The Great Voyage: The Props Master on the Straw Hat Ship

Then, to their horror, they saw Lab's enormous eye staring at them.

Then, under everyone's pale gaze, he slowly opened his mouth wide.

"Don't come here!!"

Usopp was so frightened that his voice changed tone.

"We're doomed, we're going to be eaten... Link, think of something! Use your gadget to get us out of here!!" Usopp was clutching at his last straw, but he was even more horrified to find that Link wasn't making a single move.

Instead, they just sat there watching them, being led step by step by the whale and swallowed by the waves.

"Link?!!"

"Don't worry, it's okay."

Link just smiled at Usopp's shouting.

"There is another world inside this whale."

A hidden paradise?!

Although he didn't know what Link meant, since he had said it, Usopp could only put his mind at ease again.

And so, under the horrified gazes of the Straw Hat Pirates, Link and his crew were quickly sucked into the abyss's gaping maw.

Also inhaling were the strange duo who had later fired the cannonballs, laughing and shouting, but were now also in a state of panic.

The inside of Laboon's belly was very dark during the process of entering, but when light appeared at the opening in front, everyone and the Going Merry arrived in a brand new world.

It had blue skies and white clouds similar to the outside world, and even seabirds.

However, upon closer inspection, everyone discovered that it was drawn on by someone.

Even so, it's still astonishing.

"No wonder Link said this place was a hidden paradise; it turns out it looks like this inside."

Usopp looked up, trying to see the murals above more clearly.

Then he saw the same unreliable duo, screaming and falling down as well.

"They were the two who bombarded the whale..."

Enemies are extremely jealous when they meet.

Usopp immediately pulled up his slingshot, Luffy swung his arm in that direction, and Zoro drew his sword and looked on from afar.

Sanji... well, upon seeing the blue-haired beauty opposite him, his legs instantly turned into waves, almost as if he were about to ride the waves to approach her and offer his greetings.

Finally, after some commotion, the two were tied up tightly by Usopp using the ropes on the boat.

He looked utterly dejected, head bowed, a picture of misfortune on his face.

At that very moment, the only small island in the entire sea of ​​stomach acid seemed to have heard the commotion.

With a creak, the door opened, and an old man stepped out.

He still had a saffron petal hairstyle on the back of his head, and was dressed in bright and cool trendy clothes, seemingly unwilling to admit that he was getting old.

He was dragging his slippers, holding a newspaper in his hand, and looking at the Straw Hat Pirates with a very serious expression.

But the next second, he sat down on the sun lounger and crossed his legs:

"Who are you?"

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he asked in a deep voice.

Such appearance and expression, coupled with the strange situation here, prevented the Straw Hat Pirates in the arena from making any rash moves.

Especially considering that this old man was at the entrance to the Grand Line, he seemed very strange.

"Us? Shouldn't we say our own name before asking someone else's name?"

Luffy didn't seem to have much of a reaction, tilting his head and asking in return.

"Cough cough."

Seeing this, Sanji stepped forward and said, "We are..."

"My name is Kurokus."

Sanji, interrupted: "Listen to me properly when you ask a question!!"

"Old man, what do you do for a living? And where is this place?"

Zoro stepped forward and pressed for more information.

"Before asking others questions, you should introduce yourself first. This is the same question Crocus asked Luffy that you just mentioned."

"Oh right, we are..."

"I am the guardian of these Twin Capes, and this is inside Laboon's stomach..."

Zoro, who was also interrupted, exclaimed, "...Can I just cut this old man down?!"

Although the old man's words were rather irritating, Luffy and his crew learned his name, identity, and their current location.

"Judging from Grandpa Crocus's condition, everything here must be his doing..."

The group speculated, "But what's he doing inside the whale's stomach?"

They still had some doubts, but considering the old man's scathing way of speaking, they really didn't want to talk to him.

At that moment, Link stepped forward.

“Crocas, I recognize that name.”

He smiled and said, "If I remember correctly, twenty years ago, on the ship where the Pirate King Roger completed his final journey, there was a ship's doctor named Crocus."

"Moreover, his hair was styled in a petal-like pattern at the back..."

"If I'm not mistaken, that person should be you, old man."

One Piece?! Ship's doctor?!

The Straw Hat Pirates looked over in astonishment.

Even Zoro and Sanji, who were clamoring to kill him, looked on incredulously.

The person they casually bumped into was a former crew member of the Pirate King?!

Okay, it wasn't just any random thing~

This is at the entrance to the Grand Line, inside the belly of a giant whale... Just hearing the location sounds eerie.

"Um?!"

Crocus, who had been casually reading the newspaper with no expression, couldn't help but look up when Link mentioned Roger and the past.

His eyes instantly transformed into sharp, piercing glare.

