# E503 - Take Good Care of Him! A Letter from the Brother!
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ame agari no sora wo aogu tabi
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Every time I look up to
the sky after the rain
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nakimushi datta koro no boku wo omou
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I think back to when I was a crybaby
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dareka no senaka wo gamushara ni oikaketa
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I was chasing somebody's back blindly
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"tsuyoku naritai" tte
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Thinking "I want to be stronger"
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ima wa kaze ni kieta "arigatou"
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The word "thank you" has
faded into the wind now
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boku wa tsuyoku nareteiru no kana?
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Am I getting stronger?
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kotae wa mada desou ni nai kara sa
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I don't know the answer yet
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yappari mada aruiteiku yo
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That's why I'll keep walking ahead
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saa yukou
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So let's go
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tachidomaru koto naku
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Without stopping
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nagareru toki ni makenai youni
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Without giving up to the flow of time
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nando mo tachimukai tsuzukeyou
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I'll keep getting back up
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taisetsu na mono ushinaitakunai kara
**[01:40] ---**
Because I don't want to
lose something precious
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boku no naka ni nagareru koe wa
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The voice inside of me
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zutto zutto boku wo sasaeteru
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keeps sustaining me
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itazura na ame ga jama suru kedo
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Wicked rain will get in my way
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nigedasanai kara
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But I won't walk away
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saa yukou
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So let's go
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Tachidomaru koto naku
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Without stopping
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nagareru toki ni makenai youni
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Without giving up to the flow of time
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nando mo tachimukai tsuzukeyou
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I'll keep getting back up
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taisetsu na mono ushinaitakunai kara
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Because I don't want to
lose something precious
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shinjita sono saki e to...
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To the future I believe in...
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The time is the Great Pirate Era.
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Countless pirates fight
desperately for the One Piece,
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the great treasure left behind by
Gold Roger, King of the Pirates.
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Monkey D. Luffy, a boy whose body turned
to rubber after he ate the Gum-Gum Fruit,
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also takes to the sea to become
the next King of the Pirates.
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As Luffy and his friends
overcome numerous adventures,
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the World Government is less and
less able to ignore their existence.
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This is exciting!
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What kind of adventure
is waiting for us next?!
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The crew, on its way to the New World,
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will speed along the Grand Line again today!
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After losing his brother Ace during
the War of the Best against the Navy,
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Luffy was consumed with unbearable sorrow.
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There is, however, an untold
story of the brothers...
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...10 years ago in the East
Blue - Luffy and Ace as boys.
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"Take Good Care of Him! A
Letter from the Brother!"
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Ace is not dead!
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Easy, easy, I know. I know how you feel.
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But it's too risky to go to Gray Terminal now
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since you're wounded and
there are troops everywhere!
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--But...!
--It was a big fire! And chances are...
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...slim but we all want to believe
that the boss and Ace are alive.
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Dogra went there to look for
them now so trust him and wait.
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Everybody's having a hard
time - not just you, Luffy.
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--The fishing boat has been hit!
--How's the child?
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He made the Celestial Dragon mad!
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Sabo!
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Damn! The ship is catching fire!
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Why did they shoot me like that?
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Saint Jalmack! There is a child on the ship!
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When someone flies a black flag, he's
a pirate regardless of who he is.
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But most importantly...
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Dammit!
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A commoner shouldn't cross
the path of my ship!!
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Hey! What was that ship doing?
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This is an important ceremony!
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We don't
wanna put the Celestial Dragon in a bad mood!
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Move the shipwreck already!
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Guys!
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Hey guys, those two...
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What is it?
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They're back!
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I'm so relieved!
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Ace... Boss...
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She's severely wounded!
Hurry up and treat her!
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Are you alright?
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Ace!
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Luffy!
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Did you think that I was dead?
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--But...!
--Why are you crying?!
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I'm not dead, fool!
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Easy, easy, that's enough.
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Luffy is just happy.
**[07:14] ---**
Can I ask you about the night of the fire?
**[07:17] ---**
After we left with Luffy,
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what happened to you and boss?
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We fought against Bluejam...
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And we barely defeated him.
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And we tried to follow you guys right away
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but the fire was blocking our way.
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Damn! There's no way out!
