Having made up his mind, Momo explained the situation to Olvia and the others and set off, heading straight for the Grand Line in his small boat.
As Mo Mo traveled on, he truly came to understand the cruelty of this world. The Age of Exploration was indeed glorious, but beneath that glory lay countless bones. After all, not all pirates were like Luffy and his crew, sailing the seas simply to pursue their ideals and freedom. Pirates like Luffy and his crew were a minority; most were true pirates, those who killed, robbed, and committed all sorts of evil deeds. Mo Mo would kill any pirate he encountered without mercy. In this way, Mo Mo fought his way to Water Seven, leaving behind the name of the Demon King.
After spending three days in Water 7, telling Tom about the design and requirements and leaving him with enough funds, Momo continued on his way. After all, ahead lay the Empress and the Six Styles of the Navy, which Momo was determined to obtain.
Although Mo Mo doesn't need the Six Powers of the Navy, it doesn't mean others don't. Putting aside everything else, the Shave and Moon Walk techniques among the Six Powers are very practical. Devil Fruit users are hated by the sea and become unable to swim, but with Moon Walk, there's no need to worry about falling into the sea. Even if someone is knocked away and falls into the sea, Moon Walk will bring them back. They are not afraid of fighting at sea.
Needless to say, speed is not everything, but having speed is the prerequisite for everything. Even if I can't beat you, it's useless if you are not fast enough to hit me. Moreover, speed is the first mover. Being one step ahead may be the difference between victory and death.
Momo continued his journey, asking around, but even after arriving at the Sabaody Archipelago, he still couldn't find out where the Nine Serpents were.
"It seems these two things need to be done together. Marineford will have to make the trip."
Mo Mo arrived at Marineford without a sound. Although he entered very discreetly and no one noticed, he was surrounded after wandering around for three minutes. After all, if someone was wandering around the headquarters like a trolley without any concealment and was not discovered, the Navy could disband.
"Halt! This is the Navy Headquarters, not a place where just anyone can barge in. Please identify yourself."
Mo Mo smiled slightly. "My name is Mo Mo. I'm here to see Garp. If Garp isn't in the Sengoku period, that's fine too. Just say that an old friend from Ohara has come to visit, and they'll know. By the way, I also brought a hundred pounds of donuts! I won't be responsible for what happens if you're late in announcing it."
Perhaps Mo Mo's words had an effect, because in less than ten minutes, Mo Mo heard a very familiar voice: "Where are the donuts? Who brought me donuts? And a hundred pounds of them! Much more generous than Zhan Guo. No, Zhan Guo is stingy to death, there's no comparison."
As the voice rang out, a younger version of Garp, whose hair was still not white, walked over. The younger version of Garp had more majesty and less kindness and vicissitudes. Behind Garp was Sengoku, who looked helpless.
"Karp, we're here on business, not looking for donuts."
"You're from Ohara?" Karp circled Momo several times, scrutinizing him carefully.
"I am Momo, and I did indeed come from Ohara. In fact, I was the one who made Ohara disappear." Momo smiled as he looked at Garp and Sengoku standing next to him.
"Then what are you doing here? Showing off your strength? Or threatening us?" Sengoku frowned.
"Of course not, I'm here to cooperate with you." Then Mo Mo explained the principles and cooperation methods of the Seven Warlords of the Sea from the original work to Garp and the others, and promised that the scholars of Ohara would not disclose anything they knew, on the condition that the Navy's Six Powers be granted.
Because Momo promised not to harm civilians or those unable to resist, and because Sengoku had obtained intelligence about Momo, Sengoku finally agreed to Momo's conditions after seeing everything in the intelligence.
The collaboration was successfully completed. After obtaining the exact location of Kuja, Momo refused Sengoku's request for escort and left alone. Before leaving, Momo encouraged Garp and Sengoku to have a donut-eating contest. The winner could enjoy all the remaining donuts that Momo had brought. In the end, Garp and Sengoku died suddenly, the cause of death being that they ate too many donuts.
After rejecting Garp's request to join the Navy, Momo bid farewell to Garp and Sengoku, who were lying motionless on the sofa. They couldn't eat any more and ate until they were completely unable to move, without deciding who was the winner. This shows why the Navy's senior officers are so unreliable; like father, like son.
