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Counting the time, this was already the fourth day since the Explorer entered the Florian Triangle.
Ikki originally thought that he would be able to find Thriller Bark where Gecko Moria was located soon after arriving in the Florian Triangle.
But to Ikki's surprise, the Florian Triangle was larger than he imagined. Even if he used his Observation Haki to search, he was unable to find Moria's Thriller Bark.
In desperation, he could only choose to let Nami control the route and continue searching in the Florian Triangle.
"It seems that I can only ask you to help me activate the Innate Demon Slayer Mark in the future."
Nico Robin let go of Ikki's shoulders and said softly.
"Why are you determined to find Shichibukai Moria? Could it be that you want to take action against him?"
Kalifa asked Ikki suspiciously.
"That's not true. That guy and I don't have any grudges. What I'm interested in is just the possible existence of a certain Great Grade sword called 'Shusui' on Thriller Bark!"
Ikki stood up from the pool, took the dry towel handed over by Nojiko, wiped the water stains on his body, and said to Robin and Kalifa in the pool:
"Robin, let's talk about the Demon Slayer Mark later. Anyway, we have plenty of time. You and Kalifa just finished working out. You can rest in this pool for a while."
Hearing this, Robin and Kalifa looked at each other. They both stood up and followed Ikki's footsteps.
"The workout hasn't completely exhausted my physical strength. I'll go with you to have a look. I also want to know how powerful id the pirate recognized by the world government."
Kalifa walked up behind Ikki and said.
"Whatever." Ikki shrugged. "But let me make it clear first, I'm not here to fight with that guy. What I want is that famous sword Shusui."
Now, the war between the Whitebeard Pirates and the Marines was about to begin. The Shichibukai were also an important part of the Marines' combat power.
Ikki didn't intend to cause trouble at this time. He even hoped to see Moria causing trouble during the Summit War.
After changing his clothes, Ikki went to the deck of the Explorer, and sure enough he saw an unusually large island-shaped warship coming not far away - Gecko Moria's Thriller Bark.
At the same time, on Thriller Bark's coast.
"You... you're Bartholomew Kuma of the Shichibukai, why are you here?"
The girl with twin ponytails, pink hair, and a gothic dress looked in shock at the tall man standing between her and the sailboat.
If Ikki were here, he would be able to identify her by her appearance. Perona, one of Gecko Moria's crew members, was a girl who ate the Hollow-Hollow Fruit.
"You're Moria's companion, right? Where is he now?"
Kuma ignored the frightened zombies around Perona and asked her directly.
"Wha... what? Wait, Moria and I have nothing to do with each other anymore!"
"Really? Then, if you were to travel, where would you want to go?"
"Travel? Why do you ask this question?" Perona frowned and stood up quickly.
With a flip of her hands, dozens of small ghosts were created floating around her body.
"Under my power, no one can be spared except men with long noses. Even you, Shichibukai. Since you're blocking my way, don't blame me."
Perona laughed playfully and waved her hand, causing the ghosts around her to fly toward Kuma.
Kuma took off the gloves on his hands slowly, just when he was about to use his Paw-Paw Fruit ability to deflect the ghosts summoned by Perona and Perona herself.
He frowned slightly and looked in the direction behind him.
The ghosts that came to Kuma were directly deflected by his Paw-Paw Fruit ability.
Seeing this scene, Perona immediately opened her eyes wide and looked at Kuma in front of her in disbelief.
"My... my ghosts disappeared? How is that possible? What ability does this guy have?"
Perona took a step back, fell to the ground, and stared at Kuma in front of her without daring to move. She was afraid of what he would do to her.
After what just happened, she already understood that her ability was ineffective against Kuma. If she moved randomly, she might really be killed by the bear.
Seeing Kuma's expression as he looked behind him, Perona swallowed and followed his gaze.
There, a medium-sized three-masted sailboat was quickly approaching the docking point of Thriller Bark.
"Is there someone he cares about on that ship?"
Perona murmured.
"Bounty hunter Ikki Kurogane, once killed Crocodile who was a Shichibukai like Moria. And also killed the once legendary pirate Golden Lion Shiki shortly afterwards."
Kuma glanced at Perona and whispered.
"What?! The man who killed Crocodile? You mean that man is on that ship? Is he here to kill Moria too?"
Perona hugged her cheeks tightly and cried out in horror.
One Straw Hat Pirates crew was trouble enough. It even forced her to choose to run away. If a man comes with Moria as his target, Perona really didn't know how to leave!
"Kill Moria? Don't worry, I have no such plan."
While Perona was communicating with Kuma, the Explorer had already docked next to Thriller Bark.
Ikki couldn't help but feel a little surprised when he saw Perona and Kuma. At the same time, he breathed a sigh of relief.
'If Perona is still here, that sword Shusui should not have left Thriller Bark.'
Ikki looked at the castle in the distance and thought to himself.
"Bounty hunter and famous sword hunter Ikki Kurogane, if you're not here for Moria, why are you here?"
Kuma glanced at Ikki and his friends who were landing one after another behind him, and asked.
"Of course I came here for a famous sword. There's an item I need on Thriller Bark."
Ikki laughed.
Kuma nodded slightly and said, "Ikki, if you wanted to travel, where would you like to go?"