One Piece 491

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One Piece
Chapter 491: "Flying Fish Riders"
Short-Term Focused Title-Page Serial 10: Island Of No Survivors

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[insert text: You're so cute, Caimie~!!]
Sanji: MEEEEEERMAAAAIIIIIDS~~~~~!♡ // Mermaids, the dream of all humankind!!! Mermaids, jewels of the ocean!!! / Finally, I have met with a real live mermaid~~~~~~~~!♡ // SOOOOOOOOOO CUUUUUUUUUUUTE~~~!♡ / I've never seen a real mermaid before in my life!!! Did you say your name was Caimie-chan?
Usopp: And what the heck happened to Kokoro-baasan, huh?
Chopper: ..................
Sanji: ...Thriller Bark? No... that was not true fear. What was it that struck true fear into my heart, you ask...?
Usopp: Okay, okay, Sanji!! We'll pretend it never happened!!
Nami: ...You guys are just rude...
Luffy: Huuuuh?!! Kokoro-baasan was a mermaid?! / But she walked around and stuff!!
Franky: Oh, right... you never found out, huh? / A matter of timing...

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Luffy: Kokoro-baasan, a mermaid? ...That's really gross.
Nami: DON'T SAY THINGS LIKE THAT!!! // Honestly... what do these men think mermaids are...?
Robin: This mermaid certainly is cute enough, though.
Brooke: Ahhh... This is the first time I have ever seen a mermaid, as well!! // Excuse me, could you lend me some money?
Sanji: WHAT THE HELL?!!!
Caimie: SKELETON~~~~~~~~~~~~~!!!
Sanji: What the hell d'you think you're doing frightening her like that?!! Get out of here!!
Brooke: I can open my head up, too! Isn't it great?
Caimie: Niiiiiice!
Usopp: ...Man, that was a quick 180.
Luffy: Hey, by the way, do you poop?
Sanji: WHAT THE HELL KIND OF QUESTION IS THAT?!!!
Caimie: Ah, well, I -
Sanji: DO NOOOOOOOOOOT!!!

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Pappagg: Caimie... Caimie...? Something's wrong... something's wrong... Aren't you missing someone? / ......Over there, having such fun, don't you think you're missing someone~? / Who could it be? / Why, it's me...
Caimie: Ahh...
People: ?!
Luffy: Oh, yeah, I was wondering about you!! Oi, Caimie! // What is it?! This talking glove thing...
Caimie: Oh, I'm sorry! I forgot completely!! // That's my pet, Pappagg. / He's my master! // He's a starfish.
Usopp: And starfish... can talk, can they...?
Nami: Your pet and your master... isn't that a bit weird?
Pappagg: She keeps me as her pet, that's how it is............ Caimie. // She always gives me clams~!
Somebody: She feeds you...

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Pappagg: Am I a human~~~? I'm a starfish, but I'm not a human~~!♪ // Not a human~~~? I'm not a human, but I am a starfish~~!♪ // Are you really busy~~~~? Oh, no... // We've got enough "hands" around here~~~~!♪ // THANK YOU~~!!!
[TN: The entire song is a gigantic pun. "Hitode" is "starfish", and "hito" is human. Throw in a bit of Japanese grammar, and you can twist "I'm a human" and "I'm a starfish" to sound identical, hence all the wordplay in the first two "verses". The last verse is a pun on "hitode" also meaning "hands".]
Caimie: And this T-Shirt is from the "Criminal" line. / It's a really popular brand on Fishman Island! // And Pappagg is the designer!! / I want to be a designer someday, too...
Pappagg: YOU WERE MEANT TO LAUGH!!
Luffy: Seriously... why can you talk?
Pappagg: A very good question!! ......Back when I was a kid, I used to think I was a human... / By the time I realised I was a starfish, I was already speaking human-language!
Luffy: ...Does it really work like that?
Pappagg: Ah, the world works in strange and frightening ways!!! // That's just how this world is!!!

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Pappagg: So as you can see!! I am Pappagg the Starfish!!! // An up-and-coming designer!!! Thank you all for coming to my aid!! / I love all of you guys!!!
[box: Pappagg the Starfish (Designer of the Criminal brand)]
Nami: But this really is great timing! We were just having a bit of trouble. // There's something we need to ask -
Luffy: Oi, Nami!! The takoyaki comes first!!
Caimie: Oh, yes, of course! You must have some takoyaki as thanks! We'll have to meet up with Hacchin somewhere...
Brooke: Hacchin?
DenDenMushi: Ring-ring, ring-ring, ring-ring... / Ka-chunk!!
Caimie: Hello there, Hacchin? This is Caimie! / Sorry I got kind of lost... where are you right now?

