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

“You two eat!” Moria said to the two women, then took a large glass of juice and drank it himself.

He consumed five portions of life energy last night and doesn't feel hungry yet.

Mitsuha and Ichigetsu nodded, picked up a piece of roasted meat as thick as a bucket, and put it directly into their mouths without even biting it, swallowing it whole.

Besides having mouths that are larger than those of ordinary people, the two women were also really hungry, and they grabbed all kinds of meat from the table and ate them voraciously.

Unlike Moria, who still had life energy to replenish, the two women truly relied on their own physical constitution to fight Moria until dawn, so they naturally suffered some exhaustion.

Ike waited by the side until the two women had almost finished eating before saying to Moria, "Boss, two pirate crews have arrived. They've been waiting for you on the south coast for a while."

"Oh! Someone else is challenging me!" Moria chuckled.

"I need to replenish my life energy," Moria thought to himself as he was about to activate his Shadow Mode and fly away.

Ike quickly said, "No, they've come to join our Movie Emperor Pirates."

They've come to seek refuge with us!

It's alright, I guess!

In any case, as long as they pass his test of becoming shadow slaves, Moria wouldn't mind accepting a pirate crew into his crew.

"Let's go then!"

"Let's see which two pirate crews want to come and seek refuge?"

Moria, along with the two women who had finished their meal and Ike, headed towards the southern mountains.

At the mountaintop, Tia, Black, and members of three pirate crews, including Yotsuba and Mitsuki, were present.

At the foot of the mountain, the two pirate crews that had come to seek refuge disembarked and came ashore.

Both pirate crews have more than a hundred members.

The one leading on the left was about the same height as Moria, but his legs were probably less than a meter long. All his muscles and physique were concentrated in his front half, making him look like an upside-down tank or armored vehicle, exuding a powerful aura.

The leader of the pirate crew on the right is a man of average height, about three meters tall, with a fox-like face, and an ugly one at that.

It looks like it would attract hatred!

"Boss, they're here!" someone called out as they spotted Moria and his three companions approaching from the foot of a mountain on one side of the island.

"Boss!"

"Boss!"

When Moria reached the top of the mountain, a group of people called him "boss," making him feel like he had entered a mafia gang.

"Boss,

Black approached Moria and looked at the two pirate crews at the foot of the mountain, who were somewhat agitated by Moria's arrival.

"You're recovering so quickly!" Moria smiled as he glanced at Blake's legs, which were still bandaged but allowed him to move freely.

He sighed inwardly at the terrifying physical constitution of the people in this world. Just yesterday, he had broken their bones beyond recognition, but today they could already walk freely.

And judging from how Blake walked without any pain, it seemed like he could fight a whole battle without any problems.

"Uh...not bad!" Black smiled awkwardly at Moria's words, which were hard to decipher as either sarcasm or concern.

"hehe!"

Moria chuckled, then walked past Black and looked down at the two pirate crews who had come to join him.

Moria's mind stirred, and his will surged. He then remained silent, only his eyes narrowing slightly as he looked down.

An invisible aura naturally emanated from him, sweeping towards the pirates at the foot of the mountain.

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Chapter 98: Survival Was Entirely Due to the Word "Caution" (Seeking Recommendations)

at the foot of the mountain.

The pirates who came to seek refuge with Moria finally saw the real actor, and with a certain expectation in their hearts, they looked at the mountaintop with burning eyes.

As a tall and imposing figure stepped out, the pirates at the foot of the mountain suddenly paused, their hearts tightening with tension.

Then they saw Moria and felt the gaze and aura emanating from the Oscar-winning actor.

In an instant, the whole world seemed to fall silent!

"call!"

"call!"

The pirates at the foot of the mountain were panting heavily, looking at Moria's terrifying figure, which seemed like an abyss. Some of them were even drenched in sweat in that instant.

"That's the Best Actor!"

"What a terrifying aura! It's just as powerful as the rumors say!"

"With just one look, I couldn't muster any thought of resistance."

"It was terrifying! My legs were shaking uncontrollably!"

At the foot of the mountain, the pirates who had come to seek refuge with Moria felt a terrifying gaze from the "actor," and were filled with various shocks.

"Only someone this powerful could stand up to Whitebeard," the two pirate captains thought to themselves simultaneously.

At the mountaintop, Moria withdrew his imposing aura and shook his head inwardly.

It still doesn't work!

This kind of aura, emanating from the use of willpower, can instill fear and make people realize their own strength.

But it just can't stun people or clear out the mobs.

This is really upsetting.

"So, why haven't I awakened Conqueror's Haki yet?!"

