Vol. 04 Ch. 18 – Solo Concert

After they made it through Reverse Mountain and reached the Twin Cape, Arthur and the others saw a tall black shadow like a mountain blocking their path. But Hancock easily turned Athena's heading so they did not hit the mountain.

Bepo: "Waa ... we're going to hit a mountain." Bepo cried out in fear.

Hancock: "Bepo, shut up!" Hancock who was initially calm just became annoyed because of Bepo's screams.

Bepo: "I'm sorry."

Law: "This is not a mountain, he is a whale." Athena who had approached the Twin Cape made it possible for everyone to see the identity of the black shadow.

Baby-5: "He cried, he kept saying, hurry up and come back." Baby-5, who can understand the language of animals and plants, translates the whale's cry to everyone.

Arthur: "Laboon is an Island Whale whose habitat is in West Blue. He came to the Grand Line together with a group of Pirates. More clearly we will ask the lighthouse keeper there. "

Arthur pointed at the lighthouse and Hancock immediately anchored Athena nearby. Laboon continued to cry facing Reverse Mountain hoping the person he was waiting to hear him. Baby-5 kept trying to communicate with him and calm him down but failed. Finally, in their uproar, the lighthouse keeper came out.

Law: "Captain, someone came out of the lighthouse." Law reported to Arthur who accompanied Baby-5.

Bepo: "Flowers! What came out was a flower! " Bepo saw the flower bud coming out the door.

Robin: "Flowers?" Robin, who was already interested in gardening, reacted when she heard Bepo say flowers were coming out of the lighthouse.

Bepo: "I'm sorry, my mistake, that's a person." Seeing that human figure made Bepo aware of his mistakes.

Hancock: "Who's that?"

Hearing Bepo's shout made everyone turn their attention to the figure of the lighthouse keeper. A flower-like head, sharp eyes staring at Arthur and the others did not move his gaze as long as the keeper walked out. Until finally the man arrived at a chair and sat down then opened the newspaper to start reading it casually not caring about Arthur and the others. Arthur who already knew the man's identity was silent, he wondered if that funny scene occurred with his crew.

Law: "Say something, you damn freak." Law was waiting for the man to say something but his waiting in vain made Law upset and only managed to make him glance at Law.

Arthur: Law is still small and not like in anime that looks calm and cool.

Sugar: "Can I beat him up?" Sugar fell the same as Law waiting for the man to talk but can still hold her emotions, unlike Law.

???: "Don't, or someone will die." With his sharp eyes, the man spoke made everyone take a position ready to fight.

Law: "And who will die?" Law calmly asked.

???: "Me."

Law: "YOU !? You freak ... "Law is getting annoyed with this man's nature.

Sugar: "Law, don't be easily provoked. Ji-San, can you tell us who you are and why is the whale in the middle of the waterway? " Sugar tries to calm Law down and asks about Laboon that Arthur told him about.

???: "If you want to ask someone's name, it's more polite if you introduce your name first." With his sharp eyes, he spoke again.

Sugar: "Ah, yes, Baby-5 also said that, my mistake. My name is…"

Crocus: "My name is Crocus, keeper of this Twin Cape lighthouse. I am 61 years old, Gemini, blood type AB. " He continued speaking indistinctly.

Law: "Can I kill him now? Kikoku also seems to want to cut him down. " Law tried to draw his sword but waited for Arthur's orders.

Arthur: "Law, calm down."

Crocus: "You guys come and keep screaming so you wake me up. You want to know about Laboon, ah Laboon is the name of the whale you mean, he is an island whale that usually lives in West Blue and he came here with the Rumbar Pirates. Why is he in the sea in front of the waterway? Of course, because he is a whale. "

Law: "Of course we know that." Law shouted again in annoyance.

Crocus: "Can't you guys enjoy a good joke?" Suddenly the ground shook like an earthquake.

Bepo: "Eh, why does the ground vibrate?"

Crocus: "Looks like he has started again." Crocus reentered the lighthouse and took a giant injection of liquid medicine.

Sugar: "What started?"

Crocus: "The whale, Laboon has started banging himself against the Red Line." Crocus began to walk to the edge of the sea.

Law + Sugar: "What?"

