They return to Crocus' island, where Crocus explained about Mr. Crocus went to calm Laboon down before confronting the two rogues and took two bazooka shots aimed at Laboon as Luffy defeats the rogues. 9 and Miss Wednesday, sending them flying into the area where the Straw Hats and Crocus were. However, Luffy is sent tumbling through the corridors by Laboon's thrashing, and he ends up crashing into Mr. 9 and Miss Wednesday prepare to take Crocus out to Laboon and use him to feed the people of their town. As this happens, two mysterious people named Mr. Right then, Laboon begins ramming himself into Reverse Mountain, causing further injuries to his head. After an initially tense confrontation, Crocus points them toward an escape route. They soon encounter a giant squid, which is taken down by a man named Crocus. Meanwhile, the other Straw Hats find themselves sailing towards an island inside Laboon. Luffy tries hitting Laboon to get his friends out, but before the whale dives underwater, he spots and enters a trapdoor on the whale's back. Laboon then opens his mouth, swallowing the Going Merry, although Luffy manages to escape. Luffy punches Laboon in the eye in retaliation for his seat being destroyed. The Merry ends up running into the whale, which breaks its masthead. When they come down, they immediately run into a giant whale named Laboon, who is blocking their path. Laboon blocking the Straw Hat Pirates' path. Their rudder soon breaks, but Luffy shields the Going Merry from hitting the mountain as the Straw Hats successfully sail down into the Grand Line. The Straw Hats struggle to get away, and once they escape, they turn their attention to successfully riding the dangerous current up Reverse Mountain.

Nami urges the crew to row back to the storm, but the Sea Kings infesting the water then rise up. Suddenly, the storm stops, and Nami reveals that they are in the Calm Belt, one of two strips of ocean surrounding the Grand Line, where there are no winds or currents. The crew expresses disbelief at the idea, with Zoro wondering why they can't just go south. Summary A Giant Whale and a Mysterious Duo Īs the Straw Hats sail through a storm, Nami realizes that they will be going up Reverse Mountain to access the Grand Line.

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