Grand Line's Lord Of Shadows

"Then...please give me some advice, Sir William!"

The ship of terror moves slowly.

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

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

He flew directly in front of Brook.

"Eh?"

Brook's pupils shrank sharply.

"Shaving... Finger Pistol!"

For a moment.

Shadow Mage didn't give him any time to prepare and took action directly.

"Wait..." Brook's hair stood on end.

Retreat subconsciously.

But it was too late.

His chest was mercilessly pierced by the Shadow Mage.

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 staff and sword.

Being hit by that powerful and heavy kick.

It was so shocked that it flew back.

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

Look at the transparent finger holes on the front and back of the dress.

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 there is no flesh and blood, so it has certain advantages!"

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

The next moment.

The menacing shadow mage.

Like an afterimage, it swooped out.

"Tempest Kick!"

Its right foot is like electricity.

Without any hesitation, he kicked out violently.

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

"boom……"

Smoke and dust were flying.

The earth was torn directly into shocking holes.

In the blink of an eye, before Brook could stabilize his body, the black shadow had already flicked his finger: "Fly Finger Pistol!"

"call out!"

An air blade came through the air.

"Huh... Night Light Song·penetrating straight through!"

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

The sharp sword was drawn out in an instant.

Thrust out.

"Keng!"

Sparks sputter.

The staff knife collided with the air blade.

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.

"Bottle Dance·Serial Strike!"

"Clang... clang..."

The sound of gold and iron clashing continues.

The extremely sharp shadow knife kept colliding with Brook's staff knife.

Hogba Gu, Perona, and the zombie soldiers 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.

The sword's momentum was completely messy.

William's shadow mage appears to be at ease and relaxed.

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

There is a judgment between the two.

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

Not surprising.

After all, from the beginning.

He doesn't have high expectations for Brook's strength.

"Bi Ge Sanding·Arrow tail chop!"

soon.

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

His body looks like electricity, and he swings out his staff and sword.

"Paper Arts!"

Between the electric light and flint.

Shadow Mage is as thin as paper flying in the wind.

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

"Face the blast... Thirty-six Tornadoes!"

at the same time.

The black shadow's momentum suddenly became fierce.

The extremely sharp shadow knife traced a rapid trajectory.

Sweep out.

"Woo hoo hoo..."

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

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

The whole person was directly pressed by the strong wind and flew out.

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

Tattered.

"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 Lord William..."

Looking at the shadow returning to William's feet.

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

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

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

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

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

"call……"

Swinging dumbbells of incredible weight.

There was no shaking at all in his hand, which was extremely stable.

William, who did not stop training, said bluntly: "You have not fully utilized the ability of the Underworld Fruit. Next, I will guide you in related development and training!"

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

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

Brook was filled with surprise.

He always thought that this was the end of the underworld fruit.

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

"sure!"

"Any ability, 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, William 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. ?"

"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 Underworld Fruit, he never practiced well at all.

As long as Brook practices seriously.

Even if you don't know Haki, you can't defeat Ryoma's zombies.

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

Not to mention defeating Moria, the Seven Warlords of the Sea.

But at least I can retreat calmly.

But after hearing what William said later, his "old face" couldn't help but blush.

He scratched his afro and smiled sheepishly: "After I was resurrected, because the rudder of the ship was broken, I couldn't leave this devil's triangle of sea 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 can't get stronger!"

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

"The underworld fruit has a very special ability, it can bring people back to life..."

William 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 Devil's Triangle and didn't eat much at all!"

If he remembered correctly.

Brook is ready to 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 capable person and cannot go into the sea.

And I 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!"

William 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, William believes that even if Brook puts aside the development of his 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 Nathan White skeleton, William added: "After some time, I will find a way to help you 'strengthen' it!"

he thinks.

Paramecia·Munch-Munch Fruit's ability.

Should 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, I believe you won’t care too much, right?

"Eh? Is that okay?"

Brook was shocked.

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

William didn't care about authenticity.

Anyway, over there in the Drum Kingdom.

It's not far from their route, and it's on the way.

By this time, the king of the Drum Kingdom, Wapol, has most likely become a user with the ability of Munch-Munch Fruit.

Just tie this guy up.

It doesn't matter whether you listen or not.

Anyway, he was able to pass the Shadow Fruit's ability.

The ability to forcibly control the opponent and control Munch-Munch Fruit in disguise.

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

Brook was excited.

spinning around happily there.

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

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

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