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Brook: "Nani…"
Franky: "Haha!! Autopsy good? Autopsy good? Hmm~ super!"
Usopp: "Dying of laughter! Chopper, are you sure you won't die first of fright?!"
Tony Tony Chopper: "That's for sure! But can bones also be autopsied?"
Nico Robin: "If it can't be autopsied, then dissect it~"
When they saw Luffy's first reaction was to yell for Chopper to perform an autopsy on the skeleton, the entire Straw Hat Pirates all burst into laughter, unable to close their mouths~
["This thing... why does it look alive?"]
[Lucci walked closer, looking at Brook who was twitching uncontrollably, his face filled with thoughts he couldn't express~]
[Kalifa pushed up her purple-rimmed glasses, opening her mouth wide: "It doesn't just look alive… he is alive!"]
[Soon, the Straw Hat Pirates and Luffy came over.]
[When they saw a skeleton lying on the ground, each one pulled out an emoticon pack]
["Chopper, you dissect it and see, see if this thing is really a living species or not?" Luffy said while reaching out to pull Chopper~]
[Chopper was so scared his snot and tears flowed down in a big stream: "Ah!! I don't want to!!! Don't let me get close to it!!!"]
[Zoro wasn't afraid. He directly drew his katana and placed it on Brook's neck, threatening: "Hey! Speak up! What on earth are you?! Otherwise, I'll cut you down!"]
["That's right! If you don't speak, we'll cut him down!! This skeleton looks suspicious!!" Sanji also chimed in from the side~]
[Usopp opened his mouth and said: "This thing is surprisingly stubborn! It's come to this, and it still hasn't said a word?!"]
["Would rather die than submit?" Zoro looked up at Luffy, clearly waiting for Luffy's opinion.]
[Luffy scratched his head, perplexed: "Before, I clearly heard him singing, but now he's not saying a word. Could he be a summoned puppet manipulated by another ability user? Zoro, first cut off his head and see what happens~"]
["Alright!"]
[Zoro didn't hesitate and directly moved to strike.]
[But just then, Lucci said in a deep voice: "Didn't he get knocked out by your Conqueror's Haki? How can he speak?"]
[????]
[The crowd was startled. There's such a thing?]
["An ordinary person knocked out by Conqueror's Haki would have a pale face, foam at the mouth, and incessant coughing~"]
["But this guy in front of us, besides his hair, his entire body is bone. He fundamentally has no physical language or facial expressions…"]
[Luffy scratched his head: "Oh? I thought he was indeed knocked out by Conqueror's Haki before~"]
["..." The partners all looked blank~]
["Good heavens!!"]
[We thought this skeleton was defiant to the death, but after all this commotion, it turns out he was knocked out by Conqueror's Haki!]
[Splash!]
[Usopp poured a bucket of water on Brook's face~]
["Ah!!!"]
[Brook sobered up. He quickly shouted: "I am a human! I am a human, I am a human! I am a Devil Fruit ability user!! Don't cut off my head, I'll die…!!!"]
[Although he didn't speak just now, Brook still heard what Luffy and Zoro said…]
[If no one had reminded him, he would have inexplicably died…]
[This guy just said he recovered his ability to speak, and then he quickly shouted!]
["Devil Fruit ability user??"]
[Zoro curiously sized him up, then said fiercely: "What kind of Devil Fruit? Bone Fruit? Skeleton Fruit?"]
[Sanji guessed: "Or maybe Rib-bone Fruit?!"]
["No, no, no!!! I am the Revive-Revive Fruit user! I was originally…"]
[Brook quickly began to narrate non-stop~]
[In fact, when he first encountered the Thousand Sunny, he just wanted to act cool, maintain a bit of mystery, and casually observe living people~]
[But to his surprise, he just wanted to act cool, and then the others directly grabbed him, wanting to dissect him and cut off his head…]
[He was afraid he wouldn't explain things clearly this time, and then he would truly die in vain…]
["Wait!! You just said… what was the name of the pirate crew you were with before??"]
[Suddenly, Luffy noticed a keyword and immediately interrupted Brook's narration~]
[Seeing Luffy seemed very interested in his pirate crew's name, Brook suddenly felt a little flustered and stammered: "Rum… Rumbar Pirates…"]
["What!!!"]
[When they heard Brook confirm the name, Luffy, Zoro, Sanji, Usopp, Nami, and Chopper's eyes instantly widened!!!]
