Ch. 456 · The Devil That Came from the Ice Country · 19 pages

## One Piece Chapter 456: The Devil That Came from the Ice Country - Chapter: 456 - Pages: 0-17 - Characters: Enel, Brook, Franky, Nico Robin, Thousand Sunny, Gecko Moria, Talleran, Luffy, Chopper, Usopp, Nami, Kumashi, Perona, Hogback, Kaidou, Absalom, Ryuma, Oz ### Summary Page 0: Chapter 456 is titled "The Devil That Came from the Ice Country". The cover story is Enel's Great Space Mission Vol. 23, "Regrettable!! The Too-Strong Space Pirate." The small moon automatons lie beaten and scattered while a huge, long-nosed space pirate looms over them, blades and weapons raised around the battlefield. Page 1: Franky asks the obvious question after Brook's warning: "Get back to the ship? To the Thousand Sunny?" Brook explains that the worst thing that could happen to captured crewmates is not simply having their shadows taken. "That's right. The worst thing that could happen to your nakama who have already been caught, is to have their shadows taken!" Franky argues, "But even if they get their shadows taken, it's not like they die. Look, they would just be like me!!" Brook sharply corrects him: "That's a different story!!" then remembers his own condition with a scream: "Ah!! Wait, I am dead!!!" He clarifies the rule: "So, they won't die even if their shadows are taken. That's how it is! But the second it is taken, they lose consciousness and won't wake for two days." Page 2: Brook continues the rules of Moria's shadow theft. While the strongest victims are unconscious, they are returned to their ships and driven out of Thriller Bark. Robin understands the reason: "So that the victims won't come back to the island to get their shadows back." Brook confirms, "That's right!" Franky asks, "Why not kill them while they're unconscious?" Brook says that they cannot: "This part is important, so please listen carefully." The real body and the shadow may be separated, but they are still one flesh. "If the 'real body' dies, the 'shadow' dies as well." Meaning, the zombie loses its life at the same time. To prevent this, the enemy makes sure the real body is left alive. Page 3: Brook explains the nightmare that follows. "Because of that, even if the shadows of your nakama are taken, they will definitely be left alive and sent back to the ship! If you also become sacrifices, then that would be the worst situation!! If all members have their shadows taken, they'll be sent adrift to wander at sea...!!" Robin listens in silence. The only thing they can do, Brook says, is to make their captured friends open their eyes by retrieving their shadows. Franky accepts the logic: "I see... that is very logical." Brook adds, "Also, this is for you..." and identifies the zombies' weak point. Franky asks, "Weak point...!! What is that?" Brook says the proof is what they saw with the spider monkey a while ago. Page 4: Brook reveals the simple weapon against zombies: "It's 'salt.'" Franky is baffled: "...Salt?! Shouldn't it be some charm to beat and purify evil beings or something?" Brook explains that, if they describe it that way, zombies move through the power of the Devil's Fruit, and salt has the power of the sea. "The flesh loses the binding it has with the fake soul." Franky finally understands what he saw: "I see... so what that monkey spat from his mouth a while ago was the 'shadow' that he had inside him." Brook concludes, "In conclusion, to beat a zombie, please stuff salt into their mouth!! That is the trick!!" Page 5: Robin asks how Brook became so knowledgeable about the zombies and the island. Brook says, "My shadow was taken from me five years ago. Of course, my ship was set adrift, but with my luck, I woke up while I was being sent back. I returned to the island and fought... the result was... a big loss!!" But he did not surrender his life. "I treasured my life, so I ran away...!! No matter what, I didn't want to die!! I stayed alive, alone on the ship. One day I'll get out of this 'Devil's Sea'...!! I want to keep the 'promise' I made with my nakama... I ran because I treasured my life!!!" Franky says survival alone is no solution, and Brook agrees. That is why he will not run anymore: "Until I win against this man and take my shadow back!!!" Page 6: Brook starts to leave, apologizing: "So!! ...I am sorry!! I'm in a hurry, so I'll go on ahead!! Take care!!" Franky stops him: "Wait a minute!!!" Brook turns, confused, "...?" Franky's expression hardens. "There is one part... you left out of the story. Answer my question." The mood shifts from urgent strategy to personal truth. Brook has told them how shadows are stolen, how zombies move, and how salt can purify them, but Franky hears the missing piece: why Brook, after five years of defeat and solitude, is still chasing his own shadow with such grief and urgency. Page 7: The scene jumps to the inside of "Mast Mansion," Gecko Moria's Dance Hall. Luffy lies unconscious after losing his shadow. Chopper, Usopp, and Nami, still hidden near Kumashi, watch in shock. Chopper wh...

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Ch. 456 · The Devil That Came from the Ice Country · 19 pages

Ch. 456 · The Devil That Came from the Ice Country · 19 pages