Hiyori's Special Ability

At Twin Capes, in the lighthouse, Sirius and his group disembarked and arrived here.

"I never imagined that the Pirate King's crewmates would be guarding a lighthouse here."

Luo said, somewhat surprised.

Yamato has already introduced Crocus's identity to them.

It's quite strange, but this isn't the first time they've encountered a crewmate of the Pirate King.

Buggy, a small-time pirate in the East Blue; Rayleigh, who sells himself in the Sabaody Archipelago to earn money for alcohol; and Crocus, the lighthouse keeper.

How come Roger's crew all ended up doing so poorly?

"This is my job."

Crocus said dismissively, "To be honest, being Roger's doctor is just a side job."

"To be the Pirate King's ship's doctor, you must be an extraordinary doctor, right?" Law's eyes burned with enthusiasm.

"Oh, your name is Luo, right? The ship's doctor."

Crocus nodded. "I have some medical books here. You can take them if you don't mind."

"Of course I don't mind!"

Luo readily agreed.

Just kidding, this is a medical technique even the Pirate King acknowledges.

Although he already possessed the Op-Op Fruit, his expertise was limited to surgery; he was still far behind these truly top-tier doctors in pharmacology.

"Has Senior Crocus been waiting for us all this time?"

Sirius asked, somewhat curiously.

"Of course, I'd love to see the brats that Shanks approves of, and similarly, I wouldn't want to miss out on the boys and girls that Oden admires."

He said with a smile.

Then the Pirate King's ship's doctor turned to look at Hiyori, "Not to mention little Hiyori too."

"Uncle Crocus..."

Hiyori and said, "I've heard many stories about you from my father."

Uncle?

Wait a minute, wouldn't it be more appropriate to call him "Grandpa" given Crocus's age?

Even if he was of the same generation as Oden, shouldn't he be called uncle?

Sirius was thinking about some strange things.

"Really? I also miss those days."

Crocus chuckled.

The years he spent on Roger's ship were only a brief part of his life.

But it was one of the most unforgettable and beautiful memories of his life.

"Wait a minute, Uncle Crocus," Yamato asked, puzzled, "How did you know?"

"How did you know about my connection with Sirius and Oden? How did you know Hiyori's identity?"

That's very strange.

"Idiot, Hiyori is a wanted criminal too."

Jack casually remarked, "Knowing the name and appearance, a little deduction will make it clear."

Is that so?

Yamato, seemingly understanding but not quite.

"No, no,"

But Crocus immediately waved his hands, denying Jack's claim, "It was Buggy who told me."

"Buggy?"

Sirius slightly surprised, then laughed and said, "That guy has also reached the Grand Line?"

"Yes,"

Crocus laughed and said, "He came to me crying, complaining that you guys have ruined everything for him."

Sirius into laughter.

If I had to say something, that's definitely true.

Because of their relationship, that guy Buggy also became a target of the government.

They were probably hunted down by the government after their separation, which is why they fled into the Grand Line in a panic.

"But this is actually a good thing."

Crocus said, "I should also thank you, Sirius. That lazy brat Buggy finally has the will to become stronger."

Isn't this quite interesting?

Will Buggy ever truly become a god? Sirius is quite looking forward to it.

Boom!

Suddenly, the ground began to shake, and a loud bang was heard outside the lighthouse.

"What happened?"

Jack was taken aback. "Is there an enemy attack?"

Yamato his Observation Haki, then frowned and said, "It's Sea King."

"That idiot, here he comes again."

Crocus shook his head and walked out of the lighthouse with his hands behind his back.

"Please wait a moment, I'll go deal with that idiot."

"Fool?"

Yamato blinked. "Do you know them?"

"Why don't you go and see for yourself?"

Sirius smiled and followed Crocus, with Yamato naturally following behind.

Sirius naturally knew who was causing trouble outside.

It's quite a poignant story.

"Laboon! How long are you going to keep this up?!"

Just as I stepped out of the lighthouse, I heard Crocus's roar.

In the distance, on the edge of the Red Line, a gigantic blue whale was crashing its head against a mountain wall.

The Red Line, as solid as the Wall of Sighs, was also blasted open, sending rubble flying everywhere.

However, at the same time, the whale's head also had numerous wounds.

Hold head high!

The giant whale roared to the sky, whether from pain or something else, it was unclear.

"This is Island Whale."

Black explained, "It's a Sea King, but it's a bit strange, these Sea King always travel in groups."

Hold head high!

Laboon roared, then lowered his body, preparing to crash into the Red Line once more.

"Idiot!! Stop it! Do you want to die?!"

Crocus was so anxious he jumped up and down.

Sirius a slow sigh of relief.

Then let's stop it.

"Forehead."

But at that moment, Hiyori suddenly covered her forehead, her brows furrowing.

What's going on?

She actually shed tears.

Sirius had no time to deal with the whale anymore. He exclaimed, "Hey, what's wrong with Hiyori?"

What happened all of a sudden?

"Have no idea,"

Hiyori wiped away her tears, looking blank and dazed, and said, "I just suddenly feel so sad, so very sad."

"Sad?"

Sirius frowned.

What does this mean?

Hiyori sniffed, then raised her hand, her slender, pale fingers pointing at Laboon, the blue whale that was crashing headfirst into the mountainside.

"He is so sad, he is crying, he is calling out to someone, he is waiting for someone to return!"

Sirius's eyes widened.

No way?

Could it be that this is --

"Little Hiyori, you said you heard Laboon's voice?"

The unusual behavior of Hiyori also alarmed Crocus, who became even more agitated than Sirius.

"I don't know, was he talking?"

Hiyori rubbed her forehead, looking pained, and said, "He's so sad, he's still crying, who is he waiting for!"

"..."

Crocus stared blankly at Hiyori.

Then he turned to look at Sirius.

Finally, a radiant smile bloomed on his face.

Tears even began to well up in his eyes.

"Hiyori, you really are Oden's child."

The senior sage chuckled and patted Sirius on the shoulder, "Go ahead, Sirius. If it's you, you'll definitely be able to stop Laboon from crying!"

Are you misunderstanding something?

Sirius smiled helplessly.

But since the senior colleague has said so, let's give it a try.

"Hey, Hiyori, come lend me a hand."

"I want to go too!" Yamato shouted.

"Certainly."