Playing Invisibility Before the Sharinggan? What a Tricky Ability~

Directly in front of the two pirate ships was a huge wall that looked like a giant mouth.

It was this mouth that blocked the pirate ship's path, preventing them from leaving.

What is this thing?

The crowd that followed them out were completely stunned.

"So this ship was already being watched...?" Brook said in a heavy tone, "Mr. Luffy, did you encounter a Liuzun?"

"Yes, I definitely saw it."

"Damn it, could it be that thing?"

Zoro's expression changed. No wonder Nico Robin and Xi Yan had sensed something was wrong before; now it seemed there really was a problem!

"Yes, from the moment you opened that Liuzun, you were already being watched by the people here," Brook said. "It was a trap!"

"I was targeted because I saw that thing."

Recalling his past experiences, Brook's mood became particularly heavy.

However, being able to return here is good news for him. As long as he can reclaim his shadow, he will be qualified to stand under the sun again.

At that time, he might very well become a member of the Straw Hat Pirates!

"Look, everyone!" Usopp exclaimed, pointing to the side, "There's an island here?"

"Really? Why are there islands here?"

"Because... this is the Ghost Island that lingers at sea, the Thriller Bark!"

"Ghost Island ..." Nico Robin said, "So, the reason why ships keep disappearing here is because of this?"

"Yes."

"It certainly looks like a very eerie place," Xi Yan said.

He surveyed the island not far away, which looked eerie and terrifying; people would believe he lived there.

"But why aren't the Log Pointer responding?"

"This Ghost Island comes from the distant West Blue, and it's not your typical island," Brook explained. "So there's no such thing as magnetism here."

"No wonder it can float on the sea."

"Gentlemen, today is truly a good day." After saying this, Brook turned and went back into the house, picked up his Cane Sword, and then, under the puzzled gazes of the crowd, walked to the bow of the ship and said, "Perhaps today I can reclaim my shadow."

"Shadow?"

"So, this is the place that stole your shadow?" Xi Yan said.

Brook didn't answer the question, but just smiled and said, "Everyone, please don't go ashore and drop anchor. It's very dangerous here!"

"Use the cannon to destroy the wall behind us and get out of here as quickly as possible."

"Hopefully... we'll meet again someday on the high seas, yo-ho-ho-ho~"

After saying that, Brook jumped off the ship without hesitation, leaving Luffy and the others completely stunned.

"Hey, why did you jump into the sea?!"

"This guy must be a superhuman."

To everyone's surprise, Brook did not sink to the bottom of the sea, but instead started running on the ocean, at a speed that was no slower than the speed of the ship!

"Run... run!!"

"Hey, Xi Yan, did you see that? Brook can run on the sea too!" Luffy grabbed Xi Yan's arm and shook it wildly, saying, "He might be Ninja too!!"

Xi Yan:...

Xi Yan, who was being shaken by Luffy, was quite helpless. How could this guy assume that someone with a similar ability was Ninja?

Brook is clearly not someone who walks on water.

"It's probably because he's relatively light," Nico Robin said. "Plus, he's quite fast, which is why he can run on the sea."

I just don't know how this guy, as an ability user, discovered this. Could it be that he was being chased and had nowhere to run, so he jumped into the sea?

Suddenly, a strange image flashed into Nico Robin's mind.

A shadowy figure lurking in the darkness, wielding two large swords, relentlessly pursued Brook, nearly breaking his bones in the process.

Finally, Brook jumped into the sea and narrowly escaped death.

"You're not just imagining things again, are you?" Usopp teased.

Nico Robin did not answer, but instead gave another sophisticated, mature smile.

Usopp:...

I have a feeling this guy is imagining something terrible.

"Hey, Luffy, since he said so, let's listen to him," Nami said. "With our strength, destroying this thing shouldn't be difficult."

Nami knew that the Straw Hat Pirates were very strong, and a mere door couldn't stop them.

"Um?"

"What did you say?"

Luffy turned his head and glanced at Nami, grinning from ear to ear.

"It's over..."

Seeing Luffy's familiar expression, Nami immediately went numb; he clearly wanted to go on an adventure!

