The sky was gray, and thick fog blanketed the entire sea, creating an inexplicable sense of unease as though danger lurked everywhere.
Trapped in the vast fog, visibility was extremely poor. Everywhere they looked was gray, and the air was filled with an eerie, terrifying atmosphere.
Before long, the others got up and came outside, all staring at the surroundings in astonishment and suspicion.
Splash! Splash!
Splash! Reiner leaped onto the bow deck and released all the undead. They plunged headfirst into the sea, their dark silhouettes swimming off in every direction.
"Hey, what's going on?"
Usopp and Chopper clung to each other, trembling uncontrollably. "Is this the haunted sea area Kokoro told us about?"
"How could something like haunting possibly exist in this world?"
Reiner had always opposed feudal superstition, so he walked behind Usopp and said in a sinister tone:
"There are only cursed ghosts here~~ They call out your name at night, and if you answer unconsciously, your soul will be left here forever. Then they will take your place and leave this place~~"
"Ah! No!"
Chopper was so frightened that his nose was running. Hugging Usopp, he cried out in panic, "So scary! I don't want to be left behind!"
"Chopper~~ Chopper~~"
At that moment, an icy voice suddenly rang out.
"It's the call of a ghost!"
Usopp's face turned pale with terror. He immediately covered Chopper's ears with his hands. "Chopper! Close your mouth! Don't answer it!"
Chopper's pupils instantly dilated. His eyes rolled back, his tongue lolled out, and he fainted from fright.
Seeing Chopper go limp and collapse into his arms, Usopp screamed in terror and kept shaking his small body.
"We're done for! Chopper's soul must have been taken by the ghost! What do we do? What do we do?!"
"Reiner, Sanji,