Leaving Marineford, Momo headed straight for Amazon Lily: "Empress, I've arrived. I will dispel the nightmares in your life. Of course, as payment, you'll obediently become my crew member!"
(End of this chapter)
Chapter 26 Unexpected Gains
Three days later, Mo Mo arrived at the Nine-Shell Island, the land of women. Due to the island's unique nature, few people had ever seen a man. Therefore, Mo Mo's unusual appearance immediately drew a large crowd of onlookers. A group of women surrounded him, some even boldly reaching out to touch him. Although the onlookers were all women, and some were quite attractive, Mo Mo still felt very uncomfortable. If they were all around 70 points (out of 10), it wouldn't be so bad, but what if some of them had arms almost as thick as his waist? Would he still be happy? And the proportions weren't small either. However, Mo Mo thought about it and felt relieved. After all, the Nine-Shell Island valued strength and worshipped martial prowess, paying little attention to appearance.
"How did you get in here? This is the Calm Belt of the Grand Line, surrounded by the lairs of large Sea Kings."
"Beautiful lady, you can ask questions, but please don't touch me like that. Although you are beautiful, I am a man of principle." Mo Mo slapped away the hand of a young woman who looked six-tenths like the future Hancock as she reached for his bottom lane.
"I flew in directly. I'm an ability user." Mo Mo pulled up his pants to avoid having them pulled down.
"What are you planning to do here?" a national protector asked, touching Mo Mo's chest.
“I’m here to find someone. Her name is Boa Hancock. She should be only twelve or thirteen years old. Do you know her?”
Suddenly a strange sound rang out, and instantly all the Nine Snake Island citizens who had been surrounding Mo Mo all surrounded him with snake bows.
"Man, you shouldn't come to Amazon Lily. No matter how powerful you are, men are not welcome on our island." With that, a domineering and elegant woman walked over, surrounded by a group of people.
"I'm here simply to have someone and to make a deal with you. You probably know a little about what happened in Ohara; it was me who did it." Facing this domineering and elegant woman, Mo Mo directly stated his purpose and revealed the details of Ohara, demonstrating his power.
"Do you think the World Government would allow such a powerful nation, yet one it doesn't control, to exist? And the Navy has already developed warships capable of sailing freely in the Calm Belt. Once their technology is fully developed and they begin large-scale deployment, will Kuja still be able to live as freely as they do now? I can make you disappear from the world's sight like Ohara, the only price being the Haki training method and one citizen joining my pirate crew." Momo said eloquently. "Think about it, it's just the Haki training method. You won't lose anything by teaching it to me, since you're not the only ones who can use Haki. Besides, I only want one person to join my pirate crew. I guarantee I won't harm her or force her to do anything she doesn't want to do. How about it?"
"Then let me see if you have the qualifications to negotiate with me!" As soon as he finished speaking, the current emperor of Nine Serpents' eyes flashed with a sharp light, and he instantly disappeared from the spot.
Mo Mo's eyes flickered upon seeing this. Intrigued by the power of the domineering aura, he didn't dodge and went straight to meet it.
For a moment, there were many shadowy figures. Although Mo Mo did not possess any domineering aura, one should not forget that Mo Mo was still an Emperor-level figure. If he had not been able to fully master the Devil Fruit's abilities after so long, then he might as well go back to sleep.
Intrigued by his opponent's strength, Mo Mo didn't rush to defeat him. Instead, he engaged in a fierce leg-sparring match with his opponent for nearly five minutes before they separated.
"I admit your strength is quite good, but if that's all you're capable of, then you might as well stay and become my slave!" After saying that, she looked intently at Mo Mo.
"Watch out, I only used half my strength just now, now I'm going to get serious." With that, Mo Mo disappeared from the spot.
With a whoosh, Mo Mo appeared in front of the current Empress and threw a punch.
The current Nine Serpent Empress looked solemnly at the rapidly enlarging golden fist before her, and also swung out her own fist, which had turned black.
boom!
A shockwave rose between the two, sending the Nine Serpent Clan members who were too close flying. As the dust settled, Mo Mo, with his single arm slung over his back, stood there calmly, smiling, as if he hadn't just been the one fighting. The Nine Serpent Empress, on the other hand, had disheveled hair and clothes, and a noticeable skid mark stretched from her feet all the way to Mo Mo's front.