What's so adventurous about such a terrifying island?

"Um?"

"Xi Yan, have you discovered something?"

Seeing Xi Yan jump to a high place, everyone looked up curiously.

"If I'm not mistaken, this mouth-like thing is the entrance," Xi Yan said, pointing ahead. "There's a circular wall around it, which looks like it's surrounding this Ghost Island."

"To get out, just as Brook said, we do need to break down the wall."

After speaking, Xi Yan turned and glanced at the island again, but didn't see anything strange... Hmm?

Did that tree in the distance move slightly?

"So, we're still at sea," Franky said, stroking his chin. "We really can't just drop anchor anywhere, or we'll damage the ship."

Going with the current is fine, but once they anchor, their boat is essentially fixed in place, while the island will still move.

That would result in a collision, damaging the Thousand Sunny, which is clearly not what Franky to see.

"Hey, why do you look like you're about to drop anchor?" Usopp roared, opening his shark mouth. "This is Ghost Island, Ghost Island!"

"But can you stop Luffy?"

Usopp:...

Usopp glanced at Luffy's excited face and suddenly felt like crying.

"Haha, that's funny!"

"Luffy, what do you say?" Xi Yan jumped down and came to Luffy's side, asking, "To stay or to leave?"

"Of course!" Luffy laughed and said, "We're going on an adventure!"

How could he not go and check out such an interesting island?

As for the dangers... if you're afraid of danger, why be a pirate!

"Then let's go take a look," Xi Yan said with a smile.

"Xi Yan, why are you like this too..."

"Where did that ghost go?" Merry asked, grabbing Zoro's trouser leg.

As she spoke, she carefully surveyed her surroundings, as if afraid that something might suddenly rush out.

Clearly, even Ship Spirit are afraid of ghosts.

"They probably flew towards the island," Zoro said after a moment's thought. "They're probably the original inhabitants of this island."

"That's even more terrifying..."

"Hey everyone, I think I've caught a disease that prevents me from going to the island..." Nami said, crying.

At this moment, Nami finally understood how Usopp had felt back then.

"Huh?!"

"Nami can have this disease too?" Merry asked in shock.

"Me too..."

"Why is Chopper here too...?"

Seeing the two seemingly demoralized individuals, Merry said anxiously, "What do we do? The Ship's Doctor is helpless. Luffy, let's hurry to the island and find someone to rescue them!"

"Merry, ignore those two," Zoro said.

"Just ignore it?"

"Don't worry, they'll be fine in a bit." Zoro finished speaking, then gave the two spineless guys an annoyed look and said, "Can't you two pull yourselves together?"

Even Usopp didn't say that this time.

"Hey, Zoro, what do you mean?!"

Usopp shoved his nose right into Zoro's face, opened his shark-like mouth, and roared, "What do you mean I didn't say that?"

"And Luffy!" Usopp said, looking at Luffy had somehow produced a set of tools, "I already told you there were ghosts, why did you still go?"

This bastard shows no fear whatsoever, and he's even prepared his tools. Can't this Adventurous spirit take a break?!

"That's precisely why I'm going to check it out," Luffy laughed. "I've even prepared the tools; I'll catch the ghost and raise it!"

"Ha ha ha ha."

Usopp:...

Are you serious?

"And also, Usopp," Luffy said, his smile fading, "Brook is an important crewmate of ours, I'm going to bring him back."

Seeing Luffy's serious expression, Usopp was taken aback. Xi Yan chuckled and patted Usopp on the shoulder, saying, "Usopp, accept your fate."

"Luffy wasn't just saying he'd help Brook retrieve his shadow; he meant it."

Once this man has made up his mind, there's no going back.

Furthermore, can an adventure be called an adventure if you come across an island and don't go to explore it?

Usopp opened his mouth, but in the end, he could only sigh.

"Why..."

"Hey, Sanji, get me a pirate bento!" Luffy laughed. "I'm going to catch a ghost!"

"It's ready."

Sanji calmly walked out of the cabin, as if he had expected it, and took out the prepared bento box.

"So fast!"

Xi Yan stared at Sanji in disbelief. How did this guy get all ready?

