Brook recounts how Candelle trained him in fencing, she also made sure he attended school and refined his manners, though his habit of asking to see women’s underwear remained. Brook explains how admired she was and how she dealt with the Tenryuubito when they arrived in Esperia. Upon Leuven’s accession to the throne, she married Candelle, and the two had Shuri. However, Shuri grows tired of Brook only talking about her parents; she doesn’t want him to see her as just a child. When Shuri turned 15, Esperia was shrouded in a thick fog that damaged instruments and dampened people’s spirits. Brook and Candelle tried to keep spirits high, but the queen would later die. Some time later, the World Government demanded tribute from Esperia, but after what had happened, they could not pay, so they asked for a thousand slaves in exchange. Leuven refused to enslave his people, declaring war on the World Government. During the battle, Brook runs to the palace where he discovers Shuri transformed into a devil and her father lying dead on the ground.
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