Skull with an afro

Thick fog shrouds everything on the sea in a gloomy atmosphere.

Out of the corner of his eye, Meli seemed to catch a glimpse of a huge black shadow slowly floating towards him from the thick fog.

The little octopus turned its head stiffly, its eyes widened instantly, and its heart began to beat wildly.

It was a huge pirate ghost ship, its hull was dilapidated and barely visible in the thick fog.

A blurry figure could be vaguely seen on the boat. The figure was hazy in the fog, gradually becoming clearer and the singing became louder and louder.

What? It turned out to be a skeleton.

When the little octopus saw the figure on the boat clearly, he sighed at first, and suddenly seemed to realize something. His eyes suddenly widened again, almost popping out of his sockets.

Wait! That's a skeleton!?

Or a tall skeleton with an afro! ?

Merry thought he was dazzled, and he raised his tentacles in disbelief and rubbed his eyes.

The skeleton was still standing clearly on the boat, its two skeletal hands flashing a faint white light in the mist. It was holding a worn violin and plucking the strings.

“Yo hehehe——Yo hehehe——”

A deep singing voice was coming from the upper and lower jaws of the skeleton that were opening and closing.

What? ? ?

This skeleton is actually playing the violin and singing at the same time???

Merry's eyes were fixed on the ghost ship, and he felt like his whole body was frozen on the sea, unable to move.

This must be a dream!

Hahaha, after waking up from the dream, it is actually still moving forward. On the Merry, laugh with friends and have a happy adventure together!

As the ghost ship drew closer, the singing became clearer and the skeleton figure seemed to be within reach.

It seemed to sense the gazes of Meli and the others, and slowly turned its head, its two dark eye sockets meeting the little pink octopus on the sea.

The empty eye sockets seemed to flash with an evil light, as if to suck Merry into endless darkness.

The skeleton's upper and lower jaws opened again, and a hoarse voice came out: "Yo hehe... Isn't this delicious takoyaki..."

!!!

Help! Luffy! Save me!

Merry felt a chill running up his spine and rushing to his forehead, and he couldn't muster a single bit of strength.

"Run!" Phil suddenly shouted, using his long pectoral fins to push Meli and Mia's dazed figures, pulling them out of their terror.

"Quick! Quick! Quick! Don't look back!"

"Ghosts are afraid of sunlight. As long as we escape to the sunlight, everything will be fine!"

Meli and Mia were brought back to reality by Phil's shout, and they swam desperately towards the light ahead.

"I really miss it. I haven't eaten takoyaki for decades." Skeleton Brook showed a terrifying smile, and his upper and lower jaws moved slightly. "Ah, although I don't feel hungry even if I don't eat..."

After the lonely skeleton watched the little octopus leave, he picked up the violin again and continued to sing the ballad.

"~~Ah, kill him, mia, fake him, yo hehehe~ yo hehehe~~"

The dilapidated pirate ship gradually became blurred in the fog and finally disappeared in the thick fog.

———

The sea water gradually became clear and transparent, and the sunlight cast mottled shadows through the waves.

After successfully escaping from the Devil's Triangle, Meli, Mia and Phil dived into the sea without stopping and continued swimming westward.

I don’t know how far they swam, until they could no longer see the ship graveyard. Only then did the three little fish slow down and their bodies gradually relax a lot.

They looked at each other and suddenly burst into laughter.

Phil was very excited: "We escaped successfully again!"

Merry's tone was filled with relief at having survived a disaster: "I really thought we couldn't escape. That skeleton... was so terrifying!"

Mia also looked scared: "Yeah, this is the first time I've seen a skeleton that can sing and play the violin. I was scared to death by it."

Meli: "This is the first time I've experienced such a magical thing. If Phil hadn't pushed us just now, we would have been a threat."

Phil: "Ahem, me too. But we were really lucky and worked well together, so we were able to escape death so many times. Even though it was scary, it was still very exciting and fun."

Mia couldn't help but roll her eyes: "Oh my god, no matter how interesting it is, I really don't want to encounter this kind of thing again."

"Yes, yes, everyone has worked hard. I think we should find a coral reef and have a good rest first."

"Walk, walk, walk. I didn't realize it before, but now that I've relaxed, I realize I really can't swim anymore."

Meli and the others soon found a colorful coral reef. After eating some seaweed and krill, they swam into the crevices of the coral reef and found a comfortable corner to lie down.

Merry curled up into a ball and soon fell asleep.

Phil couldn't sleep, he tossed and turned for a long time, and finally couldn't help but get close to Mia.

It whispered, "Actually, I think we were able to escape safely because there's strength in numbers. I feel like no matter what difficulties we encounter, as long as we're together, we can face them together. I really don't want to be separated from you. Mia, do we really have to go back to the West Sea? Can't we go on an adventure together?"

Mia's body stiffened, but she didn't turn around. She just replied coldly: "Shut up! Don't disturb my sleep!"

After saying that, Mia turned around and faced Phil and Merry.

"Okay! Have a good rest."

A hint of gloom flashed in Phil's eyes, and he lay back down in frustration.

Mia turned her back to them, her eyes becoming very complicated and depressed.

When Mellie woke up from her sleep, there was no emotion on Mia and Phil's faces.

Mia said calmly, "Let's go, let's continue on our journey."

They swam out from the cracks in the coral reef and continued swimming towards their target.

They had not swam far when several huge figures suddenly appeared in front of them, blocking the way of the three small fish.

They were large, ferocious-looking red-lipped batfish, giant-mouthed eels and fang-toothed fish, their fierce eyes threatening.

“Run!”

The three little fish shouted at the same time, turned around and ran away for their lives.

But these ferocious predators were incredibly fast and soon caught up.

"Escape separately!"

The three little fish swam in different directions at the same time, but the feeling of oppression behind them did not decrease.

The fangtooth fish quickly passed by Meli, and its huge figure blocked the way ahead, forcing Meli to change direction in a panic.

Meli hid here and there and didn't realize that this ferocious fangtooth fish was driving it in a certain direction with a purpose.

A huge black shadow gradually appeared in front of us. It was a dilapidated shipwreck.

Many different marine creatures gather near the shipwreck, including various ferocious predators.

When Meili saw this scene, he thought to himself, "Ya Bai! There's really no way he can escape this time!"

Mina-san, it seems we can only go on adventures together in the next life.

Just when Merry thought he was going to be eaten by the fangtooth fish, the fangtooth fish suddenly stopped chasing him.

It seemed to have completed some mission, driving Meli into a large school of small fish, and then slowly retreated.

Merry hid among the fish in fear, looking around anxiously.

The school was crammed with all sorts of marine life, including fish, shrimp, crabs, and starfish, all murmuring and murmuring in a chaotic manner.

At the outermost edge of the school of fish are those ferocious-looking predators, who keep a close eye on the movements in the school of fish and do not allow any fish to leave.

Not long after, Meli saw Phil and Mia in the school of fish, and they were also driven over by the predators.

The three little fish soon gathered together again.

"Are you all right?"

"I'm fine, how about you?"

"I'm fine too."

"Where is this place?"

"Not sure. It seems the predators are herding us together on purpose."

"What on earth do they want to do by gathering us here?"

"Are you planning to have a buffet banquet?"

"Oh my god, is it so scary?"

"YaMeeButterfly!!!"