Chapter 253: Strong World
The Upside-Down Mountain.
This waterway connects the Four Seas and leads into the Grand Line.
At this moment, the Black Glory had returned to this place once more.
From afar, the familiar lighthouse still stood, unchanging through time.
But this time, Mio also saw something new—a colossal whale lingering near the mountain's base.
"Is that the legendary island whale? It's enormous," Robin said in surprise, gazing at Laboon in the distance.
Mio's eyes briefly swept over Laboon but didn't linger. He wasn't particularly interested. Although Laboon was a notable character from the original storyline and belonged to the rare species known as island whales, there was nothing extraordinary about him in Mio's eyes.
Island whales weren't unique to Laboon, and aside from being impressively strong for a whale, there wasn't much that caught Mio's attention.
More importantly, there were too many potential downsides. Killing Laboon, for instance, would likely incur the wrath of Crocus. Though Crocus had only served a few years as a ship doctor on the Roger Pirates' vessel, his contribution had allowed Roger to complete his final journey. Roger's crew owed this old man a significant debt.
Causing trouble over a whale wasn't worth it.
"A rare visitor," Crocus muttered while reading a newspaper, his gaze lifting toward the approaching ship with mild surprise.