Under everyone's (and every cat's) gaze, the Sky Fish "possessed" by Brook twitched its tail twice, then quickly went still.
The next second, Brook's soul "popped" out of the Sky Fish's body as though someone had given him a shove.
"N-no good. I put in so much effort... and all I could do was make this fish... twitch its tail. And... after possessing it, I could feel a very distinct force rejecting me." Brook's soul panted as though he had just exercised strenuously, then hurried back into his own body.
"Yohohoho! My own body really is easier to use." Brook stretched his limbs, a look of relief appearing on his face.
Meanwhile, Ai Haibara Meow and Meowrah huddled together to whisper again.
"The fact that he could control the Sky Fish's movements means controlling other bodies is still possible. The reason he struggled was probably that his development of his Devil Fruit Ability is still very rudimentary, meow."
"Very likely, meow. After all, Mr. Brook only managed to leave his body after Xie Wen prompted him..." Meowrah shook her head in disappointment. "Hasn't he had the Revive-Revive Fruit for decades already? How has he developed its abilities so little, meow?"
"I heard that! I heard you talking behind my back!"
Brook couldn't help reminding them from the side.
But Ai Haibara Meow simply shot him a disdainful look. "We weren't talking behind your back. We were telling the truth, meow... You really are useless. It's been decades, and you never thought to properly develop your Devil Fruit Ability, meow."
Crushed, Brook instantly sank to his knees, slumping forward in dejection as he muttered, "I didn't know the Revive-Revive Fruit had these abilities. I always thought it only let me live one more time."
Still, as a future member of the