I'm in One Piece, and I'm Luffy's childhood friend.

"Hey, the storm has stopped."

........

Everyone went up to the deck, but Bai Yun refused to go out no matter what.

"The weather is so nice, the sun is shining."

Sanji said, a cigarette dangling from his lips.

"Aaaaaaaahhhhh!!"

Luffy raised his hands and shouted excitedly.

Nami was the only one who looked unwell.

"Oh no, we've reached the Calm Belt."

Nami remembered, no wonder Bai Yun couldn't come out.

"You! Quickly furl the sails and row the boat back into the storm."

Nami called out anxiously.

Luffy and Usopp, however, did not understand.

"Ah? Why?"

Why row the boat back into the storm?

The backs of their heads revealed a calm demeanor.

But the next second, he lost his composure.

An earthquake struck the Going Merry as all sorts of bizarre and enormous sea monsters emerged from the seabed.

The Going Merry was perched atop the head of a sea king; compared to it, the Going Merry was as tiny as an ant.

Luffy, Zoro, and Sanji were so shocked that their mouths dropped open.

Usopp foamed at the mouth.

Bai Yun was in the kitchen, looking out the window at these giant sea monsters, and he was also afraid.

"My goodness, I saw it with my own eyes, it's terrifying."

Miss Nami slumped down, hugging the sail mast. "Because this is the lair of giant sea kings!!!"

.......

Usopp almost filled the gap between the Sea King's teeth—no, he wasn't even big enough to fill a gap between its teeth.

Fortunately, it was only "almost".

After much trouble, the Going Merry finally returned to the storm.

The group lay on the deck, feeling as if they had survived a disaster.

Bai Yun also walked onto the deck.

"Now you know why I didn't come out and tell Miss Nami that we can't take another route."

"Zoro just said that if we go south, we'll enter the Calm Belt."

"The Calm Belts are the strip-shaped regions on both sides of the Grand Line, which enclose the entire Grand Line in the middle."

“There is neither wind nor current in the doldrums. Once a sailboat enters this area, it will lose power and become stuck, and can only be rowed.”

"Moreover, just as Miss Nami said, this is the lair of a super-giant sea king. If it turns over even slightly, it will cause a huge wave to us. It is precisely because of the existence of the Calm Belt that pirates from all over the world must go through the Reverse Mountain to enter the Grand Line."

Not necessarily. It's a matter of strength. Passing through the Calm Belt, one can freely enter the four seas from the Grand Line, and vice versa. There's no need to go through the Reverse Mountain.

Therefore, many strong individuals also venture into the calm zone; as long as you are strong enough, swimming across is not a problem.

"Swim...swim over there!"

"That's too much, Bai Yun."

"I almost fainted just looking at those giant sea monsters, how could anyone swim past them?"

Usopp still felt a chill when he thought about it.

"As I said, it's a matter of strength. As long as you're strong enough, it's not impossible."

.........

This time, Miss Nami personally kept an eye on the flight path from the outside.

Finally, they successfully arrived at the Red Earth.

"I saw the Incredible Mountain."

"That is the Red Earth Continent."

"Wow, it's huge!!"

"Blocked by clouds, the horizon is invisible."

Everyone sighed with emotion, and Bai Yun felt the same way. Today, he had seen too many "big" things, to the point that his megalophobia had "died".

"We can see the entrance to the canal!"

Nami pointed to the canal entrance leading up the inverted mountain and shouted.

“It’s incredible…”

"The ocean really is...climbing mountains..."

.......

This time, as they climbed up the Upside Down along the canal, the Merry's rudder was surprisingly intact.

Bai Yun wondered if his luck from enduring humiliation and refraining from swearing these past few days had finally kicked in.

Once it reaches the summit, all you have to do is let it rush down.

But the rudder wasn't broken, and Rabbu was still blocking the way.

Bai Yun noticed Labu.

A sudden whim.

It can be said that everything that happened to the Straw Hat crew after they entered the Grand Line was caused by Laboon.

If Laboon hadn't been there to block their way, they wouldn't have met Vivi and the others. Without meeting Vivi, Luffy and his crew might have chosen a different magnetic field.

It was because of Laboon that the Straw Hat crew chose this path and met their current partners.

Before entering the new world, a group of whales helped them determine their course in the ocean.

Could the whales be guiding lights for the Straw Hat Pirates?

Chapter 96 Rab

"Booooooo!!!"

The Merry rushed down the canal from the mountaintop, and Labour's shouts came from below.

"What's that...it looks like a mountain?"

Usopp put on his sniper glasses and seemed to see a "mountain wall".

"No, how could there be a mountain at the exit of the canal!"

Nami immediately retorted.

"It's a whale, not a mountain."

Bai Yun jumped down from the watchtower and replied.

His tone was calm because Laboon's enormous body almost completely blocked the exit; unless the ship could fly, there was no way to get around it.

"Oh, it's a whale."

Hearing Bai Yun's calm tone, Nami subconsciously assumed it wasn't a big deal.

"No! What! A whale!!!"

After realizing what was happening, Nami immediately turned her head and looked again, and saw that it was indeed a huge whale.

"What do we do! What do we do?!"

Usopp adjusted his glasses and asked anxiously.

If it crashes into it like that, the Going Merry will definitely be destroyed.

"I figured out a way."

Everyone was at a loss, but Luffy had an idea.

Luffy ran into the cabin, and with a bang, the cannon at the bow of the ship hit Laboon.

Then, the recoil from the cannon fire actually brought the ship to a stop, but it continued to move forward.

With a soft thud, it gently bumped into Labour's body, and even so, the Going Merry was "decapitated".

When Bai Yun noticed that Luffy looked off, he immediately walked to the left edge of the ship.

Zoro asked in confusion.

"What are you doing, Bai Yun!"

"Hurry and help! Before the whale spots us, paddle to the left and escape!"

Bai Yun turned around and gave Zoro a side profile, "It's too late."

Then Luffy angrily threw a punch and hit Laboon in the eye.

"How dare you ruin my first-class seat!!"

"fool!!!!"

Zoro and his three companions were terrified by Luffy's attack.

Raab's gaze shifted downwards, and he noticed them as well.

With its mouth open, the immense suction force pulled the Going Merry inside.

As soon as Labu opened his mouth, Bai Yun's bracelet transformed into a grappling hook and launched itself, grabbing the edge of the cliff on the left and flying across to successfully reach the shore.