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One Piece
Chapter 558: Brother
Brooke's Lodgings-and-Panties Repayment
Conclusion: "Satan Composes A Melody"
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[Insert text: Time to save Ace!!]
Whitebeard: They mean to execute Ace ahead of schedule?! // You are certain that is what you heard?!
Luffy: They said they'd do it when they'd got some kind of preparations ready, but the rest was full of codes, so I didn't really get it. // Since we both want to save Ace, I figure you should know that much, at least!!
Whitebeard: I see... This is valuable information indeed. / I must thank you...!!
Luffy: Nah, don't worry about it!!
People: (How the heck is he talking so casually with Whitebeard.........?!!! // What's with his confidence?!!)
Luffy: I'm coming for you, Ace! / Haaaahhhhhhh!!
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Whitebeard: So they do not feel there is any need to hold to their promised schedule for a mere pirate... // These "preparations" would appear to hold the key to this situation...
Luffy: HAAAAAHHHHHH!!
Someone: Old man!! / We intercepted a communication to the Marine troops indicating that Ace's execution time is to be moved forward...!!
Whitebeard: Yes, so I hear...... // But let us stay calm. Our intercepting this information and becoming hasty is doubtless part of their plan. / Accidentally allowing a key strategy to be overheard by the enemy... // ...is not a mistake that man would ever make!!
Kizaru: If we don't capture you, the Tenryuubito will never let us hear the end of it, you know... Straw Hat Luffy...
Luffy: ! // ?!!
People: I... It's Admiral Kizaru!!! Straw Hat Luffy is done for!!
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Iva: DEATH WINK!!!
Luffy: Uwahh!!
Kizaru: Hmmmm~~~
People: ?!!! // Guaaaahhhhhhhhh!!!
Convicts: Waaaaaaaaghhhhhhhhhhh!!!
Buggy: Noooo!!! I want to go hooooooooooome!!!
Convicts: Hm?! Captain Buggy!! // Did you just say what I thought you said......?!! // "I want to send him crying home"?! Are you serious?!!
Buggy: Ehh?!!
Convicts: That's the man who was on the Legendary Crew for you! He doesn't even fear Admiral Kizaru!!!
Mr3: Are you so drunk on hope it's affecting your ears?!!!
Luffy: That was close!! Thanks, Iva-chan!!!
Iva: I consider it my duty to see to it that you do not die!! // You again, Kizaru?!! // ?!! / No... that's not him...!!!
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Iva: Kuma!!!
Luffy: Ahh!! That's the "guy-who-looks-like-a-bear"!! / The one who sent us all flying!!
People: Aaaaghhhhh!
Iva: ROLLING AESTHETIC!! // HEE-HAHH!!! // Bartholomew Kuma...!! // *pant*... *pant*... // (How horrible!! Certainly, he has his duty to uphold as a member of the Shichibukai... / ...but still, to fire a laser like that at an old friend like me...!!!)
Pacifista: .........
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Luffy: !!
Hina: You're not getting away!! / Awase Baori!!!
[TN: An "awase-baori" is a kind of haori (formal Japanese coat) with lining (awase). It's written here with different kanji, so that the "baori" instead means "wing-cage".]
Luffy: You!! I remember you from Alabasta!
Hina: All unlucky enough to pass through me body... will be "Locked"!!
Luffy: I've seen enough of cages today!!!
Marines: Aahh!! Hey - Hina!!
Hima: !!! // So fast!! I couldn't see him move......!! // Hina outmatched!!
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People: Halt!!
Luffy: Guahh!!!
People: Why, you - !!!
Luffy: Ungh! // These guys are all pretty damn tough!!! // *pant*... *pant*...!!
Moria: Straw Hat.........!! I see your strength is as impressive as ever! // ....Yes... I think I will take your shadow once more, and implant it into Oars!!! // Come, my zombie minions!!!
Marines: Aahh!!
Luffy: Guahh!!
Ace: Luffy...!!
