Moria's Resolve

"So it's Moria. May I ask what brings you here in all this trouble?" Morgans asked the Den Den Mushi with a smile, a hint of curiosity in his eyes.

As a Big News Morgans who controlled the world's news scene, Morgans had an exceptionally clear memory of all the world's famous and important figures.

Gecko Moria Moria, a pirate with great potential, who is below the level of a conqueror but has the potential to become a powerful Admiral and eventually a conqueror, is naturally within his focus.

He wasn't angry that Moria had approached him in this way. Moria must have a reason for coming to him, and if there was a reason, it must be something important. If it was something important, Moria must be planning to take action against someone, but he needed his intelligence. Wasn't that Big News Morgans?

Therefore, Morgons was somewhat expectant. Before he had even said anything, Morgans had already guessed the course of events with a high degree of accuracy.

"Find me two people; I need information about them," Moria's sharp voice rang out.

"Oh, who are you looking for?" Morgans grinned, just as he had expected.

"I need traces of Pramon and Getov. They've gone into hiding, and I need to know where they are," Moria stated directly what he wanted.

"It's the two of them? Okay, I'll get the things to you soon." Morgans agreed immediately.

"Huh? No need to pay anything?" Moria was somewhat surprised. He had been prepared to pay a hefty price, whether it was Beli or favors, but he hadn't expected it to be so easy.

"Haha, I've got what I wanted."

Upon hearing this, Moria quickly realized that the World Economic News was coming to film their battle. However, he didn't care. Would anyone really avenge two traitors? Besides, he wasn't afraid. The remnants of the John Pirates had mostly scattered, and there were few who could threaten him.

"In that case, there's no need to send it to me. Just tell me the information about Sosa and send it directly there," Moria said, not wanting to waste time waiting for the information.

"Okay, I understand. The request will be sent to Sosa soon." Morgans nodded.

Sosa is the same John Pirates officer who is still sailing the seas and, after betraying John, established his own pirate crew.

Pramon and Getov, however, were getting old and had lost the will to continue fighting. After acquiring a large amount of treasure, they retired and disappeared into the sea.

But with the World Economic News's intelligence network, which even World Government rely on, how could such intelligence be kept from Morgans?

In order to find the two traitors who had betrayed John and were now in seclusion, Moria could only think of Morgans, after all, he only had seven days.

As soon as Moria hung up the Den Den Mushi, he set off. The shadow beneath him instantly transformed into a giant shadow bat, its claws gripping Moria's arm. Fluttering its wings, it swiftly soared into the sky. He had already located Sosa's trail and was flying towards the place where Sosa was.

Meanwhile, at the headquarters of the World Economic News, Morgans held two documents in his hands.

He was already guessing why Moria wanted to kill these three Great Pirate. After all, Moria had never had any contact with these three Great Pirate, nor had he ever even met them. Two of them were already living in seclusion. There must be some secret connection between them.

Although he didn't ask directly, Morgans thought a lot about it. Moria's strange behavior aroused his curiosity, and with his professional skills, he felt that there must be Big News Morgans hidden in this. After hanging up the phone, Morgans collected relevant information.

There are only two documents, and the answer is obvious. One document states that four officers betrayed and killed Captain John, one of whom is already dead. Moria's target is the remaining three. From this, we can conclude that Moria seems to be avenging Captain John.

However, Captain John had not made contact with Moria either. With the capabilities of the World Economic News, all of Moria's information from childhood to adulthood had been uncovered. One was born in the West Blue and only came to the New World in the last two years, while the other had basically stayed in the New World and there was no sign of contact.

This was somewhat strange, but the second thing gave Morgans some insight, and it was the only piece of information he had: the theft of Captain John's body.

If Captain John had orchestrated this, then Captain John must still be alive; but it is certain that Captain John is dead.

If that's the case, then Moria stole Captain John's body and used his abilities to "awaken" Captain John, giving him independent consciousness so that Moria could avenge him, although the specifics are unknown.

Morgans knew about Moria's Shadow-Shadow Fruit ability, which granted him the power to revive corpses; however, these were all small fry and had no practical value.

In addition, according to the intelligence we just received, Moria is not allowing anyone to enter Moonlight Castle, ostensibly for training purposes, but there have been clashes, suggesting a possible battle.

This is interesting. If his guess is true, then the "awakened" Captain John will still be able to fight Moria.

"Hehehe! Have I discovered some incredible secret?!" Morgans' eyes widened, then he laughed excitedly, took out a pen, and wrote down what he was thinking. This matter needed to be confirmed, but the possibility was very high.

Then combine these two documents with your own notes, and save them.

However, he hadn't revealed his intentions yet. Although he knew about this matter, it didn't mean he would say it. Although the matter was explosive, it was useless and would only offend the two powerful figures.

When it finally appears before the ocean in the future, it will surely be huge news.

Furthermore, why did Moria want to avenge Captain John? What was his motive? Was it Captain John's treasure? Or some other big secret?

Moria never imagined that just because of one phone call, so much information would be exposed and dug up by Morgans.

Seven days later, a wounded Moria returned to his base, Moonlight Island. Although he had given instructions, Moria had been gone for seven days. The crew was very worried but also very excited to see Moria return.

Because Moria's actions have been exposed; he killed three Great Pirate in succession.

Moria exchanged a few pleasantries with them before hurrying towards his castle.

Upon arriving at the depths of Moonlight Castle, Captain John was already waiting there, holding a newspaper with news about Moria in his hand. At the same time, footage of the battles from a few days ago was playing in front of him, showing Moria killing the first two former John Pirates officers.

