One Piece 609

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One Piece
Chapter 609: Adventure on Fishman Island

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[Insert text: Paradise!]
Sanji: I'm... // ...gonna...... // ...LIVE HERE~~~~~!!!
Mermaids: You're so funny, Sanji-chan~~~~~~~~~~~!!
Luffy: You guys are so lucky, getting to swim.
Caimie: You can swim too, if you put a bubble on first!
Luffy: Really?!
Usopp: Still, looks like he ended up back to normal after all, huh...? Was it pure willpower...?
Chopper: It's a real relief... If he'd had any more nosebleeds, he would've run out of blood completely... / And his blood type isn't exactly common...
Luffy: Hey, Caimie! There's someone I've gotta see while I'm here on Fishman Island!!
Caimie: Oh...? Who's that?! The Mermaid Princess?
Luffy: No...

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Luffy: It's Jimbei!!!
[Banner: Fishman Island / Ryuuguu Kingdom]
[TN: "Ryuuguu" is a reference to the undersea Dragon Palace from Japanese legend.]
Caimie: Boss Jimbei?
Luffy: Yeah. When Ace died, two years ago, I almost lost it... It was only thanks to Jimbei that I made it through all right! / I've gotta see him again!!!
Usopp: Hold it, Luffy... Jimbei?! Don't tell me you've been associating with more Shichibukai...?! Well, former Shichibukai...
Luffy: Yep. He's my friend.
Usopp: What the heck are you?!!
Flashback!Jimbei: Two years from now, let us meet again, on Fishman Island!! // I will be looking forward to the day when you and your crew come to call!!
Luffy: We promised to meet up again here on this island.
Caimie: Come to think of it, I did read an article saying you'd been seen with Boss Jimbei!
Luffy: So - where is he?!
Caimie: Ehm... The thing is, the Boss isn't actually on the island right now.
Luffy: Whaa?!

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Caimie: You know how he abandoned his post as Shichibukai back then? // Well, because of that, the former members of the Fishman Pirates weren't able to stay on this island any longer. / They all left, together with Boss Jimbei.
Luffy: Ehhhhh~~~~?!!! Then I'm not gonna be able to see Jimbei~~~~?!
Caimie: Well, it would take a long time to explain in detail, but a lot of things changed on this island after the war......
Quintuplets: Caimie, Caimie, Caimie, Caimie, Caimie!!
Caimie: !
Ichika: They're coming!
Nika: They might be coming.
Sanka: A Kingdom ship is coming!
Yonka: They might not be on board.
Yonka2: Of course they'll be on board!!
Caimie: You guys!! Who's on board this ship?!
Quintuplets: We don't know yet! // It's a rare Kingdom ship!! // A ship that doesn't come here often! // They could be here to capture Luffy-chin and the others for entering the island illegally!!
Luffy: Eh?!
Caimie: Luffy-chin!! You and your friends have to hide!!
Luffy: !

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People: !
Caimie: Huh? It's a royal gondola!!
Ichika: It really is?
Nika: It is!
Sanka: No, it isn't!!
Yonka: Isn't it?
Yonka2: So what if it is?!
Mermaids: Still, it's not as though any of the Royal Family will be on board. / They wouldn't leave their Palace and come all the way out to these remote regions of the island...
[BubbleSFX: Pa-parappa~~~~~!♪ Papparappappappa~~~~~~!♪]
Heralds: Make way for the Three Neptune Brothers~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~!!!
Fukaboshi: Why, hello there, ladies of the Cove. There's something we need to inquire of you.
Mermaids: !! / Aaaahhhhhhh~~~~~~~!!! It's the Princes~~~~~~~~~!!♡♡ / What are they doing here~~~?!♡
Luffy: ......... // ?
Usopp: Princes?
Chopper: ?
Mermaid: (You stay nice and hidden there, Sanji-chan...)
Sanji: .........!!

