"Welcome home, my lord!"
In front of the castle.
It would have been easy for Dr. Hogback, who suspected that he and Moria might share a bat ancestor, to open his arms.
Welcome Moria's arrival with enthusiasm.
"Well done."
Moria moved her nearly 7-meter-long body, and her feet even trembled when she stepped on the stones.
There was some surprise in his tone.
The castle in front of me has actually recovered a lot.
Look, even the complete framework is there. Hogback must have put a lot of effort into it. It's rare that the guy is no longer thinking about the woman.
Moria remembered that the castle and nearby buildings were destroyed by the demon Oz controlled by him, and they were full of ruins.
"This is what I should do."
Hogback's face is full of smiles.
This is normal for a face that has been mended.
"I also found a very interesting corpse some time ago. You will definitely be interested!"
"oh?"
Hearing the corpse, Moriah finally stopped running towards his big bed.
The corners of his mouth curled up to his ears.
"Yes, it's on the second floor." Hogback greeted enthusiastically.
Such a tone was unusual for him.
As a well-known surgeon, he is often begged by others.
But when I thought of that evil guy, Sindori's head was roughly thrown in his hand like a rubber ball.
Hogback's heart twitched.
The stairs of the castle seemed to have been built without considering that the owner of the castle's body shape would change to the present extent.
When Moriah stepped on it, rocks and sand fell like showers of rain.
"This time we must build a zombie army that can dominate the world. Abrosam brought back many corpses on the battlefield."
"Well, I'll leave such an important matter to you two."
Moriah emphasized as he walked.
"But the world today is still a bit dangerous..."
The second floor of the castle was empty, but it was one of the few places that had not been affected by previous battles.
Moria later parked the corpses of General John and Silver Ax here.
But now there is a luxurious-looking coffin placed in the middle of the second floor.
"Could it be the body of another famous pirate?" he thought excitedly, and his mind began to think about what kind of number he should give this zombie.
The coffin lid was not thick, and compared to Moriah's size, it looked like a child's toy.
He pushed open the coffin lid and saw in his eyes expectantly...
A grinning clown.
Wearing a purple suit, blue hair, and bright red lipstick on the corners of his mouth.
He opened his eyes and waved his hands in greeting:
"Good morning."
"Hey————"
Moria was startled by this scene.
The hand unexpectedly placed itself on his shoulder, shaking him in greeting.
But that wasn't what frightened him more.
It was the face of the grinning clown that he had not only seen on the big screen at the Navy Headquarters not long ago, but also seen frequently on the bounty orders spread all over the world by the World Government.
Why did you come to my house?
Hogbark? !
Moria seemed to realize something and turned his head. He saw Hogubak put something on Absalom's hand, and Absalom fell limply to the ground.
"don’t worry."
"It's just a sea tower stone handcuff. It's just a collection of the Celestial Dragons."
The clown in the coffin answered thoughtfully.
"You betrayed me, Hogbark!"
This is what makes Moria even more angry.
Although he is a homebody, although he is a bit weak...
But the treatment of his subordinates has always been very good!
Although he currently has only three cadres alive.
But this was the first time he encountered betrayal!
"Sindori..."
Hogback's smile was very forced.
Moria's treatment is indeed good, but the core of their cooperation is Sindori.
Resurrecting Sindori is the reason why Hogback stays in this pirate group. He does not aspire to dominate the world.
"madness!"
"Aren't you just a clown hiding behind the screen? How dare you look down on me like this?!"
"I am also a former Shichibukai after all!"
After a brief fright, Moriah's shallot shape quickly transformed into a red onion shape that looked like it had been burned by fire.
"Shadow Mage!"
He growled lowly, and the shadow under his feet suddenly twisted and stood up again as if it were the real thing.
The shadow was as black as ink, and his body was as tall as Moria, and he laughed ferociously like a terrifying demon.
Grab this clown and slap him hard!
Moriah ordered in his mind.
He is a superhuman shadow fruit user, and he should have control over his own shadow like an arm and a finger.
But the shadow didn't move at all.
what's the situation? !
Moria was startled, and activated her abilities even more vigorously.
There was a burst of burrs on the edge of the ink shadow, as if it was resisting.
How can this be?
The product of ability is resisting myself, the ability user!
"what have you done!?"
Moria's voice was filled with uncontrollable surprise.
"Put a smile on your face."
Bucky stood up and said leisurely.
Shadow grinned from the corners of his mouth to his ears.
“From the time we were born, we have been on a path toward weirdness.”
Shadow nodded in agreement.
As a product jointly created by the Split Fruit and the Shadow Fruit, every second it survives makes the word "weird" extend even further.
"Split?!"
Moria suddenly remembered the opponent's ability and split the fruit into pieces.
"No, it's impossible."
"The fruit has awakened. Your fruit ability has actually awakened!"
"You split my shadow?!"
There was finally uncontrollable trembling in his tone at this time, but he still tried to snatch the shadow back.
"You finally figured it out."
Bucky smiled and praised. He remembered that he seemed to have said such a thing to a certain guy.
"But I still have to correct it a little bit."
"I don't have the shadow of splitting you. What I split is you."
The small hand that had been on Moriah's shoulder greeted him in time to show his presence.
It was Bucky who thought of a development direction when he entered the foggy sea.
Why just split the object?
Can spirits, even emotions, these immaterial things also be divided?
He made his first attempt in Sombra's dream.
Moriah is the second.
The feedback given to him by reality is that it can be done.
"Damn, how is this possible-"
Just as Moria roared, he saw his own shadow suddenly raise a fist and hit it suddenly.
This is himself!
The force of the fist is very familiar.
asshole!
Moriah stood up reluctantly and took out a pair of wide scissors from the shadow behind him.
This is for cutting shadows!
How ridiculous it is to use your shadow against me!
Moria thought bitterly, but when she looked up, she saw Shadow taking out a pair of shadow scissors with the same outline.
The nightmare has really come!