Baby-5: "So that's why a lot of wounds on his head."

Arthur: "Crocus, as our apologies for disturbing your rest, let me calm Laboon." Arthur patted Crocus on the shoulder to get his attention.

Arthur walked toward Crocus who was ready to jump on the edge of the sea. Arthur immediately took out his piano and sat down to prepare to sing the song Binks' Sake. Hancock, Robin, and Baby-5 who saw Arthur pull out his piano were surprised because the three of them knew about Arthur's ability to play music and the influence of his devil fruit.

Hancock: "Oi, Arthur wants to sing, is this safe?" Hancock was a little nervous because he didn't know what memories she would see.

Arthur: "You guys calm down. I will start. "

Law: "Is the captain's singing really bad?" Law who first time saw the nervous Hancock became confused and curious.

Robin: "It's otherwise."

Arthur's fingers began to press the piano keys and the music was heard in their ears, even Laboon who was underwater heard the nostalgic music. Then from nothing, there came out the musical notation that floated around Arthur because of Art-Art Fruit, Arthur's solo concert began.

/***/ ^_^ \***\

Yo hohoho, yo hohoho…Yo hohoho, yo hohoho…

Gather up all of the crew, it's time to ship out Binks' brew.

Sea wind blows, to where, who knows? The waves will be our guide.

O'er across the ocean's tide. Rays of sunshine far and wide.

Birds they sing, of cheerful things, in circles passing by.

Bid farewell to weaver's town, say so long to port renowned.

Sing a song, it won't be long before we're casting off.

Cross the gold and silver seas, a salty spray puts us at ease,

Day and night, to our delight, the voyage never ends.

Gather up all of the crew, it's time to ship out Binks' brew.

Pirates, we eternally are challenging the sea.

With the waves to rest our heads, ship beneath us as our beds,

hoisted high upon the mast, our jolly roger flies.

Somewhere in the endless sky, stormy winds are blowing by,

waves are dancing, evening comes, it's time to sound the drums.

But steady men, and never fear, tomorrow's skies are always clear.

So pound your feet and clap your hands 'til sunny days return.

Yo hohoho, yo hohoho…Yo hohoho, yo hohoho…

Yo hohoho, yo hohoho…Yo hohoho, yo hohoho…

Gather up all of the crew, it's time to ship out Binks' brew.

Wave goodbye, but don't you cry, our memories remain.

Our days are but a passing dream, everlasting though they seem.

Beneath the moon we'll meet again, the wind's our lullaby.

Gather up all of the crew, it's time to ship out Binks' brew.

Sing a song, and play along for all the oceans wide.

After all, is said and done, you'll end up a skeleton,

so spread your tale from dawn 'til dusk upon these foamy seas.

Yo hohoho, yo hohoho…Yo hohoho, yo hohoho…

Yo hohoho, yo hohoho…Yo hohoho, yo hohoho…

/***/ ^_^ \***\

Everyone who heard Arthur's song and piano playing could only stand and move their bodies to the right and left by themselves cannot stop until the end of the song, as well as Laboon who was heard singing along. Arthur sang to the end and after a while, they all regained consciousness from their dreams.

Law: "Captain's singing is dangerous in a special sense." Law finally understood Hancock's question and the others also nodded their heads in agreement.

Arthur: "Baby-5, help me talk to Laboon, ask him to calm down." The unconscious Baby-5 wake up and walked over to Arthur to communicated with Laboon.

Baby-5: "He said that you finally returned, he missed this song so much." Baby-5 translates Laboon's words.

Arthur: "The person you are waiting for is still sailing on the grand line and I'm not one of them." Baby-5 immediately communicated again with Laboon.

Baby-5: "He said that flower-head told about the deaths of the people he was waiting for." Baby-5 translates Laboon's words and glares at Crocus.

Crocus: "I've been looking for them for 3 years and you also know the condition of the ocean in the Grand Line isn't, so of course, they won't come back here after a long time."

Arthur: "One member of the Rumbar pirate is still alive, he just cannot return because of his condition. But he will keep his promise and come back here, so don't let you hit the Red Line again that make you get hurt. " Laboon understood little human words so he immediately cried happily.