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DenDenMushi: ...................
Caimie: ?
DenDenMushi: Oh, Caimie, is it...? Mohahahah... Do you know to whom you are speaking? / This ain't Hachi, you know~~~~~!!
Caimie: Whaaaaa?! This isn't Hacchin~~~?!!
DenDenMushi: This is Makuro~~~~!! The famous idiotic Makuro Crew!! // Don't say "idiotic" yourself!!
Robin: It sounds like something's wrong............
Caimie: Hmph!! What on earth are you doing with Hacchin's Den-Den Mushi?!
DenDenMushi: Why, because we've beaten up your precious Hachi, of course, mohahahah!!
Caimie: No way!! Hacchin would never be defeated by the likes of you!!
DenDenMushi: Well, I guess you're right... usually, we'd be no match for the guy... / But this time, we had the "Flying Fish Riders" on our side!! Mohamohahah!
Caimie: ?!

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DenDenMushi: Ka-chunk... / Nyu~~ Kaimie... so you're okay... whew...
Caimie: Ahh!! Hacchin, were you really defeated?!
DenDenMushi: They kind of... caught me off guard. ......You mustn't come and find me!! / Nyu~~ ...I'll take these guys out myself and come straight back! It'll be fine! // Mohahahahah!! Y'know what, Caimie, we're gonna sell this guy off real soon!! / Octopus fishmen are pretty rare... he'll fetch quite the price! // You wanna save him? Then come and try! / We're at the Shabondy Archipelago, in the waters five kilometres east of Grove 44. // At the base of the "Flying Fish Riders" kidnapping gang!! // Ngyuu!! You mustn't, Caimie! Don't even think of coming!! // *SMACK* / Shut up, you octopus freak!!! // Ngyuu... // See ya!! / Ka-chunk.
Caimie: Hacchin.....................!!

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Luffy: And the takoyaki?
Franky/Sanji: THIS ISN'T THE TIME!!!
Nami: ...Wait a minute... that "Hacchin" guy who was on the Den-Den Mushi just now... / ......His voice seemed awfully familiar............!! // Maybe it's just me... It couldn't be...
Caimie: I'm sorry!! Luffy-chin, can I give you the takoyaki some other time?! / I have to go and rescue a friend of mine, right now!!
Luffy: Huuuuh?!
Nami: Wait a minute now, Caimie! / I don't mean to interfere, but if you're going to try and save your friend from those kidnappers... // We'd be glad to help you out! // Ah, well, to be more accurate... / These guys will help you out.
Franky/Usopp: What about you?!
Nami: And in return, you can show us the way... / ...to get to Fishman Island! How about it?
Caimie: Huh?! Are you sure, Nami-chin?!

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Caimie: You'll really help me get Hacchin out of there?! Luffy-chin...
Luffy: Sounds fine. But who is Hacchin anyway?
Caimie: He runs the takoyaki shop where I work!!
Luffy: !
Caimie: We make the tastiest takoyaki in the world!!
Luffy: WE HAVE TO SAVE HIM!!! ALL RIGHT, MEN!!! WE'RE RESCUING THE TAKOYAKI IF WE DIE IN THE PROCESS!!!
Guys: YEAAAAAH!!!
Nami: Sounds like it's okay with them! You know where to go?
Caimie: Let's see.........
Pappagg: Grove 44 is an island at the very eastern edge of the archipelago. / If we just head towards the Shabondy Archipelago, we should reach this place on the way. / Five kilometres before we reach the archipelago proper... we just have to head due west. // And we can leave the rest to the fish.
[Labels: Shabondy Archipelago // Grove 44 // Current Location]
Caimie: Mm, sounds about right. / Let's go, then!! // Heeey!

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Luffy: ?! // Whoooa! Lots of fish appeared!!
Caimie: We'd like you to give us directions!!
Fish: .................. // !
Caimie: Apparently, they're scared of those Flying Fish guys... / So they won't go too close themselves, but they'll show us the way!
Nami: Amazing!! You can talk to fish!! I didn't know mermaids could do that! / But wait, how can they hear you when they're underwater?
Luffy: Wow, Caimie!! With you around, we could eat as much fish as we want!!
Sanji: Try watching what you say, dumbass.

