Ep. 55

Summary

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The Straw Hats reach Warship Island and return Apis to her grandfather, Bokuden. The old man tells long, wandering stories about the Lost Island, a place said to rise from the sea once every thousand years and to be connected with dragons. Apis secretly leads Luffy and Nami into the hills, where they discover an elderly dragon named Ryuji hiding in a cave. Because Apis ate the Whisper-Whisper Fruit, she can understand the feelings of animals and has been caring for him since escaping the Marines. Ryuji is weak and remembers only that he must return to the Lost Island before dying. Nami doubts that the island exists, but Luffy immediately agrees to help. The crew builds a raft large enough to carry the dragon and studies Bokuden's clues for a possible location. Meanwhile, Eric arrives on Warship Island with Marine forces and begins questioning residents. Nelson wants the dragon's bones because legends claim they can create an immortality elixir, while Eric secretly plans to take the treasure for himself. Apis' secret turns the rescue mission into a search for a mythical homeland, and the Straw Hats prepare to move Ryuji before the Marines discover the cave.