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

Draw your sword! Sheath it!

Draw your sword! Sheath it!

Moria repeated this action during the first half of the game tonight.

In the second half, Moria activated his intelligent mode, lying still while his sword was automatically sheathed and drawn.

Meanwhile, Moria and Tia were having sex.

On the deck, among the drunken crowd who had fallen asleep on the floor, an ordinary-looking man suddenly opened his eyes.

Without the hazy feeling of drunkenness, the man's eyes were calm and collected, revealing a sense of competence.

The man stood up quietly and looked around.

He then walked to a blind spot on the pirate ship, looked around again, and made sure no one was paying attention to him.

The man took out a small Den Den Mushi from his pocket; it was only about the size of an orange.

"nervous!"

The man held the Den Den Mushi in his left hand, extended his right index finger, and gently pressed a button on the Den Den Mushi, instantly connecting the communication.

"Night Owl, is everything going smoothly?" A faint voice came through the Den Den Mushi, just loud enough for the focused man to hear.

"We've successfully joined Moria's Shadow Actor Pirates," the man said softly.

"Is that so! Then continue. Don't rush, take your time, and try to gain Moria's trust enough." The voice from the Den Den Mushi was somewhat pleased, while also reminding the man to be careful.

“Gaining Moria’s trust is difficult,” the man said softly, his face expressionless.

"Why?" The person on the other end of the Den Den Mushi asked in surprise. With Night Owl's professional skills, gradually gaining Moria's trust should not have been a problem.

Several years ago, they used the same tactic to capture the "world destroyer".

This time, they were prepared to use the same trick again, but they didn't expect that Night Owl, who was carrying it out, would say it was difficult.

The owl's claim that it's "difficult" basically means there's no chance at all; otherwise, he wouldn't say it's so difficult.

Chapter 81 The Past of the Madman Pirates

"Moria's Shadow-Shadow Fruit has developed a troublesome ability!" Night Owl said solemnly, thinking about what happened during the day.

"What ability do you have that makes you feel troubled?" The person on the other end of the Den Den Mushi asked with equal seriousness.

"Moria's shadow can sense whether others are truly loyal to him by merging into their shadows."

At this point, Night Owl frowned slightly and hesitated, saying, "However, it seems that only those who are completely unguarded and unresisting towards him can be sensed by him."

If one guards against him, the shadow will not be able to sense him; if it tries to force its way in, it will cause harm, and in severe cases, even death.

As Night Owl spoke, he recounted how Moria had used his shadow to sense the true feelings of Ike and the others during the day, instructing them not to instinctively resist, so that they could pass his shadow perception test.

At the same time, it also shows that Jesse and others temporarily suppressed their subconscious resistance through self-hypnosis, thus allowing them to speak out through Moria's test of their true feelings.

"Impossible!" After Night Owl finished speaking, an incredulous voice came from the Den Den Mushi: "How can the Shadow-Shadow Fruit have such an ability? I've never heard of it before."

"Moreover, if what you say is true, Moria's ability to perceive shadows requires people to be unguarded and unresisting in order to successfully perceive the minds of others."

"In that case, someone who needs self-hypnosis to let go of their resistance and allow Moria to perceive their inner thoughts would be someone who truly pledges allegiance to Moria. How could such a person pass the test?"

The people on the other end of the Den Den Mushi clearly didn't believe Moria's claim that shadows could perceive true feelings.

He felt this might just be a tactic Moria used to intimidate pirates who wanted to join him.

“No!” Night Owl disagreed, explaining, “For Moria, true love doesn’t necessarily mean being completely devoted to him.”

He only needed Ike and his gang to genuinely pledge allegiance to him, and not to feign allegiance while plotting to harm him.

"I feel that Moria is just using his ability to sense other people's thoughts to exclude those who are hostile or have ulterior motives towards him, such as people like us."

At this point, Night Owl paused slightly before continuing, "That's why I said it's very difficult to gain Moria's trust."

"I see!" After hearing what Night Owl said, the person on the other end of the Den Den Mushi fell silent.

Perhaps for a man like Moria, it doesn't matter whether those who truly pledge allegiance to him absolutely trust him.

He only wanted subordinates, not comrades he could entrust his life to, so his requirements were naturally not that strict.

Besides, the companions you can entrust your life to, each of them needs to go through a period of trials before they can truly trust each other.

He was overthinking it!

"Since we can't gain Moria's trust, let's find an opportunity to carry out the plan!" the person on the other end of the Den Den Mushi ordered in an unfriendly tone.

