Vongola Primo in One Piece - Chapter 405

“Yohohoho.”

“Yohohoho.”

The rhythmic laughter echoed throughout the ocean. The source of this laughter soon entered Giotto and Aria’s field of vision as they spotted a dilapidated ship, resembling a ghost ship. However, the laughter carried a sense of joy. It seemed as if someone was singing Binks’ Sake.

On the deck of the ship, a very gentlemanly skeleton was holding a cup, and the song came out from his mouth.

Upon seeing Brook, Giotto was reminded of a peculiar habit of his…

He made up his mind; if Brook dared to say those words, he would definitely give him a good thrashing! Although Brook was a skeleton, and beating him up wouldn’t do much, Giotto wouldn’t be able to restrain himself!

“Ahoy there! It’s been so many years, and I can’t believe I’m seeing a living person. After all, in this place, it’s either ghost ships or more ghost ships, truly terrifying! Come, don’t be shy. Please come aboard and rest for a while. We can have a good chat.”

As soon as he saw a living human, Brook immediately became chatty and showed his warmest hospitality. He paid no attention to how strange it might seem for normal people to encounter a talking skeleton.

“Aria, wait here! I’ll have a chat with that guy.” 

Giotto said softly as looked at the polite skeleton.

“Why can’t I go with you?” Aria was confused why Giotto didn’t let her come with him.

“Because if you come up, I might end up tearing this skeleton apart,” Giotto said with a chilling smile. It seemed that Aria’s influence had rubbed off on him a bit, as his smile exuded a terrifying aura.

With that, Giotto leaped onto the ghost ship and stood next to Brook. Before he could say a word, Brook had already spotted Aria.

“Oh my! What a truly beautiful lady! I am fascinated by beautiful women, even though I’m a skeleton without eyes, yohohoho!”

Brook suddenly began adjusting his attire, even taking out a handkerchief to polish his shoes. Just as he was about to speak, a hand was placed less than ten centimeters from his skull, and Sky Flame was condensed rapidly at Giotto’s hand on that hand. Anyone would be able to sense the terrifying power contained within.

“Hey, Brook, if you say those words, you’ll turn from a skeleton into ash. So think carefully before you speak. Understand? And that beautiful lady you mentioned is my wife!”

Giotto’s X-Burner was a technique that even Admirals struggled to deal with. Even though he hadn’t fired it yet, the energy it contained was enough to make anyone shiver.

And at this moment, his palm was less than ten centimeters from Brook’s head. If he released it at this distance, it could indeed reduce him to ash!

“Oh my!”

Brook first feigned a scared expression and then calmed down abruptly. He then turned hi gaze on Giotto and asked, “Wait a minute, how do you know my name?”

He had been in the Florian Triangle for so many years that he had lost track of time. Time had passed to the point where he could barely remember his own name. After all, no one asked him for his name here. Even if he had said it himself, there was no one to call him by his name. 

Not even he could remember when the last time someone called him Brook, yet Giotto suddenly called him by his name?

Could it be someone he knew from the past? That seemed unlikely. If it were someone from his past, they would be nearly a century old by now. How could they still be so young?

All things considered, there was only one possibility. This young man was the descendant of someone he knew…

Even his friend wouldn’t recognize him as he was just bones now.

“Is it strange that I recognize you?” Giotto asked. While it did seem unusual, he had a reasonable explanation. “Your distinctive afro hairstyle, not to mention the fact that you were a part of Rumbar Pirates back then. With that unique hairstyle and the cane sword on your waist, it would be weirder if I don’t recognize you.”

Well, if Giotto put it that way, it certainly made sense…

“I see, but young man, judging from your age, I don’t think you’re from the same era as me, right?”

Giotto thought that Brook might be suspicious of him, but unexpectedly, Brook said embarrassedly, “Are we Rumbar Pirates really that well-known? It seems that you aren’t doing too well. After all, in our era, we were just an ordinary crew, yohohoho!”

Seeing Brook’s expression, Giotto almost embarrassed himself. Was Rumbar Pirates really that famous? Probably their pet Laboon was more famous than the crew. Many of the pirates who had crossed the Reverse Mountain and entered the Grand Line had encountered Laboon, but they most likely hadn’t heard of Rumbar Pirates.

Apart from Kokoro, who looked after Laboon, the only person who still remembered Rumbar Pirates or Brook was probably Patrick Redfeld, who was imprisoned in the Sixth Level of Impel Down at the moment.

“Well, it’s a shame that you guys weren’t famous. The reason I know you is simply because I know someone related to you,” Giotto came up with a good reason to address Brook’s suspicion.

“Ah, I thought so. After all, how could the world remember a crew that failed to go to Grand Line? But, young man, when you say you know someone related to me… who is it?”

Brook thought about his friends, but if the young man in front of him was their descendant, this young man in front of him was probably their great-grandchild. However, none of his friends resembled Giotto in any way.

After racking his brain, Giotto could only come up with a name…

Laboon!

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