One Piece: The Strongest Trait System novel Chapter 171

Chapter 171: [171] : A Man’s Dream! Plundering Moria’s Fortune!

~ As Usual. Bonus Chapter Every 300 Powerstones!

~ 18 Advanced Chapters Available on my Patreon

<><><><><><><><>

"Pirate Hunter Roronoa Zoro, bounty 600 million Beri, a man who possesses Conqueror’s Haki."

"And Black Leg Sanji, a man with a bounty of 550 million Beri."

Kuma, seeing Zoro and Sanji step forward, his expression turned grim.

"600 MILLION?? 550 MILLION?? CONQUEROR’S HAKI?" With each bounty Kuma announced, veins throbbed violently on Moria’s forehead.

Previously, Moria had only looked at Rowen’s bounty and battle record, ignoring the other Straw Hat members—

—In his view, after Rowen, how strong could the other rookies on a year-old crew possibly be?? But now, hearing Zoro and Sanji’s bounties, Moria was filled with disbelief—

WHAT KIND OF SICK JOKE WAS THIS??

A bounty was the most direct measure of a pirate’s strength. Even factoring in Rowen’s influence, bounties over 500 million were at the level of an Emperor’s high-ranking commanders!

And his full-power Shadow-Shadow Fruit attack—so easily shattered by those two—proved their strength.

"Oi, Oi! Even though it’s a fair competition, you guys stealing the captain’s spotlight is going too far!" Luffy declared, landing in front of the gloomy castle with a grin.

"Also a user of Conqueror’s Haki—Straw Hat Monkey D. Luffy, bounty 1,035,000,000 Beri," Kuma’s voice held a strange new tone.

Straw Hat was the son of the man he followed, the Revolutionary Leader, Monkey D. Dragon. To have made such a name for himself, reaching this level of strength in less than a year—Kuma was impressed...

"ONE BILLION!" Moria’s face froze completely. Another user of Conqueror’s Haki! And his bounty exceeded one billion...

Wasn’t that the bounty level of an Emperor’s second-in-command??!

Moria finally understood why Kuma said Rowen was a pirate on Kaido’s level. He wasn’t just referring to Rowen’s personal strength, but the terrifying combat power of the entire crew.

This was, without a doubt, an Emperor-level pirate crew!

Him, alone, facing an entire Emperor-level crew? Moria’s face turned ashen.

No one on these seas could single-handedly face a full Emperor crew!

<><><><><><><><>

Whoosh!

"You guys are moving too fast!"

A sandstorm roiled, coalescing into Vivi’s slender figure, a smile on her face as she looked towards Moria.

"Desert Princess Vivi, bounty 450 million Beri, user of the Sand-Sand Fruit," Kuma provided the final blow.

Moria felt his mind go completely blank.

’There’s MORE? A woman who obtained Crocodile’s Sand-Sand Fruit and has a 450 million bounty?’

Looking at Luffy, Zoro, Sanji, and Vivi, all staring at him like he was cornered prey, Moria trembled uncontrollably.

Beside him, his three main subordinates—Perona, Absalom, and Hogback—were already scared witless.

Their captain had a bounty of 320 million Beri. Though bounties froze upon becoming a Warlord, that figure still placed him among the great pirates...

But look at the bounties of these four—

The sheer numbers made them lose all will to fight.

"Moria-sama! What do we do?!" Hogback stammered fearfully.

Moria’s body twitched even more violently; he couldn’t answer. ’What do we do? I WANT TO KNOW WHAT TO DO TOO!’ freewebnσvel.cøm

His gaze darted towards Kuma. Moria knew his ability—the Paw-Paw Fruit could send people anywhere...

"Hey! Kuma! Get us out of here!"

But Kuma shook his head. "I cannot."

"WHAT DO YOU MEAN YOU CANNOT? YOU’RE A PAW-PAW FRUIT USER!" Moria shrieked.

"Moria, Wake up to reality. The man we’re up against is the World’s Strongest Devil Fruit User. Using a Devil Fruit ability before him is suicide—" Kuma replied, glancing at Moria.

Moria’s forehead veins throbbed. ’The World’s Strongest Devil Fruit User... made Kuma, with his Paw-Paw Fruit, so afraid he wouldn’t even dare activate it?!’

<><><><><><><><>

"Two Warlords, huh? Lucky," Zoro grinned.

"Heh. More prey means easier to share," Sanji added with a smirk.

"Shishishi! I’ll take both!" Luffy roared.

FWOOSH!

Luffy instantly activated Gear Second, steam hissing from his pores.

WHOOSH! He vanished, reappearing above the gloomy castle.

"Gomu Gomu no... Jet Pistol——!" Luffy laughed, his fist, wreathed in dense Armament Haki, leaving a terrifying afterimage as it slammed into the horrified Moria!

BOOM!

Moria’s massive body shot backwards like a cannonball!

CRASH!

The gloomy castle, already precarious from Rowen’s earlier Galaxy Impact, instantly began to collapse under this blow!

Moria’s three subordinates’ eyes nearly bulged out.

"Huh? This weak? He doesn’t even know Haki?" Luffy asked, genuinely surprised.

He had expected a thrilling battle against a Warlord. But a mere probing attack in Gear Second sent Moria flying...

"D-Damn you!" Though Moria had lost his Haki, his durability was still decent. Luffy’s probing attack, while humiliating, wasn’t enough for a one-hit KO.

Scrambling from the rubble, Moria’s forehead now bleeding, his eyes bloodshot, he glared at Luffy.

’A brat who’s been at sea for less than a year... calling him WEAK??’ The insult deeply wounded Moria’s pride. Even if he died—he had to take a bite out of this brat!

"Shadow’s Asgard——!!!" Moria roared, his eyes bloodshot, directly activating his Strongest ability. He absorbed all the shadows he could control into his body!

100 shadows... 500 shadows... Moria’s body began to giantize!

"Kishishishi! Straw Hat! PREPARE TO DIE!" Moria yelled, struggling to maintain his sanity.

Shadow’s Asgard also had a drawback: the shadows contained remnants of their original owners’ consciousness.

Absorbing too many would cause the user to lose control and go on a rampage. 500 shadows was Moria’s current limit while retaining his sanity.

<><><><><><><><>

"Diable Jambe!"

"Nitoryu Iai: Rashomon!"

SLICE!

BOOM!

An "X"-shaped slash mark appeared on Moria’s body, blood spraying everywhere. His body was also engulfed in the flames from Sanji’s Diable Jambe.

WHOOSH!

An Air Door appeared beside Perona, a suction force pulling her in instantly—Kamui!

WHOOSH! Another Air Door opened beside Rowen, and Perona tumbled out.

SQUISH!