Devil's Triangle: A Stepping-Stone Legend

"I caught one!"

"I caught a super fat shark!"

Sharks, deadly to ordinary people, are nothing more than harmless 'toys' in the hands of Luffy and his crew. After their daily training, Luffy and Usopp's favorite activity is fishing because:

Thump!

"Put it in the fish tank~~"

They threw the shark into the entrance on the deck and excitedly ran to the first floor of the ship and pushed open the door.

"See the shark we caught?"

Seeing Luffy and Usopp's excitement, Roman, who was resting, pointed to the aquarium behind the glass wall next to them.

"I saw it—but at the same time, the other fish disappeared."

"Oops?!"

"Idiot, don't you know sharks eat other fish?"

Faced with Sanji's angry rebuke, Luffy immediately thought of a good way to make the shark 'atone'.

"Sanji, grill this stupid shark for me!"

"... You're really out of your element. This fish is so fresh, why would you make sushi, soup, spicy dishes, or anything like that..."

Let me think, next is:

Roman didn't care whether it was a shark or a silly fish; the ship's compass was originally pointing towards Fish-Man Island. But if nothing unexpected happened, they would soon run into the infamous shut-in and tomb raider of the One Piece world:

Stepping Stone - Moonlight Moria!

Forgive Roman for calling Moria a 'stepping stone,' since everyone else at least has a recognized 'title' when they appear, such as Crocodile, Empress, Knight of the Sea, Heavenly Yaksha, etc. But Moria, in Roman's memory, seems to only have the label of 'Shichibukai' when he appears.

In addition, his record since his debut: defeated by Luffy, defeated by Jinbe came ashore, defeated by...

After the Marineford War, the World Government thought his strength was too weak and told Doflamingo to just kill him to save Gilgamesh from making a fool of himself.

In the fanfiction community of Roman's past life, Moria is a boss that all the main characters can defeat single-handedly... or rather, an elite monster, someone who can be killed with a single move; if you go through a few more rounds with Moria, you'll lose all your prestige and be too ashamed to show your face!

Of all the powerful figures Luffy has encountered since entering the Grand Line, Moria is arguably the most pathetic.

But:

Even a starved camel is bigger than a horse.

In his youth, Moria was a well-proportioned and formidable man who could wield a sword and fight Kaido head-on!

"Sanji, let's have this shark as a snack~~"

"Didn't you just have lunch?! You're a pig... no, even pigs can't eat as much as you—"

He could hear Luffy and Sanji's daily conversation, while Roman flicked his fingers and a portrait appeared in his hand, depicting a huge, strangely shaped, round guy.

With a scallion-like hairstyle, a devilish appearance, two horns on the side of his forehead, and pointed ears and teeth, his head and neck have crisscrossing sutures resembling stitched wounds, and he wears a shirt with a bat-like collar and Gothic-style clothing.

Moonlight Moria, Devil Fruit user.

With a bounty of 320 million Beli, he is the next formidable enemy the Straw Hat crew will soon face!

It's a pity that since he was defeated at the hands of Kaido and all his crew members were killed, he has been in a state of decline. He has become an obese squatter who loves tomb robbers, and his strength has plummeted! Even more decadent than Lao Sha, but——

Although Roman just narrowly defeated CP9, he's not so arrogant as to think Moria is a fragile balloon. Moria's strength will likely still pose a significant threat to the Straw Hat crew. Therefore, caution is essential.

Shadow-Shadow Fruit:

It can control the user's own shadow, which can be used as a substitute to defend against the opponent's attacks or to attack in place of the user. Its strength is equal to that of the user.

The shadow itself can split and transform into various shapes to attack, splitting into bats to bite opponents or trapping them in shadow boxes. Like water, the shadow has no fixed shape and can regenerate after being destroyed.

Users with this ability can freely switch positions with their shadows to dodge attacks. They can also control other people's shadows.

It can pull apart someone's shadow like tearing duct tape, and at the same time cut the target's shadow. The person whose shadow is stolen will be burned to ashes if exposed to sunlight. If the stolen shadow is placed inside a corpse, it can turn the corpse into a zombie. The zombie itself has the same combat power and personality as the original owner of the shadow, but the Devil Fruit ability cannot be transferred to the zombie.

