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

Upon hearing this, Sidoro and Gormir looked at the pirate flag drawn by Perona, and both of them made sounds of surprise.

"Are Nana and the other two that close?"

Hearing Hera address Perona, Moria was slightly taken aback, then they both looked at the pirate flag that Perona had drawn.

Perona had turned around to paint, trying to block everyone's view, but she was too small, and Moria and the others could see the general outline at a glance.

"It seems pretty good!" Moria exclaimed after watching it.

Perona's pirate flag features two skull fists slamming down on the central skull, flattening it and creating a symmetrical cross shape.

"That's cool!"

"Not bad!"

"I never knew Nana was such a good artist!"

Hera and the other two showered Perona with compliments, making her so proud that her pink chin practically touched the sky.

"Great, we'll use the pirate flag that Perona drew!"

Moria was also very satisfied, especially with the skull fist that smashed down on the skull head from below in the pirate flag, which was drawn with dark gold lines, giving a strong sense of power and impact.

In short, it perfectly fits the title of "One-Punch Pirate".

"Nana, when did you learn to draw?" Hera asked curiously.

Moria was also very curious, because when he first rescued Perona, she couldn't even speak.

Moreover, he was small and looked very young, no more than four years old. Unexpectedly, his drawing skills amazed everyone today!

Moria was becoming curious about Perona's family background; it seemed like they weren't ordinary people.

Could it be royalty? It seems only a royal family could afford to have children learn to paint at such a young age.

While Moria was making all sorts of guesses, Perona said blankly, "I've never studied painting before. This is my first time painting."

After saying that, Perona looked at everyone curiously and asked, "Isn't this everyone's first time drawing?"

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Moria and the others fell silent for a moment. Hera and her brother quietly put away the pirate flag they had drawn and crumpled it into a ball.

"Let's hang up the pirate flag!" Moria finally broke the silence, ending the awkward conversation.

"Yes, yes! Yes!"

"Raise the pirate flag!"

After a flurry of activity, Sidoro finally hung the pirate flag that Perona had drawn on the top of the mast.

Looking up at the pirate flag fluttering in the ocean, everyone suddenly felt a sense of belonging to this pirate ship.

From then on, the One-Punch Pirates had their own pirate flag, and the One-Punch Pirates officially made their debut.

Chapter 72 Isn't it good to become the Pirate King?

night.

With the help of the chef, Shadow Servant, the five of them held a banquet to celebrate their pirate ship's first voyage.

Late at night, after everyone had eaten and drunk their fill and were tired, they all went back to their rooms to rest.

Moriah and Sidorlo stayed behind to keep watch.

On the high seas, one must remain vigilant. Otherwise, if you encounter a whirlpool and don't react in time, you could be swallowed by the sea. Even someone like Moria would be doomed.

"Bump!"

Moriah and Sidoro leaned against the railing of the ship, bathed in the white moonlight, their bromance palpable.

Moria instinctively moved a short distance away from Sidoro.

Sidoro didn't pay any attention, looked up at the star-filled night sky, and asked, "Boss, how's the Navy hero Garp?"

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Moria turned his head and looked at Sidor with a surprised expression.

That's a really bold question. How would I know anything about Garp? I've never used him.

Perhaps it was because he had drunk too much, but some unpleasant images flashed through Moria's mind, though fortunately his mind remained clear.

"I don't know!" Moria said calmly, turning around.

"Isn't he amazing!" Sidoro exclaimed excitedly. "People say that the Pirate King was captured by Garp, who is a hero of the Navy and the strongest Marine."

"Boss, your fight with him must have been amazing."

Sidorlo talked on and on, expressing a strong sense of anticipation for being able to fight a powerful figure like Garp.

Moria could see that Sidoro's heart was burning with passion, that desire to challenge the strong was so intense that it seemed as if his body and soul were trembling with rage.

"Why are you so eager to fight strong opponents?" Moria asked.

Sidor was taken aback. Why would he want to challenge a strong person and fight a strong person? He really hadn't thought about it.

"I do not know!"

After thinking for a while, Sidoro still couldn't figure out why.

For him, challenging the strong is just a normal thing, there's no reason why, he just likes it.

"To put it another way, what kind of person do you want to be?" Moria asked again.

"What kind of person do you want to be?" This question made Sidoro fall into deep thought, and vivid images of his experiences from childhood flashed through his mind.

"I want to become a strongman like Rocks!" After a while, Sidorlo uttered a name that startled Moria.

"Rocks!"

"I never expected Sidoro to have such ambitions!!"

Moria exclaimed in surprise, then leaned back tactically to look at Sidorlo's head, wanting to see if he had a strange bone growing on the back of his head, commonly known as a "rebellious bone".

"Boss, what are you looking at?" Sidoro asked, turning around to look behind him, but didn't see anything special worth observing.

