One Piece: Trainers on the Straw Hat Pirates

Almost anyone with a lower mental attribute than Moria will be affected by the Frightening move's negative effect: the Cowardice state.

"No! Don't come any closer!!!"

Tesoro, having witnessed some terrifying scene, suddenly screamed in panic. His body, which had been cowering in fear, inexplicably unleashed a burst of power, allowing him to break free from Moria's restraints.

This is also a difference between the real world and games.

In the game, the "cowardly" state prevents Pokémon from using moves normally.

In the real world, however, a target who is in a state of cowardice may take all sorts of actions under mental torment.

However, regardless of the circumstances, Tesoro had completely lost his ability to fight before the cowardice was eliminated.

Then, Moria completely disregarded Tesoro's condition and unleashed a powerful Dark attribute wave with a single wave of his hand.

"Dark Blast!!!"

boom!!!

The surging dark power, like ripples on a calm surface of water, swept rapidly across Tesoro's body, and the moment it touched him, it suddenly erupted into a terrifying explosion.

At the same time, the energy from the evil attribute invaded Tesoro's brain, causing his mind to tremble violently.

"what!!!"

Under the terrifying energy impact, Tesoro suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood and his body was violently thrown backward.

But just then, a figure similar in size to Moria, with a dark purple-black shadow all over his body, suddenly appeared in Tesoro's flight path.

It was none other than Moria's shadow clone—the Shadow Warrior!

Before Tesoro could regain consciousness, the Shadow Warrior, now in Ghost Pokémon form, suddenly threw a punch, unleashing the Ghost-type move Shadow Punch. This dealt Tesoro another blow of top-tier Royal Commander level power, before returning at an even faster speed than before.

Moria himself, of course, had already made preparations.

Without further ado, a malicious follow-up attack, a dark attribute move that could unleash double damage in a continuous attack state, landed on Tesoro's body once again.

In an instant, Moria and his shadow warriors attacked Tesoro relentlessly, using Dark and Ghost-type Pokémon moves, much like they were playing ping-pong.

For a moment, Tesoro was completely powerless to resist.

Physical harm is secondary.

After all, the strong in the world of One Piece are relatively strong and more resilient.

However, Moria possesses two Pokémon types, Dark and Ghost, one affecting the mind and spirit, and the other affecting the essence of the soul!

This is a method that ordinary pirate powerhouses cannot contend with.

This is also an important factor that makes Moria so loyal to the Straw Hat Pirates!

Such powerful and terrifying strength could be obtained so easily from the Straw Hat Pirates, allowing him to directly reach the level of an Admiral.

How could Moria not be loyal to such a gift!?

Just a few minutes later, the once invincible Golden Emperor Tesoro collapsed to the ground covered in blood, his eyes staring blankly at the sky, as if he had not yet recovered from the ordeal he had just endured.

"Now...can we talk?"

boom!!!

Moria and the Shadow Warrior, two enormous figures, arrived one after the other in front of Tesoro's body.

Amid the sudden tremor, Tesoro slowly raised his head, his gaze meeting Moria's with a complex expression.

Tezzolo's fingers twitched slightly.

Although the ground where he was lying was covered in gold and connected to the gold of the entire island, he could control the gold of the entire island again with a thought, allowing him to enter battle mode once more.

But recalling everything he had just endured, Tesoro found himself completely unable to muster the will to resist. Instead, he stammered in fear:

"What...what exactly do you want?!"

Clearly, under the torment of moves with both evil and ghost attributes, Tesoro's pride had completely vanished.

This also means that he can finally communicate properly with people.

tread!

Moria took a step forward, but his body slowly reverted from Pokémon form, returning to its normal form.

Although he was still incredibly tall in his normal state, without the countless, omnipresent, mind-disturbing energy fluctuations of the evil attribute, Tesoro surprisingly saw a trace of "friendliness" in Moria.

"Hehehehe..."

"Tezzolo, I've told you before, you and I are very similar!"

Moria grinned as he approached Tesoro:

"The same arrogance, the same suffering, the same haughtiness..."

"The power we thought we had allowed us to live in a false world that we had created for ourselves."

"But this false world is so fragile. With the slightest external interference, everything will shatter like a bubble in an instant!"

"You don't really think... that the currency issued by the Celestial Dragons will give you the power to rule over them, do you?!"