Moria: Now, my zombies! Go and capture Straw Hat for me!!! // This is a battlefield!! The more soldiers die, the more zombies I can create!!! Kishishishishi!!!
Marines: Take down Straw Hat!!! // He's the one who freed all those prisoners!!!
Kizaru: Keep at it~~~~!!
Ace: ...............!!
Luffy: Moria!! ......Not that annoying guy again...!!
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Ace: STAY BACK!!! LUFFY!!!
Luffy: Eh... // !!! // Ungh!! // Move it!!
Whitebeard: .........
Ace: I shouldn't have to tell you this!!! You're a pirate, just like me!! // We've both sailed the ocean as our hearts guided us!!!
Garp: ...............!!!
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Ace: I have my own adventure to live!!! // I have my own comrades!!!
Marco: Ace......
Ace: I don't remember asking you to interfere!!!
Pirates: SAVE ACE~~~~~~~~!!!
Ace: A weakling like you?!!! Coming to save me?!!! // Do you really believe I'm going to forgive you for that?!! This is a humiliation!!! // Get out of here, Luffy!!!! / Why did you come?!!!
Jimbei: Ace-san...
Ace: (Please, Luffy... Don't let me drag you into this too......!!!)
Luffy: ...............!!
Ace: (This is my problem, not yours......!!!)
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Luffy: 'CAUSE I'M... // ...YOUR BROTHER!!!!
Ace: !!!
Flashback!Ace?: Did you know? If you exchange drinks, you can form a bond of brotherhood! // From today on, the two of us... // ...are brothers!!
Luffy: I don't give a crap about those stupid pirate rules!!!
Ace: You idiot, Luffy...
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Luffy: HAAAAAHHHHHHH!!!
Marines: Did he just say "brother"...?! // Then... he's Roger's son, as well...?! // Both of Ace's parents died when he was born!! // He couldn't possibly have a younger brother!!!
Moria: ATTACK, MY ZOMBIES!!!
Zombies: GRAAAHHHHHHH!!! // Mmmmmbllghhhhhhhhh!!! // ?!!!
Moria: ?!! // Seawater?!! // Wha...?!
Jimbei: Those zombies of yours... I seem to recall salt was their weakness, yes?
Luffy: Jimbei!!!
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Sengoku: What do you think you are doing?! Allowing a single rookie to shift the flow of battle!!!
Marine: Move it... I'll crush him myself!!!
Sengoku: That man is another future "dangerous element"!! // Not only was he raised together with Ace as an adoptive brother, he is also... // ...the flesh-and-blood son... // ...of "Revolutionary" Dragon!!!
TheWorld: ?!!
Luffy: GEAR THIRD!!
TheWorld: WHAAAAAT?!!
Moria: !!!
Mihawk: At this point, it is hardly surprising.
Boa: (You could be the son of demons for all I care... // I still...♡)
Doflamingo: I see... so that's how he got Ivankov on his side!! / It makes sense now!
Jimbei: Dragon's son... I see...
Smoker: ...This explains what happened at Loguetown...
People: Did you hear that?!!!
Transmission: Calling HQ... Calling HQ!! // Reporting from the Shabondy Archipelago!!
People: Dragon... as in the Dragon?!
Transmission: We have huge news!!! // Th... The whole world has to hear this!!
Garp: I care not... There is no longer any need to hide it. // Luffy has already gained such power and infamy that such labels may as well mean nothing.........!!
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Marine: HAAAHHHHHH!!!
Luffy: GOMU GOMU NO~~~~~~~~~!!!
Marine: ?!!
Luffy: GIGANT RIFLE!!!!
Marine: !!!!
Pirates: YEEEEEAHHHH~~~~~~~~~~!!!
People: ...............!!
Luffy: A~~~~~~~~CE~~~~~~~~~!!! // I DON'T CARE WHAT YOU SAY!!! / I'M GOING TO SAVE YOU EVEN IF IT KILLS ME!!!
Ace: .........!!!
Whitebeard: Marco... Don't you dare let that boy die...
Marco: Roger that.
[Insert text: Unwavering resolve!!]