It had been a while since he joined Moonlight Moria's pirate group, and Hayredding had gradually begun to understand the current situation in the New World. White Beard sat in a corner of the New World, quietly waiting for the arrival of the challenger. Kaido and Moria tacitly cleared out their territories and surrounding forces to prepare a suitable stage for the upcoming battle. The other contestants who had a chance of becoming One Piece were also recruiting and accumulating their strength. For the time being, the new world was peaceful, but under the calm sea, undercurrents were surging.
The story of Moria and Da Xiong was just a small interlude for Hayredding. Hai Lei Ding was still trying his best to integrate into Moonlight's pirate group. Although his strength was recognized by everyone, he was still not used to this kind of family-like pirate group. Hayredding had a deeper understanding of Moria, especially his three catchphrases: "You are not my subordinates, but my friends and relatives. You are an indispensable part of me!”"I'll go first!" "Anyone can anger me. However, you must not try to hurt my companions. If you do, you must be prepared to receive my wrath!”
These words made Hai Lei Ding extremely moved. These days, Hai Lei Ding had also confirmed that these words were not just simple slogans. Moria had deeply engraved these words into his life. Moonlight did not have the dignity of a captain, nor did he have the temperament of a hero who ruled the entire sea. He fought with the crew, cooked, scrubbed the deck together, and performed by the bonfire... Everything he did subverted Highredding's understanding of pirate captains. It also caused Hai Lei Ding to compare him with Mobil, hoping to discover the similarities between them. In the end, Hai Lei Ding was disappointed. Therefore, he could only follow closely behind Moria, trying to understand him better.
Over the past few days, Hai Lei Ding had followed the moonlight to sweep across the sea, destroying all forces that might affect the outcome of the final battle. The nearby forces, big and small, had also tacitly left this sea area, quietly waiting for the outcome of the final battle, and then welcoming the birth of the new emperor. Occasionally, Moonlight would sneak up on some of Kaido's small supply points or send ships to the great sea route to collect wealth. However, he would always stay on the flagship and wait for the right time.
No one knew how many days of peace could last, so no one dared to let their guard down. They maintained their combat strength at all times so that they could quickly enter the battle, and Hayredding was no exception.
Ever since the nameless island, Hai Lei Ding's strength had once again stagnated. He had no idea how to increase his strength. Although he thought that he was already very strong, it was worth rejoicing that he was not arrogant and thought that he was invincible. At the very least, Tiger would be able to turn him into ashes as easily as crushing a bug.
On this day, Hai Lei Ding came to the training ground as usual. After greeting a few crew members with a smile and chatting with each other, he began the day's training. After all, strength was like sailing against the current. If he slacked off, he would inevitably fall behind. In this chaotic era, strength was the guarantee of life. Whether it was the otaku in his previous life or the current Hai Lei Ding, none of them wanted to close their eyes so early and never open them again. Therefore, he had to ensure the flexibility of his body. Even if his strength did not increase, it did not matter as long as he did not regress. With this thought in mind, he began to exercise. He first practiced the six navy styles he knew. As soon as he landed, he saw Moonlight clapping his hands and walking over with a smile. After looking at Hayredin up and down, he asked curiously,"It's the Navy Type 6, right? I didn't expect you to still have some strength left last time.”
Moonlight was very knowledgeable and knew that it was normal for him to know the six styles. Hayredin didn't think too much about it and just replied humbly,"No, even if I don't hide my strength, I can't beat you.”
"Haha!" Moria laughed, then moved a few times and said with interest,""Why don't we fight again and try? You might be better than me! When the time comes, I'll let you be the captain!"
" No, no…" Hai Lei Ding hurriedly waved his hand and said,""We can fight, but…forget about the captain.”
Hearing that, Moria was stunned and suddenly laughed,""Do you really think you can beat me? I was just joking, haha!”
What? Feeling that he was being looked down upon, Hai Lei Ding said unwillingly,""How would we know if we don't fight!"
Moria chuckled and went to the side of the field to prepare. The pirates who saw this scene began to spread the news. Instantly, the base became lively. The pirates who did not go out rushed to the training ground, intending to enjoy the battle of the century between the captain and the field commander.
Seeing that almost everyone had arrived, Moria also ended his warm-up. He slowly walked to Hayredding and said,""Let's have an exciting battle. Don't hold back. If you have any ultimate moves, use them!”
"You said it!" Hai Lei Ding gritted his teeth and said. He did not hold back and directly attacked. He went directly behind Moria and he didn't react? Very good, the 'finger gun' pierced straight into his back.
Shadowmage, Moria's usual move, blocked Hayredding's move. The force of the finger spear was like a clay ox entering the sea, dissolved by the Shadowmage without a trace.‘Scattering Bats. The Shadow Mage immediately turned into a sky full of bats and surrounded Hayredding. Hai Lei Ding wasn't nervous. With a single move, Iron Block, he easily settled this ambush.
