Little Goku's Great Adventure Starting from One Piece

Chapter 228 Brooke's Request

Inside the restaurant, Wukong and his friends began the most bizarre meal in history.

Dining with a talking skeleton.

What would this experience feel like? I doubt many people would want to try it, as it could easily drive people crazy.

But who were the people on Goku's ship? Even Nami, the most timid of them all, had experienced enough thrilling things. At first, she was indeed a little unable to accept being so close to a skeleton, but she quickly adjusted her mindset and started asking all sorts of questions.

"Brook, now you can answer our questions from before, right? You said you were dead, but why can you still talk like a living person, and even eat like a normal person?"

Nami watched as Brook, who clearly didn't even have an esophagus, managed to swallow fish meat, which both shattered her worldview and aroused her intense interest.

Even Goku, who is usually very focused while eating, was unusually distracted at this moment, his curious gaze falling on Brook.

The others were even more so, all looking at Brooke with great curiosity, waiting for his explanation.

After finishing a piece of fish, Brooke elegantly picked up a napkin and wiped his mouth.

"This all started decades ago. Back then, I was a normal human being, sailing freely and unrestrained on the sea with my companions. Those were truly wonderful days."

"But one day, we suddenly encountered the enemy."

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Brooke recounted the story from fifty years ago with great emotion and eloquence.

It turns out that he was once a pirate who pursued freedom on the high seas with his companions, but one day they were attacked by the enemy's poisonous weapon, which caused everyone on the ship to die one after another.

He himself was no exception, dying in that same upheaval.

Fortunately, he had once consumed a Devil Fruit called the Yomi Yomi no Mi (Revive-Revive Fruit), which allows the user to be resurrected once after death.

Logically speaking, he should not be the skeleton he is now if he were to be resurrected, but fate has given him both luck and misfortune.

At that time, they were in the Devil's Triangle, shrouded in mist. When he died, his soul left his body and drifted towards the underworld. When he arrived in the underworld, his Devil Fruit power was activated, and he regained consciousness and found that he could return to the human world to find his physical body.

But then a problem arose: when he returned to the misty, disorienting Devil's Triangle, he found himself unable to find his physical body.

He searched anxiously for a year before finally finding his physical body.

By this time, his physical body had already turned into bones, and even if his soul re-entered his body, he could not return it to a normal human body.

"That's how it is. God gave me a second chance at life, but also cruelly toyed with me, leaving me to walk the world in this state ever since." Brooke shrugged and sighed.

After learning the truth, Wukong and the others fell silent, unable to help but feel pity for this unfortunate fellow.

How tragic it is to be reborn into the world as a skeleton after all your companions have died.

Even more tragically, this happened fifty years ago, and for those fifty years Brooke has lived here alone, with no one to talk to, no one to keep her company, enduring fifty years of solitude.

Although Brook recounted this experience in a calm tone, Goku and the others seemed to feel that extreme coldness as well.

A sense of emptiness and terrifying loneliness, along with a chill running down his spine, made him feel even more sympathetic towards Brooke.

"Brook, is there anything we can do for you?" The sentimental Nami had forgotten that the other person was a terrifying skeleton, and she had also forgotten how the other person had offended her before. She asked with kindness and sincerity.

Brooke's eyes flickered—well, even though he didn't have eyes.

He sat up straight, looking very serious, and said, "Really? Miss? Can you help me?"

He didn't know Nami's name yet.

"Really, if you need any help, we'll do our best to assist you. By the way, my name is Nami." Nami nodded earnestly.

She didn't need to ask her companions for their opinions, because she knew they would think the same way she did.

"Then I'll tell you," Brooke said, becoming even more serious.

Nami met his gaze intently, and Goku and the others listened attentively as well.

The next second, Brook solemnly said, "Miss Nami, I have only one request, that is, may I see your panties?"

"Hmm, or another beautiful lady's would also be fine."

Brook turned his head and looked at Robin on the other side.

Gaa...gaa...gaa...

It was as if a flock of crows were flying overhead, mocking us.

Nami and the others froze on the spot, their serious expressions solidified, a moment worthy of being recorded in the textbooks of the performing arts.

