Chapter 7: Friend

White = Dialogue (The words in parenthesis refers to the character's thought.)

Green = Action

Red = Translation Note


Marines: Major Morgan lose!!

Marines: He has finished Major Morgan!!

Zoro: Whoever still want to arrest us, just come on and get it.

Marines: !....


Marines: Yahoo!! We are free!! Morgan's power has ended!! Go Marine!!

Rufi: What is all about that cheering? Why are they so happy about Morgan losing?

Kobi: Everyone did a bad thing because he is afraid of Morgan!

Zoro fall down to the floor.

Rufi: Zoro.

Kobi: Zoro-san (san means Mr. or Miss in Japanese.)


At Rika's home.

Zoro: I am full now!! Not eating for 9 days is really bad after all.

Rufi: So, if you did not eat for a month, you could die.

Zoro: How come you can still eat, even more than me?

Kobi: We are really sorry to interrupt you.

Rika's mom: That's o.k. because you have saved this town.

Rika: You are really strong, Bro.

Rufi: Sure, I am strong, and I will be stronger.

Zoro: So, where are we gonna go next?


Rufi: I want to head to "Grand Line."

Kobi: What? Are you still thinking about that? You only have 2 people. If you go to Grand Line now, it means suicide.

Kobi: Did you realize that Grand Line is the center of all great pirates in the world?

Zoro: Anyway, our goal is to conquer "One Piece", so we have to go to that place.

Kobi: You, too?

Zoro: You did not go with us. Why do you care?


Kobi: Even though I did not go with you, I am still worry about you. Can't you go? And if I care about both of you, what's wrong with that?

Zoro: Not really..

Kobi: Rufi-san. Even though it's such a short time that we are together, we will be friend forever.

Rufi: Yes. Even though we have to be apart, we are friend.

Kobi: Since I was young, I've never had a true friend. Even the guy who fight for me, I've never seen such a person in my whole life!!

Kobi: Because I did not like to fight.


Kobi: But both of you have teach me how to live my life and follow my dream.

Rufi: That's why I have to go to Grand Line.

Zoro: Yes! That's true.

Kobi: Oh! really?

Kobi: Ah! No. I want to say that it's just too crazy to go there.

Zoro: First of all, what about you?

Kobi: Eh?

Zoro: Even you were just a servant, but you have spent 2 years on Albeda's ship, right? Don't underestimate the power of Marine's information unit. If they knew about this, you cannot join the marine for sure.


Lieutenant: Excuse me. Marines enter Rika's house.

Lieutenant: Is that true that you are pirate?

Rufi: Yes, we are. I just got one member, and after this we are thinking about becoming the greatest pirate of all.

Lieutenant: It's true that you've helped us and this town, and we are very grateful for that. However, when we knew that you are pirate, we cannot act as nothing happen.

Lieutenant: I want you to get out of this town as soon as possible. So, we don't have to report this to the main unit.

Villagers: What do you mean? They are our hero who save us!! Compare to them, all of you just afraid of Morgan!!

Rufi: Let's go. Thank you very much for your meal, ma'am.

Kobi: Rufi-san

Rika's mom: Are you leaving?

Rufi and Zoro are leaving Rika's house and Kobi behind.

Kobi: ....!!


Lieutenant: Are you their friend?

Kobi: eh? errr...

Kobi: I... err... I

Kobi: (Rufi: We are still friend forever.)

Kobi: I am not their friend.

Rufi walk away with a smile.

Lieutenant: Wait a minute, you two!!


Lieutenant: Is that true?

Rufi: .....

Rufi: I knew about this guy's past.

Kobi: eh? Rufi-san?

Rufi: I don't know where. But there was a fat woman pirate named Albeda or something...

Kobi: Wait... Please stop it.. (If they knew about my past, I cannot join a marine.)


Lieutenant: ......

Rufi: Oh! Your face turn pale? You know? This man has spent 2 years....

Kobi: (Please stop it!)

Kobi: Stop it!!! Kobi punch Rufi's face.


Everyone: ......!?

Kobi: .....!?

Zoro: Sigh.....!

Rufi: You want to mess with me? Rufi fight back and beat Kobi up.


Rufi: Here! Eat this!!

Lieutenant: Stop that!! If you don't quit now, we won't let you go peacefully.

Zoro: That's enough! Do you want to kill him?

Lieutenant: Quickly get out of this town, both of you!! I completely understand that he is not your friend.


Kobi: (You pretend to be bad for me? You want me to hit you, right?)

Rufi and Zoro walk away

Kobi: (He's still helping me until the last minute.)

Zoro: If you want to arrest us, just come and get us.

Kobi: (He's never betrayed me. What have I thought?)

Kobi: (If I am not fight now, I am really nut!!)


Kobi: Please let me join the marine. I will do everything even become a servant!!

Kobi: (Finally, I did it!!)

Marine #1: Lieutenant, I object! Sorry but I just cannot trust him.

Marine #1: There are many times that pirate just want to do this to spy on us. So we want to check your story, first.


Kobi: BUT I WAS BORN TO BECOME A MARINE GENERAL!!!

Lieutenant: .....

Lieutenant: Don't think of marine as an easy job. We have fought with the pirate for many times. Welcome to the marine!

Kobi: Sir! Thank you very much, Sir!!


At the port.

Zoro: That's very good acting. Even though they knew, that would not be strange.

Rufi: I think Kobi will do something about that for sure.

Zoro: But to steal someone else' s boat, they will be mad at us. So, we are completely become a pirate now.

Rufi: ha ha ha That's true.

Kobi: Ru.. Ru... Rufi-san.

Rufi: Kobi.


Kobi: Thank you very much. I will never forget you.

Zoro: I've never heard marine thank pirate before.

Rufi: sshhh....

Rufi: See you later, Kobi!!

Lieutenant: Everyone salute!!

Kobi: eh?


Lieutenant: They are really good friend.

Kobi: Yes sir!

Lieutenant: You are all guilty because of saluting pirates, so all of you must not eat for one week!

All Marines: Yes sir!!

Rufi: Let's go to Grand Line!!

Narrator: Zoro has become the first member. But they've never realized that they have done a great mistake.


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