The outcome was already very clear; the Nine Serpents Empress had obviously lost. The two were clearly not on the same level. The people of Nine Serpents were obviously unable to accept that their emperor had lost, and they were ready to attack Mo Mo. Fortunately, the current emperor of Nine Serpents intervened in time to stop them. Otherwise, although Mo Mo would not be ruthless, he would not mind making them suffer a little.
"I have lost, and I admit defeat wholeheartedly. I will keep our promise, but," the current emperor of Nine Serpents hesitated for a moment before saying, "I want you to stay and be my man, and you can have any of the women of Nine Serpents that you desire and whoever is willing. What do you say?"
To be honest, Mo Mo was very tempted by the Empress's proposal, but he ultimately refused. Mo Mo finally guessed why the Empress would make such a condition; she simply wanted to marry Mo Mo because she saw his extraordinary strength and wanted to leave behind more powerful offspring. Mo Mo reluctantly rejected this very tempting offer, and as compensation, he agreed to guide their cultivation during his time with the Nine Serpents.
After the terms were agreed upon, a smile finally appeared on Mo Mo's face. The Pirate Empress Hancock, the future most beautiful woman in the world, was finally going to fall into his clutches. Ah, no, she was finally going to become a member of his future pirate crew.
After obtaining the cultivation method for the domineering aura, Mo Mo began to cultivate with the help of the current empress. After starting to cultivate, Mo Mo confirmed his guess. Sure enough, the domineering aura seemed very mysterious and unpredictable. In fact, it was just an application of mental will and momentum. However, what impressed Mo Mo was that although these application methods were very crude and unsystematic, and very difficult to cultivate, they could condense a person's mental will into a physical entity.
As for why Haki can counter Devil Fruit abilities, it's because Devil Fruits are similar to the development of one's genes. After eating a Devil Fruit, its energy alters the host's body's microparticles, and each of these microparticles is attached to a spiritual force. This spiritual force is the foundation for maintaining this form. Haki is also the application of spiritual force, so it can naturally harm those who possess Devil Fruit abilities. Therefore, battles with those who possess Haki are basically close-quarters combat, and one wouldn't rely on their own Devil Fruit ability to withstand attacks head-on.
A week later, the same scene that happened in Ohara occurred again on Amazon Lily, except this time there were no naval observers. Mo Mo secretly chuckled as he looked at the shocked citizens of Amazon Lily before him.
In fact, Mo Mo could have activated the formation to hide Amazon Lily on the first day. However, in order to create the illusion that hiding Amazon Lily was extremely difficult, Mo Mo deliberately delayed activating the pre-forged formation plate for more than a week. During this time, Mo Mo naturally did not forget to plunder treasures. Under the pretext of setting up the formation, Mo Mo did obtain quite a few good things, including a twelve-bladed katana, which he later gave to Kuina, and three Devil Fruits. As for gold and silver treasures, Mo Mo did not want them, because he had no interest in them. If he wanted to, he would just rob pirates. After all, Mo Mo was on orders to rob, which was legal.
During this time, some things happened that Mo Mo found delightful and even made him forget his homeland, such as the three, four, and so on. It has to be said that the Nine Serpents were indeed open-minded. Perhaps it was at the behest of their queen, or perhaps they themselves wanted to experience the taste of men. In addition, the Nine Serpents valued strength, which means that in their eyes, Mo Mo was an unparalleled handsome man. After all, he had easily defeated their king. Moreover, he could experience the taste of men and become stronger at the same time. Why not?
Thus, each got what they wanted. Momo taught them some skills and training methods, and they, in turn, claimed it was to "relieve Momo's fatigue and let him rest properly." A pleasant week ensued. As for Boa Hancock's two sisters, Momo left them with Kuja, while he decided to leave Margaret with Luffy. After all, he'd taken so many girls from him; he couldn't just leave none behind, could he? Momo remarked that Hancock's two sisters tasted quite good, but unfortunately, they became ugly after eating the Snake-Snake Fruit.
Speaking of fruits, Mo Mo wondered where the Empress's Sweet Fruit was. It seemed he would have to make a trip to Mary Geoise.
Celestial Dragons, you parasites of the world! Others may fear you, but I don't. I'm not from this world. If you piss me off, I'll summon my precious treasure and plant mushrooms in your grave.
After handing the array tokens to the Queen of Amazon Lily and explaining in detail the function of the array, as well as the usage and precautions of the tokens, Mo Mo left with Boa Hancock amidst the resentful, expectant, and envious gazes of the Amazon Lily citizens.
