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

Water flowed out of the bottom pipe in the square tank, and the water level gradually dropped, causing the mermaid in the tank to sink.

Not long after!

After the water in the tank drained out, the mermaid lay on her side at the bottom of the tank.

Clang!

Moriah put down the sluice gate in his hand, walked to the other side of the water tank, and lowered another sluice gate.

Clang!

The square water tank slowly sank, eventually leaving only a square crack in the ground.

"This water tank was definitely designed to catch mermaids. Looks like we didn't kill the wrong person."

With a smile to himself, Moriah stepped into the water tank and squatted down.

Looking at the mermaid lying on her side in an alluring pose, Moria suddenly thought: I seem to remember reading in my past life that sharks don't have urinary organs, and their urine evaporates in their muscles, which is why shark meat smells like urine.

Moria wondered if the mermaid in front of him was like that. He glanced at the mermaid's lower body and indeed did not see any special organs.

In other words, when a beautiful woman sweats, it's called body odor, but if a mermaid sweats, what do you call night fragrance?

Holy shit! !

Moriah quickly shook off these distracting thoughts, lest he lose his beauty if he thought about it any longer.

This is the world of One Piece, and it's definitely different from my previous life, since shark-shaped mermaids aren't real sharks.

"Speaking of which, what do we have in store for a sleeping mermaid!"

"How should I wake her up? Should I be gentle or rough?"

"I'm a bit conflicted!"

As Moria spoke, he stretched out his left and right hands toward the two mysterious, transparent white veils in front of him.

"A mermaid, huh! As long as he doesn't sweat, he's still fine!"

"Ok!"

Just as he was about to touch the white veil, Moria suddenly stopped, raised his head slightly, and met a pair of still somewhat unfocused eyes. He calmly withdrew his hands and said, "I just wanted to help you with CPR."

Upon hearing the voices, the mermaid's unfocused eyes snapped back to reality.

Then he saw his almost completely exposed body exposed in front of a human.

"Humans!!" the mermaid roared angrily.

To Moriah's surprise, instead of covering her chest with her arms, she raised her huge fist and slammed it towards Moriah's head.

"Only someone who has experienced countless battles could have such a reaction!"

Moria felt a tiny bit curious about the mermaid.

"It seems she's not only beautiful, but also has a wealth of experience. She's not just a pretty face; perhaps we could nurture her."

A thought flashed through his mind, but Moria, staring at the mermaid's beautiful face, didn't even glance at the fist hurtling towards him.

because!

The mermaid's fist, which had been waving in mid-air, suddenly went limp, like a taut line snapping, and her fair arm "plop"ed back to the bottom of the tank.

The mermaid's expression changed as she realized she was completely powerless, unable to even move her arms, but she still stared at Moria with murderous eyes.

Moria ignored the mermaid's murderous intent and continued to admire her beautiful front half; he couldn't appreciate the back half.

"Human, you..."

The mermaid frowned slightly, noticing that Moria was just staring at her. Considering her current situation, the mermaid began to realize something.

Moria didn't seem to be part of the group of humans who had captured her, so the murderous intent in her eyes gradually weakened, but a trace of wariness remained.

It was a human gaze that made her very uncomfortable.

"My name is Mopa!"

"You were captured by human traffickers, and then I killed the human traffickers."

Moria briefly introduced himself and explained the current situation.

"You saved me?"

The mermaid clearly didn't believe it; how could a human possibly save her?

Moreover, she saw a familiar look in the eyes of the man in front of her; he was just another human who had taken a liking to her and wanted to toy with her.

"I was at the East Blue Naval Branch Headquarters when I learned that this ship was transporting goods to the Celestial Dragons, which led me to conclude that it was a slave ship being transported by human traffickers."

Next, Moria recounted his conversation with the general manager of the Beauty Merchant Guild, and everything that happened afterward, including the killing of all the human traffickers.

"Celestial Dragons!"

Upon hearing those three words, fear was evident in the mermaid's eyes, and it took her a while to regain her composure.

