Long Ring Long Land arc

The Long Ring Long Land arc of One Piece runs chapters 303 to 321 — 19 chapters and 399 pages, each read page by page. It opens: On the beach of Jaya, a group discusses their search. Speech bubbles state: "So there's no point in looking for it on the ocean floor anymore...", "The city of gold is in the sky,", "It's only natural, rightI", "Call off the search...". A sign reads "Blue seas, Grand Line, Jaya". Two crew members react in shock: one with goggles yells "BOSS!", the other in a helmet says "Boss...". Mont Blanc Cricket stands before his men, gesturing as he says "Well, then... WHAT!I DON'T START ACTING LIKE WE'RE JUST STRANGERS NOW! I'm surprised you managed to stick with my stubborn search for years and years... Thanks for... Everything until now, all of you." His crew reacts with surprise and emotion.