On the deck of the Golden Merry.
"Yohohohohohoho... Mr. Zoro, if I'm not mistaken, the reason you chose to stay behind isn't that simple, is it?"
Brook looked at Zoro with a faint smile.
Forget Zoro—even he, a mere skeleton, wanted to have some fun on this island.
After all, it was filled with all kinds of magical elements.
If they missed this chance, who knew when they would get to see such things again?
Maybe they would never get another opportunity.
Yet Zoro had decisively refused.
Clearly, he had another reason.
"Hahahahahaha... Just as expected of you, Brook. You really understand me."
"You're right. I do have another reason."
"I want to go out and take a look too, but there's no helping it. Some things are simply destined for someone to do."
"This is Vegapunk's territory, after all. Since that guy is known as a Genius Scientist five hundred years ahead of the world's technology..."
"We have to stay on guard."
"If Bai Luo and the others run into any trouble, I'll go save them."
"When that time comes, it'll be up to the two of us."
Zoro lay back on the deck and spoke casually.
"Yohohohohohoho... Just as I expected."
"It seems staying behind really was the right choice."
No matter what, it was always better to be prepared.
If nothing happened, that would naturally be best.
But if the kind of situation Zoro worried about really arose, then only the two of them could act.
Hehehe...
Though one of them wasn't human.
Of course, they also knew that the chances of that happening were very small.
From Lilith, they had just learned that Luffy, Jinbe, and the others had also arrived on this island.
The entire Straw Hat Pirates crew was here.
And whether it was