[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-one-piece-starting-by-finding-red-haired-s-sever":3,"chapter-one-piece-starting-by-finding-red-haired-s-sever-one-piece-starting-by-finding-red-haired-s-sever-chapter-60":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","One Piece: Starting by Picking Up Shanks' Severed Arm",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2215560,3907,"Chapter 60","one-piece-starting-by-finding-red-haired-s-sever-chapter-60",60,"\u003Cp>\"Am I dreaming?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nami murmured, her eyes welling with tears as she gripped Siano's arm tightly. \"Big brother, I'm still alive, right? This isn't some scene you can only see after ascending to heaven, is it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But how could there be a whole other world inside a whale's belly? It didn't make sense!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Here, look closely...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Siano pointed toward the dome to clear up the confusion for his crew. \"That's a semi-circular vaulted ceiling up there. The blue sky, white clouds, and all that are fake—they're painted on.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone looked up in the direction he pointed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sure enough, although the blue sky and white clouds looked very realistic, the clouds didn't move at all. If you observed closely, you could even see traces of ink wrinkles in some places.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then what about this ocean?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kuina spread her arms in a daze. \"Such a vast sea, it can't be painted too, right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's stomach acid.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A calm voice came from nearby.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone turned their heads.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They happened to see a small skiff drifting slowly past from the left, and the old man on it glanced at them expressionlessly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old man's hair looked like flower petals, he wore a flashy tropical-style shirt, and he carried a giant syringe on his shoulder that was taller and thicker than a person...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Be careful not to fall in,\" the old man said. \"Ordinary people won't last long inside before they're corroded into skeletons.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hey, mister!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nami called out hurriedly, \"Don't be in such a rush to leave! We're still inside that whale's stomach, right? But how did it become like this, and where are we supposed to get out from?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How rude.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old man stopped his skiff and frowned at Nami. \"Whose child is this? Before asking for someone's name, shouldn't you introduce yourself first?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That's true, sorry.\" Nami scratched her head, feeling a bit embarrassed. \"My name is Na...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I am Crocus, the lighthouse keeper of Twin Capes. I'm sixty-seven years old, my blood type is AB, and I'm a Gemini,\" the old man said calmly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You're the one being rude!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Veins popped on Nami's forehead as she roared with bared teeth, \"At least let me finish my sentence, you jerk of an old man! Do you believe I'll burn off that bird-feather hair of yours?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>*Whoosh!* As soon as she got angry, her entire head of orange hair erupted into a ball of orange flames, burning fiercely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hmm? A Devil Fruit?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crocus glanced at her with some surprise. \"You shouldn't use that kind of power recklessly. If you're not careful, you'll kill someone.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Kill someone?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nami was stunned and subconsciously pulled the flames back. \"Are there side effects?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I meant you'll kill me,\" Crocus pointed at himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So it was you!!\" Everyone was floored.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No, old man.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nami couldn't take it anymore and said irritably, \"As the lighthouse keeper here, do you talk to everyone like this? There must be many bad-tempered pirates inside, right? It's truly amazing that you've lived this long unscathed!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ordinary pirates are nothing.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crocus glanced at Siano. \"But I'm actually a bit afraid of you lot. After all, you're the only great pirates in decades to have a bounty of 180 million Berries before even entering the Grand Line.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Pirates? We aren't pirates, we're an adventure group!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nami corrected him first, then looked at Siano, feeling a sense of pride as she giggled. \"Big brother, did you hear that! Your reputation is really huge now; you can even intimidate an old man from the Grand Line!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don't listen to his nonsense.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Siano leaned on the railing, observing Crocus with interest:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A legend who experienced countless major events back in the day, how could he be scared by me... Come to think of it, don't you all find his self-introduction familiar? Roger's ship doctor back then had that exact name.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Roger?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This old man wearing beach clothes and sandals, looking so unassuming, was actually the ship doctor on the Pirate King's ship?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone was stunned, and then screams of shock erupted:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Eh——?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is there still someone who remembers an unremarkable old fossil like me?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crocus looked at Siano with a surprised expression. \"After all these years, not a single one of the pirates who passed through here shouting about inheriting Roger's will has ever recognized me. Oh, there were two brats, but they were old acquaintances, so they don't count...