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Fukaboshi: We have received reports of a number of illegal immigrants. Has anyone here seen them?!
Mamboshi: Akkamambo~~~!♪ Whooo whoo~~~~!♪ / Ma~~~~~n!! I'd sure love to hang out here awhile!!
Ryuuboshi: If you've seen then, let us know-re-mi-fa-so-la-ti-do~!♪ // If they haven't, then alas-so-fa-mi-re-do~~~~~~~~~!♪
[Right box: Youngest Brother / Mamboshi / (An Opah Merman)]
[TN: His "Akkamambo" chant (and his name) come from the Japanese name for the opah.]
[Middle box: Ryuuguu Kingdom / Three Brothers of the Family Neptune / Eldest Brother / Fukaboshi / (A Shark Merman)]
[Left box: Middle Brother / Ryuuboshi / (A Giant Oarfish Merman)]
[TN: The Japanese name for the Giant Oarfish, Ryuuguu-no-tsukai, means literally "envoy of the Dragon Palace", which seems fairly appropriate. Incidentally, its alternative English name is also rather flowery; it's known as the King of Herrings.]
Mermaids: N... No...!! I'm afraid we haven't seen anyone like that here...... // Are they really as important as all that...?! // So important that the Princes themselves must come searching for them?!
Fukaboshi: Hm... Well... It is still not certain that they are the individuals I suspect...
Ryuuboshi: Indeed that is so-fa-re-mi-do~~~~!♪
Mamboshi: Let's dance! Akkamambo~!♪
Hammond: Now, what's all this ruckus? // ?! // ?! Those are the three big shots from the Neptune Army!! // What are they doing here?! This is a pain...
Fukaboshi: ...Hmm...... I see. Well, thank you all anyway. We will continue our search elsewhere... The Border Guard must have been mistaken... // I apologise for interrupting your frivolities.
Mermaid: Oh, it was our pleasure~~~~!♡
Mamboshi: Let's dance again sometime~~~~!♪
Ryuuboshi: And now we shall go-mi-re-do~~!♪

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People: ?!!
Chopper: Sanji~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~!!!
Mermaid: Aaaaaaahhhhhh~~~~~~~~~!! // Sanji-chan?!
Luffy: That was way too much blood! Sanji!!
Usopp: Oh, crap... The tension he was suppressing must have burst out all at once!!!
Fukaboshi: That man...!! // There's no doubt about it.........!!

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Fukaboshi: It's the pirate, Straw Hat Luffy!!! // Ammoknights!!!
Ammoknights: Yes, sir!!!
Hammond: .........!! // Well, damn... they really are here!! It's the Straw Hats!!
Pirates: What now? They're going to capture 'em before we do!! // But we can't start a fight with the Neptune Army in a place like this!!! // And it's the Princes, of all people.........!!
Chopper: Hold on a minute!!! We apologise for entering the island illegally!! But could you wait before arresting us?!!
People: !
Chopper: This is urgent...!!! Is there anyone here who could provide a blood donation?!! / If my friend doesn't receive one soon... he'll be dead within a matter of minutes!!! // His blood is Type S, Rh negative! I know it's a little rare... // But is there anyone here with a blood type match?! Or is mermaid and fishman blood not compatible with humans...?!!

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Ammoknights: .........!!
Luffy: Hey!! You've gotta help us, please!! I'm begging you!! Sanji needs blood, fast!!
Chopper: Quickly!!! Is there anyone at all?!!
Usopp: He can't die in such a ridiculous way...!!! Somebody, help!!!
Caimie: Chopper-chin! Mermaids and fishmen both have the same type of blood as humans! A blood transfusion should be possible... but...
Chopper: ?
Hammond: Hamohamohamo~~!!!
People: ?!!
Hammond: Foolish humans~~~~~~~~!!! What is this outrageous nonsense~~~~~~~~~~?!!! // Why would any fishman or merman... / ...ever give his own precious blood to save an inferior human?!!! // Why, if they ever considered it, the human-haters would subject them to the Midnight Penalty!!!
Luffy: ?!! // It's those guys with the sea monsters!!
Usopp: Eh?! // Caimie?!!

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Ammoknight: Prince Fukaboshi!! It's Hammond, from the Fishman District!!!
Fukaboshi: ..................
Hammond: You can just lie there! Let your blood flow out... / ...until you perish helpless on these shores...!! / For there is an ancient law in this land!! / "Thou shalt never share thy blood with humankind"!!!
Usopp: What......?!!
Hammond: And you humans have only yourselves to blame!!! / Throughout the annals of history... you have feared our kind as monsters... and stubbornly refused to ever mingle your own blood with ours!!! // Even the death of this island's hero, Fisher Tiger, speaks against you!!!
Luffy: Hm?
Hammond: That man, who risked his life to free all slaves, regardless of race...... // ...was gravely injured in the bloody battle that followed! With a little blood, his life could easily have been saved, but it was not to be! // For the heartless humans refused to share their blood... and so he perished!!!!

