One Piece
	 Volume 31 : I'm Right Here
	  Chapter 291
	   I'm Right Here

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Ace's Grand Blackbeard Search Vol.17 "Top Secret Marine Intelligence Ship Returns"

(Note: The main sail says "TOP SECRET".)

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<<Calgara: Live here, Norland!
	Here, why don't you take Musse for a bride?!

<<Norland: Hahaha, that's silly...
	In my country, I have a family, and a child of the same age.
	I must return to them.

<<Set: Calgara says he doesn't want to see you anymore...
	When are you going to leave...?

Norland: I know you're here somewhere, Calgara!!!
	Come out!!
	Isn't this a bit much?!
	Tell me your reasons!!  I won't know unless you talk to me!!!

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Norland: We will leave immediately!!!
	I don't want to separate this way!!!
	Uah!!!

Calgara: Don't try to talk to me.
	Do you want me to kill you?

Norland: Calgara.

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Villagers: The ship...
	hasn't left...
	Norland's ship.
	It will leave soon...
	Don't bother with them...

Snake: (hissss?)
	(hiss?)

Calgara: Do not mind
	the bell anymore...
	It has lost its meaning...

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Sailors: The commodore...
	looks lonely...
	Well, considering how he made
	such a great friend under these circumstances...
	I just don't know what happened.
	We're leaving tomorrow morning...
	We can't bother the villagers, they've been hostile...
	...also,
	...the bell didn't ring again, today.

Snake: (hisss)

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Medic: What a sad...  parting...

Musse: Excuse me...

Medic: Whoa!
	...Musse-chan...?!

Musse: Mr. Doctor...
	...may we...  talk for a bit?

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<<Calgara: You are no...
	BOTANIST...!!!
	Norland.
	If this is the price for the "progress" you speak of,
	WE SHOULD NEVER HAVE ACCEPTED YOU!!!

Medic: "Relative trees"?

Musse: ...yes.

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Musse: ...the souls of our ancestors from the hundreds of years we have lived here
	are drawn by the ringing of the bell and reside in them.
	They are pure, holy trees.
	All of our ancestors that lived here since the days of Shandora
	have protected us, living in those trees.
	To we Shandorans...  the "Relative Tree Forest"
	is truly precious... something that we would protect with our lives.

Medic: ...and because we cut them down...

Musse: The warriors were enraged and grabbed weapons,
	but we reminded them that you saved the people of our village.

Medic: I see...  no wonder they were so furious.

Musse: Even if it was just to study the trees...  and you didn't know our beliefs...  I cannot still my people's anger...
	I just wanted
	to tell you the reason why, before you left...

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Sailors: Okay, raise it up!
	AH, IT'S FALLING!
	Did you tie it down right?!
	A little help over here!
	Damn, that's heavy.

Norland: ...I see now.
	The trees that house their ancestors...  we cannot atone for that...
	The villagers' rage is absolute.

<<Calgara: We revere our ancestors as we do our gods.

Medic: But Commodore!!  We cannot just...

Norland: Don't make any excuses...  I did all that I wanted to do.
	...first the ringing of the bell that they pride, along with the souls of their ancestors...
	they have completed their purpose to the island.  And we cut the trees down.
	There is no reason to be forgiven...

Medic: Commodore...

Norland: EVERYONE, LISTEN UP!!!

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Sailors: AWWWWWWWWWWWWW!!!
	WE HAVE TO LEAVE THE GOLD BEHIND?!!

Musse: Hahh!
	Hahh!  Hahh!

Villagers: Norland's group...  is preparing to leave.
	Musse.
	What's wrong...  why are you in such a rush?

Musse: Hahh...  hahh...
	Where is Papa...?!

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Calgara: Where were you, Musse?

Musse: Hahh...  hahh...
	...IF, FOR EXAMPLE...
	For example, a precious tree... was sick with disease...
	And the sickness in that tree would spread through the forest and affect humans...
	If you knew beforehand that this poison would destroy the island...!!!
	What would we do with that precious tree?!!

Villagers: What's she talking about?
	What do you mean?!

Musse: PAPA!!!  GO AND TELL THEM TO STOP!!!

Calgara: Never...!!  Don't you know what they have...

Musse: IF YOU LET THEM LEAVE, YOU WILL REGRET IT FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE!!!

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Musse: THIS IRREPLACEABLE FRIEND THAT YOU HAVE JUST MADE,
	THE SAVIOR OF THE SHANDIAN PEOPLE, WILL LEAVE HURT!!!

Calgara: What did you say?

<<Medic: It won't make a worthwhile excuse...
	But I'll tell you this, to keep the Commodore's honor.
	Those trees you just mentioned
	were already dead.

<<Musse: Huh??!