But then he laughed again:

"It's surprising that a junior knows about me. It seems you've done a very thorough intelligence job."

"Or is it that the navy hasn't given up on hunting us down and is causing quite a stir at sea?!"

He admitted it?! He really is a member of One Piece?!

Not only Luffy and his crew, but even the captured duo were gaping, as if they had heard a shocking secret.

"All pirates who aspire to become the Pirate King naturally remember the circumstances of the first successful person who accomplished this feat."

Link expressed his modesty, then, seeing the surprised looks on his companions' faces, he added:

“You don’t need to look at us like that. Actually, it wasn’t just Mr. Crocus; we also encountered another member of the Pirate King’s crew when we were in the East Blue.”

Hearing Link say that, Usopp and Nami's brains went completely blank.

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"It's Bucky the clown who provided us with the Grand Line charts."

"Bucky..."

Immediately, an image of a huge red nose flashed through Nami and Zoro's minds, along with the scene of him collapsing to the ground and groaning after being hit in the vital spot by Nami...

He couldn't help but feel a growing sense of doubt: "Is this for real? Is that guy really a member of the Pirate King's crew?"

"Bucky... have you run into him?!"

Upon hearing this name, a look of nostalgia appeared in Crocus's eyes:

"He was originally an apprentice crew member on the ship who accidentally ate the Chop-Chop Fruit. He loves treasure, but he's a bit of a coward, always yelling about running away at the slightest sign of trouble." Okay, so that kind of guy actually is a member of the Pirate King's crew...

Zoro and Nami were both numb.

Even though he was just an apprentice crew member, he was still a member of the Pirate King's crew, and this is how he behaved after he came out?!

The two of them suddenly became very curious about the other members of the Pirate King's ship.

They knew that those ships were almost entirely inhabited by monsters, with an extremely high potential for survival.

However, the existence of someone like Bucky completely lowered the bar, making them very interested in finding out more about the crew.

After learning that Crocus was a member of the Pirate King's crew, Luffy became very interested in the Pirate King's affairs.

Crocus was also unusually reminded of his past by Link, and seeing this group of ambitious juniors, he also had the idea of ​​giving them some pointers.

Immediately, he led Luffy and his crew out of Laboon's body and to Twin Cape, where he was located, and began to explain to them the relevant matters and dangers of sailing the Grand Line.

The Grand Line has a strange magnetic field unlike any other sea, and ordinary compasses and methods of navigation are completely ineffective there.

The only things that can be trusted are the record pointers and the permanent pointers created using the island's magnetic field.

After entering the Grand Line, pirates will face seven routes, and they must choose one to advance.

Depending on the chosen route, the islands you will reach will also be different.

This can be said to be a choice that determines the fate of the voyage to come.

"Shall we go to Whisky 5.9 Peak?"

The ship's second-in-command quickly made a decision.

"They said that there are quite a few people living in Whiskey Peak, and it's a very lively town."

Luffy pointed to the two people behind him who were pretending to be very pitiful, "The only reason they came to hunt whales is for a sufficient supply of meat." Mmmm!

Both the Frog Prince and the domineering blue-haired woman nodded vigorously.

While the others were somewhat skeptical about Luffy believing everything they were told, they had no objection to which route he chose.

They could reach their destination anyway, and they didn't know what kind of islands these routes would connect to.

It's like opening a blind box; it's very exciting.

"Then it's decided! Our first stop on the Grand Line: Whiskey Peak!!"

Luffy happily made his decision.

Crocus also gave Nami a Log Pose for her to use on her next voyage.

Link also sought out this renowned doctor, who had helped the Pirate King Roger, who was suffering from a terminal illness, to once again snatch a few years of his life away from the clutches of fate.

"A thousand-year-old dragon bone?"

Crocus looked at what Link had taken out, adjusted his small glasses, and squinted.

"To be honest, I've only seen information about it in ancient books, and I even thought it was just a rumor..."

He examined it carefully, then gave a self-deprecating laugh, “Even if I subconsciously believe it’s real, it only appears once every thousand years, so there’s no way I could ever encounter it, which means I don’t know much about it.”

"but……"

After thinking for a moment, Crocus suggested a candidate:

"I do know of a witch with amazing medical skills. She is not only very old, but also has a wealth of life experience, making her much better than me."

"She definitely knows about the thousand-year-old dragon bone. You can ask her about it later."

"I heard she was on Drum Island for a while, but I don't know where she is now. If it's convenient, you could go and check on her..."

Thank you so much to Night Watcher for the 1000-point reward! Wow, 200-point reward!! And thank you to Hidden*Hidden for the reward!! I'm working overtime this afternoon, so updates will be in the evening and night. Sorry!

077 Whisky Peak, is your tongue acting up?! Stop it, mouth!!