The Unforgiven series, Chapter 70: Landing on the Shinigami - Inside the Ship's Cabin.
Franky nodded and said, "So you've become a talking skeleton, capable of reviving even bones. Devil Fruit truly terrifying."
"It's basically a curse. Now that the fruit has taken effect, all that's left is the inability to swim."
Sanji a comment.
Zoro looked at Brook, puzzled, and said, "But there's usually no hair left on bones, how come you have an afro...?"
Brook declared confidently, "I have a lot of body hair."
"Never mind, forget I said anything."
Zoro didn't want to respond.
Usopp raised the cross in his hand, Nami raised the mirror in her hand, pointing it at Brook.
Usopp demanded, "So, you're not a ghost? Then you're a human? But you're not human!"
"Yeah, I hate ghosts the most. I'll scream and cry whenever I see one."
Nami demanded, "Have you looked in the mirror?"
"Wow, don't show me the mirror."
Brook tried to dodge.
Chopper!
Usopp and Chopper held Brook down and made him look in the mirror.
Surprisingly, Brook's skeleton wasn't reflected in the mirror.
Why... am I not here?
"Really? That's amazing."
Luffy's eyes widened, his face full of curiosity.
"Ahhh! A ghost!" Nami, Usopp, and Chopper screamed in terror.
"Upon closer inspection, you're nowhere to be seen, not even a shadow."
Wow, really? Who are you?
"You're still sitting so calmly, but because of you, we're all in complete chaos."
Usopp raised the cross in his hand and shouted at Brook.
"It's a long story... I've been drifting on this sea for a very long time. Becoming a skeleton and having no shadow are two completely different things..."
Brook spoke slowly, sipping his tea.
"Go on, hurry up!"
Sanji shouted.
My shadow was stolen by a man several years ago.
"Took it away?"
"The shadow was..."
Zoro spread his hands and said, "Even skeletons can move and talk, so there's nothing else surprising. But are you telling the truth?"
Brook nodded and said, "It's true. Having my shadow taken away means I can't survive in a world with light."
If exposed to sunlight, my body will disappear.
I witnessed people who had the same experience as me disappear in the sun; it was truly horrifying, even though I'm a skeleton with no hair.
Brook spoke of her extremely sad past in an optimistic tone, "Light cannot reflect my shadow, just as it cannot reflect me in mirrors or photographs."
In other words, I've been rejected by the sun, and I have no companions left but Brook, who is nothing but bones after death. Please take good care of me.
Seeing Brook's optimistic demeanor, Sanji couldn't help but retort, "How can you still be so optimistic? Your life must be miserable."
"But I still managed to live, all by myself," Brook shouted.
"It's so noisy."
"Yohohohohoho~ Yohohohohoho~"
"Hey, are you alright?"
"What a wonderful day! I've met so many people on this vast, eerie sea, where day and night are indistinguishable..."
He drifted alone on a large ship with no rudder, for decades.
I'm so lonely... I'm lonely and scared, I just want to die.
Everyone fell silent after hearing Brook's words.
"Life is long, so I just want to be happy. To me, you guys are happiness, hoho~ If my tears hadn't long since dried up, I would definitely be crying tears of joy."
Brook then turned to Luffy, "I'm really happy you invited me to join you, thank you, but I still have to decline..."
"Huh? Why?" Luffy immediately stopped smiling upon hearing this.
"As I just said, my shadow has been taken away, so I can't survive in the sunlight. Now I have to rely on the thick fog of this Florian Triangle to protect myself."
Brook sighed, "If I leave this sea with you, my body will surely disappear. I will stay here to reclaim my shadow."
I'll wait for the day the Miracle happens, yohohoho~"
Luffy frowned and roared, "What are you talking about? That's too formal! I'll go get it back for you. Who took it from you?"
Where is he?
"You're such a good person, I'm very grateful, but I can't tell you that I just met you, and I can't let you die for me in vain."
Brook shook her head, not wanting them to get involved in her affairs.
Luffy pressed on, "You mean the enemy is too strong? There won't be any problem telling us, just tell us their name."
