Soon, the Windrider, having packed everything up, set off again, with Moria piloting a large ship close behind.
Goodbye, this desolate and ruined land!
Moria watched the Thriller Bark gradually disappear into the distance, and couldn't help but feel a sense of melancholy.
He'd been living here for ten years, and now that he was leaving, it really felt strange.
But he quickly rallied his spirits. From today onward, he could no longer be as dejected as before. He would follow in the footsteps of Luo Wen and launch another attack on Kaido.
"Lord Moria, are we really going to follow Luo Wen?"
Hogback was still a little confused when his boss suddenly had another boss.
"There's not much to say. Although I was forced to join by him, a man's word is his bond."
Moria, on the other hand, remained quite calm, having already accepted reality.
Following Luo Wen isn't so bad; at least there's hope for revenge against Kaido.
Furthermore, judging from past reports, this person should be a good leader.
"I understand, Lord Moria."
Hogback lowered his head and fell silent.
"By the way, hurry up and mend Absalom's body so he'll never die again."
After saying this, Moria turned and went back into the cabin.
Without the subsequent act of saving his life, Moria and Absalom's bond wasn't yet that deep.
But since Absalom has been his subordinate for many years, let's turn him into a member of the Zombie Army as a memento.
"Actually, I think it would be better to bury it."
Hogback muttered something under his breath behind his back.
Absalom is already dead, yet he's being turned into a zombie to work; it's truly a tragic situation.
The atmosphere aboard the Windrider was quite pleasant.
Nami plunged into the pile of treasure, her eyes filled with golden light.
Tashigi, engrossed in polishing the Black Blade Shusui, which she had obtained from the zombie Ryuma, held it close to her chest.
Luo Wen teased Perona, who was dressed as a maid, eliciting occasional squeals from her.
This is the punishment given to her by Nami and the other girls: she will have to play the role of a maid for the foreseeable future.
Regardless of what they thought, Luo Wen quite liked it.
"I never expected that Luo Wen would actually take down a Shichibukai, along with his cooking pot."
Vivi glanced at the large ship following behind the Windrider and ruthlessly complained.
Robin nodded in agreement, though there was a sense of unreality about it.
They thought that Luo Wen abducting Perona was the limit, but Luo Wen far exceeded their expectations, taking down Moria as well.
Those are the Shichibukai, an extremely powerful force on this vast ocean.
Each of the Shichibukai possesses the power to destroy a nation; Alabasta is a prime example.
Without Luo Wen's intervention, Alabasta would have been powerless against Crocodile.
Kalifa watched Luo Wen playing with Perona, but felt a little worried.
This guy's ambition has become blatantly obvious.
The Shichibukai are a force used by the World Government to maintain balance on the seas, but now they have been brought under the command of Luo Wen.
This guy is clearly on the verge of rebellion.
But now that she's on Luo Wen's pirate ship, she has no choice but to go down this dark path.
After two days of sailing, the Windrider finally sailed out of the Florian Triangle and arrived at a Marine Base to redeem the bounty.
To Luo Wen surprise, two candidates for Admiral came out to greet them.
"Marine Headquarters Vice Admiral Momousagi Gion of the Marine Headquarters greets Luo Wen."
Gion smiled charmingly and said warmly.
Since the end of the headquarters meeting, she had been waiting in front of Luo Wen's path, hoping to meet Luo Wen, and now her wish had come true.
"Vice Tokikake Chaton Kakei of the Marine Headquarters Vice Admiral"
Compared to Gion's enthusiasm, Tokikake was quite aloof, his lewd face carrying a hint of hostility.
As the self-proclaimed future love interest of Gion, seeing that the goddess was about to meet a man, he naturally followed along eagerly.
Seeing how much Gion valued Luo Wen, Tokikake couldn't help but feel a pang of jealousy.
What's so great about this man? He's just a bit stronger, more dashing, and has a bigger reputation. Nothing special about him!
Luo Wen looked at the two of them, but he was somewhat puzzled.
Logically, these two candidates for Admiral should be protecting Marineford, not here.
And this Tokikake is just too sycophantic.
He only said one sentence to Gion, why are his eyes all red like a vampire's?
That guy was really being rude.
A slightly wicked sense of amusement arose in Luo Wen's mind.
"Hello, Vice Admiral Chaton."
Luo Wen extended his right hand to Tokikake and said gently.
"Hello, Luo Wen. Lowen."
Tokikake shook hands with Luo Wen with a surprised expression, looking somewhat guilty.
Luo Wen was so polite, wasn't he a bit too much just now?
Luo Wen nodded and reached out to Momousagi to the side.
Hello, beautiful lady.
"Hello, Luo Wen. Lowen."
Gion's smile brightened, and she handed her hand to Luo Wen.
Under the Tokikake gaze of Gaki, it took Luo Wen and Gion quite a while to separate their hands.
You fucking bastard!
Tokikake stared at Luo Wen, his eyes practically spitting fire.
The man shook hands with him briefly and then let go, but when he shook hands with Gion, it was as if they were glued together; it was clearly intentional.
He had been pursuing Gion for so long, yet there had never been any intimate gestures of this magnitude.
That's right, in the eyes of a simp, a handshake is already an incredibly intimate gesture.
"Vice Admiral Chaton, why are you blushing? Are you feeling unwell?"
Luo Wen looked at Tokikake with a concerned smile on his face.
"It's nothing, it's just a bit hot."
Tokikake at Luo Wen, spitting out a few words through gritted teeth.
Gion looked at Luo Wen and found it quite amusing. This man was really rather Mind's Eye.
"Luo Wen Lowen, is there anything I can help you with?"
Gion said gently with a smile.
"I've captured some pirates, please exchange them for bounty money."
Seeing that Uchiha Clan, Luo Wen decided to stop Tokikake he was ahead.
Hmph, what pirates could there be in this area? They're just small fry.
Tokikake to the fire in his anger, and a sense of contempt arose in his heart.
"Moria, bring those pirates down."
Luo Wen shouted towards the giant ship behind him, and Moria immediately led over a thousand pirates off the ship.
"Huh? What's going on?!"
Kaji was dumbfounded Tokikake he saw Moria being escorted by pirates.
Isn't this guy Shichibukai? He usually ignores even the World Government's orders, so why would he help Luo Wen escort pirates?
In comparison, even the thousands of pirates seemed less important.
"Moria, you Florian Triangle, why did you end up with Luo Wen?"
Gion was very confused and couldn't help but ask a question.
"Lord Luo Wen, your ambition and kingly demeanor deeply impress me."
Moria's face twitched, and he spoke expressionlessly.
Doesn't he have any pride?
These two Marine Vice Admiral were clearly rubbing salt into his wounds.
"Ah!?"
Gion Tokikake stared at Luo Wen in utter shock; his CPU had practically burned out.
This is Shichibukai appointed by the World Government; his strength is not much weaker than the two of them.
Such a powerful figure was actually subdued by Luo Wen?