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

Moria smiled inwardly; everything was ready, and all that was left was for Garp.

"Next, we'll cause trouble for the Navy. We'll get them to contact Garp, find a place, and have a good fight."

Thinking about his plan, Moria smiled. The plan was simple, but given Garp's personality, he would definitely accept it.

then!

Moria rode the giant eagle and continued flying towards the first half of the New World.

Most of the member states of the World Government are located in the first half, so there are many naval branches stationed there.

One morning six days later!

The chaotic new world descends into even greater chaos due to Moria's reappearance.

"Have you heard?"

"The great pirate with a bounty of 1.02 billion Berries, the actor Gecko Moria, has reappeared after a month."

"Yes!"

"That guy is someone who can stir up the world's affairs. As soon as he appeared, he killed the white-haired Morric with a bounty of 515.8 million Berries and turned him into a shadow servant."

"The actor's ability to summon shadow servants is terrifying. Currently, six pirate captains have become his shadow servants."

"That's a terrifying power. If this continues, who can stop him? I don't know how the Navy will deal with it."

"Haven't you heard about the response yet?!"

"What did you hear?"

"The expeditionary fleet dispatched by the Navy Headquarters to support the Giant Wheel Nation consists of nine warships, led by three vice admirals and six rear admirals."

"Just yesterday afternoon, they were wiped out by the actor. Three vice admirals were turned into shadow servants, and all the others died in battle. Even their bodies were reduced to ashes."

"It is said that among those killed by the movie star, only those whose bodies were cut in half at the waist were preserved; the rest were devoured by his shadow."

"That's terrifying, the Oscar-winning actor Gecko Moria."

"Hahaha!"

"Don't worry too much. Before destroying the Navy's expeditionary fleet, the actor sent a message to the Navy hero Garp, saying that he wanted to have a good fight with Garp on Skull Island."

"real??"

"It's true, the news has spread throughout the entire new world!"

"That's great!"

"With the Navy hero Garp in charge, even an actor would have no choice but to surrender."

"Absolutely!"

"After all, he's a legendary marine who personally captured the Pirate King Roger, so dealing with the actor is definitely no problem for him."

The New World was instantly engulfed in a frenzy because of Moria's sudden challenge to Garp.

Even further afield, thanks to the newsbirds spreading the word, everyone knew that Moria was going to challenge Garp.

In just one day, the whole world was talking about the upcoming battle.

Although Moria did not specify the exact time of the battle, his meaning was clear: he was openly waiting for Garp to arrive on Skull Island.

And this is what the world talks about most!

Chapter 52 Skull Island: A World Gathered Here

"Kura la la la!"

"This kid's got guts! Challenging Garp."

"For that reason alone, I'll spare your life!"

On the Moby Whale, there is still a white-bearded man with golden hair, looking at the newspaper in his hand and laughing heartily.

Garp was also his old rival, and Whitebeard felt very pleased to see someone challenge him by name.

Of course, since Moria was the one who initiated the challenge and had already decided on the battle location, the Navy certainly wouldn't let go of the opportunity to encircle and annihilate Moria.

That's inevitable. The Navy won't let Garp have a proper one-on-one fight with you. Given the chance, they will definitely take action to eliminate Moria.

Therefore, Whitebeard had to cause some disruption and make things difficult for the Navy, preventing them from dealing with Moria.

"Let's go, Skull Island!"

Whitebeard issued the order with an air of authority, and Marco and the others naturally had no objections.

With Roger dead and Shiki retired, the Whitebeard Pirates are now the uncrowned kings of the New World.

They were confident they could handle anything, and since their father wanted to see a good show, they were naturally happy to go along with it.

"Quinn, keep a close eye on the house. Moria is clearly having another episode of his 'King of the Hill' addiction; he actually went to challenge Garp."

"What do you mean, hiccup? You look down on me? Do you think Garp is stronger than me? Why challenge him instead of coming to me?"

"You bastard, I'm definitely bringing you back this time!"

On Onigashima, Queen stared in disbelief as Kaido, hiccuping from drinking, transformed into a blue dragon amidst incoherent rants and swears, bursting through the roof and flying away.

"Ugh! We have to fix the roof again!"

"Mr. Kaido, couldn't you just go outside and transform into a dragon?"

