One Piece Volume 25 : The Hundred Million Man Chapter 228 Last Boss of the Allied Primate Forces, Monbran Cricket - Page 27 - Hatchan's Ocean Floor Stroll Vol.Last "Now Open! The Floating Takoyaki Stand, 'Takoyaki 8'" - Page 28 - Shoujou: Oh, Masira. You're alive? Masira: What do you mean, alive? Shoujou: There there there. What was that gunshot I heard? Masira: That's right, my brother, if something happened to Pops- Shoujou: Hurry!! I'm all a pitter-patter!! Both: POPS!!! ARE YOU OKAAAY?!!! - Page 29 - Usopp: UWAAAAAAAH!! THEY'RE HERE TO KILL US!!! Chopper: GYAAAAAAAH!!! - Page 30 - Shoujou: WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING HERE?! Masira: WHAT DID YOU DO TO POPS?!! Luffy: What are you talkin' about? We're nursing him back to health. Get outta here. Usopp: You idiot!! They're not going to believe that!! They're wild and vicious!!! Everyone, escape out the windows!! Both: YOU'RE SUCH NICE GUYS. We believe you!!! Luffy: So you live here, too? Shoujou: Well, Pops' house is also the home base of the Allied Primate Forces. - Page 31 - Masira: Usually we sleep in our own boats. Shoujou: This house is just too small for us. Whoahohoho!! Luffy: You guys are too big. But actually, if you met the giants, you'd be like earwax to them. Usopp: How can they get along so instantly? Zoro: Must have a lot in common. Shoujou: I'm really amazed though, that you little shrimps could kick this lunk's hairy butt so far. Masira: Hm? Luffy: Think so? You could do it too. Shoujou: What? Really? Luffy: Yeah, you could. Chopper: Luffy!! He's back awake!! Shoujou: Oh, you're right, he does fly. Luffy: Awake again? Yo Mr. Diamond-Head!! We need to ask you something. - Page 32 - Cricket: Sorry for causing you guys all the trouble. I thought you were the usual idiots after my gold. Nami: What?! You have gold?! Usopp: Don't even think about it. Cricket: So... what is it you wanna ask me? Luffy: We wanna go to "Sky Island"!! Tell us how to get there!! Cricket: Sky Island? - Page 33 - Cricket: BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!! You guys believe in Sky Island?!! Usopp: STOP IT, STOP IT, HE'S SICK!!! Luffy: You mean there's no Sky Island?! Cricket: Heheh... Dunno... I know of one guy who said it existed, but he was known for being a spectacular liar, and his lineage has forever been a laughingstock. Usopp: NOT ME!! Cricket: "Norland the Liar". It's an old story. Usopp: I said it's not me!! The name is different!! - Page 34 - Nami: Descendant?! And this is the setting of that story?! Cricket: My grandpa's grandpa... 's grandpa... It's a story about a long long time ago, and it still gives me problems. I don't have a drop of his blood left in me... At the time, the Monbran family was exiled from the country and forced to live in shame... The abuse from the public still continues today... But nobody in the lineage hates him... Nami: ...why not? Cricket: BECAUSE NORLAND WAS THAT MOST RAREST OF THINGS. AN HONEST MAN. Nami: Huh?!! - Page 35 - Cricket: The last thing Norland says in the picture book is this: "That's it! The mountain of gold sunk into the ocean!!!" They draw him with an idiot grin on his face, but he actually died in regret, with huge tears running down his face. The island he had landed on undoubtedly contained the ruins of a golden city. I can't possibly believe that was an illusion. ...Norland claimed that changes in the Earth's crust must have sent the city to the bottom of the ocean. But no one listened, they thought he was a sore loser who wouldn't give up. Norland was executed in front of a huge crowd of viewers, laughing and hooting. - Page 36 - Usopp: I see!! So you're searching the ocean floor for that city of gold to clear up the soiled name of your family heritage?!! Cricket: DON'T GIVE ME THAT CRAP!!! Chopper: USOPP!!! Cricket: Whether my ancient ancestors were honest men or great explorers HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH ME!!!! WOULD YOU UNDERSTAND THE FEELINGS OF A CHILD WHO IS JEERED AT BY COMPLETE STRANGERS, ALL BECAUSE HE HAS THE BLOOD OF SOME IDIOT RUNNING IN HIS VEINS?!! THAT IS HOW I GREW UP!!! - Page 37 - Cricket: But yes, these past 400 years Countless members of the family Have come to this ocean to restore our honor and all went missing. I was ashamed of my heritage, ran away from home... And became a pirate. Luffy: Whoa, you're a pirate, too? Cricket: It's not like I WANTED to be one. I just wanted to be free of Norland's curse. But 10 years ago... At the end of my adventure, my boat somehow made it to this island. - Page 38 - Cricket: Somehow, it was me, the one who hated Norland and the Monbran family most of all, who landed on this island. When I stood on the coast of this island with not a hint of a golden city, just as in the storybook, I thought, "this is fate"... I had no place to run... <