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

Amidst his chaotic thoughts, Moria was utterly perplexed, yet his connection to his shadow space remained intact.

But only the sensory connection remains; the location has been lost.

Moria's consciousness at this moment was like that of a child lost in a great forest. He knew his home was at No. 3, Group 3, Lotus Village, but it was useless. He didn't know how to get back, nor could he get back.

"Since my consciousness can't return, my One Piece world self must be in a vegetative state by now!"

Moria sighed with a wry smile, wondering how he was doing in the One Piece world.

"Fortunately, Mitsuha and the others have grown up and made a temporary reconciliation with the World Government, so there shouldn't be any more attacks!"

This is some consolation for Moria. His body is still in Wano Country, Mitsuba and the others are strong enough, and with Helen's protection, even space-time ability users can't get close to him. As long as Mitsuba and the others don't give up on Moria, he is safe for the time being.

But if he can't get back, he might starve to death.

Ugh!

I just hope Hera can give him something like IV fluids to keep him alive.

Otherwise, he would have been the first time traveler in history to starve to death.

"Since we can't go back, let's see what kind of world this is!"

Unable to return immediately, Moria decides to begin investigating what kind of world this is.

He began to consciously touch the small white ball.

This time, I wasn't sucked in. Instead, just like in the shadow space of the One Piece universe, I gained the visual perception of the shadow of the object represented by the little white ball.

Barren, brown sandy soil.

Thick, black clouds.

And volcanoes keep erupting.

And a huge crater, resembling the one created by an asteroid impact.

Moria saw lifeless planets in most of the shadows of the little white spheres.

"I hope I don't find myself in a silent universe!"

The thought that he might end up in a universe devoid of people and life made Moria feel a little panicked.

It's one thing if he can't go back, but if no one is alive, then he'll have to stay in this black and white world forever.

Unless his consciousness disappears, and for his consciousness to disappear, he must die in his body in the One Piece world.

But consciousness doesn't necessarily die.

It's a strange feeling.

In this space, Moria felt as if his consciousness could exist forever.

"Is this something the Shadow-Shadow Fruit ability can do???"

Moriah was utterly bewildered and didn't believe it.

what!

wrong!

Moria suddenly realized a problem.

The Shadow-Shadow Fruit's power seems to be a bit beyond the established boundaries of the One Piece world.

No matter how imaginative one's ideas are, it's impossible for his consciousness to break through one universe and arrive in another.

What could be the reason? Moriah pondered.

"I have a feeling like I'm being manipulated by a big shot!"

After a while, Moria glanced around and cautiously whispered, "System? Are you there? If so, it's time to show yourself!"

When Moria thinks of powerful figures, the system is the only one he can think of.

After all, when he transmigrated, the systems in the world had already developed into many different types. One of them was that the protagonist would only be triggered when he was about to transmigrate to the next world. These late-arriving systems liked to let the protagonist experience a systemless start first, and then suddenly appear when the protagonist completely lost faith in the system and thought that he did not have a system.

So it seems he never thought he would have a system. Is it too late for him to want one now?

Clearly, no one responded to Moria, and he didn't receive the system.

If it's not the system's big boss, then which big boss sent me here?

Moria was lost in thought, unable to believe that the Shadow-Shadow Fruit's power was truly that incredible.

After that, I don't know if they even had a concept of time anymore.

In short, Moria felt his consciousness drift for a very, very long time.

His consciousness touched the little white ball countless times, too many to count.

But they still haven't found a planet with life.

He was going crazy from the stress of living like this.

"Boss, stop messing around! Is there anyone here? If so, show yourself! I'll do anything you want, just let me leave this world!!"

Moria was on the verge of collapse. His consciousness remained trapped in this black and white world. He had no idea how much time had passed; it felt like only a second had gone by, yet also like tens of thousands of years had passed.

By now, time seemed to have completely lost its effect on him, and Moria felt his consciousness becoming increasingly sluggish.

Left with no other choice, he could only maintain his consciousness by shouting and yelling.

"grass!!!"

