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

"Chopper, we're short of a doctor on our ship right now. Would you like to be our pirate crew's doctor and sail with me?"

"ah?!!"

Chopper was stunned for a moment upon hearing this, and then he screamed with bared teeth the next second.

"Don't...don't say stupid things!"

"I am a reindeer!"

"How can we be with humans?!"

"You said...aren't you afraid of me when you see me?"

"I am a reindeer, but I walk on two legs and can talk..."

"And it's...blue nose..."

"I...I'm a...monster!"

When Chopper uttered his last words, his eyes were filled with memories and sadness.

Luffy knows that Chopper was once a reindeer, but was abandoned by his tribe because of his unique blue nose.

Later, he accidentally ate the Human-Human Fruit and learned to speak.

They then wanted to integrate into human society and find new companions.

Yet they were treated as monsters by humans, who attacked and drove them away.

These are the reasons why Chopper has always been afraid to approach humans.

Just as Chopper was feeling sad and thinking about these painful memories...

But then Luffy spoke up.

"Chopper! How much do you...know about the sea?"

Chapter Sixty-Seven: The Angry Conqueror's Haki, a Monster from the Sea!

"Chopper! How much do you... know about the sea?"

Suddenly hearing Luffy's question, Chopper snapped out of his sad memories, looked at Luffy, and murmured something.

"The ocean?!"

"I heard Dr. Hiluluk say that there are islands in the sea covered with miraculous cherry blossoms..."

Upon hearing Chopper mention the Miracle Cherry Blossom, Luffy recalled his memories.

Hiruluk is the only person who approached Chopper when he was most helpless and lonely, and lived with him.

Hiluluk once told Chopper a story about a pirate who had an incurable disease. After landing on an island, he saw that the entire island was covered in cherry blossoms, and his incurable disease was cured.

In fact, the protagonist of this story is Hiruluk.

For him, the miraculous cherry blossoms that bloom all over the island represent the belief in turning the impossible into the possible.

The pirate flag with cherry blossoms that Hiluluk later raised became Chopper's belief.

This is why Chopper is so interested in pirates.

He yearns for the sea and for pirates, but because he is considered a "monster" by people, he dares not approach humans or take that step.

Seeing Chopper's still low spirits, Luffy smiled and spoke.

"Chopper, do you know?"

"There are all kinds of people on the sea."

"Humans, giants, dwarves, fish-men, long-armed people, and talking animals like you, the fur-bearers."

"This ocean is home to all sorts of incredible races. You are just like them; everyone is simply one of those races, nothing special or different."

Chopper listened with fascination to so many races he had never heard of before, especially the Mink Tribe.

He asked excitedly.

"really?"

Are there really other talking animals in the ocean?

Luffy smiled and nodded.

"some!"

"And you know what, Chopper?"

"On the high seas, only those who are unbelievably powerful can be called monsters!"

"Monsters... are symbols of power."

"Every pirate dreams of becoming a monster!"

Chopper listened intently to Luffy's words, his eyes filled with boundless excitement, and he murmured to himself.

"Monsters...are symbols of power!"

"Every pirate dreams of becoming a monster!"

At that moment, Chopper suddenly looked up at Luffy and asked.

Where's Luffy? 24

"Luffy, do you want to become a monster too?"

Luffy smiled.

"I'm a monster now."

"But I'm still pursuing becoming the strongest monster in the world!"

Chopper's eyes were filled with excitement.

"Is Luffy a monster too?!"

"Won't people...hate you because you're a monster?"

Luffy smiled again and said.

"They don't dislike me at all; in fact, they rely on me a lot!"

"Chopper, once you meet my friends, you'll see... monsters are very popular."

...

Inside the castle, Luffy continued chatting with Chopper about things at sea, answering Chopper's various questions.

Meanwhile, on the sea surface near Drum Island.

A huge iron-hulled ship with a hippopotamus prow was slowly moving along.

"Oh...I saw it."

"Lord Vapol, we have seen our homeland."

Suddenly, an excited scream came from the ship.

Soon, a bloated, obese man resembling a hippopotamus stood up and looked in the direction the other man was pointing.

Then he burst into laughter.

"Ah ha ha ha ha..."

"Our homeland, our drum kingdom, is finally coming back!!"

.....

On the shore, Wapol stood with a guard who was beaten and covered in wounds under his foot, and sneered disdainfully.

"Hmph! There are even guards here!"

"This is my drum kingdom! You bunch of bastards!"

Then he glanced at the highest mountain on the island, where the tall castle still stood.

"Ah ha ha ha ha..."

"My castle looks perfectly intact!"

"Let's go! Heading to the castle!"

"I'm going back to the castle!"

"I don't want to be a pirate anymore, I want to stay king!"

...

Dalton's village.

Dalton was patrolling the village with the guards.

Suddenly, a guard covered in wounds limped over.

"Captain Dalton!"

Upon seeing this, Dalton immediately ran over and helped the guard up, asking in surprise.

"What happened? Why are you so badly injured?"

The guard, his face covered in blood, spoke in a weak and angry tone.

"Wa...Wapol is back!"

Upon hearing this, the surrounding guards and villagers immediately showed shock and panic.

"That tyrant... he's actually back!"

"It's over. This place, which has just started to recover a little, is going to go back to those dark days."

"That bastard, let's go fight him!"

"Where is that bastard now?"

The injured guard said with difficulty.

"He...they took their troops...back to the castle!"

These words immediately enraged all the guards and villagers.

"Let's go find that bastard and fight him!"

"Let's fight! Rather than let him keep bullying us, we'd rather fight him to the death."

“That’s right! We finally managed to save this place from the brink of destruction and planned to build a new country. We can’t let him take it away again like this.”

"Captain Dalton, lead us...to fight Wapol to the death!"

The guards, weapons in hand, gritted their teeth.

Looking at the angry eyes of the crowd and the resentment and pain on the faces of the people around him, Dalton gritted his teeth, frowned, and said in a deep voice.

"It's time to put an end to this!!"

...

Inside the castle!

Dr. Kureha sat there quietly, occasionally taking a sip of her drink, a faint smile always on her face, watching the two people opposite her, one teasing and the other joking.

"Damn! There are whales as big as mountains?"

Chopper stared at Luffy in shock and disbelief, exclaiming in surprise.

Luffy nodded with a smile.

"That whale is called Laboon. We made a promise to fight again when I return after I've completed my voyage around the Grand Line!"

Chopper's eyes were filled with longing and anticipation as he exclaimed.

"How wonderful! The ocean..."

"There are so many interesting things..."

Seeing Chopper's expectant look, Luffy invited him again.

"Chopper, come sail with me! Be our partner!"