"Alright, to celebrate finding Brook, let's have a feast!" Lan Luo shouted.
"Oh!" Everyone cheered in agreement.
Chopper then came up and said, "Hey, Lan Luo, I want some Juicy Meat! That stuff is so delicious."
Mikita followed, "Yes, Lan Luo, we want Juicy Meat."
Everyone nodded. They had eaten some of the Juicy Meat Lan Luo bought last time every day, and there was still a lot left, but Lan Luo planned to bring it all out for this feast.
The next day, everyone learned from Brook about their other objective for this trip: Thriller Bark.
The island, standing in the Florian Triangle, was actually the giant Pirate Ship "Thriller Bark" from West Blue. Its flag featured the leader Moriah's onion-shaped hair and a skull with a pair of flaming bat wings. The front gate resembled a giant mouth with bared teeth, specifically designed to capture passing ships. More than 100 ships disappeared in the Florian Triangle each year because this island had been there for ten years. It was surrounded by thick fog, originally to prevent those who lost their shadows from being destroyed by sunlight.
However, Lan Luo supplemented the information about "Thriller Bark."
Gekko Moriah, Captain of the Thriller Bark Pirate Crew, one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, a Devil Fruit user with the Shadow-Shadow Fruit, and a bounty of 320 million Berries.
He had suffered a crushing defeat against Kaido in Wano Country, and was severely traumatized by the death of all his companions in that battle. He returned to West Blue to build a zombie army. Gekko Moriah is a shadow human who consumed the Shadow-Shadow Fruit, possessing the ability to steal others' shadows. In his youth, he was the Captain of the Gekko Pirate Crew and suffered a crushing defeat against Kaido in Wano Country, where all his companions were killed in battle. This blow prompted him to return to West Blue and, with Hogback's assistance, build a zombie army. Later, at some point, he joined the Seven Warlords of the Sea.
Absalom, one of the Mysterious Four. Commander of the Zombie Soldiers and Zombie Generals. He is a user of the Clear-Clear Fruit, a Clear Human, capable of making his own body transparent, and can also make people and objects in contact with his body transparent. He is very lecherous and often goes to "inspect goods" in search of his ideal bride.
There was also Perona, a user of the Hollow-Hollow Fruit, a Hollow Human, possessing the ability to freely generate spiritual bodies. If a spiritual body passes through someone's body, it can make their heart extremely depressed; special ghosts can create powerful shockwaves.
Hogback, one of the Mysterious Four. Although not a commander, he could freely choose and command any zombies he wanted from his master Moriah.
He was a genius surgeon. He had gained a reputation and status as a doctor by miraculously saving many patients. In reality, he was a terrible doctor who valued money over saving lives, and his actions of creating large numbers of zombies and desecrating the dead completely disappointed Chopper when he heard the news.
There was also the great swordsman Shimotsuki Ryuma. A great swordsman from the "Golden Country" era of Wano Country, he never suffered a defeat in his life and was also the legendary Dragon Slayer Samurai, revered as the "Sword God" by later generations.
23 years ago, his body and his beloved sword, Shusui, were stolen by Gekko Moriah. He was later transformed into a zombie by Hogback and had Brook's shadow placed inside him.
After receiving the intelligence on "Thriller Bark," Lan Luo issued a Captain's order: "Our goal this time is to annihilate the Thriller Bark Pirate Crew. Kuina, you will deal with their Captain. If you want to advance your strength further now, there are only a few in Paradise who can fight you. Robin, you will deal with Perona. Chopper, your target is Hogback." It was perfect to have the somewhat mischievous Robin deal with that girl.
Soon after, the future whale airship docked at Thriller Bark's port. To attract Absalom, Lan Luo deliberately turned off the Muggle-repelling charm and invisibility magic on the airship. As expected, it wasn't long before a transparent figure slowly approached within Lan Luo's Observation Haki.
Lan Luo didn't let him board the ship, directly striking the shore with a bolt of lightning. This small lightning bolt struck Absalom before he could react. It carried 80 million volts, not the kind of nominal volts, and while not fatal, it was certainly enough to knock him unconscious.
Jumping off the deck, when Lan Luo returned to the deck, he was already holding a transparent Devil Fruit that resembled crystal.
Kuina then spoke, "Lan Luo, is this the Clear-Clear Fruit?" The others were also very curious about this fruit; it could grant invisibility, after all.
"Alright, now that you've all seen it, let's go. Brook and I will go fight Shimotsuki Ryuma. We're going to get our shadows back." Lan Luo urged the crew to complete their missions.
After speaking, Lan Luo activated the airship's magic circle again. After seeing everyone disembark, Lan Luo gestured to Brook and headed towards the zombie forest.
At the same time, a black bat quietly flew towards the Captain's castle. Inside a top-floor room of that dark castle, a figure lying in a strange rectangular sleeping coffin suddenly opened his eyes.
Not long after Lan Luo and Brook landed on the island, they encountered their target for this trip in the zombie forest: "Shimotsuki Ryuma." Lan Luo specifically glanced at the black blade at his waist.
"Lan Luo-san, please let me go first. I want to try with my own strength to see if I can get my shadow back," Brook said solemnly.
Hearing Brook's request, Lan Luo voluntarily stepped back a few paces, signaling him to go forward: "Go on, don't hold back." This was Lan Luo's goal; getting a little hurt was fine, but if his life was in danger, Lan Luo would step in.
Brook fought, and as expected, he failed. Fortunately, Lan Luo intervened at the end, directly elementalizing and transmitting electricity through the black blade, causing Shimotsuki Ryuma to dissipate.
Brook, who had regained his shadow, bowed solemnly to Lan Luo: "Thank you very much, Lan Luo-san." As if remembering Laboon again, or perhaps the reason he was trapped for decades, he shed tears once more.
Lan Luo simply stepped forward and patted his shoulder: "Brook, we are friends, you don't need to be like this." What he was thinking was that when he returned to East Blue, he would take Brook back to see Laboon. They hadn't seen each other for too long, and Lan Luo had no intention of taking him on a world tour.
Picking up the black blade from the ground, one of the 21 Great Grade Swords. This sword was once the beloved blade of the Wano Country swordsman Ryuma, and was known as a national treasure of Wano Country.
Shusui was relatively heavy, yet its length was not longer than other swords, so Shusui's spine must have been thicker. The blade had a irregular large inverted 'T' hamon, a black-purple body, and red serrated patterns. This sword was incredibly tough; even if a dinosaur stepped on it, it would not bend a millimeter. It was denser and heavier than swords of similar size.
Looking at the two swords at his waist, Lan Luo had recently been using these two Good Grade Swords to forge into black blades. They were already almost half-black, which clearly wasn't something that could be completed in a short time. Lan Luo was just experimenting.
When he returned to Shimotsuki Village, he would give these three swords to Genzo, as they were the ancestral treasured swords of their family, and this was also a national treasure of Wano Country.
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