Gold Island: Sound-Sound Fruit El Drago

The boring time spent sailing the sea became a bit more interesting due to the taming of some rare beasts.

Jango was practicing dance, Mohji was taming rare beasts, Kaya was reading medical books, Nami was drawing sea charts, Rika was playing with a small beast, and Rim was cooking.

As for Buggy, the acrobat Cabaji, the Siamese cat Sham, and the spotted cat Buchi, they had been dragged away by Moya for training.

From the training room inside the ship came Buggy's miserable wails as the four of them besieged Moya.

Moya utilized the "Fast Slide Enhanced Version: Silent Instant Slide" to constantly change his position.

Although Moya had not yet cultivated Haki, his physique had undergone a qualitative change. Buggy was the first to receive Moya's special attention and was sent flying with a strike.

The others were also knocked away by Moya one after another. After sternly ordering them to intensify their training, Moya used the "Damage Slide" ability he had just developed from the Slip-Slip Fruit to alleviate some of their injuries before beginning his own training.

Moya was blindfolded, holding an iron sword. "Slide Ground"—he activated the Slip-Slip Fruit ability directly through the soles of his feet, no longer needing to touch the ground with his hands.

Sensing the subtle changes on the "Glazed Ground," he performed a "Silent Instant Slash." A small insect had just flown up from the ground when it was sliced in two by Moya's blade.

It had the flashy appearance of the Second Hokage Tobirama Senju's Flying Thunder God Slash.

Moya had not yet awakened Observation Haki, but by combining it with the Slip-Slip Fruit, he had managed to grasp some of the fundamentals.

"Captain, an island has appeared ahead! Lady Nami told me to inform you!" a grunt ran over to report.

"Understood! Buggy, Cabaji, Sham, Buchi, let's go up together!" Moya ordered.

The Yanhuang 1-2-3 docked, and everyone went ashore. It was clearly an inhabited island.

"Three people per team, spread out and gather information," Moya commanded.

Everyone scattered in all directions. Before long, someone returned to report, looking extremely excited.

"Captain, this is just an ordinary small island. There aren't many people here, but I heard a local legend that the Golden Great Pirate Woonan once lived in seclusion nearby with a large amount of gold."

"Golden Great Pirate? Woonan? Ah~ ahhh~, gold treasure, I must find him!"

Nami and Buggy's eyes glowed, and they were incredibly excited.

Woonan, this must be the plot of the Gold Island Adventure movie. I didn't expect to be drifting further and further away from the original Luffy route.

Haha, but that's fine. I have the advantage of foresight, though there seems to be a tricky character! The Sound-Sound Fruit user El Drago, who would also make a pretty good crew member!

Moya's eyes also glowed.

The Sound-Sound Fruit—if under his guidance, it would surely unleash even greater power. Being a gunner wouldn't be bad either. Once he had the Sonic Cannon in hand, let's see which ship would dare to get close!

Moya was determined to recruit this "crew member."

However, to avoid unnecessary casualties and obtain the greatest gains with the minimum cost, it was necessary to make some arrangements.

Moya urgently held a meeting with the officers and squad leaders, clarified the impending battle, and assigned combat tasks.

The crew had already become somewhat immune to Moya's ability to predict the future.

To avoid dampening Nami and Buggy's enthusiasm, Moya did not tell them that Woonan's treasure actually contained no gold.

After the tasks were assigned, the Moya Adventure Group began to sit and wait for El Drago to appear so they could defeat them and seize the "treasure."

Perhaps there was a slight error in timing; on this day, the Moya Adventure Group did not wait for their opponents to appear, and Nami and Buggy could no longer resist going to search for the "treasure."

Moya had no choice; he couldn't wait forever. If the butterfly effect became too strong, even Moya couldn't guarantee the outcome.

He had to go with Nami and the others to search for the so-called "treasure," hoping to encounter El Drago and his crew on the way.

Moya and his group did not encounter the boy Tobio from the plot who dreamed of becoming Woonan's subordinate, so they could only start searching on the nearby islands.

