Luffy Fights Krieg, Moya and Zeff's Deal

Back to the scene.

Seeing Hawkeye and Moya depart, Krieg immediately launched an assault on the Baratie to seize the ship and its food supplies.

Meanwhile, after watching Zoro and the others board Moya's ship, Luffy returned to the Baratie restaurant to haggle with Zeff.

"I'll help you beat up that big guy if you let me leave, and also, I want to invite Sanji to join my crew, is that okay? Old man chef!"

Luffy said in his usual carefree manner.

"Get lost! You wet-behind-the-ears brat."

Zeff couldn't even be bothered to pay attention to this idiot kid anymore.

"What a foul-tempered old man."

"What did you say!"

"Nothing, nothing, you heard wrong. Look, the blondie is being beaten!" Luffy pointed at Sanji and shouted.

Sanji had been defeated by Krieg, and while Gin was trying to stop Krieg from killing him, the pressure from Krieg forced Gin to prepare to finish Sanji off himself.

Unable to watch any longer, Luffy stepped in to attack Krieg. Krieg's spiked armor caused Luffy quite a bit of trouble, but he eventually managed to defeat him with great difficulty.

Krieg frantically unleashed his poison gas bombs, filling the Baratie with toxic smoke.

Discovering his own gas mask was broken, Krieg snatched Gin's mask, leaving Gin to collapse within the poisonous fumes.

Just as Krieg was about to escape under the cover of the gas:

"Air Great Slide."

With a sharp whistle, a powerful gust erupted.

The air on the ship began to flow rapidly, creating a convection current that whipped up a gale, blowing the poison gas away and exposing Krieg's position.

Countless people's clothes flapped violently in the wind.

"It's certainly lively here! How is it that Luffy still hasn't finished?"

Moya lit a cigarette, walked in leisurely, and spoke with calm composure.

"Moya, you're back! Zoro, are you okay?" Luffy said happily.

Seeing the sheer number of people Moya had brought, Krieg couldn't help but tremble, yet he firmly believed himself to be the strongest in the East Blue and refused to be intimidated by these kids.

"You brat, if you submit to me, I'll make you my vice-captain. I am the Pirate Admiral Krieg, commander of a five-thousand-man pirate fleet!"

Krieg actually had the audacity to arrogantly extend an invitation to Moya.

Moya cast a disdainful glance at Krieg, exhaled a puff of smoke, and asked Zeff.

"I'll handle him for you; give me your kicking techniques, deal?"

Zeff looked at Moya, who was clearly more reliable than the Straw Hat Luffy, and gave a slight nod.

"Good! Boys, get to work, clear out the remnants of the Krieg Pirates!"

After speaking, Moya flicked his robe and turned around in high spirits, taking a seat on the highest chair. A surge of presence erupted, causing everyone to feel a jolt in their hearts as they stared at Moya in shock.

Is this the presence of Conqueror's Haki?

Moya was also a bit puzzled. Although it hadn't fully awakened, ever since facing Hawkeye, he felt as if something had changed within him—was it his mindset?

The members of the Moya Adventure Group saw their captain's imposing aura and their morale soared, with El Drago taking the lead.

"I'll take on this Krieg and offer the first merit to the captain!"

Buggy laughed strangely and said, "Then leave this guy covered in shields to me!"

Under Moya's tutelage, both of their Devil Fruit abilities had significantly improved.

Meanwhile, the beast tamer Mohji, the acrobat Cabaji, and other squad leaders went to mop up the hundreds of remaining Krieg Pirates...

"Sonic Cannon."

El Drago kept firing blasts at Krieg. After taking one hit head-on, Krieg's armor shattered, and he began to scramble away, clearly outmatched.

The bizarre Buggy split his body apart, his hand holding a dagger flying everywhere, constantly creating wounds through the gaps in Pearl the Invincible's defense, leaving Pearl bleeding profusely...

The defeated Krieg Pirates had no will to fight left. Led by the squad leaders of the Moya Adventure Group, they were routed, fleeing in all directions or dropping their weapons to beg for mercy on the spot.

