(Thanks to Operations Officer Ailoli)
"Brook's ability... really keeps getting stronger."
After the Soul Funeral ended, Maud left alone without saying a word to anyone.
Walking alone down the street, he lowered his head slightly and carefully savored the soul-stirring atmosphere Brook had created with his ability moments ago.
An ability from the Underworld...
It was far more than merely drawing out the chill of the Underworld. As long as the ability was strong enough, shaking the soul was nothing difficult.
Another point was that once the ability matured, it could draw out souls from beneath the Underworld.
Brook could do that now, too.
However, compared to creating an atmosphere that could affect souls out of thin air, drawing out souls from beneath the Underworld was an extremely difficult task.
"Should I have 'Model Law' spend some time studying Brook's body?"
"If Brook could eat a second Devil Fruit, then the Soul-Soul Fruit would probably be a good choice. I wonder what kind of chemical reaction it would produce."
Maud stroked his chin, deep in thought amid the crowds on the street.
Without exception, everyone around him looked toward Maud.
The respect in their expressions was completely undisguised.
Whether they were visiting tourists or local residents,
to them, Maud was the absolute king of Sky City.
And looking farther afield, the towering man before them was the king of the entire world.
Maud could clearly feel the reverent gazes around him, but he was already used to them and simply acted as if he had not noticed.
About ten seconds later,
Maud finished thinking.
He decided to make Luo work hard yet again and spend some time and effort on Brook.
After all,
if Brook could possess both the Underworld and Soul Devil Fruit abilities at the same time, it