One Piece 531

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One Piece
Chapter 531: Level Three, the Starvation Hell

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MarineDude: With everybody on the highest alert... // ...how on Earth did this man manage to slip through the cracks.........?!! // We're talking about a lone intruder here.........!!! // But if anything were to happen to Ace at this point... // Not only Impel Down, but the World Government itself... / ...would be the laughing stock of the seas!!! // We move in to the gaol, and upon the name of Marine Headquarters, we will capture Straw Hat Luffy!!!
Marines: Yessir!!!

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Sadi: Mmmm~~~~!♡ Stop right there!!!
MarineDude: ?! / Who goes there...?!!
Sadi: My name is Sadi-chan; torture is my passion!!
[Box: Impel Down / Chief Guard / Sadi-chan]
Sadi: We already have an intruder on our hands... if we were to seek help from the Marines on top of that... // ...The shame to Impel Down would be... mmmmm~~~~~!♡ ...unbearable!!!

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Marine: Referring to herself with "-chan"... is she messing with us...? // GUAHH!!
Sadi: Silence!!! / You will address me as Sadi-chan!!!
Marine: ......!!! Waaaaaaghhh~~!!!
Sadi: Mmmm~~~~!♡ I just can't get enough of those screams.........!!
Marine: Why, you...
MarineDude: Wait. Are you saying you do not need our help?
Sadi: Indeed... the interior of the gaol is a hellish labyrinth...!! Men like you who are unfamiliar with the area... / ...would be of no use to us whatsoever. You can wait here... // Just help fortify the exterior. That will be enough. // ...We will now proceed to raise this drawbridge, the only entrance of exit to the gaol... // ...and seal Impel Down off... mmmm~~~~!♡ ...completely from the outside world!!!
MarineDude: ?!

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Sadi: Please, worry not...!! / In this great undersea gaol... // ...there is... mmmm~~~~~!♡ nowhere for the intruders to run...!!!
MarineDude: ......Understood. We will guard from the outside.
Sadi: That's right... good boy.
MarineDude: (A koala......?)
Marines: (Huh...? ......!! // A koala......? // A koala......?)
Transmission: Complete insulation of Impel Down complete!!!

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[Box: The floor where Ace is being kept...]
Prisoners: .........Hannyabal...... // ......... // Magellan's here, and everything... what's the deal...?
Hannyabal: We have a special visitor for you...... Ace!! // Who do you think it might be...? / Jimbei... even you have never met her in person, so I doubt you will recognise her... // Yet whilst her face remains hidden, her name is famed far and wide......
Ace: .........
Hannyabal: Empress of the Kuja warrior tribe... / Member of the Royal Shichibukai.........!!!
Ace: ?!

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Hannyabal: Both powerful and sublime; the world's most beautiful woman!! The "Pirate Empress"... // ...Boa Hancock herself!!! / *whoo~~! whoo~~!* // OUCH!! // Ahh, I want to be the Chief Warden so much!! Ah - ! I mean, / Ahh, it hurts so much!!
Magellan: What are you playing at...?
Jimbei: ?!
Ace: .........
Crocodile: ..................

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Prisoners: Whoooooaaaa~~~!!! You're kiddin' me! I thought she looked like seriously hot stuff~~~~!! // You're telling me that's the one and only Hebihime of the Kuja?!!! Hey, give us a twirl!!! // Hancock-cha~~~~n!♡ // Ma~n, she really is somethin', huh?! // Hey, girlie, why dont'cha join us in our cell! We'll treat you re~~~al nice~! // Gyahahahahahah!! // Ahhh, she smells like heaven~!! I want to go to the Isle of Women~~~~! // Women everywhere!! Hell, I hear they go around naked~~~~!!
Hancock: ..................
Ace: What do you want with me.........?
Hancock: I have no business with you......... I just wanted to see you for myself... // The man who will be the trigger for the battle in which I am set to participate...

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Prisoners: Ooh~~! // Ooh~~! // Boa Hancock~~~~!! / Don't you ignore us now, oi~!!! // Get that ass over here~~~!!
Ace: .........Some show I am...
Jimbei: .........!!! // So even the idle "Empress" sees fit ta lend her aid ta the Marines at a time like this... // Is that how far you'll go for your title as Shichibukai?!!
Prisoners: Hey, c'mon there, baby~~!
Magellan: This is an official visit; can you not quiet down a little?
Hancock: .........So you are Jimbei...
Prisoners: Shaddup, Magellan!! You shitting piece of shit!!! // Bwahahah, you got that right! / Oi, Hebihime! Don't you think the Isle of Women could use some men, huh?!
Hancock: No need to bare your fangs...
Hannyabal: Hurry up and free up that Chief Warden seat, asshole~!!
Domino: Vice-Chief...
Hancock: .........Degenerates!! If you persist in shouting at me in those uncouth voices...
Prisoners: Ahhh!! She looked this way!♡
Hancock: I shall be... // ...afraid...!♡
Prisoners: ?!!

