SBS Volume 9




 * D (Dokusha means Reader)
 * O (Oda)

Chapter 73, Page 26
'''D: Oda-sensei, this here is Spirit. (P.N Arunya)

'''O: Mm. I can see that you possess excellent spirit.

'''D: Oda-Sensei, I always feel happy when I read One Piece! By the way, at Volume 7 page 18 and at the 3rd panel, there is something written on the knife that Sanji holds, but it is too small...I can't read it. I don't understand what you have written there. Please tell me!!'''

O: It's not a big problem even if you don't understand it. I draw it to make you not understand it, but you're great to find it. OK, I will confess, the word that I wrote is "北斗神拳"( Hokuto No Ken, Fist of North Star). It's the title of a famous Jump comic when I was in elementary school. Do you know that comic?

Chapter 74, Page 46
'''D: What is the name for the guns in One Piece? Looks like it's not a type that uses rope.'''

O: They are "flintlock" type, because of the stone called flint; just consider this type one level higher than the type that uses rope.

Chapter 75, Page 86
'''D: Hello. I had this bottle of wine and I thought, "What country is this from?" I looked at the label and it said, "dry, full body." I was a little bit surprised, but also pleased. That's the origin of Lt. Fullbody's name, isn't it? Don't deny it.'''

O: I won't, that's exactly it! I don't drink much alcohol so I don't know much about wine, but it seems that the depth of flavor is called body! Strong wines aged for a long time are said to have a "full" body. Lighter wines are said to have a "medium" or "light" body. And that's where Lt. Fullbody's name came from!

Chapter 76, Page 106
'''D: Why did Red Leg Zeff eat his right leg? Isn't it his main source of kick power? Why didn't he eat the left one?'''

O: Wrong. A kicks power is determined by its axis. Example: What will happen if you want to kick a ball with your right leg while you don't have a left leg? You can't kick it, right? Ask a friend that likes to play soccer. The soul of a kick comes from the leg's axis.