"No, I can't say... It's no use saying it anyway. Hehehe~ I wonder if I'll meet him before my second life ends. If I do meet him again, I've decided to fight to the death."
Brook's face showed a reminiscent expression as he said, "Let's not talk about that. Let's sing to celebrate our encounter today. I'm quite confident in my instruments; I used to be a musician on a pirate ship."
"Musician, really? Please, join us!" Luffy shouted excitedly.
"Yohoho~ Then I'll start by performing a cheerful boat song for everyone."
Brook took out a violin.
Just then, a loud noise came from outside the cabin.
A ghost drifted into the cabin.
"Aaaaaah! A ghost!"
"Wow... what is this...?" Chopper and Usopp were so frightened that they fell to the ground.
Why is it shaking so badly?
Zoro stood up and shouted.
Brook immediately rushed out of the cabin in a panic, shouting, "Is this ship being monitored?"
He rushed out of the cabin at incredible speed, and the rest of the Straw Hat Pirates followed immediately. What they saw was an island.
crumbling eaves and broken walls, old trees and crows at dusk, and in the distance, a cluster of Gothic buildings can be seen.
Everything was shrouded in mist, appearing and disappearing like a real haunted house, or a dark fairy tale.
"This is... Oh no."
Behind everyone's boat was a slowly closing "giant mouth," or rather, a giant valve. The tremor just now was caused by the waves resulting from the closing of the outer wall of the island.
The Thousand Sunny is now trapped here.
Brook asked in a panic, "Did you retrieve a drifting barrel?"
"Ah... yes."
"That was a trap; that's when the ship was targeted."
"This is the ghost island that lingers at sea, the Thriller Bark."
Nami held up the Log Pose in her hand, puzzled. "The Wandering Island? The Log Pose isn't reacting at all."
"That's right, because this island drifted from the distant West Blue, I'm so lucky today... not only did I meet people, but I also fulfilled a long-cherished wish... Yohohoho~"
With that, Brook leaped lightly and landed on the pointed tip of the Thousand Sunny.
Wow, he's so light.
Sanji exclaimed in surprise.
"Yohohoho~ That's right, because I'm just bones now, of course I'm light! You guys immediately figure out a way to break through the back gate and escape, and absolutely do not anchor on the shore."
Brook said to them, "I'm so glad to have met you all today, and the food was so delicious, I'll never forget it. Goodbye then, and I hope we'll meet again someday."
After saying that, Brook leaped back into the sea.
"Hey, wait a minute, Brook, aren't you a landlubber? You'll drown if you jump in!"
Luffy to the ship and saw Brook running on the sea.
He was running on the sea.
Wow, that's amazing!
Seeing Brook leave, Nami said, "Anyway, let's do as he says for now. Although we don't know what will happen, this island is too dangerous."
"Huh? What did you just say?"
Luffy grinned widely and asked.
"He's getting excited again..." Nami, Usopp, and Chopper said.
"Hey, don't you guys understand? Brook is a musician, of course we have to get him on board."
Shiraishi was tending the fire from the side.
"Yes, Brook absolutely must join us. We'll help him reclaim his shadow, but first, we'll have to go on an adventure on this island."
Luffy replied with a grin.
Seeing Luffy's determination, the others knew they couldn't stop him from going to the island.
However, they still analyzed the current situation beforehand.
Since it's in the middle of the ocean, it's best not to anchor. You can use the Mini Merry from the No. 2 dock system to land on the island.
Nami, Usopp, and Chopper boarded the Mini Merry for a ride, but they hadn't gone far when their screams were heard, and then they disappeared.
Just when everyone else was worried, the ship suddenly dropped anchor.
Zoro assumed Luffy was responsible, since he had been constantly talking about going to the island.
"No," Luffy denied.
"Indeed, there are enemies."
Shiraishi said solemnly, "He's invisible; you can't see him, but I can sense his presence."
"The Invisible Man?"
Zoro was initially puzzled, "Ah... a sword."
The sword at his waist inexplicably started moving on its own and Luffy.
"Straw hat, watch out!" Franky kicked the knife away. "A Devil Fruit user?"
