One Piece 626

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One Piece
Chapter 626: The Neptune Brothers
From Shipdecks Around The World
Vol 12: Baratie - The Docking Dessert Vessel "Sister Anko"

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[Insert text: Now formulating evil plan...]
Decken: A Tamatebako~?!
[TN: A reference to the box from the legend of Urashima Taro. For those not familiar with the legend, the box stored all the years he missed during his timeslip in the Ryuuguu Palace, and when he opened it out of curiosity, he aged into an old man.]
People: That's right, Cap'n! / Apparently it's hidden somewhere in the Palace!
Decken: And it can cause anybody to age?!
People: That's what our intel says!!
Decken: Could it, say, turn a teensy little brat... into a fully-grown, sexy lady?!
People: I don't doubt it for a second.
Decken: This is it, folks!! Problem solved!!! / With that box, I can marry Princess Shirahoshi right away!! I know it!! // Steal me that Tamatebako right away!!

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People: Well, the Palace is impenetrable. But if you were to marry Shirahoshi first... // You'd be able to get into the palace no problem, right?
Decken: Man, you guys are smart!!! Bahohohoh!! // That Shirahoshi is a cutie. I'd say with an extra ten or twenty years on her... // She'd grow into a proper beauty~~~~~!!
People: She'll get even more gigantic, though.
Decken: She's big-boned, all right?!! I ain't got nothin' against large ladies!! // Once I'm Shirahoshi's husband... It will finally be mine!! / The dream that my clan has sought after for generations!! // Right!! Let's start writing the wedding invitations!!!
People: Aren't you going to propose first, Captain Decken?!!!
Decken: Aw, crap... I've got no friends...

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[Box: Gyoncord Plaza]
Otohime: The word of the World Nobles holds great sway... / ...even at the Reverie Council of Kings!! // And this is an official letter from a World Noble. / This is what it says. // "For the sake of improving relations between humans and fishmen... / ...I support the proposal... // ...of the attached petition." // In other words... // If we gather enough signatures to submit at the next Reverie... / ...then this piece of paper... // ...will grant our proposal the strength to be realistically put into action!!! / Our relocation to the surface is no mere dream!!!

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People: The Tenryuubito granted their support to the proposal...?! // I don't know what to think...
Otohime: As such, all that we need now... / ...is to gather more signatures. // I can only wait for all of you to make your decisions. / And I beg of you to reach out for a life of harmony... // A life on the surface, where we can achieve true peace......!! // Children... I hope you do not mean... // ...to grant me false hope and then take it back once more?
Children: Not this time!! My mum says she'll sign too!!
Otohime: Eh...?

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People: The queue starts here! // Everybody line up properly! // No pushing in~~!! // Your Majesty!! // We're not going to get anywhere with a tiny box like this!! // How many people do you think there are in this country?!!
Otohime: ........................... // Eh......?

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People: Coming through! Coming through! Everyone place your signatures into this box!!
Otohime: !
RightMinister: Your Majesty... I see you are overcome by emotion. // Please, take a seat and rest.
Otohime: I... I...!
RightMinister: Come, everyone!! This is the place to show your support for our Queen's passionate endeavour!!!
Otohime: Uwaaaaa~~~~hhh!!
[Box: On this day... // Otohime's seven long years of struggle finally bore fruit. // The people of her kingdom... // ...showed the deep love they held for their Queen.]

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[Box: For days, the plaza was filled with people from across the land, eager to submit their signatures for Otohime's cause.]
Someone: Signatures over here~~~~!!
Otohime: It was in that moment... / ...that I found the courage and assurance in myself that this country can truly change......!!
Princes: "That moment"?
Otohime: Yes... That day, when the Sea Kings peered into the island...
Princes: Ah, yes...!! That certainly was a surprise!
Otohime: It was Shirahoshi who called them, you know.
Fukaboshi: !
Mamboshi/Ryuuboshi: Ehh?!!

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Otohime: We merfolk have the ability to understand the hearts of the ocean's fish, and to communicate with them, yes? / But no mermaid has ever been able to communicate with those gigantic Sea Kings. // That is beyond even your father, Neptune... / ...the only person on this island able to communicate with whales. // However, according to the records of the Royal Family... / Once in every few centuries, a mermaid is born... // ...with the ability to understand and communicate with even the mighty Sea Kings.
Princes: ...............!!
Fukaboshi: .........?! A mermaid who is able... / ...to speak with the Sea Kings?!
Mamboshi: And you're saying that's Shirahoshi, Mother?!!
Ryuuboshi: Oh, my~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~!! // I... I'd love to be able to ride on a Sea King's back one day!

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Otohime: It is further told that one will appear with the power to guide that mermaid - to guide Shirahoshi. To show her the right path, and the correct way to use her ability. // And it is said that when that time comes, a great change will come upon the world...!!
Mamboshi: The world~~~~~?!
Otohime: If this is true, then I feel certain that our island, too, will see great change...
Ryuuboshi: Then maybe it'll help what you're trying to do, Mother...!
Otohime: I feel certain of it. The power of love... / ...can save thousands of lives if the will is strong enough...!! // If used wrongly, the power that Shirahoshi holds is great enough... / ...to sink the entire world beneath the waves...!! // And yet, even Shirahoshi herself is still unaware of her ability... / ...and she is unable to control it.

