Pirate: Starting by Refusing Red-Hair's Invitation

Thriller Bark: Doctor Hogback and Cindry

Judging by strength alone, Lin Mo was certain Enel had the edge over Moria.

But Enel had a flaw: he was blindly confident and underestimated his enemies.

"You can fight Moria if you want." Lin Mo thought it over and decided to warn him. "He has the Shadow-Shadow Fruit. He can control shadows, so be careful."

Enel glanced at Lin Mo and grinned. "Got it. Yahahaha! I never thought I'd see the day you'd acknowledge me. Sounds like he isn't all that strong. I hope he doesn't disappoint me."

Lin Mo: "..."

Enel really was full of himself. I wasn't praising you...

Lin Mo couldn't be bothered to argue. He pushed open the Iron Gate surrounding the castle and walked in.

Enel followed close behind.

The moment the castle doors opened, a woman with short yellow hair, a deathly pale face, and two stitched seams across her cheeks appeared. She held a stack of plates and said without expression, "Welcome."

Before Lin Mo or Enel could say anything, she sent the plates flying at them one after another.

"This woman has no voice either. She's a zombie, right? Hmph. Are those plates supposed to be weapons?" Enel raised a hand and fired several bolts of lightning from his fingertips, shattering every plate she threw.

Only after every plate in her hands had flown out and shattered did she say coldly, "You're not welcome in this mansion. Die."

"Hm? What did you say?" Enel narrowed his eyes.

Just then, a slightly raspy male voice came from inside the castle. "That's enough. Wait..."

A heavyset man emerged, wearing a fishnet shirt, a fur cape, and small round glasses. Stitches marked his forehead, and a mask hung beneath his chin. As he walked, he said, "An occasional