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

Because the person was at the brink of death, their consciousness was weak and they lost their intelligence, so the program could not activate the self-destruct setting.

Modified by Moria's shadow slave, the program was easily altered, changing the program to be set with him as the master!

Therefore, Captain America's transformation into a shadow slave was successful; he had become a shadow slave who obeyed Moria's every word.

But at the same time, it retains its original personality, which can be said to be the most perfect mind control.

"but"

"It seems that if we don't save this captain soon, he's going to kick the bucket."

Unlike shadow servants, shadow slaves are still living, breathing human beings, and naturally, they can also die.

Moria controls his shadow to merge into Captain America's shadow, infusing it with life energy, which is different from his Shadow Servant.

As for the Shadow Servant, he is connected to Moria's Shadow Space, and he can input life energy into the Shadow Servant's body with a thought.

As for the Shadow Slave, life energy needs to be inputted by merging with the shadow, just like it was inputted into Perona.

"Owner!"

The captain, who had recovered from his injuries by channeling life energy into Moria, stood up and bowed respectfully before him.

Noisy!

The shadow spear pierced the captain's heart once again, and this time the captain died quickly. Throughout the entire ordeal, the captain had neither the thought nor the action of resistance.

Moria was confident that this was true, given his Observation Haki.

"Very good, Shadow Slave!"

Moria exclaimed in admiration, "This ability is really nice. I've already thought of several ways to use it, one of which is particularly exciting."

"If I could enslave Kaido and the Beasts Pirates and become a behind-the-scenes boss, that wouldn't be bad at all!"

Thinking about all this, Moria smiled and thought that if he really had the ability in the future, he could give it a try.

"Let's find a good family to take care of Perona first! With Shadow Slave's ability, we won't have to worry about the person we entrust to treating Perona badly, or even selling her out."

While thinking, Moria's hands moved quickly. He took off the captain's head, put it in a box, and then took the valuables from the ship and put them into the shadow space.

"I wonder how much it's worth!" Moria thought to himself, gesturing the box in his hand.

The headquarters of the East China Sea Naval Branch is located on a small circular island.

The island is under military control; there are no civilians, only naval personnel.

This place oversees all naval affairs in the East China Sea and also houses the largest gold exchange in the East China Sea, a naval institution for exchanging pirate bounties.

Entering the exchange, Moria took the box, walked to the counter, and handed it to the female navy officer inside with practiced ease.

"Help me figure out how much it's worth!"

"Okay!"

Kata!

The navy girl blushed, glancing furtively at Moria's post-surgery face as she opened the box and peeked inside.

"what!"

The naval officer was startled. She glanced at the box again, and her mouth gaped slightly.

"This is Ironhead Thrall, with a bounty of 40 million Berries!"

"You are the Pirate Devourer, Lord Jack!"

The female naval officer was new and this was her first time meeting Moria, who was using the alias Jack. She didn't recognize Moria at first, but now that she saw Ironhead Sal's head, she knew that only one bounty hunter in the entire East Blue could do that.

For a moment, the navy girl's pretty face flushed even more as she looked at Moria.

Handsome, fit, and strong—this is exactly my future husband! The navy girl thought to herself.

"Ugh!"

"Even Ironhead Sal has been taken down. If this continues, none of us will have any work to do."

"Yes, I haven't opened for business for a week. I haven't explored the depths of Ozawa Yui and Hatomaria on Pink Island for so long that they've all become blurry."

In the gold exchange lobby, the other bounty hunters started whispering among themselves after hearing what the naval officer had said.

Since Moria arrived in the East Blue to begin his bounty hunter journey, he has been able to ride a giant eagle due to his superior mobility.

This resulted in the elimination of many notorious pirates in the East Blue, with the remaining ones going into hiding, making bounty hunters much more relaxed now.

However, they only dared to discuss it; those who dared to provoke Moria all disappeared.

Although there was no evidence, these bounty hunters all understood that those people were not missing but dead, killed by Moria; they just lacked proof.

So they only dared to gossip about it behind people's backs!

"Jack!"

After receiving the bounty, Moria declined the Navy girl's offer of a future date. Carrying a box containing 40 million Berries, he had just stepped out of the exchange when someone called out to him.

On the left side of the exchange, a naval rear admiral walked over, looking at Moria with great kindness.

Accompanying the rear admiral was a middle-aged man dressed as a businessman. Judging from his bowing and scraping manner behind the rear admiral, he must have needed something from him.

"Jack, I just heard you took care of Ironhead Sal too."

"I just happened to run into him and took care of it!" Moria asked the Navy Rear Admiral who was standing in front of him with an undiminished smile, "Rear Admiral Elon, what brings you here? If you're still trying to persuade me to join the Navy, then there's no need."

