Within the Demon Triangle Sea Area, aboard Thriller Bark.
The Straw Hat Pirates were battling Moria and another man...
"Heh heh heh, Straw Hat Kid, hand over Nico Robin! You can never defeat me!" Moria's massive body towered above them as he looked down at every member of the Straw Hat Pirates!
After the Straw Hats had accidentally entered the Demon Triangle Sea Area, Moria had set his sights on them. No, more accurately, he had set his sights on Nico Robin aboard their ship!
After the Enies Lobby incident, news of Devil Child Nico Robin joining the Straw Hat Pirates had already spread far and wide!
Naturally, everyone on the seas knew plenty about Devil Child Nico Robin.
She was the only person in the world capable of reading Poneglyphs!
As long as they obtained Nico Robin, their chances of finding the Ancient Weapons would greatly increase!
Although Moria had driven back the Escapee Pirates in their previous battle, it had taken considerable effort. That made him realize that the gap between himself and Kaido was only growing wider!
He had not forgotten his past hatred for Kaido. He still wanted to return to the New World and take revenge!
He had been preparing undead zombies all this time precisely so he could return to the New World once more and seek revenge on Kaido!
The plan was sound, but progress had been slow. He wanted to find the shadow of someone powerful enough to awaken Demon Oars and achieve his goal!
Then, at just that moment, the Straw Hat Pirates happened to sail into the Demon Triangle Sea Area and caught his attention!
There were two reasons why he had targeted the Straw Hat Pirates.
One was Straw Hat Luffy's shadow. Anyone capable of taking down Enies Lobby