Chapter 186

"Labu......"

Upon hearing Lin Yu's words, Brook froze in place, staring at him in disbelief.

Even though Brook was now nothing but a skeleton, Lin Yu and Miqita could tell from his skull just how shocked he was.

"Y-you actually know Labu......"

"I nearly had my eyeballs pop out—yo-ho-ho, though I don't have eyeballs."

Brook snapped out of his shock and told a skeleton joke.

Then he looked at Lin Yu and said seriously:

"Mr., if you truly can take me to see Labu once—"

"Brook's skull is yours."

To meet Labu, to fulfill the promise.

It was the belief and hope that had kept Brook going through these despairing days in the Devil's Triangle.

If this man before him could truly bring him even a glimpse of Labu, he had no reason to refuse.

After all, he had long been a dead man already.

To join his former comrades in Huang Quan, in Brook's eyes, was better than this hopeless existence.

He had endured enough of this long, lonely despair.

"It's a deal."

Lin Yu smiled and pulled from thin air a pair of Sea-Stone handcuffs wrapped in cloth, telling Brook to put them on himself.

Brook offered no resistance; he obediently slipped on the Sea-Stone handcuffs.

In his view, if Lin Yu knew of his connection to Labu, he must have come prepared.

Moreover, judging from the attack he had just endured, he likely couldn't even defeat that beautiful young lady—there was no point resisting.

This was why Brook had agreed to Lin Yu's terms.

The strong prey on the weak; power is the supreme law.

As a veteran pirate, Brook understood the rules of this sea all too well.

"Take him."

Lin Yu tossed a small chili pepper onto the broken ship, gave an order, and flew back to the Shennu.

"Move a muscle, and I'll break you."

Miqita dragged Brook along, warning him irritably.

"Beautiful young lady, I—"

"Thud!"

As Brook opened his mouth, Miqita punched his skull—immediately, he slumped.

But when the three returned to the Shennu and saw Leijiu, Luo Bin, and Sister Tina, Brook instantly revived.

"Yo-ho-ho-ho! So many beautiful young ladies—I'm truly lucky today!"

Miqita dumped Brook onto the deck; he laughed endlessly at the group of stunning women before him.

"He's really a walking skeleton!" Sister Tina walked up to Brook, kicked him with her foot, and stared in amazement.

Such a rare creature—she had never seen one before.

"He just ate a Devil Fruit."

Lin Yu sat back down in his chair and explained, "Miqita, have Machino prepare him something to eat—he hasn't eaten in a long time."

"Understood." Miqita nodded and dashed into the cabin.

"Yo-ho-ho-ho! Real food? Brook is deeply grateful."

"But Brook cannot be exposed to sunlight—may I please go inside the cabin?"

Though thrilled at the prospect of real food, Brook had not forgotten his shadow had been stolen.

At this, Lin Yu snapped his fingers.

Immediately, a rope dropped from the Shennu, lifting Brook and dragging him toward the prison.

"Why did you bring him aboard?"

After Brook left, Leijiu picked up the playing cards, shuffling and dealing as she asked.

They were now playing a new game Lin Yu had taught them: "Run Fast."

"He has a very special Devil Fruit—I want to claim it."

Lin Yu took the cards Leijiu dealt him and frowned.

Terrible hand!

"He's a pirate, right? Why not just kill him?" Sister Tina tossed down a pair of threes and glanced at Lin Yu.

Lin Yu never showed mercy to pirates who committed atrocities.

And he could absorb a Devil Fruit's power by killing its user—Sister Tina knew this well.

"He has a touching story—I plan to fulfill his wish before sending him on his way."