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Summary:
The Straw Hats end up inside a whale where they find an old man named Crocus living in the whale’s stomach. After introducing himself, Crocus explains about Laboon the whale.
The Going Merry entered a strange place: a lake with an island in the middle of a whale’s stomach. However, the strangest is the old man on the island with his flowery hair and annoying attitude. His name is Crocus and he is the keeper of the Twin Cape Lighthouse. The crew reveals that they are actually in the stomach of a whale that appears to have been “adapted”. They can leave the whale through a door that Crocus has made in the wall of the stomach. Suddenly the stomach lake is rough. Krokus explains again – the whale hits the red line with its head, which has scarred it numerous times over the years.
Meanwhile, Luffy also enters the whale strange inside, as well as two mysterious characters, Mr. 9 and Miss Wednesday. Due to the whale’s behavior, the three of them soon land in the whale’s stomach as well. He rejoins the others trying to escape. Crocus has disappeared into a special room where he can use a giant syringe to inject himself with sedatives to calm the whale down. The whale calms down again and the Straw Hat interrogates the 2 mysterious guests. They seemed to want to kill the whale. Crocus and Luffy stop them from harming Laboon.
Finally, Crocus takes advantage of the whale’s better spirits and explains his story. He belonged to a pirate crew that stopped at the Cape to reach the Grand Line. Because of the dangers of the sea, they asked Crocus to take care of Laboon until he returned. The two have been here waiting since they left… 50 years ago.