It felt like a second had passed, yet also like an eternity, before Nami finally snapped out of it and instantly sprang to Brook's side, unleashing a powerful punch the size of a cooking pot.

"You lecherous, perverted, shameless skeleton, I really believed your lies!"

"I never thought I'd do something so kind, and this is what I get in return! I'm so angry!!"

Bang bang bang!

Nami rolled her eyes in anger and transformed into the legendary Saiyan, soon beating Brook so badly that he had a bunch of bumps on his head.

This farce instantly dispelled the previously somber and melancholic atmosphere. Goku and the others seemed to have forgotten Brook's loneliness of fifty years, and they all laughed as they watched Nami beat Brook up.

After Nami vented her anger and returned to her seat, huffing and puffing, Goku asked with a grin, "Brook, why don't you come with us? We'll take you away from here, okay?"

Sanji chimed in, "Yeah, you've been stuck here for so long because the fog in this sea is too thick to get out, right? But don't worry, our Nami is the best navigator, she can definitely lead us out of here."

They subconsciously assumed that this was the reason Brook hadn't left for fifty years.

Unexpectedly, Brooke shook his head: "Yohohoho! Thanks for your kindness, I really want to leave with you, but unfortunately I can't. I've been here for so long, initially because I was trapped in this sea, but later it's because I can no longer leave."

Can't we leave here?

What does this mean?

Wukong and his companions looked at each other, somewhat bewildered.

Brooke stood up, walked to a wall illuminated by a light, and waved her hand: "Look."

All eyes were on his hands.

What are you looking at? What's so interesting about a one-handed hand?

But soon, the observant Robin, Nami, and Sanji all noticed something at the same time, and their pupils suddenly contracted.

There are no shadows on the wall!

The light was shining down from the ceiling. Logically, when Brooke swung his arm, the other person's shadow should appear on the wall behind his arm, but it didn't!

There wasn't even a trace of it!

The chilling event made Nami and Sanji gasp, but Robin didn't react much, quickly trying to figure out what could have caused this.

The careless Goku and Pupu were still looking at Brook's hand with confusion, not knowing what Brook meant by showing it to them.

Seeing that these two idiots still didn't understand, Nami's lips twitched, and she couldn't help but remind them, "Don't look at his hands, look at the wall behind him, there's no shadow of him on the wall!"

After being reminded, the man and the beast shifted their gaze to the wall.

Upon seeing that Brooke's shadow was not on the wall, the man and the beast stared wide-eyed in surprise: "Huh! What's going on!"

"Hey, Brook, can you explain to us why you don't have a shadow?" Sanji calmed himself down and asked in a deep voice.

"Yohohoho!"

Although he was about to tell a terrible story, Brooke still laughed heartlessly.

"That's right, I have no shadow. My shadow was taken away by a powerful person many years ago."

That simple sentence sent a chill down everyone's spine.

The shadow has been stripped away? What kind of terrifying ability is this?

"After my shadow was taken away, I found that I could no longer be exposed to sunlight. If I were exposed to sunlight, I would die. Although this sea has trapped me for many years, it has also become my protective umbrella because there is no sunlight here all year round. Staying here, I am not afraid of being exposed to sunlight."

Brooke shrugged as he said this: "So unfortunately, although I really want to leave here with you, I can't leave right now."

"Who stripped you of your shadow?" Nami asked, her voice filled with surprise and uncertainty.

Upon hearing this, Wukong realized what was happening and said seriously, "That's right, let's go find that person and ask them to return your shadow."

Brooke shook his head: "I can't tell you. He's a very scary guy. If you find out, you'll be in trouble."

He was honestly a little surprised that such a simple group as Wukong and his friends could get here. He knew that they must possess abilities that he didn't know about.

But no matter how powerful she is, she is no match for that man, because that shadow-controlling guy is just too terrifying.

Moreover, he didn't want a friend he had just met, who was also very kind to him, to risk his life for him.

He would take back his own shadow!

"Is he a master? Then I'm even more determined to test my skills against him!"

