One Piece: Fist of the World.

Chapter 148 Returning with a Full Load
"In that case."

Rod looked at Brooke.

"Why don't you join my pirate group?"

"what?"

Brooke was slightly stunned.

In fact, his shadow was taken away several years ago, and he had fought more than once to get his shadow back.

However, every time I tried I failed.

It was clearly a sword skill that he had honed with great difficulty, but when used by a zombie with his own shadow inserted in it, it was able to unleash even greater power, and even he himself could not withstand it.

The zombie that made him helpless was just one of the endless zombie army of the other side.

Such an opponent who was so powerful that made him despair was easily dealt with by the red-haired young man in front of him.

At least Brooke didn't see any scars on Rod's body.

Such a strong man invited me to join his pirate group?

"Don't want to?"

"Do not."

Brooke shook her head.

"I am deeply honored to receive your invitation!"

"only···"

Brooke began to talk about his past.

He is a person with special abilities who ate the Yomiuri Fruit. Their pirate group entered the Grand Line fifty years ago, but not long after entering the Grand Line, everyone on the ship contracted a serious disease, and ultimately no one on the ship survived.

Only after his death did the devil fruit finally take effect. His soul returned from the underworld, but he could not find his body. When he found his body, it had turned into a skeleton.

From then on, he wandered in this foggy sea as a skeleton until his shadow was taken away by Moria.

"You are a member of the Rumba Pirates, right?"

Rod waited until Brooke finished telling his story before he spoke.

"Eh? After all these years, is there still anyone who knows our story?"

Brooke looked at Rhodes unexpectedly.

"I heard about your story from Kulokas and Rab of the Twin Capes."

"Rabb!"

Suddenly hearing the names of acquaintances and former partners from other people's mouths, a hint of excitement flashed in Brooke's eyes.

"Is Rab okay?"

"We made a new agreement with him. Once we conquer the Grand Line, we will be able to meet him again."

"I see!"

Brooke was a little agitated.

He has been wandering in this mist for fifty years, and has fought several times to get his shadow back after losing it.

Unexpectedly, today, just after I got my shadow back, I heard messages from my former partners again and received invitations from new partners.

Today is really the luckiest day he has had in all these years!

"So···"

Brook stood up and looked directly at Rhodes in front of him.

"I will..."

“Negative Ghost!”

A translucent ghost suddenly passed through Brook's body.

"I'm just an old man, I'm so sorry to everyone!"

Brooke fell to his knees and headbutted the ground.

"Lord Moria!"

Perona with pink twin ponytails was floating in the distance, looking at Moria lying motionless at Rhodes' feet, her heart filled with sorrow.

"You actually killed Lord Moria!"

“It’s a beauty!”

Brook came out of his negative state, looked at Perona floating in the sky, and saluted her solemnly.

"Excuse me, can I admire your panties for a moment?"

"abnormal!"

Perona waved her hands and a huge ghost appeared in front of her.

"Extra Large Ghost Kamikaze Bomb!!"

This is her most lethal move. The huge ghost released is a specially enhanced version of the ghost bomb, which can instantly blow the enemy into pieces.

"Don't get too excited, little girl!"

Looking at the huge ghost bomb summoned by Perona, Rhodes stood up and grasped the hilt of Qiu Shui with one hand.

Let’s try a little bit, Qiu Shui’s moves.

"Slay the dragon!"

The Qiu Shui sword was unsheathed in an instant, and a strong domineering aura was wrapped around the black and purple blade. As Rhodes completed the action of swinging the sword, the flying slash and the powerful domineering aura were released at the same time, forming an extremely terrifying slash. Perona's ghost bomb was directly destroyed the moment it came into contact.

"This is--!!"

Brooke looked at the scene in shock.

"What a powerful swordsmanship!"

A bottomless ravine extends all the way to the end of the sight.

Rhode's attack almost split the entire island in half.

As a swordsman himself, Brook knows better how terrifying this move is.

"Do not kill me!"

Perona collapsed on the ground, her face full of horror.

Although it was only a soul clone, Perona still clearly felt the breath of death.

"He's really strong!"

Rhodes was also filled with shock as he looked at the damage he had caused.

This move should be considered his most powerful move so far.

Even his [Ba Quan], which combines multiple techniques, cannot exert such power.

This move is what Rhodes has always been pursuing, the strongest move that perfectly combines mind, skills and body!
"Little guy, is this what you want?"

Moria woke up at some point, and he also saw the slash that Rhodes had just made.

That slash that made him despair.

Although his strength has declined a lot, Moria still has vision.

