Who told him to become the Pirate King!

Chapter 175 The Ghost Princess Pirates!

Since being forced to "quit his addiction to the king," Gecko Moria's personality has changed drastically.

He once led the Moria Pirates to wreak havoc on the seas, amassing a bounty of 320 million Berries.

His current motto is "Rely on others for everything," and his favorite saying is "I'll leave this to you to handle."

If you can sit, don't stand; if you can lie down, don't sit.

Things that can be delegated to "shadows," "subordinates," or "zombies" will never be done personally...

This is Gecko Moria!

A gloomy, fat otaku who likes to hide in the Devil's Triangle and use his shadow to make zombie figurines!

But there are always exceptions to everything.

Even a "fat otaku" like Gecko Moria has his inviolable "absolute territory".

Kaido of the Beasts is Gecko Moria's number one enemy!

Just moments ago, Gecko Moria was extremely pessimistic, but now, like a match, he was ignited by the flames of "Kaido".

"Let's head to Sabaody Archipelago now! Then we'll dive down to Fishman Island! And then we'll charge into the New World!"

"I've collected many nautical charts of the New World! This allows us to quickly explore the New World and reach Wano Country!"

"The permanent GPS and topographical map of Wano Country! And a topographical map of Onigashima! I have them all!"

Despite his severe injuries, Gecko Moria rattled off a long list of suggestions and plans.

Although he claims he wants to take revenge on Kaido of the Beasts and become the new Pirate King...

However, Gecko Moria himself knew that with his own strength and the strength of his zombie army, he was completely insufficient to contend with the monster Kaido of the Beasts...

The zombie army is extremely powerful.

Every zombie warrior is an absolutely loyal, tireless, and fearless "super soldier."

But even if a thousand or ten thousand zombies charged at him together, they would still be no match for Kaido of the Beasts.

To defeat a pirate emperor, you need to rely on power of equal level!

Gecko Moria thought to himself that his "Thousand Shadow Giant Form" might be able to contend with Kaido of the Beasts...

But it's only "maybe".

The "Thousand Shadow Giant Form" couldn't even get past the White Dragon, so whether it can get past the "Azure Dragon" is even more uncertain...

But it doesn't matter.

Gecko Moria now enjoys relying on the strength of others.

He himself may, probably, possibly be unable to take revenge on Kaido of the Beasts.

But if it's a white dragon... maybe it's possible.

however.

After hearing what Gecko Moria said, Storm just wanted to roll his eyes.

"Are you sure you're fully prepared for the new world?"

Storm stared speechlessly at Moonlight Moria.

"Let's assume we've already arrived in Wano Country."

"I'll deal with Kaido, who are you going to deal with?"

"King the Wildfire? Queen the Plague? Jack the Drought? The three great leaders of the Beasts Pirates, which one can you handle?"

"Even if you can hold off one, what about the other two?"

"Are we going to rely on Perona's 'negative ghost'?"

"We still need to rely on this lion head's 'transparent world'?"

"We can't exactly have Hogback rush in with a scalpel and stab someone, can we?"

Storm's barrage of questions left Moonlight Moria speechless.

At that moment, Brooke cautiously raised her right hand.

"Captain, did you forget about someone?"

"Brook, you are a musician."

Storm's simple comment effectively ended Brook's chances.

Although Brooke could become the "Four Yellows" of the new world in the future.

However, his direct combat ability is really... not high.

The "King of Souls" is indeed adept at spying, seducing older women, and playing sonata music.

But for the rest... let's not make things difficult for this old man.

Storm's attitude made Brooke feel both happy and sad.

He is the captain of the Rumbar Pirates, a warrior capable of standing alone, and a pirate with a bounty of 3300 million Berries!

Why does it seem like, according to Storm, his fighting skills are nowhere near as good as his musical skills?

Brooke's feelings were very complicated.

same.

Gecko Moria's feelings were also very complicated.

He was definitely a bit out of his mind just now.

Having reigned supreme in the Devil's Triangle for so many years, Gecko Moria had become somewhat oblivious to the cruelty of the New World.

If he were to lead his Moria Pirates straight into the New World right now...