"In that case, let's take a small boat ashore," Franky said with a smile. "That way, I can show you the surprise I've prepared for you."

"Surprise?!"

"That's right!" Franky held up two fingers and said, "Soldier Shipping System No. 2!"

"Number 2?"

"That's right, this system has five numbers in total, and each number has different things."

"We do know that," Nami nodded. "We know about systems Zero, One, and Three, but didn't you say that systems Two and Four are still empty?"

"That's because I wanted to surprise you. Come with me."

Franky gave a greeting and led the group downstairs.

Once down below, Franky opened the cabin door, revealing what was inside.

"This... is this me?!"

Merry stared in disbelief at the small boat, especially at the distinctive ram's head decoration at the bow, her eyes welling up with tears.

"That's right, it's you." Franky gave a thumbs up and said, "So, how about it? You like it, right?"

"I love it so much, Franky, thank you!!"

"Hahaha, I'm glad you like it."

Seeing the excited Merry, Franky grinned. Being able to make this little one happy Franky all his hard work during this time worthwhile.

"I never expected such a surprise," Nami said. "Franky, you're amazing!"

"If you guys don't want to go ashore, use this to go check it out," Franky said. "I'll go up and open the door for you."

Usopp and Chopper exchanged a glance, then followed Nami and the other girl onto the small boat.

"Quick, quick, let's try this together!"

"Profound!"

Franky smiled, turned around, and went back onto the deck.

"What did you show them?" Xi Yan asked curiously.

"Hey, you'll see in a minute."

Franky gave Xi Yan a mysterious smile, then walked to the bow of the ship, opened the second compartment door of the soldier's ship service system, and released the Mini Merry 2 inside.

"Profound!!"

Usopp and his three companions, aboard the Mini Merry 2, happily cruised across the sea.

"This is... the Going Merry?" Xi Yan asked in surprise.

"Yes, I specially made this shopping boat," Franky laughed. "How about it, not bad, right?"

"That's quite a thoughtful gesture," Sanji said. "I'd be willing to go shopping for supplies as many times as I wanted on a shopping ship like this!"

This is simply the shopping boat of my dreams!

"Wow, that's awesome!" Luffy exclaimed excitedly. "Hey, Nami, when's my turn?"

"Let's play for a bit first," Nami waved her hand, then steered the small boat forward.

Even with small waves, Nami skillfully navigated them!

"Profound!"

"Awesome!!"

"Hahaha."

"Let them play first," Franky said. "We'll use it later."

Nami and the others clearly didn't want to go to the island, so they were allowed to experience it first, and then it was their turn to go ashore.

"Franky, you're really something," Zoro exclaimed. "You can figure out anything."

"Otherwise, why do you think I said this ship is the best?" Franky said proudly, "This ship's power is beyond your imagination!"

The design of this pirate ship had actually been in his mind for a long time, but he hadn't put it into action until now, in order to protect Water Seven.

But now that it's been created, Franky can confidently say that it's the best ship ever!!!

Just then, a startled cry came from afar, sounding like Nami's voice.

"Um?"

"Something happened?"

The group's expressions changed. Could it be that Nami and the others were attacked when they approached the beach?

"Damn it, this fog is so thick, we can't see anything in the distance!" Sanji said. "Hey, Xi Yan, go check it out."

Of all these people, only Xi Yan can travel on the sea without a boat, so sending Xi Yan to check out the situation is the most appropriate option.

"Good."

Xi Yan nodded and quickly walked to the side of the boat, intending to wade through the water to check on Merry and the others.

However, before Xi Yan could jump, he sensed a gust of wind coming towards him, which made his expression change. He subconsciously did a backflip to dodge the attack.

"Um?"

A barely audible murmur of doubt drifted through the air, as if wondering why Xi Yan had managed to dodge the attack.

"Hey, Xi Yan, what are you playing at?" Sanji said irritably, "Hurry up and go, or something really might happen!"

"It wasn't me playing around," Xi Yan frowned. "Something just hit me."

He definitely felt a strong gust of wind; was it an attack coming from the shore?

Devil Fruit User?

"Squeak~"

"Thump!"