"Could the Shadow-Shadow Fruit's power really be so incredible that it sent me to this space?!"

"But you're so powerful, at least send me back. If that's not possible, let me see other living things, just give me something to look forward to!"

"Even a female worm would be fine!"

"Let me know I'm a guy!!!"

""

And so, Moria's consciousness drifted for an unknown amount of time, trying to find things to say to stay awake while his consciousness touched the little white ball, hoping to find a planet with life.

After remaining in this conscious state for too long, Moria almost forgot that he was a person, let alone a man.

Moria sensed that if he could no longer find a planet with life, and his consciousness found a place to reside, it would become like his body, turning him into a vegetable. However, his consciousness would become a plant-like consciousness, meaning that in the end, he would only be a mass of unconscious consciousness, drifting in this black and white space, like a mindless, wandering ghost, acting solely on instinct.

Moria didn't know what would happen to him after he became this mindless being; what he was certain of was that he would be no different from being dead.

A long time passed.

as if.

Moria's consciousness fell silent, and he stopped speaking.

Consciousness began to return to calm.

Beneath this calm, Moria unleashed a powerful will to survive, much like Helen when she was frozen inside the ice wall; his consciousness and perception were amplified countless times.

Suddenly, Moria sensed a peculiar fluctuation from a certain direction and immediately flew toward that direction.

puff!

Moria's consciousness seemed to penetrate a bubble membrane and enter a special black and white space.

In this space, he sensed many small white spheres representing life within the shadow space.

One of the small white balls resonated particularly well with his consciousness, much like his shadow space.

Moria's consciousness plunged headlong into the small white sphere, not by touching it, but by directly entering the sphere, which is the shadow space.

Upon entering the Shadow Space, Moria's consciousness, like a fish entering water, instantly became active and his mind returned to clarity.

"This is a shadow space without souls!"

Looking at the pitch-black barrier of the shadow space, Moria deduced that there was no mental world in the shadow space he was in.

There are only two possibilities for this to happen.

One type of representation of this shadow space is inanimate objects.

One possibility is that the creature died, and the mental world corresponding to the shadow space barrier disappeared, thus turning into darkness.

But what does this have to do with him!

Moria found that after entering this shadow space, it was like being locked in a small dark room, unable to get out.

Even if he could get out, Moria wouldn't dare. The process of consciousness turning into unconsciousness was too terrifying, and he didn't want to go through it again.

Moreover, coming to this shadow space was an instinctive choice made when his will to survive was at its strongest, which means that his conscious instinct judged that he could survive by coming to this shadow space.

But how could he possibly survive? Moria was completely baffled.

He's trapped in this shadow space. How can he get out? And what will happen if he does get out? Can a single consciousness survive? How?

A barrage of question marks filled Moria's mind, leaving him somewhat bewildered.

Click!

At that moment, the barrier of the shadow space made a sound like glass cracking.

"shit!"

The fact that the barrier of the shadow space has cracked indicates that this shadow space is biological.

Now that the creature is dead, the barrier of the shadow space is beginning to crack. Once it completely breaks down, Moria's consciousness will dissipate along with the collapse of the shadow space.

"What to do? What to do?"

With his life hanging in the balance, Moria racked his brains, quickly recalling the abilities he had developed in the past to see if any of them could save his life.

"Hmm, a shadow life form!!"

Moria realized that by creating shadow life forms, he could keep his consciousness alive.

The most crucial step he took in transforming inanimate objects like knives and clubs into shadow life was to integrate his shadow servants, who were part of his own shadow, into the shadow space barrier of the inanimate objects, transforming them into the spiritual world of the knives and clubs, thus giving them intelligence.

Now that the starry sky on the barrier of this creature's shadow space has disappeared, if his consciousness merges into it and becomes the starry sky, wouldn't that mean he has become the creature's spiritual intelligence, thus coming back to life through the creature's corpse?

Simply put, it's about being resurrected through possession of another's body.

Without hesitation, Moria's consciousness touched the barrier of the shadow space and merged into it.

In endless darkness.