Chapter 72 The Old Man With A Funny Mentality
"Is there a tunnel at the entrance to the Grand Line?"
Nami rubbed his eyes and said a little confused.
Usopp was still immersed in the excitement of entering the great Grand Line. After hearing this, he walked to the front deck and said casually:
"What are you talking about, Nami? The entrance must be a bright avenue full of adventure!"
"Wait! That's a damn whale mouth!!!"
Through the clouds and mist, Sharingan, who was convinced, could see that it was not a ghost tunnel at all, but a whale with its mouth wide open.
"It looks like fun!"
Luffy in the special seat showed excitement. He didn’t expect that Grand Line would be so exciting when he first arrived:
“Let’s go in and have an adventure!!”
"Don't be stupid, that body type is no joke!"
Sanji immediately rejected the idiot captain's whimsical idea.
"Hedgehog head, use your ninjutsu to think of a solution!!"
Zoro also looked devastated. It was true that he wanted to become the strongest swordsman, but this kind of enemy was obviously beyond the limit.
"I'm thinking about it, I'm thinking about it, don't rush me!"
Xin quickly formed seals with his hands, separated three Shadow Clone just in case, and used Water Style at the same time:
"Water Style·White Dragon"
The water dragon appeared quietly and held the Meili on its head. Different from the majestic appearance of the previous two times, this time the water dragon even looked a little wretched.
"There is a gap there! Let's go through there!!"
Nami snatched Usopp's telescope and pointed the direction for the water dragon.
Following the current, the water dragon swam sneakily to the direction directed by Nami, and finally avoided the big mouth.
Luffy, who was held down by Zoro and Sanji, felt a little regretful, while Nami and Usopp both breathed a sigh of relief.
"Wait a minute, what does this look mean!!!"
The water dragon passed by the side of the big whale, and everyone could see an eye bigger than the Merry.
Perhaps the water dragon was regarded as prey. This eye was staring at the Meili, making everyone's hair stand on end.
Xin immediately increased the delivery volume of Chakra:
"It's time to speed up!"
The water dragon changed from a wretched water dragon to a very fast wretched water dragon, but instead of moving forward, the Meili was even slowly retreating.
Because the whale had already aimed at them, the terrifying suction force was dragging the Mellie back.
"Ahhhh!!!"
Nami and Usopp hugged each other and cried, as if they saw their death approaching.
Three Shadow Clone stood at the stern of the ship, working hard like three blowers using Wind Style·Great Breakthrough to fight the suction.
Zoro and Sanji gave up their struggle and even discussed with Luffy how much a whale of its size needs to eat in one meal.
Zoro feels that whales only drink sea water without alcohol, which means they lose a lot of fun.
Sanji said that it was fortunate that he was not a breeder, otherwise he would have lost half his life in cooking.
Luffy expressed envy of the whale's appetite. It was really impressive to be able to eat so much in one meal.
"You three, don't let me take it easy!!!"
"Hedgehog, what kind of dessert do you think this whale would like? A giant donut?"
"No! The best chocolate ice cream in the world!!!"
"Ahhhh!!!"
Under the huge suction force, the water dragon gradually lost its shape, and was sucked into the huge mouth together with the Meili.
...
"Are we still alive?"
Usopp, who closed his eyes tightly because of fear, asked tremblingly:
"Why is there no movement? Is everyone dead?!"
"Fool!!"
Nami punched the coward and made him open his eyes.
He couldn't believe the scene that appeared in front of him. The blue sky, white clouds, and even bright light were all exactly the same as outside.
Except for the green ocean below.
"This should be the whale's stomach. Is the thing underneath it gastric acid?"
While Xin was thinking, he held Luffy's paw that he wanted to stretch out:
"Don't touch it randomly. I won't tell you whether it's dangerous or not. It's a bit disgusting."
Sanji took a deep breath of cigarette and frowned:
"But these blue skies and white clouds don't look like what's in your stomach."
"There is a small island over there, let's go there and have a look!"
Zoro pointed to the small island not far away, where a palm tree was planted and clothes were hanging to dry outside the hut.
As the Meili gradually approached the island, Xin looked at the clothes hanging outside and couldn't help but complain:
"After all, this is also the whale's stomach. Doesn't it smell bad to hang clothes here?"
Before he finished speaking, an old man walked out of the house with gray hair, glasses, and a saffron on his head.
He looks harmless on the outside, but his eyes are particularly scary, staring at everyone as if he is ready to take action at any time.
Usopp swallowed and couldn't help but said:
"What are you doing? We have cannons here!!"
The old man's voice was deep:
"Forget it, people will die."
Sanji was also a little surprised by the old man's momentum:
"Who do you think will die!?"
"I!"
“It turns out it’s you!!!”
Shin held down Sanji who was about to take action and said that he should leave this kind of negotiation to himself:
"Ahem, old man, where is this place and who are you?"
"Shouldn't you give your name before asking someone else?"
"That's right, I'm Uchiha..."
"My name is Crocus, I am the lighthouse keeper at Twin Points, I am 71 years old..."
“Fire Style!!!”
Nami stepped forward and pulled the frustrated hedgehog away. This was the first time his self-introduction was interrupted.
The old man was still reading the newspaper leisurely:
"You ask me where this is? You broke into my private resort and your tone is so arrogant."
"Holiday? But there's no meat here."
This time it was Zoro who stepped forward and held down the embarrassing captain:
"This is the stomach of the whale, right old man?"
"No, this is the stomach of a rat."
Zoro, who wanted to draw the knife, was pulled away by Usopp. Crocus continued:
"I painted the sky and white clouds above. This can be regarded as my pastime as a doctor."
"What is the connection between painting and doctors!"
As expected of an old-timer, in just a few words, everyone except Luffy broke through the defense.
"The exit is over there."
Crocus pointed to the iron gate in the distance. Who knows why there is an entrance and exit in the whale's belly.
"Thank you, Uncle Hua, you are such a good person!"
Luffy smiled and thanked the other party, but before they could take any action, stomach acid suddenly surged.
Only then did everyone see that the island under Crocus's feet was not an island at all, but a special iron boat.
"Is Laboon attacking Red Line again?"
Crocus put down the newspaper and plunged into the sea of stomach acid.
"Hey, hey, that's stomach acid. Don't you think it's dirty, sir?"
Xin didn't mean to worry about Crocus. After all, he jumped in on his own initiative. No one would deliberately seek death.
"He said Laboon, is that the name of the whale?"
Nami noted the key point, and Usopp added another:
"What does it mean to hit the Red Line?"
"Is this the Grand Line? We encountered so many weird things as soon as we entered?"
"Hehehe~ This is an adventure!!"