He's a pirate, but also a Pokémon Master.

Gengar has improved a lot, and he is no exception.

As expected, a new entry appeared after consuming the Ghost-Ghost Fruit.

[Ghostly Power: The user can create ghosts of various forms, freely control spiritual energy, and develop more effects, including but not limited to explosions, causing depression, spiritual pressure, etc. At the same time, the user can autonomously use ghost-type skills, and the power of ghost-type skills is increased by 50%.]

Gu Xin's eyes flickered slightly.

As expected, the Ghost-Ghost Fruit corresponds to the Ghost type, and from now on he can use Ghost-type moves on his own.

Gengar can hold a lot of things, such as Beelzebub, weapons, and even corpses, but it has one drawback.

If you need to use the fusion ability or the mechanism to recall a Pokémon, the items the Pokémon is holding will not return with it.

In other words, once he merges with Gengar, the items Gengar is carrying will instantly remain in place, posing a risk of loss.

Therefore, he rarely fuses with Gengar, and he doesn't use Ghost-type moves.

Now it's alright, he can use Ghost-type moves on his own.

At the same time, the Ghost-Ghost Fruit itself has enormous potential, and Perona has not yet reached its limit in its development. She has the potential to develop even more powerful effects.

Gu Xin pondered for a moment, and then saw a series of semi-transparent ghosts and spirits float out from behind him, dancing freely in the air.

As soon as the thought arose, the ghosts rushed forward into the open space and then exploded.

boom!

The spiritual energy poured out in an instant, and smoke and dust rose into the sky, creating a large crater about ten meters wide in a short time.

[Exploding Ghost]!

The next moment, he floated up again, moving through the air using only his spiritual energy, without relying on superpowers or physical skills.

With a slight raise of his right hand, small ghosts appeared in his palm, emitting eerie shrieks. They would sometimes burrow into the ground and sometimes fly out, seemingly capable of anything, whether in the sky or on the ground.

Gu Xin seemed to be deep in thought.

In fact, ghosts have rather peculiar abilities.

In Guxin's view, it is not an ordinary Paramecia-type Devil Fruit, but rather carries a hint of Logia-type elementality.

These created ghosts cannot be harmed by physical attacks and can ignore objects to pass through walls and perform other similar actions.

So, could he become a spirit, like these ghosts?

Simply put, it's about elementalization.

If he can do that, the Ghost-Ghost Fruit in his hands would be equivalent to combining the advantages of both Paramecia and Logia types.

He felt that the idea was feasible and could be further developed.

Although he already possesses the Rumble-Rumble Fruit's elemental transformation, his spirit form has many more applications, such as ignoring terrain, moving silently, and even astral projection.

It sounds like the effect of the Yomi Yomi no Mi (Yellow Spring Fruit).

Thinking further, ghosts can also be said to involve the soul, and perhaps there is even a chance to touch the realm of the soul.

Thinking of the Fruit of the Underworld, Guxin recalled Brook in the Devil's Triangle.

Since Ryoma was defeated by him, Brook's shadow has now been returned to its rightful owner, and perhaps Brook is still on that ghost ship.

Gu Xin was quite interested in this member of the main group, in every aspect, such as personality, strength, and even... seniority.

In One Piece, Brook's seniority is quite impressive.

Even the late Roger would have to address him as a senior, a true veteran.

Since his partners were busy with other things, he could take this opportunity to recruit some.

After a zombie dies, its shadow will fly directly towards its original owner. When Ryoma fell, he remembered the direction the shadow flew away, and he could find Brook by going there directly.

……

"Hello!"

"Brook, when are you going to stop sleeping?"

"We're about to land on the island!"

Brooke, who was lying on the deck, suddenly woke up, looked up at her smiling companions, and was overjoyed.

"Huh?! You guys?"

"Huh? Everyone's here! I'm so happy—"

Brooke felt like she'd been hit by a huge windfall, her smile tinged with tears.

He tried to stand up by supporting himself with his hands on the ground, but he accidentally slipped and hit his forehead on the ground.

"it hurts!"

"The pain means it's all real!"

"So, that was the dream all along!"

"Very good!"

Brooke smiled and looked up, only to be met with the dilapidated and deserted main deck. He froze instantly.

A desolate, cold wind howled—

Yes... his companions are all dead, that's the reality.

Over the years, he has had this dream countless times.

Brooke was left with only a pair of empty eye sockets, staring blankly at everything. After a long while, two lines of silent tears rolled down her cheeks.

He slowly stood up, then went to the ship's wheel, his skeletal hands gripping the decaying wheel, and began to sing that all-too-familiar song.

He sang alone, without using any musical instruments.

"Yohohoho—"

"Binks' fine wine~ delivered right to your side~"

"Following the sea breeze, riding the waves..."

"..."

After a while, Brooke shut his mouth, and the environment returned to calm.

However, the next moment, a sudden applause came from behind him.

"Not bad singing," Gu Xin said calmly.

"Huh?"

Brooke turned around abruptly, only to find a stranger standing in front of him.

He hadn't seen a living person in a long time.

"Thank you for the compliment. Um... when did you appear?" Brooke scratched his fluffy afro and asked curiously.

"I haven't been here long," Guxin said with a smile, arms crossed. "I found this place by following the direction the shadows drifted."

In which direction did the shadow drift?

Brooke suddenly realized and exclaimed excitedly, "So it was you who defeated that powerful swordsman? You brought my shadow back!"

"Thank you so much!"

Brooke immediately struck a perfect 90-degree bow.

Although it's a bit difficult, as long as he gets the shadow back, he'll have a chance to leave this sea area, and who knows, he might even be able to see Laboon again.

But... since that swordsman was defeated, how could his benefactor still appear before him? Could it be that he also defeated Moria?

"I'm short of a musician on my ship, and I think you're a good candidate," Guxin added after sizing him up. "You seem like you'd be easy to take care of."

"Yohohoho—that's true, after all, I'm just a skeleton now."

Brooke laughed, then after a few moments, she realized what she meant and exclaimed in surprise, "Huh?! You actually think highly of a skeleton like me?"

Is it fair to say they have unique tastes? They'd invite a skeleton onto their ship.

Brooke felt, at least, that he wasn't a good fit for any other team.

"I'm sorry, but I need to fulfill my promise to my friends first, otherwise I wouldn't be a real man."

"My companions and I made a promise with a whale named Laboon to sail around the world and meet it head-on." Brooke wanted to politely decline Gusin's offer.

However, Guxin's words brought it to tears on the spot.

"I know Raab."

"It's in Twin Gorges, and it's been crashing into the Red Earth for so many years, probably trying to knock it down and meet you."

"It has been waiting for you."