## One Piece Chapter 104, pages 5-6: A PROMISE ON THE CAPE - Chapter: 104 - Pages: 5-6 - Characters: Sanji, Nami, Crocus, Usopp, Laboon ### Summary 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... WHAT!?" Crocus clarifies, "Left from Grand Line, that is. I heard from a reliable source." Nami is horrified, realizing, "...So they just left the whale behind!? But that would mean they left Grand Line through Calm Belt...!" Crocus confirms, "Yes... That is why I do not know whether they survived or not. But even if they did survive, they would never dare to return here again... A place where the seasons, climate, currents, and winds could not be any more chaotic..." Page 6: Crocus continues his explanation, describing the Grand Line: "A place where common sense fails to uphold... That place is this sea, the Grand Line, and it rules with fear over the faint-hearted." Sanji summarizes the grim situation: "So basically, those cowards were more concerned about their lives than keeping a promise, and thus left Grand Line to never return again..." Usopp is outraged, yelling, "So they just abandoned the whale behind!? Even though this whale never doubted them, and has been waiting here for over 50 years...! How could they be so cruel!?" Nami asks Crocus, "If that's the case, then why haven't you tried telling the whale the truth? This whale can understand human words, right!?" Crocus replies solemnly, "I have. I've told him the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth. But he refuses to listen." He looks out at Laboon, remembering when he tried to speak to him, saying, "Laboon, I have something to say."