Chapter 781 Sanji (16)
The excited Luffy, with Sanji and Nami who had the misfortune of drawing the accompanying ticket, went to explore the ghost ship.
When the three came back, there was a tall skeleton beside them.
“Yohohoho——”
"Hi~ Hello everyone~Greetings~"
"This time, my ship and I have caused trouble for everyone. I am dead, and only bones are left~"
"Please give me more advice~"
Zoro, Usopp, Chopper, and Franky all said in unison: "What a joke! Who the hell is this guy!"
Yun Ci heard the noise and came out from the kitchen: "Ah, new companion? The meal is almost ready."
Brooke looked up at Yunci and raised his hat elegantly: "Oh, beautiful lady, may I see your panties, please?"
Sanji, who was originally upset because he couldn't stop Luffy, immediately took two steps forward: "Who would let you watch!"
"Oh my, don't be so excited. Please go inside the ship and have dinner."
Nami, Zoro, and Sanji said in unison: "Why is it up to you to decide?"
"Hahahaha, this is really interesting."
Inside the restaurant.
Several stoves were working at the same time, and the aroma of the food in the pot was already wafting out.
Sanji stood in the kitchen area helping Yunci clean up, while the restaurant area next door was very noisy.
Luffy and Brook made the place so lively that there were more than ten people here.
"…My name is Brooke. Excuse me, I don't know your name."
"Me? My name is Luffy. By the way, what exactly are you?"
"Brooke..." Yun Ci opened a vortex in front of her and took out a notebook filled with wanted posters. "I feel like I've heard this name somewhere before."
Sanji: "...You still collect these, Miss Yunci."
"Well, collecting is very fulfilling." Yun Ci flipped through the books, then stopped, "I found it."
Several people sitting at the table looked at her.
"Mr. Brook, is that Mr. Brook from the Rumba Pirates?"
"Oh yeah, yes."
Luffy held his chin in his hand and tilted his head to the side, "Rumba? Rumba?"
Nami exclaimed, "I remember now!"
"what? What?"
"Rabb!"
Brooke slammed the table and stood up in surprise: "Do you know Lab?"
Chopper, Robin and Franky, who had not joined at that time, were at a loss.
"Who is Rab?"
"When we first entered the Grand Line..."
Following Usopp's narration, Sanji and Yunci brought the food to the table.
As everyone ate and listened, Brooke soon had tears in her eyes and was filled with emotion.
"Really? Really? Rabbi..."
Brook calmed down and told everyone.
"In fact, I died once decades ago."
"The so-called Yomiuri Fruit is the resurrection of the dead, that is, the resurrection of the living. It has the incredible ability to give the ability user a second life."
"When I was alive, I was also a pirate like you. I was the Rumba Pirates that the beautiful lady just mentioned..."
Brook tells the story of how his pirate group encountered a powerful enemy and was eventually wiped out.
For him, the Yomiuri Fruit was something that made him a landlubber, but after death, the true effect of the Yomiuri Fruit was revealed.
His soul returned to the world, but unfortunately he was lost at sea for a year. When he finally found his ship, his body had turned into a skeleton.
After finally returning to his body, his shadow was taken away a few years ago, so his appearance cannot be seen in the mirror, and he cannot live in the sun.
"...I can't survive if I'm exposed to sunlight. Now I'm in this foggy sea, avoiding the sunlight and finally surviving."
"What would happen if the sun hit you?"
"Once exposed to direct sunlight, my body...will turn into ashes."
Brook spoke sincerely about his feelings and rejected Luffy's previous invitation to board the ship.
Luffy listened to his explanation and slammed the table: "What are you talking about? You are so polite! If you need the shadow, I will help you get it back! Didn't you say that someone took it away? Who? Where is he?"
"...You are such a good person. I am very shocked, but I can't tell you. How can I let you who I just met die for me?"
"Clatter, clatter—"
There was another sound of flipping pages.
Everyone looked at Yun Ci who broke the solemn atmosphere.
"Found it." She pulled out another wanted poster. "This is it - One of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, Gekko Moriah. The bounty is 3 million berries."
"3 million?"
"2000 million more than Luffy."
Yun Ci pointed at the person on the wanted poster and said, "I have heard rumors about this person. He is the user of the Shadow-Shadow Fruit. This is probably why he can take away other people's shadows."
"What? Is that all?" Luffy bumped his fists. "Yoshi! Xiaoci! Do you know where this moonlight is? I'm going to take Brook's shadow back now!"
"Wait-Ah!" Brooke screamed and fell to the ground, "Ghost!"
A strangely shaped white ghost came through the wall.
Then, the Sunshine suddenly shook violently.
Brooke remembered something and ran out quickly.
Several people followed closely behind, looking at the building in front of them that looked like a big mouth, their eyes widened in surprise.
"What's this……"
“This is the inside of the door.”
Brook turned and ran to the stern of the ship. An island with a strange atmosphere appeared in the thick fog in front of him. The buildings on it were dilapidated and surrounded by fog.
"——This is the ghost island wandering on the sea, the terrifying three-masted sailing ship!"
"It's here." Yun Ci said, "Moonlight Moria's territory."
"Xiaoci, your intelligence ability is really amazing."
Yun Ci smiled: "My trips outside are not in vain, and sometimes animals and plants will tell me something."
"So, the guy who took Brook's shadow is here?" Luffy clenched his fists, "Okay! Everyone! Let's go take Brook's shadow back!"
The responses were scattered, and most of them were listless.
Luffy looked at them dissatisfiedly: "What? Everyone!"
"Because, because it's a ghost, Luffy! A ghost!"
"Who cares if it's a ghost? Just punch them all away!"
"Mr. Luffy, I appreciate your kindness, but - this is my own battle!"
Brooke smiled and walked back to the room, picked up his cane, went out from another door, and jumped lightly back to his boat.
"Today is such a lucky day. Not only did I meet someone, but my long-cherished wish also came true."
"You must destroy the door at the back and escape from here immediately. Do not drop anchor near the shore."
"I'm so happy to meet you today. I will never forget such a delicious dinner!"
"May we meet again at sea!"