Harem Navigation: Starting from Overthrowing Nami

He was leisurely crossing his legs, reading the newspaper with focused attention.

Watching the Reno crew approach, the old man raised an eyebrow.

"Who are you people?!"

He spoke with a blank expression.

Even faced with the odd combination of one man and six women, the old man showed no reaction.

Having weathered countless storms, there was little left that could surprise him.

Gentle Kaya stepped forward:

"Hello, Old Man. We're from the East—"

"My name is Crocas."

Cut off mid-sentence, Kaya felt a bit awkward but still nodded politely.

She continued, "Grandfather Crocas, could you tell us where this place is?!"

Hearing this, Crocas's voice suddenly rose several notches: "Shouldn't you introduce yourselves first before asking someone a question?!"

"You young folks these days have no manners at all."

Nami's temper flared instantly as she stepped forward: "We're the Reno Pirates from the East Blue. I—"

"This place is called Twin Cape, and I'm the Lighthouse Keeper here."

Interrupted again mid-introduction, Nami bared her teeth in anger: "You old geezer, I think you're the rude one here! Can you let someone finish speaking?!"

Watching the silver Electric Arc begin to flicker around Nami, Crocas finally fell silent.

Reno, who had been enjoying the show, smiled and stepped forward.

"I'm Reno, Captain of the Reno Pirates."

"I've heard your name before, Crocas."

Huh?!

Only then did Crocas shift his gaze to Reno.

Reno walked over with a smile, "If I remember correctly, back in the day, there was a Ship Doctor named Crocas on Pirate King Roger's ship."

"Most Importantly..." Reno glanced at Crocas's head, "You two have the exact same hairstyle."

Nani?!

Pirate King Roger?!

Ship Doctor Crocas?!

All the Women stood Stunned.

This infuriating Old Man was actually the Doctor from Pirate King Roger's ship?!

Hearing Reno accurately state his identity, Crocas, who had been expressionless, suddenly broke into a smile.

"So there are still youngsters who recognize me. Looks like you came prepared."

"Come on, let's talk in my hut."

Hoo... hoo...

Hoo... hoo...

Just then, a low roar suddenly echoed.

"What's that sound?!" All the Women's expressions shifted.

The calm Crocas suddenly tensed up and shot to his feet.

"It's the Island Whale Laboon," Reno said casually.

"That big?!!"

All the Women turned to look in the direction of the roar, and there they saw a massive whale over 400 meters long.

Even the small part visible was like a small mountain.

Then they watched as the giant whale began slamming violently into the Red Line.

This strange behavior sparked everyone's curiosity.

"All those scars on its forehead—did they come from this?!!"

"That's right." Crocas nodded solemnly.

He then returned to his hut, retrieved a powerful Sedative, and quickly injected it into Laboon.

Whenever Laboon grew agitated, this was how he calmed it down.

It wasn't a permanent fix, but it minimized the harm Laboon inflicted on itself.

With the injection, Laboon slowly quieted down.

Though it stopped moving, its mournful cries and sorrowful wails still echoed from its mouth.

"What's wrong with Laboon?!"

Watching Crocas return, Makino asked with some concern.

What could have happened to make Laboon keep slamming into the Red Line, ignoring the pain in his body?

Crocas sat down again and told everyone a story about Laboon's past.

"So that's how it is."

All the Women sighed after learning the whole story, not expecting Laboon to be so loyal and emotional.

But the outcome was truly disheartening.

"So many years have passed, the people of the Rumbar Pirates are probably already..." Nami's words trailed off, but everyone understood what she meant.

Fifty whole years—if those people were still alive, they would have come back long ago.

"Sigh..." Crocas let out a helpless sigh. He knew this truth all too well.

"So you saw just now—every time Laboon was about to hit the Red Line, I gave him a Sedative to calm him down."

"But Even If I do that, it only delays the inevitable."

Everyone looked back at the Top of Laboon's head, at the crisscrossing scars that were truly painful to see.

"Actually, there are still people from the Rumbar Pirates alive."

