SBS Volume 69


 * D: Dokusha means Reader
 * O: Oda

Chapter 679, Page 26
'''D: Before we begin the SBS, I, Eiichiro Oda, have an announcement. At last... I have achieved my heart's desire and eaten the "ERO ERO NO MI"! Guhehe. P.N. I'm Greenpeace'''

O: Stop pretending to be me!! You said "guhehe". You're the worst!!

'''D: Odacchi!! Is it alright if I ask a serious question? You'll answer this question right? Right? It's fine, isn't it?? Then here is my question.'''


 *  Do you like breast bands? P.N. Chi-chan ☆

O: I like them very much ♡ Guhehe ♡

Whaa!! Sorry, I didn't mean that. Not now! (*sweat*) What was that trap. The breast band is the usual sort of thing people trick me with. Ahh... that's right. The SBS has begun.

'''D: About Usopp's nose, is it a chikuwa? Usopp's trying to listen!! P.N. Howaichi'''

O: That's not right, is it? It's not a chikuwa, isn't that right Usopp-kun?

Usopp: It's a chikuwa.

O: It's really a chikuwa!!! (It's been 15 years and I didn't know.) Guhehe ♡

'''D: Here's a quiz, guess the answer based on the appearances from behind!! Which one is Vergo?'''

'''※Aside from Vergo, Ⓐ, Ⓑ and Ⓒ include Bon-chan and Lulu. P.N. N.I.K.U.'''

O: I'll give you my answers! Ⓐ is Vergo with a hamburger stuck to him! Ⓑ is Vergo having eaten it! Ⓒ is Vergo with a shuriken stuck to his head!

D: Answer: Ⓐ (Ⓑ is Bon-chan, Ⓒ is Lulu)

Chapter 680, Page 46


(Art is from Boni-osan of Aichi Prefecture)

'''D: In a very cool scene in chapter 656, Zoro used his “Shi Shishi Sonson” to beat the dragon, but in your “Wanted” collection, in the story “Monsters,” the scene where the samurai Ryuuma kills a dragon is pretty similar! Did you have that in mind at the time? P.N.- Ono Rose Town Tribe'''

O: Yes. Good job on noticing something from so long ago. When writing the Punk Hazard dragon scene, I thought back to my story, “Monsters,” from almost 20 years ago. The protagonist Ryuuma, who was Zoro’s inspiration, ended up chopping the dragon’s neck in a giant panel. I didn’t go as far as re-reading it, but I recalled that scene and decided to do another big panel action scene. It’s neck-chopping from when I was 19 and 38 years old, respectively. Please compare them (*laughs*).

'''D: Before the timeskip (in volume 61), Nami was reading a book on Weatheria and said, “An island where it rains lightning!” This lightning island… could it be where the G-5 ship had stopped in chapter 655 of volume 66? Please tell me! If you don’t, I’ll do the “pew pew pew”!! P.N.- P.S. I love Law'''

O: “Pew pew pew!!”... don’t make fun of the beam!! But that’s right. It’s one of the three islands that the needles pointed to (the first needle to be exact), from Fishman Island, and the one that Luffy wanted to go to most. It’s the island where it rains lightning, Raijin Island. Near the end of volume 60, it’s also the island that Urouge was headed for. Although Smoker’s intuition about Luffy’s mentality was spot-on, the Sunny Go met with the Whitestrom and ended up at the unmarked island, Punk Hazard. If they had gone to Raijin Island, I wonder what kind of adventures the Strawhats might have had?

Chapter 681, Page 66


O: I'll address the following two postcards together.

'''D: Oda-sensei, I have a question. Please tell me the current profiles (birthday, height, age) of all of the members of the Straw Hat Pirates!'''

'''D: Oda-sensei! Please tell me the order in which the members of the Straw Hat Pirates joined the crew! I'm really grateful! P.N. 吉川'''

O: New readers!! Yep, that's right. I didn't realize. One Piece has been going for 15 years already. P.N. Maaa-kun is 10 years old. Then I'll tell you. When you grow up, try reading about the origins of the Straw Hat Pirates. The inset numbers are the order in which the crew members joined. This is the first time that the heights of the crew members two years later have been released in the volumes. By the way, before the Thousand Sunny, the ship they sailed in was the Going Merry.

O: Their individual bounties can be found at the beginning of the volume, on the first character introduction page.

Chapter 685, Page 146
'''D: Oda-sensei, could you please draw the appearances of Magellan, Hannyabal, Sadi-chan and Saldeath of Impel Down from when they were children? P.N. Jiikema Yaoto'''

O: Alright. I'll draw Domino too, okay?

'''D: Odacchi x2!! If "Marriage Proposal Lola" ate the Sube Sube no Mi what would happen to her? P.N. Nasuo'''

O: She hasn't changed much, don't you think? But her skin has become amazingly smooth (sube sube)!