Chapter 71

Hmm, well, I think Zoro would not have given up on a brand new katana, the past, I remember, is in a terrible state. Well, if you need to find a katana, I know one place, although it's not on my way, but it's worth going there, I've been planning for a long time. Okay, that's settled then, but I'll finish one little business first.

I jumped off the cloud and flew back to the Big Yard.

***

- Hmm, no, it doesn't fit ... This too ... - I threw out various plants that I came across on the way. I would like to find something similar to a fruit, but in this forest there was nothing similar, it was a little unnerving ...

- Eh, okay, I think I will definitely find what I wanted on Jaya. - I exhaled and took off. It's time to finally leave Skypiea, for some reason I lingered here.

After almost an hour, I finally saw the ground, which resembled a part of a skull, or rather, a jaw. Jaya looked interesting from above, but she definitely lacked another half.

After landing near a nearby town, I headed there.

Mock Town looked as lively as ever, in many places you could see pirates and all kinds of rabble. I headed for the market, which I had already spotted from the air.

Approaching the shop, there were barrels of wine next to the bark, I asked:

- Hey, what's the rarest and best?

- Oh, buyer, I recommend this. - A fat black man walked over to one of the small kegs and pointed at him: - This is Mlivian red, straight from the New World, I have only two such kegs. It is terribly rare, especially in these parts, but it is worth its price, I assure you. Its velvety aftertaste, with hints of light ... - The man began to non-stop praising his product, which gave me a headache, so I just said:

- Okay, okay, convinced, I buy everything, how much from me?

The fat man was delighted at my words and said cheerfully:

- Two barrels, with you only 200,000 bellies.

I nodded and handed him a few wads of cash, took the bag of barrels that had been kindly given to me, and walked to the next shop.

Stopping at a fruit shop, I said:

- I have a kilogram of apples.

- Of course now. - The shouldered, gloomy man picked me up a few apples and handed them over.

I paid and started to leave, now at last my business is over. Gifts for three people have been collected, there are only two more left to find and you can go back to the guys. Hmm, can you give old Rayleigh something? I have a little thought ...

***

I sat on the banks of the Jaya and chewed an apple, next to me lay the unconscious Enel.

Well, maybe it's time to start ...

I went up to Enel and put a whole apple on the right side of his chest, and on my left hand. Strained and released the power of darkness.

* H-y-y *

The darkness completely covered Enel and me with him, so I decided to insure myself in this way. I did not know how the energy of the fruit would work after extraction, if I let it go it would be unpleasant. But if everything around is covered by the power of darkness, then the energy will not be able to leak out. For this energy, darkness is like an impenetrable wall.

While in the realm of darkness, I finally began to cover Enel's heart with darkness. He led a small channel to the apple, which he also covered with darkness. It all looked like two round vessels were connected by a black tube, through which the energy was supposed to be transferred to the apple, directly from the heart, when I pulled it out. Due to the covering of darkness, the energy could only go to one place - to the apple. If I correctly understand the actions of this energy, then everything should work. Teach used his body as a container for the energy of the Whitebeard fruit, but I use a regular apple. After all, this is how the fruit is reborn after the death of its user, the energy finds the fruit and infuses it, I can say just give this energy a direction, and then it will do everything by itself.

Having finished with the covering of darkness, I was finally completely ready, so I began to slowly draw the energy of the Enel fruit from his heart. It was fatal for him, so after a few seconds his heart stopped. The energy was drawn out rather slowly, but as soon as Enel died, it seemed to come to life and began to move in the direction I created, just towards the apple.

And now, after another thirty seconds, the last particle of energy was transferred to the fruit, and as soon as this happened, the apple began to change. From a red apple, it turned into a white fruit with sharp curls and black veins. It also has a bright blue stem with sharp edges.

- Haha, it worked! - I exclaimed joyfully.

To draw the strength of a fruit from a fruit, but it opens up great prospects! Damn Teach, he could have built an entire army ...

I took the fruit in my hand and exhaled:

- Yes, the logic of lightning, if I didn't have two fruits, I would probably eat it. This fruit has great potential, so now you need to figure out who to give it to.

Hmm, okay, then I'll decide, now I need to visit one more place and finally do some training, I have about six months more before Luffy arrives on Sabaody. Of course, he may not arrive there on time, I pretty much distorted the canon, so I'm not even sure what will happen to the Straw Hats now. Although, in any case, I should visit Sabaody in half a year, there will be newcomers with whom I would not mind meeting. I have plans for them too ...

- In the meantime ... - I looked in the direction of a distant place and grinned. It's time to finally visit you, Moria.

***

Fog ... The entire Florian Triangle was covered with endless fog. It is not known how many ships sank here, but surely a lot. And as far as I remember, there is a strange huge creature with red eyes, which I would really not want to meet. It's so huge that Thriller Bark is tiny by comparison.

Therefore, when I flew into this place, I tried not to be in a hurry and very slowly looking for oddities with my will of observation.

I had been planning to meet with Moria for a long time, it was just that there was no chance, first I had to hurry up to a meeting with Rayleigh, and then to a meeting with Thatch. But now I'm free, so let's finally get to know this type. Thriller Bark has everything I need, gifts for all team members, as well as a present for me. I was curious what they would get for killing the second Shichibukai and if there was any reason to hunt them.

After about ten minutes of continuous flight, I noticed a large shadow in the distance, of course not so large as to be frightened, but about the same size as I imagined the Gecko Moria ship. Therefore, I did not hesitate and immediately flew there ...