Brook Joins the Crew, Arriving at the Sabaody Archipelago

Dawn immediately laughed, flashing a row of white teeth as he held out his hand to Brook.

"What a coincidence. Not only am I going to sail around the world, I'm also going to Laugh Tale to see the truth of this world. So, Brook, welcome aboard."

Brook looked at Dawn's outstretched hand. Without the slightest hesitation, he placed his cold skeletal hand in Dawn's palm and gave it a firm shake, letting out his signature laugh once more.

"Yohohoho! I look forward to working with you, Captain!"

Just then, Dawn seemed to remember something. After withdrawing his hand, he looked at Brook and suddenly asked,

"Oh, right. There's something I want to ask you. Do you know a woman named Gunko? She roughly looks like this..."

Dawn described Gunko's appearance in detail—her eyes, brows, hairstyle—every detail crystal clear. When he had attacked the Flower Room in Mary Geoise last time, he had truly seen this woman.

He remembered clearly that in the original story, Brook had shown an obvious and unusual reaction when he saw this woman in Elbaf. Perhaps they really had known each other in the past.

After hearing Dawn's description, Brook froze for a moment. His skull tilted slightly as he sank into his memories. After a long while, he spoke uncertainly.

"I do recognize the appearance you described. But... if the person I remember is still alive, she should be over eighty years old by now. The one you saw should be her blood relative, shouldn't she?"

"No. The one I saw should have been her herself."

Dawn shook his head, directly rejecting Brook's guess.

"She has now joined the World Government's God's Knights. Once the highest contract of God's Knights is signed, the contractor will no longer age."

Dawn then briefly explained the contract