"Straw Hat brat, how dare you mess up my ship like this!!!"
Standing before the Straw Hat crew was the man who had once clashed with the Yonko Kaido and narrowly lost.
"Clearly, you're the one who blocked my voyage!!!"
Luffy clenched his fists and stared fiercely at the huge black "chicken-leg" figure in front of him. Steam began to rise from his body.
Second Gear!!!
"I'm the man who's going to become Pirate King!!!"
Around him, his crewmates took their positions, fully prepared to face the Warlord Gecko Moria.
Seeing this, Moria, who had been about to explode in anger, suddenly froze.
This aura…
It really was similar.
Back then, he too had once had a group of close companions.
He had once dreamed of becoming Pirate King.
But companions and dreams…
Before true monsters, they were things that could be shattered and lost with ease.
Thinking of this, a faint smile appeared on his lips.
Was he mocking Luffy?
Or mocking himself?
"Shishishishi… Even if you keep sailing, with your strength, all you'll find is death."
Moria's eyes turned bloodshot.
"The monsters of the New World are far beyond your imagination."
"Even if you have many talented companions…"
"In the end, you'll still lose them!!!"
"Warlords who dominate regions, Emperors who rule the seas…"
"Not to mention those terrifying figures from the old era…"
"So I've figured out a way to never lose my companions."
"If they're dead zombies from the start, then I can never lose them!!!"
"With enough shadows, I can march toward the throne of Pirate King!!!"
As he spoke, Moria's ambition swelled wildly.
On the rooftop, Kuma sat quietly.
He watched everything in silence.
He watched Luffy fight desperately and defeat the gigantic Moria.
He watched the crew unite.
He watched them win with severe injuries.
"Just as Mr. Ozz said… Straw Hat Luffy will win."
Among the Warlords, Moria was undeniably at the bottom.
But even so, defeating him was something any rookie crew could boast about.
"Then, just as Mr. Ozz said…"
"Let the Straw Hats experience the true pressure of a Warlord."
Not only to temper these children.
They had already beaten two Warlords in a row.
Did Ozz have no dignity at all?
After all, everyone knew this organization was basically under Ozz's control.
With a flash of movement,
Just as the Straw Hats were catching their breath, a figure appeared directly on the ruins.
He sat cross-legged, holding a Den Den Mushi, as if activating something.
"What?!"
"Th This is… another Warlord?!"
"Tyrant Bartholomew Kuma!!!"
Except for the unconscious Luffy, everyone froze in place.
But Kuma did not address them immediately.
Instead, he carefully placed the Den Den Mushi on a rock, adjusting its angle.
This strange behavior left the pirates confused.
Holding his slingshot, Usopp, who had been trembling inside, could not help asking,
"Uh… what is he doing?"
Kuma did not answer at first.
Only after setting it up properly did he turn around.
"Nothing."
"I'm livestreaming, as instructed."
"???"
Nami stared blankly.
Livestream?
For who?
Kuma did not elaborate.
Instead, he spoke gently.
"I am here under orders to eliminate you."
"Prepare yourselves."
…
"Mmm…"
Enjoying world-class luxury cuisine, Ozz sat at the dining table, watching the livestream through the Den Den Mushi with interest.
Though he was not there in person, it was still entertaining.
In Kuma's hands, the Straw Hats had no chance at all.
Unlike Crocodile or Moria, who had exploitable weaknesses, Kuma was like dimensional suppression itself.
He effortlessly countered all their attacks.
Slashes and bullets were repelled.
His small bear paws, however, caused devastating explosions.
As Ozz watched, Usopp fled in panic and ran straight into the camera's view, then fell flat on his butt.
"???"
Right in the middle of eating, a giant butt suddenly blocked the screen.
Ozz's lips twitched.
The image returned to Thriller Bark.
Kuma stood like a mountain before the crew, radiating overwhelming pressure.
Every attack was repelled by the Paw-Paw Fruit's absolute defense.
Meanwhile, his compressed paw blasts left everyone near death.
The battle grew increasingly desperate.
"Tiger Hunt!!!"
Zoro was blown away again, rolling across the ground.
Sanji kicked out, only to feel like he had struck steel, nearly breaking his leg.
They could not deal any real damage.
Yet a single compressed paw could cripple them all.
"Rashomon!!!"
Just as Zoro prepared to fight to the death, and Luffy was about to be crushed,
When the situation fell into absolute despair,
Usopp stepped forward.
In despair, there is him!!!
Worthy of the legendary endurance king.
Even covered in blood, he stood like nothing was wrong.
With a loud shout, he drew everyone's attention.
Even Kuma was distracted for a moment.
In that instant, Zoro's slash carved a bloody wound across Kuma's shoulder.
"What are you doing, Usopp?!"
Nami lay on the ground, staring at him in shock.
On the ruins, the man with the slingshot stood tall, blood streaming down his face.
He slowly raised his hand.
"Stop!!! Warlord, look at this!!!"
At some point, the Den Den Mushi used for broadcasting had ended up in Usopp's hand.
With a little force, he could crush it.
When did he grab it?
"Usopp?!"
Chopper was stunned, only feeling that Usopp looked incredibly cool.
Kuma fell silent.
He stared quietly at Usopp.
He said nothing.
But his halted movements said everything.
He cared about that Den Den Mushi.
After all, it was Ozz's instruction.
Kuma took it seriously and did not want the broadcast interrupted.
So the battlefield fell into a strange silence.
On the other side, Ozz burst into uncontrollable laughter.
Hugging a maid while eating fruit, he laughed until he could barely breathe.
Usopp's move was simply too funny.
As expected of you.
The only man who could rival Buggy in certain aspects.
In desperate times, it really comes down to Usopp the Great.
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