Chapter 697 Farewell and Arrival (8700 words)

[Chapter Heading Serialization·In the Clouds 6·"Trial of the Swamp"]

[I don't know how long it has been... Under the towering giant bean vines, through layer after layer of island clouds, in a swamp cloud, a person fell headfirst. Continuing to go down, at the bottom of the swamp cloud, the priest Nirvana with spider claw hairstyle bit his lips tightly and tried to roll his eyes. Suddenly he realized that it was no wonder that he couldn't see anything, it turned out that I was rolling my eyes! No wonder it was hard to breathe, it turned out that I was holding my breath!]

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"Ah~ open your mouth~~"

The female jailer fed Hai Na some soup, and the latter indicated that she was full and rubbed the female jailer's cheek. The female jailer left the cell with a big lunch box, her face flushed.

"It's rare for you to be here, don't you want to eat something?"

Hai Na leaned against the wall, biting a toothpick. Although her hands were still chained, she looked radiant and didn't look like someone in prison at all.

She glanced at the little guy next to her.

Suddenly, the "little guy" opened his eyes. Hai Na was startled, "What's wrong?"

"Someone's here," Lynch said, looking up, as if he could see through the prison walls to the entrance. "They're all familiar faces."

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[Advance City, entrance——]

"It seems that there is nothing wrong with the file..."

The prison warden Magellan came out to greet them personally. After taking the document from the blind swordsman, he quickly glanced through it, saw the seal of the World Government and the signature of Dr. Vegapunk of the Science Corps, and nodded.

"Okay, follow me." Magellan turned around and led the way.

The deputy warden Hannibal, who came out with him to receive the guests, couldn't help but take a few more glances at the two people brought by the blind swordsman...

The Seven Warlords of the Sea, Kuma? Hannibal was secretly surprised. The blind swordsman didn't care. The fat man in the bellyband carrying the big axe frowned slightly and glanced at him. As for the big bear, he followed the blind swordsman and Zhan Taomaru with an expressionless face.

Hannibal also hurried back to the prison, where the door was slowly closed by the jailers from the inside.

The group entered the elevator and went straight down, passing through the first layer of the Red Lotus Hell, the second layer of the Ferocious Beast Hell, the third layer of the Hunger Hell, the fourth layer of the Burning Hell, and the fifth layer of the Extremely Cold Hell...

Zhan Taowan, carrying a large axe, asked in confusion, "I didn't hear many prisoners screaming...Are the methods of execution in your prison too mild?"

Hannibal was a little unhappy and retorted: "It's obvious that it's our prison that has made these dregs of society no longer have the energy to wail! What do you know, little fat guy?"

Magellan shouted: "Hannibal."

"Ah! Yes, I want to be the warden - oh no, excuse me." Hannibal expressed his ambition without realizing it.

Zhan Taowan laughed beside him and said, "As the most tight-lipped man in the world, I despise you."

"..." Hearing the two of them arguing again, the blind swordsman suddenly spoke up, "We're here."

Bang! The elevator finally reached the bottom.

He clearly can't see... Hannibal looked at the back of the blind swordsman holding a stick and was secretly shocked.

What a powerful Observation Haki... Magellan followed him out, but before he led the way, he saw the blind swordsman actually lighting the wooden cane and heading straight towards the cell where Lynch was imprisoned.

Da, da, da…

The sound of wooden clogs echoed in the silent corridor of the sixth-level underwater prison, quickly approaching their side - finally, a group of people really stopped in front of their cells.

Did Magellan bring them here personally? Heina glanced at the people outside the cell fence. In addition to Magellan and Hannibal, there was a blind swordsman in a purple robe, a fat boy in a red bellyband, and a tall expressionless man wearing a bear-ear hat. He was quite cute.

Can he sense the situation at the entrance of the prison in such a ghost place?

Even an old hand like Heina couldn't help but be secretly surprised at this moment. After all these years of practice, to what extent has Lin Qi's observation Haki developed?

