Chapter 83
Seeing Moria agree so readily, Victor hadn't expected it to go so smoothly.
"Very good. Moonlight Moria, from now on you are a member of my Plant Scholars. Hahaha." Victor laughed upon hearing Moria accept the invitation.
"Get up. From now on, call me Captain." Victor continued.
"Yes, Captain." Moonlight Moria stood up and replied respectfully.
"Moonlight Moria, remember this: your own physical strength and body techniques are the most important." "Don't take shortcuts. You can create a zombie army, but your main focus must be on training your body." "Understand?"
Victor didn't want Moria to go down the wrong path and gave him a few direct pointers.
"Yes, Captain. I understand. I will train diligently." Moonlight Moria nodded solemnly.
"Hm, good. From now on you are the captain of the Second Division. You can carry my name and roam the seas." "You are now an official crew member, so here's a gift—a token of trust."
Victor took out a necklace and a Den Den Mushi and handed them to Moria.
Moonlight Moria was a bit surprised.
"Yes, Captain." Moonlight Moria took the necklace and Den Den Mushi and said loudly.
But he looked at the necklace in confusion, feeling a bit awkward but too shy to ask.
"Is it strange that I gave you a necklace?" Victor immediately saw through Moria's thoughts and laughed.
"Uh, Captain noticed." Moria, caught off guard, felt embarrassed and fidgety.
"Hahaha, don't underestimate this necklace." "This necklace is made of pure gold—it can preserve eternal youth." "With it, you won't age or decline; you can stay at your peak strength forever."
Victor laughed heartily seeing Moria's reaction.
"Ah? Pure gold? This necklace is so precious?" "Captain, I never expected that right after joining your pirate crew, you'd give me such a valuable gift." "Thank you, Captain. I will never betray your trust."
Moonlight Moria was so moved that he bowed deeply to Victor again.
"Alright, this necklace is given to every official member of my crew." "But when someone dies or betrays us, I reclaim it."
Victor explained.
"Understood. Thank you, Captain." Moonlight Moria thanked him again.
Then Victor explained the crew rules to Moria and introduced the other members. After that, Victor vanished from the spot and left.
"Captain, rest assured—I will never disappoint your expectations."
At this moment, Moonlight Moria regained his drive and ambition. However, he decided to create a few subordinates first. Otherwise, as a one-man crew, he'd have to do everything himself.
So he went back to dig up Ryuma's grave… Anyway, he wasn't killing innocents—just digging up a grave. It shouldn't be a big deal.
Shortly after Moonlight Moria left, Kaido and Orochi began hunting the Kozuki family. The war in Wano Country erupted again.
Later, Kaido fought Kozuki Oden. After Oden's defeat, he was sentenced to boiling in a cauldron. The Kozuki clan fell instantly, leaving only a few survivors.
But these events no longer concerned Victor, and he didn't care.
Moreover, he now encountered the Golden Lion.
The Golden Lion's pirate ship was floating ten thousand meters in the sky. But now the Golden Lion not only had ships but also floating islands.
At this moment, the Golden Lion had a ship stuck on his head and was directing his subordinates to build some kind of research facility.
"Ho ho, this guy—with just a chunk of ship stuck on his head, he's lost both his strength and his intelligence."
Victor saw the Golden Lion relying on external power and shook his head. Without absolute strength, it was impossible to stand tall on these seas.
Of course, if the Golden Lion wanted to retire, his ability would be perfect—he could basically create artificial sky islands.
"Hm? Someone's here."
The Golden Lion, who was commanding, suddenly froze—he finally sensed Victor's presence.
"Golden Lion, long time no see." Victor appeared directly in front of the Golden Lion and said with a smile.
"Victor? Why are you here?" The Golden Lion recognized Victor and immediately furrowed his brows.
"Of course I was just passing by. When I saw an old acquaintance, I thought I'd drop in for a chat." Victor said casually.
At this moment, he felt no pressure at all—even from the current weakened Golden Lion, let alone his peak self. In fact, Victor could kill the Golden Lion with ease.
"Hahaha, since we're so lucky—how about we team up?" "With our strength, we could definitely dominate the seas."
The Golden Lion relaxed after recognizing Victor and immediately invited him to form an alliance. Even with his brain damaged, the Golden Lion still hadn't forgotten to recruit Victor to conquer the seas.
"Hahaha, Golden Lion. I suggest you go see a doctor—your head's been like this for too long." "And you just escaped Impel Down recently with your legs cut off. A skilled doctor could still give you new legs."
Victor laughed at the Golden Lion's words.
"Victor, since you refuse to ally—then die!"
Hearing Victor's words, the Golden Lion became furious from embarrassment. He immediately floated up and swung his legs violently, unleashing dozens of sword energy slashes from the blades on them.
Victor saw this and Polaris instantly appeared in his hand. With Haki wrapped around Polaris's blade, Victor slashed toward the Golden Lion.
A massive red-black terrifying sword energy radiating cold air instantly shattered the Golden Lion's dozens of slashes. Then the unstoppable sword energy continued straight toward the Golden Lion.
But the current Golden Lion was greatly weakened—not at his peak. Even when he swung his legs with all his might to block the terrifying sword energy approaching, he was directly sent flying.
A deep, bone-visible wound instantly appeared on the Golden Lion's chest, and the terrifying power sent him crashing through an entire island.
The Golden Lion immediately coughed up large amounts of blood.
In that instant, Victor had severely wounded the Golden Lion.
In an instant, the Golden Lion's pirate subordinates were stunned speechless by the scene.
"Sigh, truly times have changed. A hero in his twilight." "Golden Lion, considering you bravely stormed Navy Headquarters for Roger, I won't kill you this time." "Still the same advice—go find a good doctor and treat your wounds first."
Victor looked at the miserable Golden Lion and shook his head.
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