## One Piece Chapter 104.5, pages 4-6: MIZAKI, THE CITY OF PROMISE - Chapter: 104.5 - Pages: 4-6 - Characters: Sanji, Usopp, Roronoa Zoro, Nami, Monkey D. Luffy, Crocus, Laboon ### Summary Page 4: Outside, the massive form of Laboon rests in the water near the Twin Cape lighthouse. A voice notes, "BUT IT'S BEEN 50 YEARS." The Straw Hats are gathered around a table on the shore with Crocus. Sanji, smoking a cigarette, says, "THOSE PIRATES MADE THIS WHALE WAIT FOR THEM FOR A REALLY LONG TIME. IDIOT! DO YOU REMEMBER THIS IS GRAND LINE? THEY SAID THAT THEY'LL COME BACK IN 2-3 YEARS, BUT IT'S ALREADY BEEN 50 YEARS. HE SHOULD KNOW AN ANSWER." Crocus looks out toward the sea and states bluntly, "THEY ARE ALREADY DEAD! NO MATTER HOW LONG HE WAIT FOR THEM, THEY WILL NEVER COME BACK." Page 5: Crocus continues, "WHY ARE YOU SAYING SOMETHING LIKE THAT? WHO KNOWS? MAYBE THEY ARE COMING BACK. IT'S A BEAUTIFUL THING TO KNOW THAT THIS WHALE IS STILL KEEPING HIS PROMISE." Sanji replies, "BUT THE TRUST IS MORE CRUEL THAN THE DREAM." Crocus then reveals the harsh truth: "THEY ARE ALREADY GONE! I HAVE CHECKED ALREADY." Usopp is shocked, exclaiming, "WHAT? WHAT DID YOU SAY?" Crocus confirms, "THEY'VE ALREADY LEFT FROM GRAND LINE." Nami pieces it together, "SO, THIS WHALE WAS ABANDONED? BUT IF THEY ARE GOING TO ESCAPE FROM HERE, THEY HAVE TO GET THROUGH CALM BELT." Crocus nods, "THAT'S RIGHT, SO I DON'T KNOW IF THEY ARE STILL ALIVE OR DEAD. EVEN IF THEY ARE STILL ALIVE, THEY WILL NEVER COME BACK. NO ONE WANTS TO STAY IN THIS CATASTROPHIC ATMOSPHERE." Page 6: Crocus explains the harsh reality of the sea: "IF YOU ARE NOT STRONG ENOUGH, YOU CAN'T SURVIVE IN THIS SEA. BECAUSE ONCE YOU'VE EXPERIENCED THE FEAR OF GRAND LINE, YOU WILL BECOME WEAK." Sanji summarizes, "SO, THIS MEANS THAT THEY WEREN'T STRONG ENOUGH AND FEAR OF DEATH SO THEY DECIDED TO LEAVE THIS PLACE WITHOUT THINKING OF THE PROMISE." Usopp is heartbroken, crying out, "THIS WHALE HAS BEEN ABANDONED EVEN THOUGH HE HAS BELIEVED IN THEM FOR 50 YEARS!! THIS IS TOO CRUEL!" Nami asks Crocus, "SINCE YOU'VE ALREADY KNOWN THE TRUTH, WHY DON'T YOU TELL HIM? THIS WHALE CAN UNDERSTAND HUMAN LANGUAGE, RIGHT?" Crocus replies, his eyes closed in sorrow, "I'VE ALREADY TOLD HIM EVERYTHING, BUT LABOON DIDN'T LISTEN. LABOON. LISTEN TO ME."