"Boss, should we go call Zoro?"
When the "Flask" sailed into the big mouth-shaped entrance and stopped at the gloomy harbor, Nami and the other girls, who had raised the sails, couldn't help but ask Dewey.
"No need, we're just recruiting a new member. Let him continue his training." Dewey shook his head.
Zoro is now in a state of ecstasy, and both his physical strength and "Breath of All Things" are improving at a rapid speed.
He already has the world's top will, and once he directs the energy in his body, he will be able to master dominance soon.
Therefore, there is no need to disturb him at this time.
Kalina and Nami nodded in response.
Soon, a man and three women came down the ship's ladder and walked towards the castle in the center of the island.
Seeing the deliberately gloomy environment again, Kalina and the other girl no longer felt fearful. Instead, they reminisced about their youthful childhood.
Robin was looking at the cemeteries with great interest. Through the ability of the "Flower-Flower Fruit", Robin vaguely saw several tree-like creatures peeking at them in the shadows.
Those tree-like creatures with numbers written on their bodies were covered with scars, and seemed to be "aliens" assembled from various things, rather than a completely new species.
The surgeon who could assemble so many things into a living organism must be a doctor with extremely high attainments in surgery.
Who could it be?
At this moment, Robin's mind quickly flashed through the past twenty years of being a famous doctor who was famous all over the sea and even world-renowned.
Trafalgar Law, the "Surgeon of Death"?
The first name that came to Robin's mind was the captain of the "Heart Pirates", but she immediately dismissed the idea.
As the captain of a pirate group, how could he follow the Seven Warlords of the Sea unless they were in collusion with each other.
"Genius surgeon" Hogbark?
This famous doctor did disappear for a long time.
Or was it created by a famous doctor from the "Drum Kingdom", a major medical country?
Robin thought secretly.
Fortunately, Dewey couldn't hear her thoughts, otherwise he would have admired Robin very much.
In the original work, Robin, like Kalina among the Dewey trio, has always been the intellectual leader of the Straw Hat Pirates.
But when they met again two years later, Robin's presence had been severely weakened, and his expressiveness had dropped to an incredible level.
Now that he has come to the real world, Robin's excellence will only be far better than in the original work, and will not be inexplicably weakened.
Bang!
When the four men were crossing the trench, they were blocked by the three-headed hellhound that Dewey had knocked away but not killed.
With just one kick, Kalina kicked the three-headed hellhound into the wall.
With her physical fitness now greatly improved, Kalina can easily break a rock with a kick even without using her Haki.
After getting rid of the three-headed hellhound that blocked their way, Dewey and his three companions took a leisurely stroll in the garden. As long as they passed through a forest, they would reach the castle where Moria was.
The guardian of this forest is precisely their target, the "Princess Mononoke" Perona who ate the "Paradox-Type Ghost Fruit".
"Negative, negative… negative, negative…"
Not long after Dewey and his three companions entered the forest, they heard a negative song.
Suddenly, several balls of almost transparent white gas floated down from the gray sky, with a creepy smiling face drawn on it. Even Robin, who already knew about the "Ghost Fruit", couldn't help but shrink his pupils slightly.
Kalina and Nami looked at them with interest.
The more I look at it, the more I realize how huge the gap is between myself now and myself back then.
Not to mention that Nami's perception covering the entire island has already locked onto Perona's location.
Kalina had a feeling that even if these ghosts had a physical immunity stronger than "Elementalization", they would not be able to escape her "Dark Water".
She might be the one least afraid of ghosts among those present.
"Hello… You guys look so familiar, have we met somewhere before?"
The negative ghost just came down and found that it failed to scare Dewey and the others. It did not pass through their bodies, but was taken control by Perona's consciousness. One of the negative ghosts slowly spoke.
Perona, who was far away in the castle, looked at Dewey and Kalina through her empty eyes like a negative ghost, and felt a sense of familiarity.
It was normal that she didn't recognize Dewey and his two companions immediately.
After all, it has been two years and the appearance of Dewey and the other two has changed a lot. Kalina and Nami have lost their childishness, while Conscience has grown into a mature person with waist-length hair that adds a touch of maturity that is not in line with their age. Dewey's height has grown from 1.78 meters to 1.95 meters with shoes on. Unless you are always paying attention to their movements, it is normal not to recognize them.
"Wait, that knife is… Qiu Shui?!"