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked up at the white flag fluttering on the mast. \"You said earlier that you were adventurers, not pirates? I believe you now.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>*Boom!*\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A dull thudding sound against the mountain suddenly came from outside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Accompanied by a mournful cry, the entire interior of the dome was suddenly filled with howling winds and surging waves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Almost delayed the real business.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crocus shook his head, pointing to the giant syringe on his shoulder. \"Follow behind me. I'll explain your doubts while I work.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…………\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>*Click—*\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the giant syringe pierced into the pink flesh wall and the sedative inside was exhausted, Laboon, who had been ramming the Red Line, gradually quieted down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The stomach, which had been surging with waves, also became calm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...In short, ever since then, it started shouting at Reverse Mountain, persistently ramming the Red Line. Even though I've tried to persuade it many times, Laboon still refuses to accept reality.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crocus put down the empty syringe and calmly finished the last part of the story.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Sob, no wonder there are so many scars on its head, and it kept ramming so desperately. It turns out it just wanted to see its companions...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The three girls with low tear thresholds were already on the verge of tears, and even Zeff hid to the side, lit a cigarette, and looked gloomily toward the fake sky of the dome.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Gin.\" Nami hugged the Silver Wolf's leg, sad. \"If we were forced to separate in the future, would you also stay here at Reverse Mountain and keep ramming your head against the Red Line? If that day ever comes, promise me you won't be that stupid, okay?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Awoo!\" Gin rolled his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You're the stupid one, right?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How big is my body? Wouldn't I just hop on a boat and go over?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...\" Siano was thinking quietly to the side. He had already cried many years ago, so this time he only felt a little sad for a moment before quickly regaining his composure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He rubbed his chin, pondering the details in Crocus's words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He hadn't noticed it when he watched the manga back then, but now he suddenly realized something.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mister.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Siano couldn't help but say, \"You mean Laboon was just staying quietly under Reverse Mountain, and only started ramming the Red Line after you told it that the Rumbar Pirates had abandoned it and quit the Grand Line?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That's right.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crocus sighed. \"Although the Grand Line is indeed a terrifying place that scares away many pirates every year, humans are that kind of creature—they can be cowardly, they can betray, they can forget promises. Many times, they aren't even as good as a whale...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But what if I told you the Rumbar Pirates didn't abandon it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Siano shrugged. \"Then isn't Laboon ramming itself like this all because it was misled by you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crocus was stunned and said decisively, \"Impossible! I personally went to investigate the news back then and confirmed it from multiple sources. Several people saw the Rumbar Pirates' ship fleeing from the Calm Belt with their own eyes.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But that wasn't something you saw with your own eyes, was it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Siano frowned. \"And have you never thought that if the Rumbar Pirates really chose to break their promise and flee because they were cowardly and didn't dare to continue exploring the Grand Line, why would they dare to go through the Calm Belt?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That pirate crew, composed of a group of musicians, had the dream of holding a world tour to make all crying children laugh. They didn't have any particularly outstanding powerhouses, right? Taking a whole ship of people into the Calm Belt—isn't that seeking their own death?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crocus froze in place, his pupils shrinking sharply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He suddenly realized that he had never really considered this question.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before being invited onto Roger's ship, he was already a powerhouse with considerable strength and medical skills.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Later, accompanying Roger around the world, he saw many peak powerhouses who left their names in history and witnessed countless major events that shook the sea.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His horizons had broadened, and he had become numb to many things.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Naturally, he never took crossing the Calm Belt seriously again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as Siano said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the Rumbar Pirates, who hadn't even set foot in the New World, had really fled Paradise out of cowardice, where would they get the strength and confidence to dare go to the more dangerous Calm Belt?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This, what exactly is going on? Among those who saw the direction of the Rumbar Pirates, the others aside, one of them was an old friend I could trust...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Rumbar Pirates' ship did indeed enter the Calm Belt.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Siano shook his head and said softly, \"But that was because Captain Yorki and a small portion of the crew were infected with a plague. Yorki didn't want to implicate his companions, so he handed command to the vice-captain, Brook, letting them take the new ship to continue carrying their dreams forward, while he took the old ship and let it drift into the Calm Belt to fend for itself.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then, what about the people on the new ship?