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Luffy: Whooooooa!!
Brooke: Bravo~~~~~!!! Mermaid~~~~~!♡
Usopp: Is this even possible?!! It's incredible...... the fish, they're... // ...drawing an arrow on the sea!!!
Nami: Brilliant~!♡ We just have to follow the arrow, huh?!
Luffy: Caimie, you're amazing~~~~~~~!!!

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Caimie: Eheheh... Oh, I have a long way to go, really...
Someone: Man... you're really something.
Usopp: All right! I'll take the helm!
Robin: Turn round to four o'clock.
Usopp: Gotcha!!
Luffy: Zoro!
Zoro: Setting off, are we? / Did you guys find the way to Fishman Island?
Luffy: Something like that... check it out, Zoro, it's Caimie the Mermaid!! / It's a real mermaid!! Isn't it cool?!!
Zoro: Man... a mermaid, huh.........?
Caimie: Hello there!
Zoro: First time for everything.
Chopper: It vanished!! The memory just vanished!!!
Caimie: But I'm really worried... Hacchin's voice... it sounded so weak... / They must be doing terrible things to him.........
Pappagg: Ah, well... he's tough, he'll be all right. // More to the point, you guys were pretty quick to offer your help, but... / Are you confident in your own abilities?
Luffy: Yeah. We're strong.

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Pappagg: I should probably warn you - it's not just the one gang of kidnappers around these parts. / The "Shabondy Archipelago" is home to many more such gangs!! // Trading in human beings is big business around here.
Sanji: Buying and selling people?! ...That's just not right.
Pappagg: And since mermaids can fetch a particularly high price... / The "Makuro Crew", a gang of three fishmen, have been after Caimie for some time now. // As for Hachi from the takoyaki shop... / Well, since we were eaten by that beast and didn't come back for a while... / ...He probably thought the Makuro Crew had got their hands on us, and went after them himself.
Caimie: Yes... that must be it... Hacchin is such a kind, honest person... // It's all my fault.
Zoro: You say he's an octopus, and he's called Hachi... / ...Kinda reminds me of an idiot fishman we ran into once.........
Sanji: Yeah... if it's him, I wouldn't really want to save him... Not that it could be, really...
Brooke: ?

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Pappagg: Under ordinary circumstances, Hachi could take out those idiots in a flash......... / ...But to think that they would bring the "Flying Fish Riders" into this......
Franky: Who're they?
Pappagg: They suddenly started making a ruckus around these parts recently... / They're another of the kidnapping gangs. // They say if those guys are after you, you're finished. // Their boss is called Duval, and he wears an iron mask...!! / Nobody knows his true face. // But from what I've heard, he seems to be looking for someone. / He's been searching every ship that passes through these waters.
Luffy: Well! Anyway, Caimie! / Don't you worry, we'll save the takoyaki no matter what!!
Somebody: You mean the takoyaki seller...
Caimie: Yes... thank you very much!
Luffy: Come on, Brooke!! Play us a song to get us in the mood!!
Brooke: But of course~~~!♪

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Caimie: Huh?
Somebody: What's wrong, Caimie?
Caimie: The fish are saying, "Sorry, but this is as far as we go"...
Pappagg: Aghh, they're here!! // The "Flying Fish Riders"!!
Luffy: WHere?! I can't see a thing!!
Pappagg: No!! Not in the sea... // Look up!!!

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Strawhats: ?!!
Usopp: Whoa!! The fish are flying!!! // Flying Fish...!! Can they really fly like that??!
Strawhats: ?! // Aaaaaghhhh!!

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Strawhats: That was a close one!! // They're coming round again!!
Caimie: Watch out!! Those flying fish... // ...Once they jump out of the water, they can stay up in the air for five minutes!!
FlyingDude1: Hey, didja see that?
FlyingDude2: Hell, yeah!! Clear as day!! That's the Strawhats all right!!!
FlyingDude1: We need to report immediately.
FlyingDude2: Gotcha!
FlyingDude1: We only came here to find a little mermaid... // But this must be our lucky day...!! // Duval-sama is gonna be overjoyed about this!!
Luffy: ! // Hm!

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[box: Base of the Flying Fish Riders]
Duval: You... Makuro Crew............
MakuroCrew: Yessir! Master Duval!!
Duval: The mermaid... who you were luring to the base. / Looks like she's on a pirate ship right now............
MakuroCrew: Huh?! Caimie?! On a pirate ship?! // Ahhhh...!! // ......
Duval: I had tired of waiting... // That pirate ship... is the ship which I have been searching for all this time...!!! // ......I will kill him......!!! The man who destroyed my life...!
[insert: A terrible iron mask lies in wait...!!]