SBS Volume 9

SBS
R (Reader)

O (Oda)

'''R: 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 writen 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?

'''R: What is the name for the guns in One Piece? Looks like it's not a type that uses rope.'''

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

When the trigger is pulled, the cock will fall and the flint will hit atari-gane, light up fire, and burn the gunpowder. The spark will burn the gunpowder and the bullets will come out. Because this pistol can used only once, several pirates often bring five or six pistols at once, but in the One Piece world this weapon has been upgraded so it can be used for a long time. Terrible!

'''R: 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!

'''R: 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.