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"They all died too, attacked in the Florian Triangle, and the entire crew was wiped out. However, Brook ate the Revive-Revive Fruit, as you know, so he is still alive in the form of a skeleton, but for some special reasons, he is trapped in that sea area.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone was listening intently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kuina finally couldn't help but quietly poke Siano's waist: \"Captain, how on earth do you know so many things?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Remember, I mentioned to you that the Red-Haired Shanks, who just became one of the Four Emperors, has some old friendship with me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Siano said casually, feeling that he could use this as an excuse for anything he couldn't explain in the future. \"He mentioned it to me when we were drinking and having fun in the Goa Kingdom.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So that's it. No wonder the captain looked like he already knew when he heard Laboon's story earlier, Kuina realized.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the other side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>*Clatter.*\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After hearing Siano's words, the empty syringe in Crocus's hand fell to the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stumbled back a few steps, his face turning pale instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It makes sense, it all makes sense now...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So that's it, so that's it!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Recalling the scene that day under the sunset when that group of musicians solemnly entrusted Laboon to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crocus's eyes turned red, tears rolled down, and he slapped his own face hard—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It was me who wronged Yorki and Brook! I'm the idiot! The fool! The moron who didn't think that much and didn't personally check the situation of that ship, which is why I caused so much suffering... Wait, no, Laboon, Laboon...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hey—Laboon!!!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old man's expression suddenly changed drastically, and he looked up in horror, shouting with all his might:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Did you hear what we said! Don't do this, stop now! I beg you, stop!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>*Woo—*\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A long, mournful cry sounded from outside, the entire stomach space trembled violently, and the fake blue sky on the dome began to crack with layer upon layer of fissures.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What exactly is—\" Nami had just shouted when she was blown away by the turbulent wind and waves, hitting the mast, and hurriedly hugged it to avoid falling into the sea of stomach acid.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's committing suicide!\" Crocus shouted with tears streaming down his face, his voice hoarse. \"Laboon finally accepted reality and knows its companions are dead! It's giving up the obsession of crossing the Red Line and wants to ram itself to death on Reverse Mountain!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But didn't my big brother say that Brook is still alive?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nami was annoyed and hurriedly crossed her hands to her mouth, shouting like a megaphone,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Laboon! You can hear me, right! Didn't you hear clearly what was said just now? That Brook, the one you miss the most and are closest to, is still in the Grand Line! We can take you to find him! Don't do this, you big idiot, did you hear me!!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had shouted as hard as she could, but the words were like a stone sinking into the sea, with no response.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Laboon was still ramming Reverse Mountain in a suicidal frenzy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside the stomach space, the jolting and shaking became more and more intense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sky above the dome had completely collapsed and deformed, revealing the true appearance of the pink flesh wall, and large chunks of rock crashed down, the scene like the end of the world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Go!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crocus suddenly stood up, stumbling, and rushed toward the valve controlling the exit like a madman, using all his strength to unscrew it as fast as he could—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hurry! Laboon could hear us just now because the sedative was still in effect. Now the noise inside is too loud, and the sound can't reach its ears at all. We have to get outside immediately to stop it!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is there still time!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nami immediately started driving the *Rakumu*, heading toward the opening iron gate, but at this speed... She bit her lip, really afraid—afraid that after finally returning to the sea, all she would see was blood drifting everywhere and the corpse of a massive island whale.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But, just at this moment...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yo-ho-ho-ho... Yo-ho-ho-ho~\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yo-ho-ho-ho... Yo-ho-ho-ho~\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A melodious and cheerful familiar tune suddenly sounded, making everyone freeze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is...?! Crocus also turned his head sharply, muddy tears still hanging on his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The music drifted from somewhere, still playing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At first, it was at a normal volume, but soon the sound became louder and louder, soaring high into the sky, echoing under the entire dome, and even the surging sea of stomach acid was shaken with fine ripples—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yo-ho-ho-ho... Yo-ho-ho-ho~\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yo-ho-ho-ho... Yo-ho-ho-ho~\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",2362,"2026-06-17T09:04:16.852Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","1aabf2865f114b57df3f36d5a5b908db1eddb97a68a1fb3ad237aeef9a7d9aec","one-piece-starting-by-finding-red-haired-s-sever-chapter-61","one-piece-starting-by-finding-red-haired-s-sever-chapter-59",139,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fone-piece-starting-with-shanks-severed-arm-cover.jpg"]