"Hey!!"
The crowd exclaimed in surprise, rushing to the railing.
[They saw Brook running a circle on the sea surface, speaking as he ran: "Yohohoho~ Don't worry about me, my body is all bones, it's very light, so I won't sink as long as I keep running~~"]
["I had a great time with you all. See you again!!"]
[Saying that, Brook turned his head and ran towards the mist~~]
["Gomu Gomu no… Grab a chicken!!"]
[Luffy's right hand instantly shot out, directly plunging into the mist~~]
["Hey!!"]
[When Luffy's right hand retracted, Brook was sitting on the deck with a blank expression…]
[He looked around in a daze, then said blankly: "I'm back again…??"]
["Hahaha…!"]
[Everyone burst into thunderous laughter upon seeing Brook's reaction~~]
[One has to say… this reaction is indeed very comical~~]
["Fool! You almost missed a great opportunity to see the light of day again!" Zoro said indifferently.]
[Brook shook his head directly: "No no no! You fundamentally don't understand how troublesome Moria's ability users are! Don't look at how confident you are now, but once you step into Thriller Bark, you'll end up just like me!!!"]
[Franky laughed heartily: "Hey! You might be underestimating the Warlords! That level of pirate is not much different from a small fry in front of our captain~~"]
[Usopp said proudly: "That's right! Just a Warlord, and not even one we haven't dealt with before! We already killed one when we were in the Alabasta Kingdom! You bring us to see Moria, and we'll kill him a second time for you to see!"]
["Impossible!!! You're dead already! Just give up! I absolutely cannot take you to your deaths!!" Brook's attitude was very firm.]
["…..547…"]
[Everyone was speechless to see Brook being so stubborn~]
[There was nothing they could do!]
["If a frog has never jumped out of its well, its perception will only be limited to the sky as big as the well opening!!"]
["No matter what you say to him, he won't believe it..."]
[Seeing Brook so insistent, Luffy no longer pressed the issue. He looked at Usopp and said: "Alright then! Go get some Seastone handcuffs and cuff him. We'll deal with Moria first, then uncuff him~~"]
["Okay!"]
[Usopp took out the Seastone from his body and walked towards Brook.]
["I won't just stand there and let you do it!!"]
[Brook immediately wanted to escape~~]
[The result...]
["Ass-Star!!!"]
[Usopp's left and right palms simultaneously clapped towards Brook~]
[The palm of his left hand was Stink Star, spewing out stored stinky gas...!!!]
[The palm of his right hand was Wind Star, spewing out wind…]
[With the mutual assistance of the two, they formed a concentrated straight blast of Ass Wind!!!]
["!!!"]
[Brook immediately felt his skull dizzy, and he was instantly stunned!!!]
[Usopp took out his Seastone handcuffs, unhurriedly cuffed Brook, and then cuffed his other hand to the fence.]
Gol D. Roger: "Hahahaha…!!! This kid… is truly a talent!!!"
Whitebeard: "Unbelievable! Can a combination of a stench and wind still be used like this? This is too insidious, isn't it?!"
Franky: "Hahahaha!! Our Usopp can do this too~~"
Vinsmoke Sanji: "That's natural… The two of them are just different in their experiences, that's all~~"
Shanks: "Crocodile, look at that situation over there. They're preparing to go find Moria now, aren't they!!!"
Gecko Moria: "Damn Straw Hat brat! You really are a persistent ghost!!"
Donquixote Doflamingo: "Fufufufu…!!! Crocodile, you only got a beating over there. You, over there, you might lose your life, huh!!"
Gecko Moria: "Hmph! Who knows who'll lose their life!!"
Kizaru: "This, do you believe that yourself...?"
Gecko Moria: "..."
[Thud!!!]
[When they clearly saw Usopp's method of subduing Brook, all the surrounding companions were stunned!!!]
["Yo!!! That's too insidious!!!"]
["Which direction are we going to look for Moria now?" Franky asked.]
[Luffy chuckled: "No need to look! Didn't we meet several 'God of the Sea Treasures' on our way here? We'll just go back and casually open one now, and Moria will come himself!"]
[Nami's eyes lit up: "That's right! Since the biggest boss in this sea area is Gecko Moria, then those temptations must be his doing!!!"]
[Kalifa remembered something and immediately showed an expression: "That unusual person from earlier, the one who looked like a lion but wasn't a lion, must also be Moria's subordinate!!!"]
["Human or not, lion or not lion? Hey hey hey, are you talking about that guy who looks like a lion, who ate the Clear-Clear Fruit, an invisible person...??"]
