Good people?
No matter how beautifully they put it, as long as they were members of some famous pirate crew.
To the Marines, they were already enemies worth risking their lives to subdue.
So, even without fully confirming Brook's identity and background.
Just based on Brook's relationship with the Maud Pirates, the Marines had sufficient motive and reason to go after him.
The Marines who had drawn their swords and guns did not make Brook feel pressured.
Instead, it was the leading Momousagi and Chaton, and even Sentomaru, who carried a double-bladed axe on his shoulder...
He did not know any of them.
But merely standing there, those people somehow gave Brook the feeling that he could not escape and was doomed.
"Yohoho, I should have drunk a few more glasses of high-calcium milk before leaving home today!"
Brook held his sword horizontally before him, his expression solemn.
His hasty block just now had caused two cracks to appear in the metacarpal bones of his dominant hand.
Although it did not affect his ability to wield a sword, if he took another attack of that level.
Even if he was lucky enough to neutralize most of the damage again, the cracks in his metacarpals would certainly widen further.
That was a hidden danger he could not afford to ignore.
With that concern in mind, Brook's opening stance was rarely defensive.
The Swift Sword Style had always used offense as defense, but he was surrounded by wolves now and had no choice.
If he took the initiative to attack, he would only reveal an opening sooner.
Looking at Brook's defensive stance, Gion's eyes remained unruffled. She pointed her sword at Brook and calmly asked, "Bagard. Where is Maud?"
"..."
Hearing Gion's words, Brook immediately understood.
He had been wondering why the