One Piece Volume 31 : I'm Right Here Chapter 292 Meeting a Broken Moon Through the Clouds - Page 127 - Ace's Grand Blackbeard Search Vol.18 "Top Secret Marine Intelligence Ship Catches Fire" - Page 128 - [In a certain country in the northern seas,] Kids: Hello, Norland-san!! Norland: Hello there. [there was a man named Monbran Norland.] [Norland the Explorer's stories were always grand adventures that sounded like lies.] People: Tell us about the land of the Little People!! Norland: Sure thing. That was when I... [But the people of the village could never tell if they were true or not.] [One time, Norland went on an expedition,] People: That's Norland-san's ship!! Welcome back, Norland-san!! [and came back to report to the king.] People: Tell us what you saw!! - Page 129 - Norland: This city named "Shandora" is proud and beautiful, even after its downfall. It is a true "city of gold," my liege!! [Five years later, in the Lvneel Kingdom] King: Mariejoa has finally given us permission to enter the Grand Line. So I want you to head an expedition ship once more. Norland: With pleasure, your Majesty. - Page 130 - King: But this time, leave your men behind. My soldiers will accompany you on this voyage. And I myself will be onboard. Understand? Norland: Yes... but prepare for great danger, my liege. People: Norland! Norland!! A sea monster!! Save us!! COMMODORE NORLAND!!! The wind has torn the sails!!! The third ship is gone!! We've lost them!! Icebergs!! The rudder's not working!!! COMMODORE NORLAND!!! Norland!! King: Do something, Norland!!! Aren't we there yet?!! Norland: {I knew we shouldn't have brought this hastily-trained soldiers...!!! But I must protect this ship with the king onboard... at the very least!!!} - Page 131 - [November 16th, Year of the Sea 1127] King: Is this it, Norland?!! Norland: Yes, without a doubt!! - Page 132 - Norland: {...why... Why has the island stopped here...?} King: NORLAND, YOU KNAVE!!! HAVE YOU DECEIVED ME?!! WHERE... WHERE IS THE GOLD?!!! - Page 133 - Norland: {Why...? Where is the village...? What happened to this island...? Calgara! If you're still alive... let me hear... THE GOLDEN BELL...!! ANSWER ME, "LIGHT OF SHANDORA"!!!} [Six months later, Lvneel Kingdom, North Blue] - Page 134 - Speaker: The execution of Norland will now begin!!! Norland: Six years ago, on an island called Jaya, in the Grand Line, I saw a giant city of gold. The city of gold exists. Speaker: Now, I ask a member of Norland's crew from that voyage... Is he telling... the truth? Man: NO. That's an absolute lie. People: What?! Oh my god...!! Norland-san was... a liar?!! And all his... his adventures were lies?!! What a scumbag!!! We treated him like a national hero!!! - Page 135 - Sailors: This way, guys!! Oh!! Commodore!!! What's he doing on the gallows?! Wait a minute, we don't know that guy who just testified!!! WHO IS HE?! HE'S NOT ONE OF US!!! Move it, clear the way!! COMMODORE!!! What happened?!! Did you see Calgara?!! Norland: Boys... King: Seize them. Soldier: Yessir! Sailors: COMMODORE!!! Priest: I SENTENCE THE EXPLORER, MONBRAN NORLAND, TO BEHEADING, FOR THE GREAT CRIME OF FALSEHOOD!!! - Pages 136 + 137 - People: LIAR!!! LIAR!!! LIAR!!! LIAR!!! LIAR!!! Norland: {Calgara... where are you now? Are you alive...?} Sailors: THE COMMODORE WOULDN'T LIE!!!! COMMODORE!!! COMMODORE!!! People: LIAR!!! Norland: {I am concerned for you and your people.} People: LIAR!!! - Page 138 - [Jaya] [One year before Norland's return visit] Set: Calgara!! Calgara: Hmm? Set? Set: You're going to ring the bell, right? I'll help. Hahaha... hello, Nola!! ...you've sure settled into these ruins!! Nola: (hiss) Set: Hey, Calgara! When do you think Norland-san and his crew will come back? Norland: Wahahaha... that's all you ever think about when you come here. - Page 139 - Southbird: JOHHH!! JOHHHH!!! Calgara: It won't be that easy. He lives far away, to the north, and he has a family. But he promised. If we stay here and keep ringing this bell, someday he'll... Animals: (johhhh!! johhh!!) (growl!!) Set: IS IT AN EARTHQUAKE?!! The clouds are pitch black!!! Calgara: This isn't an ordinary thing!! Come, Set!!! Protect the village!!! - Page 140 - - Page 141 - - Page 142 - Priests: GOD!!! A GIANT MASS OF VEARTH!!! How beautiful... look at all of it!! God: Indeed. Did you hear the beautiful singing of the Vearth? Heaven has provided for us!! It is the birth of our holy land!!! That is the place for me to live... THERE ARE PEOPLE THERE?!! TOSS THEM OUT!!! I AM GOD HERE!!! - Page 143 - Villagers: What happened...? Is everyone all right?!! Quick, tend to the wounded!!! God: PUSH THEM OUT!!! Villager: CALGARA!!! SOMEONE'S COMING...!!! Calgara: Protect the women and children!!! Let's meet them head for head, men!!! {...what is this? I'm having trouble breathing...} Hahh... hahh... God: THIS VEARTH WILL BE MINE!!! I AM GOD!!! Calgara: YOU ARE NO "GOD"...!!!! WE MUST NOT ALLOW OUR LAND TO BE STOLEN!!! - Page 144 - Calgara: {You promised, Norland. That we would meet again. When you come to Jaya again... how will you take our disappearance? Just wait a little. I will show you that we are here!!! - Page 145 - Calgara: {The village has changed, since then. The plants you gave us have been a great bounty. Set and my daughter are now husband and wife. There are so many things I want to tell you, Norland. Let us meet on the same island once again!!!} LIGHT THE FLAME OF SHANDORA!!!! - Chapter 292 End -