Suke Suke no Mi: Giving Away First Blood in Rage

Beside a gloomy island, aboard the Sunny Merry.

A group of people gathered around a paper model 'sand table' and listened to Roman explain the 'strategy'.

"The island before us is actually the 'Thriller Bark,' a massive sailing vessel from the West Blue."

Roman pointed to the white sand table and began to explain to everyone—it wasn't just simple memory, but the dozens or even hundreds of black bats he had released had already covered the entire island, transmitting back firsthand information.

With Roman's current strength, this kind of 'small' dungeon is practically like having a full-map cheat!

"Unlike the 'bosses' who used to roam around everywhere, this time we're facing Shichibukai: Gecko Moria, who will stay here the whole time..."

As Roman spoke, he placed a round little Paper Person Moria figure on the main castle building in the middle of the island.

This represents the final boss of the 'Devil Triangle area dungeon'.

A great swordsman and martial arts master who could fiercely battle Kaido has been reduced to a chubby, reclusive mage. All I can say is:

Roman felt a deep sense of sympathy!

Put yourself in their shoes: if the Straw Hat crew were wiped out, leaving Roman, perhaps it wouldn't be long before this one-man 'Pure White Straw Hat Pirates' would resume their journey towards Laugh Tale...

To avoid such an outcome, we must intensify our training!

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Seeing Roman's sudden, bitter, and resentful expression, everyone was completely baffled. However:

I'm used to it, I'm used to it.

"Then here, here, and here—"

Roman marked three buildings, and with a wave of his hand, three small Paper Person appeared above the buildings, representing three 'elite monsters'.

"These are three officers of the Moria Pirates:"

"Genius Surgeon: Hogback"

A chubby middle-aged doctor with long purple hair, dressed in a fishnet outfit.

"Zombie Commander: Absalom".

This was a beast-like man, wearing a tall, round hat adorned with the Moria's emblem, spherical earrings, a shirt and trousers, a high-necked overcoat, and long boots. He had long blond hair, two cannons mounted on his arms, and the mouth of a lion!

Ghost Princess: Perona

A gothic-style girl with pink pigtails, a crown, a red skirt and shawl, black and white stockings, and a burgundy parasol in her hand.

"The other two are insignificant, but Perona..."

Roman glanced at Zoro, causing the Three-Sword Style Green Algae Head swordsman to raise an eyebrow.

What are you looking at me for?

"It's nothing," Roman said, averting his gaze. The mere mention of Perona brought to mind that famous meme from his past life: Perona pointing at a sweating Zoro, 'Without me, you'd still be a...'

Ahem, not suitable for children!

"In short, this girl has the 'Hollow-Hollow Fruit'... Ah, no, that's not right," Perona's ability was so overpowered that Roman would often subconsciously misidentify her fruit.

"She is a user of the 'Hollow-Hollow Fruit', so everyone must be careful if you encounter her!"

He might be a greater threat to the Straw Hat crew than Moria...

"Mr. Roman!"

Chopper's eyes lit up with excitement as he pointed at the first little Paper Person.

"Is this really Mr. Hogback? The world-renowned surgeon? The legendary figure who has saved countless lives?"

"It is him, but..."

Seeing Chopper's excitement, Roman had to give the little reindeer a 'precautionary warning'.

"He might be 'slightly' different from what you think: in fact, he is someone who believes money is more important than saving lives and who mass-produces zombies to desecrate the dead."

"The reason he is here is because ten years ago, the death of the famous actress Cindry left him devastated. He later became Gecko Moria's companion on the condition of reviving Cindry."

Another guy stuck in the 'past'.

"How could this be? Mr. Hogback is actually..."

"Well, don't get so worked up, Chopper. Maybe my intelligence was wrong?"

Roman waved his hand, "When you meet him later, you'll see with your own eyes and hear with your own ears, and you'll know what kind of person he is."

"... Okay, Mr. Roman."

Although Roman comforted Chopper in this way, everyone knew that Roman's intelligence was always very reliable. The only concern was this doctor...

"So what's next—?!"

Thump,

!!

"Did the anchor fall down by itself?"

"How could this be? There was clearly no one there..."

Nobody's here!?

Roman closed his eyes and carefully sensed his surroundings. When he opened his eyes again, he looked more serious and understanding.

It's that guy— Absalom, the Devil Fruit user!

"Hey hey hey?"

Pull--

Luffy's mouth suddenly stretched out to the sides, making a funny face, which made Roman raise an eyebrow.

As expected, Observation Haki cannot detect it!

Clang!

The next second, Zoro's sword appeared out of thin air, surprising everyone.

"Careful·····"

Snap!

With a flash, Roman caught the long sword that was flying towards Luffy. In that instant, he sensed something and suddenly withdrew his hand, dropping the hilt. However, even with his Observation Haki, which allowed him to see through and perceive his enemies, he found nothing.

As expected, the Suke Suke no Mi is not just about 'invisibility'!

