The Great Swordsman of One Piece

Chapter 50 The Soul That Loves to Sing
The ship was sailing, heading in the direction of the singing.

Van Picka's worries didn't materialize.Because Van Pika sensed the other party's presence after the ship sailed for a while.

And the distance between the other party and them is almost the distance that he perceives from his experience and domineering.

It's like... the distance that that person's singing voice travels is wider than the distance that can be sensed by the color of knowledge and domineering.

Does anyone in the world sing with such a loud voice?

This matter made Van Picka even more worried.He suspected that it was a deliberate illusion made by that person after he knew they were coming.

But Roger thinks a lot less about it.Since it can sense the other party's existence, that's even better!
As time went by, Van Pika was surprised to find that the person really seemed to be at such a long distance, and all this did not seem to be an illusion set up by the person.

Van Pika felt a little relieved.

After a while, everyone sailed to the source of the sound.There are neither ships nor islands there.Just an ordinary sea.

There is a green mass on the surface of the sea.There are three holes in the green mass, like eyes and mouths.

"Wow!! What are you?" Roger looked at the mess in front of him and asked in surprise.

At this moment Nusi had shrunk into the cabin.She leaned on the door frame and looked around.

"Yo Ho Ho Ho Ho, I didn't expect to see people! I'm so lucky!" The green thing let out a laugh that was clearly a surprise.

"I don't have any malice. Let me introduce myself. I am a ghost from the underworld. My name is Brooke."

Although Brook didn't know whether these people on the opposite side had the ability to hurt souls, he still directly revealed his identity.There's nothing wrong with being cautious.

"Well, I'm Roger, the captain of this pirate team. Are you interested in joining us?" Roger directly sent an invitation to Soul Brook.

"Hey! Roger! Absolutely don't invite these strange things aboard!" Nusi hid in the cabin and shouted at Roger.

It was only then that Brook noticed that there was a young and beautiful woman at the door of the cabin secretly observing him.

"Yo Ho Ho Ho Ho, there is actually a beautiful lady on board here! May I have a look at your underwear?"

"Absolutely not!" Nusi roared angrily, snapped off the doorknob and threw it over.

The doorknob pierced Brooke's soul without doing him any harm.

Brook decisively brought the topic back to the topic, and he rejected Roger's invitation:
"Yo Ho Ho Ho Ho, it's an honor for me to accept the captain's invitation, but I still have some things to deal with. It's really a pity."

Brook rejected Roger's invitation without hesitation. "I still have to look for my body. I have a very important thing next to my body."

"Is that so..." Roger sat cross-legged on the deck, holding his chin. "Then let's help you get back your body!"

How many years?About 25 years.Brooke hadn't felt this level of care in 25 years.

He wants to cry.But in his soul state, he couldn't shed tears.He eventually refused Roger's help.

"I've been wandering here for 25 years. Finding something in this part of the ocean is all about luck. The number of people doesn't matter."

"I am grateful for your kindness, but I really don't need your help."

Roger felt a little sorry.He really wanted to pull this musician into his pirate group.Their pirate group still needs a musician.

But he still respects other people's opinions.Since Brooke doesn't need his help, forget it.

But even if Brooke doesn't need his help, he plans to throw a party to celebrate his acquaintance with Brooke.

This is a historic moment when he, Roger, his Roger Pirates, and a soul make friends!
Brooke at the banquet sang loudly.He is just a soul, he can't eat and drink, and he can't play a musical instrument.

The only pleasure the party had for him was singing.

Brooke was still singing about Binks' wine.It's the gang's favorite song, and it's also his newest song about you.

"Brook," Beet called to Brook, interrupting his playing. "You have been here for 25 years, how did you get here for 25 years?"

After a moment of silence, Brooke said, "To tell you the truth, you guys are the first people I've seen in 25 years."

"I've been singing non-stop for 25 years to send loneliness. I've been wandering here for 25 years and I haven't seen a single person. If it wasn't for singing, I would really go crazy."

"Then why don't you come with us?" Raleigh also came over and asked. Twenty-five years of loneliness is terrifying just thinking about it.

Besides, it took Brooke twenty-five years to wait for Roger's group, how much longer would it take him to wait for the next group?Another 25 years?
Brooke in the soul state was silent.After a long time said:
"I'm sorry I can't accept your invitation. If I can't find my body, I won't leave here even if I wait another 25 years."

Brooke said this firmly.Although everyone couldn't see the expression of a group of souls, they could feel Brook's determination to sum up the words.

"Would you like to hear my story?" Brooke asked lightly.He didn't want to wait for everyone's consent, so he told his own story, telling the story of a pirate group from the West Sea and a cute island whale.

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"So you are the one Rab has been waiting for! I finally found you!" Roger said excitedly after hearing the story.

"What! You have seen Rab! He... how is he now?" Brooke asked excitedly.

In his soul state, he couldn't express his excitement, and he was flying around the deck.

"He's alright. Now he's as big as a hill, blocking the entrance of Upside Down Mountain!" Roger laughed and explained Raab's recent situation.

"He has been waiting for you all the time, and Uncle Colax in Twin Straits has taken good care of him!"

"Ah... Rab... ah..." It was obvious that Brooke was already crying excitedly.

"Then, would you like to come with us and visit Rab after sailing the world?" Roger sent out the invitation again.

After a long time, Brook tidied up his emotions. "I'm very sorry, Mr. Roger. Zaishi has to decline your invitation again."

"Beside my body, there is the last song my partner left for Rab. No matter what, I must bring my friends' thoughts to Rab!"

"Ah, then I wish you luck." Roger accepted Brooke's answer frankly.He had actually expected Brooke's rejection when he asked this question.

"By the way, Captain Roger, can I trouble you with something?" Brook asked suddenly.

"Well, no problem." Roger agreed.

"Before we came here 25 years ago, a group of companions who were seriously ill left the great route. I would like to ask you to go to the West Sea to find out about the whereabouts of my companions."

Brooke made his request with some embarrassment.The West Sea and the North Sea are the seas in the second half or so of the Great Route.

Roger and his gang had to go through the Murloc Island to reach the second half of the great route, crossing the dangerous windless belt to reach the West Sea.

Needless to say, it is dangerous, and it is very difficult to delay the adventure of a group of pirates who have just entered the new world.

In fact, Brooke was just a tentative request.He also knew that his request was too much.So be prepared to be rejected.

"Okay. No problem." Roger agreed without hesitation.

"What... what! Thank you so much!"

Ps: I feel like I found a bug. There is a red earth continent between the West Sea and the first half of the Great Route. So how did the islands in the West Sea float to the first half of the Great Route?
(End of this chapter)