It's unusually quiet...Zhan Taomaru glanced across at the opposite side. Is that the sand crocodile that was captured in Alabasta some time ago? "After more than ten years of separation, your strength has far surpassed that of the past."

The blind swordsman looked at the man leaning against the inner wall of the cell. The man raised his head, opened his eyes and stared at him - the tall figure behind him.

Zhan Taowan also looked at Lin Qi in the cell, "I thought you were dead a long time ago, but I didn't expect you to be secretly locked up in a big prison, and become so miserable! The woman next to you is also a former Shichibukai, Laut Heina, right?"

"Little Fatty, don't make the mistake. I was once a Shichibukai, that's true. But this kid has never been one! Hehehe..."

Hai Na said with a smile, "Besides... they are just Shichibukai. There are more than one or two Shichibukai imprisoned in this floor."

"Lin Qi, don't you have anything to say?" Magellan said in a deep voice, "They took the approval of the World Government and brought the Seven Warlords of the Sea Bartholomew Kuma to find your whereabouts and meet you! I think you and Kuma were friends before."

The blind swordsman sighed and said, "I think this must be because... he has seen something in the big bear."

What does this mean? A question mark appeared over Magellan and Hannibal's heads.

"He...is not a big bear..."

Lin Qi stared at the expressionless tall figure behind the blind swordsman, "Bring my friend's body to me... You want to die, right..."

Not good! The blind swordsman was startled and wanted to warn, but it was too late.

As Lynch's eyes focused, an invisible force burst out from his sight.

Boom!!! An invisible and fierce force swept out from the cell, and Zhan Taowan and Hannibal stumbled back repeatedly, sweating all over, their eyes rolled back, and they fell to their knees on the ground.

The two were shocked. What was this? Conqueror's Haki? He was wearing seastone handcuffs, and he had been imprisoned for so many years - how could he be so powerful? !

A dense black lightning shot out from the cell, colliding with the blind swordsman's bamboo sword blade through the air. Bang! Da! Under the huge pressure, the blind swordsman's clogs couldn't help but step back half a step. With a low shout, a dense black domineering aura instantly wrapped around the blade. With a "dang!" sound, the "domineering color" that was pressing was cut off.

“Huff…”

A layer of fine sweat appeared on the wrinkled face of the blind swordsman, half of which was to resist Lynch's domineering color entanglement and attack, and most of which was simply shocked. He really didn't expect Lynch to attack so suddenly, and he also didn't expect Lynch's strength to be so beyond his expectations. - In the blind swordsman's observation color perception, the breath of the warden Magellan next to him was also very heavy, and he was obviously also shocked by Lynch's domineering color attack.

"I admire your strength." The blind swordsman put the bamboo sword back into its sheath, sat down at the door of the cell, put on a sincere attitude, and said in a deep voice, "However, this trip is not intended for a battle. Please listen to me, and we can talk later..."

Lin Qi looked at the people outside the cage coldly. He didn't say anything. Instead, Hai Na asked in confusion: "Corpse? What does this mean?"

Not to mention that she didn't understand, Magellan, who looked serious, and Hannibal, who was sweating and pale, were also very depressed. Didn't they bring a living bear? Why did Lynch think it was a corpse? The blind swordsman sighed, "You can point out the word 'corpse'. I think you have seen something... That's right, the 'big bear' that came with us is not a living creature. It is a cyborg weapon supported by the Shichibukai... It is called 'Pacifist PX-1'."

Zhan Taowan wiped his sweat, pulled down the collar of the "Big Bear" next to him, revealing the words "PX-1" on the side of his neck. Magellan, Hannibal and Heina saw it and couldn't help but frown.

"Okay, stop explaining all this nonsense..." Lin Qi was too lazy to get angry with these people, "If you have anything to say, just say it now."

"..." The blind swordsman hesitated for a moment.

Zhan Taowan couldn't help but say: "It was the real Big Bear who asked us to bring him here. - And he himself is undergoing the final transformation of Dr. Vegapunk.

