Chapter 12 Summary

As the ship sets sail, Manjiro watches as Goemon and the others become smaller and smaller on land. The first mate starts yelling at Manjiro to go up to the platform. As he climbs higher, he thinks about how to give the captain his watch back without looking like the thief.

After not seeing Jolly for days, Manjiro starts to relax a bit. Then, he overhears some of the other sailors talking about what happened to Jolly. While Manjiro doesn't understand what they are saying, he knows that something bad happened to him and Manjiro blames himself for it.

Manjiro decides the next morning to return to the watch to the captain. He can't though because he is sent directly from his bed to masthead. While he's looking at the watch, the boat lurches and the watch flies out of Manjiro's hands and...