The first half of the Grand Line, the Devil's Triangle.
This sea area is shrouded in darkness year-round, with mysterious shadows occasionally flashing by, and hundreds of ships disappear here every year.
A song drifted from a ship that had been adrift here for an unknown amount of time.
"Yo-ho-ho-ho~ Yo-ho-ho-ho~"
The singing was alright, but in this deserted place, it sounded extremely eerie and sent chills down one's spine.
Crack!
A burst of purple lightning suddenly appeared in the dim sky, then solidified into Senga's figure.
Hearing the singing in his ears, Senga smiled and said,
"It's Binks' Brew. Found you, Brook."
That's right, Senga's purpose in coming here is to find Brook and obtain the Revive-Revive Fruit) from him.
In Senga's view, the Revive-Revive Fruit) is a top-tier fruit. Among abilities related to the soul, it is definitely one of the best, even surpassing Big Mom's Soul-Soul Fruit.
In the anime, it's clear that the Revive-Revive Fruit has a natural suppressive effect on Big Mom's Soul-Soul Fruit; it's obvious which is stronger.
Aside from these, Senga also saw limitless possibilities in the Revive-Revive Fruit).
That is, those with Ability User can make contact with the Underworld and even borrow its power.
The Pirate World of One Piece. Brook's memories show that his soul did indeed briefly linger in the underworld when he died.
Once you reach the Underworld, you can make contact with the departed souls and even bring them out of the Underworld!
Although Brook in the anime didn't demonstrate this ability, Senga felt that this theory was definitely feasible.
He possesses the Rinnegan, and with the abilities of the Human Path combined with the Revive-Revive Fruit), he doesn't believe he can't bring out a few souls.
I wonder if the Shinigami exists in the underworld of One Piece. If he does, he'd better behave himself, or I'll show him who's more powerful, the King of Hell or the Grim Shinigami.
Having made up his mind, Senga immediately deployed Heavenly Net to search for Brook's whereabouts throughout the entire Devil's Triangle.
Soon after, Brook's location was detected in the Heavenly Net.
Senga glanced in one direction, then transformed into lightning and vanished from the spot once more.
On the dilapidated deck, Brook sat gracefully at a piano, playing elegantly.
Suddenly, a thunderous roar rang out, and Brook's performance came to an abrupt halt.
He looked up at the sky with his empty eye sockets and sighed.
Is it going to rain? It seems today's performance will have to end here.
After saying that, Brook got up to go to the cabin to take shelter from the rain, but he froze when he turned around.
Because he saw a living person!
Brook has been in this godforsaken place for almost fifty years, and apart from the occasional fish jumping out of the sea, he has never seen any other creature, let alone a living person.
Even more tragically, he himself was hardly a living person; when he looked in the mirror, all he saw was a skeleton, and he had almost forgotten what he looked like in life.
So when Brook saw the long-lost living person appear, he couldn't believe it for a moment. He subconsciously rubbed his eyes, but there was nothing there anymore, and his eyes were nowhere to be seen.
He couldn't help but look into the person's eyes, but those eyes were different from the ones he remembered; they were swirling and deep, like unfathomable whirlpools.
Brook couldn't help but think,
"Are people's eyes all like this nowadays?"
However, he was definitely overthinking it. If he could go out into the world, he would know that there is only one person in this vast ocean with such eyes.
The newcomer was Senga. He had originally wanted to hear the famous song "Binks' Brew" from the One Piece anime, but he didn't expect that the thunderous sound he caused would startle Brook.
He looked at Brook, smiled, and said,
"This piece is really good, is it Binks' Brew?"
Huh?
Brook was taken aback, wondering how this person knew the name of his piece. Had it become popular in the outside world?
While Brook was still in a daze, Senga had already walked up to him.
As Chiga examined Brook's skeletal body, his gaze focused on Senga's thick, frizzy hair.
He thought to himself, "He's practically just bones now, but his hair is still so thick. How many bald people on Blue Star would weep over this!"
Thinking of this, Senga's expression gradually became strange.
Brook was unaware that Senga was making a very unrestrained comment about his hair. After a brief moment of surprise, his heart was filled with the joy of seeing a living person.
A happy expression appeared on his face, which was nothing but bones, making Senga mentally retort again.
"Sir, it's a pleasure to meet you. My name is Brook!"
Brooke was very enthusiastic, and Qianhe immediately ended his complaint and responded,
"Hello, my name is Uchiha Senga."
"Uchiha? That's a surname I've never heard of before, yohohohoho!"
Brook has a very low threshold for laughter, and coupled with his lack of contact with people for many years, even the smallest novel thing can make him burst into laughter.
Senga understood his past experiences, so she wasn't dissatisfied with his behavior. Instead, she patiently waited for him to calm down.
After laughing for a while, Brook realized that his behavior was very impolite and quickly explained.
"I'm so sorry, I haven't seen a living person in so long, so..."
Senga Teuchi him and said,
"It's okay, I understand."
"Senga is such a gentle person, but you don't seem to be afraid of my body?"
Brook was very puzzled by this. Shouldn't a normal person be frightened by seeing a living, talking skeleton?
Why does Senga seem to take his body for granted?
Senga didn't offer any explanation. He couldn't very well tell Brook that he'd seen anime and that's how you're supposed to look, could he?
He quickly changed the subject with a few perfunctory words and went straight to stating the purpose of his trip.
"Brook, I came here specifically to ask you for something."
"You want something?"
A puzzled look appeared on Brook's skeletal face. He touched his body all over, wondering what he could possibly have that would make Senga come all the way to this godforsaken place.
But he searched and searched, and apart from the hard bones and his own cane, he couldn't find anything else.
This made Brook a little embarrassed, because Senga was now an extremely precious guest to him, and it would be a terrible thing if he disappointed him.
He hesitated for a moment before speaking.
"I'm sorry, Senga, I don't think I have anything to give you."
Senga shook his head and said seriously,
"What I want is your Yomi no Revive-Revive Fruit)."