The Dimensional Tavern of the Mefilas Alien

However, Sesshomaru didn't utter any disrespectful words. Although he was arrogant, he wasn't ungrateful. Moria was powerful and friendly, so he certainly wouldn't deliberately provoke him.

"Hehehehehe!"

Moria laughed. "Don't be so quick to refuse. We might even share the same goal. If so, why not join forces?"

"The same target?" Sesshomaru frowned. "You've probably misunderstood something, haven't you?"

Sesshomaru turned to Gintoki: "Hey, isn't this your job? Go and explain things to him."

"I know, I know."

Gintoki picked his nose, stood up helplessly, and walked towards Moria.

Moria looked at Sesshomaru, then at Gintoki, not understanding what the two were up to.

"I'm just giving you a brief introduction to this tavern." Gintoki sat down next to Moria and, as usual, began his belated explanation to Moria.

……

"Universe? Dimension? Monster? Alien?"

After listening to Gintoki's explanation, Moria revealed a clear yet foolish look in his eyes, completely out of character for a great pirate.

Most pirates are not very cultured, and Moria was no exception.

His literacy level was limited to understanding newspapers and bounty posters.

So Gintoki talked for a long time, but it was basically like talking to a brick wall.

Fortunately, Gintoki had extensive experience in popularizing science, and through various analogies, he eventually helped Moria understand the concept of different worlds.

"So, you guys are actually from Wano Country in another world?"

Moria just wants to figure this out right now.

“That’s right.” Gintoki nodded.

It's a bit of a shame about Moria.

He thought he had actually met the people of Wano Country. However, affection extends to those connected to him. Even though they weren't from the same world, Moria still held a considerable degree of goodwill towards Sesshomaru, Gintoki, and Jaken, the three people from Wano Country.

However, he still refused to agree to teach Sesshomaru Haki.

It's not that I'm being overly protective of my own possessions.

"Learning domineering skills takes time. Since you're not willing to be my crew member, I don't have time to waste here... I can only give you a pointer or two at most. Whether you can learn it or not depends on your own fate!"

“Actually, once you’ve been to the tavern, you can summon the tavern door anytime, anywhere,” Gintoki reassured Moria.

"Really?" Moria was overjoyed.

"I thought I'd never be able to drink such fine wine or eat such delicious food again!"

After learning that Sesshomaru was actually from Wano Country in another world, his standing in Moria's eyes plummeted.

In comparison, the good wine that reminds me of my companions and the delicious food that helps me regain my domineering spirit are much more important.

"Alright then." After a moment's thought, Moria held up a hand to Sesshomaru: "Five! Give me five powerful corpses, and I'll teach you Armament Haki and Observation Haki!"

"It's a word."

Sesshomaru thought he'd have to pay a heavy price. Turns out, that's all!

During the Warring States period, there wasn't much else, but there were all sorts of monsters. Even with strength limitations, five of them were still easily manageable.

Moria hadn't expected Sesshomaru to agree so readily, and couldn't help but wonder if he had asked for too little.

But Moria thought about it and realized that teaching Haki shouldn't take him too much time. As long as the corpses Sesshomaru produced weren't too bad, he'd still make a profit. After all, his own efficiency in digging up graves or hunting pirates wasn't that great.

The other guests were somewhat disappointed to see that the two had reached a deal.

They had initially thought they were about to witness a major battle.

Gecko Moria versus Sesshomaru—just thinking about it is thrilling!

"Oh, right!" Gintoki suddenly remembered something else.

"If you have some free time, why don't you check out the comics there!" Gintoki pointed to the reading corner.

"The magazines there document the future of your world."

"The future of our world? Does this tavern possess prophetic abilities?"

Compared to difficult concepts like the universe and dimensions, prophecy is much easier to understand. Moria didn't even question it much.

The main issue is that in their world, Devil Fruit abilities are incredibly diverse, encompassing all sorts of bizarre powers. While prophecy is an overpowered ability, it's not entirely unimaginable. On the other hand, astronomical concepts like planets and the universe are completely inexplicable to someone like Moria.

"You'll understand when you see it." Gintoki found it difficult to explain what manga was to a pirate who only knew how to fight and kill.

Filled with curiosity, Moria trotted over to the reading corner. With Gintoki's help, he found the first issue of One Piece.

Moria carefully held the magazine in his hands, which were as big as half a bookshelf.

He struggled to turn the page, but the magazine pages tore at the slightest touch.

"Oh no!" Gintoki sighed, rubbing his forehead.

He forgot that Weekly Shonen Jump uses very poor-quality paper to cut costs. For ordinary people, being careful is fine. But against a powerful giant like Moria, the magazine's paper is far too fragile.

Moria looked at Gintoki innocently.

"I've been very careful."

He felt a pang of frustration deep down: not because he felt guilty for breaking things, but because he found it hard to accept that his self-control had dropped to this extent.

Although Moria has been in a slump for a long time, he is not as depraved as he was at the beginning of the story, and he still feels a little ashamed of his slacking off.

At that moment, Murphy came out carrying the food for Sesshomaru.

Seeing the shattered comic book in Moria's hand, he pointed at it, and the comic book was instantly restored.

Moria's eyes widened.

Before he could speak, his body shrank rapidly, and soon he became no different from an ordinary person.

Murphy had originally planned to renovate the bar after closing time today to fix this problem. But seeing Moria looking at the shattered comic book with a troubled expression, he decided to shrink Moria's body out of consideration for his customers.

