Chapter 114

"Ship spirit? What is that?"

Franky immediately explained the existence of the ship spirit patiently.

It made Brook gasp again and again!

"So amazing!"

"Actually able to let the ship have its own consciousness?"

"What a magical pirate crew!"

This praise made the Straw Hat Pirates smile without answering.

Crocus said earnestly: "Brook, there's more to this ship's magic, go understand it in the future."

Hearthstones, Haki cultivation methods, Haki moves, space pockets, Time and Spirit Room teleportation stones...

Taking any one of them to other pirate crews would be a "treasure" existence.

This ship has them all!

Simply...

More jaw-dropping than Roger and the others back then!

Sanji's efficiency was fast, and a table full of delicacies was out of the pot.

Just one bite, and it completely conquered Brook.

"Yohohoho—I haven't eaten food for 50 years, didn't expect it to be so delicious!"

"It's really enough to make people tear up!"

"Although I'm just a skeleton, I can shed tears but have no body temperature, Yohohoho—"

Brook's unique skeleton joke made Luffy and Laboon laugh loudly.

Very supportive.

Brook soon got along with everyone, as smoothly as if it were destined to become their partner.

After drinking and eating,

Everyone also raised their own doubts.

"Laboon didn't sink into the sea just now, so she can swim in the sea, right?" Usopp asked in confusion.

Laboon looked confused.

"I don't know, I was just thinking about proving my identity, didn't think too much... just like before, I floated on the sea surface."

Lord Lord Sima Di ate his meal silently.

Say more, make more mistakes, you guys discuss it yourselves.

"Laboon is clearly a Zoan ability user, she shouldn't be able to swim." Facing Facing Nami said.

"Could it be because Laboon is a whale herself, so she floats on the sea surface?" Usopp guessed.

Marine mammals like whales don't have swim bladders, but by contracting their chest cavities to compress the air content in their lungs, they can also achieve the effect of a swim bladder.

So Laboon just floated on the seawater?

"No!" Laboon shook her head: "Think carefully, I didn't have any discomfort when entering the seawater, and my strength didn't weaken at all... just exactly the same as before."

Ah this...

Everyone looked at each other.

What is the principle of this?

"How about... throwing an ability user into the sea to try? Maybe this sea is special?" Usopp proposed a bad idea.

Everyone's eyes lit up!

It's not impossible?

The Devil Fruit ability users on the ship now are Lord Lord Sima Di, Robin, Facing Facing Nami, Chopper, Laboon, Luffy, and Brook.

Everyone subconsciously skipped Lord Lord Sima Di's trio, Laboon was protected by Crocus and Brook, so Chopper and Luffy became the focus of most people's eyes.

Chopper: ?っQ?;)っ

Luffy hadn't noticed any crisis yet, and was still "quietly" stretching his hand to quickly snatch a piece of Facing Facing Nami's roast meat, directly stuffing the meat and the plate into his mouth.

Facing Facing Nami: (▼へ▼メ)

"Luffy! How many times have I said it! Don't eat the plate!" Sanji was furious.

......... 0 0

No need to say it now,

Luffy was directly carried out of the restaurant by everyone and thrown into the sea with a rope tied around his waist.

"Splash—"

Luffy sank to the seabed without any struggle, only a few bubbles indicating his existence.

Lord Lord Sima Di, who was on the side, couldn't help but laugh.

Tsk!

You guys really dare to think.

Everyone waited for a minute,

Seeing that the rope was taut, Luffy still had no movement.

Only then did they hurriedly pull him up to the deck from the seabed.

"The guess was wrong." Usopp said with a serious face.

As if he were really doing research.

"Bastard! I'll kill you!"

"Hey? I wasn't the one who chose you!"

Everyone who was an "accomplice" just now chose to ignore Usopp, who was being beaten—you were clearly the one who proposed the suggestion, if we don't beat you, who do we beat?

"Speaking of which... can Island Whales grow so huge?" Brook also asked.

As a unique creature of the West Blue, although Island Whales can also grow very huge, they are far from reaching Laboon's level.

"Yeah!" Sanji realized: "Laboon is not an ordinary Island Whale or Devil Fruit ability user, she has also been injected with Sea King transformation potion, maybe it was that potion that allowed her to regain the ability to swim!"

This guess made everyone nod in agreement.

It's reasonable and well-founded, it can't be wrong.

Only Brook still had a head full of question marks.

Sea King transformation potion?

What is that again?

The thoughtful Laboon immediately explained to Brook.

It made Brook gasp again and again!

"Is it so magical?"

"Sea Kings were actually transformed to build the Grand Line?"

Lord Lord Sima Di nodded very satisfactorily.

You guys can fill in the gaps for the questions yourselves, he is very satisfied.

Seeing Brook like this,

Laboon couldn't help but continue to "show off" other experiences to him.

"What? There is also a potion to separate Devil Fruits?"

"Facing Facing Nami-san's Rumble-Rumble Fruit was obtained this way?"

The adventure stories Laboon told made Brook gasp in surprise.

Especially the Devil Fruit separation potion!

The Rumbar Pirates had also landed on Little Garden back then, didn't expect there to be an ancient civilization museum under that volcano?

Sky Island actually exists?

And the Jaya Island they once visited would be washed up to Sky Island by the Knock-Up Stream?

In the end,

Brook sighed: "Your adventure... is really magnificent!"

What kind of treasure pirate crew is this?

Brook really loved it.

The Straw Hat Pirates smiled at each other after hearing this.

Is it magnificent?

Yes.

But...

their adventure had only just begun!

