Free Web NovelChapter 91: Chapter 91
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The dazzling white lightning gradually faded as Nami slowly lowered her hand.
A deep trench had been carved into the ground, along with scorched black marks from the explosion. In front of the group lay a corpse emitting the fragrant smell of cooked meat.
"Is this a beastman? Was that the guy who was just in front of us?"
After clearly seeing the fallen corpse, Nami let out a surprised sound, a question mark popping up above her head.
Absalom’s appearance was just too strange — he had a mouth like a tiger, but the rest of his body was human.
"Probably one of Moonlight Moria’s creations. Be careful with your shadows from now on. This Warlord’s Devil Fruit is the Shadow-Shadow Fruit. He can cut off people’s shadows and implant them into corpses to create zombies. These zombies will possess the personality and combat abilities of the shadow’s original owner. It’s a very troublesome ability."
Rorschach gave a brief explanation of Moria’s ability, then turned to Lucci and ordered, "Lucci, you three go ahead and scout the area. Report back immediately if you encounter any problems."
"Yes, Captain Rorschach."
The three tool-like subordinates showed no complaints. After responding, they instantly vanished from the spot.
"Let’s go as well. Moonlight Moria should have received news of his crew member’s death and is probably heading this way."
Rorschach gently stroked Nami’s orange hair, then spoke to the group.
The group then advanced toward the ghost castle at the center of the three-masted island ship.
"Captain Rorschach, you seem very interested in this Moonlight Moria. Are you planning to recruit him onto the ship?"
While walking, Reiju asked the question that was on her mind. Rorschach appeared quite impressed with Moria’s ability.
Recalling how he had treated strong individuals before, Reiju suspected Rorschach wanted to recruit powerful people under his command — just like he had done with Crocodile.
However, Crocodile had refused and hadn’t been seen since. It was clear Rorschach valued strong fighters.
She thought that if Enel’s fruit hadn’t been such a perfect match for Nami, Rorschach probably would have tried to recruit him too.
"Well, I do have some ideas. The things Moria has been researching here for these past few years are quite interesting. If used properly, they could form a formidable force."
Rorschach was slightly surprised by Reiju’s question. He had indeed considered recruiting Moria, but he didn’t expect her to notice.
"Hehe, it seems Captain Rorschach isn’t just interested in beautiful women. You’re also quite keen on gathering strong fighters under your banner," Reiju covered her mouth and chuckled, as if she had discovered one of Rorschach’s little secrets.
"Huh? Why have Lucci and the others stopped moving ahead? I don’t sense any other life signatures either. Did something happen?"
Nami asked in confusion. Her brainwave perception only picked up Lucci and the other two, but they had stopped moving. She wondered what they had discovered. There was also no sign of Bruno opening a door to report back.
Rorschach had already guessed who was ahead, since even Nami’s perception couldn’t detect them. The corners of his mouth curled up.
"Let’s go take a look."
The group quickly accelerated and rushed forward. The scene before them made Kalifa, a former CP9 member, cover her eyes, pretending she didn’t know these people.
"Negative... Negative... Negative..."
Accompanied by strange voices, Lucci and Kaku were kneeling on the ground in an OTZ posture, while Bruno had curled up into a ball with his limbs tucked in. Several ghosts were continuously passing through their bodies.
"I’m sorry... I actually permed my hair into fluffy curls... I’ll never grow this weird mustache again. I’m so sorry."
"My nose grew this long because I lied... I’m so sorry."
"Ah... If there’s a next life, I want to be a seashell... If there’s a hole, I really want to crawl into it. Being born looking like a cow-horse, I’m so sorry."
A visibly negative aura spread among the three. They kept spouting extremely pessimistic words. No wonder Kalifa was pretending not to know them.
"Kishishishi..."
A strange laugh suddenly echoed from the dark forest. From the sound alone, it was clearly a very cute girl.
"What is it this time? Another ghost?"
Nami already understood that this was definitely the work of a Devil Fruit user. The earlier Clear-Clear Fruit user had taught her that most of these bizarre things were caused by ability users.
The owner of the laughter in the forest didn’t answer Nami’s question and continued making the strange giggling sounds.
At this moment, Rorschach suddenly put on a serious face, then let out an even louder laugh.
"Jee hee hee hee hee hee!"
Rorschach now looked like a villain. Perona seemed startled and didn’t dare make another sound. Only Rorschach’s laughter echoed through the forest.
"What’s wrong with you now?" Nami looked at him helplessly.
"Nothing. She was laughing so happily, so I couldn’t help but laugh along with her." Rorschach gave her a big, bright smile.
"Hehe, Captain Rorschach is really interesting," Reiju chuckled while covering her mouth. Kaya, Vivi, and the two girls from Skypiea had the same expression.
At this time, Perona was still sleeping in the castle, but her soul had left her body and was observing Rorschach from the forest.
"So you’re the human who killed Absalom?"
Perona floated out from the forest and looked at Rorschach, who was surrounded by the girls, and asked.
"So it’s this guy! Looks like a very troublesome Devil Fruit user. Rorschach, what should we do now?"
With the main person appearing, Karina watched the floating Perona warily. Being able to float in the air like Rorschach and demoralize Lucci’s group to this extent made her take the opponent seriously. She had already prepared her hand gesture, ready to activate her ability at any moment.
However, Rorschach beside her suddenly disappeared with a flash.
"Eh? Where did that man go just now?"
Perona looked curiously at the spot where Rorschach had been standing among the girls. He had vanished in the blink of an eye.
Then, a hand patted her on the shoulder.
"Waaaaah~~~~ A ghost!!!"
When Perona turned around and saw Rorschach’s wide, grinning face, she was so scared that her eyes bulged out in a classic funny expression. After screaming, she fainted on the spot.
"???"
"Hahahaha, she’s supposed to be the Ghost Princess, but her courage is this small? That won’t do at all."
After seeing Perona get scared unconscious, a question mark appeared above Rorschach’s head. He laughed loudly and caught the falling girl in his arms.
Her mental fortitude was on par with the original Cowardly Trio. And she was supposed to be the Ghost Princess?
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