"Speaking of which, people have been looking for you these past two years," Shakky said.
"Looking for us?"
Luffy showed a surprised expression before asking curiously, "Who?"
"A girl nad Bonney," Shakky replied. "She's a Supernova from the sa generation as you."
Hearing Shakky's words, Luffy grew even more puzzled. Why would this person be looking for them?
"Maybe she's after our heads?" iser wondered aloud.
He and Luffy had accomplished several major feats, so it would be reasonable for soone to want to use them as stepping stones.
"Hmm..."
Shakky thought for a mont before nodding. "That's possible."
Although iser was considered dead in others' eyes, Luffy, the captain of the Straw Hat Pirates, was still alive!
So it made sense for soone to have such thoughts.
"Eek!"
Upon hearing Shakky's words, Nami's expression imdiately changed.
Seeing this, iser gave Nami a helpless look. This girl was already a Logia-type ability user, so why was she still so timid...
Shaking his head slightly, iser said, "Calm down. We're quite strong now."
Nami blinked at his words, then gradually relaxed.
That was true—they really didn't need to fear any Supernova now.
"iser's right!" Luffy declared. "If she dares to cause trouble for us, I'll punch her away!"
Whoever dared to target his crewmates would be sent flying by him!
Shakky smiled at their reactions before turning her gaze to iser. "I have another interesting piece of news. Would you like to hear it?"
"What interesting news?"
"Among the Supernovas of your generation, one man beca BIG MOM's son-in-law," Shakky said with a chuckle.
"Really? There's such a thing?" iser showed surprise before asking curiously, "Who did he marry?"
"A woman nad Charlotte Chiffon."
As she spoke, Shakky brought out information about Charlotte Chiffon.
"Eh?!"
After glancing at the photo in the report, Nami froze.
Then, she said in disbelief, "Isn't this Lola?!"
"She does look exactly like Lola..." iser muttered.
Could they be twin sisters?
"The Lola you ntioned is probably her twin sister," Shakky speculated after a mont's thought.
"That must be it."
Nami nodded, then her pupils suddenly contracted as if she'd realized sothing. "So that ans... she's also BIG MOM's daughter?"
"Correct."
Before Shakky could respond, iser answered first. "She is indeed BIG MOM's daughter."
"Eh?"
Nami looked at iser in confusion. "How do you know so clearly?"
"Because I encountered BIG MOM's children two years ago," iser said.
Recalling the appearances of Katakuri and Galette, iser's gaze grew sowhat complicated.
"When did that happen?" Nami exclaid in surprise. "How co we didn't know about it?"
"It was when Camie got captured."
"I see..."
Nami imdiately understood.
The situation had been urgent back then, so iser hadn't had ti to ntion such trivial matters.
Just then, Rayleigh spoke up: "You better prepare yourself ntally, kid."
After everyone turned their attention to him, Rayleigh continued: "If BIG MOM discovers you're still alive, she'll definitely send people after you."
"This..."
iser hesitated for a mont before rubbing his temples and saying: "We'll cross that bridge when we co to it."
Luffy, who had been observing their reactions, asked confusedly: "Who exactly is BIG MOM? Why would she be looking for iser?"
iser: ???
Wait, they'd been talking about this for so long, and Luffy didn't know who BIG MOM was?
Seeing that Luffy genuinely didn't know, iser sighed and explained: "BIG MOM is one of the Four Emperors in the New World. As for why she's looking for ... she wanted to leave the Straw Hat Pirates and beco a son-in-law of the BIG MOM Pirates."
At this point, iser looked at Luffy's excited expression and continued: "Don't worry, I didn't agree to their proposal. But I'm not sure if they'll co again."
Luffy's expression relaxed slightly upon hearing this, then he said with complete seriousness: "If they dare co again, I'll punch them flying!!"
"Good," iser replied with a smile and a nod.
Just then, Shakky said with a grin: "Little Monkey, it's not just BIG MOM who has her eyes on iser." After Luffy turned his attention to her, Shakky continued: "Besides BIG MOM, Kaido, the Governor-General of the Beasts Pirates and fellow Four Emperor, is also targeting iser! This guy was searching for iser's whereabouts back then too."
"Then I'll punch him flying too!" Luffy declared without hesitation.
Whether they were Four Emperors or whatever, if they dared lay hands on his crewmate, he wouldn't hesitate to send them flying!
"Hey, Straw Hat Boy, those are Four Emperors!" Perona stared at Luffy in disbelief. "You plan to provoke two Emperors at the sa ti?"
"So what?" Luffy said fearlessly. "If they dare cause trouble for iser, I'll punch them all flying!!!"
Seeing Luffy's completely unafraid attitude, Perona was rendered speechless.
Was this guy really that bold?
Perhaps sensing Perona's thoughts, Nami said: "Luffy aims to beco the Pirate King, so naturally he wouldn't fear the Four Emperors."
It wasn't just Luffy - even she herself felt no fear at this mont. After all, this matter involved her crewmate! So... even the Four Emperors couldn't make her back down!
"Eh?"
iser was taken aback, then looked at Nami with surprise. Since when had she beco so brave?
