Could You Be the Ones Roger Is Waiting For?

He paused for a moment, looked up at Kuta, and then asked, "How did you know?"

"How I know is none of your concern. I know that one member of the Rumbar Pirates is still trapped in a certain area of the sea and hasn't come out yet."

Who is it?

"An afro, a musician."

"That's right, they do have an afro musician on their ship named 'Brook'."

Crocus looked at Kuta, a hint of excitement flashing in his eyes.

"Now that you know where Brook is, could you please tell me which area of the sea he's in?"

Kuta looked at Crocus helplessly, "Old man, even if I told you, Laboon still couldn't get there!"

"I'm telling you all this so you can think of a way to give Laboon hope. Maybe I'll pass through that area and rescue that Pirates named 'Brook,' and tell him that Laboon has been waiting for him!"

"Oh... is that so?"

Crocus smiled at Kuta and then bowed.

"Then I'll ask you to help Laboon and Brook fulfill their promise!"

"Hey! Old man, I didn't agree to that!"

Kuta looked at Crocus, took a step back, and waved his hands repeatedly.

Crocus straightened up, staring at Kuta, and said, "No, you will."

"Ha ha ha ha..."

He then burst into laughter.

He was in a good mood. Judging from Kuta's attitude, Kuta would definitely help Laboon, otherwise he wouldn't have needed to say so much to him.

Seeing Crocus laughing uncontrollably, Kuta stood at a distance, a smile also on his face.

He will indeed go and tell Brooklab the news.

A promise made nearly 50 years ago, and the wait, was worth the special trip he made.

Whether Brook will return after learning about Laboon's whereabouts, or whether he will return after fulfilling his promise to circumnavigate the Grand Line, is up to him.

When it comes to persuading Laboon not to crash into the Red Line, he certainly doesn't have King Luffy's charm!

Chapter 4 Will you be the ones Roger is waiting for?

"Huh!"

"Aren't you the Pirate King 'Ship's Doctor, Gol D. Roger, the Pirate King?"

Twin Capes, the open space outside the house where Crocus works and lives, below the lighthouse.

With a series of splattering sounds, Indigo walked up to Crocus, who was sitting on a stone bench, and looked at him with surprise.

He hadn't paid much attention when they first met, but now that they were closer, he could see them clearly.

He never expected to run into an acquaintance here.

"Excuse me, who are you...?"

Crocus looked at Indigo with a puzzled expression.

"Me!"

Indigo spun around in front of Crocus, then burst into laughter.

"Kalkale!!"

Then he started dancing and gesturing wildly as he performed.

Seeing that Crocus still didn't understand, he jumped up and down in frustration. Finally, he had no choice but to speak.

"Me? The Golden Lion, the Ship's Doctor on the Golden Lion ship!"

"I saw you on Roger's ship during the Battle of Eit Wall 25 years ago."

"Oh... you're from the Golden Lion Ship!"

Crocus looked at Indigo, confused, and said, "How come I've never seen you before? You weren't hiding in the back, were you?"

Crocus nodded as he spoke.

"That's the only way to explain why I didn't see you back then."

That's not the reason at all.

With so many ships and so many people in the Golden Lion Fleet at the time, who would care about a doctor!

"Uh... is that so?"

Indigo nodded, then looked at Crocus and asked, "After the Roger Pirates disbanded, you weren't going to stay here all this time, were you?"

"I've always lived here. I was with the Roger Pirates mainly to help Laboon find the Rumbar Pirates."

Wow~

"So, when you were young, you were the Ship's Doctor on the Pirate King's ship!"

Just then, Ahua, dressed in a chef's uniform, along with A-Luo and A-Tao, each carrying two large platters of fish.

These fish were caught casually by Kuta when he was bored, right after he came out of Laboon's body.

Now that we've arrived at the Grand Line, how could we not enjoy the delicious food from this magical Sea!

They planned to leave after lunch, so they invited Crocus to eat with them.

Ahua put down the plate in his hand, stared at Crocus with curiosity on his face.

"Could the Old Man tell us about Roger's adventures?"

