One Piece: Lord Of Shadows

"Then...please give me some advice, Luke!"

The Thriller Bark moves slowly.

On the wide training field, Brook performed a knightly salute with the sword.

"Shadow Clone!" Luke, who was training there, didn't talk nonsense, and the shadow under him stood up.

He flew directly in front of Brook.

"Eh?"

Brook's pupils shrank sharply.

"Shave... Finger Pistol!"

The Shadow Clone didn't give Brook any time to prepare and took action directly.

"Wait..." Brook's hair stood on end, and he retreated subconsciously.

But it was too late.

His chest was mercilessly pierced by the Shadow Clone.

The next moment, the black shadow's sharp right leg swept away.

"Keng!!" Brook, who had no time to draw his sword, narrowly blocked it with his sword's sheath.

Being hit by that powerful and heavy kick, he flew back several meters away.

"It was such a close call, I almost got skewered..."

Looking at the transparent finger holes on the front and back of his clothes.

Brook, whose body had long since decayed and was only a skeleton, wiped away the non-existent cold sweat and said, "Oh ho ho ho ho, it seems like having no flesh and blood also has certain advantages!"

"Really?" Luke, who was watching the battle while waving a heavy dumbbell, looked amused.

The next moment.

The menacing Shadow Clone, like an afterimage, swooped out.

"Tempest Kick!"

Its right foot is like lightning.

Without any hesitation, he kicked out violently.

"Whoops!" An astonishing light green wind blade came through the air, but Brook dodged it awkwardly.

"Boom…"

Smoke and dust were flying.

The ground was torn apart, creating a shocking ravine.

But before Brook could stabilize his body, the black shadow had already flicked his finger: "Flying Finger Pisto!"

"Boom!"

A compressed air shockwave came through the air.

"Huh... Polka Remise!"

Brook, who was barely able to react to the Shadow Clone's attack, did not sit still and wait for death.

The sharp sword was drawn out in an instant and was thrust out.

"Keng!"

Sparks sputter.

The sword collided with the compressed air shockwave.

The next moment, Brook's eyes blurred, and a black shadow rushed towards him.

"Chi..." A black blade suddenly appeared from its right hand.

The afterimages that filled the sky were like violent storms coming in violently.

"Gavotte Bond en Avant!"

"Clang..."

"Clang..."

The sound of iron clashing continues to echo.

The extremely sharp shadow sword kept colliding with Brook's sword.

Hogback, Perona, and the zombie who were training on the side were all attracted by the movement and looked over.

They were all a little surprised.

"Huh...huh..."

Brook was constantly forced back.

His swordsmanship rhythm was completely messy.

Luke's Shadow Clone appears to be at ease and relaxed.

Even though he has released a lot of water, Brook is still forced to scramble.

"Although the strength is a bit lacking, it's still okay as a junior cadre!" Luke, who was multitasking, training, manipulating the Shadow Clone, and fighting with swords, nodded slightly.

Not surprising.

After all, from the beginning, he doesn't have high expectations for Brook's current strength.

"Three-Verse Humming: Arrow Notch Slash!"

Soon, Brook, who was at the end of his rope, gritted his teeth and launched the final offensive against the Shadow Clone.

His body looks like lightning as he swings out his sword.

"Paper Arts!"

Between the electric light and flint, the Shadow Clone is as thin as paper flying in the wind.

In an incredible way, he dodged Brook's swift blow.

"Thirty-six Tornadoes!"

At the same time, the black shadow's momentum suddenly became fierce.

The extremely sharp shadow blade sweeps out.

"Woo hoo hoo..."

A violent gust of wind, accompanied by an astonishing wind blade, struck suddenly.

"What!?" Brook's pupils dilated as he had just regained his balance and was unable to dodge.

He was directly pressed by the strong wind and flew out.

The clothes all over his body were torn apart by countless wind blades.

"Wait, I give up!"

In the blink of an eye, he fell to the ground hard.

Brook was in ragged clothes and in a state of disarray, dripping with cold sweat.

He decisively admitted defeat.

"As expected of captain..."

Looking at the shadow returning to Luke's feet.

Brook wiped his cold sweat and said sincerely: "You are so awesome!"

At this moment, he had a clearer understanding of Luke's strength.

Whether it was physical skills or swordsmanship, he was incredibly strong, far superior to himself.

Just relying on a shadow clone and without even taking it seriously, he can easily crush him, who is going all out.

He is worthy of being the man who can kill Gecko Moria.

