time like this?" Moriah said.

"I know Lord Moria will find it hard to accept right now, but if I don't say it, I'm afraid I'll never have the chance again." Bon Clay confessed his feelings with deep emotion, his eyes even welling up with tears.

Ace, Sabo, and Zoro pinched their thighs hard to keep from laughing out loud. Ace simply gagged himself. Kuina's eyes were also burning with excitement.

Even a bear with a blank expression will have its mouth twitching.

Dick suppressed a laugh and took out the next manuscript.

"I used to use the Clear-Clear Fruit to spy on the women's bathhouse, all to get your attention and make you jealous. Unfortunately, I failed. No matter what I did, I couldn't get your attention."

Moria's face turned pale and then red, and his teeth were chattering.

He even considered simply letting Absalom die and calling it a day.

"Lord Moriah, do not avenge me, ah!" Bon Clay cried out in his dying moments.

His performance was vivid and expressive, bringing the story to life.

“Absalom, how are you?” Moria shouted. “Answer me now!”

No one answered.

The Den Den Mushi that hadn't hung up faintly rang with words like "Saint" and "world noble."

"A Celestial Dragon? Is he a Celestial Dragon? The person on the other side is a Celestial Dragon, isn't he? Answer me!" Moria roared.

“Who are you? You should be called a world noble, trash,” Dick said through his voice changer.

Moria clenched his fists.

No wonder Absalom wouldn't let me take revenge.

Right.

"How is Absalom?" Moria asked through gritted teeth.

“I don’t know who you’re talking about,” Dick said in a drawn-out, condescending tone.

"However, it must be dead. After all, God never cares about the life or death of ants."

Moria could no longer hold back.

"I am Gecko Moria, one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea. I have an alliance with your World Government. What right do you have to kill my comrade? You must give me an explanation."

"Huh?" Dick said through his nose, his disdain evident.

"The Seven Warlords of the Sea? That sounds nice, you're a legendary great pirate. To put it bluntly, Gecko Moria, you're nothing but a dog kept by us Celestial Dragons. You bite whoever we tell you to. Remember your place, you piece of trash."

"If it were Kaido, I would give way, but as for you, Moria, heh heh..."

pat.

Moria bit her lip hard, her voice trembling slightly.

"Celestial Dragons, I will fight you to the death!"

A few weeks later, Moria returned and immediately saw the badly damaged Terror Three Kingdoms ship.

There were signs of fire everywhere.

Also, there is the hanging Absalom, and the corpse of Hogback.

The two bodies were in a gruesome state, their faces gnawed beyond recognition by vultures.

"Aaaaaah!" Moria howled, his last shred of hope vanishing. An overwhelming surge of rage rose within him.

Again, again.

His companion was killed once again, and he was powerless to do anything about it.

Isn't it said that with the Shadow-Shadow Fruit and the zombie army, even without companions, one can avoid the pain of losing them?

What's causing this excruciating pain?

Zombie army, Shadow-Shadow Fruit, I need power, I need fucking power!

Moria was furious, pounding the ground repeatedly, and before he knew it, tears were streaming down his face.

The culprit this time is a Celestial Dragon, the World Government, who possesses power even greater than that monster Kaido.

So, should we give up on revenge?

Looking at my increasingly protruding beer belly and obese body, I feel my strength gradually diminishing.

Moria's face was contorted in a grotesque grimace.

"To hell with them! So what if they're Celestial Dragons? So what if they're Kaido? Anyone who hurts my comrades deserves to die!"

"Revenge, revenge, revenge!"

The surge of will leads to the restoration of dominance and the return of power.

An inexplicable aura surged from Moria, and the coldness in his eyes startled even the vulture.

Moonlight Moria, the hero of the sea, has returned.

"Lord Moria?" Perona asked cautiously.