The Journey of Freedom After the Awakening of the Shadow-Shadow Fruit

For those who challenge us, we shall deliver a devastating blow.

However… in the past few months, several members of Moria’s pirate crew have been wiped out while protecting the island.

This shows that the madness of pirates in the New World is not the kind where you are strong or famous and people won't dare to mess with you.

Fortunately, Syndra came to the rescue, avenged everyone, killed them all, and eventually turned Moria into a shadow clone.

Therefore, Moria's army of shadow servants expanded considerably during this period.

There are now over a thousand Shadow Servants who can use Armament Haki.

Perfect timing, the armor has arrived now.

……

The open space in front of the port.

Sets of armor lay horizontally on the ground.

The armor style is similar to the ninja set, like the Project set from Shadowlands Zed, it's very cool.

They came in various sizes, and shimmered with a bluish-green metallic sheen in the sunlight. They were very new, clearly custom-made, not the kind of armor that had been sitting in a warehouse collecting dust for a long time.

Moria jumped off his shadow and landed in front of the armor. The shadow in the air automatically returned to Moria's feet.

Ike, who was waiting there, jogged up to Moria, pointed to the armor on the ground, and said, "Boss, there are a thousand sets here."

"Hmm!" Moria nodded, and with a thought, summoned a thousand shadow servants who knew Armament Haki.

Armor should be prioritized for those who can use Armament Haki.

After the shadow servants emerged, each found a suit of armor that fit them.

There's no need to pick it up and put it on. Since the body is as fluid as a Logia-type Devil Fruit user, it can simply seep in through the gaps in the armor like water.

A moment later, the shadow servants stood up, some holding swords and knives, others wearing gauntlets.

After Moria returned the Shadow Servant to his Shadow Dimension, Ike stepped forward and said, "Boss, I just got some information from the underworld. Apparently, Kaido hasn't sold any weapons for several months."

Ike asked疑惑地问道, "Has Kaido already realized that we are going to attack Wano Country? Otherwise, why isn't he buying weapons? Should we launch an attack beforehand and not give the Beasts Pirates any more time to prepare?"

Moria laughed and patted Ike on the shoulder, saying nonchalantly, "Even if Kaido knows we're going to attack him, it doesn't matter. He's in Wano Country, he won't run away. We just need to prepare ourselves."

Moria withdrew his hand from Ike's shoulder and asked, "When will the next batch of armor arrive?"

Ike's face darkened, his eyes flashing coldly, and he said resentfully, "Boss, those guys in the underworld saw that we needed weapons and armor, so they only gave us the regular price of a thousand sets. After that, they tripled the price for each set."

At this point, Ike lowered his head and whispered, "We...we don't have enough money, so we haven't reached an agreement yet and are still in negotiations."

Moria waved to Ike, looked up at the sky, and sneered, "No need to talk anymore. Those guys don't know how to make money properly, they just want to court death."

“Alright!” Moria looked down at Ike and instructed, “Go and collect information on all the countries in the New World that can manufacture weapons, as well as the islands that possess metal resources such as iron ore. Find the exact locations of these countries and islands. I will personally go and conquer these countries and islands. I want those guys in the underworld to know that the weapons production of the New World will belong to me from now on!”

Ekko listened with great enthusiasm, quickly stood up straight, and loudly assured Moria, "Leave it to me, boss. I will definitely find all these countries and islands in the New World."

“Hmm!” Moria nodded, then left, flying back to the other half of the island behind the Skull Rock.

"Bang bang...!"

Just as Moria flew over the Skull Rock Wall, he heard the sound of fists colliding coming from the sea not far away.

"Here we go again!"

Moria smiled and continued flying towards the rooftop of his usual house.

On the rooftop, January and February, wearing sunglasses and black transparent bikinis, lay on two deck chairs. On the small coffee tables on either side, there was a large glass of juice. The two women drank their juice while watching the fierce battle between Trifle and Syndra in the distant sky.

"Boss, come here!" January stood up and beckoned Moria over.

Moria didn't stand on ceremony. He went to the deck chair next to January, took off his shirt and lay down comfortably. Then he separated a part of his shadow to form two parasols, which floated above the two deck chairs.

Using shadows to block out the sun and find shade—only Moria could pull off something like that.

January stepped over Moria, sat down, turned her back to Moria and looked at the fierce battle in the distance. She placed her hands on Moria's knees, rocked back and forth, and asked with a smile, "Boss, who do you think is stronger, Big Sister or that pervert?"

Before Moria could say anything, February chimed in matter-of-factly, "Of course, it's Big Sister who's better."

February looked at Moria and chuckled, "Isn't that right, boss!"

hiss!

Moria gasped, grabbed Yiyue's slender waist with both hands, and said sternly, "Stop spreading rumors! If you provoke this, you'll be responsible for putting out the fire!"

January stopped, turned her back, and Yingying smiled, "You said it, Boss!"

Moria shook his head, deciding to ignore it, closed his eyes, and began to listen to the reports from the shadow servants in the shadow space.

With the reports over the past few days, Moria has gained some understanding of Impel Down.

First, there are the strongest fighters in Impel Down.

The first-ranked person is the warden of Impel Down prison.

The current warden is not Magellan, who will later become the user of the Venom-Venom Fruit.

