SBS Volume 8




 * D: Dokusha (Reader)
 * O: (Oda)

Chapter 64, Page 44
'''D: Salutations. I am an earthlien* who lives in the same house that Usopp's father's friend's brother's girlfriend lived in a long time ago. *An earthlien is half-earthling, half alien.'''

O:Wowwwww. Let the SBS begin!! (Donnn)

'''D: The hourglasses on both sides of Don Krieg's skull and bones are supposed to indicate a threat to the enemy, but were hourglasses really used for that meaning? At that period in time?'''

O: There really were pirate flags with hourglasses on them. It basically indicated the time left until the death of their prey, so it holds a meaning like, "It's only a matter of time until your surrender".

'''D: Oda-sensei. Since Luffy is a Gomu Human, does that mean his "penis" can stretch, too?'''

O: His penis can stretch too.

'''D: I have a question. How many g/cm3 is Sanji's kick power? I would like you to give me an answer to two decimals, please.'''

O: To tell you the truth, it's impossible to measure. There are games at the arcade that measure your kick power? Well, if Sanji used one of those, he would destroy not only the game, but the wall of the entire building. But if you tried to put it into a form of measurement, I would say 21 bats. The power to destroy 21 wooden baseball bats in one kick.

Chapter 65, Page 64
'''D: Yo!! Ei-chan!! Are you still working on One Piece? Keep drawing, man!! Okay, Ei-chan, here's my question. Who are the "One Piece" characters with the highest and lowest IQ's?! Okay, that's enough for today.'''

O: I'll tell you. But when I say "in One Piece". I really mean, "of all the characters introduced so far in One Piece". And having cleared that up, the character with the highest IQ is Shanks' first mate, Benn Beckman. He is a great crewmate, who   supports Shanks with his  astonishing wisdom and strength. And right after him would probably be Captain Kuro, then Nami, etc. Now as for the lowest IQ... I can't decide the worst one. They're all idiots.

'''D: Oda-sensei, is your house really made of cardboard? (I heard from a friend.)'''

O:Yes. Whether it's rainy or sunny or snowy, I always draw my manga. But don't worry. The certificate ink I use is waterproof!! (Caution: good children should not believe me!)

'''D: What is that cape-like thing that Buchi of the Nyaban Brothers has? Is it a futon?'''

O: Actually, it's a "kotatsu-buton". He's a cat, after all.

(A kotatsu-buton is the futon that covers a kotatsu, which is a table with a heater underneath. The cover keeps the heat underneath, and cats are said to love hiding under the kotatsu where it's warm).

D: Is Luffy's pose on the cover of Volume 3 from Ken Shimura-san's "Aiiin"?

O: Oh my god, you're right!! It's Aiiin!! It really is. Yes, it is Aiiin.

("Aiiin" is a well-known gag from veteran comedian Shimura Ken. Ken's recent famous characters are Baka Tono (Stupid Lord) and Henna Ojisan. Baka Tono's signature pose is "Aiiiiiiin!" The sub-unit of Morning Musume, Mini Moni even did an entire song on it called "Ai~n! Dance Song")

Chapter 66, Page 84
D: Does Sanji-san like to say shit?

O: He loves to say shit.

'''D: I don't understand the Marines system very well. Is the captain [Taisa] the highest rank? Is Coby at the headquarters? Or a base?? Where does Captain [Taii] Fullbody stand?'''

O: This is it(→). This is the entire explanation of the Marines system in the world of "One Piece". The base Coby is in is the 153th branch. Officers of the rank of Captain [Taisa] and above command the bases spread out all over the world. I wonder when the day will come when Coby becomes an officer.

(also see Marines-Rank System.)

'''D: In Volume 5, pg. 159 (3rd panel), did that fat guy in the lower left corner manage to steal her food?'''

O: Well spotted!! Amazing!! That would be Mr. Motzel, the gourmet, yes? He ate her food. Then they fought afterwards. The girl beside him is Mr. Motzel's daughter.

Chapter 69, Page 146
D: If I want to be a girl as cool and corageous as Zoro, how should I start?

O: A girl, eh? Hmmm. First, you squat!! Then, in order to become corageous, eat some sardines!!

'''D: Konnichiwa Oda-sensei, I mean, nihao!! I used my non-existent brain to write some lyrics for Luffy's song. Please feel free to look, dance and cry!'''

First verse:
 * Gomu ×3 goooooomu yeah
 * I'm a gomu ningen, in other words a rubber man?
 * Gomu ×3 goooooomu yahoo
 * lalalalah lalah lalalalah ooh

Second verse:
 * Gomu ×3 goooooomu stretch
 * I'm the pirate king, in other words I'm amazing!!
 * (Gomu ×3 gooomu yeah)×2 Amuuun

How is it? It's a winner right, so it's time for me to go take on the world? I'm going right? Then.. I'm off!!

O: Yeah!! Go wherever you want!!

'''D: Is Luffy made of natural rubber? Or artificial rubber? -A Meteorological Agency Investigation- (Ministry of Education rip off)'''

O: He's natural ly stupid rubber.

'''D: We were talking about One Piece, and I like Shanks, 'S' likes Zoro, and 'I' likes Luffy, but 'R' likes Buggy and Jango. Is it alright if we take him to the hospital?'''

O: He must be seriously ill to have picked those two... Well, please tell him to rest at home and take good care of himself. Also, to be strong... live on... things like that.

Chapter 70, Page 168
'''D: In "Monkey D. Luffy", what does the D stand for?! Is it "donburi" (a bowl) or maybe "daibutsu" (giant Buddha statue)? Or maybe...!! I'm really interested. Please tell me.'''

O: I've gotten a ridiculous number of these letters... I've gotten a lot, but I cannot answer that question. I can't answer it yet... Please just read it as "D" and don't think anything about it, for now.

'''D: What is the connection between pirates and rum? Did you read in a book somewhere that rum and pirates were connected?'''

O: Not just pirates and rum, but sailors and rum. In short, rum is cheap. Because of that, back in the sailing days of England, the liquor they paid the navy with changed from brandy to rum, and the hard-drinking men of the sea warmed up to the rum image. As for why they would take so much liquor on a voyage, it was because the water would go bad.

'''D: Last night, I met a guy from the Planet Gomu Gomu. When I asked him, "How far can you stretch your arm?" he said "705 Poison Gomu Gomus." How much is 705 Poison Gomu Gomus?'''

O: You met someone from the Gomu Gomu Planet?! Wow!! That's great!! A "Poison Gomu Gomu" is 10 times as much as a "Gomu Gomu". So in other words, 7,050 Gomu Gomus!! That's an astronomical length!! But be careful. Gomu Gomuns are notorious for giving the most ridiculous answers in the universe.

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