The outcome may not be any better than it was a decade or so ago.

Are we going to lose all our companions again?

Moonlight Moria collapsed to the ground as if a mountain of gold had been pushed over or a jade pillar had been overturned.

"Then you go and help me fight Kaido!"

The ocean is too complicated, so Gecko Moria chooses to simply give up.

His lazy, listless demeanor was so unbearable that even Perona couldn't stand it, let alone Storm.

"Lord Moriah! What are you talking about?"

Perona released miniature ghosts, manipulating them to fly to Moonlight Moria's ear and detonating them like a string of firecrackers, creating a continuous crackling sound.

"This is so embarrassing!"

At that moment, Perona truly understood the necessity of developing the "Positive Ghost".

If we could really develop the kind of "positive ghost" that Storm mentioned before...

Surely this will revitalize Lord Moria?

The explosion of the Mini Ghost is not very powerful, it's like a balloon.

Aside from being a bit noisy, Gecko Moria was not affected in any other way.

Storm observed carefully.

Gecko Moria even used his shadow to make two earplugs, directly blocking his ears to prevent the explosions of the mini ghosts from affecting him.

Brooke spoke up quietly at that moment.

"Captain, are these the Seven Warlords of the Sea?"

"No, you've misunderstood. This is trash, not a normal person."

Storm commented very scathingly.

"Even among the Seven Warlords of the Sea, Gecko Moria is the most useless one."

Perona's miniature ghost, Moonlight Moria turned a deaf ear.

Storm's scathing commentary was meticulously crafted by Moonlight Moria.

"White Dragon! You bastard! Don't think I didn't hear what you said!"

"Did I say something wrong?"

Storm shrugged and asked in return.

"Let me tell you a little secret, Gecko Moria."

"The Five Elders have actually disliked you for a long time. They have been thinking about finding a new Shichibukai who can replace you."

Storm's words are absolutely true.

The World Government established the Seven Warlords of the Sea for two reasons: firstly, to stabilize the situation on the seas, and secondly, to use the power of pirates to suppress them.

As a result, Gecko Moria remained holed up in the Devil's Triangle, rarely venturing out, and his capture of pirates relied entirely on luck.

The world government is naturally unhappy with this attitude of utterly giving up.

Years later, Gecko Moria was defeated by the Straw Hat crew, and the World Government immediately ordered the elimination of this Shichibukai.

This demonstrates the World Government's indifferent attitude towards Gecko Moria.

It's worth noting that when Donquixote Doflamingo is defeated by the Straw Hat crew in the future, the World Government will specifically order the cover-up of Tenyasha's defeat.

Comparing these two things side by side, the contrast is simply too stark.

"Really? Lord Haku!"

Perona looked at Storm nervously and pressed for an answer.

"Won't the World Government forcibly strip Lord Moria of his position as one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea?"

Even the naive Perona was well aware of the importance of the position of Shichibukai to Gecko Moria.

Lord White Dragon...

Gecko Moria heard nothing but Perona's address to Storm.

"Hmph! White Dragon! Don't think you can scare me with those kinds of words!"

The more Gecko Moria looked at Strom, the more annoyed he became.

"I'm not afraid of the World Government! Let them try to take my position as one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea!"

"I can just use the shadows and corpses of people from the World Government to create new zombies!"

"I've noticed that you and the sand crocodile are really getting more and more out of touch!"

Storm chuckled, but considering that the other party had become his "subordinate," he still pointed out a clear path for him.

"Your Shadow-Shadow Fruit's characteristic is to use other people's shadows to enhance your own power."

"But why do you like to focus your attention on these grunts?"

"Haven't you been following the news about Impel Down?"

Gecko Moria didn't know why the White Dragon would suddenly bring up Impel Down, and his brows furrowed slightly.

"What do you want to say?"

"Imperial City, Level 6, there are only three people left now—or maybe two."

Storm said it casually.

"Crescent Moon Hunter, World Destroyer, Giant Battleship, Giant Barrel, Evil King... all these great pirates are now dead."

"Your secret weapon is 'Oars the Demon'?"

