Who told him to become the Pirate King!

Chapter 171 Kidnapping the Princess! (Two chapters, please subscribe!)

"The Great Sword [Autumn Water]?"

Storm reached out and took the black knife, feeling its weight, and immediately drew it from its sheath.

With a flash of light, an ancient and extraordinary black longsword appeared before his eyes.

The blade is black, with a chaotic, reverse-T-shaped edge, adorned with red serrated patterns, giving it a majestic and imposing appearance.

Originally belonging to Shimotsuki Ryuma, the great swordsman who slays dragons in Wano Country, the 21st Great Grade Sword - [Shusui]!

More than a decade ago, Gecko Moria led his pirate crew into Wano Country and engaged in a fierce battle with the Beasts Pirates.

The final result was that Gecko Moria's pirate crew, except for the captain, was completely wiped out.

According to completely unreliable (fabricated) information...

At that time, Gecko Moria absorbed the shadows of all his companions, transforming into "Thousand Shadow Moria," but he was still no match for Kaido of the Beasts. In the end, he could only watch helplessly as all his companions melted away like snowflakes in the sunlight...

The exact details of what happened at the time remain unknown to Storm.

Anyway, after the battle in Wano Country, Gecko Moria was completely "addicted to the King", and turned into a gloomy fat otaku who only loved zombie figures.

However, after the Wano Country arc ended, Gecko Moria didn't just sit idly by.

Although he lost, he dug up the ancestral graves of many powerful clans in Wano Country and stole a lot of corpses...

Among these corpses was Shimotsuki Ryuma, the former dragon-slaying swordsman of Wano Country!

Shimotsuki Ryoma's corpse was turned into a zombie by Gecko Moria.

Shimotsuki Ryoma's sword, Autumn Water, also fell into the hands of Gekko Moria.

This wasn't the first time Storm had encountered "Black Knife".

Hawkeye Mihawk's "Night" is also a "black blade," and even the "world's number one black blade."

However, this was the first time Storm had obtained the "Black Knife".

This "Autumn Water" sword is said to be a national treasure of Wano Country.

However, it's not some supreme, great sword.

It is just one of the twenty-one great swords.

anyway.

[Akisui], [Wado Ichimonji], [Second Generation Ghost], [Tenyuyu Slash], [Enma]...

There are only twenty-one Great Swords in total, of the twenty-one great swords.

Five of them were "produced" in Wano Country alone, and there's a high probability that there are more than just these five.

Tsk!

That's why people from Wano Country are known for their expertise in sword trading.

Clang!

With a crisp clang of the blade, Storm sheathed Autumn Water and then nodded to Hogback.

"Dr. Hogback, I've heard some rumors about you..."

Storm did not elaborate on this matter.

Whether Hogback was greedy or heartbroken, the other person wasn't worth his time or energy.

"You're now a member of Gecko Moria's team, so you should be quite familiar with this castle, right?"

Storm pointed to the four giants and a skeleton beside him.

"My friends need to wash up and rest first. Please lead the way!"

The giants were too large.

Brogy and his companions did not enter the castle.

However, Brook followed Hogback into Moonlight Moria's castle and went straight to the food storehouse.

Brogy, Dorry, and the other two giants took full advantage of their initiative and, following Brook's instructions, took out all the food reserves from the food warehouse.

While the giants and skeletons were preparing for the feast.

Perona quietly approached Moonlight Moria, carrying with her a large number of bandages.

"Waaaaah... Lord Moriah..."

"You're badly injured..."

"Don't die... Lord Moria!"

Perona bandaged Moonlight Moria while sobbing softly.

It's clear that Princess Mononoke's medical skills are very... ordinary and she's confident.

A large amount of white bandages were wrapped around Moonlight Moria as if they were free.

The already chubby Gecko Moria, after being wrapped in so many bandages, looked like a giant white rice dumpling.

Storm glanced at Moonlight Moria, who was being "carefully" looked after by Perona, and then at Absalom, who was lying to the side like a corpse, ignored by everyone.

"Princess Mononoke, isn't this lion head also one of your companions?"

"ha?"

Perona was startled and shifted her attention from Moonlight Moria to Storm.

"Are you talking to me?"

"Aren't you called 'Princess Mononoke'?"

Storm replied calmly.

"Or should I just call you 'Perona'?"

"That damned guy!"

Perona, with her toes slightly turned inward, walked up to Storm and looked up at the man so close to her.

"Don't think that just because you defeated Lord Moria you can call him by his name as you please!"

"Alright, Princess Mononoke."

Storm readily agreed and then extended a generous invitation.

"Your Ghost-Ghost Fruit is quite interesting. How about ditching Gecko Moria and working for me?"

