Chapter 209: Meeting Ghost Princess

"Huh?"

"Ryujiro, the Seven Warlords are acknowledged by the World Government as great pirates, nearly unbeatable in the first half of the Grand Line."

"Gecko Moria's bounty is 320 million Berries!"

Brook thought Ryujiro might not understand the significance of the Seven Warlords and mentioned Moria's bounty.

The bounty is usually a standard for evaluating a pirate's strength.

"320 million Berries."

"Brook, do you know my bounty?"

Ryujiro gave a meaningful smile, leading Hinata forward without turning back.

This...

Brook was stunned. Was Ryujiro implying that his bounty was higher than Moria's?

How could that be!

"Are you Brook?"

Carmen, standing far from Brook, wasn't as scared as before. Kun, on the other hand, seemed more curious about Brook.

"Yes."

"I'm Kun, a navigator."

"Mr. Kun."

"Do you really not know our captain?"

Kun asked skeptically.

Brook shook his head, indicating that he really didn't know.

"This foggy area is almost isolated from the outside world. Very few outside news gets through."

Brook's explanation made Kun understand.

Kun took out several wanted posters from his pocket and handed them to Brook, saying slowly, "Take a look and you'll understand."

Wanted posters?

Isn't that Ryujiro?

The bounty amount...

Brook's hollow eyes widened as cold sweat broke out on his forehead.

"1.53 billion!"

"W-What?!"

Brook was at a loss for words. Seeing that there were also bounties for Hinata, Kun, and Carmen, and noting Hinata's bounty of 870 million Berries, Brook was completely stunned.

What had Ryujiro and the others done outside to warrant such bounties? Brook was unable to think clearly.

By the time he came to his senses, Ryujiro and the others had already walked far ahead.

Brook hesitated for a moment but decided to follow. Regardless of whether Moria seemed strong or weak in Ryujiro's eyes, Brook had to keep up.

Ryujiro was his savior, and Brook couldn't let him face danger alone.

As Ryujiro moved forward, the narrow path was littered with numerous zombie corpses, resembling a sea of corpses.

Brook realized Ryujiro's strength. Zombies were no more than trivial obstacles to Ryujiro.

"Horo-horo-horo-horo"

At this moment, ghosts began to emerge from the walls in the corridor. These ghosts weren't scary; they had a ghostly doll-like appearance.

Ryujiro wasn't surprised.

The Ghost Princess, Perona.

These ghosts were said to cause people to lose their will. Whether that was true or not remained to be seen.

"What are these?"

"Ghosts?"

Kun and Carmen, seeing the ghosts, didn't feel scared. Instead, they found them somewhat cute.

At that moment, when the ghosts passed through their bodies, Kun and Carmen suddenly stiffened and fell to their knees.

"I want to become a bug."

"I want to become a louse."

"Mr. Kun, Ms. Carmen, what's happening to you?"

Before Brook could finish speaking, a ghost passed through his body as well.

"I'm just a long-lived bone; I shouldn't be in this world."

Hinata looked at the others who had lost their will, puzzled. Was it because of those ghosts?

However, when the ghosts passed through Ryujiro and Hinata, neither felt any effect or impact.

"Ryujiro, are they affected by these ghosts?"

Hinata asked.

"Yes, this is the ability of a Devil Fruit."

"This is also a Devil Fruit ability?"

Hinata was surprised to see these ghosts. She hadn't expected a Devil Fruit's ability to be so cute.

It was truly amazing.

"Ghosts, huh."

"There's a bit of soul energy."

Ryujiro activated his intangibility field. Suddenly, several wandering ghosts stopped, shaking violently, their expressions distorting and expanding.

"Boom—!"

The unbearable force exploded the ghosts into spirit particles.

"Ah!"

A delicate scream came from behind a hidden stone pillar. Perona, with her pink pigtails, crown, and wine-red parasol, looked at Ryujiro with growing terror.

What was that just now?

What was affecting her cute ghosts?

So scary! These people!

Moria-sama!

Perona wanted to run back.

"Wait, Perona."

Ryujiro's voice reached Perona's ears, causing her to shiver.

"How do you know my name?"

In the next moment, Ryujiro appeared directly in front of her.

Perona screamed in fright, her expression twisting completely from her previously cute demeanor.

It turned out that the exaggerated expressions in One Piece were not an exaggeration; people really did look like this when scared.

Perona kept a safe distance from Ryujiro.

At the same time, she was utterly desperate, regretting not staying by Moria's side.

Ryujiro smiled, pointing in a direction. "Your main body is over there, right?"

Er...

Perona nearly fainted from the suffocating feeling, as if she were in hell.

"Don't worry, I won't harm you. Just behave and follow me to see Moria, and I won't do anything to you."

Ryujiro's face always wore a friendly smile.

I don't trust you at all!

Perona wanted to cry but had no choice but to nod obediently.

Carmen and Kun recovered, though they were still slightly affected. It wasn't a major issue.

Perona followed Ryujiro and the others until they reached the door to her main body's room. She hesitated before returning to her main body.

Perona, who was following behind, trembled even more.

Moria-sama, please save me!

At the top floor, in a vast, empty area, a huge shadow loomed. Gecko Moria stared coldly at Ryujiro and his group.

"Moria-sama!"

Perona, as if seeing a savior, cried out in tears.

"Perona?!"

"Return Perona to me!"

Moria roared in fury, his voice shaking the eerie forest and startling many crows.

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