Chapter 39: Healing Power Shows Its Might! A Thief Appears! (Request Data)

Roar.

Laboon Let Out a Sound again, as if he understood Reno's words.

His eyes swiveled to look at Reno.

"There are still people from the Rumbar Pirates alive? Is that true?!" Crocas was astonished.

He had once used his Network of connections to investigate, but found nothing.

In the end, he had to let it go.

"That's right." Reno nodded firmly. "But before I tell that story, Nami, Kaya, go heal Laboon's injuries first."

Nami immediately created a small Island Cloud, carrying Kaya to fly in front of Laboon's head.

Looking down from above, there were dense crisscrossing scars everywhere, old and new mixed together, with some spots still oozing blood.

Kaya's eyes reddened. How much pain must this be?

Nami controlled the Island Cloud to slowly approach until it was right against Laboon's head.

Kaya reached out her small hands, aimed at Laboon's head, and spoke with extraordinary gentleness: "Be good, Laboon. It won't hurt soon."

A gentle force surged from Kaya's palms, enveloping a wounded area on Laboon's head.

There was no helping it—Laboon was too big.

Under the Healing Power, the scars in that area visibly shrank until they disappeared completely.

The skin was identical to the rest of Laboon's body.

"This is?!"

Seeing this, Crocas shot to his feet. His calm, placid heart rippled for the first time in decades.

He stared in disbelief at the flawless patch of skin on Laboon's head.

"Kaya is a Devil Fruit User." Reno explained from the side.

Crocas nodded. That matched his guess.

Only a Devil Fruit could have such miraculous power.

He seemed to think of something and pressed further: "Can her Devil Fruit ability heal any disease?!"

"That's right. Any disease, no matter what." Reno already guessed why Crocas was asking.

"Good." Crocas nodded heavily.

"If I had possessed that power back then, the Captain wouldn't have died."

Reno didn't respond. He knew Crocas couldn't accept that someone like Roger had died of illness.

But there was no "if" in reality.

(Roger turned himself in to the Marines because he had an incurable disease, so that statement wasn't wrong.)

"Reno, could you stay here until Laboon is fully healed?"

Reno was Startled. "What else would I do?"

"It's just that this might delay your journey. With that girl's stamina, fully healing Laboon could take several days." Crocas looked troubled. After all, he and Reno had only met by chance, with no real bond between them.

Reno's expression turned subtle. "You might want to take another look."

Puzzled, Crocas looked at Kaya again.

By now, to ease Laboon's pain sooner, Kaya was pushing herself without regard for her stamina, fine beads of sweat already forming on her forehead.

But suddenly, a white light enveloped Kaya's body.

The next second, Crocas was astonished to find that Kaya's stamina had fully recovered.

Her energetic state was a stark contrast to the drenched-in-sweat exhaustion of a moment ago.

"Wocao!!!"

This seasoned old man cursed for the first time.

What kind of Devil Fruit was this absurd?!

It could even remove negative effects from the body?!

"Heh." Crocas let out a self-deprecating laugh. "Guess I've been living under a rock."

"Reno, tell me about the Rumbar Pirates."

Laboon, who had been basking in the Healing Power, responded as well.

Reno nodded and began recounting the events of years past.

Over fifty years ago, the Rumbar Pirates had just entered the Grand Line, but with dangers lurking ahead, they left Laboon at Twin Cape to avoid any mishaps.

They made a pact with Laboon: they'd return in three years and take him along to travel the world.

But things didn't go as planned.

During their voyage, the Rumbar Pirates' captain fell ill and died, and the rest of the crew was ambushed by enemies at Thriller Bark, wiped out to the last man.

Only Brook, who had eaten the Revive-Revive Fruit, managed to return his soul with his Devil Fruit ability.

But by the time he came back, his body had already rotted down to bare bones.

And now, for some reason, Brook was trapped in Thriller Bark, unable to leave.

After hearing Reno's story, Laboon let out an agitated roar for the first time.

So his old crewmates hadn't abandoned him—they'd met with misfortune and simply couldn't come back.