[Hearing Kalifa's description, Lucci immediately realized~~]
[Baki nodded: "That's right! That pervert!"]
["What!! You met Absalom??? What happened, that Devil Fruit ability user is very perverted!!!" Brook asked in shock.]
[Baki shrugged: "He's a pervert, but his ability is even more perverted…!!! As soon as he got on our ship and tried to cause trouble, I caught him! Then I threw him into the sea to feed the fish~~"]
["Nani!!??"]
[Brook immediately looked blank~]
[You're kidding...!]
[That guy is a Clear-Clear Fruit user!]
[How could he be discovered as soon as he got on the ship???]
[Nami asked impatiently: "Stop with the 'Nani'! Just tell me, is that dead pervert Moria's subordinate or not?!"]
["Oh… yes, he is!"]
[Brook recounted the information he knew: "Gecko Moria has a total of three subordinates: Absalom, who has the power of the Clear-Clear Fruit, Perona, who has the power of the Hollow-Hollow Fruit, and Hogback, a doctor who combines bodies!"]
["Hogback??"]
[Hearing that name, Chopper's eyes suddenly widened: "Is that the genius doctor who once saved many difficult and complicated diseases with incredible surgical techniques??"]
[Brook nodded: "Yes, that's him!"]
["Wow!! It's actually him!! He's a super amazing doctor! Upon Brook's confirmation, Chopper's eyes showed a look of admiration~~"]
[Luffy asked suspiciously: "Wait!! Brook, your crew seemed to say he's a body-combining doctor? What's going on with that…??"]
[Brook explained: "According to what I know, he was indeed a very powerful doctor once, but now he is Gecko Moria's subordinate. He specifically combines various corpses for Moria, and then Moria shoves the shadows he obtains into these corpses, thereby creating a large number of zombie soldiers and zombie generals!!!"]
["Ah!!"]
[Upon hearing this, Chopper immediately cried out in alarm: "He… he… how could he desecrate those corpses like that…!!!"]
[As a fan of Hogback, Chopper's fantasy was instantly shattered at this moment~]
["Don't be sad. That kind of trash isn't worth it."]
[Nami hugged Chopper's little head, patting it. "Although his medical skills are superb, his character is too rotten!! Such a person isn't worthy of being a doctor!!!"]
["You said he created a large number of zombie soldiers and zombie generals?"]
[Luffy caught some information in Brook's words, his pupils slightly constricted: "Then according to what you just said, aren't there many people whose shadows were cut off by him...??"]
[Brook replied: "Yes! In this Thriller Bark sea area, many pirate crews have fallen victim to his poisoned hand! On Thriller Bark Island, there's a misty forest where the mist is very heavy, and people rarely see sunlight. Hundreds of fellows who lost their shadows hide there!"]
["Hmm??"]
[Luffy was startled, then showed a strange expression on his face: "You mean… Moria has gathered hundreds of pirates there, right?"]
["That's right! They all had their shadows stolen by Moria. Once exposed to sunlight, they'll die! So, they can only hide in that misty forest! They're very pitiful!" Brook said seriously.]
[Upon confirming this information, Luffy was overjoyed!!!]
[He slapped his hands heavily, laughing heartily: "We're rich!!"]
Gol D. Roger: "Nani? This guy… actually knows how to make money?! Hahahaha!!"
Shiki: "You wait until he sails around the Grand Line. The pirates in this world will definitely be caught dry by him!"
Rocks D. Xebec: "If this kid wants to make trouble, he'll capture Whitebeard, Shanks, and Buggy and all those dog-like fellows!"
Edward Newgate: "Gurararara…!!! Rocks, when did you revive?"
Shanks: "That's right, Captain Rocks, resurrected? Hahahaha!!"
Kaido: "Catch us dry? Don't even dream! You first ask the Navy if they can come up with that much bounty money!"
Sengoku: "Luffy himself is a pirate over there, how could I give him bounty money!!"
Gol D. Roger: "You don't need to worry about that. That little Luffy has his own way of getting money…!"
Shanks: "Hahaha!!"
["Heh heh, we're rich!"]
[Nami also burst into laughter, her bright eyes continuously sparkling~]
[Baki calculated silently: "This is the Grand Line. The pirates who can appear here, at least have bounties of 5 million Berries or more! If there are hundreds of pirates, it's estimated that the bounty money will be at least two billion Berries?"]
["Hmm…!!!"]
[Upon hearing this number, the Straw Hat crew members were all incredibly excited!!!]
