Who told him to become the Pirate King!

Brook's problem isn't about whether he's strong or not.

He is truly a rare and special existence.

As the saying goes, his strength is unknown, but he becomes stronger when facing stronger opponents, earning him the nickname "King of Souls".

In the future of the normal timeline, Brook would even be hailed as the "Four Yellows" of the new world.

Although these "Four Yellows" are not the same as those "Four Emperors".

However, being called "Four Yellows" shows that Brook's strength has been recognized to some extent.

Brook is a user of the Yomi Yomi no Mi (Revive-Revive Fruit).

His true form is not that skeleton.

Even if this skeleton could talk, sing, drink milk, and self-repair...

But Brook's true form is still the "soul" hidden inside the skeleton!

In essence, Brook is just a soul.

How could a soul be afraid of mere natural attribute attacks?

Let alone Edward Teach's "Rumble-Rumble Fruit".

Even Natsu's [Flame-Flame Fruit], Iggy's [Swamp-Swamp Fruit], and even Kizaru's [Glint-Glint Fruit]...

Even if the enemy completely destroys Brook's skeleton on a material level...

As long as Brook's soul is not harmed.

This "King of Souls" can still attach himself to other things and "resurrect."

Just like when Brook possessed his original body's skeleton and was resurrected.

"That's right."

Brooke got up from the scorched ground and gently patted the dust off his clothes.

"Lightning is useless against me who has no 'body'—..."

boom!

Edward Teach raised one hand to the sky, summoning a massive bolt of lightning as thick as a bucket from the heavens, which struck Brooke directly in the body.

Even though this incredibly thick bolt of lightning completely engulfed Brook, and outsiders could even see the charred skeleton inside through the blinding silver-white lightning, Brook could still move freely within this lightning.

"Ahhh-"

Brooke even cooperated by letting out a sharp shriek.

"I've been hit again! Every inch of my skin, every muscle, every nerve is in excruciating pain. Actually, I don't have skin, muscles, or nerves—ouch!"

At the end of the shriek, Brooke let out a genuine, sinister laugh.

Edward Teach's lips twitched, but he stopped releasing the power of the Rumble-Rumble Fruit.

He really wanted to smash the skull in front of him with one punch—don't doubt it, he was perfectly capable of doing so.

But this skeleton is Father's "subordinate".

Although Edward Teach didn't like—or rather, hated—this skeleton immune to lightning attacks.

But it wasn't worth offending his father for the sake of this skeleton.

Father is supreme!

However, Edward Teach stopped his attack.

Another guy, however, came over with great interest.

"Immune to lightning? Never heard of that~"

Kizaru transformed into a flash of light, instantly teleporting in front of Brook. He extended his index finger, and a bright yellow light emanated from the tip.

"That's so strange—"

Flash rays!

Kizaru fired a high-energy ray from his fingertip, instantly piercing Brook's skeleton.

Brook, who had just been grinning maliciously, stopped laughing abruptly when he saw the admiral suddenly attack him.

"Admiral Kizaru—...Kizaru-san~"

Brooke stretched out his hands and waved them repeatedly in front of him, every bone in his body seemingly radiating panic.

"No, no...—Stop!—"

No matter what.

Kizaru is a Marine Admiral.

Brook is just a pirate.

Even though Brooke had never heard of the newcomer "Borusalino" while he was alive.

However, Admiral Kong of the Navy Headquarters at that time was still a powerful figure standing at the top of the pyramid of power in the sea!

Brooke highly regards the title of "Admiral".

How can a pirate not be afraid of the Navy?

"That's really amazing!"

Seeing that his flash ray had not harmed Brook in the slightest, Kizaru became even more excited.

But before Kizaru could do anything more...

Edward Teach, who was standing almost inches away, raised his right hand, bent it, and gathered his strength. His right arm muscles bulged high, and dazzling lightning surged through his body.

"Electric Current Driven Critical Current Burst!"

A blinding flash of lightning gathered at the tip of Edward Teach's right elbow, and with the force of a thunderbolt, it slammed heavily into Kizaru in front of him.

Thunderous elbow strike!

As if he had eyes in the back of his head, Kizaru raised his left arm in the blink of an eye, wrapping it with Armament Haki in an attempt to block Edward Teach's thunderous elbow strike.

boom! !

With a chilling, muffled sound, a powerful shockwave erupted from where Edward Teach and Kizaru were located.

Brook, being the closest, was the first to be hit.

The powerful shockwave transformed into a violent storm, directly blowing the incredibly light skeleton away, with a series of screams echoing high in the sky.

