"Shadow Cut."
The hand with five sharp fingers plunged viciously into Barn's shadow, cast beneath the light!
Barn watched in shock as Moria pulled his shadow up from the ground.
"Moria..."
Held captive by Doppelman, Barn was already terribly weak. One battle after another had drained too much of his strength, leaving him unable even to break free of Moria's Doppelman. All he could do was watch as the enormous scissors in Moria's hand edged closer to his shadow, which had already been lifted from the ground...
The smile on Moria's face grew even more savage. As he stared at Barn's shadow in his hand, a feverish gleam appeared in his eyes.
"Kishishishishi!"
"Snip!"
Moria's enormous scissors snapped shut without mercy, severing Barn's shadow from his body. At that very instant, Barn passed out completely, losing consciousness.
The shadow in Moria's hand struggled fiercely, but it could not escape his sharp, devilish fingers.
Moria burst into wild laughter. Looking at the shadow still struggling in his hand, he declared,
"Kishishishishi! The shadow of a legendary pirate worth ten billion Beli! The strongest zombie in history is about to be born!"
With that, Moria dismissed Doppelman. The enormous shadow double holding Barn instantly broke apart into countless fragments that returned beneath Moria's feet. Without giving the unconscious Barn another glance, he hurried away with Barn's shadow still struggling in his hand.
After Moria left, Brook returned with Ryuma's corpse on his back. Seeing Barn lying unconscious on the ground, stripped of his shadow, he rushed over and slapped his cheeks hard. It was useless. Barn had passed out completely and showed no response.
Frantic, Brook searched all over his body for something that could wake Barn. Then he seemed to remember something. He removed the hat he always wore, lifted the