Grand Line’s Lord Of Shadows

Three days passed by in a flash.

Brook and Laboon's emotions finally stabilized.

Luke also generously invited Crocus to board the ship, held a banquet, and entertained him warmly.

Of course, if it weren't for Brook's relationship.

The way he entertains the other party is not necessarily a banquet.

Maybe it was a dark cell.

After Dr. Hogback learned that Crocus turned out to be the ship's doctor of the Roger Pirates, he was so excited and couldn't wait to talk to him about his medical skills.

Due to the warm hospitality received by Luke and others, and his relationship with Brook, Crocus was quite generous.

He gave the notes that he had sorted out and no longer needed to Hogback.

Letting this guy be ecstatic and immersed in research all day long.

"Mr. Crocus, goodbye!"

"Have a nice trip, everyone!"

"Ang~~~Ang~~~"

This day, after bidding farewell to Crocus and Laboon.

The Thriller Bark slowly sailed away from the Twin Capes and headed toward the depths of the sea.

"Hehe~hehe~hehe~, Brook, you guy, you actually left with us so simply?"

Perona was floating in the air, looking back and forth at Brook.

She just felt a little unbelievable: "I thought you would cry and beg Luke to let you get off the ship and stay at Twin Capes!"

Staring at the whale Laboon's gradually shrinking figure, which was almost invisible, Brook looked at Perona in mid-air and said helplessly: "So, in your mind, Miss Perona, I am just such a person. That's really disappointing, it makes me sad!"

In his mind, he couldn't help but think back to yesterday's conversation with Crocus.

"Brook, do you really want to go on this adventure?"

"I'm very sorry. I once promised that as long as they can take me out of the Florian Triangle and help me fulfill my wish, I will work for them..."

"What about Laboon?"

"I have made an agreement with Laboon; I'll come back every once in a while... In fact, it has been following you, Mr. Crocus, for decades, and it can be said that Laboon's relationship with you is much deeper than mine!"

"Now that our agreement has been fulfilled, letting Laboon stay with you is the best choice!"

"Mr. Crocus, what do you think?"

"I really can't refuse... I've been with this guy for too long, and I really can't bear to let him go!"

"Then, I'll leave Laboon to you!"

"Do not worry!"

"Oh, oh, oh, I can't be someone who breaks my word... Luke is my benefactor, and I am willing to serve him!"

After a while, his thoughts returned.

Brook smiled there and said: "Besides, I also want to witness how high Luke can lead the Netherworld Pirate in the future!"

It's nothing to do with ambition.

He is also a person who is unwilling to be mediocre.

Otherwise, he would not have given up his position as the leader of a kingdom's guard team and went on an adventure with the Rumbar Pirates.

"Hehe~hehe~hehe~, you know what I mean!"

Perona hummed, and then she raised her chin proudly.

After a few months, she have been completely impressed by Luke's personality, and she has forgotten the slightest thought of revenge for her adoptive father, Gecko Moria.

She has completely become Luke's little fan and will never allow anyone to betray him.

After boarding this ship, if anyone wanted to get off halfway, she would make them get off as a corpse.

"Perona, don't make it sound like I'm a tyrant. As long as your strength increases, I won't restrict your freedom too much..."

Luke, who was sitting aside, knocked Perona's head angrily and said with a smile: "As long as it doesn't delay the business, you can go wherever  and do whatever you want!"

These days, he forced Perona and the others to practice.

Mainly because these guys are too weak at this stage.

He really never thought about having them on standby at all times.

When they have enough strength, even if they want to travel all over the world, he wouldn't have any objections.

After all, as long as he is not preparing to launch large-scale operations.

Under normal circumstances, it is enough to have the zombie army on standby.

"Luke, are we going to East Blue now?" Robin asked with a smile.

She originally wanted to ask Crocus about the Void Century.

But then she thought about it and gave up.

Some answers need to be found by yourself to be more meaningful.

She believed that sooner or later, Luke would be able to lead her to the legendary final island and reveal everything's truth.

"Well, let's first cross the Calm Belt and go to East Blue to find some potential seeds..." Luke said with a smile.

Even though he is very clear that it won't be long before the Red Hair Pirates led by Shanks may reach the top and keep pace with big pirates such as Whitebeard, Big Mom, and Kaido of the Beasts… Forming the Four Emperors pattern in the New World.

But he has no intention of breaking into the New World and competing with those pirates for supremacy.

He is still prepared to develop step by step in a low-key manner according to the original plan.

He will accumulate strength and expand steadily.

"Bang!" "Bang!" "Bang!"

At this time, the flying troops responsible for patrolling high in the sky suddenly began to give warnings.

A white bird wearing colorful clothes seemed to want to investigate the situation of the Thriller Bark. 

It had already attracted attention just as it tried to get closer.

"Is he someone with bird-type Zoan fruit?"

Wyper, Robin, Perona, and others were surprised.

"An interesting guest has arrived!" Looking at the flying bird, Luke chuckled after feeling the other person's breath with his Observation Haki

Several zombies riding pterosaurs raised their rifles and aimed at the bird.

Without hesitation, they opened fire.

"Bang!" "Bang!" "Bang!"

"Whoosh..."

The white bird was very fast; it nimbly dodged those bullets and was about to fly into the distance.

"Now that you're here, why bother leaving in a hurry?"

Wyper sneered, and his whole body turned into lightning.

"Boom...!" His figure instantly appeared hundreds of meters away in the sky and stopped in front of the flying bird.

"Are you going to surrender, or will I take action myself?"

In the sky, Wyper's whole body flashed with lightning.

There is a strong electric light intertwined in his palm, which makes people who see it feel frightened.

"What?"

The bird was startled by the sudden appearance of someone in the air, especially the exaggerated electric light between the palms, which made his scalp really numb.

"Wait... don't attack, I surrender!"

The white bird spoke human words, obviously not without knowledge.

He recognized that the opponent was most likely a person with Logia fruit ability and that he was most likely no match, so he surrendered without any backbone.

The next second, he transformed into a human-beast form at a speed visible to the naked eye.

"Whoosh!" "Whoosh!" "Whoosh!"

A pair of white wings kept fluttering there.

Revealing a pale, tall, thin figure, he looked like a mime actor.

Then, he despondently followed Wyper and landed on the Thriller Bark.

"Oh?" Looking at the pale and uneasy figure, Luke chuckled: "Lafitte, long time no see!"

He recognized the other party.