The Great Voyage: The Props Master on the Straw Hat Ship

He looked at the group of people with wide eyes, and then, as if realizing what was happening, pointed to himself:

"You're not talking about me, are you?!"

other people:"……"

For some reason, they suddenly felt that the skeleton in front of them seemed quite cheerful, and did not have the eerie and terrifying feeling they had imagined.

"My name is Brooke, and I'm a musician. It's nice to meet you all, yo-ho-ho-ho!!"

This cheerful skeleton, who was very much to Luffy's liking, was immediately invited to sit on the Going Merry.

As he disembarked from the wrecked ship, he bowed politely to the crowd.

Then, he looked at Nami, who was still somewhat surprised.

"Ah, such a beautiful lady, may I have a look at your panties...?"

"Go to hell!!"

Before he could finish speaking, Nami kicked him to the ground with a defensive kick.

"Hahaha, this is so funny!!"

Luffy was overjoyed to see this.

The other Straw Hat Pirates members also looked at the skeleton with strange expressions... this lewd skeleton.

And he still has such a gentlemanly demeanor; if this guy had a physical body, he'd probably be another Sanji. "Brook?"

The real Sanji, however, stared thoughtfully at the skeleton and said, "I feel like I've heard that name somewhere before?" "Indeed, now that you mention it..."

Usopp, who was standing next to him, was also taken aback upon hearing this and began to frown and think.

"It seems like I've heard it somewhere before, Brooke... Brooke..."

He muttered something to himself, then suddenly realized something and his eyes widened instantly:

"I remember now!!"

He shouted, "Isn't this the Brook of the Rumbar Pirates that we talked about with Dr. Crocus and Laboon back at Twin Cape?!"

"Labu?!"

Upon hearing this name, Brooke, who was lying on the ground hoping to catch a glimpse of his underwear, sprang up from the ground with a swift movement.

"Do you know Raab? Have you ever seen Raab?!"

He asked excitedly.

Yes, although he is a skeleton and no longer has a face.

However, everyone could clearly sense the expectation in his tone.

“I remember now, it really is the Rumbar Pirates who made a promise with Laboon before, and Brook.”

Sanji scratched his head. "I remember, Link said that back then."

He looked in Link's direction. "If you know Rab, then this Brook in front of you is most likely the one Rab is waiting for."

"I remember now, he's a user of the [Revive-Revive Fruit], right?"

Nami also had a vague recollection of it, and then looked at Brook, who was excitedly standing there, with a puzzled expression:

"But why did he turn into such a skeletal form in 5.9? Could it be that the [Yomi-Yomi Fruit] not only brings people back to life, but also has the ability to turn people into skeletons?"

After learning that Brook was also a living Devil Fruit user, and not a so-called ghost, Nami let go of her horror and fear.

"So you're Brook, the one who made the promise with Laboon?"

Luffy clearly remembered the unforgettable island whale at the entrance to the Grand Line.

He couldn't help but laugh and said, "Labuta, you've been waiting for me at Twin Capes all this time."

"You really saw Raab?!"

Although it was a skeleton, Brook's dark eyes were filled with tears.

"How is he now? Is he alright?!"

"Ah, I'm full of energy now!!"

Luffy chuckled, "It was originally planning to crash into the Red Line and come to the Grand Line to find you."

"But we stopped him and he promised to bring your message back to him if we found you."

"Really? He's alright? That's great, that's really great, yayhohoho!!"

Brooke was in tears, and in the end she was both crying and laughing.

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250 for a shadow? You'll have to pay extra!! We'll get your shadow back for you!

In this world, Laboon is the only creature he can consider family.

"I said?"

Seeing Brook's appearance, Luffy chuckled and changed the subject:

"You just said you're a musician, right?"

"Ah, yes, I used to be the chief musician in the Rumba Pirates."

Brooke wiped his eye sockets, which had no eyeballs, and answered truthfully.

"I see, I was saying..."

Upon hearing this, Luffy's eyes lit up and he exclaimed, "Then why don't you join us?!"

"Huh?!"

Not only was Brook stunned, but the Straw Hat Pirates behind him were also caught off guard.

"Yes, anyway, we'll have to get your message back to Labun after we've completed our voyage."

Luffy counted on his fingers for Brook, saying, "In that case, instead of us carrying the message back for you, why don't you become our partner and come with us on an adventure around the world?"

"That way, in the end, I'll be able to meet Laboon in person!!!"