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We have no choice!
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--Wait!
--What are you doing?!
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I have no choice since I told them
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that I'd take responsibility
for bringing you home...
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Follow my lead. Don't get
separated at any cost!
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Dadan!
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Hey, Dadan! Are you alright, Dadan?!
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We finally made it through the fire
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but Dadan got severely burned.
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We managed to get to the riverside
in the In-Between Forest.
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Stay with me! You can't die!
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Thief!
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Wait! Stop!
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I went to the town to steal some
medicine and get something to eat
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and tried to save Dadan's life.
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You don't have to worry
about me so just go, Ace.
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Cut the crap! I thought you were
responsible for bringing me home!
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I won't allow you to die!
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Hey!
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Some survivors could be around here!
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Don't let anyone get away! Get them!
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Yes, sir!
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Okay, okay, we see.
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In any case,
I'm glad that you both survived!
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Sorry that I made you worry.
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I can't believe what
happened to Gray Terminal.
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I wonder if Sabo is worrying about us.
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--Banzai!
--Banzai!
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Another rude commoner could
appear at any minute.
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--Watch carefully.
--Yes, sir!
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I wonder how's Sabo doing?
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But I'm glad that Ace is back
and Dadan is recovering.
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Ace, at that moment...
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I won't run!
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Why didn't you run?
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I can't help getting fired up sometimes.
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I'm always afraid that if I run,
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I'll leave something important behind.
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At that moment...
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Luffy was behind me.
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I don't know but I think that's why.
**[10:53] ---**
Even when he faced a cloud
of enemies beyond his power,
**[10:58] ---**
Roger would never run away.
**[11:00] ---**
Was he suicidal? Running
away is a strategy, too.
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That's right but he'd never do that.
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Because he'd leave the
people he loved behind.
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If he ran, he would put his crew in danger.
**[11:13] ---**
Actually, "he wouldn't run
away" isn't quite right.
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He wouldn't let the enemy have
a chance to go after his crew.
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He'd change into a sort of
demon in those situations.
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He once destroyed a country's entire military
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because they talked badly about his crew.
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He'd become violent when angry.
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He was short-tempered and selfish.
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But he was naive and straightforward
like a child at the same time.
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That's because his early life was like Ace's.
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He hated to lose those he loved.
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He was that reckless but he survived,
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and became the King of the Pirates.
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Although he got a bad reputation,
his crew trusted him implicitly.
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Even I as a Navy soldier
couldn't help respecting him.
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That's why I decided to take care of Ace.
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We're the ones taking care of him!
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Huh? Have something you want to say?
**[12:17] ---**
No, I don't.
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The people of the world still hate Roger.
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And while Ace hates his father,
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it really is "like father, like son."
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Alright! Let's see which
one of you will win...
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Dogra!
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You were looking for Ace and Dadan, right?
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They're back!
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Oh yeah? That's great.
**[12:45] ---**
W-What?! Sabo is...
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Stop lying, you fool!
Don't even joke about it!
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Stop, Ace!
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I'm not lying or joking
about it! It was so sudden!
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I could barely believe what I saw!
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I thought I was dreaming!
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Shut up! Sabo went back to his family's home!
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How could he be at sea?!
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That's right! He went home!
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A hoodlum like me can
understand how he feels!
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People don't always wanna
go back to their home!
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If he was really happy,
he wouldn't go out to sea!
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He wouldn't go out to sea by himself
with a black flag on his ship!
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Sabo...
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He wasn't happy!
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I was all by myself even if I had parents!
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Why?! Why didn't we go
there to take him back?!
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Where is the guy who killed
Sabo now?! I'm gonna kill him!
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K-Kill the Celestial Dragon?!
That's impossible...
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I'll make him pay!
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Wait, Ace!
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Stop it, you little shit!
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Move...
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Outta my way!
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How can you be so confident even
though you're not that strong?!
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What can you do?! They'll just kill you!
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You'll die and people will
forget you by tomorrow!
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You're just a nameless kid!
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Sabo was killed by this country! This world!
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What can you do about it?!
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Your father changed the world by his death!
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When you become a man that important,
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then you can do whatever you want!
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Tie this fool up!
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Y-Yes, ma'am!
