The Great Voyage: The Props Master on the Straw Hat Ship

Upon learning this information, Usopp once again stepped in and brought Absalom, whose face was so badly bruised he was barely alive, to him.

740 skillfully fed him the "Tell the Truth Pill".

Then, I heard him give a fragmented explanation of everything about this terrifying three-masted sailing ship.

The other information and intelligence were largely consistent with what the Straw Hat Pirates and Lola had discussed.

As for the zombies, they also learned that there were powerful zombies, not just the swordsman Ryoma.

There's also the legendary stubborn old man who, in his lifetime, was a swordsman named Kaze no Jigoro who killed seven thousand pirates to protect his family (the original version features a zombie with Zoro's shadow).

Those were the infamous Silver Axe, Wang Zhi, and Captain John, who once shone brightly in the New World.

And finally, there's Oz, the giant demon who was famous throughout the world five hundred years ago, the demon berserker.

It was enormous and had a strange appearance. Although it was a giant, it was several times the size of a giant. It froze to death there when it attacked the Ice Kingdom five hundred years ago. Its body was later found by Moria and brought back to this ship.

This was all very useful intelligence, allowing the Straw Hat Pirates to know the approximate troop strength on the island.

And the most useful information is none other than...?

"Moria wants to attack us?!"

Usopp, Nami, and Chopper, the cowardly trio, asked the question almost simultaneously:

"Why is this happening?!"

"We haven't offended him anywhere!!"

"That's right, we've never even met him, we only recently heard about him!!"

The trio offered almost every possible reason to refute the claims.

Absalom, however, only had one sentence:

"Because Lord Moria is one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea under the World Government, and your declaration of war against the World Government was tantamount to declaring war on the Seven Warlords, and on Lord Moria." The cowardly trio: "..."

Well, that's a very strong reason, and they can't really find fault with it.

They almost forgot that although their opponent was a pirate, he was still a Shichibukai, a member of the World Government and widely recognized as a powerful figure.

Pirates.

They are on the opposing side.

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If any of the 256 people offend me, I will steal their flesh! Ryuo? The Great Swordsman! Shimotsuki Ryoma!

In addition, the World Government had previously issued a kill order against the Straw Hat Pirates, and Moria also coveted Luffy's shadow, intending to use it on Oars to create the strongest zombie.

So, after learning of Luffy and his crew's arrival, Moria decided to take action against them.

The original plan was to have Perona test the waters first.

Unexpectedly, Absalom became completely infatuated with women, unable to move, and rushed over anxiously, his face flushed and his voice trembling with rage.

Then the Straw Hat Pirates gained insight into most of the situation on the island, as well as his intentions.

"So they were after our shadow after all."

After hearing the whole story, Luffy shook his head. "Then there's nothing we can do."

"This is not a problem that can be solved simply with treasure and meat."

“That’s right,” Zoro said with a smile, his eyes gleaming with a wild, beast-like light.

"We can't just sit idly by and let someone keep an eye on us."

"And the fact that they sent such a despicable guy to launch a sneak attack means they've declared war!!"

Sanji lit a cigarette and took a deep drag to vent his frustration.

"It seems that if we try to negotiate a deal through normal channels, not only will we not get Brook's shadow back, but we might also lose our own shadow as well." Link crossed his arms and gave his final conclusion: "The other party has already shown his lewd teeth, so we have no choice but to be ruthless."

"Declare war on yet another Shichibukai!!!"

Luffy immediately raised his arm and shouted loudly with great momentum.

I will not offend others unless they offend me; if they do offend me, I will definitely take their flesh!

This is Luffy's consistent life motto.

The others had no other opinions either.

Moria already harbors absolute hostility towards them, so they will no longer naively think of talking, communicating, or negotiating with him.

Therefore, they chose to strike first.

"Let's defeat Moria first!!"

Having made up their minds, Luffy and his crew planned to storm into the castle and take down Moria.

There are nine hundred zombies on the island ship. Once they realize what's happening, they will surround and attack our group, creating a lot of unnecessary trouble.

Let's just defeat Moria; that would solve everything once and for all.

With this in mind, Luffy and his crew acted immediately.

When Lola and the others saw that Luffy was determined to fight Moria, they quickly offered to be his guides and supporters, helping Luffy and his crew take down Moria! They had all witnessed what had just happened, from the razor vacuum cleaner that could absorb ghosts to the pill that could make people tell the truth.

And the ease with which he discovered Absalom's invisibility, and Sanji's effortless defeat of him with a single kick that sent Absalom flying, his face contorted in pain.

Lola and the others saw in Luffy and his crew the hope of defeating Moria and reclaiming the Shadow!

Having made up their minds to take a huge gamble on Luffy, Lola and her crew resolutely stood on the same side as Luffy and his friends.

Thus, the two sides formed an alliance and launched a joint attack on Moriah's castle.

Along the way, they easily took down any zombies that appeared, fed them salt, and easily stole their shadows.

And so, the group arrived before the last of the three oddballs, the genius surgeon Dr. Hogback.

Then, the scene of him talking to Moria on the phone just now occurred.

