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

Why is Perona different!

"I don't want to! I want to follow Lord Moria!" Perona ignored her and insisted on following Moria.

For her, it was Moria who saved her, and after more than a month of getting to know each other, she and Moria had already become familiar with each other.

She wouldn't want to be with a bunch of strangers right now.

"Waaah! I don't want to, don't leave me, Lord Moria."

Perona continued to cry incoherently, pacing back and forth in front of Moria.

"okay!"

"Don't cry, let me think!"

Moria, impatient, waved for Perona to go aside.

Upon hearing Moria's words, Perona immediately gritted her teeth to stop crying and quietly sat down next to Moria.

"On one hand, there's a stable life; on the other, there's a dangerous adventure. Which should I choose?"

Moria closed his eyes in thought, and Perona's reaction prompted him to ponder.

Having traveled to the present day, if all he wanted was a peaceful life, he could already achieve that.

With his current abilities and strength, as long as he keeps a low profile, he can basically survive until the end of the world.

but?

Did he want a peaceful life? Obviously not. He settled Perona so he could act with impunity.

He wanted to become stronger, he wanted to enslave Kaido, he wanted to rule Wano Country, he wanted many things.

He wanted to see how far he could go in this world.

He won't be able to see the ending of Detective Conan, the rise of the Chinese national football team, or the future of the series, but he wants to see the ending of One Piece himself.

In short, Moria has many things he wants to do, and now he has one.

He wanted to form a pirate crew under the identity of Mopa, to experience what it was like to build a pirate crew from scratch.

"Perfect timing, there are now three companions to choose from!"

Moria smiled as he thought of Hera and her siblings, as well as the honey badger.

"With my strength, how could I not be able to subdue the three of them? Besides, I'm the one who saved Hera, and everyone hates the Celestial Dragons. I believe they won't refuse my invitation," Moria thought to himself.

In this way, Perona could continue to follow him, and someone would be there to take care of her while he went off to hunt powerful warriors.

After some self-reflection, Moria came to terms with it. If Perona wanted to come, so be it. Couldn't he protect Perona?

"go!"

Moria stood up and smiled at Perona, "I'll take you to eat something delicious."

"Yes!" Perona nodded heavily, a relieved smile spreading across her face, which made people feel a little sorry for her.

"Let's go then!"

Moria then had Perona fly onto his shoulder and sit down, and the two of them headed towards the town of Fantasia.

As evening fell, Moria brought Perona back to Hera's house.

"Oh, Hera's brother is back!"

As soon as Moria landed, he sensed another presence in the house and guessed that it was Hera's brother Sidoro returning.

Clang!

The door opened, and Hera and her brother pulled the peacekeeper, Grimil, out.

“You must be that swordsman!” Sidorlo exclaimed excitedly to Moria, ignoring Hera’s anxious gaze.

"A swordsman?"

Moria was taken aback, not understanding why Sidorro thought he was a swordsman.

"I am not a swordsman!" Moria shook his head and said.

Sidorro, like Hera, is a shark-like fish-man, eight meters tall, with bulging muscles all over his body, exuding a powerful aura.

Hearing Moria say he wasn't a swordsman, he didn't care and said enthusiastically, "Whether you are or not, you are a strong person. How about a match?"

"You want to challenge me!"

Seeing Sidoro being desperately pulled by Hera, Moria smiled. It was just the right time to let them board the ship and show off their strength. So he nodded and said, "I'll take it."

After saying that, Moria told Perona to move away and stand aside.

"no!"

"I object!"

Hera was getting anxious. She knew Moria's strength; what if they got into a fight?

She knew her brother's personality; once he started fighting, he had a hard time stopping.

What if this angers Moria?

Hera, filled with worry, held Sidoro tightly.

But once Sidorro's fighting spirit is ignited, no one can stop him, not even Hera.

This is also why Hera was in such a hurry to return; she was afraid that her brother's personality would easily cause trouble and lead to him being surrounded and killed by the navy.

Unexpectedly, in the end, they forgot about Moria, an unstable factor.

"Oh!"

Sidorlo broke free from Hera and jumped in front of Moria.

Helpless, Hera could only plead with Moria, "Lord Moria, my brother isn't very bright, please don't take it to heart. I know you're powerful, please be gentle!"

"Hey, sister, that's enough!" Sidoro turned to Hera with dissatisfaction and said, "I have the highest bounty in the entire East Blue, a full 9600 million Berries. Do I need anyone to give way to me?"

Sidoro then turned to Moria and smiled, "Use your full strength. Don't worry, I'm very strong."

Hera was speechless.

The man in front of you has a bounty that's more than ten times yours. Where do you get your confidence to flaunt your bounty in front of him?

Hera, unable to find the words to complain, could only look at Moria with pleading eyes.

"Don't worry! I'll be gentle." Moria returned a reassuring smile.

Hera nodded in agreement, feeling much relieved.

The honey badger, Grimmel, remained silent throughout, his expression calm as he looked at Moria, as if Moria were just a passerby in his eyes.

"Are you ready?!" Sidorro exclaimed excitedly, his body trembling, his fighting spirit rising.

"bring it on!"

No sooner had Moria finished speaking than Sidorro appeared in front of Moria in an instant.

"That's pretty fast!"

Moria turned his head to dodge Sidoro's massive fist, and at the same time took a step back.

call out!

A sharp gust of wind blew as Sidorro swept his leg across the spot where Moria had just been standing.

"Don't run!"

Sidorro shouted and took a step in front of Moria, throwing another punch aimed directly at Moria's head.

"I'll give you three moves!"

Moria smiled, then ducked to avoid Sidor's punch and lunged forward.

Before Sidoro could react, Moria unleashed a punch imbued with Armament Haki, striking Sidoro in the stomach.

"Forehead"

A tremendous force, like a tidal wave, instantly spread from his stomach, causing Sidoro's eyes to roll back and nearly faint.

bump!

Sidoro knelt on the ground, clutching his stomach, cold sweat streaming down his face, staring blankly at Moria.

"How could the difference be so big?" Sidorro asked in disbelief.

"Sidoro!!"

Hera quickly went to her brother's side and asked with concern, "Are you alright?"

"I'm fine!"

Sidoruo shook his head. The power he had exerted for a moment was intense, but it dissipated, and he had recovered by now.

Sidoro understood that Moria had held back; otherwise, if the power hadn't dispersed but instead condensed into a single force, his stomach would have been pierced.

"It's good that you're alright!" Hera breathed a sigh of relief, then looked at Moria with a grateful smile.

"You're very strong!"

"There couldn't possibly be a strongman like you in the East Blue. You must be from the Grand Line!"

Sidor looked intently at Moria, longing to fight such a powerful opponent more often.

"Have the mindset of a strong person!"

Seeing the fearless, eager fighting spirit in Sidor's eyes, Moria's eyes lit up with admiration.

Only someone like this is qualified to be my companion! Moria thought to himself.

Chapter 42 This is Reality (Three Polite Requests)

"Hera, Sidoro, Gamiel!"

As dusk fell, in front of the house, Moria solemnly invited the three, "Join my pirate crew! Let's go on adventures together and see the vastness of this world!"

call!

call!

As soon as he finished speaking, a gust of wind blew by, and a few fallen leaves swept past Moria's eyes.