"Our shadows are back!"
"Gekko Moria was defeated?"
"Gekko Moria has finally been defeated...!"
People around the world who had their shadows taken by Gekko Moria cheered. Their shadows were back, and they no longer had to hide from the sun. They could live like normal people again.
Devil's Triangle, Thriller Bark.
Because Amber and Moria's clash blew away the dark clouds in the sky, this land that never saw the sun all year round was finally bathed in sunshine again.
Moria's castle had been reduced to ruins in the previous battle, and Hogback, who stayed inside, naturally died in the aftermath.
Moria rolled his eyes and lay on the ruins.
Amber looked at Perona on the roof and saw her spirit flying down at a very fast speed and heading toward Gekko Moria.
"Lord Moria, Lord Moria."
"Perona! I didn't expect that you would be the only one to survive!" Gekko Moria said weakly.
"I'm going to die too. The injuries are too serious, and I can't hold on any longer."
"Thor Amber, can I ask you something?" Gekko Moria asked Amber while holding back the pain.
"Say it!" Amber nodded.
"Can you please spare Perona? Her abilities are very useful. Let her follow you. She might be of great use in the future."
"I didn't want to kill her in the first place, otherwise, I wouldn't have just stunned her when we were on the shore."
"Is that so? It seems I can go in peace. Perona, just follow them! Anyway, I never regarded you as real partners, just as chess pieces. You have nothing to miss!"
"Master Moria...I understand!" Perona looked at Gekko Moria's last plea for her, her eyes becoming extremely complicated.
"The sea! It's so vast!" Gekko Moria faced the sun and died with a smile.
Amber teleported back to his companions and took back a bag of fruit. The rest depended on luck. Fortunately, Amber was favored by the goddess of luck again, and the Shadow-Shadow Fruit was reborn on a nearby fruit.
At this time, a group of pirates emerged from the forest. They were all the unlucky ones whose shadows were taken away by Moria. They were attracted by the sound of the battle but did not dare to get close until now.
"Thank you so much!"
"You are literally our savior!"
These pirates used enthusiastic words to express their gratitude to Amber for saving their lives.
"Okay, okay, my main purpose was Gekko Moria. Saving you was just incidental." Amber really couldn't stand it, so if they really wanted to thank him, they could do it with Berries!
These pirates, grateful for Amber's help, gave almost all their Berries to Amber and his crew. Amber didn't refuse anyone's gratitude. After all, if doing good deeds were free, who would do them?
After finishing his work, Amber took Perona and his friends back to the Thor.
Amber didn't notice the flash of a camera shutter. Otherwise, he would have complained about the ever-present reporters.
Aboard the Thor.
Amber gathered everyone together and took out the Shadow-Shadow Fruit. Although he had already decided to give it to Conis, as a captain, he could not act arbitrarily.
"This is Gekko Moria's Shadow-Shadow Fruit. You already know its power, right? Does anyone want to eat it?" Amber asked everyone.
Apart from those who already had Devil Fruits, only Conis and Franky were left.
"I'm a cyborg. I mainly rely on technology to improve my strength. I really don't need a Devil Fruit!" Franky said.
"So, what about you, Conis?" Amber looked at Conis.
"Sister Nami told me that she couldn't do much to help, so she chose to eat a Devil Fruit. I also want to help everyone!" Conis said softly but firmly.
Amber handed the Shadow-Shadow Fruit to Conis, and she ate it.
"You can come to me anytime in the future!" Amber said to Conis with a smile.
Unexpectedly, Conis suddenly thought of something, blushed, and said hesitantly, "Amber! You already have Nami and Robin. i may not be suitable!"
Amber suddenly felt two dangerous eyes staring directly at him and looked up cautiously.
Nami had a cross on her forehead and clenched her fists toward Amber. Robin smiled lightly at Amber, but he could see the murderous intent behind it.
"Conis, I think you misunderstood. What I'm talking about is training. You can ask me, Nami, Zoro, and everyone for help!" Amber quickly explained.
"So you're a playboy!" said Perona, who had just joined along with Brook.
"Don't talk nonsense. I'm suing you for libel. Believe it or not, I'm suing you for slander!" Veins appeared on Amber's forehead.
What a huge burden! Apart from kissing Nami twice in Alabasta, hugging Nami, eating some tofu, and flirting with Robin on the ghost ship, had he done anything outrageous?
"I can't believe it. You are just a playboy captain. All the female crew members on board are so beautiful. Who knows if you have the idea of taking them all into a harem." After saying that, Perona walked directly through the wall.
"I see, I thought I was a pervert, but I didn't expect the captain is the real pervert!" Franky gave Amber a thumbs up and said seriously.
"Yohoho, it seems that the beautiful ladies on the ship all belong to the captain, yohoho!"
"Amber is so awesome! But what is a harem! Hey, hey, hey! Nami, why are you covering my ears!"
"Children, don't listen to these unclean things!"
"It seems that Mr. Captain has fallen into a dangerous situation again!"
Amber was silent and had already looked away, too lazy to pay attention to these guys who were showing off their treasures.
After looking at the map, the next stop is the end of the first half of the Grand Line - Sabaody Archipelago.
Hehehe, I can finally do something I've wanted to do for a long time!