Sailing: This Bounce-Bounce Fruit is a little different.

boom! Boom! Boom!

A series of loud roars rang out.

"Could it be related to its owner?"

Hai shrugged and said, "If that's the case, I have absolutely no idea what the answer is..."

After all, this world is ambiguous, and whether Brook survived by eating the [Yomi-Yomi Fruit] was unknown until they encountered it.

Just like the previous unexpected events involving the "Clone Fruit," it was already reminding him that he should never take anything for granted.

"What master?"

Crocus looked at Hai strangely and said, "I raised Laboon from a cub. Even if he has an owner, it's me!"

At this point, he pointed to the sky above and said seriously, "What I want to ask for your help is... could you help me clean out the [Reproductive Barnacles] inside Labu's body..."

ha?

"Barnacles?"

Hearing this, Hai couldn't help but rub his forehead, speechless, and said, "You're not telling me that this whale crashed into the Red Line because of this [breeding barnacle], are you?"

"Yeah! These guys are reproducing way too fast!"

Crocus sighed and said, "Even if I clean it from morning till night every day, it still can't keep up with their rate of reproduction..."

"At first it was okay, there were only a few of those damn barnacles, and I could manage. But then... as Labu got bigger and bigger, there were more and more barnacles!"

"When I returned from Roger's place, barnacles had already infested Laboon's body... Can you imagine the pain of countless parasites burrowing deep into flesh and blood, sucking the nutrients from his blood?"

"For over twenty years, I've worked day and night to clean it, but I still can't get rid of all the barnacles. No matter what medicine or poison I use, these barnacles adapt too quickly..."

blah blah blah!

"Then what can we do?"

On the deck, Nami and the others, who had been listening for a long time, looked slightly surprised as they heard the extremely painful screams.

"According to you, then those white clouds and the sky above are..."

"I drew it..."

Crocus pointed to the massive, somewhat concealed iron gate in the distance, and said while stretching his limbs, "I originally just wanted to mark a spot where there were barnacles, but I ended up drawing a sky..."

"Everyone! This old man is going to give Rab a painkiller injection. If you'd like to stay and help, please wait for me to return. If you want to leave, sail your ships to that giant iron gate..."

"That's an exit I specially built, leading directly to the sea..."

Before he could finish speaking...

Pfft!

Crocus jumped directly into the sea and swam towards the iron gate and stairs in the distance.

Uh……

Isn't this a bit too far-fetched?

Beside him, Hai shook his head with a chuckle.

What happened to that unwavering dedication that has moved people for decades?

As a result, not only did the owner change, but the pain of crashing into the Red Earth was also caused by the barnacles?

“亥…”

Nami, leaning against the edge of the boat, asked curiously, "What should we do? Should we stay and help?"

"If we stay to help, it will probably take quite a while to clear such a huge space..."

Well……

"What do you think?"

Opening his double pupils, Hai calculated and predicted the surrounding distances, then frowned slightly and looked at the others on the deck.

"If I choose to stay, I can use this time to train in the Six Powers and Armament Haki, otherwise the enemies in the Grand Line will become stronger and stronger in the future..."

"With our current overall strength, it's fair to say we don't even reach the average level?"

"Furthermore, we need to figure out the situation in the surrounding seas first..."

"I'm fine!" Zoro said, gripping the Wado Ichimonji. "I've recently gained some insights into the Iron Cutting Technique, so I'll use this time to see if I can break through..."

As he spoke, Zoro glanced at Hai, as if he wanted to say something.

Followed by.

Everyone agreed.

The three women, especially those who were relatively weak, nodded vigorously at this moment.

After all the previous encounters, it seemed that they were of no use other than running away.

"Since you all agree, then stay!"

Looking at Nami, Kaya, and the others, Hai said, "Oh, right! I forgot to tell you, Crocus was the ship's doctor on the Pirate King Roger's ship..."

what? !

Immediately, everyone showed expressions of shock, as if they couldn't believe it.

"No need to exaggerate..."

Seeing this, Hai waved his hand and casually said, "Buggy, whom we met before, was also a member of Roger's pirate crew, so there's nothing surprising about it..."

"Besides helping to eliminate the barnacles and training during this time, Nami! You guys need to get as much useful information as possible from Crocus. Kaya, you can help out..."

"Understood!"

Nami and Kaya exchanged glances, both revealing a mischievous smile.

Only Nojiko seemed to feel that he couldn't help, and couldn't help but feel a little disappointed.

"..."

Hai, who had taken everything in, remained expressionless, a thoughtful glint in his eyes.

*Sizzle*

Suddenly, the ethereal roar grew fainter and fainter.

Subsequently, the violent shaking and impact subsided.

Eventually, the turquoise sea returned to its previous calm.

Not long after.

When Crocus returned from swimming in the distance.

Hai informed the other party of the results of the discussion.

In this regard.

Crocus was naturally delighted.

With so many people around, cleaning up the barnacles should be faster than they reproduce, right?

……

……

Time passes quickly every second.

Nearly three months have passed.

Island whale Labu.

internal space.

Thump thump thump! Thump thump thump! Thump thump thump!

Bang bang bang bang bang bang bang!

High above, all that could be seen was...

Four figures were stepping in the air in Void 307, quickly clearing away basketball-sized [breeding barnacles] as they moved through the air.

As if they had practiced until they were skilled, they found a large number of barnacles falling into the dense net below them wherever they went.

Only when their strength was almost exhausted did the figure jump down.

"almost!"

After removing the last barnacle, Hai smiled slightly, looked at Zoro and the other two who were descending towards the deck, and said with a grin, "These guys just need to be pushed a bit..."

"However, I didn't expect that it would take nearly three months to clean up all the barnacles..."

"Thankfully, all three of them have mastered a portion of the Six Powers of the Navy, and there's also Nami and the others..."

Thinking of this, Hai couldn't help but look at Nami and the other two floating on the deck like pieces of paper, a hint of surprise flashing in his eyes.

I thought that with Nami and Nojiko's physical condition, they might not be able to learn the Six Powers in such a short time, but they turned out to have an extraordinary talent for paper drawing.

Perhaps because she ate a Devil Fruit, Kaya not only learned paper drawing, but also became exceptionally skilled at finger gun techniques.

Zoro focused on Shave, Moonwalk, and Iron Body. It can be said that after his physique was honed to a certain level, he was able to use these techniques with great skill.