## One Piece Chapter 443, pages 11-12: Thriller Bark - Chapter: 443 - Pages: 11-12 - Characters: Brook, Nami, Usopp, Sanji, Chopper, Luffy, Robin, Franky, Zoro ### Summary Page 11: Brook's laughter turns into an open confession of loneliness. "TODAY IS A WONDERFUL DAY!!" he cries. "I WAS ABLE TO FIND SOMEBODY!!" The crew falls quiet. He says he was "ALL ALONE ON A SHIP THAT WON'T OBEY ITS RUDDER," unable to tell "THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN TODAY AND TOMORROW ON THIS DARK SEA WITH A THICK FOG." He asks, "HOW MANY YEARS I'VE BEEN WANDERING!" Chopper trembles, "...!!" Brook admits what those years did to him: "I'VE BEEN REAAAALLY LONELY!!" and "LONELY AND AFRAID! SO MUCH THAT I WANTED TO DIE!!" The room that had been full of jokes becomes solemn as Nami, Usopp, Sanji, and the others understand that Brook has been laughing across decades of isolation. Page 12: Brook thanks Luffy directly: "YOU INVITED ME TO BE YOUR NAKAMA!" "I'M REALLY GLAD. THANK YOU VERY MUCH." In the dining room he lifts both arms and says, "IF I HAD TEARS, I COULD CRY WITH HAPPINESS!!" "I'VE LIVED A LONG TIME!! PEOPLE ARE A DELIGHT!!" "FOR ME, YOU'RE MY DELIGHT!! YOHOHO!!" Then he breaks the happy mood: "BUT THE TRUTH IS, I SHOULD DECLINE." Luffy yells, "HEY! WHY??" Brook reminds them, "EARLIER, I TOLD YOU THAT MY SHADOW WAS STOLEN. MY BODY CANNOT LIVE UNDER THE SUN." For now he is safe only because of the fog of this Devil's Sea. Even if he left with them, "IT WOULD BE JUST A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE MY BODY DISAPPEARED." His duty is clear: "I HAVE TO GET BACK MY SHADOW, WHICH IS STILL HERE." Until then, "I HAVE TO WAIT FOR A MIRACLE DAY!! YOHOHO!!"