## One Piece Chapter 103, pages 17-18: WHALE - Chapter: 103 - Pages: 17-18 - Characters: Mr. 9, Nefertari Vivi, Nami, Usopp, Sanji, Crocus, Monkey D. Luffy, Roronoa Zoro ### Summary Page 17: Mr. 9 and Miss Wednesday land back on their feet, laughing arrogantly. "OHOHOHOHO! CEASE YOUR FUTILE RESISTANCE! JUST TRY TO PROTECT THE WHALE IF YOU STILL CAN! BUT IT WON'T STOP OUR TOWN FROM USING THIS WHALE AS OUR FOOD!" Nami is confused and asks, "WHAT... SO THEN, HE'S BEEN PROTECTING THE WHALE...!?" Usopp adds, "WHA... WHY IS THAT OLD MAN...?" Sanji wonders, "WHAT'S GOING ON!?" Crocus is shown heavily injured and groaning, "GUH!" Luffy, his face shadowed with anger, cracks his knuckles and says, "I'M NOT SURE WHAT'S GOING ON BUT I'LL KNOCK THESE GUYS OUT FOR NOW!" In a swift motion, Luffy grabs both Mr. 9 and Miss Wednesday by their heads and violently slams them together with a loud "GAKON!!" knocking them both out instantly. Page 18: The scene settles down. Crocus is now sitting in his lawn chair on the island, bandaged up. The crew stands before him, with Mr. 9 and Miss Wednesday tied up on the ground nearby. Crocus begins to explain, "THIS WHALE IS AN ISLAND WHALE, FOUND NORMALLY IN WEST BLUE. IT'S THE LARGEST SPECIES OF WHALE IN THE WORLD. THIS ONE'S NAME IS LABOON. AND THESE TWO ARE ROGUES FROM A NEARBY TOWN... THEIR GOAL IS TO HUNT LABOON, BECAUSE THE MEAT FROM LABOON CAN FEED THEIR TOWN FOR 2-3 YEARS. BUT I WON'T ALLOW THAT!" He continues his story, "AS FOR WHY LABOON KEEPS ON BASHING HIS HEAD AGAINST THE RED LINE, AND BELLOWS WHILE FACING REVERSE MOUNTAIN... THERE'S A REASON FOR ALL THAT TOO. LONG AGO, WHILE I WAS MINDING MY BUSINESS AS A LIGHTHOUSE KEEPER, A CERTAIN GROUP OF FRIENDLY PIRATES CAME DOWN REVERSE MOUNTAIN. AND FOLLOWING THEIR SHIP WAS A LITTLE BABY WHALE. THAT WHALE WAS LABOON."