In her mind, she was immediately concerned; first Brook appeared to have regained life and then he acted as if Kuma separating them had not been significant, or worse did not know about it at all. The ignorance of the news article she could forgive, because perhaps they did not receive News Coos where he'd been sent, but the rest of it...

This man cannot be Brook. She prepared herself for a skirmish, even if her powers failed her. Still, she raised her arms to prepare just in case, and took a step backwards.

"Toy with me no longer. Who are you really? You've given yourself away, I'm afraid."