Pirates: I'll be with the Straw Hat Pirates in my old age

"This may involve a very old story."

"Forget it. I can't explain it clearly in a short time. I'd better take you to meet a legendary figure!"

"The legendary figure?" Nami came over with a curious look on her face, and even Usopp stopped fiddling with Laboon.

After Luffy got down from Laboon's head, Yun Yi shouted to Laboon.

Upon hearing this, the other party immediately opened its mouth wide and swallowed the Merry along with countless sea water.

“Ahhhhhhhhh! The giant whale is eating people! Help!!”

"Hey, Usopp, relax a little. Yun Yi must have his reasons for doing this." Luffy stood on the deck, looking at the turbulent current with an excited look on his face.

Seeing that Luffy was not nervous at all, Yun Yi did not fly to the front, but returned to the Merry and chatted with Usopp and the others with great interest.

"There is a fish in the North Sea, its name is Kun. Kun is so big that no one knows how many thousands of miles it is."

"It transformed into a bird, named Peng. Peng's back was unknown how many thousands of miles long it was. When it flew in anger, its wings looked like clouds drooping from the sky."

"Kun? Peng? What is that?" Zoro and Sanji came closer and asked, which was rare.

"Hahaha, that's a creature from the legend of my hometown."

"It looks a lot like Lab, but unfortunately, although they are both very big, they can't become the great roc that soars up to 90,000 miles."

"Many, many years ago, Lab and some pirates who loved music met and made a promise to meet again after circling the Grand Line."

"but…"

"Only the legendary Pirate King has ever done something like circumnavigating the Grand Line."

Suddenly, an old voice took over Yun Yi's words, and everyone realized that the Merry had arrived at a calm "sea" at some point.

The voice paused for a moment, then continued, "And that group of pirates has not been able to return since they left here."

"Perhaps he was buried in the sea, or perhaps he escaped from the Grand Line. In any case, he has not appeared since then."

"And in order to reunite with his friends, Lab kept crashing into the indestructible red earth continent, which left him with many injuries."

When the shadows faded, an old man with a hunched body and a flower on his head appeared in the sunlight.

"Let me introduce you to the former Pirate King and the ship's doctor of Roger's Pirates - Crocus." Yun Yi smiled and pointed at the man while talking to the members of the Straw Hat Pirates.

"Pirate King, ship's doctor?" Usopp was making a fuss again. Of course, the others were not much better.

The title of Roger's pirate crew's ship doctor even made them forget to ask why there was a person living alone in the belly of a giant whale.

Also, why does it look like daytime even though we are in the belly of a whale?

After taking a quick look at the Merry in front of him, Kurokas asked Yun Yi, "You wild boy, you haven't been back for so long, what earth-shattering things have you done?"

Yun Yi smiled awkwardly, then said, "It's not that big of a deal."

"Let me introduce you, this is my younger brother, a pirate who dreams of becoming the Pirate King!"

"Brother?"

Kurokas took a look at the two people, who had completely different looks and dressing styles, and was a little bit unconvinced.

"How can I do that? I'm an orphan, and my hometown is thousands of miles away. Oh, forget it, just talk to us about Rab."

"There's nothing much to talk about. This is the fact. A bunch of weak pirates tried to cross the Grand Line."

"He was eventually buried in the sea, leaving behind Rab, who could only keep crashing into the red earth continent because of his longing for her."

After saying that, without caring about Luffy and the others' reactions, Crocus picked up the newspaper, leaned back in his chair, and began to read quietly.

However, these words seemed to anger Luffy.

"Hey, you weak pirate, you are not the only one who can cross the Grand Line and become the Pirate King."

Luffy didn't care about the other person's identity at all. He pointed at him and retorted: "I am also going to cross the Grand Line and become the Pirate King!!"

"One Piece?" When he heard the title again, an inexplicable smile suddenly appeared on the other party's face.

"The horror of the Grand Line lies in the violent currents, celestial phenomena, powerful enemies, and countless irrationalities, which will quickly break the hearts of those with weak minds."

"There are so many people sailing in this world, but there is only one Pirate King!"

