[sena-kun21]

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491: Tobiuo Riders (Flyingfish Riders)
The 10th Cover story mini-arc: Island of zero survivors

Sanji: MERRRRRRMAAAAAAIIIIDDDD (hearts flying)
Yes! The object of admire of the entire human race, Mermaid! The jewel of the sea! Mermaid!!!
I've finally met such a mermaid!!!! (Hearts)
She's CUUUTTTTTEEE!!! (hearts) I've never met a mermaid before!!! Your name is Camie?"
Usopp: You've met granny Kokoro already

Sanji pukes blood recalling Kokoro's figure
Sanji: Thriller Bark was nothing! You know what was the scariest thing?
Usopp: Sorry Sanji! Let's forget about that one...
Nami: You guys are rude.

Luffy: What!? Kokoro was a mermaid!? But she was walking!
Franky: I see, you didn't know. I guess you missed the timing.
Luffy: Kokoro was a mermaid? That sucks.
Nami: Can you be a little less frank about it!? (Nami punches Luffy) God... what's with these men's fantasies about mermaids.
Robin: But she is a cute little mermaid.
Brook: I've never met a mermaid before either! Can you lend me some money, please?
Sanji: What the hell for!!!
Camie: Oh my god a SKELETON!!!!
Sanji: Hey, stop scaring her, get out of here!!
Brook: I can even open my head! (opens his head) Isn't it cool?

Camie: Wow cool!
Usopp: Well, she's fast to adapt.
Luffy: Hey, by the way, can you poop?
Sanji: What the hell are you asking!!!
Camie: Oh, I d...
Sanji: NO SHE DOESN'T!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (Sanji cuts her off)

Starfish: Camie, Camie? Something's wrong, something's wrong... We're missing someone aren't we?
Who's missing from that ring of fun folks.... the answer is me! *cries*.
Camie: Oh yeah....
The crew: !?

Luffy: Oh yeah, I was wondering! Hey Camie, what's with this talking gloves?
Camie: I'm sorry, I forgot to introduce! He's Pappag, my pet and my teacher. A starfish.
Usopp: Do..... starfishes talk?
Nami: Your pet is your teacher? Isn't there something odd about that?
Pappag: I'm allowing her to keep me as a pet, for a reason... Camie... always gives me clams.
Nami: So she feeds you.

Pappag singing: "Man....? I'm a starfish, not a man! A jerk...? I'm not a man, I'm a starfish
Are you busy? No no, we have plenty of starfish! Thankyou!"
(It's a Japanese pun. human is "hito", and starfish is "hitode". "hitodenashi" is a loser jerk, and also rhymes with "hitode"
"hitode" means extra help for work, and thus the last pun and rhyme.)
Camie: ...so, this T-shirt brand is called Criminal, and it's a hit at the fishman island!
Pappag: Laugh, dammit!! HAHAHA.

Luffy: So... why do you speak?
Pappag: Thanks for asking! When I was little... I mistook myself as human. When I realized I wasn't human (hito) and instead a starfish (hitode) I could already speak.
Luffy: That's all it takes for you to learn speech?
Pappag: It's all about the drive! The entire world runs on momentum, you know!?
Anyways!! I'm Pappag, the starfish!!! The new and popular designer!!! Thanks for saving us, I love you all!!!
[Pappag the Starfish, Designer of the Criminal]

Nami: I'm glad to see you guys, we're lost, and we need to ask you guys something...
Luffy: Nami!! Let's eat takoyaki first!!
Camie: Oh yeah, the takoyaki! Well, we have to meet up Hacchin somewhere.
Brook: Hacchin?
(She calls Hachi Hacchin, instead of Hacchan, it's her unique nickname of him)

Camie: Hello, hello, Hacchin? Sorry I'm late, where are you right now?
??: Oh, is that you Camie? Mohahaha... you recognize me? I'm not Hachi!!
Camie: What? This isn't Hacchin?
??: This is Macro!! You know, the incompetent Macro gang you're so familiar with? Oh crap, I said incompetent myself!

