Chapter 35: Crocus and Lab

"Too fast! Too fast!" After passing the peak of Upside-Down Mountain, the Skybreaker slid down the waterway at an extremely fast speed.

The two girls hugged each other at this time, tears almost coming out.

After passing through the clouds, Lot did not see the "wall". The Skybreaker arrived at the sea surface of Gemini Cape smoothly.

Just as everyone was preparing to celebrate their survival, an old voice sounded amid the splashing waves:

"Hey, don't you see an old man sunbathing here?"

When the splashes of water dissipated, everyone saw an old man who looked like a flower sitting on a lounge chair on the shore.

At this time, the old man's whole body was soaked by the waves splashed by the Sky Breaker, and he looked very embarrassed.

Lotte raised his eyebrows and couldn't help but mutter in his heart, "Is it true that I met him again?"

This old man who looks like a flower is naturally the keeper of the lighthouse at Twin Capes - Kulokas.

"I'm... sorry." Ling'er quickly bowed to Kurokas and apologized.

"Little guys, do you think that this matter can be let go just by saying sorry?" Kurokas glanced at Lotte and the others who had broken through the air.

"What is the old man going to do?" Lot's voice sounded in Kurokas's ears.

After hearing the old man's words, Lot instantly appeared beside Kurokas using electromagnetic teleportation.

The old man's pupils shrank slightly, and he was secretly shocked. 'Teleport? Such a fast speed!'

After all, he had served as a ship doctor on Pirate King Roger's ship for several years and had naturally experienced many big scenes, so his expression did not change much.

His tone still seemed calm: "Hey, don't get so close, it could kill you."

Hearing what Crocus said, Zoro placed his hand on the handle of the 'Wado Ichimonji', and said with a slight twitch at the corner of his mouth: "Oh? Who will die?"

Ling'er and Nami also took fighting stances.

The old man stared at Zoro and replied, "Me!"

"Oh, so you're going to die...ah...ah...Clo let me go, I'm going to chop him!"

If Kuro hadn't grabbed Zoro's collar, Zoro would have rushed forward and chopped Kurokas into pieces.

The old man's eyes flashed across the faces of everyone on the Sky Breaker, and he didn't say anything. Instead, he took off his clothes, which were already dripping with water, in front of everyone.

"Hey! Perverted old man! Don't take off your clothes in front of a beautiful woman."

Ling'er and Nami covered their eyes and ran into the cabin.

The old man wrung the wet clothes in his hands and put them on again. He said to Lotte beside him, "So you are the pirate Lotte who is so popular recently, right?"

Lotte didn't hide anything, but nodded and said, "Didn't expect my reputation to have spread here?"

The old man turned his head and stared at Lotte for a long time.

Lotte got goosebumps all over his body when he was stared at. He quickly took a step back, "Could this old man have some special fetish?"

The thought of this made him feel a chill in his heart.

"Haha, Lot boy, there are not many people in this world who dare to attack the ships of the Celestial Dragons directly. You are one of the few. If this is not famous, then what is famous?"

After a pause, he continued, "And you, Lott, don't seem to be as evil as the reports say."

Lotte took another step back, keeping a safe distance from the perverted old man. He then let out a breath and said, "Isn't the navy's reports always like this?"

Kurokas straightened the wrinkles on his clothes and said, "You are right."

At this moment, Cloe and others also came to the shore.

Snapped!

Ling'er snapped his fingers, and several flames fell on everyone's clothes, drying them in an instant.

Only then did Kurokas carefully look at Lotte and his companions, and said with some sigh: "Lotte boy, you guys are not simple."

Ang~

However, at this moment a huge whale roar sounded.

"Lab! Has it started again?" After saying that, Kurokas leaped into the sea.

"What is that?" Nami pointed at the huge creature that appeared on the shore.

"Is this a whale?" Cloe looked at the creature with scars all over its head in disbelief.

Lotte nodded and said, "This is an island whale. It is said that when it grows up it can grow to the size of an island."

Ling Er's eyes widened, "Is it so exaggerated? Oh, right! That old man just jumped into the sea, is he in danger?"

As soon as she finished speaking, Nami pointed at the giant creature and said in a trembling voice: "Look, that old man is in the mouth of the whale."

Lotte raised his head and said, "Don't worry, this old man is fine."

But before everyone could react, the whale directly rammed its head into the red earth continent.

Bang!

Suddenly, water splashed everywhere and the ground beneath their feet began to shake.

"What is he going to do?" A question mark suddenly flashed through everyone's mind.

Lot naturally knew the reason, and he also knew that Kurokas could calm Lab down.

Sure enough, the whale calmed down after a while, and Kurokas also came ashore.

"Hey! Grandpa, what is that? Why do we want to crash into the Red Earth Continent?" Ling'er couldn't help but ask as he looked at the old man in front of him.

......

"So that's how it is. It's really a poor whale." After listening to Kurokas's story, Ling'er wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes and felt a little moved.

Nami also spoke up at this time: "Have you ever thought about looking for the 'Rumba Pirates'?"

Kulokas shook his head. "I looked for them, but couldn't find them. There's not even a trace of news about them."

Clo pushed his glasses up. "Fifty years have passed. Even if they are still in this sea area, there is no way there is no news at all. So is there a possibility that they are no longer in this sea area?"

Zoro took a sip of wine and asked, "Could it be that they have already left the Grand Line and returned to the Four Seas?"

Clo shook his head. “Based on what Mr. Kulokas described, that group of people would not abandon their companions, so they were either captured by the navy or sank into the sea.”

Kurokas took a piece of fish and shook his head, saying, "These are probably the two possibilities."

"Then didn't you tell Lab?" Nami was a little confused. Logically speaking, Lab should be able to understand and would not hurt himself like this.

Crocus looked up at the sky and sighed slowly: "Alas~ It's useless. Lab still thinks that it is this red earth continent that prevents it from meeting the Rumba Pirates again."

Nami turned to look at Lotte beside her, her eyes were obviously red, and she said, "Lotte, Lab is so pitiful, help it."

In Nami's eyes, Lot is omnipotent.

Lot gently touched Nami's head and said, "Of course!"

Lot slowly flew to the top of Lab's head, stretched out his hand and shot a piece of edited electromagnetic wave into Lab's head, and then threw a magic bean into Lab's mouth.

The members of the Lot Pirates looked at Lot's actions, and then continued to enjoy the fish feast prepared by Ling'er.

After seeing that Labb was not feeling unwell, Kurokas turned to look at Lotte with a puzzled look on his face.

Just as Lot was about to explain, a table-sized drop of water smashed the dining table to pieces.

Everyone looked up and found that it was Lab's tears. At this moment, it was crying loudly, and the tears fell down.

Lotte smiled and said to Rab: "Don't hurt yourself in the future. Those people will be here in two years at most."

Lab said 'hmm' and nodded his head.

Only then did Kurokas see that the scar on Lab's head had disappeared.

Lot waved to Clo and the others, "Let's go, guys. Let's head towards our next destination."

After saying that, Lot teleported and appeared on the Sky Breaker.

Kurokas originally wanted to thank Loto, but he just wanted to leave. He quickly handed a star compass to Nami.

Nami and the others also boarded the ship. Lot suddenly thought of something and flicked his finger, and three Senzu beans turned into streams of light and fell into Crocus's hands.

"Master Crocus, this is the Senzu Bean. It can heal you no matter how badly you are injured. As long as you have a breath left, you won't die."

Looking at the Skybreaker going away, Kurokas murmured, "Lot, are you the one Roger is waiting for?"

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