But this ti, Nami didn't explain anything to iser. Instead, she gave him a smile.
Perona, who had observed everyone's reactions, muttered, "The man who aims to be the Pirate King, huh..."
She had to admit, this crew was truly audacious.
"What, are you scared?" iser laughed.
"Scared?"
Perona was montarily stunned, then puffed out her chest and raised her chin. "Why should I be scared when none of you are? From the mont I decided to go to the New World, I was already prepared."
After all... Lord Moria was planning to move against Kaido!
So she would never fear the Four Emperors!
"Then why were you just..."
"I was just a bit surprised, that's all," Perona said.
Who would have thought this guy intended to provoke two Four Emperors at once?
For ordinary people, even considering taking on one Emperor was already outrageous, yet Straw Hat Boy wanted to challenge two... It was truly absurd.
But when Perona recalled what the Straw Hat Pirates had done in the past, she understood.
This was a group that feared nothing, so it made sense they'd dare to take on two Emperors.
"It might not necessarily an facing both at the sa ti," Shakky interjected. "The Four Emperors are enemies of each other too."
After everyone turned their attention to her, Shakky continued, "After all... there's only one seat for the Pirate King!"
The group fell silent for a mont at her words, then nodded in agreent. "That's true."
anwhile, Luffy declared that he would beco the Pirate King and would eventually knock all of them flying!
This ti, Shakky didn't say anything more, rely nodding with an appreciative look in her eyes.
"By the way, Sister Shakky," iser said as if rembering sothing. "Were there any special reports from the last island where Moria was seen?"
"No," Shakky shook her head.
"Not even any witnesses?"
"It was an uninhabited island. Where would witnesses co from?" Shakky said helplessly.
iser: ???
An uninhabited island?
"If it's uninhabited... then how did the news about Moria being attacked get out?" iser asked, puzzled.
"It was spread by a group Moria defeated," Shakky replied, pulling out a report and placing it on the table. "After Moria defeated them, he drove them off the island."
"But before they left, they heard a trendous noise, as if sothing strange had fallen from the sky."
"After that... they heard various loud noises coming from the island, as if an incredibly fierce battle had broken out."
"Did those people go back to check the situation?" iser asked.
"No, they didn't," Shakky shook her head. "They returned to the island to investigate only five days later."
"When they arrived, they saw wreckage everywhere, including Moria's pirate ship!"
"So that's why Moria's fate is unknown..." iser rubbed his temples.
"Yes."
Hearing Shakky's confirmation, iser fell into deep thought.
Who could have defeated Moria?
Fallen from the sky?
Could it be a Devil Fruit user who can fly?
"Lord Moria..."
Tears welled up in Perona's eyes, her heart filled with sorrow.
"Don't worry, Perona." Nami held Perona in her arms and comforted her, "There's no confird news yet, so there's still a possibility Moria is alive."
Sotis, the absence of definite news can be good news!
Understanding what Nami ant, Perona nodded, then looked up at Shakky and asked, "Is it really impossible to confirm who attacked Moria-sama?"
"There were no witnesses," Shakky said helplessly.
The two groups had fought on an uninhabited island—how could she possibly know who made the move?
But just then, a thought occurred to Shakky.
"Hiss..."
"What's wrong?"
"I have a guess," Shakky suddenly lifted her head, "a guess about the attacker."
As she spoke, the na of a powerful figure surfaced in Shakky's mind!!
"Let's hear it."
"One of the Four Emperors of the New World—Kaido!"
iser: !!!
iser showed a surprised expression, clearly not expecting such an answer.
Then iser said, "You think Moria actively challenged Kaido, so they fought on that island?"
"No, probably not."
Shakky shook her head, "If it were really a formal challenge, there's no way no news would have leaked out."
Challenging one of the Four Emperors was a major event—how could there be no rumors at all?
So she didn't think that was the case.
"Then what do you an?" iser asked, puzzled.
"Kaido has a habit of attempting suicide," Shakky explained. "His favorite pasti is trying to kill himself in various ways."
"One of them is jumping from Sky Island ten thousand ters high, trying to see if he can die from the fall!"
Hearing this, iser was rendered speechless.
What kind of bizarre hobby was that?
Wasn't he afraid he might actually succeed in killing himself?
"So you think Kaido fell from the sky and attacked Moria-sama?" Perona quickly asked.
"Yes," Shakky nodded. "There's a possibility."
Although the idea sounded sowhat absurd, upon closer thought, it had so rationality.
"Then was Moria-sama killed by Kaido or taken away?" Perona asked excitedly.
"Don't get so worked up, young lady."
Shakky shook her head, "After all, this is just my speculation. Whether it's true or not is still uncertain."
Without concrete evidence, she wouldn't jump to conclusions.
Perona's expression stiffened upon hearing this, then she said sowhat dejectedly, "I see..."
She had thought they had really found Moria-sama's whereabouts, but it turned out...
Seeing Perona's dejected look, Nami patted her hand and said, "Look on the bright side—at least we haven't received news of his death, right?"
"Yeah..."
Perona nodded, then pushed aside her disappointnt and showed a determined gaze.
"I will definitely find Moria-sama!"
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