"In terms of size alone, one of these giant warships is roughly equivalent to three Oz the Demon!"

The legendary "King of the Nation" Oz was only about 60 meters tall.

But what about giant warships?

San Juan Wolf is over 180 meters tall!

"All those guys locked up in Impel Down are dead? How is that possible!"

Upon hearing this, Gecko Moria was instantly taken aback.

"Could it have been done by the World Government?"

"No, I did it."

"Stromb said calmly."

"I slaughtered the entirety of infinite hell."

"..."

Gecko Moria's lips twitched violently a few times.

He really didn't know that Bai Long had done such a "major thing".

But in any case.

After hearing from Haku that "the Infinite Hell had been emptied," Gecko Moria couldn't sit still any longer.

As a user of the Shadow-Shadow Fruit.

Gecko Moria needs two things most – the "shadow" of a strong person and their "corpse"!

The great pirates in the Infinite Hell were all slaughtered by Storm.

This provides Gecko Moria with an opportunity to demand the bodies of these notorious pirates from the World Government.

Once the "corpses" are obtained, their "shadows" can naturally be taken away by Gecko Moria!

There were the corpses and shadows of those powerful pirates.

What are the shadows that Gecko Moria plundered before, or even the "giant shadow"?

"This matter...and this news..."

Gecko Moria suddenly felt that the White Dragon was finally starting to look a little more pleasing to the eye.

"I owe you a favor, White Dragon."

Gecko Moria made up his mind that he would leave the Devil's Triangle immediately and then apply to the World Government to enter Impel Down!

As long as we can get our hands on the corpses and shadows of those great pirates inside Impel Down...

Moonlight Moria can recreate a powerful army!

And with the support of those great pirates...

Gecko Moria's strength might even surpass his previous peak!

"I don't like it when people owe me favors."

Storm stated frankly.

"Consider this news a 'gift' for you joining my ranks!"

"Your subordinates?"

Gecko Moria gets angry again.

"Don't even dream about it, White Dragon! I will never become your subordinate!"

Perona immediately looked at Moonlight Moria with a pitiful expression.

"Lord Moriah..."

"A pointless persistence."

Storm chuckled and then proposed another solution.

"If you don't want to join my ranks, how about becoming a member of Perona's crew?"

"...Perona's crew?"

Moonlight Moria was immediately confused.

"What do you mean?"

Perona also looked at Storm with curiosity.

"Simply put, my 'Storm Pirates' has always followed the path of a 'grand fleet' since its very inception."

Storm explained in detail the power structure of his pirate crew.

"Currently, the Storm Pirates have four pirate crews under their command: the Kid Pirates, the Spade Pirates, the Flower Field Pirates, and the Cat Burglar Pirates."

"If we include Brook and Perona, then there's also the 'Rumbar Pirates' and... Perona. If you wanted to form a pirate crew, what name would you like to give it?"

Pirate crew?

Perona blinked, a strange sense of novelty welling up in her heart again.

"The Ghost Pirates? The Princess Pirates?"

"That's the 'Princess Mononoke Pirates'!"

Storm made a decision for Perona for the time being.

He stretched out his right hand and released the power of the Clay-Clay Fruit, creating a black clay wall around himself.

On the wall, which resembles a black pirate flag, a grinning white skull appears, with orange flames burning behind its head, and a black and red princess crown on its head.

This is the flag symbol that Storm envisioned for the "Princess Mononoke Pirates".

Perona looked at the clay wall that resembled a pirate flag and instinctively covered her mouth with her hands, but she still couldn't hide the blush on her face.

Lord White Dragon...

Storm sculpted the "Princess Mononoke Pirates" flag and turned to look at Gecko Moria.

"So? Are you going to merge your Moria Pirates into the Mononoke Princess Pirates?"

Gecko Moria glanced at Strom, then at the pirate flag of the "Princess Mononoke Pirates".

He would absolutely not want to be Storm's subordinate...

But if it's Perona...

Moonlight Moria looked at Perona.

Princess Mononoke's heart and eyes are only for that man...

That wretched white dragon!

"I...join the Princess Mononoke Pirates!"

(End of this chapter)