“From then on, there was no such person as Big Bear anymore.

"He will lose all his personality and self-awareness and become 'Pacifist PX-0'."

Lin Qi looked at the little fat man coldly. Zhan Taowan was just muttering in his heart, if this guy who seemed to be mentally ill in prison attacked him from a distance with his Conqueror's Haki, he would not have the strength of his whole life to block it in time...

"Before undergoing his final transformation, Big Bear left behind a recording."

The blind swordsman sitting in front of the cage said slowly, "He probably couldn't find anyone he knew to trust, so he thought of you. You haven't been heard from for ten years, so he probably thought you were not dead, and he trusted the World Government to find you... So, he asked Dr. Vegapunk to give this recording to PX-1, and then he was responsible for reading this recording - which is Bartholomew Kumamoto's last words - to you."

The deep voice echoed in the corridor of the huge prison. The sand crocodile in the cell across the street opened his eyes and frowned, wondering what he was thinking.

Hai Na looked at Lin Qi. Lin Qi had no expression and looked at PX-1 behind the blind swordsman. Zhan Tao Wan said, "PX-1, play it."

Beep, after receiving the command, the pacifist PX-1, who looked exactly like Big Bear, started to move. Red light flashed in his eyes, and there seemed to be the sound of electricity passing through and data jumping. Not long after, in the surprised eyes of Magellan, Hannibal, Heina and others, he slowly made a low mechanical sound. This sound did not seem to be entirely the voice of Bartholomew Bear, but also included the ambient sound when he recorded this last words. It seemed to be a laboratory, because there was a slight noise of something running.

"I'm Bartholomew Bear..."

A sound came out of PX-1's mouth. His mouth was still moving, but the sound suddenly stopped for a long time. Obviously, this part of the recording was "empty". After the Big Bear in the recording finished the first sentence of his self-introduction, he fell into a brief silence.

After a brief silence, Big Bear's voice slowly rang out again, still as gentle and calm as before. There was no hint that he would face his own death after saying these words.

"Actually, I don't know what to say...Lin Qi, if you can hear this, if you have the chance to meet my grandmother in the future...say sorry to her for me..."

PX-1's mouth continued to open and close, but the bear who was reciting the last words fell into a brief silence again. Zhan Taowan, the blind swordsman, Magellan, Hannibal, and even Haiina were all silent. Obviously, the bear didn't know that Lynch was imprisoned in the prison, otherwise he wouldn't do such a waste of time... asking a person imprisoned on the sixth floor of the prison to convey a message to someone... First of all, Lynch couldn't leave the cage, and it was even more impossible for him to see the grandmother of the bear and say sorry.

These last words had naturally been listened to over and over again countless times by Zhan Taowan, the blind swordsman and other relevant personnel. The intelligence department had analyzed them countless times, trying to find out the possible hidden meaning behind the words left by Daxiong.

But the result is also obvious. If Big Bear left anything behind, the World Government would not find any loopholes or handles.

At least, they had no idea that the so-called "grandmother" of Daxiong was actually a young girl who looked only in her teens or twenties. There was no way to infer more information.

“Oh…”

Just when Hai Na thought that the last words had ended, the voice of the big bear came out of PX-1's mouth again. At this moment, Zhan Taowan also narrowed his eyes quietly, and the blind swordsman also moved his ears. They all carefully observed Lin Qi's reaction.

The big bear still spoke in a calm tone, "If you see the queen of the Nine Snakes... please tell her for me..."

PX-1's mouth moved silently. The recording bear paused for a moment, "'I have no regrets.'"

“Sizzle…sizzle…”

The recording quickly turned into a disorderly noise. Apparently, this was the end of Bartholomew Xiong's last words.

Just two simple sentences.