Moya looked at the sea with a blank expression. He didn't want to search for the non-existent Woonan treasure with Nami and the others; he only wanted to find El Drago, defeat him, and subdue him!

A black dot appeared in the distance. Moya immediately perked up, hoping it was El Drago, and immediately ordered a state of alert.

On the other side, El Drago, who had already found the map to Woonan's treasure, was heading toward the island where the treasure was hidden. The swordsman Golass at his side reminded him.

"Captain, there seem to be three ships ahead. They aren't flying the flags of the Navy or pirates."

"Then crush them and rob them! I absolutely will not allow anyone to covet my treasure!"

El Drago said with a fierce expression.

After speaking, El Drago opened his mouth wide, a brilliant light surged within, and a Sonic Laser Cannon blasted toward Moya's ship.

On this side, Moya was still wondering if it was El Drago's ship when he saw a flash of light on the opposite vessel. The light grew larger and larger as it shot toward them.

"Holy shit!"

Moya cursed loudly. He had confirmed that the person on the opposite ship was indeed that guy El Drago! But the attack had come too fast!

It was too late for the ship to dodge. Seeing the terrified expressions of his crew, Moya gritted his teeth, leaped into the air, and felt a surge of fury.

"Maximum Defense Absolute Slide Shield!"

The golden, lightning-charged sonic wave slammed into Moya's transparent defensive shield, instantly sliding to the side and brushing past the Yanhuang.

The laser cannon created a heaven-shaking explosion of spray on the sea behind them.

Moya was knocked into the ship's mast by the impact. He spat out a mouthful of blood and stood up, trembling.

This was the first time Moya had ever suffered such a devastating attack; it was the most severe injury he had sustained since consuming his Devil Fruit.

Had his physique not improved recently, that last strike would have shaken him to death on the spot!

"Captain! Captain! Are you alright?"

The crew members asked anxiously about their captain's condition.

Rika was sobbing uncontrollably, crying out, "Big Brother Moya, please don't be hurt!"

Nami and Kaya were also frantic, their eyes brimming with tears.

Moya forced himself to endure the pain, a flash of ruthlessness crossing his expression as he said coldly.

"Retreat to the island immediately! We have no long-range attacks; we can't hit him out here on the sea!"

The Moya Adventure Group fleet began to sail rapidly toward the nearest island.

On the other side, Golass held a telescope and reported to El Drago.

"Captain, it seems they blocked your attack and have started to flee, though their captain appears to be severely injured."

"Isn't that obvious! Golass, who on this vast sea can withstand my sound waves? Hahaha~~"

El Drago said arrogantly.

"Then, Captain, shall we pursue them?" Golass asked.

"Pursue? Of course we pursue! Annihilate them, clear the obstacles to the treasure, and loot them while we're at it!"

With that, El Drago ordered the pursuit.

The chase lasted for over an hour, by which time the Moya Adventure Group had located the nearest small island and began to make landfall.

"Abandon ship! Everyone, get to the island!" Moya ordered with calm resolve.

"Captain, let me stay behind to protect the Yanhuang! This is our home!"

Dis said anxiously upon hearing Moya's command!

"Trust me! It will be fine! That enemy over there is a crew member I've already earmarked—he'll be your partner soon enough. If he dares to damage our ship, I'll peel a layer of skin off him."

Moya's confident expression shone on his slightly pale, handsome face.

"Captain..." Dis looked at the confident Moya.

"Captain, you must keep your word, otherwise, I will never forgive myself!"

"That goes without saying! I never do anything I'm not certain of! Move, get to the island!"

Moya led all his members onto the island.

On El Drago's ship, Golass said, "Captain, they've abandoned their ship and gone ashore. Should we destroy their vessel?"

"That is already our property, why would we destroy it! Golass, has practicing the sword made you stupid?"

El Drago glanced at Golass with contempt.

"..." Golass clenched his fists, then let them go, offering a self-deprecating smile.

He was nothing more than a 'pirate' who had abandoned the dignity of a swordsman for the sake of money.

"Boys, get on the island and wipe out those losers!"

El Drago commanded his underlings, laughing heartily as he hunted down his pathetic prey.