One Piece: At the start, defeat Momonosuke and take Yamato to sea.

Chapter 309 Luo Ji's Difficult Choice Regarding the Dark-Dark Fruit

On the Moby Dick, only the members of the Sixteenth Division were present, and the atmosphere was somewhat somber.

Now, Inuarashi and Nekomamushi have also found the Whitebeard Pirates and boarded Whitebeard's flagship.

Whitebeard and Marco warmly welcomed the two veteran crew members.

Whitebeard even wanted Inuarashi and Nekomamushi, two powerful Mink Tribe members, to form the 17th and 18th Divisions and serve as their captains.

However, these two retainers of the Kozuki family chose to temporarily join Izo's 16th Division, protecting Kozuki Hiyori just like Denjiro.

With the addition of Inuarashi, Nekomamushi, and Denjiro, the 16th Division is now practically the strongest division in the Whitebeard Pirates.

It is even stronger than the three main battle squads led by Marco the Phoenix, Diamond Jozu, and Vista the Flower Sword.

Inuarashi and Nekomamushi, who had been driven out of Zou Island by Luo Ji, were very unhappy to hear that the Luo Ji World Group was coming to visit.

Especially Nekomamushi, who wished the Whitebeard Pirates would help him beat up Luo Ji.

But this idea was destined to fail.

Marco and the others had to persuade the cat viper for a long time before they could calm him down.

However, the cat viper still did not want to see Luo Ji, and his heart was filled with resentment.

After the Whitebeard Pirates decided not to go to war with the Beasts Pirates, Hiyori Kozuki considered seeking help from the Luo Ji World Pirates.

However, Hiyori was somewhat distrustful of Yamato's identity as Kaido's daughter.

Despite the rumors circulating that Kaido of the Beasts and Yamato had fallen out and their relationship had broken down, she still had some reservations.

So she stayed on the Moby Dick, not knowing what to do.

Among the Five Emperors, are they going to seek out the Red-Haired Pirates to fight the Beasts Pirates?

Hiyori Kozuki also knows Shanks. When her father, Oden Kozuki, joined Roger's crew, she, her mother, Toki Amatsuki, and her brother, Momonosuke, all boarded the Oro Jackson for a period of time.

Later, because Toki fell ill, Hiyori, Momonosuke, Nekomamushi, and Inuarashi disembarked early and returned to Wano Country instead of going to Laugh Tale.

With the Beasts Pirates and Big Mom Pirates forming an alliance, and the Whitebeard Pirates forming a semi-alliance with the Luo Ji World Pirates, it seems that Hiyori has no chance of restoring her kingdom and seeking revenge.

This left her in constant sorrow.

Moreover, the fact that Momonosuke Kozuki and the other four members of the Nine Red Scabbards had not yet appeared made her even more desperate.

All she could do was childishly pray that Kaido, the demon of the Beasts, would die at this pirate expo.

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At this moment, on the rapidly flying Ark of Proverbs in a certain sea area.

"Newgate is getting more and more pretentious and cowardly, protecting a bunch of adopted sons like children."

Earl Redfield, with his silver hair, leaned against the railing. His skin was healthy and firm, his aura was powerful, and there was a hint of disdain in his eyes.

For the safety of his pirate sons, Whitebeard actually went into hiding.

This old guy is no longer worthy of the title of "World's Strongest Man".

Sure enough, not only does strength weaken over time, but courage and boldness also fade away with time.

However, if he hadn't found the Vampire Fruit, he would probably still be afraid of aging and death.

"I really want to fight Whitebeard a day in advance."

Barrett's eyes were filled with fighting spirit. Whitebeard was just as powerful as Roger, and fighting Whitebeard would definitely be exhilarating.

However, it seems unlikely that the attempt to invite the Whitebeard Pirates to the Pirate Expo will actually happen.

He will definitely fight against the Four Emperors at the Pirate Expo to make himself stronger.

"I'll get to see Ace again. I wonder if he's gotten any stronger."

Yamato felt a little disappointed when he thought about Ace's bounty, which had remained basically unchanged.

She had a very high opinion of Ace, yet his bounty was still lower than that of the Three Disasters.

"Luckily, Hanafza wasn't on the Ark Maxim, otherwise he would probably have been completely overwhelmed if he had seen Fire Fist Ace."

Bonney grinned mischievously, because Fire Fist Ace was pressing down on Hanafza's head, preventing Hanafza's bounty from increasing.

"Once you join the Whitebeard Pirates and accept Whitebeard's protection, your bounty, whether you're a division commander or a subordinate captain, will increase very slowly."

"After all, not many marines and pirates dare to provoke the Whitebeard Pirates, and the Whitebeard Pirates don't cause trouble everywhere like the Beasts Pirates, so there will be far fewer battles."

Nico Robin and Violet knew that the bounties of the three division commanders of the Whitebeard Pirates were lower than those of the three calamities of the Beast Pirates because the Whitebeard Pirates were very stable.

I don't like causing trouble everywhere.

"Whitebeard's fate seems to have been completely changed!"

Xia Li stared intently at Luo Ji. Before Luo Ji appeared, she had made many predictions using the divination orb.

She saw a future where Whitebeard died at Marineford and the Whitebeard Pirates fell apart.

But now, everything has changed.

Luo Ji lay on the sun lounger with his eyes closed, accepting the Pirate Empress's 'legal groping' as her small hands massaged his body.

Hancock touched Luo Ji's muscles and skin, her face flushed, as if she were extremely satisfied.

This active caressing and massage, just like being violently lashed by Luo Ji on the couch, brought her immense pleasure.

Hehe~ Hmm~

The Pirate Empress let out a low moan like a madwoman, exhaling hot white mist as she prepared to transform into a steam princess.

'The Dark-Dark Fruit really didn't appear...'

Luo Ji comfortably accepted Hancock's massage, but his mind was preoccupied with the whereabouts of the Dark-Dark Fruit.

Despite its weaknesses of being unable to transform into an element and being able to withstand twice the pain, this Devil Fruit has equally strong advantages.

Sealing and stripping away Devil Fruit abilities are both incredibly overpowered abilities.

Moreover, in the murals of Elbaf, the First World is depicted as being swallowed by death and darkness.

The dark power of the Dark-Dark Fruit probably appeared in ancient times, even a little earlier than the sun god Nika, who descended through the prayers of slaves.

The Dark-Dark Fruit's power is definitely no less than that of the Nika Fruit.

Luo Ji currently possesses three Paramecia-type abilities without any side effects, and also without any demonic will or curse.

In theory, Luo Ji could also consume a Devil Fruit ability.

But this Devil Fruit ability will probably turn Luo Ji into a landlubber, cursed by the sea.

To be honest, Luo Ji didn't want to leave himself with a fatal weakness.

However, Luo Ji coveted the power of the Dark-Dark Fruit.

If he were to obtain the Dark-Dark Fruit now, he would probably be overwhelmed by the choice.

Now that the Dark-Dark Fruit hasn't appeared, he's too lazy to worry about it.

Let's think about how to drag the Whitebeard Pirates into this mess.

Whitebeard, that old geezer, definitely doesn't want to participate, but if he can get those division commanders on his side, he probably won't reject the opinions of so many of his sons.

If you place too much importance on these sons, you will inevitably be influenced by them.

This is Whitebeard's weakness.

He fought desperately for his family his whole life, and in the end, he died fighting for his family.

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