"……Clam??"

Perona's eyes widened in disbelief as she stared at Storm.

"Are you... inviting me to become your partner?"

"yes!"

"Stromb said frankly."

"In my opinion, you are completely different from those three fools, Moria, Hogback, and Absalom. You have the potential to become an ally."

According to Storm.

Perona's Ghost-Ghost Fruit may not necessarily evolve into anything—[Zoan-type Human-Human Fruit Mythical Zoan-type Death God Mode]...

However, the "first-time kill" ability of the Ghost Fruit is still very powerful.

Even in the New World.

Perona's "Negative Ghost" can also make a name for itself.

Moreover, the information provided by the Grand Prize Cup beforehand is sufficient to explain the issue.

Perona, with her Ghost-Ghost Fruit ability alone, deserves a four-star rating.

It basically corresponds to the Pirate Supernovas!

The future is expected!

"Hehehe..."

Perona covered her cheeks, a blush rising on her fair face.

"This is the first time someone has invited me to be their partner! This feeling... is so strange!"

"Should I agree to his request and go out to sea with the man I just met... Oh! How exciting! How embarrassing!"

"wrong!"

Perona was suddenly startled as she thought about it. She realized what was happening and looked at Strom with a mixture of anger and annoyance.

"You actually influenced me! I'm a member of the Moria Pirates!"

"And you're not allowed to talk about Lord Moria like that! He's not a fool!"

"I think my wording was very, very 'gentle,' Princess Mononoke."

"I can't help it," Storm said helplessly.

"So you mean 'refusal'?"

"That's right!"

Perona said firmly.

"I will never betray Lord Moria!"

"Then I'll have no choice but to kill Moriah."

Storm shrugged and strode toward Moonlight Moria.

"Although it's not appropriate for the Seven Warlords of the Sea to kill each other, who told him to attack my friend?"

"In that case, Moria will have no choice but to die!"

clap clap clap!

It was accompanied by a crisp snap of fingers.

One after another, white ghosts surged from Perona's body, blocking Storm's path.

"You are not allowed to harm Lord Moria!"

Although Perona's body was still trembling slightly, she stood firmly in front of Storm.

"If you want to kill him, you'll have to step over my dead body first!"

Looking at the Mononoke's small face, which was filled with determination, Storm once again marveled at the "bond" between Gecko Moria and his subordinates.

This chubby guy is actually quite popular...

Storm released his Armament Haki, destroying the white ghosts, and then deliberately confused them.

"Princess Mononoke, didn't you just tell me to kill Gecko Moria?"

I?

Perona's eyes widened again as she stared in disbelief at the Shichibukai before her.

"You're talking nonsense! When did I ever tell you to kill Lord Moria?!"

"I just said I wanted to invite you, right?"

"right!"

"You yourself said you're a member of the Moria Pirates, right?"

"right!"

"You said you would never betray Gecko Moria, didn't you?"

"right!"

"So once the Moria Pirates are gone, you'll be free and can become my subordinate, right?"

"That's not right at all!"

Perona was about to nod when she suddenly realized what she was doing and shook her head violently, her two pink pigtails swaying behind her.

"I don't want to leave Lord Moria! And I don't want to join your pirate crew! You're wrong about everything!"

"How willful you are, Princess Mononoke."

Storm shook his head and sighed.

"You won't let Moria die, and you won't join my ranks... You're putting me in a difficult position!"

"In that case, you might as well die with Moria!"

As soon as Storm finished speaking, he immediately raised his right hand, his fist enveloped in deep Armament Haki, and slowly struck at Perona.

As the white dragon's "iron fist" slowly approached, Perona's mind went blank, and she couldn't remember anything.

The last image in her memory was actually the scene of her first encounter with Gecko Moria when she was a child.

Trivia.

Perona was taken in by Moria when she was very young.

Perona has lived on the Thriller Bark since she was a child.

To her, Gecko Moria was like a father figure...

"Farewell, Kumasi..."

Perona closed her eyes, and a single, glistening tear welled up from the corner of her eye.

"Farewell, Lord Moriah..."

however.

Storm's "iron fist" did not land on Perona's head for a long time.

Perona groggily opened her eyes and saw that Storm was still standing there, looking at her with a disappointed expression.

"We're both girls, how can there be such a huge difference in how we treat each other?"

Looking at the bewildered Perona, Storm gave her an ultimatum.

"Or, everyone on the Thriller Bark dies, and you live alone;"

"Or, you can work for me, and I'll spare the lives of the rest of the crew on the Thriller Bark!"

"Make your choice, Princess Mononoke!"

(End of this chapter)