Full Ahead! Coco 53

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Chapter 53: Dead's Reason

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Stop it, Dead!!

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Ugh!

It's no use... He's completely under the influence of the poison.

Gah!

!

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...
What's wrong, Dead...?

Is this all the infamous Butcher amounts to?
Grind
Grind

You aren't the kind of man who would succumb to a poisonous flower.
Right, Dead...?

...

Grab

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Ahhhhhh!!!
Woosh

Ugh!

Flee, ya scurvy dogs...
Even I might not be able to keep up with him...

No!
We don't even know where to go!

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Anywhere is fine!
Just get out of sight!!

...
No... I won't...

No!!
I won't, I won't!!

!

!?

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Get away, Pete!!

...

Skid

Woosh

Barts!!

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Ugh...
Step
Step

Weird...
?

I'm sure that when Hulk was rampaging, he would attack anyone and everyone... But Dead's only focusing on the Captain.
!
H-He...

What is it?

Even though I was overwhelmed by rage when I was poisoned, I was still conscious of what I was doing.
He must be using all of his concentration to focus on the Captain so the rest of us have time to get away... What a guy...

...Dead...

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That's why I told you to move your asses!!
He's way out of your league!!

That's why...

Despite what the Captain says...
There's no point in running...

Then...
What do we do!?

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I don't know!!
But running away won't change a thing!!

...Come on, Dead...
...Remember.

Remember the reason...
...you got on my ship in the first place!

Dead's reason...?

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...

Woosh

Dead...
Whum
Whum

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Thump
Captain!?
Thump

I'm unarmed. So is the rest of the crew.

Isn't this familiar...?
Just like the old days...

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Women, children. To the infamous Butcher, Dead...
It didn't matter who he killed!!

Wahhhhhh!!!

!

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Dead!!

Dead!
Dead!!

Dead...

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Funny how Dead's usually so composed and he gets lost like a little kid.
Right?
...Ah! Dead, you're... You're back to normal...

...

I'm sorry... I'm sorry for not being able to take a joke... I'm really sorry.
Don't apologize.

If anyone should be sorry about that, it's us.
Right, Migaru?

I'm sorryyyy, Hulk! I'm sorry!!!
It's fine...

I'm sorryyyy, Dead! I'm...
Any closer and you're dead.

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Which way do we go now? We don't have a compass.
And the foliage are too thick for us to navigate by the sun.
What should we do...?

Hulk, cut down a tree!
Tree rings are narrower on the north side and wider on the south side. We can use that to find our way.

Oh, that's a good idea.
You didn't know that?

My, what wonderful weather.
You had no clue.

We somehow made it to our destination. At the island's easternmost point...
Click

Yeahhhhhhhhhhh!!!
Rumble rumble
Yay!
Umm... What's that?

Allow me.

Ho... Hmhm.
Let's hurry back to the ship.
...And found another clue!

I'm really sorry, Hulk <3

Please don't be mad at me anymore!

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Again, you bastard!?
Eek! Stay away!
...Hey, Nose.

What is that thing?
It's our map to our next destination.
?

This time our treasure hunt is taking us to a place with hundreds of little islands.
The Nagea Archipelago.

Hey, Barts.
?
What?
Over here.
Crack

About Dead...

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Like I said before, we all have our pasts.

Then... What was Dead's reason for coming onto this ship...?

Hngh!!!
Ho... He can really stretch.
Nooooooo!
You're going to stretch him out permanently!
Gahahahahaha!

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Dead.
You all right?

Any closer and you're dead.
...

My name is Coco Felkena, age 8.
Nose, which way next!?
Dead's reason...
...was to never lose himself.