"Aaaaaah—I'm flying—I'm already flying!—Captain, save me!"

Kizaru's expression changed slightly.

On one hand, it was because he was awestruck by Edward Teach's power.

On the other hand, it was because Brook called out that name—"Captain"!

Kizaru made a quick decision, ceasing his confrontation with Edward Teach and instead using the force of the elbow strike to fly at an extremely fast speed towards the outer edge of the Sky Garden.

With the power of the Glint-Glint Fruit, Kizaru flew at incredible speed, transforming into a yellow shooting star in the blink of an eye.

"...So, this is Kizaru's escape route?"

Storm watched the yellow shooting star streak across the sky, and his eye twitched.

He had initially thought that Kizaru was genuinely curious about Brook's abilities and wanted to test the "King of Souls."

Unexpectedly, this slippery guy wanted to use Edward Teach's power to escape!

Having stayed in Totto Land for so long, only today am I thinking of escaping.

Storm had no idea what was going on in Kizaru's head!

"Fine! Let's just run away!"

Storm has never figured out how to deal with Kizaru.

If he really does have feelings for this admiral...

Storm will definitely have Edward Teach provide constant "close protection" for Kizaru around the clock.

At the very least, Kizaru should be made to wear a pair of Seastone.

However, Storm did not impose any restrictions on Kizaru at all.

Aside from not allowing Kizaru to secretly take Vegapunk away.

Storm did not deploy any countermeasures against the admiral.

It's more accurate to say that he'd wanted Kizaru to get lost for a long time!

However, the other party shamelessly stayed in Totto Land.

Now Kizaru has taken the initiative to "escape".

This actually suited Storm's wishes.

After a period of commotion, the Sky Garden gradually returned to calm.

Several members of the Storm Pirates were just instantly defeated by Edward Teach using the Rumble-Rumble Fruit.

Storm used the power of the [Bake- ...

【Paw-Paw Fruit】, bounce, bounce, bounce away all pain.

Edward Teach hadn't really used much force; he'd only temporarily incapacitated a few of them.

Thanks to the healing efforts of the clone Kuma, Ace and the others fully recovered.

While their physical injuries had healed, Ace and his companions' emotional wounds had not.

Ace, Kid, and the others thought that after a period of "hellish training," their strength had greatly improved compared to the past, so they wanted to challenge Whitebeard Jr., whom they had challenged before.

But what they didn't expect was—

Previously, when he challenged Whitebeard II, it was so fragile that it could "break at the slightest touch."

Now, even when challenging Whitebeard II, it's still "breakable at the slightest touch".

Even Luo, who performed the "best," only managed to survive the second move.

Is this the strength of a great pirate with a bounty of 20 billion Berries?

As for Brook...

Ace and the others didn't take Brook's record too seriously.

Did Brook take the hit from Whitebeard Jr.?

This old bone ignored the lightning attack!

Pure "racial talent"—something you can't envy.

"I'm sorry, Captain—."

"I'm sorry, I couldn't get Whitebeard II to do his best—"

Ace and Kid, who were once the most motivated, are now the two most disheartened.

They're both the captain's men, yet the difference in their strength is just too great!

"What are you all so discouraged about?"

Storm looked at Ace and Kid with amusement.

"If you can defeat Teach today, you can challenge the other Pirate Emperors tomorrow!"

Edward Teach is the second strongest fighter in the Dawn Pirates.

Even without the "domineering aura".

Edward Teach's strength is among the best of all the pirates in the New World.

Are Ace and Kid trying to catch up with Edward Teach?

We still need to practice!

"If you're bad at cooking, just practice more!"

Storm offered his sincere blessings.

"The future belongs to you."

Ace and Kid took a deep breath and nodded in agreement.

Even Luo's expression softened.

Seeing this, Robin, who was standing to the side, couldn't help but sigh and rub his forehead.

Foolish little brother---"

Haven't you noticed that the captain is actually the same age as you?

Let's not talk about what happens above the Sky Garden.

After escaping from the Sky Garden, Kizaru never considered going to Punk Hazard Island below.

Vegapunk is doing well in Totto Land.

As a close friend, Kizaru didn't want Vegapunk to become a puppet of the World Government again, since Strom was able to take good care of Vegapunk.

Then let this "Pirate Emperor" possess this "Number One Scientist of the Sea"—

Kizaru quickened his pace and flew towards the first half of the New World.

Having been "out of contact" for so long, it's time to report back to headquarters.

But as Kizaru flew, he suddenly spotted a warship sailing on the sea.

That was the warship that Zephyr and Aokiji were on, heading to Whole Cake Island!