After Luffy finished his calculations, he stared intently at Brook and said:

"That way, you'll be able to fulfill your wish of seeing Laboon again!!"

As he said this, a wide grin spread across his face, "And on our ship, we'll also be able to get an excellent musician!!"

"Isn't this your main goal?!"

The others didn't hesitate to expose Luffy's main idea.

However, when Luffy was in the East Blue, he kept saying that he wanted to find a musician.

20. As a result, he has only met someone he likes now.

"Is that so? Are you inviting me...?"

Brooke also came to her senses.

"Yohohohoho, I'm really grateful to receive such an invitation, and I really do want to see Raab, but..."

Brooke took off the hat from his afro. "But I still have reasons to stay here."

"Stay here? What's so great about this place?!"

Luffy was taken aback at first, then said, puzzled, "No sunshine, no islands, no meat, and no interesting adventures. Staying here is so boring!!" "I think he doesn't want to stay here either..."

Link, who was standing next to him, chimed in, "But he has a reason to stay here." As he spoke, he looked down at Brooke's feet.

"Didn't you notice? He has no shadow."

"No shadow?!"

Upon hearing this, everyone immediately widened their eyes and looked over.

And then we discovered that there really was no shadow beneath Brook's feet!

"Did he become a skeleton, so he has no shadow?"

Luffy asked the question.

"How could that be? In this world, everything that is a living thing has its own shadow!" Usopp retorted instinctively.

"But why did he..."

"Because his shadow was stolen, wasn't it?"

Link didn't let his companions speculate wildly; he directly gave them the final result.

"Stolen? Even a shadow can be stolen..."

The group was initially quite puzzled, but after glancing at Brooke, they stopped talking.

Well, even the dead can be resurrected in the form of skeletons, so it seems there's really nothing surprising anymore.

"Because of the power of a Devil Fruit?"

Link said leisurely, "The Seven Warlords of the Sea located in this sea area, Gecko Moria's Devil Fruit ability is the Paramecia-type Shadow-Shadow Fruit, the ability to control shadows." "Control shadows?"

Everyone nodded knowingly, and then looked at Brooke.

"Yo ho ho ho ho, indeed, my shadow has been stolen by Moria."

Brooke was there smiling optimistically, showing no signs of frustration or pessimism, but rather a broad-mindedness.

“I asked him for it twice before, but it ended in failure both times.”

"Now I'm preparing to go to him and ask for the third time..."

"Alright, it's decided! We'll go get your shadow back for you!!"

Brook was interrupted by Luffy before he could finish speaking.

He patted his straw hat on the head, laughed, and made a decision: "We'll go with you to find Moria and discuss returning your shadow!"

"Wait a minute!!!"

Seeing Luffy making a decision on a whim again, the others quickly tried to stop him:

"Do you know what you're saying?! You're going to find the Seven Warlords of the Sea?!"

Everyone else was eager to get away from these people as soon as possible, but their captain, knowing full well that the other party was a Shichibukai, still rushed forward.

"So what if they're Shichibukai? Aren't they pirates too?!"

Luffy, on the other hand, didn't seem to care and said, "We're going to talk to him, not to cause trouble or fight him."

He said matter-of-factly, "We don't have any grudges between us. If we talk to him nicely and discuss things, there shouldn't be any major problems, right?" "Just like you, Nami!!"

He suddenly shifted his focus to Nami.

"Si? What's wrong with me?!"

Nami was taken aback when Luffy brought up the topic of her.

"If someone who has never wronged you offered you gold in exchange for your shadow, would you trade with them?"

"...Of course we'd trade! Anyone who doesn't is a fool!!"

Nami replied without hesitation, "And even if we don't have any history of conflict, even if we really have a grudge against each other, even a deep-seated hatred... I still have to pay extra!!"

Hmm, sure, this answer is very Nami-like, isn't it?

"That's it!"

Luffy slammed his fist into his palm. "If someone's willing to trade their flesh for my shadow, I'd definitely trade with them too!!"

"So, let's go talk to that Shichibukai pirate named Moria and see if we can give him some gold or something else in exchange for Brook's shadow."

Replace the shadow with something else...

This idea is undeniably simple, but it is also highly feasible.

Indeed, there aren't that many complicated relationships among pirates.

Isn't it perfectly normal to make a deal by using what the other party wants?

This time, Luffy, with his simple thinking and ideas, came up with a very direct and convenient solution.

"But they are users of the Shadow-Shadow Fruit, and they specifically steal shadows. Isn't what they're after shadows?"