Chapter 5: The Land of Terror, Thriller Bark!

Akainu's face was filled with dark lines, like he had eaten something disgusting.

This expression, seen by the Warlords of the Sea, was nothing short of amusing.

Truth be told, if they weren't on someone else's turf, Hancock and others like Crocodile would have burst out laughing.

Of course, Moria's face was no different from Akainu's.

Although one was a Marine and the other a pirate, they were now in the same boat...

On the other hand, in Fushia Village...

Luffy looked at the sky, his face filled with confusion.

"Who is Moria of the Moonlight?"

As soon as he asked, Dalton and many villagers were shocked, looking at Luffy incredulously.

"You don't know Moria, Luffy?"

Everyone was speechless. How could he set out to sea and want to be a pirate without knowing about these things?

Dalton's face flushed with embarrassment. Even he, as a former bandit, had some knowledge about this.

This boy's carefree attitude... was even more outrageous than his grandfather's.

"The Shichibukai, ranked just below the Four Emperors, are recognized by the World Government as great pirates!"

"Each of them possesses catastrophic power and the strength to rival a nation!"

"The Shichibukai not only have strong influence on the sea but also possess special powers granted by the World Government. In short, they are very frightening!"

"And Moria of the Moonlight is one of them."

"He's a user of the Kage Kage no Mi, known as the Shadow Man, with the ability to steal other people's shadows."

"Although I've never seen him, according to rumors, he is gigantic, with a bizarre appearance, and looks like a demon."

"Even disregarding his power, just looking at him is enough to make someone faint from fear..."

As Dalton spoke, his face turned pale, and his body trembled involuntarily.

It seemed that even the Moria in his imagination terrified him to the extreme!

The villagers and bandits behind him were also frightened by Dalton's words.

But Luffy's thought process was clearly different from ordinary people. Instead of being afraid, he became curious.

"Is he really that scary?"

"Well, since he's so powerful, it's even more meaningful to defeat him!"

...

[The scene continues to play, showing a sea area shrouded in shadows!]

[In the center, a huge island emerges, massive yet revealing a sense of eeriness and darkness!]

[Luffy and the others maneuvered their pirate ship, slowly approaching the island...]

[Now on board, in addition to Luffy, Zoro, Usopp, Sanji, and Nami, their companions have grown once again.]

[Brook, Franky, Robin, and Chopper!]

["That's Thriller Bark up ahead, and we're about to dock!"]

[As the pirate ship slowly approached the shore, Luffy and the others disembarked and headed inland. But as they moved further...]

[The expressions of everyone became increasingly grim, with horror and fear accompanying them in their hearts!]

[For on this island, there were numerous bizarre creatures!]

[Creatures with lion bodies and human faces, tree bodies and human faces, horse bodies and human faces, earthworms with human faces... and the terrifying zombies!]

[This scene frightened Nami to the point of nearly fainting, and even the usually calm Zoro, Robin, and the carefree Luffy were dumbfounded...]

"Goodness..."

"Moria's island has quite a unique style. I wonder how anyone could like these things?"

"Even if I were invited as a guest, I'd be disgusted!"

Doflamingo crouched on the table, speaking to Moria with a meaningful expression.

Hancock's face was full of arrogance, squinting her eyes and saying, "These are truly hideous creatures. Just looking at them makes me feel nauseous!"

"Who would invite you?" Moria snapped at the two, stretching his neck, "As long as I like it, that's enough!"

Mihawk rarely spoke, but he also chimed in: "It is indeed disgusting. It makes me want to draw my sword."

"You're calling me disgusting?"

"Don't think I don't know you're keeping a bunch of baboons on your island!"

"Your taste is no better than mine!"

Moria was almost in tears, shouting with a hoarse voice.

His own ranking was already bothersome, and now his small quirks had been exposed in front of everyone.

Although he loved his subordinates, he knew that normal people would find them hard to accept.

Now, not only was his rank embarrassing, but even his little quirks had been exposed.

He was truly humiliated!

...

"A skeleton and a cyborg, along with a talking... pet?"

"Luffy, your future crewmates sure come from various backgrounds!"

Makino and Dalton looked at each other, bewildered.

Many things in the scene surprised them, whether it was the strange animals and zombies or Luffy's crewmates.

They had never even heard of these things, let alone seen them!

At this moment, they were incredibly curious about where Luffy found these unique crewmates.

Luffy, however, had no such doubts and was instead filled with excitement.

Looking up at the sky and raising his arms, he exclaimed:

"Wow! I'm going to have so many crewmates!"

"And a talking skeleton and a raccoon dog! This is just amazing!"

Makino, Dalton, and the others: "…"

Shouldn't it be a reindeer?

How did it end up being mistaken for a raccoon dog...?