"Ah!!!"
With the fist inches from her brow, Perona rolled her eyes and passed out on the spot.
"Take her away."
Ye Zhuo dusted off his hands. Before leaving, he even gave Moria a little reward with the Monkey Talisman.
He turned him into a giant bat with two small horns, making him look exceptionally adorable.
The Hollow-Hollow Fruit, the Hobby-Hobby Fruit, the Reverse-Reverse Fruit.
There were many absurdly powerful Devil Fruit abilities in the Pirate World.
As long as one possessed overwhelmingly powerful Haki, it was enough to suppress everything.
Florian Triangle.
Beyond the gray mist.
Moria's defeat also returned Brook's shadow to him.
On the massive pirate ship, he alone played a melody.
Laboon happily pulled the rope as he headed toward Twin Cape.
"Mr. Demon King, thank you so much.
To have been born human and lived until today is truly wonderful.
Whenever you need me, I will give you everything I have!
Yohohoho! Though I have long since become a skeleton!
I do not even have any internal organs!"
Brook waved goodbye amid Laboon's cries.
Ye Zhuo lightly waved back at them before turning away.
The Demon King sailed slowly onward until late into the night.
Perona jolted awake from a nightmare.
Only to find Vivi looking after her.
"Thank goodness it was only a dream. Lord Moria must be all right, right?"
Before she could finish speaking, Ye Zhuo yawned beside her.
"Finally awake?"
Ye Zhuo patted Perona.
"Congratulations, Perona. From now on, you can be my psychologist!"
While sailing at sea, the crew not only needed healthy bodies, but healthy minds as well.
That was why Vivi and Perona were equally important.
"Damn it! What did you do to Lord Moria?!"
Perona would rather die than allow Moria's life to be endangered.
"He isn't dead. He became a giant bat."
Ye Zhuo said leisurely.
[Ding!] [Main Chain Quest Completed: Demon King's Grand Fleet I: Defeat Moria and invite Perona aboard] [Quest Reward: Shadowkhan · Hunter Claw]
A new Shadowkhan had appeared.
Ye Zhuo only wanted even better quest rewards.
[Main Chain Quest Activated: Demon King's Grand Fleet II: Return to the Sabaody Archipelago and bid farewell to Rayleigh] [Quest Reward: Shadowkhan · Troll]
This time, it seemed much better.
The Shadow Trolls naturally did not possess the physiques of true giants.
Yet they were still far larger than ordinary people, with extremely high defense and immense strength.
They were simply perfect as shields!
"Dream on! I will never join your pirate crew. Lord Moria is my savior!"
"Whatever. Of course, you have the right to leave."
Ye Zhuo waved his hand and said with a wicked grin, "But Moria has become a giant bat. If you want that form undone someday, you will have to come find me.
Either stay aboard the Demon King and wait for Moria to come personally.
Or leave. Even if he comes, I will not bother with it."
Demon King Ye Zhuo, cloaked in demonic qi and commanding the Shadowkhan, truly lived up to his name.
"You!"
Perona naturally believed what Ye Zhuo said.
Her Devil Fruit being ineffective against him did not mean Ye Zhuo only excelled at Haki.
"I will personally wait until Lord Moria comes. When that time comes, you must remove the Devil Fruit's effect!"
Perona was dizzy with anger, but when she saw that the surroundings were filled with beautiful female crew members, she could not help becoming afraid.
The scheming mature beauty Robin, and Nami, who wielded lightning.
The Empress with her queenly bearing, and the strict, aloof Kalifa.
The gentle and gracious Vivi, and the cute, absentminded Tashigi.
Every officer aboard the Demon King had her own distinct traits.
"Why are all your crew members beautiful women?"
"Just a coincidence."
Ye Zhuo could only say that the system understood him very well.
"You are not some kind of pervert, are you?"
Perona asked worriedly.
"Oh? You got that right."
Ye Zhuo gave an evil grin, and Perona was so frightened that she passed out again.
"I accidentally scared Perona badly enough to leave her traumatized."
"Next destination: the Sabaody Archipelago!"
No matter what, the voyage could not stop.
There was still some time before the Nine Shadow Armies and the Eight Demonic Energies could be fully collected.
As a collector, Ye Zhuo rather enjoyed the process of gathering them.
Sitting in the Demon King's crow's nest, he looked into the distance. What crew members was this ship still missing?
A lookout, an animal tamer, a helmsman, a chef, a maid, a guardian knight, a songstress, a dancer, a juice master, a baseball player...
Ye Zhuo felt that adventures always needed crew members, so naturally, the more the better.
Dawn.
The warm sun rose.
The Demon King had already reached the edge of the Sabaody Archipelago.
Compared to his first arrival, Ye Zhuo was clearly far more familiar with the place now.
After leaving some people behind to guard the pirate ship, everyone else followed him off the vessel.
They drew countless gazes along the way.
"Does this guy really enjoy attracting attention that much?"
Perona, dressed in Lolita fashion, floated through the air while holding an umbrella.
"You will get used to it. This guy is utterly evil!"
Tashigi swung her sword even as she walked.
She had to master stronger swordsmanship as soon as possible. She dreamed that one day, she would defeat Ye Zhuo.
"This is...?"
Vivi looked up at a small hill.
"It looks quite nice."
Kalifa adjusted her glasses.
Inside the bar.
The proprietress, Shakuyaku, looked at the group.
The Empress raised her head coldly without saying a word.
She would rather remain silent before Shakuyaku and Rayleigh.
Robin rested her cheek on one hand as she calmly drank coffee.
Nami, meanwhile, was doing the accounts. There were quite a few people aboard the Demon King, so expenses had to be kept down.
"What a rare sight, so many beautiful young ladies.
And their captain is the most controversial newcomer lately.
Rayleigh, are you drinking with little Ye Zhuo?"
Rayleigh, seated in the corner, raised his glass. He felt somewhat hesitant inside.
To be honest, he was wavering.
According to Laugh Tale's prophecy, the one destined to appear should not arrive for another four years.
Could the youth before him be the person he had been waiting for?
"Rayleigh, what are you thinking about?"
Ye Zhuo raised a glass of wine.
He said, "I am leaving the Grand Line and entering the latter half, the New World."
"Is that so? It is quite lively there."
Rayleigh smiled and raised his own glass in return.
Whoosh!
Not giving him time to think, Ye Zhuo stood up.
"My crew, before we head for the New World, it seems we still need to find another companion."
[Ding!] [Main Chain Quest Completed: Demon King's Grand Fleet II: Return to the Sabaody Archipelago and bid farewell to Rayleigh] [Quest Reward: Shadowkhan · Troll]
Ye Zhuo accepted this newest reward.
His eyes were already fixed on the new quest.
[Main Chain Quest Activated: Demon King's Grand Fleet III: Visit Impel Down and invite Sadi to set sail] [Quest Reward: Heavenly Demonic Qi · Complete Version]
The Heavenly Demonic Qi that allowed one to fly freely, regenerate severed limbs, and control the weather!
Even the Moon Demonic Energy's gravity could not restrain it.
The Heavenly Demonic Qi that let one fly freely and rule the skies!
It could also further enhance the Horse Talisman's healing effect, allowing it to regenerate severed limbs.
With the Dog Talisman's immortality boost already in place.
Further enhancing the Horse Talisman meant that even if only part of one's body remained, it could heal endlessly!
"Are you leaving?"
Rayleigh looked at the Empress and was just about to tell her to take care of herself.
But the Empress merely shot him a glance, like a daughter blaming her father for treating her husband so poorly.
"I..."
Pluton Rayleigh could only watch helplessly as Ye Zhuo departed.
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