Episode 144

"The Log is Taken! Salvage King, Masira!" is the 144th episode of the One Piece anime.

Short Summary
Nami's Log Pose begins to point to the sky, after that, a big ship falls from sky and the crew finds a map of an island named 'Skypiea' on a 200-year-old ship. Meanwhile, Masira and his crew appears. He asks the Straw Hat Pirates that whether they are trying to steal their salvage. Nami says that she does not know about it thinks that it would be easy for them if Masira's salvage crew salvages the ship for them. Then, Nami somehow convinces Masira to salvage the ship. He agrees and then prepares to do it. Suddenly, one of his crew members inform him that there is an intruder under the sea. Nami realizes that it is Luffy and the others and is afraid that Masira will soon realize it. But instead of realizing it, Masira warns the Straw Hat pirates about the intruder. They compete with Masira's salvage crew while they search for more clues on how to get there.

Long Summary
The Straw Hat Pirates notice some debris falling from the sky, initially thinking it was rain. Suddenly, a wrecked ship falls from the sky causing huge waves rocking the Going Merry after almost hitting it. When the seas have calmed down, the Crew tries to figure out how a ship could fall from the sky. Nami then notices that her log pose is pointing towards the sky, thinking that it is broken. Robin suggests that the log pose isn't broken but is merely registering an island with strong magnetic pull, further suggesting that it must be pointing towards Sky Island.

The Straw Hats are both in disbelief and excitement. Robin explains that Sky Island isn't exactly just an island in a sky, but rather, an entire ocean. Luffy tells them to set their course towards Sky Island, but Sanji points out that they can't actually fly. Robin goes on to admit that her knowledge about the island is based solely on word of mouth and that she has never actually seen it. Nami thinks that the whole thing is made up and insists that their log pose is simply broken. Robin then argues that instead of trying to fix something that isn't broken, they should try to find a way to get to Sky Island. She further says that in the Grand Line, one must not doubt their log pose no matter how crazy things get, stating that this is the most steadfast, unbreakable rule in the Grand Line.

Robin proceeds to study the skull of one of the sailors on the ship that just fell from the sky while Luffy and Usopp investigate the wreckage. After piecing together the skull, the Robin sees that it has been punctured caused by an ancient medical procedure called craterization and deduces that the man must have been dead for at least 200 years. She further deduces that the ship must be St. Briss, an exploration ship from the South Blue.

Meanwhile, as the ship is sinking, Luffy starts drowning. After being pulled up, he announces that he found a map of Skypiea within the wreckage. Nami inspects the map and remains skeptical since it could be a fake treasure map, further pointing out that even if it were real, the map doesn't show them how to get to the Sky Island. In order to get more information on how to get to Sky Island, Nami proposes that they salvage the ship that has now sunk to the bottom of the ocean. Sanji, Zoro and Luffy volunteer to go, using special barrels attached to the Merry designed by Usopp which allows them to breathe underwater.

While the trio is descending towards the shipwreck, a pirate ship arrives to where the ship has sunk. He introduces himself as Masira, Captain of the Masira Pirates and declares that the sunken ship is now the property of the King of All Salvagers. He orders his crew to raise the ship. Masira notices the presence of the Straw Hats and warn them from stealing "his ship" since, according to him, all ships that sink in the area are his property. The Straw Hats decide not to tell Masira that they have already sent a team to the shipwreck and also decide not to stop him from raising the ship. Nami uses her charms to avoid suspicion from Masira and he starts to try to impress her.

As Masira's crew is setting the cradle to raise the sunken ship, they ascend beaten up and unable to talk. Masira still does not suspect The Straw Hats. Underwater, Luffy, Zoro and Sanji have made it to the wreckage and start to explore, during which time, Masira is able to set the cradle and starts raising the ship. The St. Briss starts to fill up with air and ascends, but the Masira Pirates start to encounter problems caused by Luffy's group. Masira decides to investigate this himself and swims under. He finds the trio inside and asks them what they were doing in his territory. Instead of answering, Luffy simply states that he (Masira) looks like a monkey, which Masira takes as a compliment, thereby losing aggression towards the group. While they are exchanging pleasantries, a gigantic turtle suddenly eats the St. Briss and surfaces beside the Going Merry.

Anime Notes

 * This is the first episode of the Jaya Arc.
 * This is the first episode aired of the FUNimation dub that was edited for TV. It keeps the continuity of 4Kids due to Cartoon Network not wanting viewers to become confused.

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