Captain John smiled when he saw Moria return.

"I'm back, just in time," Moria said, grinning and panting heavily.

Moria took out a bag containing the three heads—the heads of the three Great Pirate —and the sword Captain John had given him, still stained with the blood of the three Great Pirate. After defeating them, Moria had used this sword to pierce their hearts and cut off their heads.

For the past seven days, Moria has been traveling and fighting, with virtually no rest. After defeating the first Great Pirate and obtaining the intelligence sent by Morgans, he quickly headed for his next target.

It's worth mentioning that Morgans, quite unethically, released the footage and news on the very day after the battle with Moria, making the news known to everyone.

The second target was alright, but the third target was already prepared. Seclusion did not mean closing off the sea or ignoring news from the sea. Two of his companions who had betrayed Captain John like him were dead, leaving him alone. At this point, he had guessed that Moria would probably make a move against him, so he had already made preparations, unlike the previous one who was caught off guard by Moria's sneak attack and had the upper hand.

This undoubtedly increased Moria's difficulty. Even in seclusion, he could still summon two powerful figures to help him by using his acquired treasure. Thus, Moria faced three powerful figures alone, which was extremely dangerous. However, in the end, Moria was fortunate enough to win and kill his third target.

As for the two pirates who attacked him, they were wounded and fled. After all, what treasure is more important than one's own life? However, Moria has already memorized their appearances and will take revenge when he has the time.

It almost prevented him from returning within the stipulated time; otherwise, he could have returned a day earlier.

"It seems there was a slight mishap; you returned a little later than I expected. However, you've passed my test." Captain John glanced at the three heads of the Great Pirate, then took the longsword Moria handed him and carefully wiped it with a rag.

His words excited Moria. It had finally come. This was the first time he had pushed himself so hard, even more so than when he faced Kaido of the Beasts.

Because he has a trump card for registering applicants.

"Then let's talk about your current shortcomings so we can find a way to make up for them," Captain John said slowly, walking to the sofa and sitting down.

Moria listened intently, disregarding his own injuries. All his hard work these past few days had been for this moment.

"As a Devil Fruit user, you've developed this ability quite well!" Captain John nodded at this. From any perspective, Moria had indeed developed the Shadow-Shadow Fruit into many forms. It had abilities for survival, attack, amplification, and support. Although it didn't have a decisive attack technique, the Shadow Horn Spear had great potential. It was powerful and had strong penetrating power. If it continued to be developed, this move could become a killing move.

However, Moria was not happy. He was well aware of his own situation, and the only thing worth mentioning was his Shadow-Shadow Fruit ability.

"His physical talent is good, but he still has the potential to improve further."

"However, his physical skills are somewhat lacking and require further training."

"As for Haki, the most important element in the New World, you're still a self-taught practitioner and far from proficient. Without further training, it will be difficult for your Haki to improve any further, unless you get lucky and gain some insights in battle."

With Captain John's discerning eye, he could naturally see that Moria's Two types of Haki was only at a passable level, not outstanding. Although there were methods to learn Haki in the New World, and they were practically commonplace, it was easy to learn with time, but mastering it and reaching a high level, whether it was Armament Haki or Observation Haki, was extremely difficult.

It requires methods and diligent practice, which is also an important indicator for distinguishing the levels of the strong.

"If Haki cannot be further improved, then reaching the Admiral level and becoming a Hegemon is just a joke." John knew that for a strong person to reach the Admiral level, learning the flow of Haki, and even the internal destruction of Haki, was essential.

As for Observation Haki, it will naturally improve with continuous battles, and thus will not weaken.

Two types of Haki is very important for projecting a powerful and imposing look.

"Your current fighting style still relies too much on your abilities. Your physical skills are lacking, and your physical strength is only decent; both need improvement, especially your Two types of Haki." Captain John took a sip of his drink.

"So, besides my own abilities, I need to train and improve everything else." Moria thought his strength was already quite good, not much different from the Overlord level, but he didn't expect Captain John to say that he was so far behind.

However, he also understood very well that Captain John's ultimate goal was someone of his own caliber, someone who was considered strong even among Admiral.

"How does he compare to Teach?" For some reason, Teach's image suddenly popped into Moria's mind, and he couldn't help but ask.

Captain John's gaze was somewhat strange, making Moria feel uneasy. "What's wrong?"

"You dare say that? Don't you know the difference between you two? It's obvious, isn't it?" Captain John was somewhat speechless. Having been resurrected, he had naturally witnessed Teach's battles and was familiar with the Night Pirates.

"He's a monster, a true monster. A monster-level physique, powerful physical skills, top-tier Two types of Haki, even his Conqueror's Haki is quite strong, his swordsmanship is not weak, and he has Devil Fruit ability that he has developed extremely perfectly. You are two levels below him in every aspect. To have such strength at such a young age, he is already on the path to surpassing me, while you are striving to reach the level I am at. That is the difference between you."

Captain John spoke, his eyes gleaming, then he sighed. "I have to admit, even among rulers, there are differences. Whether it's Golden Lion or Whitebeard, their strength is clearly superior."

"Alright, that's enough, Moria. Are you ready for hell? I won't hold back." Captain John chuckled, but his tone carried a serious and undeniable Haki.

Moria snapped out of his daze, thinking to himself, "Is the difference really that big?" Although he already had some suspicions.

However, Moria's gaze hardened. "If that's the case," he thought, "Then I'll reach that level step by step." Looking at Captain John, he said, "I'm ready. No matter how difficult it is, I will persevere."