To his surprise, despite his words, Wukong did not back down; in fact, he even showed an eager expression.

For Goku, finding a master to spar with has been his goal all along. Since the battle on Skypiea, and after a period of training, his strength has improved considerably. However, he has not yet found an opponent that can make him go all out. Therefore, he longs to meet an opponent here who can make him go all out.

Brook was unaware of Goku's strength and thoughts, and thought that Goku was just young and arrogant, and didn't take anything seriously.

He shook his head inwardly, and just as he was about to speak, he suddenly caught a glimpse of a semi-transparent ghost emerging from the opposite wall.

"Aaaaaah!! A ghost! There's a ghost!!!"

Brooke screamed and jumped up.

The others were also startled by his exaggerated actions.

"What! A ghost? Where's the ghost?!" Nami, who was sitting opposite Brook, jumped up from her chair.

Then, following Brooke's gaze, he looked behind him.

When she saw a semi-transparent ghost floating not far behind her, its dark eyes without a trace of white staring straight at her, and a strange smile on its lips, she was terrified and tears instantly streamed down her face.

"Waaaaah!! A ghost!! There really is a ghost!!"

Swish! !

Sanji and Robin stared intently at the suddenly appearing ghost, their bodies poised for battle.

Wukong blinked his curious eyes and scanned the ghost, muttering, "So this is what a ghost looks like. It's not scary at all."

Having witnessed how terrified Nami was of ghosts before, he thought ghosts must look incredibly scary. Now it seems that even ghosts aren't as scary as Brook!

The ghost stared at them silently for a few seconds, then suddenly disappeared into the wall.

Just as Wukong and his companions were wondering where the other had gone, the ship beneath their feet suddenly shook violently.

It was as if they had bumped into something.

Brooke's expression changed, well, although he didn't have an expression.

He rushed out of the cabin and onto the outer deck, where he immediately discovered that the Dream Chaser had crashed into a huge gate that looked like a human tooth.

In an instant, he was shocked: "How is this possible? How did we get here?"

Wukong and his companions rushed out after them, and were also shocked by what they saw.

"What is this?"

They saw that the ship's path was blocked by a huge lock and a massive wall that stretched into the depths of darkness, while behind them appeared a large, indistinct black shadow, which looked like an island. They were somewhat puzzled.

They were driving perfectly fine, how did they end up in a place like this?

"It seems you were discovered by the owner of this place a long time ago," Brooke explained to them after calming down from his initial shock.

"This is a lock, and your ship has already been swallowed up by it."

"It's not that you went to it, but that it came to you; you've been targeted by it."

Wukong and the others were completely baffled.

"Who is it? Do you know where this place is?"

Brooke, unusually, refrained from his usual quirky laughter and said in a low voice, "This is the most terrifying place in the Devil's Triangle. It's a ghost island floating on the sea, where you can move freely. Although you've been sucked into the outer circle, you still have a chance to escape if you leave quickly. If you're too late, you won't be able to leave."

"An island? You're saying this is an island?" Everyone was stunned. Nami quickly checked the Log Pose, only to find that it wasn't pointing at them at all.

Ignoring the reactions of the crowd, Brooke twirled his staff and leaped lightly onto the railing, gazing into the depths of Ghost Island with an unprecedented seriousness.

"Now that I'm back here, it's time for me to take back what's rightfully mine."

After speaking to himself, he turned his head slightly and bid farewell to Wukong and the others: "Everyone, it was a pleasure to meet you all, and I'm very grateful for your hospitality. Life is always full of partings, and we'll meet again someday. Please leave now, goodbye!"

After saying that, he jumped off the boat and landed in the sea.

Everyone was shocked. How dare you, a Devil Fruit user, jump into the sea like that? Don't you have a death wish?!

They rushed to the side of the boat and looked out to see that Brooke had not sunk into the sea, but was running on the surface of the water like a master of light-body skills!

"Yohohoho! Come back, my shadow!"

As Brook washed ashore on the island, his figure and voice gradually disappeared, and Goku and the others finally began to understand what had happened.

Is this the place where that guy who stripped Brook of his shadow is?

And that guy has his eye on them now?!