Luffy, how can you become the Pirate King if you don't work hard!

The former king's inclusion among the Seven Warlords of the Sea was sufficient to intimidate petty villains.

Aside from those notorious pirates, Moria has nothing to fear.

The question is, how many great pirates are there on this ocean?

Moria may have a lot of defeats, but it depends on who his opponents are.

It's either Kaido, Luffy, or one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea.

Perona sniffed lightly and joked, "Lord Moria, don't make Wano Country so gloomy, with zombies everywhere or something."

Moria glared at her: "I told you I'm not doing that anymore."

"Who knows?" Perona stuck out her tongue.

Luffy hadn't expected Moria to have this side to him.

Maybe this is what pirates are really like.

Compared to the navy, pirates also have a code of honor.

The current Shogun of Wano Country is Kozuki Sukiyaki.

Moria said, "I plan to stay here from now on, and I'll go say hello to that person."

"Okay, then I'll go too!"

Luffy's eyes lit up immediately. "Perfect for hiding..."

They were just worried about where to hide from Uta and the others.

Women are more terrifying than sea emperors.

He swallowed his words halfway through, but Perona had already keenly caught the key word.

"hide?"

She squinted and floated in front of Luffy. "Who are you hiding from?"

Luffy's expression froze for a moment, then he looked up at the sky nonchalantly. "It's nothing. I just wanted to go chat with Kozuki Sukiyaki. After all, Wano Country has opened up to the world."

"Is the meat more important or the Kozuki Sukiyaki?"

"meat!"

Seeing Perona's ambiguous smile, Luffy's lips twitched.

When did the crew start bullying the captain?

Luffy reached out and grabbed Perona's face.

"Hey! I'm going to tell on you! I'm going to tell on you!"

"It's as if you haven't complained enough."

As Moria watched this scene, a subtle, almost benevolent expression appeared on his fierce face.

.......

The streets of the Flower Capital are much cleaner than those of Oni Island. Although there are still many dilapidated houses, the locals are working hard to repair them.

After walking along the main street for a while, you can see a small mountain-like figure standing in an open space in the distance.

That's Little Oz Jr.

A descendant of the demon race, and a captain under the Whitebeard Pirates.

He was much taller than the average giant, and although his posture was somewhat clumsy, his eyes were gentle as he spoke to several children from Wano Country with his head down.

The children looked up at him, not afraid at all, and instead chattered away asking all sorts of questions.

Are you really a giant?

"It's not a giant, it's a demon."

What is a demon?

"They're... um... the kind of people who are a little bigger than giants."

"So, do you eat a lot?"

"It's...it's alright..."

Luffy watched this scene from afar, having witnessed it before during the Impel Down war.

Moria does resemble Oars in terms of size, prompting Luffy to quip, "You didn't stay here just for the shadow of this giant, did you?"

Moria: "..."

"I don't have those thoughts anymore," he said irritably.

Even if the real Oars came back to life, even if you cut off his shadow, he still wouldn't be able to beat the current Straw Hat Luffy.

The guy who can take down both Kaido and Big Mom at the same time is someone the World Government should worry about.

Moria's gaze lingered on the enormous body for a moment before he explained, "The demon race used to be an ally of Wano Country. Oars drifted here from the North Sea, and the craftsmen of Wano Country built that huge ship for him. He then stayed in Wano Country for many years."

Luffy tilted his head to look at him, "You know quite a lot."

Moria snorted, "I researched all the history of Wano Country in order to defeat Kaido."

Luffy didn't seem to care much.

Suddenly, a loud rumbling sound came from the open space in front.

Luffy's Observation Haki immediately detected the clash between the two powerful auras. His eyes lit up, and he shot forward as if he had been injected with adrenaline.

"Fighting? I love that the most! Why didn't you call me!"

Moria and Perona exchanged a glance. Perona sighed helplessly and then floated after them.

On the open ground, two figures were engaged in fierce combat.

On one side was Ace, his body wreathed in flames, his signature move as the Flame Emperor exploding into a scorching red light in this small, makeshift sparring arena.

On the other side was Yamato, her long white hair flying in the air currents, and she swung her thick spiked club with great force.

The two fought fiercely, with a crowd of onlookers standing around them.

There were crew members of the Whitebeard Pirates, samurai from Wano Country, and some idle pirates.

Kozuki Sukiyaki stood at the very front, her hands tucked into her sleeves, calmly observing the scene.

"Ace! Your punch was too slow!"

Yamato's spiked club swept across, creating a gust of wind.

Ace dodged to the side, flames condensing into a fireball in his palm, which he then blasted out with a backhand.

"You're not bad either! But you're still a long way from beating me."

"Huh? It's not certain who will win or lose yet!"

The two fought fiercely, their Conqueror's Haki occasionally leaking out, causing the ground to tremble slightly.

Luffy shot over from a distance like a cannonball, landing with a thud next to the battle circle, kicking up a cloud of dust.

The samurai next to Kozuki Sukiyaki was so frightened that he was about to draw his sword.

They breathed a sigh of relief when they saw who it was.

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"Straw Hat Guy?"

"Grandpa, what are they doing?"

Luffy grinned at him, then his gaze was fixed on the battle in the arena. "Looks like it's going to be really exciting. They didn't even invite me."

So Kozuki Sukiyaki explained the current situation: after the Wano Country incident, the most important thing for Yamato was to set sail.

She also wanted to have a thrilling adventure like Oden, and her first choice was naturally the Whitebeard Pirates. However, Ace said that Yamato needed to defeat him before she could join the crew.

So the two started fighting there.

Upon hearing this, Luffy's eyes lit up immediately.

"So the winner lets the loser get on the boat?"

Kozuki Sukiyaki glanced at him, seemingly guessing what the kid was thinking, and nodded.

Then Luffy charged out without hesitation.

Kozuki Sukiyaki watched this scene with a mix of amusement and exasperation, but perhaps it was a good solution.

Both he and Ace were somewhat helpless. Wano Country was no longer a suitable place for Yamato to stay, because Yamato had come to regard himself as the deceased Kozuki Oden and kept saying such things. The people of Wano Country had great respect for Kozuki Oden, and people who didn't know the situation might think that Yamato was disrespectful to Kozuki Oden.

Not to mention that Yamato has another identity: Kaido's daughter. This blood relationship also means that Yamato is destined not to be warmly welcomed in Wano Country.

As for the Whitebeard Pirates, they were pretty much the same.

Kozuki Oden was known as Whitebeard's right-hand man and got along very well with the crew. Now, someone claiming to be Oden wants to join the crew, and he's even Kaido's daughter.

Even though Yamato is Ace's friend, he still needs to consider the feelings of the crew.

They are increasingly taking on the dimensions that a captain needs to consider.

"I'm here too, Ace, Yamato, wait a minute. Fighting is the easiest thing to do, why didn't you call me?"

Before Luffy could finish speaking, he had already rushed into the middle of the battlefield like a black lightning bolt. After awakening his Gum-Gum Fruit, his huge and elastic body stretched out in the air, and the moment his feet landed, a visible shockwave was generated.

Yamato and Ace, who were in the middle of a fierce fight, were both stunned when Luffy suddenly charged at them like a dump truck.

The overwhelming aura instantly sent chills down their spines.

So strong!

Luffy glanced to both sides, then raised a finger.

"I heard that whoever wins lets the loser board the ship? Well then, I'll defeat you both, and you can both come aboard my ship!"

Ace paused for a moment, then couldn't help but laugh. "You're still as greedy as ever. But I'm the first division commander of the Whitebeard Pirates, I'm not going to join you."