Seeing that neither side was willing to give in, Yun Yi quickly spoke up to ease the atmosphere.

"Then...we might as well make another promise."

"What agreement?" The two looked at Yun Yi at the same time and asked curiously.

"Let's bet on whether Luffy can go around the Grand Line and come back here."

"Okay!" Luffy agreed first. This was his dream of going to sea, and he would try his best to accomplish it even if it meant death.

"Kid!" Crocus looked at Luffy, then looked at Yun Yi again.

At this moment, Yun Yi's gaze suddenly turned to a tall steel gate next to him.

A breeze blew by, and two silk scarves instantly flew out from Yun Yi's sleeves, like two winding snakes, flying towards the hole at the top of the portal.

Soon, two figures walked out of the cave uncontrollably, holding two cannons in their hands.

"Hey, who are you?" Luffy frowned slightly when he saw two people suddenly appearing with weapons in their hands. He didn't seem to like these two people very much.

"They must be the whalers who killed Lab. Never mind, I'll deal with them later."

The golden rope appeared again, replacing the silk scarf. In front of the two people's horrified eyes, it tied them up tightly and threw them into a corner.

"Well, it's time to get out now."

As Yun Yi let out a high-pitched and ethereal crane cry, Lab's body suddenly turned upside down.

After a while, Merry and Kurokas were spit out by Lab.

"Hey, Lab, let's make a pact!"

Yun Yi slowly floated in front of Labu and kept talking to Labu.

But I don’t know what they are talking about, they always laugh very loudly.

Below, on a small island next to the Red Earth Continent, Luffy and others were also quietly listening to Crocus telling the story of Lab and the Grand Line.

"Labu is very human, they understand human conversations. Many years ago, I told him that the pirate group would never come back."

"But every time it crashes into the red earth continent like crazy."

"He was already far away from home, and now even his only promise is gone. This is undoubtedly a fatal blow to Rab."

"So in order to prevent it from dying from colliding with the red earth continent, I had no choice but to live in its body and use drugs to curb its behavior."

Kurokas looked at the huge Lab in front of him, and then looked at Yun Yi who was floating strangely in the air.

"About ten years ago, a strange bird flew over and turned into a human. He told us many stories, and since then, Rab has had a new support."

"Is that person Yun Yi?" Luffy was eating the lunch box that Usopp took out of his pocket, listening to the story while eating voraciously.

"Yes, it's Yun Yi! It's a pity that Yun Yi has many adventures and only passes by here once in a long time, and Lab can only wait here day after day."

The conversation between the two groups lasted until almost evening, when it finally ended.

At this moment, Yun Yi also flew back from the sky.

"Okay, Lab said it's willing to wait for us!" Yun Yi couldn't hide his happiness and sat cross-legged in a circle.

"I understand!" Luffy got up after finishing his lunch box and walked to Laboo, "Hey, Laboo, wait for us!"

"We will definitely circle the Grand Line and come back to see you."

After saying that, Luffy suddenly pulled over a mast with the Straw Hat Pirates' flag hanging on it and stuck it into the ground.

"You have to wait for us!"

"Strange? When did our mast break?" Usopp looked at the mast in Luffy's hand in confusion.

"It seems like Luffy just interrupted it." Yun Yi said thoughtfully.

"Hey, this guy!" Usopp immediately became furious and almost rushed up to fight with Luffy. Fortunately, Zoro and Sanji were quick-witted and held Usopp down.

As the sun sank into the sea, crimson and orange intertwined, illuminating the towering red earth continent with an orange-red hue.

The gorgeous afterglow poured down on the sea, sparkling and surging waves, which was a beautiful sight.

After a moment, the sun quietly sank into the sea, leaving only a faint light, quiet and dreamy.

And the Merry, with Lab reluctantly bidding farewell, slowly sailed towards the unknown.

"Hey, Luffy, fix it quickly. If you don't fix it, I will never give you another lunch box."

With a dark face, Usopp held a hammer like an overseer, staring at Luffy without stopping.

"I know, I know."

Pouting, Luffy lay on the mast reluctantly, swinging the hammer hard to repair the mast that he had broken.