SBS Volume 9




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

Chapter 72, Page 26
'''D: Sensei, I can't stop my "okay hair". How do I stop it?'''

O: There's no need to!! The SBS begins!!

'''D: To Oda-Sensei, I always(x2) have fun reading One Piece! By the way, in 'Volume 7 p.' 18, third panel, the knife Sanji's holding appears to have some writing on it, but it's so small, I can't tell what it is. What's written on it? Please tell me!!'''

O: I'm not surprised you can't tell what it is. I drew it so you couldn't tell. However, you did well to find it. I'll fess up. It says "Hokuto no Ken" (Fist of the North Star). It was a really famous series in Jump from when I was in elementary school. Do you know it?

'''D: I decided, I wanna participate in the SBS Corner, too!! And this is what came out, so listen up. Do you like crap, Oda-sensei? The word pops up a lot, and it's drawn on Klahador's clothes, so I figured... Personally, I love it.'''

O: Crap?! I'd be too embarrassed to say such a naughty, filthy word!! Please, stop it!!

'''D: When I read about Usopp's past, told in Merry's refined speech, I accidentally started "man-crying", even though I'm a girl. The tears ran down my cheeks and into my mouth. What do you think it tasted like?'''

O: Like crap. (Rolling style)

'''D: I heard from somewhere that Sanji's afternoon snack is Castilla (sponge cake). Is that true? (After all, "Sanji no Oyatsu wa Bunmeido") '''

O: Ah, I see

(This is a joke based on a Japanese commercial for Bunmeido Castilla cake. The catchphrase means "Bunmeido is the 3 o'clock snack", but 3 o'clock is "Sanji" in Japanese, so it can also sounds like "Sanji's snack is Bunmeido").

Chapter 73, Page 46
D: Oda-sensei,

this is the

"Spirit of the

Heart" (What Zoro uses to

speak with the

sword in his

mouth), isn't it?

(Pen Name Arunya)

O: Yes. This is a good "Spirit of the Heart".

'''D: Nobunaga: If the cuckoo won't sing, kill it.

Hideyoshi: If the cuckoo won't sing, make it want to sing.

Ieyasu: If the cuckoo won't sing, wait.

^A haiku that expresses the personalities of those who ruled the land. What about you, sir?'''

O: Eiichiro: If the cuckoo won't sing, buy a cola. Meaning: "I want a cola right now." (And not a diet stuff)

'''D: I went to the barber and told him "A Spirit-of-the-Man's-Heart cut!!" Then he said, "Okay!!" and he shaved my head bald. Entirely the wrong look. Sensei, are there any requirements to become a Zoro? Tell me!! *Sob sob*.'''

O: Don't cry!! Stand up!! There are some battles in which a man cannot run from!! So what if you got shaved bald once?! When your hair grows out again, go back to that barber and challenge him!! A return match!! Well, if I were you, I wouldn't (Wild Laughter).

Chapter 74, Page 66
'''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.

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