Chapter 72

- Yes, this ship is really the largest of those that I have seen. - I said, standing in the air above the huge ship-island.

The ship's appearance was gloomy, as was the atmosphere around it.

This ship had three masts, the middle one was the largest and was the main base of the ship, to which the outer ring was attached. This ring was a kind of wall to the main ship, the island of Moria. There was only one way to go through this wall, through a gate that looked like a huge mouth with large teeth and lips.

In the middle of the ship was a large black sail, which bore the symbols of the Moria pirates. A large white skull and a pair of purple bat wings.

The island itself, which was essentially a ship, was surrounded by a fortress and several towers. The island had a lot of forests and only a few buildings stood out. The most important of all the buildings was, perhaps, a huge palace in the medieval style. To me, it somehow reminded me of a Catholic cathedral from my past world, and the style of architecture was similar to French.

After watching this ship for a bit, I decided to go down straight to the palace.

* Vshuh * * BOOM *

Having instantly overcome a hundred meters, I destroyed the roof of the building and landed in the palace. When the dust settled, I looked around ...

There were several strange people around me. They were too pale and had many scars and stitched wounds on their faces. Also, their auras were a bit unusual for humans, too cold and too weak.

None of them attacked me, they just stood there and did nothing. But after a while a tall, plump man with a huge mouth and a pointed nose emerged from the crowd. His teeth were sharp, as were his ears. He had a scar on his forehead, and black round glasses on his eyes. He wore purple leather pants, a strange waistcoat, and a pair of gloves the same color as his pants.

He came out to me with a displeased face and shouted:

- Who are you ?! How dare you break in here ?!

I looked at him out of the corner of my eye and said coldly:

- Bring me Moriya and Absalom, also grab Meito Shusui, you have five minutes, I advise you to hurry up.

- Eh? What? Ha ... Ha ha ha ha! Did you bump your head there? aha ha ha ha. - The fat man began to laugh loudly and pat himself on the stomach.

I chuckled and said:

- Your time is ticking, I advise you to hurry up.

- Ha-ha-ha ... ha ... haa Well, you give, I haven't heard such nonsense for a long time, boy, where are you from? Do you even know where you are? Maybe you should see a doctor? - When they stopped laughing, Hogback decided to ask me a question.

I sighed:

- It looks like you did not understand me ... - Then I stamped my foot on the floor and said:

- Black hole.

* Hoo-oo-oo *

Dark smoke spread in all directions and began to suck in all the zombies around, even Hogback did not leave aside. As soon as the darkness touched the zombies, they all began to tremble, and after a while, black lumps of energy began to fly out of the mouths of each of them, then each of them fell lifeless into the darkness.

There was only one Hogback looking at me with fear, I grinned and dispelled the covering of darkness. I was not going to absorb them, I just wanted to test the strength of the fruit, whether it can neutralize the effect of the Moria fruit. Oddly enough, everything worked ...

As soon as the darkness cleared, there were a bunch of bodies around me and among them was Hogback with a pale face.

I turned to him and said:

- Do what I said.

The fat man swallowed and nodded, then ran off at a pretty good speed.

He did not have to wait long, five minutes later, five people descended into the main hall.

The first one to enter was the tallest of all, I think it is not for nothing that they call him the tallest Shichibukai. He looked like some kind of demon, horns on his head, claws on his hands, sharp teeth in his mouth, even his skin was not just pale, but light blue. His very body was too disproportionate, the upper part was oblong, and the lower one was round and stocky. His hair was bright red and he wore a black coat and orange pants.

A rather short man in a black suit and blue pants walked next to him. His appearance was also very unusual, although outwardly he resembled a man, and probably he was. But on his face there was a lion's face sewn on, and if I remember the canon correctly, he has a lot of parts of various animals transplanted by Hogback all over his body. In general, this guy was some kind of nutcase.

Next came the girl, the smallest and most normal-looking girl, at least compared to these crazy people. Large eyes with black pupils, perhaps the most unusual thing about her, and then everything was not so surprising. Plain gothic clothing and pink hair tied in two tails. On her head was a crown, and in her hands a pink umbrella.

Well, then Hogback walked and, oddly enough, Ryuma, the surgeon still brought everyone I needed.

The swordsman had gray hair and a body, like all zombies, covered with many scars. He wore a blue scarf that covered his face, as well as a kimono with an unusual black pattern. Well, of course, that's why I came. He had a katana on his belt, which I needed, I think Zoro will appreciate such a gift.

Moria was very angry when he showed up, and when he saw me he yelled:

- Who the fuck are you ?! How dare you ... Khh ... - He did not have time to finish, as his throat was instantly pierced by a stellar bullet.

With disbelief in his eyes, Moriya looked down, but couldn't even understand what had happened, and then his eyes dimmed and he began to fall.

At that moment, I quickly raised my hands and said:

- Black spiral.

Moria's body was quickly drawn to me and I immediately covered him with darkness, and then felt his heart. It was still beating, so the power of the fruit did not dissipate, it was good.

I looked at the three who stood with shocked faces and one imperturbable dead man, and said:

- Don't go anywhere, I'll finish soon, I also don't advise you to attack me, you will regret it. - I looked around the four with cold eyes, and then covered myself with the power of darkness. Now I had to take away the power of the Moria fruit, so I had to completely prevent the energy leak, and the cover of darkness was perfect for this.

It was quite easy to kill Moria, firstly, he did not expect an attack, and secondly, he is too weak in battle. We can say in terms of his own strength, he is the weakest Shichibukai, the reason for his great reward and influence is his unique fruit that allows him to create a huge army and strong soldiers. In terms of his own strength, perhaps even Crocodile surpasses him, so it is not surprising that he could not sense the approach of a star bullet. His death was already a foregone conclusion, as was the fate of his fruit ...