<<Medic: The worst part about Wood Fever is that it can transfer itself to plants.
	From people to forest, forest to people.
	There are several examples of smaller islands being wiped out entirely.

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<<Medic: It's BECAUSE he knows about this
	that the commodore
	raised his voice that way, to convince you.
	100 dead is only the beginning for Wood Fever.
	The number of victims was stopped there because he put himself in harm's way.
	There were other trees that we cut down...  besides those...
	but we were too late, they had already been attacked by the Wood Fever.
	If we hadn't acted quickly, it would have spread to more trees,
	and eventually consumed the entire island.

<<Musse: ...really...?

<<Medic: But there's no need to worry, anymore.
	We finished searching the island yesterday.
	We didn't realize they were so important...  we should have explained.
	It might be something that is still inexcusable...
	But botanists never harm a forest without a reason.
	It's not that he hates your gods and deities...

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<<Medic: It's just that he always knows
	WHAT'S MOST IMPORTANT.

Musse: They were always protecting us, and thinking about us...!!!
	But we have only concerned ourselves with what was lost...!!!
	AND NOW WE REALLY ARE GOING TO LOSE WHAT IS MOST IMPORTANT TO US...!!!

Villager: CALGARA!!!

Set: ...then, they did that for us?
	Cut down the Relative Trees...
	...and yet, we...

Villagers: Calgara!!!  There's no use going to the shore now...
	The ship will have left already!!!

Calgara: {I'm sorry, Norland!!
	Don't go yet!!!}

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Sailors: ALL PREPARATIONS COMPLETE?!
	HOIST THE ANCHOR!!
	ALL HANDS ON DECK?!
	Nobody forgot anything?
	Take a good look, boys...  we'll never be back.
	Nobody forgot anything?
	I forgot
	something...
	OH, QUIT MOPING!

Norland: SET SAIL!
	Set course for Mariejoa, and send word to North Blue!!
	We're headin' home for the Lvneel Kingdom!!!

Calgara: {Wait, Norland!!
	I have committed such a crime!!!}

Sailors: RAISE THE SAILS!!

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Sailor: COMMODORE!!  THE GOLDEN BELL!!!

Norland: ...why?

Snake: (hisss)

Villagers: Ring it!!  Ring it!!
	HARDER!!
	So Norland will hear it!!

Set: AAAAAAAH!!!
	{I'm sorry, Norland-san!!!}

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Sailor: COMMODORE!!  OVER THERE!!!

Calgara: NORLAND!!!!

Norland: Calgara...

Calgara: COME AGAIN!!!
	WE WILL BE WAITING FOR YOU!!
	WE WILL CONTINUE RINGING THIS BELL FOR YOU!!!
	{We will always be here...!!}

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Calgara: SO THAT YOUR SHIP WILL NOT GET LOST WHEN YOU COME AGAIN!!!
	SO THAT YOU WILL NOT LOSE SIGHT OF THIS ISLAND, EVEN IN A STORM!!!
	WE WILL RING THE BELL

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Calgara: AND WAIT FOR YOU!!!!
	WE WILL MEET AGAIN!!!
	MY FRIEND!!!!

Sailors: Commodore!
	Commodore!!

Norland: ...can we come back...?
	...we will...
	...we will return!!!
	WE WILL MEET AGAIN
	SOMEDAY!!!!

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SBS Corner

O: Here is a game for guys to test your compatibility with the women of One Piece!!
	Thank you Aya-chan from Kanagawa Prefecture!!  Okay guys!  Grand prize is Dr. Kureha!!!

Try to find the girl who is just right for you!
Yes follows the black arrow, no follows the white arrow.
(I will number the question boxes like so...)

1..2
3..4
.........5
......6.......7
8..9..10.11.12.13

1. Guys are all about guts! (2)
   Guys are all about kindness! (3)

2. I want to be a bird. (4)
   I want to be a fish. (5)

3. If I'm reincarnated, I want to be born as a woman. (yes, 10) (no, 8)

4. Have you ever rang someone's doorbell and ran? (yes, 9) (no, 6)

5. I believe in the future more than the past. (yes, 7) (no, 11)

6. I can smash cockroaches by myself. (yes, 11) (no, 10)

7. I dig older women. (yes, 13) (no, 12)

8. I believe love can save the world. (yes, Vivi) (no, 9)

9. I am rich.  (yes, Nami) (no, Vivi)

10. I cannot overlook crooked ways.  (yes, Tashigi) (no, Nami)

11. Men must protect women! (yes, Conis) (no, Robin)

12. I love mystery novels. (yes, Robin) (no, 13)

13. I prefer the seaweed on my riceballs to be crispy (Alvida) soft (Dr. Kureha)

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The answer for p.64's puzzle is One Piece (wan pi-su)

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