Two

As Moria was defeated, all the shadows that he had absorbed quickly returned to their owners. 

"Ah, my shadow!" 

"Finally! Finally, I can see the light!" 

"Ah, I don't know who you are, but thank you! Thank you!" 

All the people who had lost their shadows and were unable to bask under the gentle and warm lights were filled with happiness as they cried, thanking someone who had saved them. 

Brook also slowly stood up and sighed in relief since everything was over. 

Still, once again, wasn't Masa too powerful? 

Somehow, if Masa aimed to become a pirate king, Brook felt like Masa could become one, he thought. 

Nevertheless, Masa never planned to become a pirate king; a peaceful life was the best, after all, but then again, as he had reached this point, reaching another stage was hard since he had to destroy the system where everyone had gotten used, creating a new order where he could live peacefully. 

Relying on others had never been the way only he, himself, was the only one that he could rely on, and because of that, he knew that he had become stronger and, at the same time, become even faster since sword technique, especially when he had a Pika Pika no Mi. 

Was electromagnetic faster than light? 

Still, Masa looked at Moria, who he had defeated, staring at him, wondering what he should do with it. Moria hadn't died even after that attack, but there was no doubt that as long as he made his move, this pirate would die at his hands. 

Kage Kage no Mi. 

Frankly, Masa didn't have much of an interest in this Devil Fruit, but if he said that, he was sure that many would curse him for being stupid, yet it couldn't be helped since a certain character in the story had promoted and showed the potential of using the power of shadow. 

By using the power of shadows, Masa could have an unlimited number of undying and loyal soldiers that could help him fight. 

This Kage Kage no Mi was the Devil Fruit that allowed him to realize that power. 

Yet, once again, Masa didn't have much of an interest in the power of Kage Kage no Mi.

After all, in the end, if he wanted to become stronger by using the power of Kage Kage no Mi, he had to rely on the others, on his soldiers, but on the other hand, his power wasn't that particularly mighty since the power of shadow wouldn't give him much of an improvement, especially in the physical ability unless he absorbed shadows as Moria did, but such an improvement wasn't what he sought since the power couldn't be maintained for a long time. 

Then, what about speed? Wasn't the speed of the shadow fast? 

Masa had eaten the Pika Pika no Mi and became a human light. 

Was the shadow even faster than light? 

At the same time, the most important point was the Pika Pika no Mi that he had eaten. 

Shadow was the byproduct of light, and he, who had become the light itself, did he even need the power of a shadow? 

Instead of Kage Kage no Mi, Masa wanted a power that could help him destroy everything so easily, such as Gura Gura no Mi, Yami Yami no Mi, or Goro Goro no Mi. 

If one of his attacks was enough to destroy everything, was there even a need for him to rely on the power of shadow soldiers? 

Yes, instead of being a king who led many to fight, Masa wanted to become a god who could destroy or create anything he wished to be. 

So, while it was a shame, he decided to do an experiment on Moria by using the power of Jake Jake no Mi. 

Previously, he had said to Carina that instead of devouring Kizaru, he would put this admiral into his body, then let the Pika Pika no Mi reincarnate within his body, yet in practice, he had never done it as he directly devoured both Machvise and Kizaru into his body directly instead of doing such a complicated method. 

So why didn't he do so? 

Well, it was obvious; he was already at his limit, and he could tell that his body would burst as he ate the Kage Kage no Mi. 

As long as he ate this Devil Fruit, he would die and be reincarnated. 

This was the feeling he got when he tried to reach for Moria as he tried to put his intent toward devouring Moria. 

Previously, Masa might have said that he did not have an interest in Moria's Devil Fruit, but if he could eat more, then it would be good, right? 

If there was no limit to the Devil Fruits that his body could bear, then wouldn't he become the strongest? 

Even the Kage Kage no Mi might not help him become the strongest; it could help him with a variety of things, such as escaping by entering the shadow. 

Yet, somehow, when he put this thought into practice, it was as if an alarm sounded within his mind as if trying to tell him that he would die. 

Was this his special power? 

Besides sharing, his ability to reincarnate when he died as long as the other Masa existed was clear to all, yet it was his first time knowing that there was a power that allowed him to remind him when he would die. 

