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

“Okay! Here you go.” Locke smiled and handed the paper package to Stoneda.

"Thank you, Mr. Locke!" Stoneda excitedly took the cardboard and then eagerly tore it open.

"This"

Looking at the Berries in his hand, Stoneda's heart sank. He looked up at Locke and hesitated, "Mr. Locke, could you give them to me all at once? I only have 50,000 Berries here, and I'm still short 100,000 Berries."

“It doesn’t matter, this is your commission for these three days!” Mr. Locke said with a gentle smile.

""

Locke's words made Stoneda's face darken, and a surge of anger secretly burned in his heart.

"There's no other way, Stoneda. There are too many pirates outside, and the merchant guild has suffered heavy losses. In order to make up for the deficit, we have no choice but to cut expenses."

"Therefore, your commissions from now on will all be calculated at five percent."

"Besides, fifty thousand is already pretty good. You're the only one in the entire capital who can get that many Berries."

Locke's smile remained unchanged, still gentle. He explained to Stoneda, word by word, how terrifying the pirates outside were, how much the merchant guild had suffered, and the bottom line was that commissions would be reduced in the future.

But that's no reason for you to withhold my commission this time. Stoneda was furious and wanted to yell at Locke.

But he dared not. Suppressing his anger, Stoneda pleaded, "I understand, Mr. Locke! Could you give me my commission for this time first, and then calculate it at five percent for the rest?"

"No!" Locke's smile remained gentle, but his voice was resolute, leaving Stoneda with no hope.

“Mr. Locke!!” Stonedaga stood up abruptly, his eyes red, looking at Locke with a furious expression. He couldn’t hold back any longer.

The way it gritted its teeth made it look like a man-eating beast, which terrified Locke.

"calm!!"

"Stoneda!"

Locke, who had been smiling gently, panicked. Fearing that Stoneda would make a move, he quickly threatened loudly, "This is the property of the Kingdom's Minister of Finance, Tespu. I am the manager here. If you dare to lay a hand on me, you can forget about living in this country."

"Your dream also lies in the hope that is impossible to achieve."

"Dream!" Upon hearing this last sentence, Stoner's anger, which was about to lash out, vanished abruptly, and he murmured these two words.

Finally, Stoneda gave Locke a numb look, turned around, opened the door, and left.

Walking down the bustling street, Stoneda pondered his life.

He was an orphan from a young age and survived his miserable childhood thanks to his extraordinary physical abilities.

Upon reaching adolescence, thanks to his physical gifts, Stoneda was led into the pleasure quarters and became a sewer cleaner who helped people solve their problems.

Thanks to his physical strength, he quickly became very comfortable.

He lived like this for ten years, and now he is twenty-five years old. He wants to retire, open a dessert shop in the capital, and find an honest girl to spend the rest of his life with.

So, a year ago he started working hard to save money.

With only six months left to save enough money, Locke suddenly pulled this stunt today.

With a 5% commission, he'd need to work for at least five or six years to save enough money to open a shop.

"Damn it, Locke must have deliberately lowered the commission rate."

Stoneda was indignant. He felt that Locke was doing it on purpose. The excuses about too many pirates and the losses of the merchant guild were just to make him continue to make money for the store.

"Damn it!!"

"I've made so much money for the store over the years, and now they still won't let me go, they want me to continue making money for you."

"I hate it so much!!"

Stoneda was filled with anger and resentment, yet he was powerless to do anything about it. In this country where the aristocracy ruled everything, he, as a commoner, could only endure these injustices.

"Hmm, this is..."

As he was walking, a newspaper fell from the sky and landed right on Stoneda's head.

Stoneda reached out and took a look. He saw that two photos on the newspaper took up almost half of the entire page.

These two photos show Moria with a wicked smile and Garp covering his crotch and buttocks.

The headline is also thought-provoking: "Shocking! Garp was beaten so badly he had to cover his head and tail!"

Stoner was also drawn to the headline and photo, and walked toward a restaurant while reading the article.

Not long after!

After reading the newspaper, Stoneda went to the restaurant, ordered a plate of eel fried rice, and sat down at an empty table in the lobby.

It was lunchtime, and there were many people eating, so the conversation was quite loud.

"Did you read this morning's newspaper?"

