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[Trafalgar Law: "That 'Red' Luffy really does what he says! He actually treats the Merry like a crewmate!"]
[Cabaji Kabase: "If I get a new ship now and dote on it like Luffy does, will my ship also manifest a Klabautermann?"]
[Scratchmen Apoo: "Ahahaha...!!! What are you thinking??? Although you don't know why that 'Red' Luffy's ship has a Klabautermann, if you deliberately try to make it happen like that... the Klabautermann definitely won't appear."]
[Alvida: "Look, everyone, the mast of their ship! The Klabautermann is faintly visible, looking very happy~~~"]
[Because Luffy was personally steering, the Going Merry smoothly entered the canal of Reverse Mountain~~~]
[After reaching the highest point, this is the entrance to the Grand Line.]
[Of course, although this is where the waters of the Four Seas converge, this is not the All Blue that Sanji is searching for.]
[You should know, the true meaning of All Blue is not whether it contains water from the Four Seas, but that it's a sea area that contains all the marine ingredients from the Four Seas!! That's the meaning of All Blue.]
[After passing the intersection at the summit, the Going Merry rapidly plunged down the fifth canal, towards the majestic Grand Line!]
[However... just as their ship was about to enter the Grand Line, a massive shadow that blotted out the sky appeared before them!!!]
[Brook: "It's Laboon!!"]
[Vinsmoke Sanji: "So that version of us also encountered Laboon."]
[Roronoa Zoro: "Nonsense!! Laboon was already here before you were even born! That version of us just arrived at the Twin Capes a couple of years earlier than us. What's the problem with encountering Laboon???"]
[Vinsmoke Sanji: "Stupid green algae head!!! I meant that that version of us also ran into Laboon head-on, blocking their route~~~"]
[Roronoa Zoro: "Trash cook! Why don't you speak clearly~~~"]
[Vinsmoke Sanji: "Stupid green algae head!!!"]
[Roronoa Zoro: "Trash cook!!!"]
["Ah!!!! What's that ahead...!!!"]
["Damn it!! Why is there a mountain peak here!!"]
["Our ship is going to hit it!!"]
[On the deck of the Going Merry, everyone was instantly in chaos.]
[But just then, Luffy shouted loudly, "Nami, 15 Beli!!"]
[He was seen suddenly grabbing Nami's slender waist with his right hand, picking up a bucket of water with his left, and leaping directly off the deck!!!]
["Hey!!! What about us!!"]
[Seeing Luffy take Nami and "bail" early, Zoro, Sanji, and Usopp basically all shouted loudly~~~]
[Luffy landed with Nami on a mountain wall beside the canal, his feet covered in jet-black Haki, and with a thunk, he thrust them into the mountain wall, firmly anchoring himself to it~~~]
[Then, he slammed the wooden bucket heavily against the mountain wall!!!]
[Splash~~~]
[The water in the wooden bucket instantly spilled out!!!]
["Quick! Waterslide!!"]
[Luffy shouted loudly, immediately placing Nami on his back. Without the slightest hesitation, he stretched out his arms, making them incredibly long!!]
[As his two arms stretched, they also enlarged crazily like a Gomu Gomu no Fusen (Gum-Gum Balloon)!!]
[Nami, watching Luffy's maneuver, instantly reacted....]
[She wrapped her legs around Luffy's waist to prevent herself from falling off!!!]
["Sube Sube... Waterslide!! ——"]
[Nami's fingers made a special gesture, activating her Sube Sube no Mi (Smooth-Smooth Fruit) ability!]
[The water spilling from the wooden bucket quickly gathered under the manipulation of Nami's fruit ability, forming a cylindrical slide!!]
[At this moment....]
[Luffy's two hands firmly gripped the front and back of the Going Merry, and jet-black Busoshoku Haki (Armament Haki) covered them~~~]
[His face was contorted with effort, gritting his teeth!!!]
[Under his power, the Going Merry was forcefully turned, brushing against the side of the waterslide~~~]
[The instant the Going Merry turned towards the shore, the cylindrical waterslide Nami had created with her Sube Sube no Mi ability instantly spread out!!]
[A thin sheet of water immediately spread to the edge of this canal!]
[Sliiiide~~~]
[The Going Merry directly slid along this waterslide onto the mountain wall beside it!]
[The smooth water slide extended downwards at an angle, and the Going Merry also slid along this slide, speeding towards the bottom~~~]
["Let's go!!!"]
[Luffy pushed off the ship's stern with both feet, and his feet were pulled out from the mountain wall. In an instant, the Going Merry carried him away as it slid out~~~]
["Aah!! ——"]
[Suddenly seeing that below this mountain wall was land, Zoro's horrified eyes almost popped out of their sockets...]
