Sailing: His comprehension is against the sky, and he comprehends the Eight Gates at the beginning.

...

"Wha...what's going on here?!"

"Am I dreaming?"

"Didn't we get eaten by a whale? Why are we in a place like this?"

On the Merry, the crew looked at the scene before them in utter disbelief.

Above them, the sky was blue with white clouds, and a few seagulls could be seen on the horizon.

Below is a calm sea, and in the distance you can see a small island with a house and a coconut tree.

"This is inside the whale's stomach."

Luffy said calmly.

He knew beforehand that nothing would happen if it was swallowed, which is why he didn't take any action.

And now, they've arrived in Rab's stomach.

Upon hearing Luffy's words, Usopp sighed.

"So it really wasn't a dream?!"

Nami pointed to the small island in front of her and asked in confusion.

"What's the deal with that little island? And why is there a house here?"

At that moment, Uta suddenly said something.

"That's Crocus's house."

Upon hearing Uta's words, everyone immediately turned to look at him, puzzled.

"Krocas? Who's that?"

"Do you know him, Uta?"

"Uta, how did you know?"

A series of questions were simultaneously thrown at Uta.

Luffy suddenly realized that Uta must have been brought here by Shanks before.

After all, this is the starting point of the Grand Line. No matter where you start from in any of the four seas, you will arrive at this place when you enter the Grand Line.

Of course, this doesn't include crossing the Calm Belt.

Just as Uta was about to answer, a giant squid, dozens of times the size of the Merry, suddenly sprang out of Laboon's stomach acid.

The giant squid appeared right at the bow of the Going Merry and was about to launch an attack.

Before Luffy and his crew could react, with a soft "plop," the giant squid's head was pierced by three enormous harpoons.

"Wow...wow! He actually managed to take down the giant squid in one go..."

Usopp couldn't help but sigh.

To be able to instantly kill such a huge creature, its strength must be considerable.

As the squid died and fell into the stomach fluids, Luffy and the others saw an old man standing on the island.

The old man had a flower-like ornament in his hair and was dragging the rope of the three harpoons in his hand.

"Krocas!"

Upon seeing the old man, Uta exclaimed with delight and waved excitedly in greeting.

Krocas was also taken aback when he heard this.

He felt that the voice sounded somewhat familiar.

When he saw the girl standing at the bow of the ship, her hair half red and half white, a figure from his memory immediately surfaced in his mind.

"Krocas asked in surprise."

"What? Is it Uta?"

Uta nodded happily in reply.

"It's me! Crocus! Long time no see!"

Upon receiving confirmation, Krocas's face immediately lit up with joy and excitement, and he exclaimed.

"Yes! It's been more than ten years since we last met!"

...

On Crocus Island, Luffy and his crew all landed.

Uta and Krocas reunited after a long separation and caught up briefly.

Suddenly remembering that he hadn't introduced them to the others, Uta hurriedly began to do so.

"Krocas, these are my companions."

"This is Luffy, my captain."

"These are Nami, Nojiko, Zoro, Sanji, and Usopp."

Crocus greeted everyone, but his gaze deliberately fell on Luffy, scrutinizing him.

He remembered the story Shanks had told him about meeting a certain boy when he last visited him.

Uta continued his explanation.

"Everyone, this is Crocus."

"He is the lighthouse keeper of this Twin Gorges..."

The Straw Hat crew greeted Crocus calmly and politely.

"He was also the ship's doctor on the ship of the previous Pirate King, Roger!"

Uta added another sentence.

Suddenly, the Straw Hat crew, who had been calm, were struck as if by lightning and exclaimed in unison.

"what?!"

After a sudden, thunderous exclamation, the others, except for Luffy, continued to express their shock and amazement.

"One Piece?!"

"The ship's doctor?!"

"No wonder I was able to kill that squid so easily! It was from that Pirate King's ship..."

"I never expected to encounter such a legendary figure so soon after entering the Grand Line."

Seeing the shocked expressions on these people's faces, Krocas remained calm; at his age, he was used to such things.

Luffy reacted in the same way, after all, he already knew even if Uta hadn't said anything.

However, this only attracted Crocus's attention even more.

It's normal for someone his age not to be shocked, but how can Luffy, at his age, be so calm?

This kid's got some interesting skills!

Crocus sized up Luffy, muttering to himself.

At this moment, Nami couldn't help but ask Uta, who was filled with doubt.

"But that's strange! Why do you know Krocas, Uta? And you two seem to get along very well!"

Uta replied.

"That's because Shanks brought me here before, and it was Shanks who introduced us."

Upon hearing that yet another person had appeared, the others were once again filled with doubt.

"Shanks? Who's that?"

"Is Shanks very familiar with Crocus?"

"Speaking of which, Luffy and Uta once mentioned that my father seems to be in Shanks' pirate crew!"

Nami stroked her chin, muttering to herself as if deep in thought.

"I feel like I've heard this name somewhere before! But where exactly?"

Uta smiled, her eyes curving into crescents, and said.

"Shanks was once a member of the Pirate King's crew, and he got along very well with Crocus!"

“When I passed through here before, he brought me here to visit Crocus.”

After Uta finished speaking, everyone except Luffy was shocked once again.

"Another crew member from the Pirate King's ship?!"

Why does Uta know the crew members of the Pirate King's ship?

Upon hearing that Shanks was once a member of the Pirate King's crew, Nami, who had been pondering, suddenly trembled and looked at Uta in shock.

"Wait! The Shanks you're talking about, could it be the legendary Red-Haired Shanks, one of the Four Emperors?"

Uta smiled and nodded.

"Yes! He is my father."

"What did you say?!!"

As soon as Uta finished speaking, another wave of incredulous gasps erupted throughout the entire Labu Stomach.

After a while...

"U...Uta, you're actually...the daughter of Shanks, one of the Four Emperors!!"

"That's one of the Four Emperors! The strongest pirate in the world."

"It's unbelievable!"

Looking at his shocked and stunned companions, Uta said apologetically.

"I'm sorry I didn't tell everyone sooner."

The crowd waved their hands, gradually regaining their composure from the continuous shock.

"No, it's not your fault! Everyone has things that others don't know!"

"It's surprising, but that's because we've never mentioned it before!"

"Yes! Just like if we didn't ask about Luffy's background, we naturally wouldn't know about it. It's a very simple principle!"

Everyone comforted Uta, and her mood had almost calmed down.

Upon hearing their words, Uta blinked her beautiful big eyes in a daze and uttered a sentence.

"Luffy is Garp's grandson! That's the Marine hero, [Iron Fist] Garp."

"..."

The air fell silent for a moment.

next second...

"What did you say?!!!"

The sound of shock seemed to pierce through Labour and resound through the heavens.

...

In Labus's stomach, on the island of Crocus.

Luffy and Uta were treated like monkeys in a zoo by the others, who stared at them intently without blinking.

After learning Uta's identity, the others were initially shocked but gradually calmed down.

But when they heard that Luffy was actually the grandson of the Marine hero Garp, they could no longer contain their emotions.

Looking at the two of them now was like looking at monsters, and he couldn't calm down for a long time.

Luffy was too lazy to bother with them.

He'd been seen like that by Nami and Nojiko before, so he was used to it.