One Piece: Kaido the Beast Playing House.

Chapter 968 Skeletons and Vampires

"Yo-ho-ho-ho-ho! Ryder! Today is such a good day. I didn't expect that after meeting you, I would meet someone else again. Yo-ho-ho-ho-ho!"

On the wrecked ship, a voice that sounded extremely cheerful was heard, but the Straw Hat Pirates were not happy at all when they heard it, because the voice came from...

"A moving skeleton!!!"

Nami, Chopper, Usopp, even Kuina and Kairi all screamed in shock, because the person who was speaking at the moment was not a normal human being, but a skeleton wearing a tuxedo and with an afro. This surprising scene scared everyone so much that they quickly retreated, and even Zoro showed a look of fear. Only Luffy had an excited look on his face at this moment.

"Hahahahaha! There really are moving skeletons! That's awesome!"

Luffy took out an insect net from somewhere and looked eager to try, as if he was ready to catch the other party at any time.

"Stop kidding me, Luffy!"

Nami no longer has the courage to teach Luffy a lesson as in the past, because the appearance of the moving skeletons has caused her legs to become weak and she cannot move in front of Luffy at all. She now only hopes that Luffy will not anger him. After all, the skeletons have appeared, and who knows what will appear next?
"It looks like you scared them, Senior. But we met here unexpectedly. Are you also lost?"

At this moment, a magnetic voice sounded, full of aristocratic temperament, which made Nami and others feel a little relieved. But the next moment, everyone's heart rose to their throat again, because Baroric Redfield appeared. As we all know, the image of Red Count Redfield not only makes people think of aristocrats, but also of vampires. In addition, in this world, Red Count took the initiative to make up as a vampire for fun, and even built a matching castle for this purpose and raised a bunch of fruit bats. As a result, the moment he appeared, Luffy and others directly thought of the legendary vampire. Skeletons and vampires appeared at the same time!!!

"Ahhhh! I want to go home! I should have known not to come out with you guys!!!"

Kaili hugged Kuina beside her and shouted. As the youngest Kaili except Chopper, she was still a minor, and her master Franky didn't know how to raise a child. When Kaili was young, Franky often told ghost stories to scare Kaili. Kaili was not afraid of anything else but vampires. Now a vampire actually appeared in front of her, which scared Kaili to death.

"Hmm... It seems that you, Ryder, are scarier than me. You still have flesh on your body, don't you? Even though you've aged a lot, I was so scared when I saw you that my eyes almost popped out of their sockets, even though I'm a skeleton without eyes. Yo-ho-ho-ho-ho!"

Brook was telling the Brook Skeleton joke that he had been telling for many years but no one could respond to, but this time, there was obviously something different.

"Senior, I think it's better to explain it. You know, when I came here, I made some inquiries about the ghost ship that can sing Binx's wine and the moving skeletons. You have become a horror legend on the sea."

The Red Earl looked at his predecessor helplessly, but he had to admit that perhaps it was this mentality that changed his character of being disappointed with all humans and became willing to trust others? It was also the reason why Senior Brook was able to survive all these years alone. If it were someone else, he would have turned into a skeleton, surrounded by darkness, and could only wander on a ship full of the corpses of his companions. I'm afraid he would have gone crazy long ago.

"Yo-ho-ho-ho-ho! Really? That's really fun! Yo-ho-ho-ho-ho!"

Brooke didn't feel anything about this, because he hadn't been able to communicate with other people for decades, and they were still old friends. Although they were not his companions back then, Redfield still gave him many good memories, especially Redfield told him that the companion they had agreed to meet back then - Lab, was still waiting for them at the Upside Down Mountain. Although not everyone could go back, at least he could go back with the singing of his companions, and at least he had to fulfill his promise to Lab and go see him as promised.

"Don't worry, boys and girls. We are not ghosts. We are just users of fruit abilities. Your little raccoon cat is almost the same."

Seeing that Brooke was unreliable, the Red Earl had no choice but to stand up himself. After all, the other party was his senior, so he should give in a little.

"A person with fruit abilities?"

"I'm a reindeer! Not a raccoon cat!"

Hearing what the Red Count said, the Straw Hat Pirates reacted immediately. Indeed, this situation is more likely to be a fruit ability user than a ghost. Of course, Chopper doesn't care about these things. He cares more about the name. Why do so many people call him a raccoon cat? He obviously has horns! He has horns!!!
"What? So you're a fruit ability user? Never mind."

Similarly, Luffy also threw away the insect net in disappointment. Since it is a fruit ability user, it must be a human. If it is a human, then it must be captured and raised. "Yes, you are also newcomers trapped here, right? The one next to me is Brook, an old senior who debuted decades ago, known as Nose Song Brook. As for me, some people call me the Red Count. You just need to know my name. Well, anyway, it is like this, so don't worry, just wait quietly. According to the rules, the fog should be gone in at most one day."

As the Red Earl spoke, he took out something that looked like a plastic bag. There was a misty fog inside that was dissipating little by little.

"what is this?"

For a moment, Nami asked without caring about her fear. She could see that this inconspicuous thing must be a device that could predict the existence of fog, but how did it work? Nami was very curious about how it worked. After all, it was a magical tool for navigators. If they could know the time when the sea fog would rise and end in advance, they could save a lot of trouble during the voyage. After all, sailing in fog was a taboo.

"This is a fog bag, a very simple little prop. It's nothing special. When you get to the new world, you can easily buy it. Its main function is to predict when the thick fog will dissipate. When the water inside turns into fog, it means that fog is about to rise. If it starts to turn into water, it means that the fog is about to dissipate."

The Red Earl did not hide anything about this small problem. He was in a good mood when he found Brooke, so he naturally told him everything he knew about the small problem.

"I see. It really is a convenient tool."

"The Red Earl!!!"

Just as Nami nodded to thank the Red Count for his teachings, Kairi suddenly shouted.

"What's wrong Kelly? What's wrong with the name?"

Luffy and the others looked at Kairi curiously, while Kairi stared at the Red Count, trembling and unable to speak.

"This is the legendary pirate! The legendary Red Earl is a pirate who can be compared with the entire Whitebeard Pirates or Roger Pirates!"

Kelly yelled.

"Alone?" Luffy

"With the Whitebeard Pirates" Zoro

Usopp from Roger Pirates
"Compared!!!" Nami

"Big Pirate!!!" Chopper and Brook shouted at the same time.

"Hey! You're not my companions! Why are you so surprised?!"