["Not good, Luffy!! Below is land! The slide made of your slide-slide form isn't long enough to reach the bottom!!"]
[Nami clung to Luffy's lower back, her hands gripping Luffy's thighs, her voice urgent as she shouted loudly.]
["Leave it to me!!!"]
[Luffy pulled hard, instantly making his sliding speed faster than the Going Merry's. He shot above the Merry, and his four limbs latched onto the four buckle rings on the Merry's hull.]
["Gomu Gomu no... Fuusen (Gum-Gum Balloon)!! ——"]
[Very similar to the scene when he slid off the Sea King's face before, Luffy once again used this move!!]
[The Going Merry instantly lifted off the ground, soaring towards the sea!!!]
[However, Nami, who was originally on Luffy's lower back, was directly bounced up by Luffy's sudden inflation~~~]
[She bounced about a meter high, then fell onto Luffy's inflated back...]
[Duang~ duang~ duangdaduang...]
[Nami bounced more than ten times, this slide on top of the "balloon" firmly stuck in her memory.]
[Nami: "Ahahaha~ Is Luffy this bouncy after inflating?"]
[Roronoa Zoro: "Like a trampoline..."]
[Kaya... Usopp: "This is hilarious! When can we try this kind of fun~~~"]
[Tony Tony Chopper: "Looks like fun~~"]
[Franky: "The Sube Sube no Mi is really useful!! Otherwise, even if 'Red' Luffy thought of this method, this slide couldn't have been formed~~~"]
[Trafalgar Law: "Not necessarily! If that version of Nami hadn't eaten the Sube Sube no Mi, that version of Straw Hat would definitely have thought of another way!"]
[Gol D. Roger: "That's right! 'Red' Luffy is very smart!!"]
[Under the protection of Luffy's balloon, the Going Merry slowly descended into the sea....]
["Hahaha!! Luffy... that balloon just now was so much fun! I bounced on your back more than a hundred times, did you feel it~~~?"]
[Thinking of that joyful moment, Nami couldn't stop grinning.]
["No, I was too busy controlling the Merry's direction." Luffy shook his head.]
["..."]
[Nami was completely snubbed~~~]
[Alright.... beaten by a straight man.]
["This... this was originally an island whale..."]
[At this moment, Zoro's shocked voice echoed in everyone's ears~~~]
[The others immediately followed Zoro's gaze and looked over!!!! Then they too gaped in shock!!!]
[Let's put it this way...]
[The head of the island whale before them reached at least half the height of Reverse Mountain!!]
[However, this was just the part of the island whale's head above the water; its body was even longer~~~]
[Just half of its body length already exceeded half the height of Reverse Mountain... which means, the length of this island whale absolutely surpassed the altitude of Reverse Mountain!!]
["Gulp... No wonder when we were coming down from the mountain, I thought it was a mountain..." Usopp swallowed hard, utterly astonished~~~]
["There's actually such a huge island whale in the world...!!!"]
[Luffy looked at this island whale's physique, his heart also thumping with shock~~~]
[One of the reasons he set out to sea was to see this world!!!]
[To put it bluntly, it was to broaden his horizons~~~]
[And this island whale before him was clearly one of the sights Luffy wanted to see on his journey...]
[Nami stood beside Luffy, her small hand covering her red lips, also exclaiming in amazement: "It's so big...! Bigger than Luffy!!"]
[Cabaji picked up a wooden bucket from the deck, then sat on it and said indifferently, "This is an island whale! It lives in the West Blue, but this island whale, due to some special reasons, followed a certain pirate crew to the Grand Line when it was very young."]
["Ah!? You know it!?"]
[Luffy and the others turned to look at Cabaji in astonishment.]
[Hmm~? What's with these gazes...]
[Oh! So it's a feeling of being worshipped, huh~]
[Hahaha!!]
[Seeing this group of people looking like country bumpkins, Cabaji suddenly felt very pleased!!]
[So, he crossed his legs, putting on an air of worldly experience: "Of course! I, at least, have also roamed the New World! Knowing this kind of thing isn't strange, is it~~~"]
["Amazing!!!"]
[Hearing that Cabaji had even roamed the New World, the rest of the crew were even more astonished~~~]
[So satisfying!]
[Cabaji was overjoyed in his heart...]
[He continued, "By the way, you all already know this place is called the Twin Capes, but you definitely don't know there used to be a lighthouse keeper here. He and I were pirates on the same ship back then."]
[Just as Cabaji was preparing to boast some more about his glorious past, Laboon, the island whale beside them, suddenly stopped its slow descent into Reverse Mountain... and then slowly sank down....]