The CP and other intelligence parts have been analyzed countless times, but there is not much clue. The first sentence seems to be a farewell to relatives before death; and the second sentence... although the amount of information is a bit large, for example, the queen of the Nine Snakes? Does it mean the woman of the Nine Snake Princess? Is it possible that the guy with thick eyebrows and big eyes, Big Bear, is hooking up with the woman of the Nine Snake Princess? Some of the more gossipy CP intelligence members can instantly make up a 10 million-word sadomasochistic love novel, but Big Bear's love story is meaningless to the World Government.

Moreover, why did he ask Lin Qi to tell him? Could it be that the Queen of the Nine Snakes mentioned by Big Bear was not referring to the previous Nine Snake Princess and her unknown woman, but the current Queen of the Nine Snakes, Boa Hancock, and her - could it be "Kujo Jolyne"? Big Bear and "Kujo Jolyne" couldn't possibly be having an affair, right?

Anyone with a discerning eye can see that "Kujo Jolyne" is Lynch's woman! And the relationship between Queen Nine Snakes and Lynch is unclear... Although the relationship between these three people has broken the hearts of countless people around the world and made them jealous, this doesn't seem to have anything to do with Da Xiong... right...? Even if Da Xiong really had some story with "Kujo Jolyne" without anyone noticing, before he died, this guy asked Lynch to tell him "I have no regrets"? Da Xiong, Da Xiong, he looks so serious, but I didn't expect him to do such a thing? !

Zhan Taowan shook his head to drive away all distracting thoughts.

No one has any idea about the last words of Big Bear. Dr. Vegapunk insists on fulfilling Big Bear's last wish, so he sends PX-1 to carry out this mission. The mission of the Blind Swordsman and Zhan Taowan is to observe Lynch's reaction, hoping to gain something.

As a result, Lynch didn't react at all after listening.

Of course Lynch heard that Big Bear deliberately used the word "queen" and intentionally avoided third-person pronouns that could be heard as male or female - he was obviously referring to Dorag.

This was what the revolutionary army cadre who died calmly asked him to convey to the revolutionary army leader Dragon.

I have no regrets about sacrificing for the revolution.

Comrades, don't worry about this. Let's move forward for our common ideal...

"Do you have any clue?" The blind swordsman stood up and asked, "None of us knows who the 'Queen of Nine Snakes' that Big Bear mentioned is. If you know, tell us and we will convey it to you."

Lin Qi curled his lips and said, "Who knows who this guy with thick eyebrows and big eyes has hooked up with in Jiushe? Besides, Jiushe is a country of women. How many women does Snake Princess want? How do I know which one Big Bear is referring to?"

If it was his own business, Lin Qi would not bother to cover it up and would guarantee that he would admit whatever the blind swordsman asked.

But this time is different.

Lynch then made up a bunch of nonsense with an expressionless face and sent the Blind Swordsman, Zhan Taomaru, PX-1, Magellan, Hannibal and the others away.

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The "Infinite Hell" on the sixth layer of the seabed became quiet again.

Deathly cold and silent...

It seems that it will be Ace's turn to be locked up soon? Lynch frowned slightly. He didn't have any special attitude towards Ace. If he met him, he might give him some advice for Shanks' sake. If he didn't listen, then forget it.

Lynch guessed that his stand-in "BIB" might have done the same thing.

Well, unless you take Ace down directly, nothing can stop Ace from chasing Blackbeard. Of course, you can tell him that if you are caught by Blackbeard, or even spoiler him that if you are caught and sent to the Navy, it will trigger the war at the top and involve the entire Whitebeard Pirates, etc. But Ace's first reaction may be that you are talking nonsense. First of all, Freckles Boy certainly doesn't think he will lose to Blackbeard, so the premise is different; secondly, Ace himself, as the captain of the second team, can't guess Blackbeard's mind. Suddenly a stranger comes and tells him that Blackbeard wants to capture him and send him to the Navy. How can he believe it directly? He must go to Blackbeard to ask for clarification, and the result is still the same...

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After an unknown amount of time, inside the cell, Hai Na said, "I think you must know—"

Turning around, I saw Lynch with his head drooping again, motionless.

