One Piece: Trainers on the Straw Hat Pirates

Fortunately, at that moment, Usopp, who was right next to Luffy, suddenly clenched his fist and slammed the back of his hand, which was covered in Armament Haki, onto Luffy's head.

"Idiot Luffy!!!"

"Next time Red gives you intelligence, could you please listen attentively for a second, okay?!"

"Haven't you realized yet? This guy is the one Crimson mentioned a long time ago..."

"A lone figure from a bygone era, lost for nearly 50 years in the Devil's Triangle..."

"And also the last member of the Rumbar Pirates that Laboon has been searching for—the Yomi Yomi no Mi (Revive-Revive Fruit) user, the musician Brook!!!"

Chapter 237 Brook and Laboon (Seeking monthly votes~)

"Brook!?"

Luffy blinked in confusion, clearly having already forgotten what Red had told him.

Upon seeing this, Usopp helplessly covered his face.

Chopper, on the other hand, became excited.

"Brook!? You're the Brook that Laboon has been waiting for!?"

As one of the few Straw Hat crew members who can communicate with Laboon, Chopper's relationship with Laboon is far more extensive than that of the others.

Upon learning that the person before him was Laboon's "last partner," Chopper was utterly unable to remain calm.

Brook, who was still wondering about Luffy and the others, trembled violently upon hearing the word "Laboon".

"La...Labu!?"

"You just mentioned Laboon, right!? And the Rumbar Pirates!?"

"Fifty years have passed, there shouldn't be anyone who still knows the name of our pirate crew!"

"Who...who are you people!?"

Brook, who had been humming a tune and looking relaxed, suddenly took two steps forward excitedly, and a ghostly green light flickered inside the empty skull.

When he saw a skull suddenly appear in front of him, even though he was prepared, Usopp was still startled!

"Hey! Don't suddenly come closer!!!"

He screamed in terror, then forced himself to remain calm and said:

"We are the Straw Hat Pirates, and this guy who looks like an idiot is our captain."

“However, Crimson says you’ve been drifting in this misty sea for nearly fifty years, so you probably haven’t even heard of us.”

"The Straw Hat Pirates..."

Brook calmed down a little after Usopp's words.

He slowly removed his top hat, then gestured politely to Luffy and the others:

"I apologize, I was being rude."

"It has been too long since I have communicated with anyone, and hearing the names of my former companions has made me too excited."

"However... if any of you have any information about Laboon, please inform me in detail!"

"I am extremely grateful!!!"

Brook suddenly bent down and bowed deeply to Luffy and his two companions.

Just then, Luffy suddenly clenched his fist and said as if he had just realized something:

"Oh! I remember now!!!"

"You're Brook, the musician who was said to have come back from the dead?!"

"What?! I thought you were a zombie too!"

"You...have heard my story!?"

Upon hearing Luffy call him by his name, Brook's face immediately showed a look of confusion.

Luffy, who had finally remembered everything, suddenly burst into laughter: "Hahaha, this place is so much fun!"

"Not only are there unkillable zombies, but also talking skeletons!"

"By the way, you must be very worried about Raab, right?"

"Don't worry! Laboon chose to sail with us to find you, and now he's a member of our pirate crew!"

"Thanks to everyone's care, it is very happy every day now!"

"Speaking of which, Brooke, why don't you want to join our group?"

"My ship happens to be missing a musician!"

"And there's more..."

"Do you even know how to poop?!"

"........."

Luffy's string of words instantly left Brook completely bewildered.

Fortunately, he quickly grasped the key point.

"Does Labuta already have new partners?"

Moist liquid miraculously welled up from Brooke's skeletal eye sockets.

Although his reunion with Laboon had been the pillar of his spirit that had kept him going in the Misty Seas for 50 years, he felt an overwhelming sense of dreamlike wonder as the moment was about to arrive.

It all felt like a dream.

"Yohohoho~"

Brooke suddenly let out her signature laugh, then said seriously:

"I'll poop!"

"Hey! Is it necessary to answer this question first!?"

Upon hearing this, Usopp immediately started to complain loudly.

Brooke also apologized repeatedly:

"I'm so sorry, I got too excited!"

"I didn't expect that Raab already has a new partner..."

"I wonder if you gentlemen could take me to meet with Rab?"

"I...I really miss it!"

When Brooke finally spoke of the last part, she could no longer contain her emotions, and her voice suddenly choked up.

Seeing this, the gentle Chopper stepped forward and patted Brook's body lightly, then chuckled in his soft voice:

"Don't worry, Brooke."

"Labut misses you too!!!"

……

……

"Labu!!!"

Half an hour later, at the port of the terror tug-of-war.

Brooke raised his head and looked up at Laboon's massive body, which was even larger than the Thriller Bark, and he was somewhat at a loss.

Fifty years have passed.

Both Raab and he have long since changed.

He was the only one left in the Rumbar Pirates.

At that moment, Brooke suddenly felt a strange mix of trepidation and a sense of being close to home.

He was worried that Raab might complain that they hadn't kept their promise and that they had made him wait 50 years in vain.

However, in the very next moment...

"Awooo~!!!!!"

A sharp yet loud roar suddenly resounded through the sky, echoing throughout the entire misty region.

Pfft! ! !

Suddenly, a tear as large as a mountain ridge flowed from the corner of Labu's eye and fell into the sea below, raising a huge wave.

Immediately afterwards, tears streamed down Labu's face like a waterfall, splashing into the sea.

Such a bizarre scene left Moria and his group completely stunned.

Perona stood on tiptoe and opened her mouth into a round "O" shape.

"This...this is the Straw Hat Pirates' pet?!"

Looking at Laboon's enormous size, Perona couldn't help but think of the corpse of Oz, the demon frozen in an underground ice cellar.

Although Moria kept saying that Oars the Demon was a real, powerful figure from history hundreds of years ago.

Having witnessed Laboon's enormous size, she really wanted to ask...

Will the demon Oz, whom they have painstakingly repaired over decades, be more powerful than the enormous island whale before them?

No one can give a precise answer to this question.

After all, none of them had ever witnessed just how powerful the living Oz truly was.

However, Moria was certain of...

Even if he found the powerful shadow and resurrected his ace zombie Oz...

It could never be a match for the island whale in front of it.

Seeing this scene, Moria became even more certain of the Straw Hat Pirates' strength.

Upon feeling the emotions conveyed in Laboon's cry, Brooke was instantly moved to tears.