["What… what's going on???" Nico Robin furrowed her brows in confusion, her face incomparably sullen~]
[Chopper stared wide-eyed in confusion.]
[Franky was also equally perplexed: "He said this pirate crew was annihilated 50 years ago, but you few… Even Brook wasn't born then…???"]
["Is… is there a problem…?" Brook felt somewhat uncertain and cautiously looked at the few people from the Straw Hat Pirates~]
[Sanji immediately asked loudly: "Did you bring a fish from the West Blue to the Grand Line?!"]
["Don't reveal more information!"]
[Luffy immediately interrupted Sanji's words and instead asked Brook: "What kind of fish? Whale fish? Yellow fish? Or seaweed fish? Also, what's the name of that fish?"]
Usopp: "Whale fish? Yellow fish? Seaweed fish???"
Nico Robin: "Luffy is deliberately asking that!"
Nami: "That's right! If Sanji actively says the name of Laboon, then there's no way to determine if Brook is truly Brook or just a pirate crew that fought the Rumbar Pirates and casually adopted the Rumbar Pirates' name?"
Brook: "Ah ah ah…!!! Nami actually suspects me, I don't want to live~"
Nami: "Hmph! That's right, I found you out!!"
Franky: "Haha!"
["Ah?!"]
[Hearing the options Luffy gave, Brook immediately froze!]
[What the heck???]
[However… he was an old geezer who had lived for many years, so he quickly understood Luffy's meaning~]
[So, he said: "Ah! You're trying to test me, but there's nothing wrong with that. If you truly are from the Rumbar Pirates from fifty years ago, then my answer is… Laboon is a whale…!"]
["Wow!! It's true!!" Usopp, Sanji, and Nami all showed expressions of shock~]
["One last question!!"]
[Luffy's face remained calm. He stared at Brook and said quietly: "What agreement did I make with Laboon?"]
[At that instant, Luffy instantly unleashed Conqueror's Haki to its maximum extent!!!]
[Although Brook had no breath, under the perception of top-tier Conqueror's Haki, his emotions could still be somewhat perceived by Luffy~]
[This sentence from Luffy was still a test~]
[Although saying Laboon's name had largely proven Brook's identity, Luffy was, after all, the captain of the Straw Hat Pirates. He was being cautious, keeping in mind his responsibility to his crewmates~]
["What agreement did you make with Laboon?"]
[At first, Brook was stunned by this question~]
[But then, he suddenly said: "Hey hey!! What agreement did you make with Laboon? How would I know?!"]
[Luffy shrugged: "Hmm! You passed!"]
[If the Brook in front of him was deliberately trying to deceive, then he would have done his intelligence work in advance, and it would naturally be possible for him to get information about Laboon from the Straw Hat Pirates side!!!]
[And if that were the case… then he would certainly know the agreement between Luffy and Laboon. In the situation where he was suddenly asked this question, it's highly probable he would have just blurted it out~]
[Only someone who truly knows nothing about this matter would react like Brook~]
[Hearing Luffy say this, Brook was suddenly shocked: "Ah! I just reacted!! Your question just now was also a test!!"]
["Then… so… are you a human now, or a ghost?" Nami asked Brook coquettishly, her face filled with anticipation~]
["Ah! Beautiful lady, may I see your panties?" Brook blurted out~]
["Nani????"]
[Nami's face instantly darkened!!!]
[Then…]
[Haki-clad fists mercilessly landed on Brook's head~]
["Ah…"]
[Brook's skull appeared with a pumpkin-like lump. Brook groggily crawled up from the ground and looked at Kalifa again: "Beautiful woman…"]
[Before he could finish his sentence, Kalifa's roundhouse kick landed on Brook's face like two raindrops.]
["Your surname is Pervert?! Damn it, this entire sea area is full of perverts!"]
[After finishing, Kalifa even straightened her clothes~]
["Luffy, I don't think we should just throw this guy into the sea?" Baki suggested at this point.]
[Luffy nodded: "I think it's fine!"]
[Upon hearing this, Brook, whose face was bruised and swollen, immediately scrambled to his feet: "Ah? Hey hey hey! I was just joking!!"]
["Hahahaha!! We were also joking~~"]
Luffy laughed heartily, then announced: "I never thought I'd actually find the only remaining companion of the Rumbar Pirates! Today is a good day! We'll have a feast!"
"That's great!!" Everyone cheered happily~
[Only the three cleaners twitched at the corners of their mouths…]
...
