"Bad news! Bad news!"
"Lord Moria!"
Three little zombies stumbled into the room, squatted before Moria, and panted heavily as they frantically looked up.
"Lord Absalom and the Zombie Generals he brought have been completely wiped out!!!"
"And their captain, Straw Hat Boy, is about to fight his way here too!!"
"Those bastards!"
Moria's face twisted with rage, his eyes seeming to burn with flames. "A bunch of brats who haven't even grown all their hair yet! They actually made me lose so many subordinates! I'll never forgive them!"
"I told you already, Moria. Did you think I came here to catch up with you?"
A deep, heavy voice spoke from beside him, cold and utterly devoid of emotion.
"Shut up! They're just a bunch of fledgling brats!"
Moria looked displeased as he shouted at the burly figure before him. "Bounties don't mean everything! I'll personally show them just how cruel this sea can be!"
The man before him wore a white hood, with two bear ears sticking out from it and a fluffy head of curls draped over his shoulders.
He wore gloves and held a book against his chest. Beneath his massive frame, he wore white pants printed with cat paws.
Shichibukai—Bartholomew Kuma!!
"Stop pretending to be a good guy, Kuma."
Moria lowered his eyes with a disdainful expression. "Has the World Government become this useless? It needs to send two Shichibukai just to deal with the Straw Hat Crew?"
"Don't misunderstand. My orders were not to join forces with you. The World Government does not want another Shichibukai defeated by the Straw Hat Crew, should you fail."
Kuma spoke coldly, his face expressionless. "I am merely here to ensure that news of it does not spread."
"What do you mean, bastard?!"
Moria grabbed Kuma by the collar