Chapter 104

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Volume: 12 Pg.: 93

Diary of Coby-Meppo Vol. 18: "Vice-Admiral Garp's Negligence"

The Vice-Admiral admits he fell asleep on the job and didn't even realize he got slashed.

Quick Summary
Laboon's old and new promise.

Long Summary
Crocus help the Straw Hat to exit the whale. He tells them that he is a doctor and that he modified Laboon so that he can treat her from the inside. Indeed, the reason why the whale is hitting is forehead on the Red Line wall is because she thinks his old crew will returnas they promised. But Crocus knows that they are not on Grand Line anymore and that they won't return. He told the whale already but she doesn't want to listen. Hearing that, Luffy pulls out Going Merry mast and starts to fight with Laboon. Everybody thinks is out of his mind, but Luffy reaction become clear when he stops the fight and makes a new promise with Laboon: they are both strong and cannot decide the winner yet. Luffy will crossed the Grand Line but came back so that they can finish their fight.

Plot Points
Crocus is a doctor, once, he was on a ship during 3 years...

Luffy has found a strange spheric device

Attacks

 * Luffy
 * Gomu Gomu no Ikebana (Ikebana is the way of arranging flowers)

Anime episode
Episode 63