The Underworld

Yaen returned to the room Moria had arranged for him. Then he closed his eyes, and his consciousness swiftly entered Brook's Mental Space.

Although Yaen had already used the Revolutionary Army's intelligence network to conduct a clear investigation into Brook's life, to ensure nothing went wrong, he still needed to secretly use the connection established by the Void Soul Reaper Blade to investigate Brook's memories.

What was more, Yaen believed it was necessary to gain a detailed understanding of one secret concerning Brook.

Brook's Revive-Revive Fruit had only activated its ability after his death, and Brook had claimed that his soul had once entered the Underworld.

So... did this world truly have a destination for souls—the Underworld?

However, Yaen had witnessed no small number of deaths with his own eyes, yet he had never actually seen any wandering ghosts or the like. Where, then, had all those souls gone?

The next moment, after entering Brook's Mental Space, Yaen began browsing through his memories. There was nothing particularly remarkable about the first half of his life.

In the era when Brook had been born, the sea had not been much different from the present. The World Government had still been just as corrupt, and Brook had merely been a pirate who had set sail with his companions while holding onto a pure dream.

As for the turning point, it had begun at the moment Brook died.

At that moment, through Brook's memories, Yaen clearly saw Brook's soul enter the sea. After passing through a stretch of darkness, it arrived at a strange place.

That's... a tree root?!

Yaen saw it for only an instant, yet he noticed the enormous roots crisscrossing like a spiderweb throughout that freezing Underworld space filled with souls. They stood out incredibly clearly.

Then Brook's soul seemed