"Uh-huh........... head......... A little dizzy. ”

Brooke slowly opened his eyes, his eyes were still a little blurry, but he could quickly see the person in front of him, it was the dean, and she was looking at Brooke.

If Brooke remembers correctly, his last memory is hearing the dean say that she would come, and then it was gone, it stands to reason that he should be dead, so is the dean in front of him real?

Or is it that he is really dead, and now it is only a soul perspective.

He tried to raise his hand, as if he was unconscious, and sure enough, he should be dead?

That's really not good, let the dean see her body, she will be very sad, she knew not to call.

"Dean'..........."

"I'm here."

"Can you hear me?!"

"Of course."

"Is it because of your fruit ability, Dean?"

"You're not dead, Brooke."

"But...... I can't seem to feel my body. ”

"After detoxification, your body will fall into a brief period of numbness, normal."

Brooke looked around a little, he was lying on the dean's lap, but how could he not see his partner? Where did his partner go? It's not a boat, it's an island.

"Where have my .......... buddies gone?"

Brooke looked at Catrell, who didn't speak, just pursed his lips.

Brooke sensed his panic, but he tried to make sure he was calm, but he couldn't hide his hurry:

"Dean, if you can save me, you will definitely be able to save them, right? Right! They must be waiting for me somewhere, right! What about them? ”

Catrell still didn't speak.

"They must still be alive......... Right! Dean, tell me, okay. ”

Brooke felt a drop of water drop on his face, and he saw the Dean crying........

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry.................."

Catrell kept repeating the phrase.

Brooke looked at Catrel, his body couldn't move at all, but he was suddenly unusually calm at the moment, he actually knew it before, he knew it himself, he just didn't want to believe it.

He tried to smile as much as he could:

"That's right......... It's alright, Dean, didn't you do your best? You got me back, and I can't blame you for not reviving them, it's okay, I know you did your best. ”

Brooke tried to move his numb arm to wipe away Catharl's tears:

"It's okay, don't feel guilty, I'm not a kid anymore, Dean. I can understand that the dean would choose to save me first, but there is no way. Even if my buddies knew, they wouldn't blame you, and they might even thank the Dean for saving me, really, it's okay. ”

Catrell was silent for a moment, then nodded:

"When I arrived, there was only enough time for me to save one person........... I buried them, set up a grave for them, and rest assured, this is a beautiful island that no one will disturb, and it is a good place."

"That's good, that's enough, Dean."

Brooke began to move his body to get up, but Catharll hurriedly helped:

"Your body hasn't recovered yet, so it's best not to move yet."

"It's alright, Dean, let me go meet them."

With Catrell on his way, he came to a pile of graves, and at the front of it was a blank tombstone carved with the words "The Free Rumba Pirates of the Sea" are buried.

Brooke walked past the monument, sat down, looked at the graves in front of him, seemed to see his companions, and looked up at Catrel:

"Dean, let me play one last time for my buddies."

"Hmm."

Catrell handed Brooke the violin, took the initiative to walk away a little, gave Brooke a little time alone, and as the sound of the violin sounded, the familiar rhythm reappeared, at first Brooke did not sing, but soon, his singing voice fluttered little by little.

ヨホホホヨホホホ

ヨホホホヨホホホ

ヨホホホヨホホホ

ヨホホホヨホホホ

港の呗

ビンクスの酒を届けにゆくよ

海风気まかせ波まかせ

潮の向こうで夕日も騒ぐ

空にゃ轮をかく鸟の呗

Boatout の呗

……….

Behind Catrel, a group of white souls began to change, they gradually changed into their former appearance, Catrell looked at them, they nodded politely, as if to express their gratitude, and then stepped forward one by one, led by Captain Yuki, they walked towards Brooke, put their hands on Brooke's shoulders, and came to their respective positions, they seemed to be playing music as well.

Some were playing the cello, some were playing the piano, and some were holding each other's shoulders and seemed to be singing there.

No one else could hear it, but Catrell could hear it, and their music intersected with Brooke's music, and a final ensemble appeared before Catrell's eyes.

Brooke also seemed to feel something at this time, and the tears could no longer be suppressed, and he laughed and continued to sing while crying, as if he felt that his friends were by his side.

At the end of the song, Brooke's voice began to whimper, and he put down his violin, smiled as brightly as he could, and made a toast, saying:

"Everyone, go all the way."

The spirits all seemed to laugh in response, raising their hands in a final goodbye, waving their hands as if to say something to Brooke, and then turning away, their souls dissipating into the breeze.

Brooke's tears covered his cheeks, the smile on his face could no longer be maintained, there was reluctance in his eyes, and there seemed to be relief, everyone, really gone.

At least, he ended up smiling and sending his companions away, he didn't want them to see him embarrassed.

He looked down, tears seeping into the soil before disappearing.

After a long time, he finally calmed down, he stood up with the stele, and wiped the corners of his eyes.

Don't let the dean see him crying, he's so old.

He was already a mature middle-aged man.

I was a little embarrassed to cry in front of the dean.

Catrell walked over and asked softly:

"Need a hug?"

"Uh-huh........"

Embraced by Catharl, Brooke seems to be back to the same time as he was a child, when he was sad, he was hugged and comforted by the dean.

At this moment, the tears that had been suppressed reappeared.

Catrell patted him on the back:

"It's okay, let's cry."

The entire quiet island seemed to be in silence, and only Brooke's heart-rending cry could be heard.

Finally, as the sun set, Brooke placed his violin in front of the tombstone, where his past was also buried.

"Dean, where am I going after that?"

Brooke was a little confused

"Go where you want to go, kid."

Catrell pulled out a pile of letters:

"I think you'll want to do that."

Brooke took the letter, rubbing the paper.

In fact, when Catrell arrived, there was another person who was conscious, and that was Captain Yuki, a man who was very powerful and held out until the end.

He didn't seem surprised when he saw Catrell, but pointed his finger at Brooke, who was also saved.

After making sure that Brooke had been cured, he was also talking about something:

"Can live one......... It's one, thank you for .........."

"You could have asked me to save you."

"It's normal for a mother to give priority to saving her son........ ha........ and I'm just holding on, as the captain of the ship, I have to ..... cough cough, hold on to the end, and wait for ....... miracle."

"Do you need to leave any last words at such a time?"

"Ma'am......... I don't have any family........ the people on this boat are the people closest to me...... Brooke is very good, he survived, it was the best for me....... at least, you witnessed the last moments of our Rumba Pirates. This world has left traces of what we have been............ That's enough. ”

He seems to be relieved, but in fact he is unwilling.

Finally, he ripped off his necklace and handed it to Catharl:

"This is our last thought for Brooke, please help me pass a message to him..........."

Back to the present.

Catrell handed the necklace to Brooke, who was stunned for a moment.

"Your captain asked me to tell you that the Rumba Pirates are officially disbanded, you don't need to carry them on your back, you should move forward and meet your new companion again."

As Catrell prepares to leave, she seems to catch a glimpse of a group of white phantasm figures sitting on the grave, especially the Ukkey in the captain's hat, as if to say thank you to Catrel.

When Catrell looked back again, the phantoms had vanished without a trace.

It stands to reason that it was very rare for them to survive until Brooke woke up, and with Catrel's help, she had already seen them dissipate before, and it was impossible for the dissipated souls to rekindle.

As a Soul Fruit Ability, Catharl knows best, and she has studied this type of thing for a long time.

But...... Are you sure?

“