[Now, even if it wasn't to get Brook's shadow back, they would still definitely go to Thriller Bark!!!]
[And the Sabaody Archipelago has a Marine branch! That place is a necessary route to the New World, so the bounty money stored in the Marine base branch there is very abundant!!! At that time, they might even be able to withdraw their nearly one billion Berries in 'debt' from the Seventh Branch~]
[The three CP9 members looked at each other in bewilderment~]
[Before, when they heard Luffy talk about catching pirates for bounty money, they already found it quite strange~]
[And now this matter was about to happen… they were even more shocked beyond belief!!!]
[At this moment, Brook got anxious: "Hey hey! Those guys are pitiful too! And some of them are just chefs or handymen on the ship, not all of them are criminals!"]
["Don't worry, we have a complete record of bounties!! As long as they're not bounty-listed individuals, or if the bounty crime is unfounded, we won't exchange them for bounty money!" Nami said, patting her bounty booklet in her hand…]
[Sigh…]
["Good heavens!!!"]
["They truly are professionals!!!"]
[The three CP9 members were stunned~]
[Soon, the Thousand Sunny returned along the path it had just taken, and not long after, they discovered a "God of the Sea Treasure"…]
["Attack!!"]
[Accompanied by the fireworks of a signal flare, blooming in the sky, the mist was illuminated!!]
[Subsequently, the Thousand Sunny stopped in its original spot and landed!]
[Indeed, in less than an hour, an island-like landmass slowly approached them!!!]
["They're here!"]
[Seeing with his Observation Haki that a surrounding wall was approaching them, Luffy took out a Den Den Mushi and said, "Adjust the main cannon, and blast this broken wall!"]
["No problem!" In the control room, Franky received the order.]
[Then he issued an order to another Den Den Mushi: "Main cannon crew, attention! The Captain orders you to trample Moria's surroundings!!!"]
["Yes!"]
[Franky twisted his waist like a water snake, rapidly operating the fire cannon interface.]
[If you let her fire ordinary cannons, she definitely wouldn't be able to~]
["But for this kind of cannon, whose trajectory is entirely adjusted by the operating interface, her and Mona's combined effectiveness is absolutely stronger than excellent snipers!!!"]
["Attack!! —"]
[The large-caliber cannonball landed on the wall in front, immediately blasting a gap in the wall!!!]
[Soon, the Thousand Sunny entered through this gap, and then docked.]
[However, Luffy's Observation Haki had already detected that this island was actually a colossal pirate ship, but that didn't matter…]
[Instead, by dropping the anchor, they could secure it!!!]
[Luffy, Zoro, Nami, Brook, and Lucci disembarked, while the others remained on the ship.]
[The reason for bringing Lucci was because this guy wasn't considered one of their own, yet possessed a certain degree of strength, so he was a qualified scout…]
["Ah!!"]
[Suddenly, a hand emerged from the ground, grabbing Nami's foot. Nami shrieked and immediately jumped onto Luffy's body~~]
[Swish!]
[Zoro's katana, Yuki 5.9, flashed, and this zombie that emerged from the ground was always chopped into several pieces.]
["Hmm? This thing isn't dead yet??"]
[Suddenly seeing the zombie, broken into several pieces, continue to crawl towards them, Zoro furrowed his brow.]
[Brook explained: "That's right! These zombies have no life, so they won't die. But they can be dealt with by salt and seawater!"]
[Luffy furrowed his brow: "Then why didn't you say so earlier?"]
["No problem, I just asked Usopp for a water shell filled with seawater!"]
[Brook opened his own skull and took out a shell from inside.]
["..."]
[Seeing this, everyone's mouths twitched speechless…]
[This skull is really a good storage cabinet~~]
[Brook aimed the opening of the water shell at the zombie's mouth, then sprayed a jet of seawater. The zombie instantly stopped moving, and then they saw a shadow float out from its body, drifting towards a certain direction!!!]
["Huh? Where will that shadow float off to??" Nami asked curiously.]
[Brook said: "That's in the direction of the misty forest. The owner of this shadow should be hiding there. When a shadow is forced out of a zombie's body, it will automatically return to its owner."]
[Luffy nodded: "So that's how it is! Then let's go find their zombie generals now, and release all the shadows!"]
["You truly have a kind and warm heart!" Brook said excitedly.]
[Luffy looked at Brook strangely: "What I mean is… if they don't have shadows, it'll be hard for us to get them to the Marine base!!"]
[Brook: "(⊙.⊙)…"]
["Okay, my mistake~~"]
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