Actually, Moria's Devil Fruit is incredibly powerful; the 'Shadow Illusion' ability is essentially like turning himself into two! — Just imagine what it would be like to have two Garp...

Moria can also use various shadow skills in creative ways, especially stealing others' shadows under the sun, which can result in an instant kill. However, after being defeated and losing his fighting spirit, Moria can only use shadow zombies, but the zombies are limited by the abilities of the shadow itself, resulting in the legendary swordsman Ryuma, who is at the level of Brook, being only as powerful as a king-level swordsman...

Brook: Is it my fault for being bad at the game?

And then there's the corpse of Captain John of the Rocks Pirates, a big shot who was reduced to a mere grunt by Moria. It was so pathetic it was almost heartbreaking...

As for Moria's men... their fate can only be described as tragic.

Three, just three! A morbidly obese doctor, a perverted voyeur, a gothic lolita...

Moreover, they were all incredibly weak and incompetent, with the "strongest" one being that little girl, Perona. As for the rest of the zombies, who could be dealt with with a handful of salt, let's not even mention them.

However, speaking of Perona, we still don't know what her 'Hollow-Hollow Fruit' really is...

"Notice,"

The voice of Zoro, who was on guard at the top of the mast, came through the loudspeaker. Although Roman's paper bird was convenient, it could only execute simple commands when he was not paying attention, and could not handle various sudden situations as flexibly as a human.

"Something is drifting over from the sea."

?

"Let's go take a look!"

Luffy and Usopp immediately dashed out without hesitation, while Roman, who was sitting on the sofa, had already seen what it was through the paper bird that suddenly came to life outside.

A wooden barrel.

The wooden barrel with flags stuck in it looks like:

"A treasure chest?"

Luffy and the others surrounded the box with excited eyes, Nami waved her hand to interrupt their excitement.

"Unfortunately, this is wine and food."

"It's written on it—this is an offering to the sea god to pray for a safe voyage."

"There's wine inside, let's drink it!"

Zoro was the first to make the suggestion.

"Idiot, stealing this offering will bring a curse!"

Usopp immediately objected.

"After you drink it, just put a new one in."

Robin proposed a compromise, while Luffy and the others were already eagerly preparing to open it—

Snap,

Roman placed one hand on the barrel.

?

"Let's play a game,"

Forcibly stopping Luffy and his crew was pointless, so Roman tried a different approach.

"Let's guess what's inside the bucket."

??

"It wasn't about alcohol and food..."

"I guess,"

Roman had already given his answer.

"There's a signal flare inside!"

???

"Roman, you cheated!" Luffy was the first to react. "Your Observation Haki has 'X-ray vision,' of course you knew—?!"

"Right?"

Roman released his hand from the barrel, but this time no one rushed to open it.

"Is it really okay to just open up this unidentified object that drifted in from the sea so carelessly?"

"Maybe it's poison gas, maybe it's explosives, maybe it's a signal flare to guide the way—so, Nami!"

Nami, standing next to her, pointed to herself with a look that said, "Why are you calling me?"

"It's time for you to show off the results of your training."

"What kind of training—?"

"I understand," Nami took the book from her waist, turned to the page with a door, and then put her hand on the side of the barrel and 'pulled' it.

A 'door' appeared out of thin air in the wooden barrel, allowing everyone to see what was inside:

A flare that will be triggered when the lid is opened!

"So, I'll accept this."

With a wave of Roman's hand, the enormous mouth in his palm suddenly swallowed the wooden barrel. Luffy and the others were disappointed. However, Roman was in a good mood, having acquired a useful item...

"Everyone be careful,"

Nami looked up at the sky. Although to everyone else it was still blue sky and white clouds, but:

"A storm is coming, in five minutes—"

"Advance southeast!"

"Okay," Roman nodded, and the White Knight at the helm immediately began to turn, leaving Franky, who was witnessing the Straw Hat crew's 'human weather forecast' for the first time, completely astonished.

Is this even possible?