Pirate's Day

The light entered the giant whale's mouth, flew down along the mouth, throat, and esophagus, and soon came to the giant whale's stomach and landed on a small island.

Looking up, I saw the fiery red sun, the blue sky, a few white clouds floating, and seabirds flying.

Lowering his head, he was surrounded by turquoise lake water, which was calm and without waves.

If someone didn't come in from the outside, anyone who was suddenly in this situation would probably suspect that this was a resort in the outside world, rather than in the stomach of a whale.

But if you look carefully, it is not difficult to find that whether it is the sun, sky, white clouds, or seabirds, they are all painted by hand and cannot be taken seriously.

As for the lake water, it is not water, but the gastric juice of the whale. If an ordinary person accidentally falls into it, it will be instantly corroded into ashes.

As for the so-called island in the middle of the lake, although the upper half is made of rock and soil, the lower half is covered with steel. It has no roots and is just floating in the gastric juice. It looks like an island, but it is actually a weird-shaped boat.

“It’s really leisurely and elegant~”

Yao stood on the island, looked around, raised the corner of his mouth slightly, then turned around and leaned on the beach chair beside him, picked up the newspaper and started reading.

After waiting for about half a minute, an old man wearing a petal hoop on his head walked out from a small door next to the large door made on one side of the stomach wall. When he saw Yao occupying his "leisure seat", he was stunned, and his eyes quickly A rare dignity emerged.

"Who is this kid? He has such a strong aura!"

A drop of sweat on his forehead ran down his cheek. The old man in Hua Petal Huan couldn't help but swallowed hard, and for a moment he didn't choose to act rashly.

Yao glanced at the old man in the petal hoop and saw that he was not moving. He rolled his eyes and simply collected the newspapers. He stood up on his own initiative, bent his legs and then stepped on them several times. Like an arrow from the string, he quickly headed towards the petals. The old man rushed forward, and in just a moment, he stood firmly in front of him.

"Hello, I am the pirate Eins D. Yao, the man who wants to become the Pirate King!"

"!!!"

……

On board the Dill Flanders, Zoro, Sanji, Usopp and Nami waited for a while, and seeing no sign of him coming out, they simply went back to their rooms to change into clean and refreshing clothes, and then— —

Zoro took out his large barbell from the room and did squats on the deck.

Sanji jumped into the kitchen with joyful dance steps and made exquisite afternoon tea for Nami.

Usopp was nestled in a corner of the deck, carefully tinkering with the new weapon he developed for Nami.

Nami sat comfortably in the lounge chair, reading the latest newspaper while basking in the sun.

If this ship hadn't been parked at the gate of the Grand Line, with a pirate flag hanging, people passing by would have couldn't help but suspect that they were going to sea specifically for vacation, not adventure...

Zoro, who had been enjoying himself like this for about three minutes, was doing squats facing the giant whale and was the first to see Yao's return figure.

"Yao is back!"

With a reminder, several people immediately put down what they were doing and gathered around the center of the deck. As soon as they arrived, Yao brought the old man with a petal hoop and landed steadily in front of them.

Through Yao's introduction, several people learned that the name of the old man in the petal hoop was Kurokas. He was the administrator of the lighthouse at "Twin Points" next to the sleeping giant whale. He was 71 years old this year.

As for the giant whale, its name is Rab. It is an island whale that secretly followed a pirate group named "Lumba" from the Western Sea to the Grand Line fifty years ago. It is the largest species of whale in the world.

However, despite his great potential for growth, Rab was still in his infancy at that time, and his physique was less than one thousandth of what it is now. He would not be able to survive on the great sea route, which was full of dangers.

Therefore, for the sake of his safety, the Lombard Pirates left him at Twin Capes and entrusted Kurokas, who had become friends with the Lombard Pirates, to take care of him. They also made an agreement with Rabu, who could understand human speech. , will come back to pick it up after traveling around the world for a week.

But reality is much crueler than ideal!

According to the reliable information that Crokes later received, the Lombard Pirates escaped from the Grand Line a few years after their voyage. Their life and death were unknown, and it was impossible to come back, let alone fulfill their promise to pick up Rab.

So, after careful consideration, Kurokas told the truth every day for decades, repeating it over and over again, looking forward to it at sunrise and dejected after sunset.

I wanted to end the pain of Raab’s endless waiting, but I didn’t expect that Raab not only refused to believe this cruel fact, but from the day he learned the news, he kept banging his head against Levi’s Mountain, as if he wanted to kill Levi’s. After the mountain was shattered, he returned to Xihai to confirm the truth for himself.

Levi's Mountain, as a mountain range that divides the east, west, north, south, and the great sea route, is as hard and stable as you can imagine. It is impossible for Rab to damage it. Kurokas told Rab early in the morning.

But Labu insisted on his own way and refused to listen at all. If Kurokas hadn't constantly developed new anesthetics, gave Labu one every time he went crazy, and used his superb medical skills to constantly heal its injuries, I'm afraid it would have been long gone. I just killed myself...

After hearing what happened to Rab, Nami, Sanji and Usopp all sighed, and Zoro couldn't help but sigh.

The four of them turned their heads and looked at Rab's huge island-like body standing up to the sky again, especially the scars of different depths that were crisscrossed like a spider web on his forehead. They felt a little uncomfortable for a moment.

Yao had a panoramic view of everyone's reactions, and after a pause, he officially entered the topic.

"I just reached an agreement with Uncle Crokes. He will teach Nami the precautions for sailing on the Grand Line, as well as the skills to use the recording pointer. He will also give us a recording pointer. In exchange, I will completely dissuade Rab. Continue the thought of hitting the mountain and harming yourself!"

When the four of them heard this, they were startled at the same time. They turned around and looked at Yao. They saw a smile on his lips, but it didn't look like he was joking at all. They all looked at Kurokas again, and sure enough they saw Kurokas. He nodded seriously and added:

"I have lived with Rab for fifty years. He is like my child. Although he is not very obedient, I still hope that he can live well."

Sanji, Nami and Usopp were all moved by these heartfelt words, but while being moved, several of them couldn't help but feel very puzzled, mainly because they couldn't figure out where Yao got the confidence to achieve Kurokas Five. Something that hasn’t been done in ten years.