Robin: Looks like trouble.
Camie: What!? Why do you have Hacchin's den-den mushi!?
Macro: Obviously because we beat up that bastard Hachi! Mohahaha!
Camie: Lies!! Hacchin woldn't lose to losers like you!
Macro: Well, ok, you're right. Usually we don't stand a chance against Hachi, but we got help from the Flyingfish Riders! Mohahaha!
Hachi: Nyuu..... Camie, are you ok? Thank god.
Camie: Hey, Hacchin!! Did you really lose!?

Hachi: They took me by surprise... You stay away from here!! Nyu... I'll beat these guys up and go home, don't worry.
Macro: Mohahaha!! Hey Camie, I'm gonna sell this guy away!!
Octopus fishman are rare, and they sell well. If you want to come help, come.
We're at 5 km east of Shabondy isle 44GR. The headquarters of the kidnapping ring Flyingfish Riders!!
Hachi: Nyuuu!!! No Camie, don't come!!
Macro: Shut up octo! (hits Hachi)
Hachi: Nyu....
Macro: See ya!
Camie: Hacchin!!

Luffy: So, where's the takoyaki?
Franky: Man, look at the situation at hand!!

Nami: Wait a sec.... that "Hacchin" guy's voice on the den-den mushi... I have a feeling we know that voice.
No, I must be overthinking it....it can't be.
Camie: I'm sorry, Luffychin, can I get back to you with takoyaki some other day? I have to go save my friend!!
Luffy: whaaatt!?
Nami: Wait a sec Camie! I don't want to be nosy, but if you want to save your friend, we'll help you.
No wait I got that wrong. THEY will save him. (points at Usopp and Franky)
Usopp: What about YOU!?

Nami: In return, can you tell us how to get to fishman island?
Camie: Really? You would!? Namichin you'll help me rescue Hacchin!? Luffychin?
Luffy: Sure, but who the hell is Hacchin?
Camie: He runs the takoyaki shop I work at!! The best takoyaki in the world!
Luffy: Oh my god!! Damn them!! We must save the takoyaki at all cost!!
The crew: Yeah!!

Nami: Alright, they're ok with it. You know the place?
Camie: Let's see....
Pappag: 44th GR is on the eastern edge of the islands. It's right on the line to the Shabondy isles from here.
5km before you get to the isles, so we should first go west. Rest of direction, we can ask the fishes.
Camie: Yeah, you're right! Let's hurry! Hey, you guys!
Camie yells, and lots of fish come to the surface

Luffy: Whoa, lots of fishies!
Camie: I want to ask some directions!

Camie: They said they are scared of the flyingfishes, so they can only lead us close to them.
Nami: Wow, you can talk with fish? Mermaids can do that? but how are we going to follow fish in the ocean?
Luffy: Camie!! If we have you, we can eat all the fish we want!!
Sanji: Shut your mouth, or I'll dice you up. (tugs on Luffy's face)

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The fishes take the lead
Luffy: Wowwww!
Sanji: BRAAAVOOOO MERMAID!!! (heart)
Usopp: This is unbelievable!! The fish are drawing arrows on the surface!!
Nami: Wow, this is great! We just need to follow this right?
Luffy: Camie, you're awsome!

Camie: Ehehe, I'm not all that yet...
Luffy: Oh, yes you are.
Usopp: Ok, I'll take the helm
Robin: To 4 o'clock.
Usopp: Roger!

Luffy: Zoro.
Zoro: We're going already? Can we get to the fishman island?
Luffy: Anyways, check this out! Camie, the mermaid! A real one, isn't it awesome?
Camie: Hello!

Zoro: First time I've ever seen a mermaid (As he speaks, Image of Kokoro dissapears from his mind)
Chopper: Dissapeared!! Did you just erase your own memeory!?

Camie: But I'm worried... Hacchin's voice was very weak. They must be treating him badly...
Pappag: Well, he's pretty tough, it'll be ok. Anyways, you guys aggreed to help, but are you guys any good?
Luffy: Yeah, we're strong.
Pappag: I have to tell you this in advance, there's dozens of kidnapping rings in this area.
There's a popular slave trade market at Shabondy isle, that's why.
Sanji: They sell human beings!? Terrible.
Pappag: And mermaids go for a very, very good price. That's why the Macro gang are always going after Camie.
The Takoyaki shop owner Hachi probably went to Macro's place thinking we were kidnapped by them, when in fact we were eaten by a sea monster.
Camie: Yes, probably... he's very gentle and simple guy. It's my fault.

