One Piece: Starting from Obtaining the Float-Float Fruit

"Hey, when did I say I was going to kill you? You've been the one doing all the work on your own, haven't you?" Anya was getting annoyed by Perona's crying.

To be honest, he had always admired Moria, both for his Devil Fruit and for Moria himself, and never intended to kill him, let alone Perona, that little girl.

After all, he's not some great villain, right?

Although Moria appears as a villain in the main story, he only stays in his own little world. If any foolish pirates wander in, he won't kill them, he'll just cut off their shadows.

Moreover, unlike the other Seven Warlords of the Sea who wreak havoc on other countries and kill their people, he only wanted to conquer Wano Country.

As for Luffy... Luffy is a pirate. No matter what he has done, at least nominally he is a bad guy to ordinary people.

Moria's attack on his own kind is perfectly justified, so from Moria's perspective, he is completely right!

Of course, Luffy didn't do anything wrong either. After all, Moria wanted to take away his partner's shadow, and Luffy just wanted to get the shadow back.

It's just a difference in perspective, so Anya doesn't dislike Moria and even wants him to be one of her crew members!

Moria and Perona, who were standing nearby, fell silent after hearing Anya's words.

It seems so. Since he came to this island, he really didn't intend to kill them. Absalom was just unconscious.

"Oh, I see. So it was Lord Moria's fault?" Perona tapped her hand again.

Moria blushed slightly: "Perona! How could you take the side of an outsider!"

"No, no, Lord Moria." Perona turned her head away.

Moriah felt as if he had been struck by lightning. Had his little darling been let in the cold?

"Hey, Moria, so, can we have a proper talk now?" Anya sat on the ground, looking at Moria.

"You don't actually want me to join your pirate crew, do you?" Moria sat down and asked Anya.

"What, you don't want to?"

Moria fell silent. To be honest, he certainly didn't want to be subservient to anyone, but he was indeed no match for Anya at the moment, and Perona was right there beside him.

Seeing Moria remain silent, Anya posed another question.

"Want to join me in fighting Kaido?"

Upon hearing this, Moria was taken aback. He looked intently at the man in front of him. Was he going to fight Kaido?

He couldn't believe that this man would risk offending Kaido just to recruit him.

You should know that the three sea emperors of the new world are all in their prime, each one more monstrous than the last, while the person in front of you looks like he's only just come of age!

He can defeat Kaido? Then I could become the Pirate King!

"Moria, I've dared to go to Mary Geoise, I've killed Celestial Dragons, and I've even fought an Admiral twice. Do you think I dare to fight Kaido?!"

Anya unleashed a terrifying burst of Conqueror's Haki, but it was directed solely at Moria.

Moria was also taken aback by this astonishing aura; this Conqueror's Haki was practically identical to Kaido's back then.

Although he can no longer use Conqueror's Haki, the intensity of this Haki is even greater than it was back then.

He saw a reflection of his younger self in Anya.

Before losing his companions, he was just like Anya, fearless!

"If you can help me find a suitable shadow of Oz, I will become your crew member," Moria proposed a condition.

Anya shouted angrily, "Are you still thinking of using this trash to challenge Kaido? Wake up!"

"That's not how you use the Shadow-Shadow Fruit! Foolish!"

Hearing that Moria was still thinking about that damn Oars, Anya was furious. Was he crazy? The Shadow-Shadow Fruit was such a god-level fruit, and all he was thinking about was playing with corpses!

Honestly, if Anya hadn't already eaten the Float-Float Fruit, he might have even considered the Shadow-Shadow Fruit!

The power of this fruit is extremely overpowered. First, the shadow can partially switch places with the user. With the help of his Observation Haki, which allows him to foresee the future, he can even achieve a pseudo-elemental effect!

Even a complete positional swap can be executed with dazzling coordination. While Toudou Aoi next door needs to clap her hands, Moria can swap positions anytime, anywhere! It's comparable to the Flying Thunder God Technique!

Secondly, this fruit can cut off other people's shadows, and they will die when exposed to sunlight, making it a kind of killer!

Finally, the cut-off shadows can be stuffed into one's own body to increase combat power. As long as one's physique is strong enough, there is no problem in stuffing in as many shadows as one wants!

Moreover, these shadows can be inserted into companions to increase their strength! Instead of stuffing shadows into zombies.

If this fruit were given to a truly powerful individual, it could be considered a divine fruit!

But Moria, that guy, actually used such an overpowered Devil Fruit to mess with those damn zombies every day. These zombies couldn't use Haki at all, and when they arrived in the New World, they had absolutely no strength.

Only Oz's resurrection could reach a level of three to five hundred million, while Ryoma would need the shadow of a great swordsman, but without the support of Haki, he wouldn't have very high combat power.

Therefore, the Shadow-Shadow Fruit ability can only be considered an added bonus, rather than a primary ability to be used!

Anya revealed all the possible uses for the Shadow-Shadow Fruit, leaving Moria completely bewildered. He hadn't realized the Shadow-Shadow Fruit could be used in this way!

Moria stood up, looking at his shadow. What had he been doing all these years? Not developing his Devil Fruit powers, not training his physical skills, all he wanted was to revive a corpse…

He was really confused. He had always felt that his own strength was not the most important thing; true strength lay in the strength of his companions.

However, Anya knew that Moria was getting stuck in a rut; in his mind, the reason for the loss was always the annihilation of his companions.

However, he forgot that he needed to be strong enough to rival Kaido in order to truly win.

It's a case of picking up sesame seeds but losing watermelons.

"Moria, you should know this: only Haki can overcome everything! If you were the same as you are now back then, you wouldn't even be able to protect yourself, let alone your comrades!"

Anya's words struck Moria like a heavy hammer blow.

"Was I... really wrong?" Moria looked at his obese body, so different from before.

"No, you're only wrong about one part. Of course, your partners are important, but you can't ignore your own strength! And don't underestimate your partners either!" Anya shook her head and corrected him.

"To give you an example, if you used the Shadow-Shadow Fruit's power to insert someone else's shadow into your partner's body, wouldn't your partner also become stronger?!"

Moria's eyes lit up. So that's how it is! So the Shadow-Shadow Fruit can also help his companions!

But then he burst into tears. What had he been doing all this time?! He had the ability to help his friends, but he had never thought of that.

He also bears some responsibility for the deaths of his companions!

"Moria, stop dwelling on the past. Think about what you have now. Besides, with me as your partner, are you still afraid of Kaido?"

Anya stood up, dusted herself off, and extended a hand to Moria.

Upon hearing this, Moria looked at Absalom on the ground and Perona beside him.

Yes, he still has two companions now. Losing them is losing them. He can't ignore his current companions just because he lost companions in the past!

Back then, Kaido didn't do anything to me, so why can't I beat Kaido!

In an instant, Moria's Conqueror's Haki surged forth once more.

"Hehehehe... Anya, I admit, you really are a respectable man. I, Gecko Moria, officially join you!"

Moria grasped the hand that Anya offered.

From then on, the White Dragon Pirates welcomed a new crew member!