One Piece: Starting from Obtaining the Float-Float Fruit

"Hooray hooray... Lord Moria, that's wonderful! You've regained your confidence." Perona was genuinely happy for Moria.

When the three men, including De Solo, saw that another powerful pirate had joined them, they immediately felt a sense of crisis.

Ship position -1!

No, they need to train harder. They're still too weak right now and can't keep up with Captain Anya at all.

Of the three of them, only Kerr has any real strength. The other two can't even beat Perona, which is a disgrace!

Absalom, who had been unconscious nearby, also groggily woke up.

Ouch~ What just happened? My head hurts so much, I can't remember anything...

It seems Lord Moria wants me to capture someone, right, Stuart Anya!

That despicable man actually attacked me when I wasn't paying attention! I had already turned invisible, so why was he still able to fight back?

He looked around and suddenly spotted the figure of a white-haired boy.

It's him!

Absalom went into stealth mode again, preparing to launch another sneak attack on Anya.

The beast's right fist!

"Snapped!"

Anya's Observation Haki sensed the danger, so he subconsciously swung his Armament Haki and slapped Absalom, who fell back into a baby-like sleep.

After seeing a figure fly out, De Solo immediately went to check and found that it was that invisible monster.

"Huh?! What's wrong with this guy? Why is he causing trouble for the captain right after waking up?"

Xikelol spread his hands and shook his head. He really doesn't learn his lesson.

Just then, Moria and Perona walked in with a bunch of zombies, carrying food.

That's right, they're getting ready to have a banquet!

The group immediately gathered together, singing and drinking, as if they were old friends who had known each other for more than ten years.

"Hehehehe, sigh, why hasn't Absalom woken up yet?" Moria was enjoying his drink when he suddenly noticed that Absalom was still sleeping.

So Moriah went up and slapped him twice, waking him up.

"Damn it! Anya!" Absalom wanted to throw a punch to retaliate the moment he woke up.

Then he suddenly saw Lord Moria's face.

"Ah! I'm sorry, Lord Moria, I was just ambushed and knocked unconscious by that wretched brat. It seems you've already dealt with him!" Absalom withdrew his fist in time, otherwise it would have landed on Moria's face.

"Nani? Absalom, don't talk nonsense. From now on, you'll call him Captain Anya!" Moria explained to him briefly.

"Huh? Anya... Captain? No way, Lord Moria, you've surrendered?!"

Absalom stared wide-eyed at Moria, then at Anya, his face full of confusion.

He felt a bit confused. He had only taken a nap, how come even the captain had been changed?!

"Hey! I'm your captain from now on, nice to meet you." Anya extended her hand to greet him.

Absalom immediately felt challenged: "Damn it! I will never acknowledge you! My captain is only Lord Moria!"

Upon hearing this, Moria was overjoyed, but still said seriously, "Absalom, don't be silly, I've already joined Anya's pirate crew!"

Anya didn't care; she figured she'd beat him into submission sooner or later anyway.

"Hooray hooray hooray, what a foolish beast," Perona mocked Absalom.

She actually disliked him quite a bit because he often spied on the women who came to the island to bathe. Although he had never seen her bathe, he would occasionally harass her.

However, Absalom would be affected by the Negative Spectrum effect every time.

"You wretched Perona, how dare you laugh at me!" Absalom felt like he was about to faint from anger.

"Negative ghosts!"

Absalom knelt on the ground: "I am just a beast without intelligence..."

For a moment, a joyful atmosphere filled the air.

After the banquet, Anya and the others would stay overnight, and Anya went to see Moria alone.

At this moment, Moriah was standing on the castle balcony, gazing at the place he had spent years building.

"What's wrong? Is there anything you're still attached to?" Anya walked to his side, looking at this gloomy and eerie place, and wondered what Moria's aesthetic sense was.

No, it should be said that there isn't a single normal person on Thriller Bark. Even Perona has been corrupted and has come to like these gloomy things.

"No, I don't need to bring anything anymore. I was lost for too long after losing my companions, which made me want to settle down here."

Moria once felt that his life was over. After that defeat, he lived in a daze. Fortunately, with Anya's help, he was able to get out of the past.

"I heard your original name was Kozuki Moria?" Anya suddenly asked.

"How do you know that name? Never mind, I might as well tell you. I was adopted and raised by the people of Wano Country when I was a child, and I was given the name Kozuki."

After that, I went to the Western Sea, started my business there, went to sea with a group of like-minded partners, and witnessed Goldo Roger's execution. You know what? That man, even when he died, faced death with a smile and composure.

After heading to the Grand Line, I rose rapidly to prominence, amassing a bounty of 320 million Berries, and am a true supernova.

After I entered the New World, I heard that Kaido had conquered the place where I was once raised, so I led all my crew members to Wano Country. I had a chance to win that battle.

Kozuki Oden! If that man had helped me back then, Kaido would definitely be dead. But my Kozuki name is clearly no match for theirs, so I couldn't mobilize Kozuki's retainers and ultimately suffered a crushing defeat.

I lost to Kaido, which led to the fall of Wano Country. I am ashamed to face the name Kozuki, and from this day forward I will change my name to Gecko Moria.

Anya listened attentively to Gekko Moria's words and couldn't help but sigh that a title given by the masses carried more weight than the real Kozuki title.

Kozuki Oden was an utterly foolish person! He clearly had the strength to defeat Kaido, but he surrendered because of some hostages.

This led to the people of Wano Country living in dire straits, and the people who starved to death in those years can all be said to be the result of Oden's legacy.

Kaido, of course, is no better. He conducts human experiments on the people of Wano Country and plunders them without restraint.

Thinking of all this, Anya patted Moria on the shoulder.

"You are worthy of the name Kozuki. No, it should be said that the name Kozuki is unworthy of you. The Kozuki clan is not worthy of respect."

Upon hearing this, Moria initially wanted to rebuke Anya for defaming the name of Kozuki, but then he remembered the figure dancing foolishly in Wano Country.

Perhaps Anya is right...