"This brat!" Heina was annoyed and slipped out to play by herself again. She raised her foot and stepped on Lin Qi's face speechlessly.

～～～～～～～～～～～ 〖Ghost Island, Horror Three-Masted Sailboat——〗

The bones of the companions on the ghost ship were buried on the Ghost Island. Brook built a tombstone for them with the logo of the Rumbar Pirates, and after paying them a proper tribute, he left with Luffy and the others.

"BIB" waited here for a long time, but there was no sign of the big bear.

According to the logic in the comics, after Crocodile was defeated, the World Government predicted that the Straw Hat Pirates would encounter Gekko Moriah, who is also one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea. The World Government also believed that Moriah was more likely to lose, so they sent Kuma to clean up the mess. If Moriah still had a breath, he would kill all the Straw Hat Pirates and others present to maintain the reputation of the Seven Warlords of the Sea. Why do they still need the Seven Warlords of the Sea after being defeated one after another? ! However, the World Government obviously knows that "Kujo Jolyne" is on the ship of the Straw Hat Pirates.

Send Big Bear to clean up the mess? It's not certain who will clean up whom...

"BIB" floated back to the Sunny, looked at Robin's back, and thought that the World Government might also think that even if the whole world knew that Moria lost to Nico Robin, it would not be a disgrace to the Seven Warlords of the Sea!

After all, this was "Kujo Jolyne", Lynch's woman! She was a ruthless character who had even trampled on the naval base with the Nine Snakes Queen. Compared to her, a mere Moonlight Moria was nothing. It would be a surprise if Moria didn't lose this battle.

In short, there is naturally no reason for the World Government to send Big Bear to join in the fun.

Another change is that Big Mom's marriage proposal maniac Lola did not appear on the ghost island.

『BIB』 folded his arms and watched Brook jump on Laboon's head and burst into tears, thinking about how they had caused a big disturbance in Bankoku in the past, and later the Whitebeard Pirates came to support them, and took advantage of the opportunity when the Big Mom Pirates were weak and empty, and simply took the opportunity to sweep and plunder Bankoku. Since then, the Big Mom Pirates have been seriously damaged - however, for a force with a top sea overlord like Big Mom, the loss of property and territory can always be slowly recovered as long as there is time.

However, since the Big Mom Pirates were in a period of recovery and turmoil, Lola did not leave the family. After all, according to Lola's personality, although her mother treated her badly, she actually cared about her mother and her family. Naturally, she would not run around to propose marriage when the family was in turmoil, and she would always do her part to rebuild the family.

Talking about the differences from the comics...

"BIB" glanced at Luffy.

After Franky mentioned to Chopper about the "crappy body modification doctor" who was beaten by Franky so badly that his mother couldn't recognize him, Chopper looked like his worldview had collapsed. Luffy was chewing meat beside him, sometimes watching the fun calmly, sometimes getting indignant, and sometimes continuing to chew meat calmly.

Ace did not give Luffy a life sheet in Alabasta.

Originally, at the end of the Moria arc, Luffy would have discovered that Ace's life paper was burning and in danger, but now there is no chance for him to discover this "warning"...

"BIB" didn't know whether Ace had been captured by Blackbeard and handed over to the navy at this moment, and didn't know whether the news had been published in the newspapers.

Recently everyone has been busy discussing going to the big prison, even Nami and Robin, who usually read the newspaper the most, don't pay much attention to the news bird.

Suddenly, everyone's attention was drawn to Lab's high-pitched roar.

The Afro Skull sat on the scar on the top of the Island Whale's head. No emotion could be seen on the skull's face. He just said, "Yes, Lab... they will definitely be able to hear your voice... because I am the user of the Yomiuri Fruit..."

“Roar~ Roar~!!”

Lab let out a long howl on the sea, his voice was sad and mournful, as if he was mourning for his former friend.

There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!

"Lab..."

On the Sunny, Nami, Zoro, Sanji, Luffy, Chopper, Franky, and Usopp were quite touched. "BIB" saw Brook on the whale's head and actually opened his skull and took something out of it.