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Sabo!!
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Damn!
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Shut up! Stop crying like a girl, Luffy!
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Have you come to your senses, Ace?
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--Untie him.
--Yes, ma'am.
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Hold on.
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--Where's Luffy?
--He's been crying all night and he's sleeping now.
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Boss! You're not gonna believe this!
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We got a letter from Sabo!
***SIGN*** TO MY BROTHERS AT MT. CORVO FROM SABO
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He must've sent it before he went out to sea!
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Give it to me!
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I'm not gonna go to the town!
It's for us, isn't it?
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"Ace, Luffy, I hope you guys
weren't hurt in the fire."
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"I'm worrying about you both but
I believe that you're okay."
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"I'm sorry to say it, guys, but when you
get this letter, I'll already be..."
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"...out on the sea."
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"Things led to things and I decided
to set out to sea before you."
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"My destination will be anywhere but here."
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"I'm gonna become stronger
and become a pirate!"
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"The three of us have to become
the freest pirates ever."
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"One day, let's meet up again somewhere."
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"Somewhere on the wide open sea!
Definitely, someday!"
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"By the way, Ace, which of us
do you think is the bigger brother?"
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"Two big brothers and one little brother."
**[17:15] ---**
"It's odd but our brotherhood
is my treasure."
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"Luffy is still a weak crybaby but..."
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"...he is our little brother
so take good care of him!"
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How could they call themselves
observers?! They're partying everyday!
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They haven't covered Sabo's story...
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I heard that his parents didn't take action.
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His parents are nobles
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but they're powerless against the World
Government and Celestial Dragons.
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How's Luffy doing?
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He still isn't eating much.
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But he still eats twice as much as we do!
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I bet Sabo's death really got to him...
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Ace! Luffy!
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We gotta set out to sea someday!
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Let's get out of this
country and live freely!
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So from now on,
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we're brothers!
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How much longer are you gonna lie there?
**[19:42] ---**
The treasure that we were hiding
in the forest is all gone.
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The survivors from Bluejam's crew took
it or maybe the military found it.
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I don't know where it went.
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But I don't care about the treasure anymore.
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That was the pirate savings that
I was gonna share with Sabo
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but Sabo didn't need it after all.
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So I'll just let it go, too.
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It's no use having treasure
if you can't even protect it.
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A-Ace... I...
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I wanna become stronger!
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More, and more...
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More and more, more and more...
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More, more and more, more and more...
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More and more, more and more...
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I wanna become even stronger!
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Then I can protect anything or anyone!
I don't have to lose anybody!
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I beg you!
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Ace, please don't die!
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Cut it out! Worry about yourself first!
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You're far weaker than me!
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Listen carefully, Luffy!
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I'll never die!
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Uh-huh.
**[21:15] ---**
Sabo told me to take care of you, too.
**[21:18] ---**
I promise that I'll never die!
**[21:23] ---**
How can I leave a wimpy
brother like you behind?
**[21:27] ---**
Uh-huh... Uh-huh!
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I'm not smart so I don't quite
know what really killed Sabo yet.
**[21:36] ---**
But it must be something opposed to freedom.
**[21:40] ---**
Sabo died before he knew freedom.
**[21:44] ---**
We exchanged that same cup
of sake and we're alive!
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So listen, Luffy.
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We have to live without leaving any regrets.
**[21:59] ---**
Uh-huh.
**[22:13] ---**
Boys from noble family...
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...will become full nobles when they turn 18.
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That's why I need to leave here by 17!
**[22:27] ---**
We gotta go out to sea someday...
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...and live as we like.
Freer than anyone else.
**[22:37] ---**
Uh-huh!
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That means we'll make enemies of many people.
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Even the old man will become our enemy.
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You gotta risk everything.
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Let's go out to sea at 17!
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And we will become... pirates!
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Luffy and Ace are stricken with grief,
**[23:28] ---**
but they hold on to their
dream of becoming pirates
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and set off toward the future again.
**[23:34] ---**
Their day of departure will come...
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To achieve the dream that
Sabo was unable to realize!
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On the next episode of One Piece!
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"To Live Up to the Promise!
Departures of Their Own!"
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I'm gonna be King of the Pirates!!