Faced with Tesoro, who was controlled by his own power, Moria, who had the same experience, directly tore apart the self-deceptive protective shell that Tesoro had built for himself and asked a soul-searching question.

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"No! You understood from the beginning that you could never have the power to control the Celestial Dragons!"

"You are also well aware that everything you have now was achieved with the permission of the Celestial Dragons."

"You're just... refusing to accept the truth!"

Moria, who had also once succumbed to self-deception, seemed to possess eyes that could see through everything, his gaze as sharp as a dagger falling upon Tesoro.

"Damn it!!! What...what do you know?!"

Tesoro, beaten to the point of near death, collapsed helplessly to the ground. Under Moria's words, his already bloodshot eyes turned even more crimson.

Lies don't hurt, truth is the knife.

With his last ounce of strength, Tesoro still wanted to roar something at Moria to prove that he wasn't the Joker.

Before he could utter a sound, a shadow suddenly emerged from his shadow, transforming into a sharp spear that pierced Tesoro's chest.

Pfft!!!

Crimson blood gushed out suddenly, flowing down the black shadow spear.

While such injuries wouldn't kill a powerhouse of Tesoro's caliber outright, they certainly put his life on the countdown.

“What do I know?” A glint flashed in Moria’s eyes. “I know your thoughts all too well.”

"Because of his own incompetence, he locked himself in a virtual reality, believing that as long as he did not leave this world, he would not have completely failed."

"If it weren't for the Straw Hat crew, I might still be trapped in that illusion, unable to extricate myself."

"So...Tezzolo..."

Moria grinned, and a sudden glint of light appeared in his eyes.

"As a fellow loser, how about you consider getting a new owner?!"

"It may sound harsh, but being a dog of the Celestial Dragons probably isn't a very happy thing, is it!"

"With the Straw Hats, at least as long as you're willing to be loyal, they'll give you everything you want."

"Just like me now."

"So Tesoro..."

Two branches extended from the dark shadow spear, lifting Tesoro's body, which was now completely under control, so that he could reach the same height as Moria's gaze.

Moria continued, "I'm giving you a chance. Give everything you have to the Straw Hat Pirates!"

"At that time, you will not only obtain enough power to take revenge, but you can also personally attack Mary Geoise and personally end those high and mighty Celestial Dragons!"

"You should know very well that what I'm saying is true, because I've already experienced that wonderful feeling once!"

As Tesoro's gaze gradually faded, Moria slowly extended his arm, his eyes narrowing as if he could see the scene where he had once been stained with the blood of the Celestial Dragons.

Looking at Tesoro's gradually closing eyes, Moria knew that he wouldn't give an answer immediately.

After ensuring that he had completely lost his ability to fight, the spear that the shadow warrior had transformed into suddenly swung, throwing him to the ground again.

“Perona, lock him up. I believe he will make the right decision once he has sobered up.”

"Yes, Lord Moria!"

Perona, who had been watching the game for a while, nodded obediently.

With the help of Pokémon's power, she also experienced significant growth.

Although she is not as good as Moria, who is already a genius and strong person, she can now easily deal with elite naval vice admirals.

If we disregard Perona's almost non-existent physical skills, she could be considered a minor powerhouse at the level of a Shichibukai.

At the command of its ghost, a group of waiting zombies immediately ran over from a distance, carrying a thick piece of sea stone.

As zombies, although their bodies resist anything related to seawater, their skin is not afraid of even sea stone.

It can only be said that the power of Devil Fruits is so unreasonable, full of all sorts of bug-level loopholes.

Thanks to the zombies' efforts, the severely wounded Tesoro was quickly bound tightly, and blood continued to flow from the wound on his chest.

However, Moria had no intention of wasting any good healing medicine on him.

For a wound of this severity, Hogback can simply stitch it up a couple of times.

He didn't have time to influence Tesoro in the same way that Crimson had "influenced" him.

Only when facing death can one quickly recognize oneself and reality, thus enabling them to make the right decision.

"Lord Moriah."

After the unconscious Tesoro was taken away by the zombies, Perona, who was floating in the air, suddenly spoke and waved to two zombies to bring up a bound, unconscious girl.

Peng!

The zombies' inhuman violence led to the girl being carelessly thrown to the ground.

But even after going through a lot of torment, the girl's beautiful appearance and temperament remained unchanged.