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Hammond: So it's time you gave up on the life of that one measly crewmate... and came with us to the Fishman District!!!
Luffy: ............
Hammond: The Captain of the New Fishman Pirates, Hordy Jones-sama... / ...has summoned you!!!
Chopper: You guys... I don't care if there's some law against it, I'm begging you!!! Isn't there anyone here with Type S Rh-negative blood?!!! We'll do anything you want in return!! Just please, help us to save his life!!!
People: ...............
Hammond: I'll take you by force if I have to...! // Utase-Ami!!!
[TN: "Firing Current Net"]
People: !!

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Luffy: I thought I told you... // ...we're not listening... // ...to your demands!!!
People: !!!
Luffy: JET PISTOL!!!
Mermaids: .........!!!

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People: He just took out Hammond and his cronies, from the Fishman District......!!! // !!!
SeaMonster: RRAGGGGHHHHH!!!
Luffy: ............
Someone: Luffy!! Behind you - a sea monster!!!
SeaMonster: ........................!!
Usopp: The sea monster... just gave up without even fighting...!!
Mermaid: What on Earth...?! Luffy-chan's amazing!!
Fukaboshi: Impressive...
Caimie: Luffy-chin~~~!! You guys~~~~~~~~!!
People: ?! // Huh?!

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Caimie: Get Sanji-chin up here!! We'll go to the town!!!
Luffy: !! // Caimie~~~~~!!
Caimie: There are plenty of humans at the port!!! Now hurry!!!
Ammoknights: Hold it right there!!! The Ryuuguu Gondola belongs to the -
Caimie: I'm very sorry!! I promise I'll return it as soon as Sanji-chin is safe!!
Luffy: All right!! We're all on board, Caimie - get moving!!!
Caimie: Please help us, Ryuuguu-chin!! Take us to the town!
Ryuuguu: Mos!!
Caimie: ...I'm so sorry... If I had the right blood type myself, I'd donate it in a heartbeat, but...!!
Usopp: There's nothing for you to apologise about!! / It's this idiot's fault in the first place for having such a perverted mind! / Take a look - even now he's got a stupid grin on his face!!
Chopper: SANJI~~!! That's enough already!! Don't think about anything!! / We don't have a second to lose!!! This is a matter of life and death!!!

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Usopp: Still, first there was that discrimination against you guys back on Shabondy two years ago, and now this... / Looks like this problem runs deep.........!! / To think that a little pervy nosebleed could turn into such a huge problem......
Caimie: Yeah... // And I'm still a little worried about what'll happen once we reach the town...! Will we be able to find a donor at such short notice...? / There haven't been any humans arriving on the island in the past month or so...... / You guys were the first to arrive in quite a while...
Luffy: ! // Why's that? I thought this was a famous tourist zit!
Caimie: Yes, it is a real tourist spot... // I really don't know the reason why... There are rumours all throughout the island lately... / Rumours of somebody stopping anyone from arriving... of some kind of shadowy force behind all of this...
Fukaboshi: Well, I don't know what to say... // Why were you all hiding these pirates from us...?!
Mermaids: We're very sorry, Prince Fukaboshi...

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Mermaids: But since they were Caimie's friends... // And they didn't seem like bad people... / We just couldn't bear to see them captured as illegal immigrants... // Do you think Sanji-chan will be all right...?
Mamboshi: Akkamambo! Akamambo!♪
Fukaboshi: ...You seem to have leaped to the wrong conclusion. That crew are famous pirates. / There was no need for them to undergo any inspections upon entering the island... we know enough of their nature already.
Ryuuboshi: It was with regard to a different matter that we sought them-mi-fa~so~~~~~~~!♪
Mermaids: ...Oh... We had no idea...
Caribou: (............)
Fukaboshi: And it would appear I have missed my opportunity... // ...to deliver Jimbei's message.........