Grand Line’s Lord Of Shadows

"Hmm..."

"Too delicious!"

"Why didn't I realize the food these guys cooked was delicious before?"

Time flies.

In a blink of an eye, it was already noon.

Zombies with grandmaster's cooking skills have already prepared a sumptuous lunch for them.

BBQ, desserts, juices, drinks…

The aroma is tangy.

It's not just the two big men, Luke and Dr. Hogback.

Even Perona couldn't restrain herself and gobbled it up.

However, within a short time, she and Hogback were unable to eat anymore.

Their belly is already swollen.

All they could do was watch Luke feasting there.

Moreover, there was a lot of food being served constantly.

That exaggerated appetite was jaw-dropping.

"Grrr... grrr..."

All of a sudden, Luke's bulging belly.

It flattened down in an instant, and then he continued to enjoy the food.

Taking in the energy and nutrients in food to supplement the consumption caused by high-intensity training.

On weekdays, when he is not in a hurry, although he eats an astonishing amount, he does not devour everything but enjoys the taste of the delicious food.

This is also one of his hobbies.

Isn't it just for enjoyment that people live?

He works so hard to make progress, become stronger, and control his own destiny.

Isn't it just to enjoy life better?

He will not become an ascetic.

The will to work harder beyond ordinary people and train hard.

For the sake of ambition and becoming stronger, he does not hesitate to risk his life, the courage to risk everything, the madness of putting everything on the line…

He has all of these.

But there is no need to push himself so hard and become a complete slave to strength.

When it's time to enjoy, he won't treat himself badly.

"Every time Luke-sama eats, his belly feels like a bottomless pit!"

Perona complained there.

These days, similar scenes have happened so many times that she is used to it.

"Having mastered the life return, it's like letting you eat as much as you want without fear of getting fat!" Dr. Hogback, who was almost unable to walk, hugged his round belly and bared his teeth in envy.

"By the way, Perona..."

After taking a sip of juice, Luke remembered something and asked Perona directly: "Have you found that skeleton?"

These days, he lets Perona use her devil fruit ability to send the ghost outside to find the whereabouts of Humming Brook.

"I just found it early this morning. I've been letting the ghost keep an eye on him!"

Perona, on the side, said confidently: "That guy is right in front of our ship's course!"

"But Luke-sama, is it really necessary to recruit that guy?" Dr. Hogback was full of confusion and said with a strange smile: "Hiss~, if you ask me, just plunder his shadow..."

In his opinion, Brook's strength is mediocre.

There's nothing worth recruiting.

It's better to just plunder his shadow and resurrect a zombie general.

After all, the corpses of those zombie generals have now been perfectly repaired by him.

Once the implanted shadow is resurrected, its strength will be far greater than the zombie general created by Moria last time.

"The power of the Revive-Revive Fruit is pretty good..."

After eating the last slice of pizza, he burped with satisfaction.

Taking the tissue handed over by Perona and wiping the greasy corners of his mouth, Luke said with a faint smile: "It's just that the guy hasn't realized this yet and hasn't been able to use his abilities!"

The most important is that Brook is not completely without potential.

He is also a musician, which at least can relieve boredom during the boring sailing journey.

If he trains him well, he can still be a core cadre in his own team in the future.

"Perona, you go and command the zombie to change the course of the ship and go directly there!"

"Hehe~hehe~hehe~, good!"

…

"Yo-hohoho, Yo-hohoho~~~Yo-hohoho, Yo-hohoho~~~"

"Going to deliver Binks' Sake~"

From the coast, there was a burst of singing, and some zombies vaguely heard it.

"My shadow is back, I'm so happy..."

The rudder of a ship has been destroyed, and the ship is drifting lost in the foggy sea.

A skeleton with afro hair was amusing himself there while looking at the shadow under his feet, full of joy.

But soon, his whole body was shaken violently, and his jaw almost fell to the ground.

"Is that... The Thriller Bark!?"

Looking at the giant ship slowly emerging from the fog that cannot see the sun, becoming increasingly clear.

Brook was a little shocked: "Are those guys coming to steal my shadow again?"

"No… we are not here to take away your shadow!"

Suddenly, a chuckle echoed in Brook's ears, shocking him all over.

"Who is it?" He immediately drew out his sword.

Then he looked warily towards the direction from which the sound came.

He didn't know when, but a tall and heroic young figure wearing casual clothes appeared there.

He was sitting on the bow of the boat, looking at him with a smile.

"Who are you?"

Brook's eyes widened.

This tall young man is undoubtedly a real person.

It was completely different from his impression of the zombies under Moria's command.

"Don't be nervous, I don't mean any harm..."

Luke was smiling.

He did not hide his identity and introduced himself: "Let me introduce myself. My name is Obask Luke, and I am the new owner of the Thriller Bark... Your shadow escaped from the zombie general and came back after I killed that guy, Gecko Moria!"

"In a sense, I am still your benefactor!"

"What?"

Brook was shocked.

He looked at the young man in front of him in disbelief: "Did you defeat Moria? Released my shadow?"

"Doesn't believe it?"

Luke tilted his head and smiled slightly.

The shadow under his feet was directly separated from him and stood upright.

As if it had a sense of life, it transformed into a dark figure with the same figure as him.

"This is?"

Seeing this scene, Brook's pupils shrank sharply, and he was a little frightened.

"As you can see..." Luke said with a smile: 

"After killing Moria, his devil fruit was unexpectedly reborn on the Thriller Bark, and I got it!"

"Now, I am the new Shadow-Shadow Fruit user!"

"Hiss-"

Brook gasped and lost his voice in shock: "You got Moria's devil fruit?"

He never expected it.

Such a coincidence happened to the other party.

It's incredible.

"I already know your identity..."

Luke looked at Brook, who was in disbelief, and said straight to the point: "Brook, the user of the Revive-Revive Fruit... Do you want to board my ship?"

"I believe you must be troubled by being trapped in this sea for decades, right? As long as you are willing to work for me, I can take you out of this sea and continue your adventure!"

"Really?"

Brook's heart (bone) was shaken, and his eyes socket widened in shock.

He couldn't help but step forward and grabbed Luke's arm and he said excitedly: "I am willing, I am willing to join you!"

"As long as you can take me outside, to the Twin Capes at the bottom of Reverse Mountain, to complete the agreement with Laboon... No matter what the conditions are, I promise you!"