## One Piece Chapter 103, pages 18-19: WHALE - Chapter: 103 - Pages: 18-19 - Characters: Crocus, Nami, Sanji, Usopp, Monkey D. Luffy, Roronoa Zoro, Mr. 9, Nefertari Vivi, Laboon, Yorki ### Summary 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." 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.