[Pirate] I! Orochimaru! I will never split! Chapter 098

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Hogback’s old face flushed red at Moria’s words. He subconsciously pulled at his feather coat, wrapping his plump self tightly, and then was mocked by the zombie maid Cindry.

Moria coughed, looking at the bounty poster in his hand.

“Hey, Straw Hat Kid… I can basically match names now, but including you, there are only three people captured. Now there’s one more throwing herself into our arms, so that’s four.

Roronoa Zoro, the Pirate Hunter, and another blonde man not on the wanted poster.”

Luffy was full of question marks. The only blonde was Sanji. Wasn’t he on the wanted poster? How strange.

Orochimaru’s peripheral vision caught sight of the Ghost Princess doll, and the corner of his mouth couldn’t help but twitch. He seemed to see Kumashi’s back zipper open, with half a face peeking out.

That must be Usopp, no doubt… Which means Nami, Usopp, and Chopper are all hidden inside the doll. This trick of “hiding in plain sight” is truly brilliant.

He turned his head and glanced at the silkworm pupa Luffy still wriggling on the ground… He felt another wave of disgust, thinking he should just deal with him quickly… He rubbed his head, feeling a bit of a headache. Forget it, he was just a shadow clone; let the main body have the headache… And the main body, Orochimaru, was indeed having a headache.

Meanwhile, Perona and the other two were fiercely discussing the escaping Nami and the others.

Nami and the two others hid behind Kumashi, carefully poking their heads out, only to meet Orochimaru’s gaze. Nami quickly made a big “X” with her index finger at Orochimaru, putting it to her mouth to signal him to be quiet.

Orochimaru’s shadow clone nodded silently, then pointed to himself and waved his hand. Next, he drew a circle in the air, making an exploding gesture, while his other hand pointed to the coffin, making a lifting motion. He pointed at Luffy with a disgusted expression, then waved his hand. Finally, he placed the fingers of his right hand on his left palm, mimicking a cautious walking motion with two fingers.

Usopp nodded, understanding perfectly. They completed the handover in front of Kumashi, and the three of them shrunk back into the doll Kumashi’s body.

Nami whispered, “What did Orochimaru mean just now?”

Usopp turned the upside-down Chopper right side up. “Orochimaru said he’s not the main body, he’s a clone, and the main body is in that coffin over there. He wants us to take the main body with us when we leave, to protect us. He said we don’t need to worry about that idiot Luffy, he has a plan, that’s it.”

Of course, Usopp added the last part about protection himself, but the cowardly trio all thought it made sense and nodded. Orochimaru was still so thoughtful.

Moria looked at the two arguing over the bride below and Perona watching the show… as well as the Straw Hat crew’s vice-captain, feeling a headache.

“Shut up! Shut up! You’re so noisy, it’s annoying! If the pirates escape, you can figure out how to catch them later. I’ve gathered you here now to celebrate the birth of a super combatant!”

No sooner had Moria finished speaking than he suddenly saw Luffy stealthily wriggling towards the door.

Luffy realized he had been exposed. He quickly sped up, wriggling his body frantically, trying to escape the danger.

“Help! Orochimaru!” Luffy called out in a panic.

However, Orochimaru spread his hands helplessly and said apologetically, “I’m sorry, Luffy. I’m just a shadow clone, I’ll shatter with a light touch. And I still need to stay here to gather information, so you keep going!” With that, Orochimaru made a cheering gesture.

Luffy continued to wriggle quickly, feeling wronged, but unfortunately, Perona’s three ghosts quickly attacked and hit him accurately. Luffy immediately curled up on the ground, trembling with teary eyes, filled with depression.

“If there’s a next life, I’d rather be a sea cucumber… Wuwuwu…” Luffy mumbled with a sobbing voice.

Not long after, Luffy was hung up in the room, while everyone stood behind him. Even Orochimaru naturally sat on top of Kumashi’s head, as if they were all part of the same group. Everyone seemed to have forgotten that Orochimaru didn’t actually belong to their faction.

As the lights came on, Luffy’s shadow was cast on the ground, forming a clear black silhouette. Luffy struggled continuously in mid-air.

Orochimaru took out a notebook, ready to start drawing.

Moria effortlessly peeled the shadow from the ground, as easily as tearing off a thin sheet of paper.

Luffy’s body and shadow were connected at the feet, presenting a symmetrical state. Despite Luffy’s desperate struggles, he couldn’t break free. Just then, Moria held sharp scissors tightly against the sole of Luffy’s foot and cut down without hesitation.

Luffy let out a scream and fainted. With a ‘snap’, Orochimaru crushed the pen in his hand, frowning at the scene, very displeased. He wondered if he should just cripple Moria. Another voice in his mind spoke, “No, no, Luffy is too weak now. What if he can’t even defeat Moria later? Are you going to keep him caged forever? You weren’t this soft-hearted before.”

Suddenly, three Orochimarus appeared. “You’re overthinking it. If you really get rid of Moria, we’ll be the first ones to get beaten… Luffy is scarier when he’s angry, alright? He doesn’t learn good things; I’m afraid he’ll learn from Garp.”

The three thoughts instantly fell silent… Heh… They had worried for him for nothing.

Orochimaru shook off the thoughts in his mind, carefully observing the shadow clenched in Moria’s hand.

Moria laughed uproariously, “Hehehehe! A 300 million bounty combat power is mine now!! The world’s strongest special zombie is about to be completed!

I finally have the strongest subordinate. With this, I’m one step closer to becoming the Pirate King!”

Orochimaru very unceremoniously stood on Moria’s hand, observing Luffy’s shadow up close. He tugged at it; it had a strange texture.

Moria didn’t even react; he actually accepted Orochimaru as one of them. Was this the tacit understanding between villains?

“Whoever has their shadow taken will obey absolutely. The world will be full of obedient zombies. With such powerful subordinates, I won’t lose to that idiot Kaido in the New World, right?”

Orochimaru’s shadow clone sat on Moria’s shoulder. “No… you’ll still lose, Moria… It’s been 23 years, and you can’t even defeat Kaido’s All-Stars now. In fact, you probably can’t even defeat Luffy anymore.”

Orochimaru looked at Moria’s bloated body. “Before fighting Kaido… how about losing some weight first? Otherwise, I’m afraid Kaido won’t even bother looking at you.”

Hearing this, Perona, Absalom, and Hogback stared at Orochimaru with wide eyes… Their minds were frantically complaining, “Wait, why are you sitting on Master Moria’s shoulder? What happened?… You just met, right? Are you that close?”

“Secondly… listen to what you’re saying! Don’t you see Master Moria has turned to stone!!! Which sentence was so impactful?”