Go Back and Train for Another Thirty Years

"She's a Hollow-Hollow Fruit Hollow-Hollow Human, capable of putting everyone into a negative state. You insolent intruder, be defeated by my Lady Ghost Princess Perona! Haraharahara..."

A strange smile echoed down the corridor. Hogback breathed a sigh of relief and leaned against the wall, wiping the cold sweat from his forehead.

"Phew... I almost lost my life. How did this woman infiltrate the Thriller Bark? What a terrifying woman, and she looks like a swordswoman too."

With a quick dart of his eyes, Hogback chuckled and blurted out his imagined way of dealing with a defeated enemy, without thinking.

"This guy's swordsmanship isn't bad; turning him into General Zombie wouldn't be a disgrace. If that guy Absalom were to run into him..."

"What's going on? Are there enemies? Where are the intruders?!"

During the conversation, a burly man with a lion's face and a human body, wearing a black trench coat, appeared. Before he could finish speaking, his eyes widened in surprise.

"This... this... this is... a woman, a delicate woman, what a beautiful woman!"

Absalom trembled violently, his excitement reaching an unbearable level, aboard that Thriller Bark.

Aside from Hogback's zombie Cindry and the arrogant Perona despite her young age, he had no idea when the last time he saw a female creature was.

Her long, jade-like hair was exceptionally beautiful, like a precious gem lost in a foreign land. Her elegant and elaborate hairstyle further accentuated her noble and graceful demeanor.

Her exquisite and dignified attire, and her gentle and refined demeanor, were like a ray of hope piercing through the impenetrable, layered fog within this Thriller Bark.

"Hey, Hogback, if you're planning to turn her into a zombie, I'll never allow it! I'm going to marry this delicate woman!"

Overjoyed, Absalom rushed forward before Hogback could even speak.

"Wait, Absalom, this woman is..."

Sizzle! Sizzle sizzle...

The sudden turn of events left the three people stunned. Hogback was sweating profusely and looked to Perona and Absalom for help.

"We need to find a way to stop this woman! I have a bad feeling, this is really bad!"

"Is that so? I learned about Devil Fruit Ability User on the third day of my training. As long as your Haki is strong enough, you can instantly nullify the effects of Devil Fruit."

"What... what a loss of composure! To let you all see my vulnerability! Only my brother can see my vulnerability!"

"Ittōryu·Iai· Ame no Habakiri!"

Feathers as white as snowflakes drifted down, and Absalom, who had just managed to conceal himself, had somehow lost his invisibility.

"What beautiful snow, or rather, feathers..."

Pfft! Pfft!

Two blood flowers bloomed, and the cold, indifferent blade pointed directly at Perona, who was protected by numerous ghosts, while wildly dancing Lightning Serpent swirled around her body.

"What? How could this happen? Why, why is the Negative Hollow ineffective!"

"Your abilities are useless in the face of this young lady's Conqueror's Haki. The strong are superior to the weak; this is a truth that has been established since the beginning of time."

"Alright, now you are my prisoner. Come with me obediently, Vasto Lorde. Bring those two corpses to my brother. I will personally present Shusui and this little girl to him."

On the other hand, Gecko Moriah, who introduced himself in the bedroom, also sensed the Conqueror's Haki being released inside Thriller Bark, and his eyes shifted slightly.

"This is... Conqueror's Haki! It seems there's another guy causing trouble on my ship besides you. Which pirate crew are you from? Who are your parents? State your names!"

The next moment, Moriah picked up his giant scissors and stared at Yamato with a sinister smile.

"Which pirate crew? That's a tough question. My older brother hasn't decided on the crew's name, or even the details about our parents..."

"Mom doesn't know that her Pops is Kaido."

Click! Click! Click!

With his hands clenched tightly, veins bulging from his arms, Moriah stared viciously at Yamato before him, as if he could breathe fire.

"Kaido? Kaido of the Beasts? Your Pops is Kaido, no wonder, no wonder you have those horns, so you're Kaido!!"

Bang!

The scissors, swung to their fullest extent, smashed down, creating a huge crater in the floor, but Yamato skillfully dodged them.

"So it's Kaido's daughter! You bastard Kaido, now that your daughter is in my hands, I'm going to avenge my men who died in the Beast Pirates! Shadow's Asgard!"

A shadow slowly appeared beneath his feet, coalescing into a form the same size as Moriah, Moriah let out a strange laugh.

"Hehehehe, twenty years ago in Wano Country, I didn't figure out my Devil Fruit ability, and that's how Kaido took advantage of me..."

"Now, I, the one who truly masters the Shadow-Shadow Fruit, am the strongest. This Shadow's Asgard is my highest achievement!"

Yamato tilted his head, looking at Moriah with a bewildered expression.

"You have a grudge against that Pops, why are you coming to me for revenge? Is it because you can't beat him?"

Moriah, whose eyes turned red from Yamato's finishing blow, was driven into a helpless rage, always aiming to slap people in the face Yamato stab them in the heart.

"You brat, die!!!"

"Death? I am a crew member of the world's strongest being, how could I possibly lose to a loser who was defeated by a Pops!"

A deep blue ice band swirled around its back, its body swelled, and snow-white fur covered its entire body. Its almost canine eyes were fixed on the two enormous figures before it.

"Musashi Ice Fang!"

As Hiyori was about to board the ship, she glanced back and saw that the originally gloomy and terrifying three-masted sailing ship had instantly transformed into a snowy wonderland.

"That Yamato guy has started causing trouble. He's as chilling as ever. Is his opponent really that troublesome?"

In Gecko Moria's bedroom, Moriah, who had been struggling to break free from the ice sculpture, was utterly astonished by what he saw before him.

"Mythical Zoan, yet another Mythical Zoan! Why?!"

"I don't care what grudge you have with that bastard 'Pops. If you want revenge, then come on. I won't lose to you, I won't lose to that bastard! Thunder Bagua Trigrams!"

Countless deep purple lightning bolts, imbued with Conqueror's Haki, coiled around the iron rod. With a wave of his hand, it suddenly appeared before him. Moriah, whose body was frozen by frost, instinctively tried to dodge, but his expression changed drastically.

"What... what's going on? Why? Why is my body so sluggish? What happened?!"

"A guy who only knows how to rely on his abilities can never become a true strongman. Dominance is everything. If you want to challenge me, go back and train for another thirty years!"

Bang!

After being knocked from the top floor to the depths of the ground, Yamato snorted coldly, picked up the iron bar, and strode away.