"Aren't you afraid of the Celestial Dragons?" the mermaid asked.

what!

Moria was delighted by the mermaid's question. According to the usual pattern, wouldn't he say something like, "The Celestial Dragons are nothing but parasites on the world. Sooner or later, I will uproot these parasites and restore order to the world"?

Then the mermaid fell in love with him at first sight.

But I don't want to say that, Moria thought.

"I'm not afraid, I'm only afraid that I'm not strong enough!"

Moria's final words meant that if you're not strong enough, you should play it safe; if you're strong enough, what are you afraid of? You'd only be afraid of someone weaker than you.

"you"

The mermaid was startled. She understood the meaning behind the man's words: as long as the strength was sufficient, it wouldn't matter if the Celestial Dragons came.

"What's your name?" Moria asked casually.

"I never expected a human to save me!"

The mermaid didn't reply to Moria, her heart filled with an indescribable shock and complexity.

Based on the conversation and the questions and answers just now, plus the sight of the two guards lying motionless on the ground in front of the door that she caught in her peripheral vision, the mermaid basically believed Moria's words.

It was Moria who saved her, risking offending the Celestial Dragons to do so.

Those who have never experienced darkness do not know how precious sunlight is.

Only those who have experienced overwhelming malice will find sudden acts of kindness unbelievable.

For the mermaid, whether during her time on Mermaid Island or now, the humans she has encountered have always been either greedy or fearful of her.

In short, apart from one idiot.

"Oh no, Sidorro!! Gamiel!!"

"You can't do anything reckless!"

The mermaid looked anxious. She had been captured and then woken up here, completely unaware of how many days had passed. She hurriedly asked Moria, "Lord Moria, do you know what day it is today?"

What day is it today?

This is a familiar question.

Hey!

Isn't this the question that every time traveler first arrives in this world loves to ask?

Moriah inwardly scoffed, but outwardly replied confidently, "I don't know."

Who in their right mind would keep a diary? Who would remember what day it is? Moria stated that since arriving in the world of One Piece, he has never looked at the date.

"That"

Remembering that before she was captured, a powerful bounty hunter was hunting down a strong pirate in the East Blue, the mermaid asked again, "Does Your Excellency know which famous pirate has been captured recently to collect the bounty?"

Moria replied, "Ironhead Sal was killed and put on the bounty during the day today."

"I did it," Moria silently added to himself.

Ironhead Sal?

During the day today?

She was arrested close to night, meaning at least a day had passed, but it's not enough to determine exactly how much time had gone by.

The mermaid thought for a moment, then asked again, "Is there anything else?"

"A week ago, the Tiger Pirates were wiped out and their members were used to collect bounties."

"I did it." Moria silently added to himself again.

"What!!"

"It was a week ago!"

Upon hearing this, the mermaid's face turned pale. Before she was captured, she was certain that the Tiger Pirates were still around.

In other words, at least a week has passed since she was arrested.

Nasidoro and Grimm must be looking for her. If the Navy finds out...

Thinking of this, the mermaid's heart sank. From the moment she was targeted by human traffickers, she knew that their identities could no longer be hidden in the East China Sea.

"Can you take me back to Klin Village on Fantawild Island right away?"

“I need to get back there as soon as possible. My brother is waiting for me. If I don’t go back soon, I’m afraid he might do something stupid.”

"Please, Lord Momopa!"

The mermaid's eyes were blurry with tears. Although she didn't want to do this to a human, she still begged Moria to send her back.

She knew how important she was to her younger brother, and she was afraid that he might do something foolish in his search for her, which could attract the navy's encirclement and suppression.

"At present, the progress of the strategy is still not clear."

Moria was depressed; it was really frustrating to have never been in a relationship.

Fortunately, he has basically achieved his goal of coming to the East China Sea, and now he has time.

With the Shadow Slave development complete, all that's left is to find an ordinary family to settle Perona in, and then return to the New World to continue hunting powerful individuals.