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Prisoners: WHOOOOOO~~~~~~~~~~~!!! She's somethin' ELSE!!! // That's what I call a beauty! Oi, Shitface, hand her over!!!
Momonga: This truly is the lowest place in the world... // It makes me sick......
Hannyabal: ...Still, you are losing an awful amount of face here, Chief. // Why, it has reached the point where you may no longer be suited for the post of...
Magellan: Whoooo! She's somethin' else~~~~!♡
Hannyabal: YOU'RE ONE OF THEM, SHITFACE?!!
Magellan: ...Still... I cannot be having all of this brazen disrespect...
Prisoners: Hand the woman over~~~~!!!
Hannyabal: Ahh!! Chief, w - wait a moment!!! / We'll all be in danger!! Aahhh!!!
Magellan: Don't get cocky, you scum......!!
Prisoners: ......?!! ...Agh!! Crap!!! // He brought out the freakin Hydra~~~~!!!
Magellan: It looks like you people need to be taught a lesson about just who is the boss around these parts...!!

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Prisoners: C'mon, ya dumb shit, we're just joking about!! Come off it!!
Magellan: ......!!
Prisoners: Guaaaaahhhh~~~!! // Magellan!!! Stooop!!! // Aahh... // That bastard...!! He actually went and did it... // *pant*...... // You're done for... you're a dead man! // Aaghh... an antidote... someone get me an antidote, dammit...!!! // Guaaaaaahhhh~~~!
Magellan: Don't you lowlifes forget... / ...that I have both the authority and the power... // ...to execute every one of you right here if I see fit.........!!!
Prisoners: Tch...
Magellan: Now then, Hancock-dono...... // Please, continue...
Hancock: ...No, I have just finished my business here.
Magellan: ?!
Ace: ......!! // .........Hey...!!! Are you actually... serious...?!!

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Hancock: I see no reason why I would lie...... // Incidentally......... He was worried... // ...that you might be angry with him.
Ace: ...............!!
Magellan: What were they just talking about?
Hannyabal: I have no idea... I was busy getting as far away from you as possible...!!
Jimbei: Ace-san... / What did that woman just say......?!
Ace: ............ // .........My brother.........!! // ...She said he's here.........!!!
Jimbei: ............Is this the Straw Hat kid...? // The one you're always on about...?!! How reckless...

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[Box: Level Three / Starvation Hell]
Luffy; *pant* // Huh? .........How did I end up going up? // *pant*.. // I'm trying to get down... / Ahhh... so hot... *pant*... *pant*... // I'm hungry...
Transmission: He's now entering Sector C.
Luffy: Whew... // *pant*...
Gaoler: Yes, I see him.
Luffy: ?!! // Ahhh!!

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Luffy: Whoa!! *pant*... *pant*!! // Not those Kairouseki nets again?! // Ungh!!! // ?!! // Ahhh!!! Dammit... the lion again!!! // Ughh!
Sphinx: GUAAAAAHHHH~~~~~~~~~~~~~~!!!
BonClay: Wait right there, Lion~~~!!!
Luffy: Huh?!
BonClay: I'm here to save you!!!
Luffy: Huh?!! Zoro~~~~?!!
BonClay: No~~~t quite!!!

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BonClay: Hakuchou Arabesque!!!!
[TN: "Swan Arabesque"]
Sphinx: !!! / NGRRRRHHAAHH!!!
BonClay: Ngaaaahahahahahah~~~~!!!
Luffy: *pant* // *pant* // Huh? // That's not Zoro......... / !!!
BonClay: It's been a while, hey~!!! // Straw-cha~n, it's meeee~~~~!!!
Luffy: Bon-cha~~~~~~~~~~~~n!!! // I'm RE~~ALLY disappointed it wasn't Zoro, but still...!! // It's great to see you're alive~~!!!
BonClay: Move it, you freaks!!! Whaddaya think you're doin' to my good ol' pal, huh?!!!
Gaolers: Guahh!
Saldeath: Of course... Sphinx!!! Mount the counterattack!!!

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Luffy: Whew!! I think that should be enough to keep him out of action for now!
Saldeath: SPHIIIIIIINX~~!!!
BonClay: Force is the best medicine to tame a wild beast, you hearing me~?!! / Ngahahahah!
Sphinx: Yakisoba bread...
Saldeath: [aside]WHAAAAAA?!![/aside] // Another escaped prisoner......!! // What, are these guys planning to boost their forces on every floor they pass?!!
Luffy: Man, Bon-cha~~~n! I thought you were dead for sure back then~!! / I thought you'd gone and died in our place~~~~~!!
BonClay: Ngahahahahah!! Stop jo~~~~~kin' around~~~~~~!!! / Okama never die, ya kno~~~~w?!!! Huh?! Is that true?!

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[Text: Mr. 2 Bon Clay, Ability Explanation / Ate the "Mane Mane no Mi", a Mimicman // As long as he has touched a given person's face with his right hand, he has the power... / ...to transform into an exact copy of them at any time. (His left hand changes him back.)]
Saldeath: Blugori!! Don't you dare let them escape!!!
Blugori: Unhh!!
BonClay: By the way, Straw-chan, I hear you're planning on headin' right down to Level Five?!
Luffy: That's right! You think you could show me the way?
BonClay: Well, then, let's go together, hey~!!! // There's someone down on Level Five I'd like re~~al bad to see, as well!!!
Luffy: REALLY~~~~~?!!
[TN: GO BON CLAY~~~~!]
[Insert text: That's what we like to hear!!]
[Bottom text: The Impel Down Arc is going strong!! Next week, One Piece takes the front cover and colour pages!!]