## One Piece Chapter 104: A PROMISE ON THE CAPE - Chapter: 104 - Pages: 0-18 - Characters: Monkey D. Garp, Coby, Helmeppo, Nami, Crocus, Luffy, Sanji, Mr. 9, Nefertari Vivi, Zoro, Laboon, Usopp ### Summary Page 0: The title page displays the chapter number 104 and the title "A PROMISE ON THE CAPE". Below is the cover story titled "COBY AND HELMEPPO'S DIARY OF THEIR STRUGGLES VOL. 18 'VICE ADMIRAL GARP'S NEGLIGENCE'". The illustration shows Vice Admiral Garp wearing his signature dog mask and saluting broadly in front of Marines. In the large speech bubble above him, Coby and Helmeppo are caught mid-escape and shout the excuse "I was sleeping," with a "Zzzz" bubble beside them. Page 1: Inside the giant whale Laboon, the Going Merry sails through a waterway surrounded by painted metal walls depicting a sky and a small island with a palm tree. Nami looks around in awe, saying, "I'm amazed you've managed to dig out such a big hole and live inside here. Is this another one of your ways of having a good time?" Crocus clarifies, "Don't get the wrong idea. I may not look like much but I'm a real doctor. I even used to run a clinic at the cape long ago. It's a hobby of mine as a doctor." He adds, "Not only that, I've got a few years under my belt working as a ship doctor too." Luffy's eyes light up with excitement as he asks, "A doctor!? Really!? Then join my crew as a doctor!" Crocus bluntly refuses, "Stop talking nonsense. I'm too old to be doing reckless things unlike you youths." Sanji leans on the railing and asks, "So you're a doctor, huh... and you're living inside a whale?" Crocus confirms, "That's right. With a whale this big, it's impossible to properly treat it from the outside." He then walks over to a large metal wheel and pulls a lever, announcing, "I'll open the gate now." Page 2: The massive metal gates of the whale's mouth open, and the Going Merry sails out, riding the rushing water. Luffy stands triumphantly on the ship's figurehead, throwing his arms up and cheering, "ALRIGHT! We're out! I can see the real sky at last!" Meanwhile, Mr. 9 and Miss Wednesday are thrown violently into the churning water alongside the ship. They flail around, coughing and sputtering. Mr. 9 yells, "UBAGH! Is this stomach acid!? Where are we!?" Mr. 9 looks around and realizes, "No, we appear to be in a real ocean, Ms. Wednesday." Miss Wednesday concludes, "We must've been knocked out by those pirates. Mr. 9!" On the deck of the Going Merry, Sanji looks down at them and asks, "What should we do with these two?" Zoro dismissively replies, "Just throw them over somewhere around here." Back inside the whale, Crocus stands on his metal island and presses a button, commanding the gates to "SHUT!" Page 3: In the water, Miss Wednesday points at the Straw Hats and asks, "So... who were you guys again?" Zoro angrily snaps back, "Shut up! It's none of your business!" Mr. 9 tells Miss Wednesday, "No wait, Miss Wednesday. Perhaps it is their business. As long as they're pirates, that is." Miss Wednesday agrees, telling Mr. 9, "True indeed, Mr. 9. Our organization may have some use for you." They both point dramatically at the crew and yell, "Prepare yourselves!" before swimming away rapidly. They call back, "Then we bid you good day until next time, you hillbilly pirates! And heed this, Crocus! That whale shall be ours for the taking soon enough!" Sanji swoons over Miss Wednesday, saying, "So her name is Ms. Wednesday? What a beautiful enigma, you are. Bye-bye, babe." Luffy looks confused, holding up a Log Pose he found, asking, "Huh? Did someone drop this or something?" Nami turns to Crocus and asks, "Are you sure about just letting them go? They'll be sure to come back for the whale again, you know." Crocus calmly replies, "Even if I didn't let them go, there'll be other rogues who'll come to take their places." Page 4: The massive black whale, Laboon, is seen from behind, floating calmly in the ocean near the lighthouse, facing the towering Red Line. Crocus notes, "But to think it's been waiting here for 50 years..." On the shore, Sanji, Zoro, and Luffy are sitting around a table. Sanji remarks, "Those pirates sure are taking a long time..." Zoro calls him out, "You idiot, this is the Grand Line." Sanji points out the grim reality: "They promised they'd be back in 2-3 years, yet they're still not back after 50 years... the answer's obvious." Crocus looks up at the towering lighthouse and states bluntly, "They're long dead by now. They won't come back no matter how long that whale waits...!" Page 5: Sanji gets angry at Crocus's bluntness, asking, "Why do you have to go and say such cold things!" Nami agrees, adding, "You can't say that for sure! They still might come back!" Sanji continues, "Can't you even appreciate such a moving story about a whale who still believes in his friends' promise..." Crocus, however, states firmly, "The truth is far more cruel, however. Those fellows left already." Usopp is shocked, stammering, "W....