Ghost Princess Pirates!

Since being forced to quit his "King addiction," Gecko Moria's personality has changed drastically.

He once led the Moria Pirates to wreak havoc on the seas, amassing a bounty of 320 million Beli.

His current motto is "Rely on others for everything," and his favorite saying is, "I'll leave this to you to handle..."

If you can sit, don't stand; if you can lie down, don't sit.

Things that can be delegated to "shadows," "subordinates," or "zombies" will never be done personally...

This is Gecko Moria!

A gloomy, fat otaku who likes to hide in the Devil's Triangle and use his shadow to create zombie figurines!

But there are always exceptions.

Even a "fat otaku" like Gecko Moria has his inviolable "absolute territory".

Beasts Kaido is Gecko Moria's number one enemy!

Just moments ago, Gecko Moria was extremely pessimistic, but now, like a match, he was ignited by the flame of "Kaido".

"Let's head to Sabaody Archipelago now! Then we'll dive down to Fish-Man Island! And then we'll charge into the New World!"

"I have collected many nautical charts of the New World! This allows me to delve deep into the New World and reach Wano Country in the shortest possible time!"

"The Eternal Pose and topographical map of Wano Country! And the topographical map of Onigashima! I have them all!"

Despite his severe injuries, Gecko Moria rattled off a long list of suggestions and plans.

Although he verbally proclaims his intention to avenge himself against Beasts Kaido and become the new Pirate King...

However, Gecko Moria himself knew that his strength alone, and the strength of his zombie army alone, were completely insufficient to contend with the Beasts Kaido of the Beasts...

The zombie army is extremely powerful.

Every zombie warrior is an absolutely loyal, tireless, and fearless "super soldier."

But even if a thousand or ten thousand zombies charged at him together, they wouldn't be able to defeat Beasts Kaido.

To defeat a Pirate Emperor, you need to rely on strength of equal caliber!

Gecko Moria thought to himself that his "Thousand Shadow Giant Form" might be able to rival Beasts Kaido...

But it's only a "maybe".

The "Thousand Shadow Giant Form" couldn't even get past the White Dragon, so whether it can get past the "Azure Dragon" is even more uncertain...

It doesn't matter.

Gecko Moria now enjoys relying on the strength of others.

He himself might, probably, possibly be unable to avenge himself against Beasts Kaido.

But if it's White Dragon... perhaps it's possible.

However.

After hearing what Gecko Moria said, Storm just wanted to roll his eyes.

"Are you sure you're fully prepared for the New World?"

Storm stared speechlessly at Gecko Moria.

"Let's assume we've already arrived in Wano Country."

"I'll deal with Kaido, who will you deal with?"

"King the Conflagration? Queen the Plague? Jack the Drought? The All-Stars of the Beasts Pirates, which one can you handle?"

Even if you can hold off one, what about the other two?

"Are we going to rely on Perona's 'Negative Ghost'?"

"We still need to rely on this lion-headed 'transparent world'?"

"We can't exactly have Hogback rush in with a scalpel and stab someone, can we?"

Storm's barrage of questions left Gecko Moria speechless.

At that moment, Brook cautiously raised her right hand.

"Captain, did you forget about someone?"

"Brook, you are a musician."

Storm's simple comment effectively ended Brook.

Although Brook could become one of the "Four Yellows" in the New World in the future.

However, his direct combat ability is really... not high.

The "Soul King" is indeed adept at spying, seducing Big Mom, and playing sonata music.

But as for the rest... let's not make things difficult for this old man.

Storm's attitude made Brook feel both happy and sad.

He is the Captain of the Rumbar Pirates, a capable warrior who can stand alone, and a pirate with a bounty of 33 million Beli!

It seems that, according to Storm, his fighting skills are nowhere near as impressive as his musical talent.

Brook's feelings were very complicated.

Similarly.

Gecko Moria's feelings were also very complicated.

He was definitely a bit out of his mind just now.

Having reigned supreme in the Devil's Triangle for so many years, Gecko Moria had become somewhat oblivious to the cruelty of the New World.

If he were to lead his Moria Pirates straight into the New World right now...

The outcome may not be any better than it was a decade or so ago.

Must we lose all our companions again?

Gecko Moria collapsed to the ground as if a mountain of gold had been toppled.