"I felt it too, it felt like someone bumped into me just now."
Luffy pressed down on his straw hat with one hand, warily surveying his surroundings.
"I just heard the roar of a wild beast."
Robin shared his guess.
"A ferocious beast?"
Sanji was taken aback, as if he had remembered something. Could it be that the Devil Fruit power he had always dreamed of had been eaten by someone else?
" The Paramecia Devil Fruit, the Clear-Clear Fruit!"
Upon uttering the name, Sanji's expression turned extremely grave. He growled, "Damn it! This is definitely a dangerous place. Now I'm more worried about Nami's safety. The ship is in your hands!"
As he spoke, he stood up, intending to jump into the sea, "I'm going to the island to help the three of them."
However, just as the person jumped up, an invisible hand grabbed their legs and threw them back onto the deck.
"Ouch." Sanji felt a sharp pain in his back.
"Wow, Sanji is flying!"
Luffy looked completely surprised.
"Pah..." Sanji said, clutching his bruised forehead, his face dark. "I told you it's Devil Fruit!"
That's a bit presumptuous.
Retsu Unohana drew her sword and thrust it forward, stopping the man from taking advantage of Robin.
"Ah."
A scream came from the air, then silence.
"Hateful."
Absalom returned to the mansion and cursed, "What's wrong with that woman? How could she see me? If I hadn't reacted quickly, I would have only scratched my cheek."
He wrapped bandages around his face.
Then I heard someone in the mansion's corridor, so I went out and saw Nami.
Nami was about to take a shower.
Absalom looked at Nami and licked his lips.
What a beauty! Let me take good care of you!
Absalom went into the bathroom and waited for Nami.
Soon, Nami took off her clothes and came in.
Splash splash~
"You two stay outside and don't peek."
Nami shouted.
"I have no interest in human female bodies... but I'd love to see Dr. Hogback's lab."
Chopper replied.
" Nami, really, you're not some kid who's afraid to go to the bathroom at night, why do you need someone to protect you when you take a bath?"
Usopp remarked, "If you're scared, then don't wash."
"You guys were touched by zombies, don't you feel disgusted? It's filthy," Nami replied.
"It'll get dirty anyway."
"That is."
"We'll leave here tonight," Nami said, expressing her thoughts.
"Huh? What nonsense are you talking about?"
Chopper and Usopp both objected.
"It's kind of them to let us stay overnight, but you know what happens if you go out in the middle of the night, right?"
Anyway, we're not leaving. Luffy and his crew will definitely come to rescue us.
Chopper, speaking to Nami through the door, said, "I don't want to go out either. The forest and the graveyard are both terrifying."
Nami said irritably, "The inside and outside are the same. Have you guys looked at the rooms carefully? The hallways and rooms are identical. If my intuition is correct, this house is teeming with zombies."
"Hey! Where... where is it?"
Usopp and Chopper screamed in panic.
"The most suspicious one is Hogback. He's lying. There must be some connection between him and the zombies, otherwise he couldn't have survived on this island."
In short, pretend you know nothing for now, and then escape at night.
Nami walked into the bathtub as she spoke, preparing to take a bath.
"Gurgle, gurgle, gurgle, what a clever woman."
"What? Usopp, Chopper, what did you say?"
"We didn't say anything."
Usopp and Chopper responded.
"Pfft, oh, this time it's a fart."
Usopp reported the facts truthfully.
" Usopp, you stink!" Chopper said, covering his nose in disgust.
"Gurgle gurgle gurgle..."
"Huh? What happened? My hand was... ah."
Nami was pulled out of the bathtub by the invisible Absalom and pinned against the wall.
"What's going on? There's clearly no one here!"
Nami looked completely puzzled.
"More delicate than the women on the ship, gurgle gurgle, I like that."
Someone is talking?!
Nami realized something was wrong and quickly shouted, " Usopp! Joe!"
The invisible Absalom covered Nami's mouth.
"Be my bride."
"Hey, what happened, Nami?"
"Can you smell Usopp's farts even over there?"
Usopp and Chopper heard Nami's shouts and ran into the bathroom.