Just as Nami was about to speak in a malicious way to evoke Perona's memory, the Negative Ghost's eyes fell on the Autumn Water on Dewey's waist, and his voice suddenly became sharp, shouting: "You…you are the invaders who killed Absalom that year?!!"
"Congratulations, you got it right!"
Kalina clapped her hands and said with a grin.
"Damn it, are you here to cause trouble for Master Moria again?"
Perona seemed to pay little attention to the big news. She didn't know that the three people in front of her had gone from being unknown to the world-famous "Three Big Bounty Hunters". Thinking that they were here to cause trouble for Moria again, Perona directly controlled the Negative Ghost to fly towards Dewey and the other four: "This time, I will definitely catch you and won't give you a chance to escape!"
"Carina, protect Robin."
Looking at the negative ghost flying over, Dewey stopped Kalina who was walking by and took the initiative to greet the negative ghost, as if he wanted to confirm something.
Seeing this, the black smoke emerging from Kalina's body paused for a moment, and then all flowed to the palm of her right hand.
However, her eyes were always fixed on Dewey's back, with a hint of doubt in her eyes.
The same as her are Nami and the other two girls.
"It's your own way to death."
Looking at Dewey who did not resist this time, Perona's smug voice came out of the Negative Ghost's mouth.
Then, the three negative ghosts split into three groups. One flew towards Dewey, while the other two split another ghost and attacked Kalina and the other two girls respectively.
Seeing the negative ghost flying towards him, Dewey did not use elementalization to dodge, but let it pass through his chest.
Bang——!
On the other hand, Kalina mercilessly absorbed the three ghosts with dark water.
"Hmm, this feeling… How is it possible that she actually absorbed my negative ghost?"
The feeling of having her spiritual clone killed for the first time made Perona extremely uncomfortable and unbelievable at the same time.
The last negative ghost had no time to observe Dewey's reaction. Seeing the thick black smoke emanating from his palm, the gravity that specifically targeted people with special abilities was like the gaze of a devil. Perona was so frightened that she quickly controlled the ghost to fly into the sky and escape from the forest.
"…Boss, are you okay?"
Kalina didn't expect Perona to retreat so decisively. After looking at the night sky where the ghost disappeared, she came to Dewey and asked Dewey, who seemed to be feeling something.
"I'm fine. I'm doing fine."
Dewey suddenly grinned and said happily.
As he expected, a true overlord has almost no fear of death, so how could he be affected by negative emotions?
"Maybe when I see Hancock from the real world, I can ignore her charm," Dewey thought to himself.
After confirming the power of the 'heart', Dewey and his three companions continued their journey, passing through the forest and arriving at Moria's castle.
At this time, Moria had already received a notice from Perona. After learning that the "Bounty Three" who killed "Golden Lion" and Crocodile were coming to trouble him again, he was no longer as calm as before.
Haki is the power of unshakable belief. Moria, who was beaten into autism by Kaido, chose to escape from reality and thus lost the power of Haki.
When he learned that Dewey had the Flame-Flame Fruit, the reason he didn't care was because his Shadow Box was a barrier-type ability. Once he found an opportunity, even a natural-type ability user could not escape his cage.
But now, Moria knows that there is not just one Nature-type opponent, but three, and one of them is a user of the "Thunder Fruit" ability who is as formidable as Kizaru.
"Perona, your real body must leave the castle immediately and go to the port behind to assist me."
Moriah's face was uncertain, and he finally warned Perona: "The opponent is a natural ability user. Once the battle starts, this castle may be destroyed. Your body is too weak."
"I understand, Master Moriah."
Perona didn't hear the determination in Moriah's tone, so she nodded obediently and left the castle with her doll.
"Boss, that girl has left the castle. She seems to be heading towards the port behind the castle. Is she trying to escape?"
Nami asked curiously after reporting Perona's retreat to Dewey.
"No, she probably wants to assist Moria from behind."
Dewey was very sure of Perona's loyalty, and then said to Kalina and the other girl, "Kalina, Nami, go deal with Moria! I have made some breakthroughs in my abilities recently, and if I take action, I might accidentally kill this 'Shame of the Seven Warlords'."
"Shame of the Shichibukai?"
Kalina was slightly stunned, then she smiled playfully: "To be evaluated like this by you, Boss, it seems that I am a very vulnerable guy."
"Ah…your darkness is his absolute nemesis."
Dewey did not hide his disdain for Moria in his tone, and said: "Since this guy was defeated by Kaido in Wano Country, he has become fat and looks like a monster. He can't use his Haki, and his Taijutsu may not be as good as yours. Just be careful of his shadow."