Quinn complained like a nagging wife while quickly ordering people to fix the roof.

On the other side!

Charlotte Linlin, also known as "Big O," leads her children Katakuri and others to Skull Island.

During this time, Moria's shadow servants became so powerful that she couldn't help but drool.

She was prepared to do whatever it took to bring Moria under her wing, even at the cost of several of her daughters.

Anyway!

After news came that Moria was challenging Marine hero Garp on Skull Island.

Those interested in this battle, including countless journalists and powerful pirates from all walks of life, are heading towards Skull Island.

Naval Headquarters!

Marineford!

Inside the Marshal's office, Garp and Sengoku sat on chairs to the side.

Steelbone sat behind the Marshal's desk, looking solemnly at Rear Admiral Eland, who stood straight in front of him.

He said in a deep voice, "Report the intelligence you've gathered about Moria over this period of time."

"Yes, Marshal Kong!"

Major General Ailand saluted, then said in a deep voice, "A month later, Moria has reappeared, and his strength has undergone a qualitative change, especially his ability to transform into a shadow giant. It is very powerful. The expeditionary fleet was destroyed by this ability."

"Secondly, there are the Shadow Servants. So far, based on what has been revealed, including the three lieutenant generals who died in battle, Moria has a total of nine Shadow Servants, all of whom possess formidable combat power capable of fighting a lieutenant general."

"But it's possible that these are the only ones."

Eland explained, "Because Moria always stays on the back of a huge black eagle, usually high in the sky where it is almost invisible to the naked eye, and only occasionally goes down to sea to eat and shop when needed."

Furthermore, given that he disappeared for a whole month, no one knows how many powerful shadow servants he still commands.

Steel Bone Kong's brows furrowed, and he asked in a deep voice, "You've been missing for a whole month, and your intelligence department hasn't found a single trace of Moria's activities."

"Uh!" Eland looked slightly embarrassed, wiped the cold sweat from his brow, and replied, "Not yet!"

""

Giving Ailand a disapproving look, Steelbone Kong continued, "What did the CP organization say when they contacted you?"

"Like us, we didn't find any trace either." This time, Ailand answered quickly and confidently.

Look!

Even the CP agency couldn't find any trace of Moria's activities during the month he disappeared, so it's really no wonder our naval intelligence department couldn't find anything.

Moria is just too good at hiding!

Just as Ayland was lost in thought, Steel Bone Kong asked again, "What's the situation with Skull Island? Have you figured it out? Why did Moria choose that place as the battleground for his challenge against Garp?"

Interrupted from his inner monologue, Ailand replied without changing his expression, "Skull Island, an isolated island in the New World near the Calm Belt, composed entirely of uneven rocks."

As for why Moria chose that location as the battleground, the intelligence analysis team's answer is that there are more shadows there under the sunlight.

"There are quite a few shadows!" Kong Kong murmured to himself, pondering: Is he trying to use his awakened Shadow-Shadow Fruit ability to control more shadows and increase his strength?

Kong felt that things were not so simple. Moria must have had his reasons for choosing that place; it couldn't have been a random choice.

"Garp, what do you think of this bastard? Wake up now!"

Before anyone knew it, Garp had fallen asleep. Kong was just about to ask him a question when he saw this and his anger flared up, so he roared in fury.

Unfortunately, Garp remained unmoved and continued to sleep soundly.

"Snapped!"

He only woke up when Sengoku slapped Garp on the head.

"Oh! You've finished discussing it, then I'm leaving!"

Seeing that everyone was just looking at him without saying a word, Garp was overjoyed. He scratched his head and walked straight to the office door.

This action further enraged Steelbone Sky.

"You bastard Garp, come back here! I'm asking you a question!"

As Garp reached the door, he turned back and said, "No need to ask, I know what to do. Go and arrest that brat Moria." With that, he closed the door and left the Marshal's office.

"bump!"

Staring at the tightly closed office door, Kong's head buzzed, and he couldn't understand for a long time what Garp knew.

"I didn't even ask, so what do you know?"

Kong was annoyed, but he knew that was just Garp's personality, so he ignored him and turned to look at the composed Sengoku.

"Thank goodness Sengoku was a normal person!"

Feeling slightly relieved, he waved for Ailand to leave.