[Just finished cleaning, and now it's going to get messy again???]
"This is our agreement with a certain child who stayed behind, it counts as a great event! You three can also join us later!" Luffy looked at Lucci and the other two, saying calmly.
Before long, fireworks, barbecue, and fine wine, all present!! The feast began…
...
"Please allow me to bring everyone a song, 'Binks' Sake,' yohohohoho~"
Brook held his cane-sword, humming the melody while singing.
[When they were having the most fun, Brook also performed a show of taking things out of his skull~]
[Which made everyone clap and cheer loudly!!]
[Afterward, Brook recounted how they came from the West Blue, brought Laboon into the Grand Line, and then how they were annihilated by another pirate crew in the Thriller Bark sea area. ...]
[Luffy also shared his experience of first meeting Laboon, and the agreement between Luffy and Laboon, with Brook~]
[Meanwhile, the three CP9 members were the best 'melon-eating' trio throughout the entire process!!! They didn't hold back on the barbecue and fine wine!]
["You're still alive, Laboon must be very happy!!!"]
[Luffy grilled barbecue frantically, and looked at Brook, "What are you planning to do next? Are you going back by yourself to find Laboon, or are you going to finish the rest of the journey with us, and go see Laboon together?"]
[Because this place is already very close to the Sabaody Archipelago. Half of the Grand Line journey has already been completed. If Brook were sent back to Reverse Mountain now, that round trip would be almost equivalent to traveling the entire Grand Line again…]
[Only an idiot would do that!!!]
[So now there were two choices before Brook!!!]
[One was to get a lifeboat from Luffy and his crew, and sail back by himself~]
[Of course, sailing a lifeboat back from the Grand Line, and being a Devil Fruit user at that, is actually super dangerous!!!]
[The other was to follow Luffy and his crew for the rest of the journey, and then go see Laboon together! After all… Luffy also made an agreement with Laboon. Whether he found the Rumbar Pirates or not, he would still go back and fulfill his agreement with Laboon!!!]
["Oh, this…"]
[Hearing Luffy say this, Brook immediately felt an awkward emotion~]
[He shook his head: "I can't choose either of these two options!! In fact, I can only stay with you for one more day at most, then I have to leave!! If I go any further, I'll be leaving the mist~~"]
["What? You don't want to go back to see Laboon anymore?"]
["What do you mean...? Why can't you follow if you leave the mist? Are you actually a ghost from the mist?"]
["Do you have any other hidden secrets??"]
["Are you worried we'll sell you as a rare creature???"]
[…]
[Hearing that Brook actually didn't want to leave the mist, everyone was utterly puzzled~]
[Brook hastily explained to everyone: "No! Everyone misunderstood me! It's not that I don't want to leave the mist, it's that if I leave the mist and am exposed to sunlight, I will immediately turn to ash and die!!!"]
[Franky scratched his head: "Nani??? What does this mean…? Is it a curse brought by the Revive-Revive Fruit??"]
["Devil Fruits are incredibly mysterious. Some special Devil Fruits do have special curses and side effects…" Lucci ate a Devil Fruit a long time ago, so he knew more about Devil Fruits than others~]
["No no no…!!! My revival and my inability to leave the mist are two unrelated things!!!"]
[Brook shook his head, then continued: "In this mist, there's a place called Thriller Bark. That's the territory of Warlord Gecko Moria. I accidentally stumbled in there and he stole my shadow! So, if I'm exposed to sunlight, I'll immediately turn to ash and vanish~~"]
["Warlord? And he can steal shadows?" Luffy furrowed his brow.]
[Baki explained: "So it's Gecko Moria. He's a Shadow-Shadow Fruit user, so he can randomly steal people's shadows."]
["Is that so..."]
[Hearing this, Luffy nodded, then said, "Then let's go get your shadow back, problem solved!!!"]
[Since that place is right in this mist, it definitely won't take much time. It's just a slight detour, no big deal.]
[But Brook immediately shook his head upon hearing this: "No, no, no!!! I cherish our brief friendship greatly, and I absolutely cannot drag you down!!! I'll find a way to get my shadow back myself. I'm very happy with this meal today. See you all again!!!"]
[Saying that, Brook directly jumped into the sea!]
["Hey!!"]
[Everyone exclaimed in alarm!!!]
[A Devil Fruit user jumping into the sea, isn't that just looking for death???]
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