Moria's fighting ability has definitely declined compared to his peak, and he knows absolutely nothing about Sig, while Sig knows almost everything about his abilities...
In particular, Moria's "Shadow-Shadow Fruit" ability can be interfered with by Sig's "Hanged Man" Pathway ability—starting from the "Shadow Ascetic" Sequence, the Hanged Man Path already mastered some of the Shadow Power.
The special abilities granted to users by Devil Fruit, though singular, are at least equivalent to, or even approach, Sequence 4 5...
If Sig, Sequence 6, were to compete with Moria in "control of shadows," he would definitely be countered by Moria.
However, it can provide unexpected interference at crucial moments!
"You bastard..." Moria stood up, his fierce expression revealing his true colors, his fighting spirit blazing.
Just then, accompanied by a loud bang, the iron gate of the monitoring room bulged up, and after another bang, the iron gate fell to the ground.
On the other side of the iron gate appeared Lucky Roo, whose right arm had swelled to several times its original size.
Behind them were Shanks, Beckman, Yasopp, and other members of the Red-Hair Gang...
The timing was perfect, making Moria extremely... humiliated!
Moria actually managed to fight to a draw with a group of "newbie" Navigator (Moria to his own assessment). Then the opposing Captain and his crew arrived, and how could he possibly maintain his momentum?
"Sig, don't be so irritable!" Shanks said helplessly.
After the battle with Whitebeard, Shanks had already tacitly agreed that Sig would definitely strike first in such a situation...
However, he didn't complain much. Instead, with a harmless smile, he walked towards Moria, completely ignoring his height (barely reaching Moria's waist) and Moria's disheveled appearance, and said kindly, "Captain Moria, I've heard Daimyo about you..."
"Hmph." Moria saw that the other Captain was refined and courteous, yet still wanted to put on airs.
Shanks wasn't bothered by the rebuff and politely continued, "Captain Moria attacked Wano Country and fought Kaido ten years ago, and only recently left Wano Country, right? Can you tell me about what happened in the past ten years?"
Upon hearing this, Moria's head popped into a well shape, and he thought to himself that this guy truly lived up to his Captain, being even more outrageous than the Navigator!
What happened in the last decade?
Do you want to know how badly I lost back then, or how tiring it was to mine cryptocurrency for the past ten years?
"You bastard..." Moria was filled with rage, no longer caring that he had never even fought Navigator.
As Moria's anger flared, his shadow rose completely from the ground, forming behind him a shadow troll that resembled Moria but was several times larger, baring its fangs and Moria, and was extremely ferocious!
Under the silent threat of the Shadow Troll, Shanks' expression turned serious as he said, "Please, Captain Moria, be sure to inform him! I beg you!"
Shanks' words, though seemingly polite, were actually quite aggressive...
Under Shanks' Conqueror's Haki, the shadow troll, which had been baring its fangs and claws, immediately became timid and gradually shrank back into Moria's shadow.
Moria, in a fit of anger, sat down cross-legged and said, "What happened in Wano Country in the last ten years? I know nothing about it... That guy Kaido discovered a rare mineral called 'Iron Sake Ore' in Wano Country, which can be used to make powerful weapons. Plus, Wano Country is the only place where Seastone is produced, so he occupied it!"
Sig could tell that he hoped to "lure" Red-Hair and his crew into fighting Kaido as well.
He'll generally be happy no matter who wins or loses.
"Kaido exploits the common people of Wano Country, and... even pirates like me who were defeated by him, as well as samurai who rebelled in Wano Country, making them mine for him. Tsk tsk... and he still expects us to surrender to him?" Moria continued, but Sig noticed a flicker of doubt in his words.
"Wait, what were you about to say?" Sig interrupted abruptly.
This impolite behavior enraged Moria, but he was also surprised by Sig's keen observation—indeed, Moria had just remembered something else, which also concerned his companions, so he had kept it a secret, but in the blink of an eye, Sieg had Sig?
Looking into Sig's eyes, which seemed to see right through people, Moria hesitated slightly and confessed, "There's something else that happened during our imprisonment... Kaido probably didn't kill us directly because he wanted to recruit opponents to oppose him, but the number of people imprisoned is still decreasing!"
Only the elderly or those who possess Devil Fruit are enslaved and imprisoned for extended periods. I've secretly investigated, and it seems he's collaborating with someone on some kind of experiment, where those imprisoned are used as experimental subjects.
Some of Moria's companions "disappeared" in this way.
"Some kind of experiment..." Shanks muttered, but he wasn't interested in that and instead asked Moria about Kozuki Oden.
However, Moria and Whitebeard were telling the truth. He really didn't know much. He only knew that when he entered Wano Country and challenged Kaido, there was that stupid guy named Luo Wu. When he left, he heard that the guy had been dead for many years.
In addition, Moria revealed an important piece of information—four months ago, when he escaped, Kaido was not in Wano Country, otherwise he would not have had the opportunity to escape, and even steal Oz, a large number of Wano Country samurai, and the corpses of the pirates who died there.
Kaido doesn't stay in Wano Country all the time; he occasionally leaves for six months to a year. This is the third time Kaido has left in the last ten years.
"Then do you know someone named Yunlai... never mind, do you know a Wano Country samurai skilled in Two-Sword Style who left Wano Country about seven or eight years ago?" Shanks then inquired about Ritasha's Old Man.
However, "Yunlai" is just a name given on the Sky Island, Moria certainly wouldn't know it.
"Who knows... But seven or eight years ago, it should have been around when that Luo Wu guy had just died, right? Back then, quite a few samurai from Wano Country were sent over one by one... Hahaha." Moria said, laughing a few times.
Yes, Wano Country actually has quite a few skilled fighters. Even before Oden returned, Kaido was wary and didn't want to directly wage war against Wano Country as a whole, which is why he cooperated with Kurozumi Orochi.
However, initially, because Kurozumi Orochi became shogun, without official status, only a portion of the samurai rebelled, while others continued to wait for an opportunity. Later, those who rebelled were killed or captured. When Kozuki Oden returned to the country, everyone was preparing to wait for him to raise the banner of rebellion, but Oden fell into a trap and began to play tricks...
So some rebelled, while others, disappointed, continued to wait.
Over the course of five years, all those who resisted were wiped out. Kurozumi Orochi also told Oden that he had been lying to him before.
After Oden's death, the truth came to light, and some rebelled again, Oden's Wife Toki's prophecy about twenty years later...
After a series of actions that left the Calabash Brothers speechless with admiration, Wano Country has now been completely enslaved.
Shanks didn't have time to argue with Moria at this point. After all, Sig behind him was also secretly laughing. Shanks sighed and finally asked, "Then... given Captain Moria's determination, he should have a way to stay and then go to Wano Country again, right?"