One Piece: Trainers on the Straw Hat Pirates

"Jaba?! That legendary pirate who's on par with Rayleigh, the vice-captain of the Pirate King!?"

"My God, why would someone like that appear in Elbaf?! Did he join Shanks' pirate crew to protect Elbaf with Shanks?!"

"That's impossible! That bastard Shanks isn't qualified to lead Uncle Jabba!"

"However, after leaving Roger's crew, Uncle Jabba has been living in seclusion, and no one has ever heard any news about his whereabouts."

"It seems very likely that he has been living in Elbaf since his retirement, which also explains why he is among the defending champions in Elbaf."

"But wouldn't that mean we'd have to fight one more Yonko-level powerhouse?!"

No one doubts the strength of "The Pirate King's Left Hand," even though he is an old man over seventy years old.

Luo even directly reminded Moria in the group chat:

"Moria, I think we have to change the challenge plan we came up with earlier!"

At first, Moria never imagined that so many powerful individuals would appear in Elbaf.

At most, they considered the imprisoned Loki to be a combatant of the Navy Admiral level.

A naval admiral!?

Two or three years ago, this level was absolutely terrifying to the vast majority of pirates in the world.

However, in the current Straw Hat Grand Fleet, which possesses the power of Pokémon and has abundant resources to enhance its strength, it can only be described as passable.

That's it.

But the appearance of Shanks and Jabba forced them to be cautious.

The Four Emperors are not necessarily stronger than the Navy Admirals, but they are certainly not pushovers.

"That makes sense!"

Moria, unusually, did not refute the others' suggestions, but instead continued along with Law's lines:

"Given the current situation, it's clear that the old, absurd approach of randomly deploying combat personnel is no longer viable!"

"I think it is now necessary for us to thoroughly investigate the list of all the players representing the defending side in Elbaf to ensure that we can arrange a foolproof battle plan."

Although Jabba's arrival was like a heavy blow to Moria's heart, as mentioned before, he had boundless confidence in the potential of the Straw Hat Grand Fleet!

“So that’s how it is…” Hancock’s voice rang out from the chat group at that moment: “Shouldn’t we take the initiative to contact Hajrudin and ask him to provide a strategy for defending the Elbaf title!”

Yup!

And there's Haildin!

Upon hearing this voice, Moria's heart skipped a beat.

But then he heard Hancock hesitate and say, "I just don't know if this counts as cheating?"

"Cheating?!" Moria quickly retorted with a sneer, "We didn't blame the other side for bringing in Shanks, who's completely unrelated to us. We were just asking Hajrudin for information we'd already known. How can that be considered cheating?!"

"That's true."

Under these circumstances, Hancock immediately agreed with Moria's statement.

Meanwhile, Moria shrunk the voice chat screen and privately messaged Halding on his personal terminal to inquire about Elbaf's title defense.

What Moria didn't expect was...

In less than a minute, Haildin immediately sent back the list of defenders for Elbaf.

They even highlighted the news of Shanks and Jabba joining the party, warning Moria and the others to be careful.

After all, Haldin simply didn't want to abandon his identity as an Elbaf warrior, and although he didn't have the authority of a prince, he possessed the blood of a prince, so he couldn't possibly help others fight against Elbaf.

But Hajrudin secretly hoped that Elbaf would join the Straw Hat Pirates!

Only by truly joining the Straw Hat Pirates can one understand how generous they are to their crew.

Speaking of Hajrudin himself, his strength was originally at most at the level of a pirate with a bounty of 3 million Berries.

But he has only been with the Straw Hat Pirates for a short time, and his strength has already improved by leaps and bounds!

He dared not say anything else, but at least he now felt that he was no less than his idols, Dorry and Brogy, the captains of the Giant Warrior Pirates!

So in order to get Elbaf to join the Straw Hat Pirates as soon as possible, he had no choice but to play the role of the mole!

In the blink of an eye, Moria sent the information from Hajrudin to the group chat.

And so, for nearly twenty minutes as the Straw Hat Grand Fleet was about to arrive at the port of Elbaf, the intense discussions in the chat group never stopped for a second.

Fortunately, in the final few minutes, Moria made the final decision and decided on a lineup that he felt he was fairly confident about.

Meanwhile, the Straw Hat Grand Fleet's warships had officially landed in Elbaf.

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"They're here! They're here!!!"

"That's the Ancient Weapon, Pluton!? The Straw Hat Pirates would actually entrust such a terrifying weapon to their subordinate? Do they really trust Moria that much!?"