Otherwise, Absalom wouldn't have been able to rescue Moria from Doflamingo and a group of Pacifista during the Marineford War, and Shiryu, the second-in- Blackbeard Pirates, wouldn't have eaten the 'Old Snake Fruit' which offered no benefit to combat.

That's the reason.

The Suke Suke no Mi can block the perception of Observation Haki!

Two years later, Moria, who had regained his strength, was almost killed by Shiryu had eaten the Suke Suke no Mi.

But:

"Don't panic—"

"Paper Dance - Paper Snowflakes!"

Seeing the Straw Hat crew's suspicious expressions, Roman snapped his fingers! Immediately, sheets of white paper flew out from his body! These sheets of paper quickly shattered into tiny fragments in the air, like snowflakes falling from the sky! Then:

Whoosh~~~

The moment the scraps of paper appeared, they began to swirl and dance in the air, as if plunging the crew into a blizzard! They filled every space on the Sunny Merry. Because his companions were present, Roman didn't imbue the papers with any lethality, but:

A white 'figure' was outlined by the scraps of paper that fell on it!

He was crept closer to Robin, his hands outstretched in a greedy, old snakeskin-like manner, making everyone's eyebrows twitch!

Just as the opponent's An Lushan's claws struck Robin's chest, Absalom, who was invisible, froze! He saw his 'attack' target retreat with a look of disgust, and at the same time:

"Huh? It was you who caused all this trouble!"

"How dare you touch my knife! You're asking for death—"

"How dare you covet Miss Robin! I'll break every bone in your body!!"

"Beat him up!" X3

Absalom, surrounded by Luffy, Zoro, and Sanji, didn't even have time to utter his classic line, "Let's talk this out," before a barrage of punches and kicks rained down on him!

"Aaaaaaahh..."

"Help! Help—"

The inhuman screams pierced the mist, startling a swarm of bats.

The fight quickly subsided into silence amidst the sounds of fists and kicks!

"So, this guy is the 'Zombie Commander,' one of the enemy's three executives?"

Seeing the lion-man lying unconscious on the ground, revealing his true form, Zoro had a look of 'That's it?' which forced Roman to remind them.

"Don't forget, when he didn't reveal himself, none of us could sense him."

"That's because he's incredibly weak—if it were a master swordsman like him, any one of us would be knocked down on the spot!"

That's absolutely true. Caught completely off guard by a high-damage swordsman's sneak attack, no one in the Straw Hat crew could claim to be unscathed—except for Roman, who can ' Elementalization.

If the Straw Hat crew hadn't encountered so many incredibly skilled pirates along their journey, Roman's strength would have been enough to effortlessly toy with 99% of the pirates in the first half of the Grand Line, earning him a well-deserved 'BOSS' title...

"Very good. Although he is a bio-engineered human, this guy is still a living being."

After obtaining two vials of blood from the opponent to create 'transparent pages', Roman nodded in satisfaction. —With this, as long as they don't encounter large-scale area-of-effect attacks, their safety is guaranteed.

Although this guy's Devil Fruit ability will be taken away in two years, in two years... the Straw Hat crew should already have the strength to stand up to other forces!

"Yeah, the enemy team gave away a kill right at the start, we have a huge advantage~~"

Roman waved his hand, and the Paper Person representing Absalom vanished instantly. "Then we just need to fight our way along this planned route, and we can easily defeat Moria and reclaim Brook's shadow."

Meanwhile, Roman repeatedly reminded Luffy, "Don't run around and make things harder for us! I don't want to fight some Zombie Oars..."

"Hehehe, I got it!"

With a wide smile on his face, holding a net and a cage like Luffy preparing for Luffy, Roman closed his eyes and rubbed his temples.

You didn't even listen, did you?

"Fine, but you're not allowed to leave my sight, or else—I'll have Sanji cut your food in half!"

"Ahhhh, no way~~~"

"I refuse," Sanji, lighting a cigarette. "It is my dignity as a chef to feed hungry people."

Damn it,

"Whatever makes you happy."

Roman gave up on treatment!

"Roman, what is this?"

Nami pointed to a woman in the nearby forest with pink braids, a robust figure, and full lips. There was an inexplicable feeling of 'closeness' about her.

"Oh, this is a side quest."

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"Where can we get items to strengthen Luffy? — But I don't think we need them with our current strength."

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"Okay, whatever makes you happy."

Anyway, the Straw Hat crew was already used to Roman occasionally spouting some inexplicable lines. So:

"Adventure, adventure!!"

"I've got my bento box," Robin, carrying the food with a cheerful expression. "I love adventure too~."

"An adventure on a mysterious island is so incredibly exciting!"

"Hey, hey, hey, we're going to take down the boss, can you guys be serious...?"

Oh well, if we could get serious, we wouldn't be the Straw Hat crew.

"So--"

Splash splash~~

Sheets of white paper flew out, forming a long staircase that connected to the shore. Roman pointed forward.

"Moria dungeon, let's start."

"Oh oh oh~~~"

Luffy charged ahead, thankfully remembering Roman's words, and only shouted and yelled on the shore!

"Hurry up and keep up!!"

Such a loud sound,

Luffy, are you still the King of Trains?