"The previously reported story of actor Moria challenging naval hero Garp has come to a conclusion."

"Yes, I watched it too."

"It is said that the battle ended with the actor taking the initiative to leave. It is hard to say who won, but I heard that the actor once made the naval hero Garp cover his head and tail."

"Really! That's terrifying. Garp is a legendary marine who arrested the Pirate King. I never thought that even he couldn't do anything to the actor."

"Yes! The whole world is talking about how powerful the actor is now. He's a pirate on par with Whitebeard."

In the hotel lobby, various discussions about Moria were being made, some expressing concern, others simply chatting to pass the time.

After all, names like "New World," "Movie King," and "Naval Hero" are too far removed from their lives.

The only impact is that Moria's fame will inspire many ambitious people to embark on the path of piracy.

For example, Stoneda at this moment.

While waiting for the fried rice, he was very unsettled.

Thinking about the contents of the newspaper he had just finished reading, he felt as if he had become Moria in the sky above Skull Island.

Under the watchful eyes of prominent figures such as Admirals Sengoku, Whitebeard, Kaido, Big O, Wang Zhi, and Silver Axe, he fought a fierce battle with the Navy hero Garp, resulting in a close fight where Garp even had to cover his head and tail at one point.

"What a magnificent and unrestrained spirit!"

"This is how a man should live!"

"Unrestrained, do whatever you want!"

Stonedas shouted, startling those around him, who then exchanged glances.

"Well! Another person led down the path of piracy!" everyone thought.

"call!"

Stoneda let out a long sigh, chuckled to himself, ignoring everyone around him.

Once he immersed himself in it, the feeling came instantly, and his thoughts seemed to become clear all at once.

The anger I felt towards Mr. Locke vanished instantly.

Because he had already made up his mind, he was going to go to sea to pursue the bold and unrestrained man in his heart.

His physical abilities were already extraordinary; why should he suffer in this small country instead of going to sea to find that man?

Isn't that kind of life, where you just start fighting at the drop of a hat, incredibly alluring? Stoner's heart burned with an unprecedented fervor.

This island, this country, these people, can no longer hold him back.

Let's start tonight, he's going to kill people.

A cold glint flashed in Stoneda's eyes, and he made up his mind to set sail tomorrow.

the next day.

Stoneda set sail early in the morning.

Around noon, Locke was found dead in his home. The guards determined it to be a homicide, and Bailey was taken from the house.

After an investigation, Stoner was put on the wanted list and became a pirate.

Stoner's story is not an isolated case.

After reports of Moria and Garp fighting to a standstill were printed in newspapers and sent around the world, Moria became famous worldwide.

The rise to fame of every great pirate can always inspire some people.

Many oppressed people like Stoneda felt their ambition and anger ignited after reading reports about Moria.

Ultimately, he committed murder in defiance and was wanted by the authorities. With this series of actions, he successfully added a pirate to the seas.

Chapter 70 Bounty: 15 Billion Berries

Huichun Island.

Lunch had just ended, and the sun was blazing hot.

Moria was shirtless, wearing only beach shorts, and lying on a huge beach chair.

Beside her, Perona had changed into a gothic princess dress, and Hera had styled her hair so smoothly that she looked like a porcelain doll.

Holding a small red and black umbrella in one hand, it floated in the air, flying back and forth on the beach, having a great time.

In the distance, Hera was also swimming around in the sea, exercising after her meal.

Meanwhile, in a clearing in the middle of the island's forest, Sidor and Grimm fought against two Vice Admiral Shadows summoned by Moria, continuing to hone their Armament Haki.

These two are really passionate about fighting; they started fighting as soon as they finished eating.

"My bounty poster has been updated!"

On the deck chair, Moria held a bottle of wine in one hand and a wanted poster in the other, drinking and reading at the same time.

Three days had passed since Moria's duel with Garp on Skull Island.

Over the past three days, the Navy has revised Moria's bounty list.

Moriah's new bounty has now been sent to the world, and the string of zeros following the 15 on the bounty has made all bounty hunters around the world drool.

"15 billion Berry!!"

"He truly deserves the title of Fifth Emperor!"

"Ha ha!"

Moria chuckled dismissively, then tossed the bounty poster aside.