"Where are we going?" Hancock looked at Momo with admiration and anticipation, and her heart was filled with burning fighting spirit. "If I learn from him, I will become very strong, until one day I surpass him and crush him under my feet."
“The Holy Land Mary Geoise, I need to go there to get some things. Are you waiting for me outside? Never mind, don't ask. You definitely don't want to stay. Let's go together. But when we get there, you must listen to me. If I were alone, I wouldn't be afraid even if all their generals came at me. But it will be a bit troublesome if I bring you along, so you must listen to me. It will be quite troublesome if we are exposed.” Mo Mo stared at Hancock with a solemn expression and said each word carefully.
After receiving Hancock's confirmation, Momo opened a spatial portal and led Hancock into Mary Geoise. Momo didn't do anything unnecessary; a quick scan with his divine sense located Charlia's family's residence.
Needless to say, he took everything useful, including gold, silver, treasures, weapons, and fruits. In the end, Mo Mo even packed up Charlia and took her with him.
Mo Mo was simply too furious. Although he had lived through several worlds and was hundreds of thousands of years old, to be honest, he hadn't experienced much cruelty. He killed people just because he was happy, and enslaved and abused them for cooking food that was a little too hot, treating them like dirt. Keep in mind that Charlia was only fourteen or fifteen years old and already acted this way; judging from the other Celestial Dragons, they were probably the same. Thus, the shocking unsolved mystery of the "Holy Land Disaster Day" unfolded.
"Since the Celestial Dragons are all like this, and so wealthy, and since we're going to rob one or several places anyway, we might as well rob them all. There's plenty of space; we could easily empty the entire Mary Geoise." And so they began.
Momo unleashed his full power, spreading his divine sense to cover the entire Mary Geoise. Then, he used his spatial abilities to connect with the storage space he had created, locked onto it with his divine sense, and activated his spatial abilities.
Without a sound, Mary Geoise's treasures slowly disappeared. First, the Devil Fruits were gone, then the smaller special items, such as weapons. Of course, Momo didn't forget to free the slaves.
A few seconds later, Mo Mo stopped. At this moment, Mo Mo's face lost its rosy color and turned pale, and his head was covered with cold sweat, indicating that he had exhausted himself.
Seeing this, Boa Hancock asked anxiously, "Are you alright? Are you feeling okay? If you can't handle it, don't push yourself. Let's go quickly."
"I need to hurry up and leave. I didn't expect there to be a space-type ability user here. Although his spatial abilities are still quite rudimentary, he can still sense me after a while. But before I leave, I need to give them a big gift. I just sensed something interesting. Let's go plant some mushrooms." With that, he disappeared from the spot.
In a mysterious underground location, Mo Mo appeared out of thin air, carrying Boa Hancock. Looking at the large, bullet-shaped object with a skull pattern on it, a wicked smile crept across Mo Mo's lips. An atomic bomb! What would happen if it detonated? He was really looking forward to it. This was probably one of the ancient weapons, right?
Boom! A mushroom cloud rose slowly. Although it exploded underground, a huge mushroom cloud still rose from the ground. Can I say that it truly deserves to be called an ancient weapon?
"Huh? This is... the essence of the world! How could this be?"
With a whoosh, Mo Mo vanished into thin air, leaving only Boa Hancock behind.
Mo Mo reappeared in the mysterious underground space, using the power of chaos to protect himself as he arrived at the epicenter of the explosion. A ball of emerald green light hovered where the ancient weapon had been. The ball of light was only the size of a basketball, but when you gazed at it, it felt as if you were gazing at the entire world.
"I never expected that planting a mushroom on a whim would actually produce something so wonderful." He carefully sealed and stored the essence of the world before leaving.
"Let's go, we've had quite a haul this time. Although digesting it all will take some time to get back, it's all worth it." Mo Mo appeared directly, then picked up Boa Hancock and prepared to leave.
Suddenly, Mo Mo's heart skipped a beat. He quickly raised his defenses and moved sideways, but he was still a step too slow. A beam of light pierced through Mo Mo's right shoulder.
"Huang Yuan! I'll settle this score with you next time!" Mo Mo roared, then his body glowed and quickly condensed into several light and shadow clones that blocked his way, before he used his spatial abilities to leave.
