Upon hearing this nightmarish voice, Moria's body trembled uncontrollably, as if he had developed Parkinson's disease.
Seeing their captain's reaction, the Three Captains were also uneasy. They stiffly turned their necks and looked towards the entrance of the hall.
There stood a man dressed in a long black robe, looking at them with a pair of eerie purple eyes, his gaze filled with amusement.
Upon seeing the person's face, Perona covered her mouth in surprise and cried out.
"It's... it's Admiral Purple Kirin, whom Lord Moria fears most!!!"
"Damn it! Perona, what nonsense are you spouting?! You're clearly the most respected Admiral Purple Kirin!"
Moria's face turned bright red as he yelled at Perona at the top of his lungs.
After being yelled at by Moria, Perona pouted and sulked, huffing.
"You were just talking about her a moment ago, and now that she's here, you're so scared. It's really embarrassing!"
"..."
Absalom and Hogback wisely kept their mouths shut. They weren't doing this to give face to their captain, but because they knew their own worth. In front of that man, they were no different from ants.
Moria was truly at a loss with Perona, this rebellious little girl. He could only forcefully stop his still trembling body and put on a fawning smile as he looked at Senga.
"Hehehe... I'm very happy to welcome Admiral Purple Kirin. May I ask what brings you here today?"
Senga didn't say anything, but slowly walked towards Moria and the others.
Although Senga ignored him, Moria dared not show any dissatisfaction. He maintained his stiff smile and watched Senga walk towards him step by step.
Senga's footsteps were exceptionally clear in the spacious hall. Moria and the others didn't dare to breathe, and even the usually rebellious Perona obediently shut her mouth, only looking at Senga with her big eyes as he walked towards them.
Moria felt as if an eternity had passed before Senga finally approached him. However, Senga did not linger beside him but instead bypassed him and sat down on the sofa as if she were the master of the place.
Glug!
Moria swallowed hard. He felt that Senga's visit this time must have been for some bad intentions. Perhaps she was dissatisfied with his performance this month and had come to confront him.
Thinking of how terrifying Senga was, Moria's face showed fear. He turned around and bowed deeply to Senga at a ninety-degree angle.
Given Moria's physique, where even his belt could barely hold him up, this kind of movement was truly difficult for him.
Senga looked at him strangely. She only wanted to scare him a little so he would behave better later, so why did he bow to her?
Could it be that, like Jinbe, he's encountered some problem and needs my help?
Moria remained bowed, not daring to look up at Senga.
During the time since returning from Marine Headquarters, Moria couldn't stop thinking about Senga. It wasn't that he had fallen in love with Senga, but rather that he was terrified of Senga!
In particular, when he saw in the newspaper that Kaido had been defeated by Senga, he immediately began to question the meaning of life.
Back in the day, he was a fit and passionate young man who once stormed Wano Country and fought Kaido.
The result was naturally a crushing defeat for him, with his companions almost Kaido.
Moreover, Kaido's "master teacher" buff didn't work on him; instead, it turned him from a passionate young man into a deadbeat couch potato.
Since then, Moria has become disheartened, feeling that he could never defeat the monster Kaido on his own. He began to focus on researching zombies, hoping to use the power of external objects to take revenge on Kaido.
After so many years of research, although there were some results, he knew that with these oddballs, they probably wouldn't even be able to get past Kaido's subordinates.
Yet, even someone like Kaido was not only defeated single-handedly in a head-on confrontation by Senga, but she also managed to cripple Red-Haired, another Four Emperors, in the process...
This level of power was beyond Moria's comprehension; he couldn't help but recall the time he was hit by Senga's Shinra Tensei at Marine Headquarters.
This incident has almost become something he boasts about. After all, being able to survive a direct hit from Senga and still walk out of Marine Headquarters alive and kicking is such an honorable thing!
However, despite his boasting, when faced with Senga again, he immediately cowered like a wilted eggplant.
For example, right now, he's bent over with his buttocks sticking out, pouring out all the wrong things he thinks he's done. (Tianlai Novel Network)
"Admiral Purple Kirin! I confess, I have spoken disrespectfully to you in private. Among the shadows I've collected are those of the Navy. I still need to meet two of my quotas this month... I..."
Moria got more and more excited as he talked, even revealing that he had deliberately peed on people's shoes when he was a child.
Senga was stunned. Absalom and Hogback's jaws nearly dropped to the floor, and Perona's face turned bright red. She covered her eyes with her hands, not wanting to look at Moria again. This was utterly humiliating!
Senga glanced at Moria's crotch and said something with a strange expression.
"I didn't know you had a penchant for quick-scoping."
"Flick shot?"
Moria was taken aback, not immediately understanding what Senga meant.
Absalom and Hogback didn't understand either. Their brains were racing, generating countless data and documents, but after thinking for a long time, they couldn't come up with anything.
Finally, it was Perona's turn. She let out a scream.
"Hate!"
One by one, ghostly dolls appeared around Perona, and then she floated up and frantically circled the chandelier on the ceiling, as if she had been stimulated by something.
Senga looked up at Perona in surprise. He hadn't expected that this little girl could understand what he meant. She was really something!
Moria looked at Senga with some unease and said,
"Admiral Purple Kirin, that's my subordinate Perona. She's a bit eccentric, please don't be angry!"
Although Perona often talked back to Moria, he practically raised Perona like a daughter and cared about her a lot, fearing that she might anger Senga and get killed.
Senga an eyebrow, wondering to herself, "Am I really that easily angered?"
However, seeing Moria's uneasy expression, Senga abandoned her original idea of punishing him.
While Moria may not be a good person, there's no denying he's a truly good captain, and Senga can't bring herself to dislike him.
Senga's expression softened, and he gestured for Moria to sit next to him.
Moria was immediately flattered and repeatedly said that he could just stand and talk, until Senga glared at him with her Rinnegan. Only then did he hurriedly run to Senga's side and plop down on the sofa.
Moria sat down looking nervous, his hands resting on his knees, looking like an obedient schoolboy.