## One Piece Chapter 103, pages 19-20: WHALE - Chapter: 103 - Pages: 19-20 - Characters: Crocus, Laboon, Yorki, Nami, Sanji, Usopp ### Summary Page 19: Crocus continues his tale, with flashback panels illustrating his words. "IT SEEMS THAT LABOON HAD ACCOMPANIED THEIR JOURNEY IN WEST BLUE, BUT FEARING THAT GRAND LINE WAS TOO DANGEROUS, THEY LEFT HIM BEHIND OR SO THEY THOUGHT. NORMALLY, ISLAND WHALES ARE KNOWN TO SWIM TOGETHER IN PODS, BUT TO LABOON, THOSE PIRATES WERE HIS POD MEMBERS." A panel shows a small Laboon following a pirate ship. "THEIR SHIP WAS DAMAGED WHEN THEY ARRIVED SO THEY STAYED HERE FOR SEVERAL MONTHS TO FIX IT. I BECAME QUITE GOOD FRIENDS WITH THEM DURING THEIR STAY. AND SO, ON THE DAY OF THEIR DEPARTURE, THEIR CAPTAIN ASKED ME, 'COULD YOU PLEASE TAKE CARE OF LABOON FOR 2-3 YEARS?'" Another panel shows Crocus shaking hands with the pirate captain. "'ONCE WE'VE SAILED AROUND THE WORLD, WE'LL COME BACK FOR HIM NO MATTER WHAT.' UNDERSTANDING THEIR INTENT, LABOON PATIENTLY WAITED FOR THEM HERE." The final panel shows the pirate ship sailing away, leaving a small Laboon behind with Crocus. Page 20: Crocus finishes his story, his expression somber. "SO THAT'S WHY HE KEEPS ON BELLOWING EVEN TODAY... AND BASHING HIMSELF AGAINST RED LINE... HE STILL BELIEVES HIS FRIENDS WILL COME BACK..." Nami, Sanji, and Usopp listen intently, realizing the tragic truth. Crocus adds, "THAT'S RIGHT... IT'S BEEN OVER 50 YEARS SINCE THEN..." A large panel shows the massive Laboon outside, rearing up in the water in front of the towering Red Line, letting out a heartbreaking, deafening roar, "BUUUOOOOOHHHH!" The scars on its head are a testament to its decades of futile waiting and self-inflicted pain.