"Then you go and help me fight Kaido!"

The ocean is too complicated, Gecko Moria chooses to simply give up.

His lazy, listless demeanor was so unbearable that even Perona couldn't stand it, let alone Storm.

"Lord Moria! What are you talking about?"

Perona released Mini Ghost, manipulating them to fly to Gecko Moria's ear and detonating them like a string of firecrackers, creating a continuous crackling sound.

"This is so embarrassing!"

At that moment, Perona truly understood the necessity of developing the "Positive Ghost".

If we could really develop the kind of "Positive Ghost" that Storm mentioned before...

Surely this will revitalize Lord Moria?

The explosion of the Mini Ghost is not very powerful, like a balloon.

Aside from being a bit noisy, Gecko Moria was not affected in any other way.

Storm observed carefully.

Gecko Moria even made two earplugs out of his shadow and plugged them up to prevent the explosions of the Mini Ghost from affecting him.

Brook spoke up quietly at that moment.

"Captain, is this Shichibukai?"

"No, you've misunderstood. This is trash, not a normal person."

Storm commented very scathingly.

"Even among the Shichibukai, Gecko Moria is the most useless one."

Perona's Mini Ghost, Gecko Moria turned a deaf ear.

Storm's scathing commentary was meticulously crafted by Gecko Moria.

"White Dragon! You bastard! Don't think I didn't hear what you said!"

Is there anything wrong with what I said?

Storm shrugged and asked in return.

"Let me tell you a little secret, Gecko Moria."

"The Gorosei have actually disliked you for a long time. They've been looking for a new Shichibukai to replace you."

Storm's words are absolutely true.

The World Government established the Shichibukai for two reasons: firstly, to stabilize the situation on the seas, and secondly, to use the power of pirates to suppress them.

As a result, Gecko Moria remained holed up in the Devil's Triangle, rarely venturing out, and his capture of pirates relied entirely on luck.

The World Government is naturally unhappy with this utterly passive attitude.

Years later, Gecko Moria was defeated by the Straw Hat Pirates, and the World Government immediately ordered the elimination of this Shichibukai.

This demonstrates the World Government's indifferent attitude towards Gecko Moria.

It's worth noting that when Donquixote Doflamingo is defeated by the Straw Hat Pirates in the future, the World Government will specifically order the cover-up of Heavenly Yaksha's defeat.

Comparing these two things side by side, the contrast is simply too stark.

"Really? Lord White Dragon!"

Perona looked at Storm nervously and pressed for an answer.

"Won't the World Government forcibly strip Lord Moria of the Shichibukai?"

Even the naive Perona was well aware of the importance of the position of Shichibukai to Gecko Moria.

Lord White Dragon...

Gecko Moria heard nothing but Perona's address to Storm.

"Hmph! White Dragon! Don't think you can scare me with those kinds of words!"

The more Gecko Moria looked at Storm, the more annoyed he became.

"I'm not afraid of the World Government! Let them try to take my position Shichibukai!"

"I can just use the shadows and corpses of people from the World Government to create new zombies!"

"I've noticed that you and the Sand Crocodile are really getting more and more regressive!"

Storm chuckled, but considering the other party had become his "subordinate," he still pointed out a clear path for him.

"Your [Shadow-Shadow Fruit] has the characteristic of using other people's shadows to enhance your own power."

"But why do you focus your attention on these grunts?"

"You haven't been following any news about Impel Down?"

Gecko Moria didn't know why the White Dragon would suddenly bring up Impel Down, and his brows furrowed slightly.

What do you want to say?

"Impel Down, Level 6, there are only three people left now—or maybe just two."

Storm said it casually.

"Hunter of the Crescent Moon, World Destroyer, Colossal Battleship, Big Barrel, Avalon Pizarro... all these Great Pirate are now dead."

"Your secret weapon is 'Oars'?"

"In terms of size alone, one of these Colossal Battleship is roughly equivalent to three Oars!"

The legendary "Oars the Giant," Oars, was only about sixty meters tall.

But what about Colossal Battleship?

San Juan Wolf is over 180 meters tall!

"All those guys locked up in Impel Down are dead? How is that possible!"

Upon hearing this, Gecko Moria was instantly taken aback.

"Could it have been done by the World Government?"