"Isn't it said that no matter how useless a transmigrator was in their previous life, as long as they transmigrate and shout 'My fate is in my own hands, not in the heavens,' they can inexplicably awaken Conqueror's Haki?!"

"Why can't I do it?!"

Moria was displeased. He hadn't awakened Conqueror's Haki, a must-have for transmigrators, and he probably wouldn't in the future.

He must be that one man among the millions of time travelers who "lacks the qualities of a king".

"Boss, that big, strong man is Bulldozer-Zion, with a bounty of 365 million Berries."

Black, acting as his strategist, pointed to a man at the front of the pirate ranks below and introduced him to Moria.

"Those legs are so short!" Moria thought to himself as he looked up. From the mountaintop, he could barely see the man's legs.

It was just a lump of meat standing there, but it wasn't fat; it was all muscle, and it looked like it belonged to a martial arts expert.

Then Blake pointed to the ugly fox-faced man leading the group and said, "That's the Wise Fox - Trump, with a bounty of 382 million Berries."

"They've all come to pledge their allegiance to you, Boss!"

Moria nodded to indicate that he understood. The fox-faced man was of "average" height and was holding a katana. He was probably a swordsman, but Moria didn't know how strong he was.

He's easy to talk to as long as you can pass his test of enslavement.

at the foot of the mountain.

Bulldozer Cian and Wisdom Fox Trump stepped forward, knelt on one knee in front of Moria, and respectfully shouted in unison, "Lord Moria, please let our pirate crew join the Actor Pirates and serve you!"

"Our entire crew greatly admires your reputation, sir. You are the Pirate King in our hearts. Please believe in us, we will do everything in our power to help you become the Pirate King."

Despite the two pirates' passionate and eloquent words, they were of little use to Moria.

"Joining my ranks is simple; just pass my test."

Moria smiled and recited his familiar technique of perceiving the true nature of things by integrating with the shadows once more.

"This……"

After hearing this, Xi'an and Liu Chuan hesitated for a moment.

The two looked at each other and saw a sense of kindred spirits in each other's eyes.

The two were able to survive and thrive in the new world for many years thanks to their "caution".

If the current environment weren't becoming increasingly difficult to survive in, they wouldn't have sought refuge with Moria, or with anyone else.

Now, joining Moria's Shadow Emperor Pirates requires a test.

The test was one thing, but they also had to let the shadow of the movie star blend into their own, and they couldn't even have a subconscious resistance.

Upon hearing this, their overly cautious nature instantly conjured up a series of unpleasant scenarios, all of which could potentially threaten their lives.

They hadn't forgotten that Moria's Devil Fruit power was called the Shadow-Shadow Fruit.

They weren't comfortable letting Moria's shadow enter their shadows for what they called a test.

Upon thinking of this, the two almost instinctively retreated to their respective companions, as if only in this way could they gain some sense of security.

However, although they were unwilling to accept Moria's test, they did not want to give up the opportunity to join the Movie Emperor Pirates.

So the two said, "Lord Moria, could we skip the test? If not, how about we find another one?"

After saying that, as if afraid that Moria would be unhappy and disagree, he explained in a serious tone: "We both have had a disease since we were young. We get dizzy as soon as we see a moving shadow. During the test, we simply cannot suppress our subconscious resistance."

"Hehe!" Moria laughed after hearing this. Both of them were really talented; they even managed to bring up the fact that they had a disease that prevented them from seeing shadows or moving objects.

At the foot of the mountain below, just as Shian and Trump saw Moria smile and their faces lit up with joy, thinking that Moria was about to agree to their proposal.

"Just give me a straight answer, whether you agree or not, stop with all the nonsense!" Moria's words were calm, even carrying a hint of gentleness.

However, when Xi'an and Liu Chuanchuan heard this, they felt a chill rise up.

"Um...we...sorry to bother you! We're leaving now." Cian seemed simple-minded, but he was quick to react. Seeing Moria's attitude, he knew that joining the Movie Emperor Pirates was no longer possible. He laughed it off and was about to lead his companions back to the ship to leave.

“Yes, sorry to bother you, we’ll be going now!” Liu Chuan reacted quickly. Unwilling to risk accepting Moria’s test, he called his companions to board the ship and prepared to leave.

Just then, two slashing waves suddenly struck.

"Oh no, get out of the way!" Xi'an and Liu Chuan's caution was not without merit; they reacted the most promptly.

However, the two men's warnings came too late. In addition to the two of them, more than a dozen pirates were split in two wherever the slashing wave passed.

Then the slashing wave continued forward, quickly passing their pirate ship and heading towards the distant sea.

"Boom!"