Cape of Promise (Cape of Promise)

Ahua pushed up his glasses and turned to stare at Brook, his eyes shining just like A-Luo's.

"That afro, that skull flag, and the timing... no way! No way! Could he really be Brook?"

A-Tao took a deep drag on her cigarette, her eyes shining as she stared at Brook too.

"Uh..."

Seeing their reactions, Brook asked cautiously, "Do you really know me?"

"Yes!"

Everyone nodded in unison, excitement spreading across their faces.

"My name is indeed Brook. Though I might have been somewhat famous in West Blue fifty years ago, that fame couldn't possibly have lasted until now. Have you mistaken me for someone else?"

"No, it's definitely you."

A-Luo stepped forward, moving to the front of the group, and said happily to Brook, "You know Twin Capes, don't you?"

"Twin Capes?"

Brook searched his memory, then seemed to remember something. His body froze, and his grip on his coffee cup suddenly went slack. It dropped and shattered with a crash.

Ignoring the broken cup and the coffee splashed onto his shoes, Brook instantly snapped out of his daze. He stepped forward, seized A-Luo's shoulders, and gripped them tightly. "You've met Crocus? You've met Laboon?"

His body trembled, and so did his voice, betraying his nervousness.

"Yes."

Without keeping Brook waiting, A-Luo nodded solemnly.

"Is he..."

As though realizing something, Brook released him and stepped back a few paces. "I'm sorry, sir. I got a little carried away."

Then, with anticipation written all over his face, he

stared at A-Luo and asked, "Laboon... is he doing all right?"

"He..."

A-Luo had barely started when Kuta stepped forward and patted his shoulder, cutting him off. "Let me explain."

Standing beside A-Luo, Kuta tightened his hand on his shoulder.

There was no need to say too much about certain things. It