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Otohime: If anything were to happen to send Shirahoshi into an even greater state of shock than she experienced that day... / ...it is possible that, in her current state, she would instinctively cause the Sea Kings to go on a mighty rampage.
Mamboshi: Eh?!!
Ryuuboshi: If she did that, Fishman Island would be squashed flat! What should we do, Mother?!
Otohime: For the moment, I will do everything in my power to ensure that this does not happen...!! // But I ask that you, my sons, grow up to become fine warriors... / And that you use that strength... // ...to protect your sister with your lives!!!
Mamboshi: Yes, Mother!!!
Fukaboshi: But of course!!!
Otohime: Thank you!!

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[Box: And then, it happened. // Suddenly, and without warning.]
People: Everyone get back!!! It's on fire!!! // ?!! // The box of signatures suddenly caught on fire!!! // Someone put it out!!!
Otohime: ......!!! // Quickly, put the fire out!!! All those signatures...!!!
People: Protect the signatures~~~~~!!! Don't let them burn!!! // Water!!! // Bring water!!! // ?

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People: ? / What was that noise? // Forget about noises. We need to put this fire out!!! // Ahh, how terrible!! All those signatures we gathered...!!
Otohime: ..................
People: Your Majesty......?
Otohime: *pant* // *pant*
People: Aaaaaghhhhh~~~~!!!

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People: QUEEN OTOHIME HAS BEEN SHOT~~~~~~~~!!! // Aaaahhhhhhhh~~~~~~~~~~!!!
Aladdin: Where's the shooter?! Who is responsible?!!
Jimbei: There's a sniper lurking in the vicinity!!! / Protect the Royal Family!!!
Fukaboshi: Mother...
Ryuuboshi: Mother...!
Mamboshi: Mother~~~~~~~!!!
Shirahoshi: ?

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People: Everyone get away from the plaza!!!
RightMinister: Your Majesty!!! Hang in there!!!
LeftMinister: Bring a medical team, and quickly!!!
People: Yes, sir! // Your Highnesses, you must hurry to the oarfish!!!
Princes: MOTHER~~~~~~~~~!!!
Otohime: *pant*... *pant*.........!!! // *pant* // *pant*
People: Queen Otohime~~~~~!!
Decken: Well, isn't this quite the ruckus...? // Terrible, don't'cha think, Princess~?
People: Who are you?!!! Stay away from the Princess!!
Decken: Ahhh~!

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Ryuuboshi: Mother, are you okay?!!
Mamboshi: We'll get you to a hospital in no time!!
Fukaboshi: Ughhh...!!! Who is responsible for this?!!! // I will make them regret this!!! // !! // ...............!!!
Otohime: *pant* // *pant*...
Fukaboshi: Mother...!!
Otohime: Stay by my side... My angels... // And please... wipe those terrible looks from your faces...
Princes: ...............!!
Otohime: ...I let my guard down...... / I was just so happy... to finally have all those signatures... I did not... / *pant*...
People: Your Majesty...!! You need treatment!!
Otohime: ...Prince Fukaboshi... It is I, not you, who should be bitter.

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People: Your Majesty, please allow us to...!!
Otohime: ...*pant*... So no matter who... is responsible for this...
Fukaboshi: !!
Otohime: Please do not feel any anger on my behalf... // I would never wish for you to be consumed by anger and hatred on my account......
Shirahoshi: M... Mother......
Otohime: Shirahoshi... You must be strong...... / *pant*
Shirahoshi: Unhh... // Uunhh...
Princes: !!
Flashback!Otohime: If anything were to happen to send Shirahoshi... // ...into an even greater state of shock than she experienced that day...
Shirahoshi: Uwaaaaaaahhhhhhh!!!
Princes: Wait!!! Shirahoshi~~~!!!
People: Eh...?
Shirahoshi: !!

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Mamboshi: Akkamambo~~!! Akkamambo~~!! Look, Shirahoshi~!♪ / Akkamambo~~!! It'll be okay~!♪ Everything's all right when you mambo-dance~!♪ Ooh yeah~!♪
Ryuuboshi: Ahhhh, what fun~~~!! Such fun~~~!♪ Nothing is wrong! Let us sing, Shirahoshi~~~~~!♪ / *ahem* / The three of us~~~♪ Are always with you-so-la-ti-do~~~~!♪
LeftMinister: Y... Your Highnesses!! What on Earth are you...?!!
People: Somebody stop the Princes!!!
Shirahoshi: ..................
People: How dare they start singing and dancing at a time like this?!!!
Mamboshi: Watch, Mother~~!!♪ Everything will be all right~~!
Ryuuboshi: We will always~~~♪ Be here~~~~♪ // To protect our sister-la-ti-do~~~~~!♪
People: Stop this at once!! Can you not see the condition that Her Majesty is...
Fukaboshi: ..................

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Fukaboshi: Mother......!! / I swear that I will collect the signatures once more!! // We three brothers will become great warriors, just like our father...!! / And as we promised you, we will protect Shirahoshi with our lives!!! // So please, do not worry!!!
Otohime: ............!! We are so close... // I know you can reach... the light of the Sun...!!!
[Insert text: A firm and solemn promise...!!]