What if whales have been the key to the One Piece all along? When the Straw Hats first hear about Laugh Tale, who’s there? Laboon—the very first whale—waiting endlessly for a crew, almost as if he knows something. When they enter the New World, the very first thing they see are giant whales rising from the sea, with no explanation. On Zou, the Road Poneglyph is hidden inside a tree shaped like a whale. But it goes even deeper. Zou itself is a living island carried by Zunesha, an ancient elephant who follows mysterious orders from the Void Century. So what if whales, just like Zunesha, are guardians of the past? And here’s the real twist: in Joy Boy’s flashback, a failed promise is mentioned. What if that promise was made to a whale? Laboon has been waiting for decades for a return that never came—almost as if history itself is repeating. In Orange Town, there’s even a fountain shaped like a whale, just like Whitebeard’s Jolly Roger. Is this hidden symbolism, or a foreshadowing? Laboon is tied to Brook, both coming from the West Blue—the same origin as Ohara, the epicenter of forbidden knowledge. And through music, whales may carry the ability to “read” the Poneglyphs, echoing the voice of the ancients. Some fans believe the One Piece might not be on an island at all… but inside a giant whale.