Although Hogback is one of the three monsters, he did not eat a Devil Fruit, and he did not train much, instead focusing on sewing up corpses, which resulted in his pitifully weak strength.

It can be said that the Straw Hat Pirates wiped out Moria's subordinates with almost no effort.

Including Perona who was sent flying, Moria is now truly all alone, apart from the zombies.

"This battle seems to have gone very smoothly."

Usopp still felt a sense of unreality when Hogback was easily taken down by them.

"This is way too easy!!"

"Are these people really part of the Seven Warlords of the Sea?!"

Usopp felt this was even easier than when he fought Crocodile in Alabasta.

The major events they experienced, whether it was Crocodile, another Shichibukai, the priests of Skypiea, or the agents on Enies Lobby, were far more troublesome to deal with than Moria's subordinates.

"Even among the Seven Warlords of the Sea, there are strong and weak individuals."

Link casually kicked a zombie away from him. "Strong as Hawkeye Mihawk, the world's number one swordsman."

"And the weaker one is the fat bat here, which claims to have fought against the Four Emperors, but in reality, it was beaten so badly that it lost all its spirit."

"Even my partners no longer believe me and have started studying these miscellaneous zombies instead, although there are indeed a few decent ones among them."

As he spoke, Link looked down into the corridor ahead, where a figure stood holding a knife.

"Yo ho ho ho ho, it's been a long time since I've seen an intruder like this."

The person was wearing a white robe, a kimono with the character for "dragon" written on both arms, and traditional neon-colored wooden clogs.

Two bandages were wrapped diagonally around his cheeks on his forehead.

He was emaciated, with his front teeth sticking out.

He was emitting a low laugh, similar to Brooke's.

"That person is..."

Lola and the others, who were cleaning up the scene, immediately changed their expressions when they saw the person blocking their way.

"Swordsman, Ryuma!!"

The legendary dragon-slaying samurai, stolen from Wano Country by Moria!

"Is he Ryoma?!"

Zoro, with a look of great interest on his face, walked to the front of the group.

"This guy is my prey!!"

He interrupted Brook, who was about to say something.

"Even if this guy has your shadow inside him."

Zoro's gaze was intense; he could vaguely sense the charisma of the other man in his lifetime simply from his aura.

He is undoubtedly one of the world's top swordsmen!

Yohohohohoho

Another low laugh followed. "It's been a long time since I've seen such a look in someone's eyes, and since I've encountered such an opponent."

"I feel like all the blood in my body is about to boil... Ah, even though I have no blood left, yohohohoho!!"

Tsk~

He slowly drew the national treasure of Wano Country, the famous sword Shusui, from his waist.

The spirit of a former swordsman, spurred on by Zoro, slowly emanated from him at this moment.

Swordsman Ryuma, whose full name is Shimotsuki Ryuma, was a samurai from Wano Country several hundred years ago.

No matter who his opponent was, he would cut them down in the blink of an eye; he was a great swordsman who had never been defeated in his life.

Back when Wano Country was known as the "Golden Country" and famous throughout the world, it was Shimotsuki Ryuma who stepped forward, single-handedly with his sword, to stop countless pirates and world nobles from coming. With his terrifying strength, he made the whole world aware that "Wano Country has samurai."

His life is filled with many fascinating legends, the most widely circulated and talked about being the one where he once beheaded a dragon in the sky above the capital of Wano Country.

After Shimotsuki Ryoma's death, he was revered as the "Sword God" in Wano Country and enshrined in a shrine along with his own sword, the famous "Shusui".

However, it was later looted by Moria and brought here.

They truly cannot find peace even in death.

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When Ryuma drew his Autumn Water sword, Zoro also took all three swords into his hands.

"What is that?" asked Ryoma, who resembled Brook.

"Three-sword style?"

Zoro tied a green bandana around his neck, his eyes calm.

"Three-sword style? I've never seen that before."

Ryoma glanced at Zoro's stance and chuckled, "Never heard of it before, is it acrobatics?"

"Whether it's acrobatics or not, you'll know once you see it for yourself, won't you?"

With a bloodthirsty, beast-like grin on his face, Zoro stomped heavily on the ground, and three blades of light were already closing in on Ryuma!

"Damn it, I can't contact Perona, Absalom has been defeated, and Hogback has also met his end."

Moriah stormed up the stairs, his bloated, obese face contorted with impotent rage and fury.

"The Straw Hat Pirates dared to launch such a sudden attack; they're practically disregarding me... [Shadow Mage]!!"

Moria gave a low shout, and suddenly the shadow at his feet rose from the ground, appearing before him like a dragon.

"Go and unseal Oz!!"

Moria's eyes hardened as he declared, "I'll teach those Straw Hat Pirates what it costs to underestimate me, a zombie!!"

"You will take the lead in controlling Oars. After you defeat all the Straw Hat Pirates, I will personally stuff their captain's shadow into Oars' body!!" The shadow mage, who was covered in black, nodded and obediently followed orders as he crawled into the frozen chamber below.

"It's all up to you now, hehehehe~!!"

Moriah's sinister laugh echoed through the empty stairwell.

~(Zhao Mahao)------