"Captain Moria, I am Shanks of the Red-Hair Pirates. I apologize for the intrusion and request to be introduced!" Shanks shouted to the island after "landing".
But nobody paid any attention to him...
Because this "ship" was so big, and they didn't know where Moria was, Shanks came up with a very good... and rather reckless idea—everyone split up to search!
With that kind of decision-making ability, it's a real shame she's not acting in horror movies.
"There's no need for that. There's no magnetic interference here. I'll just scare them off a bit," Sig said directly.
"Alright." Shanks nodded.
When Sig uses an electromagnetic field to spread his Observation Haki over a wide area, he is easily detected, but Sig doesn't care if Moria notices him now.
Sig closed his eyes, and then an invisible wave of Observation Haki spread out...
Then the outline of the entire Thriller Bark began to appear in Sig's mind, and the details gradually became clearer, as if the image model was being gradually read out.
Scenes from the ship's cabin... or rather, the "castle," began to imprint themselves into Sig's mind.
In fact, for the Thriller Bark, the hull was the outer wall, the inner sea section served as both the deck and the ballast tank, and the island in the middle was equivalent to the cabins, with the interior being a castle-like architectural structure.
Observation Haki, which relies on electromagnetic waves, cannot accurately perceive the shape of very small objects like sight, nor can it see colors. However, it has an extremely high sensitivity to biomagnetic fields and sound!
Suddenly, all the living things on the ship...
Including truly living beings, as well as some strange things with "extremely chaotic magnetic fields that seemed to possess both life and death properties," all were presented in Sig's mind.
Meanwhile, Moria, who was hiding in the control room and planning how to "properly deal" with this audacious pirate, suddenly tensed up.
No matter how weak Moria's will was, he could still sense Sig's "obvious" Observation Haki lock on him!
"Captain, what's wrong? Is it a pirate you know?" A young man wearing a top hat and with long blond hair asked hurriedly when he saw Moria's strange behavior.
Also present were a somewhat gloomy-looking little girl and a middle-aged man whose complexion wasn't good and who appeared somewhat listless, but whose eyes were bright and whose spirits were high...
Before them stood a Projection Den Den Mushi —or more accurately, a "Projected Den Den Mushi Zombie"!
All the Den Den Mushi on the island were Den Den Mushi corpses that Moria had filled with "shadows" using his "Shadow-Shadow Fruit" ability.
The only user of the "Soul-Soul Fruit" ability is Big Mom.
However, judging from the original work, Moria's Shadow-Shadow Fruit, Perona's Soul-Soul Fruit, and Brook's Revive-Revive Fruit all possess, to a certain extent, some authority over "souls".
From this perspective, Devil Fruit and the Paths of the Divine are indeed similar—overlapping powers are common between different Pathway.
Moria can effectively Deprivation others of their "soul" by Deprivation their shadows, and he can also implant the shadow, that is, the soul, into other bodies.
The resulting "zombie" has physical abilities determined by its body material, while its will and combat experience come from its shadow material.
Furthermore, the longer the fusion period lasts, the weaker the influence of the original owner's personality will be on the shadow material, and the more it will be controlled by Moria. At the same time, the personality will be increasingly influenced by the physical material.
"Not good... There are experts among these people!" Moria had already sensed Sig's Observation Haki lock-on.
At the same time, in the "lens," Sig suddenly looked at Moria and grinned—clearly, Sig had also discovered the Den Den Mushi on the other end.
The next moment, Sig said something to Shanks beside him, and then...
Sig's figure transformed into a bolt of lightning and vanished from the surveillance footage!
"Huh? Where is he?" the middle-aged man beside him asked in confusion.
He is a world-class surgeon in the West Blue, but he is not good at fighting and doesn't know much about Haki or Devil Fruit ability. He was only recruited by Moria because of Moria's abilities.
"Oh no!" Moria realized something and immediately became alert, looking around for any signs of trouble.
Their monitoring room also had many metal pipes connected to it; if it really was the power of the Rumble-Rumble Fruit...
Moria's fears immediately came true.
A series of sparks flashed across a water pipe in the room, and then the electricity coalesced into the shape of Sig!
Although the cabin was complex and had many obstacles, Sig could travel through conductors once he became Elementalization. Since he had already locked onto Moria, he greeted Shanks and came over first.
"Who goes there?" Moria, still displaying some bravado, drew a greatsword made of shadow directly from his own shadow.
"Captain Moria? I am the Seafarer of the Red-Hair Pirates. Our Captain just called out, but you didn't respond... Isn't that a bit unbecoming of Great Pirate?" Sig faced Moria head-on without flinching.
Sig estimated that Moria's current combat abilities were likely even stronger than they would be ten years later, but...
Looking at the "zombie Den Den Mushi" next to him, and the zombies he sensed in the underground part... Sig probably figured he was starting to "waste his time on frivolous pursuits."
The "Den Den Mushi Zombie" were just for convenience; Moria also wanted to build a Zombie Army to increase his strength until he could defeat Kaido!
Losing one's spirit doesn't mean becoming apathetic or aimless. Moria still dreams of a counterattack against Kaido, and Golden Lion harbors ambitions to conquer the world. It's just that they've both become opportunistic.
Moria relied on his Zombie Army and focused entirely on modifying zombies to develop his Devil Fruit ability, completely neglecting his physical skills and Haki. Golden Lion also placed his hopes on modifying wild beasts. To some extent, both of them lost absolute confidence in their own strength and potential.
For top performers, losing confidence and wavering conviction means falling out of the top ranks.
Moria still wants to take revenge on Kaido, and the Zombie Army plan has only just begun, so... the decline will be much smaller than it would be ten years later.
The young man beside Moria, seeing the sudden appearance of the "enemy," felt a surge of fear and unease. But then, he gritted his teeth and vanished from Sig's sight...
"Wait..." Moria hurriedly tried to stop him—his invisibility was nothing more than self-deception in the eyes of this master of Observation Haki.
Before Moria could finish speaking, Sig lightly swung his arm. A muffled thud echoed from the point of impact, followed by a series of crashing sounds until the wall behind them caved in with a deafening roar. The young man reappeared, slowly sliding to the ground—unconscious, which was why his Devil Fruit ability had failed...