"Understood. I will bring him to you, Boss."
Kalina gave an OK sign, then looked at Nami and said, "Let's go, little thief."
"Yoshi."
Nami put her arms around Kalina's shoulders, then turned into a flash of lightning and disappeared.
Dewey and Robin walked through the castle and headed towards where Perona was.
Boom boom
Boom!
As soon as he walked out of the gate behind the castle, Dewey raised his right hand with his index finger slightly pointing upwards.
In an instant, the sound of an earthquake was heard from the ground ahead.
At the same time, a deafening thunder sounded from the castle behind.
It seemed as if Nami was expressing her love to Dewey in this way, telling him that she had been watching him.
"Ahhhh… Why did the ground suddenly crack? Where are you going to fly? Kumasi, save me!"
After a while, a spinning top-shaped piece of land slowly flew towards them. Perona, who was sitting on the duck, looked afraid of heights. She screamed and cried out in fear, and her tears smudged her makeup, which would be despised by Karina if she saw it.
I didn't expect that the ghost princess who likes to scare people with ghosts would actually be a timid guy.
"Ala ala… Looks like the captain scared her." Robin teased with a playful smile.
"In that case, let her be quiet for a while."
Dewey didn't expect that Perona's mental quality would be worse than in the original. Judging from her appearance, it would be difficult for her to be normal.
So, Dewey controlled the output and released a pressure that did not contain any physical damage, knocking out half of the creatures on the "Terrible Barque".
Except for Robin and the three people who had already started fighting behind the castle, whether it was Perona, the doll Kumasi who was chasing the land, or the zombies scattered everywhere and the guys whose shadows were taken away nearby, all had their eyes rolled back and fainted on the ground.
"Would you like to go and help?"
Robin asked with a smile after seeing Dewey carrying Perona on his shoulders.
"No, let's go back to the castle and the battle will probably be over." Dewey's unquestionable tone made Robin curious and asked, "Is the power of domineering really that magical?"
"Do you want to become stronger?"
Dewey glanced at Robin and asked knowingly, "How many years have you been eating the "Ultraman Flower-Flower Fruit"?"
"Over twenty years," Robin replied.
"This time is longer than my age." Dewey joked, looking at Robin, whose eyes rarely turned unfriendly, and said with a smile: "But such a long time also has its advantages! Next, I will teach you how to develop fruit abilities and domineering. Maybe with your accumulation, you can soon awaken domineering, or even master "fruit awakening"."
"Fruit awakening?"
Robin, who was wearing pigtails today, tilted her head and asked in a cute and contrasting way.
"Well, I'll tell you another day."
Dewey nodded and said so as he looked at the castle flashing with lightning.
When they followed their perception and came to a room in the castle, they saw that Kalina and Nami had finished their fight and were not sitting on the sofa, but on the belly of the huge and fat Moria.
The other person's body was still emitting burnt smoke, and his eyes were rolled back, as if he had been electrocuted and passed out.
"As expected of the boss, you are really fast."
Looking at Dewey and the other man carrying Perona in, Nami wanted to please Dewey, but accidentally said something ambiguous.
A few veins appeared on Dewey's forehead, and he glanced at Nami with a forced smile.
Kalina and Robin, who understood immediately and reacted last, covered their lips and laughed.
Fortunately, Dewey is not a man who likes to quibble, and now the most important thing is business.
After putting Perona down, Dewey asked Kalina to wake her up.
"Hmm…my head hurts, what happened?"
After a while, Perona slowly opened her eyes. When her vision became clear, she saw Moria who was unconscious behind Dewey and the other three. She suddenly woke up, jumped up, pointed at Dewey and shouted, "You…what did you do to Lord Moria?"
"Don't worry, he's not dead yet."
Dewey slowly pulled out the Autumn Water, and the purple-black tip of the knife was placed against Moria's big belly. He smiled kindly at Perona: "But your next answer will determine his life or death."
"Eh? Wha…what's the answer?"
"Join us, Perona!"
"Eh?!! Eh hey hey hey…"
Five minutes later, Perona had a pitiful expression on her face. She left a farewell letter to Moria and Kumasi with tears in her eyes. Then, like a princess captured by the devil, she muttered to herself, hoping that a brave man would come to save her, and obediently followed Dewey and the other three away.
The speed at which he got into the role, as well as the middle school fantasies that were not suitable for his age, left Kalina and Nami dumbfounded.
They finally understood why their boss said that she was a very simple girl like Zoro.