Chapter 357: Years of Promise

Chapter 357: Years of Promise

After the crew leaves the teens and Manba on the island, they go to the Reverse Mountain. They will leave North Blue already, but they won't return to East Blue yet. The crew has another plan and that is to enter Grandline again through the normal way.

Yeah, they will really use the Reverse Mountain to enter Grandline like they're supposed to. The Clown Pirates haven't used Reverse Mountain to enter Grandline for years. Their reason is just one, to avoid meeting Laboon before Brook fulfills his promise.

His promise was to go through Grandline and return to Twin Cape from the other side of Red Line. Brook's late Pirate Crew didn't specify that they would find Laugh Tale because it hasn't been found at that time. They just needed to pass the challenges of Grandline and return to Twin Cape from the other side.

That's why Brook thought that it was enough because The Clown Pirates have reached the end of Log Pose, which was also Rumbar Pirates' original goal. So Brook decided to meet Laboon again and fulfill his late crew's promise. He doesn't want to make Laboon wait even longer, after all.

It doesn't take long for the crew to reach the Twin Cape at Black Pearl's speed. They arrive just in a few hours, but they don't find anyone there. Both Crocus & Laboon aren't there, at least not in the place they can see.

"Well, let's just wait, maybe they are diving or something," says Buggy.

The crew then docks their ship and right when they drop the anchor, the water in front of the downstream raises. It keeps getting bigger until eventually something massive comes out of the water. It's a massive blue whale that has many scars on its head.

Brook's body trembles and tears come out of his hollow eye sockets. But no word comes out of his mouth, he is rooted in his spot on the ship's deck. Many emotions are filling his heart now, but his mind can't convey them.

"Hmm? That whale seems to be the same as a few years ago," says Palu.

"Well yeah, it is the same whale, after all," says Jude.

"No, I mean it doesn't change at all. Didn't Crocus tell us that this guy keep ramming its head onto the Red Line? Then its scars should increase, right? But it looks like the scars stay the same," says Palu while rubbing his chin.

"Maybe it's just your imagination. You don't have a good memory, after all," says Jude with a rather annoyed tone.

"This again? Come on, haven't I apologized," says Palu with a defeated tone.

"Hmph, how many times have you apologized about the same topic? You always forget our anniversary and never remembered it even from the 1st year," says Jude while pouting.

Both of them have been dating for a rather long time now. Palu was working hard to get Jude's heart after she moved on from Buggy. He succeeded and she finally accepted him, but well, there are always problems in relationships.

Jude is someone who always wants to celebrate their couple's events. But Palu always forgets them, even their anniversary. Well, men don't usually think about that, but the problem is he forgets it every year.

It makes Laboon happy that Brook returns and fulfills their promise. But it also makes Laboon sad that only Brook returns after so many years. That's why Laboon's cry is full of happiness and sadness.

Everyone there can feel it and it makes many of them cry. But the ones who cry the most are still Brook, Laboon, & Crocus. This is such a happy yet sad day for the 3 of them who have waited for this day to come for years.

"I thought you were joking when you said that you would find them. Even if only 1 of them returns, they are still fulfilling their promise," says Crocus to Buggy after he gets on Black Pearl.

"It was luck that helped me meet Brook. Also, different from Roger Pirates, we were exploring more places, so our chance to find him is higher," says Buggy.

"How did you find him though?" asks Crocus.

"It's better if you ask Brook rather than me. He must have a lot of things to tell you and Laboon," says Buggy.

"You're right, Laboon needs to know what happened too. It will be devastating, but I'm sure he also wants to know what happened to his friends," says Crocus.

Crocus & Buggy stop talking and look at Laboon & Brook who seem to sing together. Then everyone in the crew starts singing with them. It makes Laboon very happy because it feels like the past when it was just a small whale following a pirate crew's ship.

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