"Yohohoho, yohohoho!"
The crisp piano melody filled the air, adding fuel to the joyful feast.
Luffy suddenly leaned on the piano, smiling as he looked at Brook.
"Hehe, Brook, I've heard this song before. Shanks and the others sang it too."
"Pirates of the past all sang this song, whether in sadness or joy. Yohohoho!"
Brook began to recall the old days.
Luffy looked at him.
"Brook, you'll become our nakama, right? Your shadow is back now!"
"Hmm, but I have a promise with Laboon. If I can't fulfill it, I won't be a true man!" Brook's face was full of conflict.
"Then come with us! We met Laboon at Reverse Mountain."
At these words, Brook's hands stopped, and his body trembled uncontrollably.
"We know Laboon has waited for 50 years... always waiting for his nakama to return!"
"It's truly astonishing to find out that you are the survivor of the pirate crew Laboon was waiting for."
"...And you still remember your promise. Laboon would be so happy if he knew!"
Luffy said softly, a smile on his face.
"Wait, wait a minute, this is too sudden!"
Brook still couldn't believe it. Was it a coincidence? Or fate?
"You, you guys, have you really seen Laboon? It's been 50 years, Laboon... is still waiting for us in that strait!!" Brook's voice trembled.
"We can vouch for it too!"
Nami, Zoro, Sanji, and Usopp all moved closer to Brook.
"Is Laboon... well?"
"Very well!"
"As sturdy as a mountain!"
"I really want to see him. When we parted ways, he was only as big as a small boat, very cute!
Although a bit mischievous... he was a good boy who loved music!"
"Thud!"
The piano playing stopped abruptly.
Tears fell, one by one, onto the piano keys.
"Is he really... well? Ahhh—!"
Tears streamed uncontrollably from Brook's empty eye sockets. "I've never been this happy before!"
Then, Brook lifted his skull, took out a shell, and said, "This is a Tone Dial I bought from a merchant ship."
"Did you record something?" Usopp leaned closer.
"It's a song! It's the song of my deceased nakama. This is our message to Laboon that we've ended our joyous journey." Brook's thoughts drifted back... Fifty years ago, on the defeated Rumbar Pirates' ship.
Smoke, corpses, and blood were everywhere.
"How many people are still... breathing?" Brook asked.
"Even if we're still breathing, no one can be saved now!"
"Is this a complete wipeout?"
"Those guys poisoned their weapons."
"The ship's doctor is also dead."
"We are pirates. Although we are prepared to die at any time, I... still have one wish!"
"Laboon!"
The dying crew members were somewhat unwilling; they looked at Brook.
"Brook, your Revive-Revive Fruit?"
Brook shook his head. "What will happen? It's my first time dying too."
"That's right, since we're going to die anyway, why not be happy? How about singing!" Brook looked at his nakama.
"...If, by the power of the Revive-Revive Fruit, I truly revive, I will definitely deliver this."
Brook placed the Tone Dial on the deck.
"Both Laboon and the Captain, we all deeply love this song.
For Laboon, who waits for us day after day in the strait!"
"That's great!"
A crew member, dragging his heavy body, stood up, his voice hoarse.
"You, you guys, no one can fall until the song is finished."
Everyone was helped up, standing!
"Let Laboon hear it, the Rumbar Pirates' once-in-a-lifetime chorus."
Soon, the melody rose.
"Yohohoho, yohohoho." The Rumbar Pirates played their... final song of life!
... (Song skipped, around 18 minutes into episode 380)
Bink's Brew,
Seemed to connect two eras.
Whether it was the Rumbar Pirates from fifty years ago, or the pirates of today,
The moment they heard the music, everyone began to dance, lost in the wonderful melody... Fifty years ago, the Rumbar Pirates, under the music, fell one by one.
..."The condition for joining my crew is to love music!"
"The Rumbar Pirates, who can make even crying children laugh, have been formed!"
"Laboon, we will definitely return here, wait for us!"
...Now,
Brook looked at the joyful Straw Hat.
'Laboon, if you've already waited 50 years... can you bear to wait another year or two?'
'I also have the ambition of a pirate. For you, waiting by the cliff, I will keep my promise!'
'To meet you face to face!'
...Brook looked at Luffy.
"Can I become your nakama?"
"You can!" Luffy chuckled.
"Huh? He joined so easily!"
"But, you're still very welcome!"
"Hahahaha, it's gotten lively again, hasn't it?" Robin smiled elegantly.
"Why do we always recruit people like this!" Nami put her hands on her hips, still unable to forget Brook's perverted behavior...
"Yohohoho!"
Brook pulled out a wanted poster and spread it on the ground.
"Allow me to reintroduce myself.
I am Brook, a skeleton who died.
Commonly known as 'Soul King' Brook, with a bounty of 33,000,000 Berries!
Formerly the Captain of a guard corps in a certain kingdom, then acting Captain of the Rumbar Pirates, musician, and swordsman."
Brook knelt on one knee. "From today onwards, I entrust my life to Captain Straw Hat Luffy!
To avoid being a burden to everyone, I will try my best, even if it costs me my bones!"
"Alright, cheers!"
Luffy got carried away, lifted a large barrel of sake, and began chugging!
...Night fell.
Perona in the ancient castle slowly woke up.
"This is...?" Perona was a bit confused. 'That's right, I was... by that long-nosed guy!'
Perona looked around; it was still her room, but... a huge figure leaned against the wall.
"If you were to travel, where would you want to go?"
"I... I!" The little loli Perona was terrified, trembling all over!
"Never mind!"
A palm magnified in Perona's eyes, then instantly disappeared from its spot.
"Buruburu!"
Kuma answered the den den mushi.
"Bartholomew Kuma, is the mission complete?"
"No, it failed!"
Government Official: "...?"
There was a moment of silence on the other end. "After all, it's a great pirate crew with over a billion bounty. Never mind, come back!"
"Alright!"
Kuma looked at the twinkling stars in the sky.
'Father, we have finally waited... for a new era!'
...On the other side,
"If you can't hold your liquor, don't drink so much! Honestly!"
Nami looked at Luffy, who had passed out in her arms, and sighed helplessly.
"Nami, do you need help?"
Not far away, Robin sat elegantly in the corner, her eyes gently narrowed.
"No, no need!"
Nami's fair little face was a bit flushed. She draped Luffy's left arm over her shoulder and, step by step, carried Luffy to the ship's cabin.
"Honestly!"
Nami placed Luffy on the soft, large bed, listening to his faint snores, feeling quite helpless.
Nami was wearing a white short-sleeved chiffon blouse and a black mini-skirt.
Her tender, fair legs were exposed without restraint.
Her slender little hand caressed Luffy's firm, handsome face.
Her exquisite, perfect face was filled with conflict, her earlobes flushed.
But then she suddenly thought of Vivi and Robin, two women who hadn't even confirmed their relationship but had slept with Luffy without any repercussions.
She, the 'official girlfriend,' hadn't even slept with him.
Subsequently, her gaze grew resolute.
Her soft body directly pounced into Luffy's arms, her pure white legs tightly curled around his waist.
Feeling the scent of Luffy's body, for a moment, Nami's lively eyes gradually became hazy.
Then, she tremblingly closed her eyes.