'Hmm... it's like a danger sense?' 

No, it should be an Observation Haki, he thought. 

Probably, when Kizaru was about to die before, the feeling of not wishing to die made him so desperate, and it made his Observation of Haki develop further and allowed him to sense danger when he faced something that could kill him, which gave him a chance to run away or rethink his decision. 

'If I can develop the Devil Fruit's power as I wish, then should it be possible to develop Haki as I wish to?' 

As long as it was a reasonable development, Masa felt that it was possible. 

Somehow, he felt that he was going to be busy, yet when he thought he would become even more powerful, it excited him as nothing could be happier than to know that he would become powerful. 

Still, it disappointed him to know that his limit was just three Devil Fruits, and if he wanted to eat more, he could only either wait for the next Masa or implement his plan to do deep research on the body of Blackbeard.

Yet, as Masa was about to put his research into practice—

"P-Please don't kill, Moria-sama! I-I beg you! I-I will do anything! Please!" 

In front of him, suddenly, a cute young woman with pink hair, which she tied in a childish pigtail hairstyle, begged him desperately with tears and snots. 

"..." 

Masa fell into silence as he watched one of the heroines in One Piece, Perona. 

Unlike the many women he had seen in this world, he had to say, Perona's appearance was one of a kind, especially her eyes, which were round and big with a unique eyeliner that gave asymmetrical eyelashes under her eyes. 

If someone saw her for the first time, they would feel weird, even if she was quite cute, especially due to her sense of fashion that made her appear different from others. 

Yet, even so, this wasn't such a bad fashion, especially when her long, slender white legs were visible from her short skirt. 

Still, compared to this style, Masa couldn't help but imagine Perona two years later when she appeared in a gothic-style dress and let her hair flow behind with many spiral braids. 

Yet, somehow, Masa had to say Perona's snot and tears ruined her appearance. 

However, every heroine in One Piece had their own comedic face, so he didn't feel surprised. 

Still, this was a shame, he thought. 

Nevertheless, as he stared at Perona, Carina, who all of a sudden appeared, said, "Masa, don't kill her. Let me handle this." 

"Huh?" Masa couldn't help but look at Carina strangely. "Why?" 

"I think that she is good. Anyway, let me handle this, okay? Don't you have something that you want to do? If they really try to kill me, then you can kill them directly with a powerful light, right?" 

"..." Perona. 

"...okay, then." Masa wasn't sure what Carina planned to do; considering the beginning of their relationship, he felt that he owed her, especially after she stayed, waiting for him, knowing all the dangers before them. "By the way, where is Hogback?" 

"Ah, he is over there!" 

Perona couldn't care about Hogback, the perverted doctor who was obsessed with a corpse, but Moria was different since Moria was like a father to her. 

Hearing the answer, Masa left immediately, but Perona couldn't help but look at Carina with a grateful expression since she knew that if Carina didn't say anything to Masa, then she knew that she would die. 

Masa was cruel, Perona thought, especially when she thought of his emotionless expression when he looked at her. His eyes were as if looking at a specimen, which annoyed her since shouldn't he show mercy to a cute woman like her? 

At the same time, Perona felt a little jealous when she looked at Carina. After all, she felt that she was quite better than Carina, yet somehow, Carina could get someone as handsome and powerful as Masa, which made her wonder what was so special about Carina.

'Aren't I cuter?' 

Still, Perona didn't show it on her face since she knew that she was under Carina's mercy. 

On the other hand, Carina also looked at Perona in doubt for a moment, then looked at her with a gentle smile. "By the way, what's your name?" 

"P-Perona..." 

Perona wasn't sure, but she could tell that Carina was a bad woman! 

"Perona? What a cute name..." Carina nodded as she maintained her gentle smile. "By the way, do you want to die or keep your life and your important people?" 

"Of course, I want to live and keep everyone's life!" 

Perona only cared about Moria, but she knew that Moria cared about the lives of his crew as well, so if possible, she thought to save the lives of Hogback and Absolom, too. 

"Then, listen to me." 

As Carina whispered something, Perona's cute face turned bright red, but she had no choice but to do it.

Only from her expression, it was clear that Perona didn't hate the idea at all. 

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By the way, Masa of DxD is going to appear soon! 

Be prepared!