Even if he was in his prime, he wouldn't have any chance of winning against such an attack.

The kid nicknamed "Ba Quan" is actually a great swordsman. What a sinister kid!
However, with such powerful swordsmanship skills, it is no wonder that the other party is obsessed with wanting his collection.

The black sword Shusui, which is collected as a national treasure of Wano Country, is indeed a weapon that no swordsman can refuse.

"If there's something you like, you grab it without hesitation, and if there's someone you don't like, you kill him without mercy. Isn't that the way we pirates act?"

Rhodes sheathed his sword and looked at Moria in front of him.

Even though the opponent was lying on the ground, he was still much taller than Rhodes.

"If an old veteran like you keeps living in the memories of the past and cannot extricate yourself, I'm afraid you will soon be crushed by the rising stars one by one."

Rhodes spoke to Moria.

Compared to killing Moria and taking his fruit, what Rhodes wanted more was a strong Moria.

The upcoming battle for maritime supremacy will naturally require the participation of as many people as possible.

If you want to succeed, you must make fewer enemies and more friends.

Not to mention that the Navy and the World Government were naturally on opposite sides, Rhodes still wanted to get as much help as possible from within the pirate camp.

"What does a little brat like you know?"

Moria seemed to have realized what Rhodes said. He looked at the other party with a ferocious expression and unremovable hatred in his eyes.

"At least I know that this sea speaks with its fists!"

Rhodes raised his fist towards Moria.

"If you can't make it one day, don't be embarrassed, you can come to me for help."

Moriah kept silent.

"As the victor, everything on your ship is at my disposal."

Rhodes didn't think he could convince Moria with just a few words. Unlike Tezoro, Moria had been dormant for more than a decade, and his spirit and will had declined. Rhodes was just trying to see if he could awaken his enthusiasm.

···
“Big harvest!!”

A few hours later, Nia returned to Rhodes carrying a huge bag and put it on the ground, making a sound of metal clashing.

"I didn't expect Moria to be quite rich."

Nia smiled widely when she mentioned her gains.

"Also, we found a treasure map."

Robin handed Rhodes a treasure map.

"This seems to be the treasure of the legendary pirate Captain John."

"Oh?"

Rhodes took the treasure map handed over by Robin.

"I don't understand it at all. You can study it with Naru later."

Rhodes threw the blueprint back to Robin.

"Did you find so many things?"

Gray also brought Absalom back to the starting point. Looking at the things Nia brought back, his face was full of surprise.

I didn't expect they would have such a rich harvest.

"Have you finished your research?"

"do not talk."

Speaking of this, Gray couldn't help scratching his head.

"I was almost killed by a slash that came out of nowhere."

Nia and Robin turned to look at Rhodes.

"So it was you who did it!?"

Gray suddenly realized.

"Yohohoho, after all, Captain Rhodes's slash almost split the island in half."

"Skeletons!?"

It was not until Brook spoke that these people noticed each other's presence and looked at Brook beside Rhodes with extremely horrified eyes.

"My name is Brooke, and I'm a new member just invited by Captain Rhodes."

Brook took off his hat and bowed to the few people. Although it was just a skeleton, it made Nia and the others feel his rare gentlemanly demeanor.

"that···"

Brooke walked up to Nia and Robin.

"Can I see your underwear?"

Boom!
Bang! !

Nia's kick and Robin's hook landed on Brooke at the same time.

"Be perverted!"

"It's broken, it's broken, the bone is broken!"

After some noise, Rhodes looked at the big bear.

"I'm sorry to bother you again, Big Bear. Get ready to go!"

"set off!"

Brooke stood up, looking excited.

After 50 years of wandering, he is finally going to start sailing again!

"Wait, where's our ship?"

Brooke wondered.

"Our ship is still on another island. We have to go back there first. There are other companions that we haven't introduced to you yet."

"Another island?"

Brooke wondered.

The next moment, Daxiong raised his hand and slapped it down, and the figures of several people disappeared instantly.

···
"Lord Moria!"

Another part of the Terror Bark.

Hobgobak took action and provided physical treatment to Moria. Perona sat on a small stool not far away, wiping her tears.

"Our zombie plan is over!"

Absalom stood on the other side of Moriah and talked about their zombie plan.

After losing to Rhodes, all the shadows that Moria had collected ran back to their master. The zombie army that had been prepared for many years and had already taken shape was destroyed in an instant.

"The zombie army is finished."

Moriah looked at the chandelier above his head and recalled his former high-spirited self.

"Next, I want the world to remember the name of the hero of the West Sea - Gekko Moriah!"

(End of this chapter)