"Is that... 'Bei' from Sky Island?" Robin recognized it.

"This is a sound shell. I bought it from a merchant ship before." Brook was explaining this to the Straw Hats as well as Laboo. The deep eye holes of his skull looked at the sound shell held by the white bones. "Laboo, I had planned to let you listen to the sounds stored in it if I had the chance to meet you again in the future...but it's been too long...gradually, the sounds in it have become my sustenance for remembering the past..."

Lab called softly, as if to comfort him. Usopp couldn't help but ask, "What's inside this sound shell?"

"It's a song," Brook said, "It was recorded by the former Rumba Pirates before they died... their last chorus.

"No one wants Rab to be sad, and at the end of his life he only wants to leave him a song like this, telling him, 'We ended the voyage cheerfully and happily!'"

Lab stopped barking and seemed to be in a daze, floating quietly on the sea side by side with the Sunny.

"..." Usopp and Chopper had tears in their eyes without knowing when.

Franky was the most exaggerated, he was already covering his face and crying.

Luffy sat on the lion bow of the Sunny, holding Merry in his arms, and said with a smile: "Can I listen to it?"

[“If I am successfully resurrected, I will definitely bring this song to Lab... Can you hold on to the end?”]

[“This is the Rumba Pirates’ unprecedented chorus!”]

Click.

The skeleton pressed the sound shell button.

“Dangdangdangdang!”

The first sounds in the sound shell are a few passionate and strong piano sounds, like the brilliant notes that burst out by pressing the keys hard to bloom the last glory of life.

Just by listening to the first piece of music, for some reason, Usopp, Chopper and Franky seemed to have their souls touched, tears rolled down their cheeks uncontrollably, and they burst into tears.

“Dangdangdangdang!”

Then, the melodious violin ensemble joined in.

The deep and elegant sound of the cello joins in.

Finally, a bold, heroic, and stirring chorus: "Yo-ho-ho-ho~ Yo-ho-ho-ho~"

"Yohohoho~ Yohohoho~"

"Send Binx's wine over there~"

"Riding the sea breeze ~ Riding the waves ~"

Listening to the familiar song and melody, Zoro, Nami, Sanji and the others closed their eyes, smiled, and hummed softly to the beat.

Spanning life and death, two periods of time, two pirate groups are singing in chorus.

“Yo-ho-ho~ Yo-ho-ho!”

Luffy laughed, clapped his hands and shouted, threw Merry up and caught her, and laughed loudly.

…

[“Lab, we will come back here one day! By then your body should have become huge and strong, right?”]

[“Then let’s…go on adventures around the world together!”]

【“Because we are partners!”】

…

"On the other side of the tide, the sunset is also singing~"

"The song of the bird that draws a circle in the sky~"

…

[“Oh no! Captain Yankee’s condition has worsened…”]

[“It’s an infectious disease! This is terrible… If it’s not handled properly, it will endanger the brothers on the entire ship…”]

[“Haha! Don’t show that expression. If Lab sees you, you’ll be laughed at! —We’re just separated temporarily. The brothers who have been infected, follow me to the Calm Belt to escape. We will definitely find a way!”]

[“Brooke… I’m so unwilling to accept this! Wuwuwu…”]

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“Yo-ho-ho… Yo-ho-ho-ho…”

Brooke murmured along with the music on the bass, "Captain Yankee, he heard it, Lab, he heard us singing."

"We are pirates, sailing on the sea~"

"Use the waves as your pillow and the boat as your bed~"

"The skull is on the sails and flags~"

In the silence, the sound of the violin gradually faded, and faintly the sound of heavy objects falling to the ground could be heard.

The chorus of voices then dwindled.

…

[“What’s wrong? Now there’s only the quartet left…”]

…

"A storm is brewing in the sky a thousand miles away~"

"The waves began to dance to the sound of the drums~"

"I will never see tomorrow's sunrise again~"

The cello sound also stopped abruptly.