Zoro: ... Hearing this "Hachi" and octopus, the first face to come to my mind is that moron fishman.
Sanji: If it really is "him", no way we're saving him. Of course, I doubt it...
Pappag: Usually Hachi take care of them no problem, but this time the infamous Flyingfish Riders came in play...
Franky: What are they?

Pappag: It's a newcomer kidnapping ring that started to take this area as their turf. If they come after you, it's over...
The name of their boss is Dupal, and he wears an iron mask. No one knows what his face looks like.
Apparantly he's looking for someone, and he's checking out all the ships that pass this area.

Luffy: Well, anyways Camie! Don't worry, we'll save the takoyaki!
Camie: Yeah, thanks.

Luffy: Alright Brook, play some song to cheer her up!
Brook: No problem!!
The fishes halt
Camie: Huh?
Luffy: What's up Camie?
Camie: The fishes tell me I'm sorry, but this is as far as they can go...
Pappag: There they come,. the Flyingfish Riders!!
Luffy: Where? I don't see them!!?
Camie: No, not the ocean... the SKY!

Three men riding the Flyingfish like a motorcycle comes swooping down from the sky

Usopp: Whoa, the fish are flying! I didn't know Flyingfish could fly this high!?

Sunny takes a hit

Usopp: Whoaaaa!!!

Camie: Be careful, they can fly for 5 minutes after they leave the ocean!
Rider: Hey, did you see?
Yeah, it's the Mugiwara pirates!
We have to report this.
Roger that.
We came looking for one mermaid, and we get this!! Boss Dupal is gonna shake in joy!!
Luffy: Hm?

At the Riders headquarter

Dupal: Hey, Macro gang...
Macro: Yessir, what do you need Mr Dupal?
Dupal: The mermaid you called, seems to be on a pirate ship right now...
Macro: What!? Pirates!!? Camie is on a pirate ship!?

Dupal shatters the glass in his hand
Macro: Whoa!
Dupal: I've been waiting for so long...
This pirate ship is the one I've been waiting for...!!
I'm gonna kill him....! The man who ruined my life.
End

[blopwbb]

i have a question, is it the mermaid that SH crew met have a realtionship with arlong cowrads(forget his name, but i think he fought with zoro at that time)? i saw it in the picture at the first page of chpter (u know when new chpter come usually oda put some picture at the first page about people in one piece, like when wht enel doing in moon, or smthing like that)

[azndragon07]

yeah....you got it right, probably. its so obvious that the iron mask man is arlong. i mean mermaids and mermen story arc plus hachi the octopus swordsman. its like the arlong strikes back story arc now. i dont remember arlong being captured or anything after his defeat.

[blopwbb]

is it? i thought arlong have a long nose, so if he wearing a mask it should be like soge king lol

[Hazardhunter]

Maybe it's Arlong because Ruffy broke his nose. And maybe he has now a shorter nose. ^^
But if the kidnapped Hachi is the one from Arlong's old crew, then "Dupal", or whatever he's called, isn't Arlong. I don't think Arlong would kidnappe an own friend of himself.
More possible is it that it's Creek or someone from before the story or something like that.
If Eneru hadn't been on "Very Worth", then I would think it's Eneru, but why should he wear a Iron mask? I don't know.

I hope we'll see it next week. D

[falcorn123]

Originally Posted by Hazardhunter

Maybe it's Arlong because Ruffy broke his nose. And maybe he has now a shorter nose. ^^
But if the kidnapped Hachi is the one from Arlong's old crew, then "Dupal", or whatever he's called, isn't Arlong. I don't think Arlong would kidnappe an own friend of himself.
More possible is it that it's Creek or someone from before the story or something like that.
If Eneru hadn't been on "Very Worth", then I would think it's Eneru, but why should he wear a Iron mask? I don't know.

I hope we'll see it next week. D

Even though luffy broke his nose he snaped it back to its right position. right?