The person is wearing a straw hat, and starts with the power of words!

Brooke was truly in love.

The Straw Hat Pirates exchanged smiles upon hearing this.

Is it magnificent?

Yes.

but......

Their adventure has only just begun!

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After learning about some of the Straw Hat Pirates' adventures, Brook said that he had been living too simply in the past!

"I am deeply honored to be your partner!" Brooke said sincerely.

This pleased the Straw Hat Pirates greatly.

Who doesn't want to be praised?

Even Sima Di nodded in satisfaction and decided to give everything to Brooke later.

As an adventurer, he praised his adventures as exciting; that was his good friend.

"How come I got the news that the Rumbar Pirates escaped from the Calm Belt back to the West Blue?" Crocus asked, puzzled.

His intelligence couldn't be wrong; it was information Roger and Rayleigh had gathered.

"Huh? Could it be..." Brooke suddenly realized something.

He glanced at Raab.

Labun is currently in her teenage years. Although she is still young, she is already capable of handling pressure.

He immediately said in a low voice, "The news you heard... should be about Captain Yuqi. Captain Yuqi contracted a contagious virus, and he chose to stay away from us to protect the Rumbar Pirates, crossing the Calm Belt alone to return to the West Blue..."

That's it!

Kurokas suddenly realized, and his expression immediately turned serious.

I never imagined that such a cheerful and outgoing man would meet such an end...

Having an infectious disease and crossing the doldrums alone, there was no other possible outcome.

“Captain Yuqi…” Lab’s voice was choked with sobs.

Seeing this, Brooke quickly shifted his attention.

"Speaking of Crocus, you're really something!" Brook exclaimed dramatically. "You actually became the Pirate King's ship's doctor just to set sail and find us! You even reached Laugh Tale? Seriously, you clearly refused our invitation back then. If you had been there..."

Talking,

Brooke told herself that she was depressed.

The reason the entire army was wiped out was because the ship's doctor died in that battle.

Otherwise, they would have left behind some seeds of hope, and perhaps the Pirate King would have been theirs!

The others laughed as well.

How come your attempt to comfort others has backfired and made you depressed?

But this isn't something that can be resolved with just a few words; they can only let time heal it for them.

"Okay, we..."

"Jingle Bell--"

The urgent alarms blared throughout the Going Merry, and red alarm lights were flashing inside the restaurant.

This is the "alarm device" that Frankie installed; a single button on the alarm will alert the entire ship.

The entire Straw Hat Pirates are here now, so the only thing that could trigger the alarm is...

"It's Mary!"

"There is a situation!"

"Hurry up!"

......

Everyone rushed onto the deck in a frenzy, and what they saw was a gaping, grotesque face, like the "Gates of Hell" swallowing the ocean currents and pulling the Going Merry into it.

It's obviously not going to be anything good.

If it weren't for Melly's timely reminder, they probably wouldn't have realized what was happening until they were swallowed up.

"Hard to starboard! Get out of the way!" Nami ordered.

Just as Zoro and the others were about to take action, Sima Di glanced at Brook.

He remained motionless, as if he were hesitating, or as if he had made some kind of decision.

“Brook, this strange thing, could it be the place that stole your shadow?” Sima Di saw through Brook’s plan.

This startled Brooke!

The others also realized what was happening, and one look at Brooke told them that Sima Di was right.

"Since your shadow is among them, why don't you speak?"

"You can't continue the adventure with us until you get your shadow back."

"Could it be that some people think we'll just leave if you don't say anything?"

"Are you kidding? You're our partner, how could you just leave like that!"

......

Brook was somewhat at a loss for words after being scolded by the Straw Hat Pirates.

"We've only just met..."

"Alright!" Luffy interrupted, "Let's move forward! Let's retrieve Brook's shadow!"

"Yes!"

Instead of turning, the Going Merry accelerated and plunged into the "gates of hell," and then, through the hazy black fog, it caught sight of the outline of an island.

"There are islands in this place? Grandma Kokoro never mentioned it," Nami asked curiously.

Grandma Kokoro couldn't possibly have missed such crucial information.

“It’s not an island,” Crocus shook his head. “This is a massive island ship. If I’m not mistaken… it should belong to one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, Gecko…”

The Seven Warlords of the Sea?

This matter has suddenly become interesting.

The Straw Hat Pirates, who have already beaten up one of Crocodile's crew members, said that he's just a Shichibukai, and it's not like they haven't done it before.

"As far as I know, the moonlight... [unintelligible text]... interesting."

Everyone thought Crocus had changed and had learned to share information.

But they were wrong.

Crocus merely pointed out the danger ahead, without providing any specific details.

They're just keeping us in suspense and making us anxious!

"Old man Crocus, if you're going to say something, just finish it! Don't always leave things unsaid, you jerk!" Usopp complained.

“Exactly, it’s always like this… leaving people stuck in this awkward position.” Nami’s eyes sparkled.

However, there was a hint of ambiguity in these words, which made Sima Di glance at Nami a few more times...

Why does Nami seem a bit off lately?

"Never mind!" Luffy jumped onto the lion-headed figurehead and shouted, "Let's charge in and take back Brook's shadow!"

This battle plan is very Luffy-like; just go all out.

but......

"Luffy, you shouldn't get involved in the battle plan," Nami said bluntly.

“Yes, it would be great if the Emperor came,” Usopp agreed.

"Emperor, it's your turn to shine." Zoro nodded.

The others also agreed that Sima Di's wisdom and strategic planning were evident to all, and everyone trusted him greatly.

As for Luffy's objection?

No one cares.