Seeing that the bat did not work, Moria had the bat turn back into a Shadow Mage behind Hayredding, a Shadow Substitute! Moria switched his arm to the Shadow Mage's body and slapped towards Hayredding from an unexpected angle. Seeing that the attack was about to succeed, Paper Painting dodged the attack like a flying piece of paper. Following that, Hayredding thought that he had already caught Moria's weakness. He used " Shave " once again and came to Moria's blind spot. He used " Finger Spear " as one and stabbed towards Moria.‘Shadow Box. Moria used the black box made of shadows to wrap Hayredding, taking advantage of the moment he stopped to pull away.
Hai Lei Ding, who was trapped in the black box, felt that there was no light around him, and the surrounding space felt very sticky. At least half of his mobility was restricted. When Hai Lei Ding broke out of the box in a sorry state, Moria was standing not far away with his arms crossed in front of his chest, staring at him and giggling. The exchange between the two of them had dazzled the surrounding pirates, and they could not help but applaud the two experts in their group.
Hai Lei Ding clenched his hands into fists. What's going on? Why does it feel like my move was completely within his expectations? If he had taken the opportunity to give me a vicious move just now, the battle would have ended by now.
As if seeing through his thoughts, Moria explained,""Your strength is not bad, but it's still not enough for some of the top players.”Patting his chest, Moria continued,"" For someone like me who has been through hundreds of battles, your strength is not too strong. Judging your moves in advance based on your preparations is not a difficult problem…"
Hayredin interrupted unwillingly,""I haven't used my full strength yet!"
Moria shrugged and said to Hayredding,""Hmm, you haven't seen the top combat strength of this sea, have you? Just in time, before you suffer a huge loss, I'll let you mentally prepare yourself.”
After organizing his words, Moria began to reveal,""As you know, I mainly use the power of the Devil's Fruit. Even though eating the fruit will grant me this power, there are many strange Devil's Fruits in this sea. But no matter what, in most cases, only by going through the test of life and death can one truly unleash this power to the extreme. You should know the basic combat strength, right?”
"Without a certain level of basic combat strength and a certain 'heart' as the foundation, one will never be able to unleash the true power of the fruit.”
"The power of the fruit is also divided into three stages: Use, control, and control!"
"The power of fruits at different stages is completely different! Just now, I was using the power of the Demon Fruit to fight you, and now…this is manipulation!”As he spoke, Moria recalled the Shadow Mage and attached it to his body, as if he was wearing a pure black high-collared cloak. Instantly, Moria swelled up.'Flying Bats' was the same move. Together with Moria's huge body, he turned into countless strong bats.‘Iron Block, Hai Lei Ding used the same trick again, but this time, it did not produce the result that Hai Lei Ding expected. Under the bat's strong and sharp teeth, the iron block almost collapsed, scaring Hai Lei Ding into immediately using Shave and escaping the bat swarm.
Amidst the laughter, the countless bats turned back into Moria. Hayredding, who was on guard against him, suddenly saw Moria pointing at himself. Following his fingertip, Hayredding's eyes swept across a small bat that was lying on his shoulder and baring its fangs at him. He heard a soft shout,""Pay attention, I'm coming!"
'Shadow Substitute', Moria's fist appeared in front of Hayredding's eyes, and it was getting bigger and bigger. Hayredin only had time to cross his arms in front of him. With a " pa " sound and a huge force, Hai Redding was sent flying. In mid-air, he felt his body go numb. Unable to make any adjustments, Hai Redding crashed heavily onto the ground.
"How do you feel?" asked Moria with a smile. This was not all. Next, it was control!”Just as he was about to continue, the moonlight stopped. Because he heard Hayredding shout,""I admit defeat!"
Lying on the ground, looking at the blue sky, white clouds, and bright sunlight, Hai Lei Ding felt a haze in his heart. So this is the true power of the sea. I'm really a frog at the bottom of a well! Even though he had repeatedly warned himself not to be arrogant, he still made this mistake. Fortunately, Moonlight's punch woke him up today. 'The peak is still very far away. I've only just started on my journey, and I'm actually delusional enough to think that I'm about to reach the peak.' Hai Lei Ding laughed self-deprecatingly.
A large hand appeared in Hayredding's line of sight. It was Moria. He reached out his hand and let Moria pull him up, listening to his comforting smile,""Don't be discouraged! As long as you persevere, one day, you will also possess this level of power.”
The pirates cheered, cheering for their team to have two such experts. They had never felt so close to the position of One Piece King before.
Grimacing, Moria said to Hayredding,""Only this kind of aura is worth watching!"
Suddenly, Hayredin understood,[So this battle is to raise morale. I pity my small body…] Hayredin wanted to cry but had no tears as he looked at the excited Moria who was patting his shoulder. So this was his way, the way of Moonlight Moria. He did not have any fancy words, but only used his actions to inspire everyone. A trace of admiration flashed across Hai Lei Ding's heart.
[PS: I wanted to fantasize about Moria's moves, after all, I have some ideas about his fruit.] However, he felt that everyone might not agree with him, so he chose some moves that he had used before. It should be…
[Also, regarding the division of the fruit's power levels, it was an idea of a certain One Piece Doujin (already tj). I deeply agree with it, so I borrowed it from it…If the original author has any objections, you can come to me, and I'll change it…]
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