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Suddenly, the loud laughter stopped completely, within less than 5 minutes all that could be heard were the quiet sounds of the readers breathing.
The overall mood inside the art store changed 180 degrees, of course, this was not without a reason.
The reason was deep enough to shake the feelings of even the most ruthless pirates in the world... this description was not necessarily fault...
Before that, when the three, Luffy, Zoro, and Sanji, woke up, the readers enjoyed their reactions to the loss of their shadows and Sanji's reaction in particular about the issue of Nami's kidnapping.
And he was undoubtedly very angry, to the point that his anger turned into a visible burning flame to the naked eye!
This scene caused Sora to laugh intensely, this boy who feels an illogical closeness to her still makes her laugh every time, not only that but it also makes her feel safe towards him every time he acts like this.
But when Franky began talking about the conversation he had with Brook... Here is where the change in overall mood occurred, whether inside or outside the art store. On every island, there is an art store!
Ordinary people, pirates, hunters, or even government officials and navy soldiers.
Where everyone who holds a One Piece volume wants to know the reason for the description of a person like Franky to a skeleton-like Brook as a real man.
At first, Franky was not comfortable with the question of adding this bone structure to the crew. Therefore, he insisted on answering and getting to know it well.
And this is understandable, as he fears that an undeserving person may join their excellent crew.
With deep eyes bearing mixed emotions, Dr. Vegapunk and Professor Clover looked at Brook, who was reading manga with silent tears.
Dr. Vegapunk tried to say something to Brook but hesitated, in the end, all he could do was sigh and continue reading the manga with accumulated feelings.
The same thing for Clover, who didn't know Brook well before today, but always believed he was a good person.
But not to this degree, he never believed that there was a person with this pure heart in the world.
A heart that can keep promises even after death.
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"The result was that I lived for a very long time, alone on that ship. Because I have the long-held obligation to return!!!" Without turning to meet Franky and Robin, Brook continued speaking:
"Since the day we died... It's been over 50 years I suppose." Franky was shocked to hear such a large number: "50 years!?... Oi, it was that old of a story!! I wasn't even born yet. I'm sorry but, even that guy couldn't have possibly waited such a long time..."
Brook interrupted him off because he did not agree with his words: "Why is it... I know it's possible he isn't waiting, he had the right to leave. But if by some chance he believed in our promise, and he has always been there waiting for us..."
"How lonely would he be right now!? He may think we had betrayed him, but if he continued to wait for us there even now, how strong his feeling must be!!"
Franky was surprised after hearing this powerful talk: "You..."
Brook continued: "The name of the Nakama whom we hope to meet again on that coast was... Laboon."
"We certainly couldn't take a young whale on a dangerous voyage like ours... I imagine he must have become very big now...!!!"
"... Your Nakama was a whale...?" Franky was shocked
"... Yes," said Brook
"I can't help but feel that he has believed in us all this time and thinks we might come back, and like always... We would play our cheerful music while waving our arms out to him."
"I don't think he will forgive us for having died irresponsibly, and because of our selfish promise would tell into the skies if his voice could... THAT DEATH ISN'T AN APOLOGY.....!!!"
Robin: "..."
Franky: "..."
Brook continued with a loud voice: "BECAUSE A MAN ONCE SAID...!!! THAT THEY WOULD ABSOLUTELY COME BACK!!!"
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"Laboon...! Did he say Laboon!?"
"Oh, my God!! So Brook is a member of the Rumbar Pirates!!!?"
"It can't be true!! It's unbelievable! The person Laboon has been waiting for all this time is Brook!??"
"Wait!! Is that the reason why Laboon was happy that day after hearing that man's music!??"
"I understand now, it's no wonder, it's not surprising!"
On that day when Rob built an art store on top of an aircraft carrier in the middle of the Florian Triangle and helped Brook to find it, the desire to fulfill his promise to Laboon by making him meet the last member of the Rumbar Pirates, but the ordinary people in Ohara didn't know the depth of the story.
Only Olvia and other Rob's women and children knew that.
That's why the general public considered the strange skeleton to be just a mysterious musician that Rob summoned for entertainment, and that's what happened that day when everyone enjoyed Brook's music.
Only when Brook appeared in the manga today, the inhabitants of Ohara began to doubt this matter.
But the current chapter divided the doubt from the certainty and showed them the full truth.
The skeleton, Brook, was Laboon's Nakama, who had been mentioned for a long time in the first chapters of the manga!
"Wow! I can't stop my tears~ Woooah!"
Giant Saul wiped his tears repeatedly, where the revelation of Brook and Laboon so far has affected him.
As an avid reader of One Piece and a new resident of Ohara, he was well-versed in the epic story of Laboon.
In the manga, Laboon had been waiting for 50 years for the crew of Rumbar to fulfill their promise to him.
For 50 whole years, he had even tried to break the Red Line to leave the Grand Line and meet his friends again, believing that they might have left the Grand Line and were waiting for him on the other side of the world.
In reality, Laboon had waited for 24 whole years for the return of the Rumbar Pirates before Rob had returned him to the West Blue and reunited him with the last surviving member of the Rumbar Pirates.
This is a fact known by everyone in the world, as Rob had once publicly declared that he would take care of Laboon and it was forbidden for anyone to approach him.
But the full truth about the story of Laboon has always been a mystery for everyone in the world.
But with this chapter, it seems that the mystery around Rumbar Pirates will be revealed little by little.
At the moment, the respect-filled and strong emotional views on the seat where Brook sits are gathered.
Everyone in the art store has one idea in their heart. "This skeleton is truly a man."
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Returning to the island in the Grand Line:
All members of Roger's crew looked at the doctor of their ship, Crocus, who was looked in the manga with surprise.
"Crocus-Yo... It seems this is the crew you boarded this ship to search for them."
"They've already died as we expected, but what we didn't expect is that one of them is still alive."
"Not only that, but he will become a member of the Straw Hats crew."
"Wahahaha!! This is fun, I've loved this skeleton." Roger laughed.
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Chapter 411: Brook Promise
Chapter 412: The Eyes of Mangaka
Chapter 413: Rob's impression of chapter 1073 of One Piece!
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