Pirate: My Piltover technology is far ahead!

Chapter 415 Nika and Moria

"Frankie, do you know what you're saying?"

"Ah, that makes sense. I'm resigning, so I'm asking you to take care of my underlings for me."

In Iceberg's office, Franky tossed a resignation letter onto his desk. With the birth of the Sunny Gome, Franky's restless heart had become active again.

Although the final remodeling was done by Blitz using the Swallow Factory, the new hull that could be integrated into the Merry was built by Franky himself, so the ship could also be considered his creation.

Franky longed to personally board this ship and complete the final voyage.

"Oh, and please remember to tell Mr. Tom that I probably won't be back for a while."

"You're really quite willful..."

"Haha, men always have to pursue their dreams. And Iceberg, do you know how rare it is for a ship to have a ship spirit? I don't want this ship to continue to be messed around by those laymen."

That's all for now. I'll leave this place to you from now on.

"Go ahead, you bastard, you've never given me a moment's peace, not before, and not now."

Iceberg didn't stop Franky, and he believed Tom wouldn't either, since it was Franky's own choice.

The Sunny Going Merry set sail with its crew to a new sea area, while in Mary Geoise, the new Shichibukai meeting was successfully held.

This meeting is probably the one with the largest number of participants in many years.

"Doctor, it seems you don't have any new research topics lately."

In previous years, Oran had little interest in the meetings of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, and would usually just send someone to go through the motions. No one in the Navy cared about such trivial matters.

They would rather have a few more pacifist ships in the navy than meetings that are more symbolic than substantive.

"It's alright. We've overcome some difficulties, so we can relax for a while. Besides, this meeting should involve quite a few things."

"Yes, the World Government is still discussing some things, but there's a high chance of something big happening. The main topic of this meeting is still the selection of the new Seven Warlords of the Sea."

At this point, Zhan Guojing glanced across the table at the black-bearded man who was missing an arm, who was sitting there.

Now he has a prosthetic arm in place where his arm was severed. I don't know if he bought it from a store or stole it from a pirate, but it works for now.

Even sitting at the same table as Oran, Blackbeard showed no emotion; he even smiled. In the current situation, even if Blackbeard were still a healthy person, having already taken Whitebeard's Devil Fruit power, there was nothing he could do, let alone if he were missing an arm.

Oran had Sengoku sitting to his left and Lyriana standing behind him; he simply couldn't handle this situation.

"Your standards for selecting people are getting worse and worse."

"This is something... even the Navy can only decide on a portion of things."

"King Oran, excuse me, is your army commander, Yixiao, available recently? I would like to pay him a visit."

Oran and Sengoku were chatting about trivial things when Hawkeye suddenly asked Oran a question.

"I'm sorry, Yixiao is currently on a tour around the country and won't be back for a while. If you want to spar with him, you'll probably have to wait a while."

"That's a real shame..."

Hawkeye still seems to have some lingering feelings about the last cut, mainly because Shanks keeps running away these days.

He couldn't find anyone at all.

Having lost this prime target, it's rare to find a suitable one, so it's no wonder that Eagle Eye is itching to act.

Upon hearing that Yixiao was busy lately, Hawkeye leaned back in his chair, adopting a casual, half-hearted attitude.

"Hey! We've got enough people, let's get started! I heard you captured Newgate's son, when are you going to execute him?"

Besides Oran, Hawkeye, Blackbeard, and Crocodile who always shows up at every meeting to curry favor, the last participants were Weevil and Baggin.

Hancock and Moria ignored the call to the meeting and were absent from it.

Compared to the indifferent attitude of Blackbeard and the others, Bakkin was much more agitated.

She always considered Whitebeard's sons to be her rivals, vying for his inheritance. She wished they would all disappear so that Whitebeard would hand over all his treasures to her.

Logically speaking, Weevil should be one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, but his intelligence is insufficient to participate in the meeting, so Bakkin acted as the spokesperson on his behalf.

Anyway, everyone knows that Weevil obeys Bakkin's every word, and Bakkin's words can completely represent Weevil.

"Barkin, this is not the topic of this meeting. How we treat prisoners is our business; we don't need to hear your opinions!"

After this meeting, as expected, all that was left was to wait. If nothing unexpected happened, the Marineford War would break out soon.

However, shortly after returning to Piltover, Oran received a new message, or more precisely, a message from the World Government.

"Send my men to the Devil's Triangle? Isn't that place now under Moria's control? What do you want with me?"

"King Oran, this is a recent development. The pirates who previously defeated Crocodile have arrived in the Devil's Triangle."

Logically, this shouldn't be something you need to worry about, but we haven't been able to contact Moria lately, and the World Government is worried that Moria might also be defeated by these pirates, which would have a bad impact.

The navy has been frequently moving personnel recently, and you are the closest and most capable person to the Bermuda Triangle, which is why we're asking you to do this...

The World Government representative explained the situation respectfully over the phone, stating that among the current Seven Warlords of the Sea...

Moriah and Hancock are the two people who go missing most frequently.

Others might at least give them some face and respond, but these two, one whose territory was in the Calm Belt and the other in the Devil's Sea, shrouded in mist, often ignored the navy.

I can still call Hancock, but Moria has been busy making zombies or raiding graves lately and hasn't been answering the phone.

After all, Oran had practically hollowed out his base, leaving him severely understaffed, with many positions being filled by zombies.

Many positions frequently encounter minor problems due to the handling of zombie accounts.

"I understand. I'll arrange for someone to handle it. That's all you need to say."

"Yes, thank you for your help, King Oran."

After hanging up the phone, Oran pondered for a moment, then headed to where the bear lived.

When Oran went over, Bear was helping Bonnie practice wrestling. Bonnie was 15 years old this year, but she hadn't gone through any rebellious phase and her family was quite harmonious.