He is a guy with the power of the Sour-Sour Fruit.

Shadow Servant couldn't find out his name.

The people in Impel Down all just call him Chief; no one adds his name before "Chief," so no one knows.

The Director is probably of the same race as Mazelon, as they both have a pair of small wings on their backs.

Second on the list is Maizeren, a user of the Venom-Venom Fruit. In a closed environment like a prison, he is undoubtedly the last person prisoners want to face. He is currently the deputy warden.

As for the third one... I don't know. According to the Shadow Servant's report, it seems that the future warden Shiryu of the Rain hasn't arrived at Impel Down yet.

As for the current warden, the Shadow Servant couldn't discern his strength from within the Shadow Dimension, and he was even less able to tell from Moria's description.

Secondly, there's the layout of Impel Down.

There's not much to say about the other layers, and Moria didn't pay attention to them either.

The sixth floor is the most important. Since the Golden Lion escaped from prison not long ago, there are people patrolling down there every day.

This is to prevent a recurrence of the case where the Golden Lion cuts off his own feet to free himself from the Seastone handcuffs.

Chapter 177 Hunting Time (Two Chapters Combined)

At the same time, also because of the Golden Lion, the prisoners on the sixth level are now living a truly miserable life.

They only give you food once a week, and the amount each time is just enough to keep you alive while lying still.

If you move around a lot and expend more energy, you might not live to see the next meal delivery.

This is good enough for Moria.

This means that powerful figures like the Red Earl were all exhausted and powerless, and had virtually no chance to resist his attacks.

He could kill a sixth-level expert in a short time and then disappear as a shadow servant.

There's no need to worry about others disturbing the corpse and preventing him from becoming a shadow.

However, there is still a challenge: Moria needs to find a way to get the key to unlock the seastone handcuffs.

Inside Impel Down, there may still be Devil Fruit users in other levels who haven't escaped the net because they weren't wearing Seastone handcuffs.

However, the prisoners on the sixth level are all heinous criminals, so there is absolutely no possibility of them being left without their sea stone handcuffs.

All Devil Fruit users must wear Seastone handcuffs and leg irons.

The reason why the Golden Lion escaped from prison was because his hands were not wearing Seastone shackles, which led to him cutting off his own legs to escape.

If his hands had been handcuffed with seastone, Shiki might not have been able to escape.

After all, with both arms and legs broken, Shiki's strength couldn't be that great, and escaping Impel Down would be extremely difficult.

In short, after the Golden Lion's escape, even though Seastone was in short supply, the Navy gritted its teeth and equipped all the prisoners in Impel Down's Level 6, especially Red Earl, World Destroyer, and the newly emerged powerful pirates like Wang Zhi and Silver Axe, with Seastone handcuffs and leg irons.

So Moria killing people was pointless.

As long as the sea stone handcuffs are on the corpse, his transformation into a shadow clone may not succeed, and even if it does, it may not.

The moment a shadow servant becomes a shadow servant, because the Seastone is still on the hand, the shadow servant will collapse and dissipate on its own the moment it comes into contact with the Seastone.

Therefore, Moria would only begin his operation after finding the keys to the handcuffs and shackles of all the prisoners in the sixth level of the prison.

While Moria was listening to the report from the Shadow Servants in the Shadow Space.

"clank…!"

Above the sea, Syndra and the fully-formed Trifolium exchanged blows.

The fully-formed Mitsuba is incredibly powerful; she sends Syndra flying with every punch they exchange.

However, Syndra is not afraid. Having obtained the life energy of a Sea King, her strength and defense have also been greatly enhanced, and her Armament Haki is also very strong.

Although he was at a disadvantage when he clashed with Mitsuha, he was not completely crushed.

However, in terms of endurance, Syndra can't compare to Trifleur.

With her fully evolved form and the added bonus of inheriting the Inheritance Fruit for so many generations, Mitsuba's stamina is simply terrifying. Even awakened Zoan-type Devil Fruit users might not be stronger than Mitsuba.

Moria had personally experienced Mitsuha's stamina, and it was truly...

In short, in terms of strength, the current second-in-command of the Movie Emperor Pirates is none other than Mitsuba, followed by Syndra, and then surprisingly, it's not either Ike or Black, but Ichigatsu who can also transform into his complete form.

Ike and Black are far inferior to her.

There was no way around it; in his fully-formed form, January's power far surpassed that of Ike and Blackburn.

If Ike and Black hadn't each eaten an Ancient Zoan-type Devil Fruit, which boosted their power, they would have been far worse than January.

The same goes for February, March, and Yotsuba; their ability to transform into their complete forms immediately sets them apart from the others in terms of strength.

Apart from Ike, Black, and Syndra's vice-captain Red Rose, none of the other pirates who have joined them are a match for February and her crew.

It has to be said that the power of biotechnology is truly terrifying.

port.

The two pirate ships departed and sailed away.

On one of the ships, Ike and Black stood behind the railing of the stern corridor, each holding a bottle of liquor, their eyes fixed on the high sky where Syndra and Trifle were fighting.

"boom!"

Blake raised his bottle and clinked it against Ike's. After taking a few sips, Blake put down the bottle and asked with a smile, "So, who do you think won today?"