One-Move Kill

On Thriller Bark, Gecko Moria and his Three Freaks—Absalom, Hogback, and Perona—all raised their heads to look at the sky.

Their faces were filled with shock.

Thriller Bark was anchored in the heart of the Florian Triangle.

Although this area was not as thick with fog as the others, the sky directly above had likewise been shrouded in mist all year round.

Yet now, the fog had dispersed, and the blazing sun hung overhead.

Sunlight brightened the entire Thriller Bark, so harsh that they could barely keep their eyes open.

"Heh heh heh..." Gecko Moria let out a strange laugh.

Then, with a puzzled expression, he said, "Strange. The Florian Triangle has been covered in rain and fog for centuries. Why would it suddenly clear up?"

Hogback nodded. "The Florian Triangle is very similar to the Calm Belt. Both are seas with extremely stable weather. There shouldn't be such a drastic change."

By the end, for some reason, he had developed a bad feeling.

Absalom looked unconcerned. "Who cares? It doesn't affect us much anyway. What does it matter?"

"Horohorohoro..." Perona let out her signature laugh as well.

However, her face was tinged with confusion. Combined with her naturally airheaded demeanor, she looked especially adorably dumb.

Gecko Moria finally came back to his senses.

Turning to Absalom, he said, "Absalom, go to the edge of the ship and take a look. See whether the fog over the sea has dispersed too..."

Absalom replied, "Yes!"

At the same time, Moke and Ata had arrived at Thriller Bark's harbor.

Ata could not help widening her eyes in shock. "Captain, this is Thriller Bark???"

If the fog had not cleared enough for her to clearly see Thriller Bark's sails, she would have started doubting Moke's words. No—even now, she was still beginning to doubt herself.

She wondered whether there was something wrong with her eyes.

Moke merely nodded.

Not just Ata—even he was utterly shocked. Though he had watched the anime and knew Thriller Bark was terrifyingly massive, like a small island.

Only when he saw it with his own eyes and stood before it.

Could he truly grasp its scale.

It truly deserved its reputation as the world's largest pirate ship, Thriller Bark.

Suddenly, he felt that Thriller Bark would make an excellent secret base.

At that thought, he, who had initially only intended to take the sword and leave.

Felt that taking this place and making it Robin's intelligence headquarters would be a pretty good choice.

"What is that?"

Ata was soon shocked again, because she saw an enormous spider. More importantly, the spider had a human upper body... It had once again overturned her understanding of this world.

"Trash..."

Moke looked disdainful, because he knew it was a zombie created by Gecko Moria.

He raised his hand and slashed, cutting it directly in two.

At the same time, he sighed regretfully. "Gecko Moria was once a great pirate who dominated the seas. Now he's nothing but a wreck..."

"Where did this brat come from? How dare you insult our captain like that? He is one of the Shichibukai!" A figure appeared where the spider-man had just been.

After glancing at the slain spider-man, he turned to look at Moke and Ata, his gaze sharp. However, the moment he saw Ata, his entire body became excited.

His eyes turned into hearts!

Clearly, lust had taken hold of him!

Then, with a burst of strength from his legs, he leaped into the air before landing steadily before Moke and Ata.

Absalom was a perverted lecher who often used his ability to peep on women. He liked delicate women rather than strong ones, so he often complained about Perona and Cindry.

Moke and Ata could now clearly see the newcomer: a long-haired man dressed extravagantly, with a terrifying face.

Absalom, one of the Three Freaks?

Moke recognized him at once, but he loathed this man. Absalom was a perverted lecher who often used his ability to peep on women.

Compared to him, even Sanji seemed far more innocent.

Among the people One Piece fans most wanted dead, he had ranked second all year round... surpassed only by Momonosuke.

No, rather.

Before Momonosuke appeared, he had been the one everyone wanted to kill.

The moment he appeared, he had lecherously licked Robin. Later, he had tried to take advantage of Nami while she was bathing. At the time, Nami had been naked.

He had pinned her against the wall just like that!

If Sanji had not arrived in time, this bastard would have succeeded.

But there was one thing that could not be overlooked. This bastard had seen Nami naked...

Damn it!

How could anyone tolerate that?

Thus, Moke leaned close to Ata's ear. "This guy is one of Gecko Moria's three top officers, a Paramecia-type Clear-Clear Fruit user. He's a lecher who has used this Fruit's power to peep on plenty of women."

The moment she heard that, Ata's face darkened.

The way she looked at Absalom changed completely. What she hated most in her life were people like him, who took advantage of women without any bottom line.

Killing intent instantly arose.

Kashu and Nagasone Kotetsu, her twin swords, were drawn in an instant, flashing with cold light!

"Two-Sword Style—Extreme Speed Slash!"

Ata directly entered a state of high-speed movement. To ordinary eyes, she seemed to vanish into thin air.

"Not good!"

Absalom, who had been wearing a lecherous grin, immediately sensed danger and became fully alert. But it was already too late.

By then, Ata had appeared behind him.

Kashu and Nagasone Kotetsu slowly slid back into their sheaths.

"Pssh..."

An X-shaped wound appeared across Absalom's chest. It was not only deep enough to expose bone, but the massive gash had also divided his entire chest into four parts.

"How is this possible?"

Absalom crashed to the ground, his eyes filled with disbelief. He could not believe that this woman possessed such strength.

He was, after all, one of the three top officers under a Shichibukai.

Yet he could not even withstand a single move.

Not only him—even Ata herself could hardly believe it.

She turned and asked incredulously, "Captain, is this guy really one of the three top officers under a Shichibukai?"

After all, she had encountered officers under Shichibukai before. For example, Gladius, who had ambushed them, killed all her companions, and nearly taken her life as well.

Though she hated him to the bone, Gladius's strength was beyond question.

Now look at this guy... The two were not even in the same league!

Moke said, "He is indeed, but don't compare him to Doflamingo's men. They are not on the same level at all... After all, this is only the first half of the Grand Line, while Doflamingo is in the New World!"