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

"The battle between the Movie Emperor Pirates and the Beasts Pirates has come to an end!!"

"The Movie Emperor and Kaido engage in a great battle in Wano Country, and the winner is the Movie Emperor!"

"Kaido defeated, joins the Actor Pirates!"

"Shocking! The world's number one pirate crew!"

"Shocking! The naval surprise attack was utterly crushed in an instant!"

No one expected the news to come out so quickly.

Just like no one expected that the great battle between Kaido and Moria would end so quickly.

Early in the morning, as soon as people got up, news of everything that had happened in Wano Country the previous day was published in the newspapers.

It was still the front page headline, with several pages dedicated to yesterday's battle.

The whole world was thrown into an uproar.

Although the battle between Moria and Kaido was brief, it was incredibly exciting.

Before the strength of the inheritors of the powerful lineage, such as Mitsuha Ichigetsu, is revealed.

In the public's understanding, the only apparent strength of the Shadow Emperor Pirates is that Moria might be slightly stronger than Kaido; the overall strength of the pirate crew is actually about the same on both sides.

result…

"This is outrageous! The war was over in just one hour, and Kaido's Beasts Pirates were defeated!!"

"Marine hero Garp, along with two admirals leading a group of vice admirals, and CP0, actually failed in their sneak attack and were instantly killed. Only Garp, Sengoku, and a few others escaped, and even Admiral Zephyr couldn't escape."

"The most ridiculous thing is that Kaido actually brought his subordinates King and Queen, and when they couldn't win, they joined the Actor Pirates!!"

"If this is true, then it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that the Movie Emperor Pirates are the world's number one pirate crew!"

People couldn't believe that what was in the newspapers was true.

The content above is truly astonishing.

The Beasts Pirates were completely powerless from the very beginning.

The most outrageous thing was the naval raid, which ended hastily and resulted in the loss of so many powerful figures, including a naval admiral.

The world is destined to be in turmoil today.

Regardless of whether the newspaper articles were true or false, the name of the Movie Emperor Pirates had become thoroughly known throughout every corner of the sea.

It's only slightly less newsworthy than Roger becoming the Pirate King.

……

In a sea area of ​​the New World, aboard the Moby-Dick, Whitebeard looked at the newspaper in his hand, his brows furrowed, and remained silent for a long time.

Marco and the others each held a newspaper in their hands.

Looking at the newspaper in their hands, Marco and the others felt not only shock but also deep worry.

The Movie Emperor Pirates are too strong, especially after Kaido joined them, they became even more terrifyingly strong.

Given how powerful the Movie Emperor Pirates are, will they set their sights on the Whitebeard Pirates, especially the old man?

After all, the movie star is known for turning people into shadow servants.

"Kaido would actually side with the actor? That's impossible!"

Whitebeard was completely bewildered. He knew Kaido very well; he would never surrender to Moria just because he couldn't defeat him.

So why is that?

Whitebeard was eager to know how Moria managed to get Kaido to join his side.

"Father, do you think we should make preparations soon?" Marco asked Whitebeard with concern.

Whitebeard, seeing the worried looks in Marco's and the children's eyes, clenched the newspaper tightly in his hand, activated his Devil Fruit power with a jolt, and then released it. The newspaper disappeared, leaving only ashes falling to the ground.

Whitebeard laughed loudly, "What are you all worried about? I'm Whitebeard, not some half-baked guy like Kaido. If the actor wants to come, let him come!"

"Dad will make him taste what true defeat feels like!"

Whitebeard's confidence greatly relieved Marco and the others' anxiety, and they smiled, though some worries remained deep inside.

After all, the actor's strength had increased significantly since the last battle on Ark Island.

Now, facing the Oscar-winning actor again, Marco and his teammates can no longer be as confident as they were last time that their father could win.

"Let's have a banquet, I'd like to drink today!" With that, the white-bearded man picked up the wine jug and started drinking.

"Okay, Dad, let's start the banquet!" Marco and the others responded, each going about their own business, temporarily putting Moria's matter aside.

Anyway, they have their father, Whitebeard, and they're used to Whitebeard sheltering them from the wind and rain.

They felt at ease as long as Whitebeard was around.

"What a bunch of silly kids!"

"Don't worry, even a movie star can improve his skills, so how can Dad stand still?"

Whitebeard smiled inwardly. Ever since his last battle with Moria, he had noticed the rapid increase in Moria's strength.