"Whoosh!"

Swinging dumbbells in his hand with incredible weight, Luke, who did not stop training, said bluntly: "You have not fully utilized the ability of the Revive-Revive Fruit. Next, I will guide you in related development and training!"

"In addition, your swordsmanship skills also need to be improved!"

"Eh? In addition to resurrecting people after death, does this Devil Fruit have other abilities?"

Brook was filled with surprise.

He always thought that this was the end of his devil fruit.

In addition to turning himself into a landlubber, it also gives him a chance to be resurrected after death.

"That's right!"

"Any devil fruit, in addition to the basic abilities that come with it, can play a more powerful role as long as it is developed in a reasonable and in-depth manner, but that is related to the individual's talent!"

The perfect muscle lines are tight and sparkle under the sunlight.

As if he had formed a muscle memory, Luke persisted in waving the dumbbells while looking at the other person strangely: "Speaking of which, I'm very curious... After you came back from the dead, you haven't practiced seriously in the past few decades, right?"

"It's really embarrassing that you can't even defeat a zombie!"

Judging from Brook's progress in two years.

It's not that he has no potential to tap.

But after this guy was resurrected with the power of the Revive-Revive Fruit, he never practiced at all.

As long as Brook practices seriously.

Even if he doesn't know about Armament Haki, he can defeat Ryuma's zombies.

In fact, Moria will not be able to take away his shadow so easily.

Not to mention defeating Moria, but at least he can retreat calmly.

But after hearing what Luke said, Brook's old face couldn't help but blush.

He scratched his afro hair and smiled sheepishly: 

"After I was resurrected, because the rudder of the ship was broken, I couldn't leave this Florian Triangle sea area no matter how hard I tried..."

"Moreover, because I lost my goal, I fell into confusion for a long time!"

"Also, I always thought that after turning into a skeleton, my body's speed and strength have been limited. No matter how hard I try, I won't get stronger!"

Brook asked excitedly: "What do you think, Captain? Can I become stronger again?"

"The Revive-Revive Fruit has a very special ability; it can bring people back to life..."

Luke looked at Brook seriously and couldn't help but sigh: "But I have to admit, your situation is really rare!"

"What's incredible is that even in the state of a skeleton, you can continue to digest food and absorb the nutrients..."

"Your bone strength and speed haven't changed, not only because you haven't exercised enough but also because you were trapped in the Florian Triangle and didn't eat much at all!"

If he remembered correctly.

Brook can really eat.

And what's exaggerated is that even with a handful of bones left, this guy can still defecate normally.

Even if the skeleton is cracked or chipped due to external force damage, calcium can be replenished by drinking milk to heal the cracks and regenerate the bones.

"That seems to make sense!"

Brook suddenly understood.

Over the years, he rarely ate.

Because he is a devil fruit user and cannot go into the sea to get fish.

And he met almost no one.

Even the other ghost ships were mostly destroyed.

There is no way to leave this sea area.

"So, I speculate that you can actually become as strong as a normal human being!"

Luke smiled and said: "And since you no longer have a body, there is no limit to aging. In theory, you can still grow!"

Logically speaking, Brook is already eighty or ninety years old, right?

But his bones did not age over time like normal old people.

Therefore, Luke believes that even if Brook puts aside the development of his devil fruit abilities, as long as he eats normally and supplements it with some reasonable exercise, he can still continue to become stronger!

"However, your bones are indeed too fragile!"

Looking up and down at Brook's white bones, Luke added: "After some time, I will find a way to help you strengthen it!"

He thinks Munch-Munch Fruit's ability should be able to strengthen Brook's frame.

After all, apart from the black afro, all that's left of this guy is a skeleton.

If you modify it a little bit, Luke believes he won't care too much, right?

"Eh? Is that okay?"

Brook was shocked.

"Not sure, but we can give it a try!"

Luke didn't care about authenticity.

Anyway, the Drum Kingdom is not far from their route, and it's on the way.

By this time, the king of the Drum Kingdom, Wapol, had most likely become the Munch-Munch Fruit user.

Just tie this guy up and kidnap him back.

It doesn't matter whether he listens or not.

Anyway, he was able to use his devil fruit ability through the Shadow-Shadow Fruit's ability.

"Yo ho ho ho, that's really great..."

Brook was excited, and he spun around happily there.

Suddenly, a violin appeared in his hand, and he bowed to Luke: "Captain, please let me play a song for you to express my gratitude!"

"Ha~, then I'm all ears!"