In the Sea of Fog, Sig's pirate ship moved forward.
"Forty years..."
Brook murmured:
"In these forty years, this is the first ti I've encountered living people..."
"And, the people I t are actually Laboon, and you, Crocus.."
"These two joys should overlap... but why can't my tears stop.."
"Being alive is truly wonderful!"
More than half an hour had passed since Brook and Laboon reunited, but Brook still seed deeply imrsed in emotion and joy.
Not just Brook; the Bounty Hunter duo beside him were also moved by the atmosphere, crying tears of joy.
"We finally did it! We finally reunited Laboon with this Brook!"
"No, it was Mr. Sig who did it. This matter is entirely Mr. Sig's credit. We didn't do anything."
Amidst the joyful and touching atmosphere.
Brook suddenly tilted his head, his tears instantly stopping. His hollow eye sockets locked onto a figure in the crowd, expressionlessly smoking a cigar.
"Miss, may I see your panties?"
Brook, appearing out of nowhere, had materialized in front of Croco-Delle, asking with utmost seriousness.
"Hmm?"
Croco-Delle lifted her eyelids slightly, looking at the tall skeleton before her, her face instantly darkening.
On the other side, the expressions of Sig, Stussy, and the others were slightly odd.
She took the cigar from her mouth and pointed it directly at Brook's empty eye sockets.
"My eyes are burning..."
Brook clutched his eye sockets, convulsing for a mont, then suddenly released his hands as if nothing had happened:
"Ah, but I don't have eyes anymore, only bones left."
Sig watched quietly from the side and interjected:
"Enough with the bone jokes, let's get back to business."
"This sea area isn't safe; we should leave as soon as possible."
As Sig said this, the tense string in his heart loosened.
Since entering the Grand Line, he had carried two burdens: going to Alabasta to fulfill his promise and rescuing Brook in the Florian Triangle sea area.
Both tasks were completed smoothly, and the heavy burden on him was gone.
"Yes... Brook, after leaving this sea area, what are your plans?" Crocus asked from the side.
This question made Brook fall silent for a mont.
His promise with whale Laboon was to reunite at Twin Cape after the Rumbar Pirates circled the world.
But now, the promise had been fulfilled in a way Brook hadn't expected, leaving him sowhat茫然 (máng rán -茫然 - lost/confused) about the future.
The Rumbar Pirates no longer existed, and Brook, in his skeletal body, couldn't complete the goal of circumnavigating the world alone.
"I don't know.... Maybe return to Twin Cape?"
Brook finally said.
Laboon had co here from Twin Cape to find him.
So for the remaining years, he currently planned to stay at Twin Cape, accompanying this partner he hadn't seen in forty years.
As Brook spoke these words, a floating panel quickly unfolded in front of Sig.
"Achievent Task Stage Updated."
"Achievent Task: The Old Era Returns (2)."
"Task Content: Influence plot characters active in the old era, change the trajectory of their fate, and let the figures of the old era return to the new era. 2/3"
"Task Reward: One random card draw opportunity."
Glancing at it twice, Sig understood.
It seed Brook was also recognized as a plot character active in the old era.....
Coming to the Florian Triangle sea area this ti was simply a huge profit.
Besides boosting the favorability of whale Laboon, Crocus, and the Bounty Hunter duo, he had also incidentally fulfilled the task objective.
"The key is, I haven't encountered any danger, safe and stable!"
Sig lanted inwardly.
But just at this mont, he heard whale Laboon beside the ship suddenly let out a low growl.
After this sound appeared, Sig saw Crocus's expression imdiately change.
"Sig," Crocus's expression was sowhat grave.
"Laboon is saying, a big guy has co in the dense fog."
Sig's eye twitched.
Sothing that even the island whale Laboon considered a big guy?
"Is it Moria's Thriller Bark?"
Before he could voice his speculation, Sig felt the moving pirate ship being firmly pulled by sothing, its speed suddenly slowing down.
At so point, a large expanse of web-like white material had firmly adhered to the ship's hull.
And in the dense fog behind the ship, the outline of an island erged.
The thick fog dissipated sowhat at this mont, vaguely revealing ruins on the island, collapsed buildings, and at the very center, the Gothic spire castle.
This island, or rather, this Thriller Bark, was several tis larger than the island whale Laboon; it was indeed a big guy.
Sig's heart sank to the bottom, his throat feeling dry.
The thing he least wanted to see had still happened.
"Croco-Delle, are you familiar with Gecko Moria among the Shichibukai?"
Sig lowered his voice and suddenly asked.
Croco-Delle glanced sideways at Sig but didn't answer.
At this ti, whale Laboon, which had been swimming alongside the ship, had clearly noticed the predicant the pirate ship was in.
It let out a roar, its island-sized body charging directly towards the wispy spiderwebs on the sea surface.
However, the spiderweb was surprisingly tough. The collision didn't break the web; instead, it pulled the pirate ship, almost capsizing it.
Seeing this, whale Laboon quickly stopped its movent, looking sowhat confused towards the direction the web extended.
It saw an island.
Laboon let out a loud roar towards the sky, no longer attempting to hit the web, but instead ramming fiercely against the hull of Thriller Bark.
Although Laboon's size was considerably smaller than this ship, the impact directly caused the entire island ship to shake violently, splashing waves.
At the sa ti, inside the spire castle in the center of the island.
Moria sat at the dining table, looking at the shattered tableware fallen on the floor, his face gradually darkening.
The entire giant ship had just shaken, like a minor earthquake occurred.
Although it didn't cause any substantial damage, it shook his tableware to the ground, shattering it.
He looked up, following the sound of the whale song, his gaze looking through the window towards the main gate of the sailboat.
"Just arrived in the Florian Triangle sea area, and already caught such big prey."
"Let's go take a look."
Moria stood up and walked out.
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