Knights Don't Need a Youthful Romance Story

Luo Zhen raised his hand and made a gesture to indicate that he had received the message.

Then, with a flick of his wrist, the hazy dimensional barrier fell down and took the two of them in.

Brooke felt a blur before his eyes and found himself in another place.

Azure sky, deep blue ocean.

A sea breeze carrying a faint scent of salt blew by, gently ruffling Brooke's clothes.

At that moment, Brooke realized that he was back.

I returned to the ocean that appeared in my dreams every night.

Not far away, several tombstones covered by weeds have begun to decay.

There are also a few familiar things.

Those were items left behind by others, which Brooke placed here.

"This is really..."

Before he knew it, tears welled up in Brooke's eyes.

"Even though I'm a skeleton, I can still shed tears."

Somewhat flustered, Brooke wiped his eyes with his sleeve and laughed at himself.

Not far behind Brook, Luo Zhen stood quietly without saying a word.

Chapter 316 The Age of Exploration Comes to an End

After a long while, Brooke finally calmed down.

"That's really embarrassing."

A hoarse voice came from behind Brook, who was speaking to Luo Zhen.

Luo Zhen didn't say anything; at this moment, he didn't know how to comfort Brook.

Or rather, he probably doesn't need comforting.

For him now, any words of comfort would be superfluous.

Just as the two were silent, a commotion arose from the shore.

"You guys, hurry up!"

A slightly damaged ship docked at the island.

Unlike the wooden boats Brooke was familiar with, this group was sailing a steel ship.

That's true, after all, so many years have passed, and times have changed.

"They don't look like good people."

Luo Zhen naturally noticed that group of people as well.

Even from a distance, you could feel the menacing aura emanating from this group of people.

That's the kind of temperament only someone who has tasted blood on a knife's edge possesses.

In addition, there are some distinctive characteristics they possess.

"I never imagined that pirates would still exist in this era."

Brooke said in a somewhat complicated tone.

No matter the era, there will always be people who are willing to take risks for profit.

Moreover, most of this world is ocean, and there are countless people who go to sea to become pirates.

Even though the Age of Exploration has long passed, the ocean remains full of charm and opportunities for most people.

"Mr. Luo Zhen, please wait for me a moment."

As Brook drew his sword, he said apologetically to Luo Zhen.

He had carefully chosen an island to bury his companion, but he never expected that this extremely hidden island, which had never appeared on the map before, would still be discovered.

This is really true.

For whatever reason, Brooke would not allow these people to cause trouble on the island.

This is his most important place.

"it is good."

Nodding, Luo Zhen abandoned his plan to intervene.

Since Brooke said so, he'll wait a while.

After receiving a response, Brooke stepped down and instantly disappeared from the spot.

He hasn't been idle all these years; he's learned a lot to pass the time.

For example, the Navy Type 6.

He was surprised that a skeleton could use the Shave technique.

"How lucky! I was almost swept away by the turbulence."

The man who clearly appeared to be the leader of the pirates wiped the sweat from his brow and spoke.

In their quest for treasure, they chose a route no one had ever taken before.

They almost suffered total annihilation, but luckily they found this island.

Sure enough, heaven still favored him.

The moment he smiled, a commotion arose among his men not far away.

"What is this?!"

"A moving skeleton?"

"Don't panic! This must be a Devil Fruit user."

The experienced captain shouted.

Upon hearing this, the pirates calmed down a bit.

After all, there were thugs who dared to follow along a route no one had ever taken before; a mere skeleton wasn't enough to terrify them.

"Could you please leave this island? Otherwise, I'll be in a lot of trouble."

After saying that, Brooke got into a fighting stance.

He knew, of course, that these people wouldn't leave obediently.

I say this simply out of habit.

"how is this possible?"

Sure enough, a guy who looked like an official spoke loudly, with a mocking smile on his face.

In his opinion, the fact that this guy cared so much about the island meant that there must be something good there.

They won't leave so easily.

Even if there's nothing particularly valuable about it, this skeleton could still fetch a good price if sold.

"Night-Shining Melody - Straight Through".

"Pfft!"

A hoarse voice sounded.

Brook, wielding a longsword, appeared out of nowhere in the crowd, the sharp blade still plunging into the enemy's throat.

Before the group could react, Brook swung his sword once more.

Brook is better at fencing than regular swordsmanship.

This fighting style is more suitable for him as a skeleton, since strength is indeed a weakness for him.

"Bottle Dance·Serial Strike!"

"Bi Ge Sanding·Arrow tail chop!"

"Song of Grabbing: Blowing Snow Slash!"

"Dawn Song - Aurora Burst!"

A series of dazzling sword techniques appeared in Brook's hands.

In a daze, Brook seemed to return to the time when he fought alongside his comrades.

It seems like it was like that back then too, right?

As the last enemy fell, Brook turned around and smiled.

"Everyone...."

However, there was no one behind him, only fallen corpses and glaring blood.

The smile that had just bloomed froze on her face, then slowly disappeared.

Yes, everyone has already left.

Brooke stood silently among the corpses for a long time, then staggered back to the graves.

At this moment, he looked more and more like a lifeless skeleton.

"Excuse me, Mr. Luo Zhen, could I have some time alone with you?"

"It's a bit willful, but I'll still ask you."

Brook, sitting cross-legged on the ground with his back to Luo Zhen, said.

He knew he had asked Toro far too many times today, so many that he was a little embarrassed.

"it is good."

Nodding, a dimensional barrier descended, carrying Luo Zhen away from this place.

After sensing that Luo Zhen's presence had disappeared, Brook slowly stood up and walked to the tombstone.

The empty eye sockets stared at the tombstone on the ground.

An hour later, the gray dimensional barrier reappeared.

Luo Zhen stepped out, his mood unreadable.

Then he saw it.

Brooke, with a slight smile on her face, sat quietly in front of a tombstone.

It reads "Straw Hat Pirates Captain, Monkey D. Luffy"

The other tombstones are the same, engraved with the names of the Straw Hat Pirates members.

Looking at Brooke's lifeless body, he knew that the other man was dead.

In fact, for Brooke, he cannot be considered truly alive.

After all, his body was just a skeleton, and what supported the skeleton's movements was his soul.

When his soul dissipates, the pirate Brook naturally dies as well.

With a gentle tap on the device on his shoulder, Luo Zhen's mission came to an end.

The gray dimensional barrier fell, and Luo Zhen glanced back before leaving.

Also included in the dimensional barrier were the wrecked pirate ship and a pile of corpses on the coast.

There were no signs of a battle on the calm beach, as if it had never been discovered.

A brand new tombstone has appeared on the slope where the Straw Hat Pirates are buried.

"Brook, the musician of the Straw Hat Pirates."

A gentle breeze blew by, and a few leaves danced in the wind.

It seems that something else was carried away by the breeze.

The Age of Exploration, which swept the world, has now officially come to an end.