…

[“Trio…”]

…

"Is it today or tomorrow that I dream about at night~"

"I'll never see you waving goodbye again~"

Plop, the sound of someone falling to the ground again.

There is one less person in the chorus.

…

[“Duet…”]

…

"Yohohoho~"

"Why are you depressed? Tomorrow is also a moonlit night."

The last violin also disappears.

…

【"……solo."】

…

A sad piano sound came from the sound shell, the sound was trembling slightly, and seemed to be mixed with the sound of falling water.

"Everyone will turn into a skeleton anyway~ Let's talk about something happy~"

The piano sound became powerful again. The skeleton sang in the bass: "Yo-ho-ho~ Yo-ho-ho-ho~"

The singing in the sound shell gradually faded away until it disappeared.

On the Sunny, Usopp, Chopper, Franky, and Luffy were already crying. Nami also wiped her eyes with red eyes. Sanji lit a cigarette. Zoro, Robin, and "BIB" all looked calm.

"Captain Yankee! And everybody!"

Brooke pulled out the sword of the dead, Qiu Shui, from his waist above the scarred whale's head and pointed it at the sky. The thick fog in the sky seemed to come from the underworld. He shouted loudly, "I am so great that I can survive to this day!!!"

“Roar~~!!”

The island whale Laboo screamed in grief, tears streaming down his face. The mermaid Kami beside the Sunny wiped her eyes and choked up, "It's so sad..."

Click.

Brook pressed the button on the sound shell. Usopp's eyes were blurred with tears, and he was shocked when he saw it, "Isn't that the button to erase the recording? Brook, what are you doing?!"

“…”

Brooke looked at the weathered sound shell in his hand and said with a smile, "Lab! Let's finish this journey together!"

Tears as big as water tanks kept rolling out of the island whale's big eyes. It whimpered and growled, and nodded repeatedly.

"It's time to record our voices and bring them to them..." Brook put the sound shell back into the skull he had lifted up. No expression could be seen in the empty eye sockets of the skull. "Because I am the user of the Yomiuri Fruit, I will definitely bring our songs to them! Captain Yankee, and all my former companions..." He paused. Taking a deep breath, the Afro skull opened his arms and saluted the gradually dispersing fog in the sky, as if it was the end of a performance on stage, "Please watch carefully."

After saying that, he jumped high and jumped back onto the Sunny. "But it's still more comfortable to live on a pirate ship. Yo ho ho ho..."

"You have to be so realistic!"

“I’m still moved!”

"Hello!"

Usopp, Nami, Franky and the others were speechless about the afro skull, but Brook gracefully leaned over to Nami and asked, "Ms. Nami, can I see your underwear?"

"Look at your head!!!"

Nami threw the electrotherapy directly over, and the deck of the Sunny became lively again.

"roar……"

Lab smiled with eyes crooked, looked back at the dense fog in the Magic Triangle area that was receding, and swam to catch up with the mermaid Kemi's urging...

Facing the sea breeze, Robin walked to the side of the ship and looked at the sea sparkling in the morning sun ahead.

"Shampooland is not far away." said 'BIB'.

"Yeah." Robin murmured to himself, "I'll be able to see you soon, Lynch..."

～～～～～～～～～～～ 〖Shabaodi Archipelago, Lawless Zone, Area 1——〗

In bars, casinos, and employment agencies, many people are talking about the new pirate stars who recently arrived at the Sabaody Archipelago...

"What's going on this year? Why are there so many monstrous new pirates coming here in droves, as if they had planned it out?!"

"The Straw Hat Pirates who are not coming soon but haven't arrived yet... Recently, there have been several guys at the 200 million level, and even two monsters with over 300 million berries have appeared..."

"Not only newcomers, there are also many old guys whose bounties exceed the normal scale of the Paradise... Really, why are they still hanging around in the Paradise when they are so powerful? Can't they go directly to the New World?!"

(End of this chapter)