At the same time.
Cake Island.
In the castle hall, Akira was sitting at the top, looking calmly at the Charlotte Family members who were filing in.
On his right side, Gion, who covered the box with Admiral's cloak, looked forward with the same calm expression.
Although Awakening accidentally killed Conqueror's Haki during the battle with Beasts Pirates, she stood next to young Marshal not much changed from before, like a knife maid, with her own Kompira on her waist, and the Supreme Grade Sword that Akira entrusted to her for safekeeping.
Standing on the left side of Akira were two Admirals, Sakazuki and Kuzan. Looking at the Charlotte Family members who were slowly walking into the hall, the two veteran Admiral's expressions didn't seem to change much, but the corners of their mouths unconsciously curved in an arc.
As members of the Admiral headquarters, they have had many battles with the Yonko group over the years, but every battle would end in vain due to various factors, which made them feel very unhappy and always felt like a lump in their throats.
Now that we have killed two New World sea emperors in one fell swoop, they both feel a sense of relief that their constipation for many years has been cured.
Mihawk, Hancock, Jinbe, Doflamingo and Crocodile are standing side by side on the right side of the hall, Moria has made the final choice to become a naval soldier. At this time, he does not stand with Mihawk and others, but stands opposite Morgan, like two door gods standing at the gate of the castle.
Perona did not enter the hall, but held a red umbrella and floated beside Moria. His little head poked into the door from time to time, and his big eyes looked at the hall curiously.
Finding that the atmosphere in the hall was a bit depressing, Perona suddenly felt bored. He puffed up his cheeks and looked away and said boredly, "Lord Moria, what on earth are you thinking? It's inappropriate to leave the good Shichibukai here to become a naval soldier! You have become a soldier, so am I not even a soldier?"
"Hehehehehe, you are considered a family member of the Navy."
Moria, who calmly accepted his current status as a naval soldier, let out his signature laugh, then put his head next to Perona's ear and said in a low voice, "I'll give you a mission?"
"What?" Perona's eyes lit up.
Moria glanced at Morgan opposite, and seeing that he had no response, he continued to lower his voice and said, "Go and see where Big Mom Pirates's dead guys are buried. When Lord Marshal leaves Cake Island, we'll steal the bodies!"
"Where are the corpses?" Perona pouted and said angrily, "I heard some navy said that Cake Island originally gathered tens of thousands of people, but after being frozen into ice sculptures, they were turned into powder due to the shock wave of the battle."
"What a pity~"
Moria drooped his head, "That's tens of thousands of people!"
"Eh~"
Suddenly, Moria's eyes lit up again, "The bodies of Kaido and Charlotte Linlin are still there!"
Perona's big eyes also lit up.
After that, Perona and Moria, who are more father-daughter than father-daughter, looked at each other and laughed.
"Hohohohoho~"
"Hehehehehehe~"
Hearing the blood-curdling laughter of the "father and daughter", Morgan, who was standing opposite, shivered for no reason, then opened his eyes wide and roared, "Hey, hey, hey, what are you laughing at?"
"Especially you, soldier Moria, I order you to shut up immediately!"
"Yes, Colonel!" Moria quickly straightened his body and raised his hands imitatingly and shouted loudly, "Loyalty!"
"Hmph~"
Seeing Moria being scolded by a mere colonel, Perona immediately snorted in dissatisfaction, then floated to the opposite side of Morgan and pointed at Morgan's nose, "Why are you so fierce? It's not cute at all! I hate you!"
Before he finished speaking, a ghost body visible to the naked eye appeared in the sky.
Before Morgan could react, the ghost body quietly sank into his body.
The next second, Morgan swept away the majestic and high-spirited look, and fell to his knees with a pop, with a look of despair on his face.
"How can I win the favor of Lord Marshal?"
"I am just a grasshopper, please step on me to death!"
"Hahahahaha~" Looking down at Morgan who was kneeling down begging for death, Perona put his little hands on his waist and said arrogantly, "Let's see if you still dare to be cruel Lord Moria!"
"Hiss~"
Moria, who was standing opposite, secretly took a breath of cold air and said anxiously, "Perona, don't mess around, Captain Morgan is my boss now! Quick, let him go!"
As the former captain of Thriller Bark Pirates, he raised Perona as both a father and a mother, so he naturally knows Perona's temperament and Devil Fruit ability very well.
In particular, Paramecia Hollow-Hollow Fruit owned by Perona can be said to be a bug-level fruit. Not only can ghosts with different effects be freely manipulated to pass through walls, ceilings and human bodies without any hindrance, but Devil Fruit ability can also be used to put people into a negative state.
"Oh~"
Perona took back the ghost obediently and immediately returned to Moria.
As the ghost was taken back by her, Morgan immediately woke up.
"Moria!"
Just when he woke up, thinking about the scene where he was kneeling down and begging to be trampled to death, Morgan was like a powder keg that was detonated. He roared at Moria, "How dare you attack your boss and commit a crime below? You are dead!"
"I... I don't have it, Colonel." Moria waved his hands with an innocent expression.
"I don't care~" Morgan waved his hand and glared at Moria with a fierce expression, "From now on, recite Three Character Classic until Lord Marshal and leave!"
"Huh?"
Moria's eyes almost popped out, "Colonel, I... I can't recite it, so I just remembered the first few sentences."
"Then memorize the first few sentences!" Morgan said fiercely.
Before Moria could react, Perona immediately floated forward.
Seeing this, Morgan immediately widened his eyes and said anxiously, "Don't come over here! Just float there, don't move!"
Perona puffed his cheeks and said, "Why is it so fierce? I didn't say I wanted to come over!"
"That's good~"
Morgan secretly wiped his sweat, then turned his head to look at Moria, his expression became fierce in a second, "Start, back!"
Hearing this, Moria glanced at Perona with resentment, then lowered his head and recited. "In the beginning, human beings are naturally good-natured... it is the fault of the father if they are not educated."
Just then.
Several members of the Charlotte Family, headed by Smoker, walked over quickly carrying a red stone tablet.
Amidst Moria's intermittent recitation, Smoker, who came to the castle gate, looked back at her younger brothers and sisters who were following behind carrying the stone tablet. Seeing that they were struggling to carry it, she sighed secretly, then walked over in silence, lifted the stone tablet onto her shoulders, and turned around and walked into the castle hall.
"Bang--"
With a soft sound, Smoker, who placed the red stone tablet steadily in front of Akira, immediately knelt down on one knee, bowed his head and said, "Master Akira, bring Road Poneglyph."
As soon as this statement came out, the eyes of everyone present were attracted to the red stone tablet.
The most excited ones are undoubtedly Crocodile and Doflamingo.
Especially Crocodile, who once had the ambition to become Pirate King. Although he had chosen to bow to Navy Marshal, he still could not resist the temptation of Road Poneglyph. While his eyes glanced at the stone monument, his feet reflexively stepped towards it.
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There will be another update next.