"Moria, is that the guy who looks like an onion? He's definitely not human!? Why does the word 'demon' come to mind when I see him? A demon that looks like an onion!"

"Stop making noise, stop spamming the comments, you're blocking my view of the Empress's beautiful legs! *slurp* Luckily I brought a high-speed camera and planned the route in advance. I'm going to put this scene of the Empress disembarking on my bedside table and play it on a loop forever!!! *slurp*"

"Hey bro, remember to be moderate and take care of your health! But the Empress's legs are undeniably gorgeous, you can't help but drool over them!"

"A bunch of filthy bastards! The upcoming battle is a crucial one that will determine the future of the world, and you still have time to look at a woman?!"

"Hey, seriously, buddy?! You can really resist the Empress's beauty? Are you even a man?!"

"Pshaw, I'm not a man, I'm a beautiful young woman! Ah—!!!! It's Prince Cavendish!!! My Prince Charming, you've finally appeared!!! I want to have your baby!!!"

"...After all that, she's just a daydreaming idiot. What a waste of my time."

"........."

"........."

As the camera pans across the scene, the Straw Hat Grand Fleet pirate crews disembark from their respective ships and head towards the center of Elbaf, the Underworld.

In an instant, audiences all over the world were in an uproar.

Those with the means even went so far as to leave their voices on video feeds that supported bullet comments, with all sorts of outrageous texts that at times completely obscured the screen.

Fortunately, thanks to Chi Hong's reminder, Morgans launched a feature to block bullet comments at the same time as developing the bullet comment function.

It won't affect other people's viewing experience.

Soon, all the Straw Hat Grand Fleet members arrived in Elbaf.

Even this enormous island that gave birth to the giant race is now nearly a third of its area occupied by a massive pirate group.

"Is that the Straw Hat Grand Fleet? It really has a terrifying aura!"

Looking at the pirates who were pressing towards the center of the island like a dark cloud, although most of them were only just above the instep compared to adult giants.

However, anyone present with even a slight ability of Observation Haki could sense that none of these pirates were truly weak.

They are simply somewhat weak compared to the world's top teams.

But if they were scattered across the seas, each of them would be capable of standing on their own.

So even the well-traveled Jabba couldn't help but sigh at this moment:

"As expected of... the Straw Hat Pirates!"

tread!!!!!!

A thunderous, trembling sound suddenly rang out, and before anyone knew it, the Straw Hat Pirates had arrived opposite the giants.

Despite the giants having a significant size advantage, for some reason they felt like the weaker party.

So much so that at this moment, they couldn't even breathe softly anymore, and their usual unrestrained manner was gone.

Seeing this, Moria grinned. Though perhaps small compared to Titans, but still enormous compared to humans, he stepped out from the crowd, raised his head, and met the gaze of Elder Aruru of Elbaf directly, smiling:

"So... as agreed, our people have all arrived. I wonder if Elder Yaru has already selected the participants for this challenge?"

Chapter 501 Straw Hat Camp

"Of course!"

Compared to the other giants, Aruru's aura and condition were not affected much.

He was, after all, an old man who had seen many storms.

At the advanced age of 345, he is more accepting of anything than others.

However, when faced with Moria and the pirates behind him, it's impossible not to feel a sense of awe at the Straw Hat Pirates' strength.

It can be said that this was the first time in his lifetime that he had seen such a large army.

More importantly...

This force isn't even the entirety of the Straw Hat Pirates' strength!

The Straw Hat Pirates' true strength is still hidden in the Pokémon Sea!

In this situation, how is it any different from a world government where the commander sits high in his hall and simply dispatches a few subordinates to rule the world?

No wonder a mere pirate crew could put the World Government in such a difficult position.

This ability far surpasses that of the Roger Pirates back in the day!

At Aruru's signal, the nine challengers representing Elbaf stepped out from the giants' formation and stood directly opposite Moria.

Among them are former Yonko Shanks and Jabba the Pirate King's left-hand man.

The moment Moria saw the red hair, a dark glint flashed in the depths of his eyes, while a sinister smile appeared on his face.

At the same time, the live broadcast suddenly shifted to the giants' formation, tilting the camera at a 45° angle and passing over the faces of the defending side.

When the camera passes by Shanks and his two human companions, it suddenly zooms out, making them appear shorter and highlighting their difference from the giants.

This scene naturally left audiences around the world stunned.

In a square equipped with a large screen, someone immediately exclaimed in surprise:

"Wait a minute! Did I see that right?! Those three figures that flashed by just now... they looked like ordinary humans?!"