"I didn't see anything!" Moria's eyes flashed, and he said with a faint smile, "I just didn't expect your idol to be Rocks. He was a pirate captain who once dominated the New World."

"The most famous pirates on the seas now are basically from his pirate crew, they are all his former crew members."

At this point, Moria's eyes flickered slightly as he looked at Sidoro and asked in a joking tone, "And you? When do you plan to form your pirate crew?"

"Uh..." Sidoro looked completely bewildered and asked, "What did you say?? Boss, I don't understand!"

"Stop pretending!" Moria sneered and laughed, "Since you want to become someone like Rocks, you must be someone who refuses to be inferior to others. Leaving is inevitable. I just want to know when you will leave."

Got it!

Now that Sidoro understood Moria's meaning, he immediately stood up and said seriously to Moria, "Boss, I, Sidoro, have joined the One-Punch Pirates, so I won't leave."

"Moreover," Sidoro explained with a smile, "Boss, you've got it wrong. The Rocks I'm talking about isn't the Rocks Pirates captain from over a decade ago, but my mentor Chris Rocks from when I was a kid on Fishman Island."

"Haha!" Moria laughed awkwardly after hearing this. "I made a mistake. Don't mind it. Please continue."

Sidor shook his head, sat down again and leaned against the railing, recalling: "My master, Rocks, was a man who never stopped. His life was a series of challenges. For him, challenges were not about defeating anyone or gaining any wealth."

"His challenge is very simple: to surpass himself, to fill his life with memories and passion, and to make his life rich and colorful."

Upon hearing this, Moria said, "Not for fame or fortune, but only to surpass oneself, only to live a wonderful life—this is a truly respectable and strong person!"

As long as such a person doesn't die, he will inevitably occupy one of the top positions in the world and will surely make a name for himself in the world.

But in the world today, no one has ever heard of this fish-man named Rocks, so he must be dead. Moria guessed.

really.

Then Sidor sighed and said, "It's a pity that my master, being a fish-man, suffered from a strange disease from a young age. His physical condition was even worse than that of an ordinary human. Although his mind was incredibly strong, in the end, his lifespan was limited by his physical condition. He fell and passed away during a rock climbing challenge."

At this point, Sidoro's eyes welled up with tears. His master had died on the path of challenging himself.

This had a tremendous impact on his young mind at the time.

So, without realizing it, he also started to enjoy challenges.

This change happened silently; if Moria hadn't asked him today, he wouldn't have known why he enjoyed challenges.

Because challenges have become a part of his life.

"Then you'll have to work hard. No challenge can be overcome without strong support." Moria smiled and encouraged him after hearing Sidoro's words.

"Don't worry, boss!" Sidoro said confidently and excitedly, "What makes me luckier than my master is that I have a strong physical talent. I won't waste this talent. I will keep honing myself, increasing my strength, and challenging this world."

"Haha!" Moria punched Sidorro in the face and said, "Good luck!"

Sidorlo bumped his fist with Moria's, then asked curiously, "Boss, what kind of person do you want to be?"

"This?" Moria fell into deep thought; he didn't seem to have thought about this question seriously before.

When he first transmigrated, he was wholeheartedly prepared to join Kaido and live a peaceful life, waiting for Kaido to be defeated by Luffy before running away to the East Blue to live in seclusion and try to survive until the end.

Later, because Kaido didn't believe him and he was whipped by some lowly henchmen, his mentality changed, and he realized that in this world, only strength matters.

Therefore, all his actions have been aimed at increasing his strength, and he is willing to use any means necessary to do so.

After gaining more power, he wanted to live life to the fullest, doing whatever he wanted, playing with women if he wanted, and eating delicious food if he wanted.

It can be said that living as he pleases is the driving force behind his continuous efforts to increase his strength.

Thinking of this, Moria smiled and said to Sidoro, "I don't want to become anyone, because only the strong can live well and live a wonderful life in this world, so I pursue strength."

If a world where money is the only way to live well, then I'll pursue money; my only goal is to live a good and fulfilling life.

Upon hearing this, Sidor laughed and said, "Then it seems you're a pure person too, boss!"

"Haha!" Moria laughed and said, "That's right, I'm just someone who simply wants to become stronger and live as I please."

"Speaking of which," Sidoro looked at Moria with some surprise and said, "I initially thought that you, boss, were like other pirates, wanting to become the Pirate King!"

"No!"

"I do not want!"

Upon hearing Sidoro's words, Moria shuddered and waved his hands repeatedly, saying disdainfully, "Whether it's the King's man, the Thief King's man, the Pirate King's man, or even a pirate, the King's man."

"I don't want to be any of those kinds of men."

Hearing Moria's resolute words, Sidoro was stunned, not understanding why Moria, a famous pirate, was so averse to becoming the Pirate King.