The anchor suddenly came loose and slammed into the water, creating a splash that immediately caught the attention of the group.

"How did the anchor come loose?"

"That shouldn't be the case," Franky said. "This ship hasn't been built for very long; the gears shouldn't have come loose so quickly."

Or is it... because of this island?

"Let's get the anchor up first," Zoro said. "Otherwise, the ship will run into trouble."

"So what exactly happened?"

"Squeak~"

The items on the deck were moved again, which made the group realize that something was wrong.

"Wait, there seems to be someone else!" Xi Yan said.

"Snoring..."

A strange, labored breathing sound came into everyone's ears, as if a wild beast was lurking nearby.

"The ability to become invisible?" Xi Yan said, activating his Sharinggan. "This is really troublesome..."

Playing this game in front of the Sharinggan was truly unexpected for him.

After glancing at the deck, Xi Yan immediately pinpointed the enemy's location.

"Got you!"

"Zoro, don't move!"

Seeing Xi Yan draw his sword and thrust it at him without hesitation, Zoro was stunned for a moment, but out of trust in Xi Yan, he did not move.

"Puff!"

The sound of a sharp object piercing through a body rang out, followed by a scream of agony.

"Ah!!!"

Hearing the scream, everyone was startled and immediately spread out, surrounding the area.

"Blood?"

Seeing that Xi Yan's weapon was stuck in the air and blood appeared, Zoro immediately understood what was going on. It turned out that an unseen enemy had come to their ship!

"Why is the air bleeding?!" Luffy exclaimed in shock.

So their pirate ship is that powerful?

"Idiot, this is clearly the enemy!"

"Damn it, how can you see me?!" Absalom gradually revealed himself, glaring angrily at Xi Yan, and said, "I was clearly invisible!"

Since obtaining the Transparent Fruit, he has never been attacked while invisible.

But today, this enemy not only discovered him, but also precisely planted a weapon in his body, which naturally enraged Absalom.

"Wait... wait a minute..."

Sanji looked as if he had suffered a major blow, and shakily extended a finger, saying, "Could this guy be Devil Fruit User...?"

"That's right, I'm the Transparent Man who ate the Transparent Fruit!" Absalom readily admitted.

Upon hearing this, the light in Sanji's eyes began to fade rapidly; something called a dream had been taken away from him.

His entire body had lost its color, and he collapsed to the ground.

Absalom:???

This person is sick in the head.

"Boy, I'm asking you a question!" Absalom glared fiercely at Xi Yan, reaching out to grab Xi Yan's weapon.

Unless his body has undergone significant modifications, this could render him unable to fight.

However, Xi Yan did not give him that chance and directly activated his Lightning Release.

"Sizzle~"

"Ah!!"

The power of lightning rapidly coursed through Absalom's body, sending a shiver through him and numbing him, temporarily rendering him unable to resist.

"The ability to become invisible might be troublesome for others, but it's not for me," Xi Yan said calmly.

In fact, Xi Yan was also quite puzzled by this matter, because after he activated his Sharinggan, even when the other party activated the power of the Transparent Fruit, he could only see a humanoid light source that flickered with a faint light.

The problem is, the other party doesn't have Chakra, so why would they react this way?

Could it be because... when the Transparent Fruit is activated, some kind of special energy flows within the user's body?

This energy could be detected by the Sharinggan, which is why he was able to capture his opponent.

Of course, there is another possibility.

That is, when he transmigrated to the world of One Piece, the fog he encountered was quite special, which caused a kind of benign mutation in him.

Thinking about this, Xi Yan fell into deep thought.

Absalom wanted to speak, but after finding his body paralyzed and unable to utter a sound, he could only glare fiercely at Xi Yan.

"Amazing!"

Luffy stared at Xi Yan in shock. His opponent could actually detect unseen enemies—was this the power of Ninja?

As expected of his partner!

"Xi Yan, how did you find him?" Nico Robin asked curiously.

"Because... I have a cheat code~"

"Hang..."

Nico Robin was a little confused. Although she didn't understand what Xi Yan meant, after seeing him wink at her, she had some guesses in her mind.

Is it because of... these eyes?