"No, I did it."

"Storm said calmly."

"I slaughtered the entirety of Infinite Hell."

"..."

Gecko Moria's lips twitched violently a few times.

He truly had no idea that White Dragon had once accomplished such a "major feat".

But in any case.

After hearing from White Dragon that "the Infinite Hell had been emptied," Gecko Moria couldn't sit still any longer.

As Devil Fruit User of the [Shadow-Shadow Fruit].

Gecko Moria needs most are two things—the "shadow" of a strong person and their "corpse"!

The Great Pirate in the Infinite Hell were all slaughtered by Storm.

This provides Gecko Moria with an opportunity to demand the corpses of these Great Pirate from the World Government.

Once the "corpses" are obtained, their "shadows" can naturally be taken away by Gecko Moria!

There were the corpses and shadows of those Great Pirate.

What were the shadows that Gecko Moria had previously plundered, even the "giant's shadow"?

"This matter... and this news..."

Gecko Moria suddenly found the White Dragon somewhat more pleasing to the eye.

"I owe you a favor, White Dragon."

Gecko Moria made up his mind that he would leave the Devil's Triangle immediately and then apply to the World Government to enter Impel Down!

If only we could get our hands on the corpses and shadows of those Great Pirate inside Impel Down...

Gecko Moria can recreate a powerful army!

And with the support of those Great Pirate...

Gecko Moria's strength might even surpass his previous peak!

I don't like people owing me favors.

Storm stated bluntly.

"Consider this news a 'gift' for you joining my ranks!"

"Your subordinates?"

Gecko Moria gets angry again.

"Don't even dream about it! White Dragon! I will never become your subordinate!"

Perona immediately looked at Gecko Moria with a pitiful expression.

"Lord Moria..."

"A pointless persistence."

Storm chuckled and then proposed another solution.

"If you don't want to join my ranks, how about becoming a member of Perona's crew?"

"... Perona's crew?"

Gecko Moria was immediately confused.

"What's the meaning?"

Perona also looked at Storm with curiosity.

"Simply put, my 'Storm Pirates' was formed from the very beginning as a 'grand fleet'."

Storm explained in detail the power structure of his pirate crew.

"Currently, the 'Storm Pirates' have four pirate crews under their command: the 'Kid Pirates', the 'Spade Pirates', the 'Flower Field Pirates', and the 'Little Thief Cat Pirates'."

"If we include Brook and Perona, then there's also the 'Rumbar Pirates' and... Perona. If you wanted to form a pirate crew, what name would you like?"

Pirate crew?

Perona blinked, a strange sense of novelty washing over her once again.

"The Ghost Pirates? The Princess Pirates?"

"That's the 'Ghost Princess Pirates'!"

Storm made a decision for Perona for the time being.

He extended his right hand and unleashed the power of the Clay- Clay Fruit, creating a black clay wall around himself.

On the wall, which resembles a black pirate flag, a grinning white skull appears, with orange flames burning behind its head, and a black and red princess crown on its head.

This is the flag symbol that Storm envisioned for the "Ghost Princess Pirates".

Perona stared at the clay wall that resembled a pirate flag, instinctively covering her mouth with her hands, but still unable to hide the blush spreading across her face.

Lord White Dragon...

Storm carefully crafted the "Ghost Princess Pirates" banner and then turned to look at Gecko Moria.

"So? Are you going to merge your Moria Pirates into the Ghost Princess Pirates?"

Gecko Moria glanced at Storm, then at the pirate flag of the "Ghost Princess Pirates".

He would absolutely not want to be Storm's subordinate...

But if it's Perona...

Gecko Moria looked at Perona.

Ghost Princess Mononoke's heart and eyes are only for that man...

That wretched White Dragon!

"I... join the Ghost Princess Pirates!"

Thank you very much to the boss of "Wandering Youhuo" for the 3000 starting coin reward!!

A huge thank you to "Mexis" for the 500 Qidian Coins reward!!

Double update today.

There's more to come.

Also, it's rumored there was a push, but it wasn't...

I feel a little unwell.

Starting tomorrow, I will update three to four times a day, maintaining a pace of 10,000 words per day.

Let's get the [10,000 words per day] badge as quickly as possible!

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Sorry everyone, it's so late...