He knew that if he didn't improve, it was inevitable that Moria would surpass him in the future.

Therefore, in order to protect Marco and the others, Whitebeard was not idle. He raised his Haki to the extreme and chose to develop the Tremor-Tremor Fruit's power.

Moria developed and applied the Shadow-Shadow Fruit's power in various ways, which greatly broadened Whitebeard's horizons.

Influenced by this, he also unleashed his creativity and developed several powerful moves based on the characteristics of the Tremor-Tremor Fruit.

His earlier words to Marco and the others about defeating Moria were not words of comfort.

Rather, he now genuinely has the confidence to defeat Moria.

Just based on the few powerful moves he developed.

……

All nations.

Cake Island.

Charlotte Linlin looked at the newspaper in her hand, and like Whitebeard, she was also concerned about the fact that Kaido had actually sided with Moria.

Others were also shocked by Moria's strength and the strength of the Shadow Emperor Pirates.

But none of this angered her as much as Kaido submitting to the actor.

You know, Kaido, you were once on the same ship as me.

So you actually switched sides. If it were some nobody Charlotte Linlin didn't approve of, that would be one thing, but you, Kaido, are a strongman she acknowledges.

They actually surrendered to the enemy so easily.

This is infuriating!

"Wait a little longer. Once I've had a dozen more kids, I'll go to Wano Country. I want to see how the Movie Emperor makes you submit!"

Charlotte tore the newspaper to shreds, secretly resolving that one day she would conquer Wano Country.

Kaido owes her a huge favor, but since Kaido has switched sides, that favor isn't worth much anymore!

She needs to restore the value of this favor.

……

Advance City.

As the world was abuzz with excitement over the newspapers, Moria, at the center of the controversy, returned to the area once again.

This time, he didn't appear directly inside Impel Down, but rather outside the gates.

Of the eight soldiers guarding the gate, one was a new recruit from the East China Sea. A shadow dragonfly swiftly flew out from his shadow.

Then, Moria, who had activated his six-meter shadow golden body mode, and the Shadow Servant Dragonfly swapped positions, and that's how it appeared.

"Pfft!"

In the instant it appeared, a shadow needle shot out from beneath Moria's shadow, piercing the heads of the eight gatekeepers.

Moria even took down that shadow slave soldier from the East Sea.

He had no intention of letting anyone live when he came to Impel Down.

Well…except for Magellan!

After all, he is a strong individual with potential, worthy of the position of a shadow slave.

In front of the gate, Moria manipulated his shadow to transform into a soldier, completing the transformation almost instantly; with his current abilities, shadow transformation was already very fast.

This time, the Shadow Servant is different from before; Moria incorporated a small part of his own shadow into the Shadow Servant.

Then Moria ordered the shadow servant to squat down next to a soldier's corpse and merge his hand into the corpse's shadow.

Previously, the Shadow Sword merged into the shadow of the Marine Headquarters building, connecting with Moria's shadow space. This allowed Moria to realize for the first time that even without his active control, a shadow imbued with his will could autonomously merge into the shadow of other objects.

This shows that the shadow carrying his will can autonomously use some of his shadow abilities.

For example... say, shadow servant transformation.

Today, after Moria merged part of his shadow into the Shadow Servant's body, he gave that part of the shadow an instinctive response, allowing the will within that part of the shadow to use the Shadow Servant's body to transform the shadow of the corpse into a Shadow Servant.

To achieve this, the shadow servant's hand must first be able to blend into the shadow of the corpse.

Normally, only shadows that Moria has positioned and connected with can be integrated into a shadow, such as the shadow space of Perona and the others, into which all of Moria's shadows can integrate.

As for the shadow of the soldier's corpse in front of Moria now, ordinary shadow servants cannot merge into his shadow space.

However, the shadow servants who incorporated some of Moria's shadows were naturally not ordinary shadow servants.

The shadow servant, who had merged into Moria's shadow, received Moria's order, crouched down, reached out and touched the shadow of the corpse, and then merged into it as if he were putting his hand into water.

Then, the shadow transformation began, and the shadow of the corpse flowed back and merged into the corpse.

Ten seconds later, a fresh shadow servant was produced.

“Very good!” Moria smiled.

Although time is much slower than his, it doesn't matter. As long as the Shadow Servant can actively transform into a corpse, it's better than having to do it himself every time.

“But…” Moria suddenly frowned.