“Understood!” Night Owl replied.

The next day!

It was almost noon when Moria got up and walked out of the room with Tia, one after the other, onto the deck of the ship.

The two young people, who were really into the taste of food, stayed up all night and didn't stop until just before sunrise.

The fact that they got up now shows that both of them are in good physical condition.

Moria, in particular, felt as if he had shed the impurities that had accumulated on him for many years.

I felt so relaxed, like I could float away. It felt amazing.

"Boss, what happened to you guys last night?"

On the deck, Ike seemed to have been waiting for a long time. As soon as Moria and Tia came out, he instantly appeared in front of them and asked.

Although Jesse and the other cadres did not gather around together, their gazes were intentionally or unintentionally focused on Moria and Tia.

For them, Tia and Moria's development was too fast.

They wondered if Moria had used force.

But even if forced, Tia wasn't the type to back down.

Looking at Tia's calm expression, she clearly didn't seem to have been forced. They were very curious about what was going on between the two of them.

"It's nothing, I just went over the script with Tia all night last night, so I fell asleep in her room."

Moria chuckled, made a wicked remark, and then walked toward the bow deck while doing stretching exercises.

Ekko: "??????"

Jesse and the others: "???"

All the ordinary pirates who heard this were like: "???"

Everyone stared blankly at Moria's departing figure, some still unable to process what had happened.

"You guys really spent all night going over the script, didn't you?"

Ike turned to Tia and asked in confusion, "Nothing really happened between you two last night?"

Tia glanced at Ike with a slight sidelong glance and said calmly, "Whatever he says goes. Don't ask me."

At this moment, Tia had already reverted to her aloof and mature demeanor. Since Moria didn't say anything, as a shadow slave, she subconsciously didn't reveal the truth either.

After speaking, Tia left on her own and walked to the side, leaving Ike standing there blankly, not understanding what Tia meant.

The others who overheard this were also completely confused. The man and woman had been alone together all night; it was impossible that nothing had happened.

What script? They certainly won't believe it anyway.

"In short, show more respect to Tia from now on; after all, she's Moria's woman."

Regardless of whether anything happened between Moria and Tia last night, the fact remains that they spent the night together in a room.

Therefore, everyone assumed that Tia was Moria's woman.

Their words and actions will naturally change in the future.

On the bow deck, Moria faced the sea and took several deep breaths.

Reflecting on last night's exercise, Moriah still feels very happy and relaxed.

"Tap Tap!"

Ike went up the stairs to the deck and stood next to Moria.

"Lord Moria, there is something I need to report to you."

"Speak!" Moria glanced at Ike, and from the way he addressed him, Moria could tell that the guy must have encountered some trouble.

"Cough cough!"

"Um," Ike suddenly said, a little embarrassed, "we were on Whitebeard Pirates' territory before, we..."

Then Ike recounted to Moria what had happened since they entered the new century.

As supernovas who entered the New World two years ago, they were initially ambitious and wanted to become the Pirate King.

So, like other pirates, they went to challenge Whitebeard.

Just like other pirates, before they even met Whitebeard himself, they were given a good beating by Whitebeard's captains and pirate crew.

This showed them the terror of legendary pirates and the cruelty of the New World.

This is a world of the strong, where only the most powerful can thrive.

Everyone else can only survive by surrounding the top experts, and their lives are not in their own hands.

Ike and the others also have good potential. In this year, their strength has improved rapidly, and now they are all capable of using Armament Haki.

But that was all. A year later, their progress slowed down, and in a battle with the Whitebeard Pirates...

One of their companions, or more precisely, their first mate, died at the hands of Vista, the "Flower Sword" of the Whitebeard Pirates, while covering their retreat.

Of course, some members of the Whitebeard Pirates also died at the hands of Ike and his crew.

There is no room for reconciliation between them.

After experiencing the death of his first mate, Ike realized the limitations of his own abilities.

He knew that if they continued down this path, their Madman Pirates would inevitably face annihilation.

So, whether to protect his comrades or to continue his dream, he chose to join forces with a powerful pirate to help them fend off the Whitebeard Pirates' pursuit and retaliation.

In the end, they chose Moria, a man who could fight the naval hero Garp without being at a disadvantage.

"Lord Moria, this is the grudge we bear. If you are unwilling to accept it, we will leave immediately and will not be a burden to you!" Ike looked at Moria with expectation in his eyes and added sincerely.

"hehe!"