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After learning about some of the Straw Hat Pirates’ adventure stories, Brook said that he had lived too simply in the past!

"I am deeply honored to be everyone’s partner!" Brook said sincerely.

This made all the Straw Hat Pirates feel very satisfied.

Who doesn't want to be praised?

Even Lord Lord Sima Di nodded with satisfaction, deciding to give everything to Brook later.

As an adventurer, if you praise his adventure as exciting, then you are his good friend.

"However, how did I get the news that the Rumbar Pirates escaped back to the West Blue from the Calm Belt?" Crocus asked suspiciously.

His intelligence wouldn't be wrong; that was information gathered by Roger and Rayleigh.

"Ah? Could it be..." Brook thought of something.

He looked at Laboon,

Laboon was now in a girl state, and although still young, she was a person who could withstand pressure.

He immediately said in a low voice: "The news you heard... should be about Captain Yorki. Captain Yorki was infected with a contagious virus, and he chose to stay away from us to preserve the Rumbar Pirates, crossing the Calm Belt alone to return to the West Blue..."

So that’s it!

Crocus realized, and then his expression became heavy.

Didn't expect that cheerful man to have such an ending...

Suffering from a contagious disease and crossing the Calm Belt alone, there was no second possibility for the outcome.

"Captain Yorki..." Laboon’s voice was tearful.

Seeing this, Brook hurriedly diverted his attention.

"Speaking of which, Crocus, you’re really amazing!" Brook said with an exaggerated tone: "Actually becoming the Pirate King’s ship doctor to go out to sea to find us! And you even reached Laugh Tale? Really, you clearly refused us when we invited you back then; if you had been there..."

As he spoke,

Brook made himself depressed.

The reason they were wiped out back then was that the ship doctor died in that battle.

Otherwise, they would have left some seeds of hope, and perhaps the Pirate King would have been theirs!

The others also laughed when they saw this.

How did you manage to make yourself depressed while comforting others?

But this matter couldn't be smoothed over in a few words; they could only rely on time to heal themselves.

"Alright, we..."

"Ding-a-ling—"

A sharp alarm rang through the Going Merry, and red alarm lights were flashing in the dining room.

This was the "alarm device" installed by Franky; one-key alarm, and the whole ship would see the warning.

Now that all the Straw Hat Pirates were here, the one who triggered the alarm could only be...

"It’s Merry!"

"There’s a situation!"

"Quick, quick, quick!"

Everyone rushed to the deck in a swarm, and what met their eyes was a ghost face with a wide-open mouth, like a "Gate of Hell" swallowing the sea current, dragging the Going Merry into it.

One look and you knew nothing good would come of it.

If it weren't for Merry’s timely reminder, they would probably only have reacted after being swallowed into it.

"Hard to starboard! Quick, dodge it!" Facing Facing Nami ordered.

Zoro and the others were just about to act, when Lord Lord Sima Di looked at Brook.

He didn't move at all, as if he was hesitating, or as if he had made some decision.

"I say Brook, this strange thing, wouldn't it be the place that took your shadow?" Lord Lord Sima Di poked at Brook’s plan.

This startled Brook!

The others also reacted one after another, and one look at Brook told them Lord Lord Sima Di was right.

"Since your shadow is in there, why didn't you say so?"

"If you don't take back your shadow, you won't be able to continue the adventure with us."

"Could it be that some people thought that as long as you didn't say anything, we would just leave like this?"

"Just kidding! You’re our partner now, how could we just leave like this!"

The Straw Hat Pirates’ reproaching words made Brook somewhat at a loss.

"Everyone... we only just met..."

"Alright!" Luffy interrupted: "Forward! Go take back Brook’s shadow!"

"Yes!"

The Going Merry didn't just turn, but accelerated and charged into the "Gate of Hell," and then saw the outline of an island in the hazy black fog.

"There’s actually an island in this place? Granny Kokoro never mentioned it." Facing Facing Nami said curiously.

Such key intelligence, Granny Kokoro couldn't have missed it.

"It’s not an island." Crocus shook his head: "This is a super-large island ship; if I’m not mistaken... it should belong to the Seven Warlords of the Sea, Gecko Moria..."

Seven Warlords of the Sea?

This matter seemed to suddenly become interesting.

The Straw Hat Pirates, who had already beaten up one, Crocodile, said, it’s just a Seven Warlord of the Sea, it’s not like we haven't done it before.

"As far as I know, Gecko Moria..."

Everyone thought Crocus had changed and knew how to share intelligence.

But they were wrong.

Crocus only pointed out the danger ahead, but didn't say the specific intelligence.

Just hanging people’s appetites and making them anxious!

"Old man Crocus, if you’re going to tell us, tell us the whole thing, don't just say half every time, you bastard!" Usopp complained.

"Exactly, every time it’s like this... making people feel all up and down." Facing Facing Nami’s eyes sparked with electricity.

However, there was some ambiguity in these words, making Lord Lord Sima Di look at Facing Facing Nami a few more times...

How did he feel that Facing Facing Nami’s state had been a bit off recently?

"Whatever!" Luffy jumped onto the lion-head figurehead and shouted: "Charge straight in and take back Brook’s shadow!"

This battle plan was very Luffy; just bury your head and charge.

However...

"As for the battle plan, Luffy, don't you get involved." Facing Facing Nami said bluntly.

"Yeah, just let Di do it." Usopp agreed.

"Di, it’s your turn to shine." Zoro nodded.

The others were also of the same opinion; Lord Lord Sima Di’s wisdom and layout were obvious to all, and everyone trusted him very much.

As for Luffy’s objection?

No one cared.

— Author's Notes —

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