Watching the one-sided situation, Zeff was stunned. This Moya Adventure Group actually possessed several Devil Fruit users, beating the so-called strongest in the East Blue, Krieg, until he had no power to fight back.

And the captain, Moya, hadn't even made a move yet; truly, the younger generation was formidable.

Nami, standing silently behind Moya, also witnessed the strength of the Moya Adventure Group and felt that there was hope for her hometown; thinking of this, she couldn't help but feel a surge of excitement.

Kaya and Maddie, looking at the handsome, dashing, and unfathomably powerful Moya, both felt their hearts flutter.

As for Rika, she had already climbed onto Moya's lap, looking like a little princess.

"Surrender or die!"

Moya focused his energy into his lower abdomen and spoke slowly. Though his voice was not loud, it carried steadily to the many pirates present.

Clang~

The sound was continuous as hundreds of pirates discarded their blades and surrendered, while even Pearl the Invincible could no longer hold on and knelt to beg for mercy.

Krieg was still too hung up on his past glory to surrender, continuing to be bombarded by El Drago.

"Stubborn to the end!" Moya said with a hint of impatience.

Silent Instant Slide

Moya appeared instantly in front of Krieg.

Slide Dislocation

Krieg's limb joints were immediately knocked out of place by Moya, leaving him collapsing limply to the ground.

By the time Moya returned to his original position, he had just caught Rika. The girls were shocked by Moya's speed, while Rika looked at Moya with a bewildered expression, wondering who she was and what had just happened.

She had clearly been sitting on Moya's lap just a moment ago, so how had she suddenly ended up being held by Big Brother Moya?

"Captain, why did you step in? I hadn't finished my bombardment yet!" El Drago shouted.

"Enough, don't waste time. There will be plenty of opportunities for you to show off later; these are just appetizers!"

"Really? Captain, I'm going to become the greatest bombardier ever! Hahaha~"

The burly El Drago said with a foolish grin.

"All captains, begin the assimilation of the Krieg Pirates!" Moya commanded.

Inside Zeff's captain's quarters.

"Senior Zeff, I have already resolved the matter for you. I wonder..."

"I won't go back on my word, but my kicking techniques exist only in my mind and haven't been written down. Does Captain Moya intend to stay here and learn from me slowly?"

Zeff looked at Moya with the expression of an old fox.

"If it were anyone else, they would have been swindled by you, Senior Zeff, but I happen to be an exception."

"Senior Zeff only needs to focus on the memories of your kicking techniques in your mind; I can view a portion of your memories."

Moya looked confident and composed.

Is this his Devil Fruit ability?

Zeff thought to himself, but he didn't voice it. Some things and some secrets were better left unasked.

"Since Captain Moya has such methods, this old man won't renege on the deal. Come on."

"Not now. Spend tonight recalling these techniques, and I will view them tomorrow."

"Very well."

Zeff looked at Moya with a meaningful gaze.

The next day.

Moya gently tapped his index finger against Zeff's forehead. As he watched Zeff relax his guard, a cluster of memories appeared within Moya's consciousness.

Moya quickly selected the memory cluster of kicking techniques from the most recent day, sliding them out, though some of Zeff's culinary memory clusters came along as well.

"All done, Senior Zeff. Thank you!"

Moya said, feeling quite satisfied with the harvest.

"That's it? What a convenient ability."

Zeff glanced at Moya thoughtfully. He had just felt as if he had forgotten something; it was truly a bizarre ability.

"I hope Senior Zeff will not speak of today's events. Thank you."

Moya did not want to expose his ability too early, although Zeff could not guess his true power either; Zeff likely assumed Moya possessed a memory-related Devil Fruit ability.

"I merely handed Captain Moya a secret manual of kicking techniques."

Zeff stared at Moya and smiled.

A clever old fox, Moya thought to himself.

"Then I thank you, Senior Zeff!"

The two exchanged a smile, everything understood without further words.