Ever since Moria came to the East Blue and captured several pirates with bounties exceeding ten million Berries to collect their rewards, he caught the eye of the Navy and was invited to join them.

Moria initially refused, and the Navy didn't follow up. It seems they invite every famous bounty hunter as a matter of routine.

It wasn't until Moria wiped out the Tiger Pirates, who had the highest bounty in the East Blue, that the Navy took him seriously.

Rear Admiral Airon personally came to recruit Moria several times, but Moria refused each time.

He assumed that Rear Admiral Elon had come to recruit him into the Navy as well.

"Ugh! Really."

Looking at Moria, Rear Admiral Aaron said with some helplessness, "You, who clearly hate pirates so much, why can't you join the Navy?"

This is what Rear Admiral Elon has always been puzzled by. Every pirate who encountered Moria died, which is enough to show his attitude towards pirates.

If Moria killed pirates just for the bounty, then so be it, and it wouldn't be worth Admiral Elon's repeated attempts to recruit him.

But every time Moria came to collect his bounty, he neither explored Pink Island nor gambled on Lass Island; he simply enjoyed good food.

Shouldn't righteous individuals like these, who are purely dedicated to eliminating pirates for peace, eagerly join the Navy, which represents justice?

Why he kept refusing was something Major General Elon couldn't understand.

Is he filled with righteous hatred for pirates?

Moria chuckled as he listened. While it might not be entirely accurate, he did seem to be more ruthless towards pirates, perhaps subconsciously believing that pirates were all bad people.

"Major General Airon!"

Moria shrugged and explained, "I can't help but kill any pirate I see. I think with a personality like that, I'd be prone to making mistakes in the Navy."

"I don't want to fail to become a navy officer and instead be wanted by the authorities, becoming a pirate that I hate."

Forehead!

Upon hearing Moria's explanation, Major General Elon was taken aback, then realized it made sense.

Among the pirates, some cannot be killed and need to be imprisoned in Impel Down. If Moria disobeys orders and kills a pirate who cannot be killed...

Once or twice is fine, but if it happens too often, you might actually be kicked out of the navy.

Given this guy's bloodthirsty nature, he could very well do something that would make him a wanted criminal.

Thinking of this, Rear Admiral Elon stopped trying to persuade Moria to join the Navy and turned to the merchant, saying, "I've already called him over. You two can talk it over."

After saying that, Major General Elon glanced at Moria with regret, then shook his head and left.

Chapter 36 The Beauty Merchant Guild (Please add to your favorites, recommend, and vote with monthly tickets)

"Major General Elon, please take care!" the middle-aged man said respectfully from behind.

After Major General Elon had walked a short distance away, the middle-aged man immediately turned to face Moria and said obsequiously, "Lord Jack!"

As he spoke, the middle-aged man walked a few steps to Moria, handed her a business card, and bowed and introduced himself, saying, "I am Skoda, the general manager of the Beauty Chamber of Commerce."

Moria stood still without taking it, and Skoda, unfazed, naturally took back the business card and continued:

"We are here to ask you because our chamber of commerce has an important shipment to transport to Rogge Town, and we would like to request your escort to ensure our safe passage to our destination."

"Don't worry about the money. Our Beauty Merchant Guild serves the great Celestial Dragons. We will definitely pay you enough."

"How about this!"

Skoda waved his hand generously and said, "Name your price. As long as it's within my budget, I can make the decision for you."

Beauty Merchant Guild?

Celestial Dragons?

commodity?

A cold glint flashed in Moria's eyes; it seemed he had encountered the person he hated most!

Looking at the Skoda, Moria smiled and asked softly, "May I know what kind of product it is?"

Ah!

Upon hearing this, Skoda's expression hardened, and his gaze toward Moria showed no flattery, only wariness.

Moria remained expressionless, as if it had been a casual question, and Skoda couldn't discern anything from it.

However, I can't just say anything about the products. This time, the products are no ordinary goods; they're the kind that will make you rich for three years straight.

"If it's inconvenient, then there's no need to say anything! I was just asking casually."

Seeing that Skoda remained silent, Moria waved his hand to indicate that he didn't care, and then walked outside.

"grown ups!"

"Lord Jack!"

Skoda's expression changed slightly, and he quickly caught up with Moria, saying with difficulty, "Because of the regulations of the Chamber of Commerce, I really can't tell you about the goods. However, I can tell you that the final seller of the goods is the most powerful Celestial Dragon in the world. In other words, we serve the great Celestial Dragon."

Skoda said passionately, "Sir, you should know what kind of status the Celestial Dragons have in this world. As long as you help us this time, those trash pirates on the high seas who pursue the so-called treasure of the Pirate King are nothing but a fart in front of the creator of this world."