If there's any discord, it's that Ginny and Bonnie always have a friendly exchange at the dinner table, which has become a regular part of their family's routine.

"Bonnie, let's stop here for now. I need to talk to your father. Sanji has researched some new cuisine; why don't you go and try it?"

"Okay, I'll head over now."

Bonnie understood what Oran meant and left, leaving the space to the bear and Oran.

"Brother Oran, is there something you need?"

"It's a small matter that requires you to go out. Do you remember the news from Alabasta?"

"Alabasta? You mean Crocodile's defeat?"

"That's the matter. The Straw Hat crew, having defeated Crocodile, are about to reach the Devil's Triangle."

According to Moriah's habits, a conflict between them was inevitable.

Moriah will not kill those who trespass on his territory because he needs them to live.

Only the shadows of the living can be cut off by him to become material for making zombies. Therefore, in the shadow of the Thriller Bark, a large number of people who have lost their shadows live.

Will Moriah lose?

"Theoretically, yes, but I don't know the exact situation."

The World Government is worried that Moria's failure will cause the Seven Warlords of the Sea to lose face again, so they sent us to send someone there.

"Should we wipe them out?"

"No, that's why I need you to go there. If Moria loses, you'll handle the situation there and send them to Baldigo."

"If Moria hasn't lost, then you should strike first and send them over anyway."

There are many people in Piltover who can simply carry out an elimination mission, but only Bear can send people away in an instant.

"Barudog...isn't that Revolutionary Army territory?"

Over the years, Piltover and the Revolutionary Army have maintained some contact, and Kuma has also been to the Revolutionary Army's island. However, he doesn't understand why Oran wanted him to send such a group of pirates there.

"The captain of the Straw Hat Pirates, Straw Hat Luffy, is actually the son of Dragon, the leader of the Revolutionary Army, and the grandson of the Navy hero Garp. He's a little guy with a very impressive background."

And... Bear, don't you Bakania people have a legend about Nika?

"Yes, Nika will dance a dance of freedom to liberate everyone... bringing new hope..."

Bear recalled some of the words his father had said to him before he died. Even now, Bear still didn't know who Nika was, but he was very clear that what he was doing now was striving for freedom.

"The World Government is afraid of Nika and will erase everything related to Nika. They know best whether they fear Nika's power or its impact."

However, the bear, that legendary Nika, is actually this kid.

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At this point, Xiong's expression clearly became somewhat stunned. He couldn't quite understand how a pirate with a bounty of 100 million Berries could possibly have any connection with Nika.

"It's unbelievable, isn't it? The intelligence indicates he ate the Gum-Gum Fruit, but the Devil Fruit encyclopedia..."

There is no Gum-Gum Fruit. The real name of this fruit is Human-Human Fruit, Mythical Zoan Type, Nikka Mode.

"It doesn't look like it..."

"Who can say for sure about this? You can go and test his skills, but don't focus all your attention on Nika."

"I understand, I'll handle it. Leave it to me."

Oran had a calm attitude towards Nika. He believed in himself and made changes in his own way, but that didn't mean Oran wanted to make things difficult for Nika.

Without any conflict whatsoever, Oran has no reason to target Nika.

Moreover, Oran's current enemy is the World Government, and a major war with the World Government may break out in the near future.

Nika, as an enemy of the World Government, and even the greatest hypothetical enemy in centuries, is a force that can be utilized.

It's pointless to voluntarily help the World Government clean up Nika; it's a thankless task.

The Revolutionary Army's actions may seem somewhat unconventional, but as an anti-government organization on the high seas that opposes the Celestial Dragons,

Their stance is also that of an enemy of the world government.

Once the war begins, the Revolutionary Army's forces will also be able to play a role, so there shouldn't be any problem sending Nika to the Revolutionary Army.

After preparing for the operation, the bear patted its chest and vanished from the royal city of Piltover in an instant.

After flying for a while, Xiong arrived near the Devil's Triangle. He took out a small flying vehicle from the book Oran had given him and headed deeper into the sea.

The bear was very fast; when it arrived, the Straw Hat crew was still fighting the shadow zombies.

The bear had already arrived in front of Moriah.

"Are you one of Sidi Lier's men? What are you doing here?"

"I am here on behalf of King Oran to convey some messages from the World Government, such as the fact that the vacancy of Hanafza has been filled."

"Hehehe... Has the successor position finally been decided? Who is it?"

"Marshall D. Teach, nicknamed Blackbeard, betrayed Whitebeard and killed one of his captains. He's still a relatively unknown pirate. It's normal that you haven't heard of him since you've always lived in the shadows."

"I've never heard of this person before. What was his bounty before?"

"0."

"0? Hehehe, how interesting. Whatever, the vacancy is filled, so the balance can continue, right? Moria also has his own insights into balance, and seems to think it's a good thing. Although Kuma has different views from him, he doesn't argue with Moria and just carries out his task."

"There's one more thing. The group that's causing such a ruckus on your ship is the same group that defeated Crocodile before. The World Government is very worried that the Seven Warlords of the Sea will suffer consecutive defeats at their hands..."

Upon hearing this, Moria seemed to be provoked. The mention of defeat reminded him of his battle with Kaido...

"Who do you think you are! That guy Sidelir is a Shichibukai, and it's already outrageous enough that he dared to say that to me. You're just his subordinate! What gives you the right to talk to me like that?! Do you think I'll lose?!"

Do you even know... who you're talking to?!

Moria grabbed the bear by the collar; from the very beginning, he had never placed the bear on the same level as himself.

"I know exactly who you are, but you'd better be more polite when you speak."

The bear's tone remained calm, but his actions showed no hesitation as he pressed Moria's hand down.

"Or rather, do you want to fight me first?"