[Just as Laboon's head was about to submerge into the water, a ship was suddenly expelled from its blowhole with a rush of air, and with a thwack, it landed on the water surface!!]
["Ahem..., hit it with a tranquilizer dart, should be able to stop it for a while~~~"]
[The ship wasn't large. On deck, an old man with disheveled hair was muttering to himself while taking out oars from the ship's hold~~~]
[Huh??]
[Just as the old man was about to row towards the shore, he suddenly turned his head towards the Going Merry!!!]
["Crocus!!!"]
[Seeing Crocus look over, Cabaji immediately waved at him~~~]
["Cabaji!!?" Crocus leaned forward, adjusted his glasses, and took a closer look~~~]
[That's right, it really is Cabaji!!!]
["It's me! Hahaha..., long time no see~~~" Cabaji grinned even wider.]
["Huh~? Didn't you go to East Blue to develop...? Why are you back in the Grand Line???"]
[Crocus had a puzzled expression on his face~~~]
["Me..., well, I changed my mind again! I don't want to muddle along in East Blue anymore!"]
[Cabaji chuckled, then as if suddenly remembering something, he pointed to Luffy beside him and said, "Look, I have a new captain now!"]
[New captain???]
[Just this wet-behind-the-ears little brat???]
[Crocus was utterly astonished~~~]
[That arrogant Cabaji, who didn't even want to be on Shanks' ship, would actually be willing to become someone else's crewmate????]
[This can't be...!!!]
[However, the next moment...]
[Huh!!!?]
[Wait...!!! That straw hat......!!!!]
[As the doctor of the Roger Pirates, Crocus naturally recognized Roger's straw hat at a glance!!!]
[So that's how it is...]
[Crocus filled in some blanks in his mind, then had a sudden realization...]
["I see..., well, let's dock first, we can sit down and talk slowly~~~"]
[Brook picked up the oars and started rowing~~~]
[Soon, 953 two ships were docked by the shore.]1
["Hey, old man! How did you get out of that island whale's stomach?"]
[Recalling the scene of Crocus's appearance just now, Luffy asked curiously.]
["Oh, it's called Laboon. Originally..."]
[And so, Crocus began to tell the Straw Hat Pirates and their companions the story of Laboon~~~]
[Ding!]
[Entering the Q&A segment!]
Just then, a question appeared on the big screen.
[Question: After Crocus tells 'Red' Luffy Laboon's story, what will happen?]
[A: Luffy, after hearing Laboon's story, is furious and gives Crocus a sound beating on the spot!!!]
[B: Luffy, after hearing Laboon's story, is moved to tears, directly accusing Crocus of not being a good person!!!]
[C: Luffy, after hearing Laboon's story, is extremely moved and decides to stay and carve out a mountain for Laboon, training in the meantime!!!]
[D: Luffy, after hearing Laboon's story, discusses it with Crocus and decides to take Laboon along into the Grand Line to search for the whereabouts of the Rumbar Pirates!!!]
[E: Luffy, after hearing Laboon's story, pulls out the Going Merry's mast and sticks it into Laboon's wound, then has a big fight with Laboon, declaring it a draw and vowing to settle the score when he returns from the Grand Line!!!]
Rocks D. Xebec: "Here it comes!!! Haha, this time I'm definitely going to be revived!!"
Shiki: "What are you dreaming about? If anyone's getting revived, it'll be me first!"
Gol D. Roger: "Never mind revival or not, let's see if you can even choose the right answer first!"
Sengoku: "Looking at these options, none of them look like the correct answer!!!"
Garp: "First off, we should be able to eliminate option E, right!"
Edward Newgate: "Gurara...!!! Option E is something this side's Straw Hat Luffy did, so that side's 'Red' Luffy definitely wouldn't do it!! This way, the question becomes a choice of four, which actually increases the probability!!"
Shanks: "A can also be eliminated. Although that side's Luffy doesn't play by the rules, he wouldn't hit someone without reason. What's more, it's an old fellow in his seventies like Crocus~~~"
Crocus: "Haha!! Impossible..., definitely impossible~~~"
Kaya... Usopp: "Option C is also wrong! That's too exaggerated..."
Trafalgar Law: "Hahaha! Yes, that's completely impossible! It seems only B and D are possible~~~"
Donquixote Doflamingo: "D is taking this island whale into the Grand Line...? Fuffuffuffu..., Straw Hat brat wouldn't be that reckless, would he?"
Gecko Moria: "If that's the case, then only B is left?"
Gion: "Although B looks a bit strange, it indeed seems like the most plausible correct answer~~~"
At this moment, the 5-second answer punishment protection mechanism timed out, and the viewers began to make their choices!