"Alright, stop asking. What's the use of knowing this from the Old Man? We have our own adventures to go on!"

Kuta walked over carrying several bottles of wine.

I lightly slapped Ahua on the back of the head.

"We'll see Roger's adventures for ourselves, won't we?"

Speaking of

He sat down gently opposite Crocus and slammed the bottle down on the table.

"Old Man, since we're all so happy today, you have to have a good drink with me!"

Don't worry!

Crocus glanced at Laboon, who was floating on the shore, a smile flashing in his eyes.

As soon as he emerged from Laboon's body, he immediately told Laboon that Brook was still alive and that its companion had not abandoned it.

This made Laboon very happy, and he frolicked around in the water for a while.

Then it wanted to head to the Grand Line immediately, but was persuaded by Kuta to wait for Brook to fulfill their promise.

I guess Laboon will never crash into the Red Line again!

After all, being abandoned and not being abandoned are two different things.

If you have hope in your heart, you won't be in so much pain.

Crocus then looked at Kuta, his eyes filled with gratitude.

"Even if it costs me my old life, I'll drink with you all to my heart's content today."

"Saying 'old life' is unlucky! We're having a banquet here to celebrate!"

"Yes, yes, yes..."

"Ha ha ha ha..."

After a satisfying meal, Kuta leaned against the stone table, picking his teeth with a toothpick in his hand.

Crocus, his face flushed, stared blankly at the several figures busily working aboard the Freedom.

"It's so good to be young!"

He drank less than a bottle before he started feeling a little dizzy.

These young men acted as if nothing had happened.

Especially this guy, he's drinking Hard Liquor.

His gaze shifted to Kuta, and a flicker of lingering fear crossed his eyes as he looked at the Wine Gourd hanging from Kuta's waist.

This guy drinks the strongest liquor; he chokes on his liquor after just one sip, while Kuta drinks it like it's a beverage.

"I'm really old, I can't compare anymore."

He imitated Kuta, leaning against the table and shaking his head.

Just then, A-Luo's startled cry suddenly came from the ship.

"Oh no! How could this happen?!"

"What's wrong?"

Ignoring A-Luo, A-Tao quickly jumped off the boat, walked rapidly to Kuta's side, and asked loudly.

"Kuta, look at this! Why isn't the compass working?"

"Compass?"

Kuta was taken aback when he saw the compass that A-Luo handed him.

How could he have forgotten about this?!

"Ha ha ha ha!!"

"You guys know nothing, yet you've come to the Grand Line?"

Kuta snapped out of his daze, and seeing Crocus speak, he fell silent.

He had really forgotten about it; otherwise, he would have asked Smoker for it back in Loguetown. How could he not know that the Grand Line requires a special compass!

It should be in Taixing, Loguetown.

I was excited, and I'd also drunk a bit too much that day, so I completely forgot about it in the end.

"Oh! Old Man, do you know what happened?"

A-Luo looked at Crocus and quickly asked.

"Due to its unique geographical location, the magnetic Grand Line here is completely different from other places, so ordinary compasses obviously won't work here."

"A regular compass."

"So, there are special compasses?"

"Um!"

Crocus nodded, then pulled out a special compass-shaped pointer from his pocket, which was covered by a transparent spherical glass dome.

"Here, this is the special 'Log Pose' used by the Grand Line to record magnetic information."

As he spoke, he handed the Log Pose to A-Luo.

"The Log Pose the magnetic attraction between islands to guide the way to the next island. Therefore, it takes anywhere from several hours to several months for the compass to fill with records before you can move on to the next island."

"Oh..."

A-Luo looked at the Log Pose in his hand with a curious expression.

Then, as if remembering something, she looked up at Crocus and asked, "Several months? If it takes several months to record an island like this, does that mean we'll be staying on this island for several months?"

"That's correct in principle, but..."

"What?"

"But there is another special type of Log Pose that can directly point to a specific location, called a 'Eternal Pose'."

"Permanent."

"Yes, it means permanent. Eternal Pose can always point to a specific island. The Navy uses such pointers to quickly reach any island on the Grand Line."