Ghost Ship, Goofy Brook

Under the moonlight, Ye Tong made his way onto the ship ahead.

"Th-This... isn't this a ghost ship?"

As he looked at the dilapidated vessel, Ye Tong's eyes lit up.

After all, all sorts of strange things were very likely to happen on a ghost ship!

And...

And...

And there was so much trash here!

With that thought, Ye Tong immediately took out his tools and began cleaning.

As time passed, Ye Tong cleaned the deck spotless.

Looking at the two large bags of trash behind him, Ye Tong grew even more expectant.

"Wuwuwu..."

Just then, a blue phantom slowly drifted over and appeared behind Ye Tong.

"A ghost?"

Ye Tong turned around and saw the ghost floating behind him.

"Yohohohoho, I'm going to kill you!"

The ghost raised a hand and prepared to pounce on Ye Tong.

"Wait, this ship is too dirty. Let me clean it up first."

As Ye Tong spoke, he started cleaning again.

"Hey... what are you doing?"

"This is a ghost ship! Why are you cleaning it?"

"And I'm a ghost! Why aren't you afraid of me?"

The ghost asked blankly, somewhat puzzled.

"I know, but I like cleaning up trash."

Ye Tong spoke without paying the ghost any attention at all.

He had found this ship familiar from the start, and once he saw the ghost, Ye Tong was certain.

This was Brook's ship. But why had a ship that should have been in the New World ended up back in the West Blue?

Of course, none of that mattered.

What mattered was that there was simply too much trash on board.

More than two hours later, Ye Tong finally finished cleaning the pirate ship.

Meanwhile, Hina and the others still did not dare come aboard.

After all, this was a ghost ship! And that greenish phantom was a ghost!

"Wuwuwu..."

"Now that you're done cleaning, I'm going to kill you!"

The soul appeared before Ye Tong once more and spoke in an eerie voice.

"Oh, you aren't even holding a sword. How are you going to kill me?"

As Ye Tong spoke, he prepared to leave.

"Hey, don't I have any dignity?"

"I'm a ghost!"

The ghost said in exasperation.

In the West Blue, whether it was Marines, pirates, or merchant ships—

everyone who saw him was scared out of their wits.

Yet this guy was actually ignoring him.

"Bounty: 32 million. Musician and acting captain of the Rumbar Pirate Ship, Brook."

"Forget it. You've already died once, so I won't arrest you."

Knowing Brook's identity, Ye Tong was not afraid of him at all.

This guy was just a goofball. Besides, he would become his little brother Luffy's companion someday, so Ye Tong would not arrest him.

"Oh, right. Your body was blocking me while I was cleaning up the trash."

"I threw it into the storage room."

After saying that, Ye Tong used Geppo and left.

"Colonel Ye Tong, you're back?"

Seeing Ye Tong return, Hina asked with some concern.

"Yeah. I feel refreshed in both body and mind now. I'm going to rest."

After that massive cleanup, the low mood he had felt earlier had completely vanished.

As for Hina, she continued sailing forward.

After returning to his body, Brook followed after them in confusion.

How did that young Marine know who he was?

And Hina was somewhat worried.

Had they been cursed by the ghost ship?!