## One Piece Chapter 459, pages 14-15: Death Doesn't Count as an Apology - Chapter: 459 - Pages: 14-15 - Characters: Brook, Ryuma, Laboon ### Summary Page 14: Ryuma attacks the afro again and Brook screams, "Silence!" The thought of Laboon breaks through his fear. "Laboon... do you still... remember us?" he wonders as the duel continues. Brook says that when he thinks about how Laboon must feel, his chest starts to hurt even though he no longer has a heart. He admits the Grand Line is still indomitable despite all his power, and that after losing his crew he has lost his face and body too. The images of swords and movement blur together with his memories: all of his nakama have likely died by now, yet Brook is still moving because one promise remains alive. Every strike against his afro is a strike against the only proof Laboon might recognize. Page 15: Brook is battered across the ground, still trying to guard the afro. He thinks that if he and Laboon happen to meet again, Laboon "wouldn't even recognize me in this form" unless the afro remains. Brook cries, "Wah! Stop! Leave the afro alone!!" but Ryuma keeps laughing, "Yohoho!" Brook has almost nothing left, but he clings to one vestige: "At least... they said this head made you laugh!! I'll protect at least this vestige alone!" He remembers the promised cape and declares, "Because I'll definitely come to see you! I want you to wait for me, at the promised cape...!!!" The page shows the exact reason death is not enough: Brook wants to arrive recognizably, as the friend Laboon waited for.