"Lightning Speed Kick"
Watching Mo Mo's clone dissipate, Huang Yuan expressed great regret: "Although he was only slightly injured, he was greatly exhausted. All generals are mobilized, and any suspicious persons are to be arrested."
"yes!"
I'm so sorry, I woke up this morning to find that my phone was out of credit and that China Mobile had cut off my internet connection. Plus, I lent my motorcycle to someone to go tomb sweeping, so I had to walk for almost half an hour to town to top up my phone credit. I'm really sorry, I wasted a lot of time today, so I might only have one chapter left.
(End of this chapter)
Chapter 27: Crew Completed, Ready to Return to Island
In the Windmill Village of the East Sea, at Makino's Tavern, a young man in a white coat sat at a table near the door with two little girls, around thirteen or fourteen years old, eating. The man's face was somewhat pale, but no one dared to provoke him anymore. Anyone who dared to provoke this seemingly weak man was lying at the door, groaning softly. Yes, softly, because initially, one of them was groaning and cursing when the seemingly young and easy-to-bully boy came out and knocked him unconscious with a single punch.
"Makino, have you made up your mind? Do you want to join my pirate crew? Don't you love pirates? Now the opportunity to become a pirate is right in front of you. Today is the last day. My injuries are almost healed, and I'll probably be leaving tomorrow. Think it through, because if you miss this opportunity, you'll miss it forever. It'll be too late to regret it later." Mo Mo looked at Makino, the proprietress with short green hair behind the counter. Makino's delicate temperament made one want to hold her in their arms and protect her from any harm.
"Can you keep everything you've said? If you can, I'll agree to go with you; otherwise, I'll leave at any time." Makino gritted her teeth, her delicate face filled with determination.
“Okay, then it’s settled. From now on, you’re mine, oh no, I mean, you’re my crew member.” Mo Mo was overjoyed.
The three people in the tavern were naturally Momo, the future Empress, and the Celestial Dragon girl, Charlia. Momo and her group had actually been there for three days, originally intending to find Kuina. However, their last space jump had taken too much to handle, leaving them slightly off-center. After asking for directions, they discovered they were in Windmill Village. Since they were already there, they figured they might as well check out the future protagonist, Luffy. Upon seeing Makino, Momo decisively decided to recruit her into his pirate crew. She was gentle, kind, and beautiful. Most importantly, Momo needed a butler, and Makino was the perfect candidate. Managing a tavern frequented by pirates and bandits so well, especially as a woman, was no easy feat. And indeed, Makino later managed everything on the ship flawlessly, allowing everyone to focus on their adventures without having to deal with unnecessary trouble.
Just then, the tavern door was pushed open, and a little boy walked in. This boy had black hair, big eyes, and was different from other children. He was like a little adult and wasn't shy at all.
"Yo, Luffy, you're here again? I'm not taking you on this voyage, what can I do when you're not a girl? But if you have any older sisters or anything, you can bring them along." Mo Mo smiled slightly after saying this. No wonder Shanks likes to tease Luffy so much, it really feels great.
"I don't need you to take me! If Shanks comes, I'll ask him to take me to sea. He's much stronger than you!" Little Luffy shouted, then turned his head away, ignoring Mo Mo.
Seeing Luffy's expression of "I don't want to talk to you" while frantically eating his food, Momo couldn't help but chuckle. "Get ready, Makino. We're leaving tomorrow, so hurry up and pack!" With that, he and Hancock got up to leave the tavern. Perhaps too focused on eating, Luffy didn't react to these words.
"Squeak!"
Just as Mo Mo got up to leave, the tavern door was pushed open, and a group of pirates walked in. The leader of the group was a man with red hair and a yellow straw hat. This man also had three scars on his left eye, which extended from his forehead to the corner of his mouth.
Mo Mo and Shanks passed each other, and at the moment of their passing, a powerful aura suddenly erupted from the two of them. The people around them seemed to suffocate at the moment the aura erupted, but fortunately, the two auras subsided instantly and did not have a great impact on the surrounding area.
"Hahaha, Luffy, why are you here waiting for us so early? But even if you had come earlier, I still wouldn't have taken you out to sea, hahaha."
"Why are none of you willing to take me out to sea? But I've made up my mind. I'm going to go out to sea by myself. I don't need you to take me. And I'm sure I'll find a group of partners who are just as capable as you."