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

For Moria now, women are readily available, whether by force or coercion; he has no shortage of them.

If you see a woman you like, just snatch her away.

There's no need to go through the whole "chasing girls" thing, except Hera is an exception, of course.

Looking back now, if Hera had been over thirty years old, she might have been able to persuade Moria to sheath his sword.

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"The plot might take a completely different turn!" Moria chuckled.

Perhaps it was because Moria's gaze was too intense just now that the long-legged, mature woman had a poor impression of him, and the enslavement of the shadow was not going smoothly.

It's even difficult! It's very dangerous!

Therefore, Moria stopped the transformation of the long-legged mature woman into a slave after only a short while.

It didn't work.

It is obvious.

The long-legged, mature woman couldn't completely suppress her subconscious resistance, so Moria stopped when she was about to give up.

"call!"

"call!"

The long-legged, mature woman was panting heavily, but Moria wasn't in a hurry and waited patiently for her to recover.

"Trust me, Tia, we won't make the wrong decision."

"Lord Moria is a man we should follow."

Ike stepped forward to give Tia, a tall, mature woman, a pep talk, explaining Moria's strength and charisma, as well as the current state of affairs in the new century.

In short, by following Moria, they will all achieve their dreams.

Am I really that good?

Moria blushed and felt guilty after Ike said that he was not a good person, nor was he a hero like Whitebeard or Roger.

However, when it comes to charm, Moria looks at his current tall and imposing figure and his thick longsword, and realizes that charm is the only thing he truly agrees with.

"I'm ready, let's try again!" After Ike's words of encouragement, Tia took a deep breath, decided to trust Ike, suppress her subconscious resistance, and pass Moria's test.

Moria didn't say anything, but nodded and then controlled the shadow to enslave Tia.

This time it still didn't work!

Moria stopped halfway through; otherwise, this long-legged, mature woman would have been in big trouble.

""

Ike was stunned, not expecting to fail, but he didn't blame Tia. Instead, he encouraged her, "Come on, Tia, I believe in you!"

Tia glanced at Ike somewhat awkwardly, wiped the sweat from her brow, and as for her clothes...

never mind!

A man's gaze was fixed intently on her body, and Tia didn't want to hear any unpleasant noises while wiping away her sweat.

After resting for a while, Tia recovered and said coldly to Moria, "I'm ready, Lord Moria!"

"I'm fine with anything!" Moria smiled inwardly, said nothing, nodded, and then, with a thought, the Shadow Slave Transformation began again.

And it still didn't work!

This woman is really saying one thing and meaning another. Moria suddenly felt like laughing.

Tia looked determined both times, as if she could suppress her subconscious resistance, but she failed both times.

"Tia!!!" Having failed Moria's test again, Ike and Jesse were getting anxious and went to her side.

"Don't put pressure on yourself. Don't think about Lord Moria. Just think that you're doing this for Ike and you have to suppress your subconscious resistance," Jesse reminded him in a deep voice.

"You can do that?!" Ike looked at Jesse in surprise. He thought Jesse had passed through by hypnotizing himself to believe in Lord Moria, just like him. He didn't expect that Jesse had passed through by trusting himself.

To be honest, even though they had been working together for several years, Ike was still very moved when he heard Jesse say that.

Feeling that his decision was correct, Moria was certain that he could help Moria better protect his companions.

Chapter 79: Formal Acceptance of the Madman Pirates

"I see! Don't think about this man!" Tia suddenly realized, looking at Moria, she understood.

Although she trusted Ike before, some of her attention was still on Moria, which may be why she failed the test or was unable to deceive Moria.

"Strange, this man heard what Jesse said, so why didn't he react? He still looks calm. Does he not care about this kind of self-hypnosis to get through the test?"

Tia looked at Moria with a thoughtful expression, puzzled, and said, "Or perhaps, there's more to this so-called test than meets the eye."

It must be said that women are very perceptive; they noticed something unusual in Moria's reaction.

But what's the point?

