Pirates: I become stronger by checking in on the plot island

So, that's what you got for going on that ship?"

"Bringing back a skeleton?"

Nami and the others huddled behind and looked at the skeleton tremblingly.

"Hahaha... Don't be so nervous, I'm Brook who will be left with only bones after death! Please give me your guidance!" The skeleton, also known as Brook, took off the hat on his head and said to everyone.

"It's really... it's really a skeleton, and... it's still alive!" Chopper lay on the ground, his eyes turned white and tears sparkled.

Xia Chen, who was watching this scene from the side, couldn't help but smile.

Look how scared the cute raccoon cat on our boat was!

Usopp's legs were shaking. He pointed the cross on his chest at the skull and said, "Evil spirits, go away! Evil spirits, go away!"

Brooke was startled when he heard this and took a few steps back.

Usopp and Chopper showed excitement on their faces when they saw this scene.

"It really works, Usopp!"

"Nonsense, this is a full set of equipment to repel evil spirits. Even the King of Evil Spirits would have to think twice!" Usopp said proudly.

"Oh~~ Really? So strong!" Chopper on the side immediately showed starry eyes, and then hid behind Usopp.

"Then I'm counting on you to protect me, Usopp!"

"Easy to say, easy to say!"

At this time, Brooke was still looking around with a worried look on his face, and asked in panic: "Where are the evil spirits? I'm a little scared!"

Usopp, Chopper: (??へ??╬)! Who else is there besides you?

“Hahaha…this is really funny!”

"It seems that letting you be my partner is indeed a good decision~"

"What?!!"

Hearing this, Nami and the other two instantly came to Luffy's side, pulling his collar and shaking him hard.

"You want him to be our partner? Who would agree to that? Can you please stop making decisions on your own every time?"

"What does it matter? Don't you think he's interesting?" Luffy asked a little confused.

Isn’t a living, talking Afro skull fun?

Unexpectedly, what responded to him was the roar of three people.

"Who would find this funny? It's just scary!"

"Hey, everyone, don't get excited!" Brooke slowly walked to the cabin door.

"Let's go inside to eat and calm down first~"

"Why should you decide!!!"

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"So, he is the Brook who turned into a skeleton that Xia Chen mentioned before?" Nami asked, knocking on the table.

"Yes, it's me!"

"So... you became like this because of the Yomiuri Fruit?"

"Miss, you are so right!"

"Then this Yomiuri fruit is useless? It's only useful when you die, but the problem is that you will turn into a skeleton in the end! I don't even want such a fruit!"

"Um... Actually, I didn't become a skeleton because of the fruit!"

"When I died, due to the power of the Yomiuri Fruit, although my body died, my soul returned to the world from the underworld!"

"But as you can see, this Demon Sea is full of thick fog, and I can't find the ship I'm on at all."

"When I found it, a year had passed. You can probably imagine what my body would look like after a year."

Everyone: "Skeleton??"

"Yeah! That's right!"

"That's roughly what happened. It almost scared my eyes out!"

“Even though I don’t have eyeballs, yohohohoho~”

"So are you a human or a ghost now?" Usopp's fear had subsided a lot at this time, and he asked Brook.

"I think I should be considered a skeleton!"

Everyone: .

"Please don't talk to me about ghosts or anything like that. I'm most afraid of that kind of thing!" Brooke said fearfully.

"Is that so!" Usopp suddenly felt that he had found empathy with the skeleton in front of him, and for a moment he was not so afraid of Brook anymore.

"Hahaha... I'm actually afraid of ghosts too, especially vampires. They're so scary!"

"But I heard that vampires have no shadows. You are a skeleton, so how can you have one..."

Before Usopp could finish his words, he suddenly noticed that something seemed to be missing from under Brook.

(⊙o⊙)...

"what!!!"

A piercing scream echoed throughout the Merry.

Inside the cabin, Usopp took a few steps back and stood behind Xia Chen, trembling.

"You, you, you...you don't even have a shadow!"

"What!!"

After these words were spoken, everyone couldn't help but look at the ground under Brook's feet. Just as Usopp said, there was nothing there.

For a moment, the atmosphere on the scene became tense again, and Zoro even drew half of his sword.

"Um……"

Seeing this, Brook was silent for a while, then sat down slowly and took a sip of coffee.

"Huh~ feel good!"

(??へ??╬)!

"Is it time to calm down now?" Sanji shouted angrily.

"I have been drifting in this sea for too long, so long that I don't even know how many years it has been!"

"My transformation into a skeleton and my lack of a shadow are two completely different things. The reason I have no shadow is because it was taken away by a man a few years ago!"

"Took away? How can a shadow be taken away?" Luffy was a little curious.

"Of course!" Brooke nodded.

"And once the shadow is taken away, it will be impossible to live in a sunny place. If it is exposed to the sun..."

"What will happen?" Everyone swallowed.

"It will turn into ashes!"

!!!

Hearing this, expressions of horror appeared on everyone's faces.

"Does that mean... I'll die?" Robin said solemnly.

"Everything has turned to ashes. It would be strange if you were still alive!" Xia Chen said calmly.

"I've seen with my own eyes a person without a shadow turn into ashes in the sun. It was really horrible!" Brook said with lingering fear. Then he looked at Luffy.

"That's why I said I can't leave this sea area!"

"Without my shadow, I will die soon if I leave this sea shrouded in thick fog. So, I have to stay here! Until I get my shadow back!"

"If we meet again on that day and you are still willing to let me on board, I will definitely go sailing with you! Let's go back together to fulfill our promise to Lab!"

"Ah! Why is this happening?" Luffy showed a disappointed expression on his face. But the next second he seemed to have thought of something.

"Wait! Yes, your shadow has been taken away, can't we just go and get it back for you?"

"you……"

Hearing Luffy's words, Brook looked at him in a daze, and then said: "You are really a good person, but because of this, I can't let you get into danger!"

"The man who took my shadow away is too powerful. How can I let you, whom I just met, die for me?"

"So... who is this person?" Robin asked.

"I'm sorry, I can't say..." Brooke waved her hands.

"Moonlight? Moria!"