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The gigantic battleship was not aimlessly floating in the gloomy demonic fog, but always heading in a specific direction.
This was because Iji had already released Brook's shadow by secretly giving Ryuma a bit of salt. By following the direction the shadow fled, he determined the approximate location of his target.
Given the wind speed in this sea area, it would definitely not deviate too far in a short period of time.
As for the zombies on Thriller Bark and the people whose shadows were taken, when they woke up and found Absalom and Perona missing, Iji was too lazy to care about whatever commotion would occur.
"Are you awake?"
Perona, who had already woken up, was forcibly brought outside the castle.
"Hmph~ Hmph~ Who are you people?"
On the way out, Perona had already discovered that her hand was shackled with a Seastone bracelet. Unable to use her Devil Fruit ability, she was stared at by Iji, Law, Shiki the Golden Lion, and others. She couldn't help but feel uneasy, and said with a hint of fear in her voice, "My master is one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, Gecko Moria! A true great pirate! If you know what's good for you, hurry up and release me, otherwise, Lord Moria will return..."
But her trembling voice clearly carried a few traces of "guilt" and fear.
"Ze ha ha ha, that Gecko Moria guy, if he could really come back right away, then that would be very interesting."
Shiki the Golden Lion immediately burst into strange laughter. Instead, he hoped Gecko Moria would come immediately to bring him some fun.
"Little sister, first, take a look at that flag." Isabelle smiled slightly, pointing at the black flag with the number "66" printed on it, flying above the castle.
And now, among the Seven Warlords of the Sea, besides the world's greatest swordsman "Hawk-Eyes" Mihawk, who could make Germa wary, even Donquixote Doflamingo, whose combat power was secretly only beneath "Hawk-Eyes," was not worth mentioning. What was a mere Gecko Moria?
"Huh?"
Perona, somewhat fearful, turned her head and looked in the direction Isabelle was pointing.
"That is..."
Seeing Germa's flag clearly, Perona, who was clearly not ignorant, immediately widened her eyes. Her speech was a little incoherent: "Ger... Germa 66!?"
Her cute little face instantly turned pale, and cold sweat streamed down!
"You... you are 'The Evil Army'..."
Perona swallowed her saliva, looking fearfully at Iji and the others sitting there.
Her large, watery eyes, filled with fear and dread, kept shrinking backward.
"From today onwards, you will remain in Germa."
Iji sat casually on a large chair, glancing indifferently at Perona, who was somewhat surprised and uneasy.
That faint gaze, filled with an irresistible majesty, made people tremble involuntarily.
A glittering gold coin with the Germa 66 emblem printed on it spun nimbly in his hand: "If you wish to report to that good-for-nothing Gecko Moria or attempt to escape, you may. However, at that time, you might be thrown down from tens of thousands of meters in the sky and turn into dust, or perhaps be lucky enough to be swallowed by a Sea King beast!"
"Thrown down from tens of thousands of meters in the sky!?"
Perona was so terrified that tears streamed down her face. She directly cried out: "Ah!!! I don't want to! Wah wah wah wah!"
"Fufufufufu~~~"
Some rather pitiful laughter floated over.
In this gloomy demonic fog, Doflamingo was somewhat intrigued.
A dilapidated ghost ship floated on the vast sea, appearing below the battleship.
"This is my shadow..."
"My shadow is back, I'm so happy..."
"Forty-five-degree bow! Fufufufufu~~~"
From time to time, a gloomy laugh came from the ship, seemingly full of excitement and joy.
"Because the stolen shadow finally came back, is he overjoyed?" Iji sat on the bow, looking down at the ghost ship below, with a hint of a smile.
"Huh? A flying snail? Or a castle?"
A skeleton wearing a black tuxedo and holding a sword.
He couldn't help but widen his eyes, staring at the enormous object slowly stopping above.
"Fufufufufu~~~ Hello~~~"
He hadn't seen a living person in too long. Brook excitedly greeted them.
"Ghost!!!"
"A talking... skeleton!?"
That terrifying appearance directly scared Carrot, Bepo, and others, startling them immensely.
"You bastard, Gecko Moria..."
Perona, hiding beside Carrot, instantly gritted her teeth and stared.
She had run to Thriller Bark more than once, wanting to snatch back her shadow. How could she not know him?
"Ze ha ha ha, today I've really seen some rare and strange things..."
Shiki the Golden Lion looked at the guy who was just a skeleton but could still move and even speak, feeling somewhat intrigued and puzzled.
"Such a life form, the world is truly wondrous."
Law, carrying his nodachi "Kikoku," looked at Brook with a hint of surprise in his eyes.
"Mommy~ Mommy~ Is he a ghost?"
Edward Weevil, with his whole body covered in bushy hair, looked confusedly at Miss Bakkin beside him: "It's so strange, isn't it, Mommy~~~ He only has bones left, but he can still talk~~~"
"I don't think he's a ghost. He might be some kind of strange Devil Fruit user."
...
Miss Bakkin, originally just an ordinary person, felt a little tremor in her heart upon seeing Brook's terrifying appearance, but quickly forced herself to calm down.
With His Highness and Edward Weevil, these two terrifying powerhouses present, there was really nothing to fear.
"Your Highness, is the reason we continue to stay in this sea area to find him?" Isabelle stood beside Iji, observing Brook, who was now just a pile of bones. Her emerald eyes were full of curiosity and wonder.
"'Soul King' Brook, who died decades ago, whose body was only bones left, can even come back to life directly..."
He had anticipated this, but when Iji truly saw Brook, who was only a skeleton, alive and kicking, he couldn't help but feel the immense power of the Devil Fruit, completely exceeding human imagination and wisdom: "The power of the Revive-Revive Fruit is truly astonishing!"
He just didn't know if this fruit, if used to revive a truly intact body, would restore them to their youthful state to live another life, or simply maintain an undead state, similar to a skeleton or a true zombie.
"Fufufufufufu~~~ I didn't expect you to actually know the Revive-Revive Fruit. Do you know me?"
Facing so many people, Brook was still a little uneasy, but he still politely bowed and asked tentatively.
"No, I don't know you..."
Looking at Brook with a hint of playfulness, Iji directly sneered.
"I just want to capture you!"
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