"What!" Moria exclaimed in alarm.

He didn't detect any signs of his Observation Haki, and as a result, his body was shrunk without any resistance.

In Murphy's hands, he was practically no different from meat on a chopping board.

Moria broke out in a cold sweat, and the last trace of his drunkenness vanished.

If Murphy hadn't shown little murderous intent, he might have even tried to run away.

"Don't worry. It's just a temporary shrinkage. It will return to normal as soon as I leave the bar."

Murphy smiled at Moria.

"With this body type, you don't have to worry about damaging the magazine!"

Murphy could actually reinforce the comics with his superpowers, but that would be too much trouble. It would be easier to just shrink Moria into a single character.

Moriah remained silent, not daring to speak.

He shrunk himself down for such a trivial reason, all while putting on an act of self-interest. He understood more and more the true value of Gintoki's "gentlemanly demon king" title.

I used to think he was an unambitious ability user and regarded him as one of Kozuki Oden's kind.

Now it seems that this store manager is clearly a devil who manipulates people's hearts!

Moria didn't dare reveal his thoughts and silently returned to his seat, eating while flipping through comics.

"This is... Gol D. Roger, the Pirate King!"

Upon seeing Roger about to be executed on the first page, Moria's face showed a look of nostalgia.

After continuing to the second page, he paused for a moment. Although there are differences between the three-dimensional and two-dimensional worlds, the man with the scar on his eye in the picture should be Shanks, right?

Chapter 115 One Mountain Bandit King in One Meal (2-in-1)

Could it be that this so-called comic is about Shanks?

Moriah was indignant. His life had been just as eventful; why didn't he tell his own story?

Few pirates are not fond of fame and fortune. The thought that even people from another world know Shanks' story filled him with a touch of envy.

and many more!

Moria suddenly thought of something.

Those people seemed to have recognized me too. Does that mean this place also records my story?

He wanted to see how this book portrayed him!

With this in mind, Moria continued reading.

In the opening scene of the manga, a boy named Luffy, in order to prove that he has the courage to not be hurt, cuts his cheek with a knife in front of Shanks and his crew.

"Hehehehehe!"

Moriah burst into laughter.

In other worlds, ordinary people might think Luffy is a bit silly. But in the eyes of a local like Moria, Luffy has the potential to be a true seaman.

He discovered that this comic book was actually similar to the picture books in their world, but it was easier to understand and more interesting.

Moria quickly became engrossed in the story. When he saw Shanks get his head blown off by an unknown bandit with a bounty of only eight million Berries, Moria laughed even louder.

He could understand Shanks's reluctance to bother with minor characters, but to get his head blown off and still do nothing—wasn't this guy's temper a bit too good? He's hardly like a pirate.

Next, when Moria saw Luffy eat the Devil Fruit as a dessert, he was immediately amazed.

That stuff tasted awful, but this kid actually ate it all... He's ruthless!

Moria's face scrunched up as unpleasant memories were triggered, and he also concluded in his heart: Although the Gum-Gum Fruit sounds ordinary, the fact that he was able to eat all the Devil Fruits means that this kid is definitely going to achieve great things in the future!

But soon, the kid he had predicted would amount to something great was captured by the bandits.

Just when they were about to be killed by the bandits, the Red-Haired Pirates made a dazzling appearance.

"Listen up, you bandits. Even if you pour food or wine over my head, or spit on me, I can laugh it off. But... no matter the reason, I will never let those who harm my friends get away with it!!!"

Shanks, who used to laugh even when insulted, became furious after seeing Luffy being bullied.

Then, a long-haired man with a cigarette in his mouth took matters into his own hands and knocked down all the bandits except for their leader with just the butt of his gun.

"Is this Ben Beckman?"

Moria recalled the bounty posters he had seen before.

This guy is Shanks' right-hand man and a powerful pirate. For these lowly individuals to be defeated by him is an honor in itself.

But when he saw on the next page that the bandit leader Higuma had escaped from Shanks and the others using smoke bombs, and even took Luffy with him, he was utterly astonished.

"Aren't these guys too careless? Or is that guy named Sig actually a hidden powerhouse?"

At this moment, the Red-Haired Pirates were renowned throughout the star-studded Grand Line. Countless powerful figures with bounties exceeding 100 million had fallen to them. And now, they'd been taken hostage by some nobody with an 8 million bounty… Moria abruptly flipped back to the first page, which mentioned they'd stayed in a small town for a year. Could it be that they'd relaxed too much and their vigilance had lowered?

Confused, Moria quickly flipped backward, wanting to know the fate of this brat named Luffy.

When he saw the following plot, he was stunned: The manga explained the reason for Luffy's conflict with the bandits: When the bandits came to the tavern to drink, they happened to talk about Shanks and others.

They mocked Shanks as a coward, but this only angered Luffy.

He was clearly angry with Shanks and the others for their behavior before. But now, when he heard the bandits speaking ill of Shanks, he still stood up for them.

“That brat…” Moria’s eyes reddened.

He thought of his friends again.

They were the same way back then, willing to risk their lives to protect each other.

But before he could fully immerse himself in these feelings, he saw Shanks lose his arm to a sea king, a fish known as the king of the near seas, while trying to save Luffy.

"what!"

Moria's exclamation shook the entire bar.

"Ah, I think I saw that!"

"So you saw that after all!"