If Tia successfully becomes a shadow slave today, she will be Moria's slave. Even if she knows the truth, it will be too late, let alone know the anomaly.

Moria smiled inwardly; his shadow was still merged into Tia's shadow.

Therefore, Moria could probably sense some of the doubts Tia was feeling at that moment.

"Are you done yet?" Moria asked calmly, just to avoid any unforeseen complications.

"can!"

Tia took a deep breath, calming her doubts and distracting thoughts, and looked at Ike, saying, "Come on, I'm sure I can pass the test this time."

Do I hate myself that much?

She still hoped that by not looking at herself, she could hypnotize herself into only trusting Ike.

Then suppress your subconscious resistance and finally pass the test.

Moria thought to himself, and with a thought, he began to enslave Tia's shadow once again.

"No matter which one it is, as long as the shadow enslavement is successful, you will be mine."

With a glint of silver in his eyes, Moria focused on transforming Tia into a shadow slave.

Not long after!

It worked!

After eliminating Moria's influence, Tia was successfully enslaved by the shadows and became a member of Moria's shadow slave legion.

Moria's joyful smile carried a hint of bitterness.

Damn it.

Aside from Ike, none of the others genuinely wanted to pledge allegiance to him.

Or rather, in their hearts, Ike is the most important and trusted person.

They were just following Ike to join Moria.

"Forget it, they were originally comrades. How could they abandon their captain, Ike, whom they've been with day and night, and turn around to sincerely join us after only meeting?"

Moria shook his head, putting aside the bitterness in his heart, and smiled at Tia, "Welcome to the Movie Emperor Pirates."

Tia didn't even glance at Moria, walked straight past him, and came up behind Ike.

After successfully enslaving the Shadow, she lost even the basic courtesy she initially showed Moria, reverting to her original indifferent demeanor.

It was obvious that the scene where he knelt down on one knee upon seeing Moria and excitedly shouted to beg to join was rehearsed and acted.

"hehe!"

Moria smiled and shrugged, unconcerned.

Anyway, there will be plenty of fun to do later!

"Let's finish the work first," Moria said, glancing at the remaining seven officers.

These seven people were all men.

There are four people who are over four meters tall, two of whom, like Tia, are around five meters tall.

Tia was standing behind those two five-meter-tall men, which is why she didn't attract Moria's attention.

The remaining three are all around three meters tall, which is considered the standard height in the One Piece world, at least according to Moria and the other transmigrators.

Isn't there a saying like this?

In the world of One Piece, anyone under three meters tall is considered short.

This seems to have originated from a fanfiction Moria read in his past life or circulated online; the exact source is impossible to verify, but many people believe it to be true.

"Luckily, I'm already taller than most people, otherwise I'd be a dwarf," Moria thought to himself.

"I'll do it."

"I'll do it."

After the examples of Jesse and Tia, the remaining seven cadres were basically all successfully enslaved by Moria's Shadow in one go.

This also shows how much this group trusted Captain Ike.

And just how charismatic must Ike be to be trusted so much by his companions?

"Boss!"

After the officers had all passed Moria's test, Ike looked at the ordinary pirates around him, went up to Moria, and took the initiative to remind him, "There are still some who haven't passed the test. Please give them a chance. I believe they can pass your test, just like we have."

“No need!” Moria shook his head.

The recent shadow enslavement of cadres reveals the challenges involved in successfully indoctrinating them.

There are only two paths: one is to completely hypnotize oneself, believe in Moria, and suppress one's subconscious resistance.

Another approach is to find someone you trust most, someone you can entrust your life to, and use that person as a point of trust. By relying on absolute trust in others, you can suppress your subconscious resistance.

Neither of these two paths is easy to succeed on.

According to Moria, there were probably more than a hundred ordinary pirates on the ship.

If all of them undergo the Shadow Slave Transformation, no more than twenty people will ultimately succeed.

Not everyone trusts Ike as absolutely as Jesse and other executives. This is something Moria is certain of.