Chapter 112

Luffy is furious at Zoro because he believed Zoro had attacked the people who had kindly given them food and a warm welcome. Luffy attacks Zoro with all of his strength. The swordsman does not even have time to explain himself before being forced to avoid Luffy's punches.

The Baroque Works agents, Mr. 5 and Miss Valentine, now freed from Zoro's wrath, take the opportunity to capture the princess Vivi. However, they are taken out in collateral damage from Zoro and Luffy's fight. Zoro attempts one last time to convince Luffy of his good intentions but Luffy continues to not listen. Zoro then enters serious mode too. When the two agents interfere to take their revenge, they are quickly sent flying away by the two angry Straw Hats for interfering in their fight.

Luffy vs. Zoro

Zoro loudly asks Luffy what idiotic things is he saying to him, and Luffy replies that an ungrateful person like him should get beaten. Zoro wonders how he is ungrateful, and Luffy says that he can never forgive Zoro as he remembers standing by the defeated bounty hunters who had fed him, who said that Zoro had attacked them. Luffy yells at Zoro in anger for cutting down the townspeople that fed them the night before, and Nefertari Vivi wonders how dense Luffy is. Mr. 5 and Miss Valentine stand nearby, getting annoyed at the crewmates' argument and wanting to kill them off. Zoro attempts to explain to Luffy that the townspeople were actually bounty hunters, but Luffy cuts him off as he rushes to attack him in a fit of rage. Zoro dodges Luffy's punch, which shatters a building, and he wonders in amazement if Luffy is actually trying to kill him. Luffy replies that he indeed is trying to kill Zoro, and Zoro dodges more attacks as he futilely attempts to reason with Luffy.

Mr. 5 and Miss Valentine conclude that Luffy and Zoro are not interfering with their business and resume their mission to eliminate the princess of Arabasta. However, they accidentally receive Zoro's kick aimed at Luffy, which sends all three flying into buildings. Mr. 5 and Miss Valentine think that the pirates were trying to sabotage them all along, and Mr. 5 prepares to kill Luffy, causing the building they are in to explode. Miss Valentine flies away from the explosion into the air, revealing that she is now 1 kilogram due to the power of the Kiro Kiro no Mi. Vivi warns Zoro to get out of the way, but he silences her, not having time for anyone right now. He then watches as Luffy walks out of the damaged building dragging an unconscious Mr. 5, having burned enough calories to return to his normal size.

Vivi is shocked that Mr. 5, an Officer Agent, was defeated, and Zoro attempts to speak with Luffy, telling him that the townspeople were bounty hunters. As Miss Valentine hovers in the air, annoyed that everyone is ignoring her, Luffy calls Zoro a liar, saying that no enemies would feed them. Miss Valentine finally snaps and changes her weight to 10,000 kilograms, falling toward Zoro with great force, but he steps away as she plants into the ground. Zoro finally gets tired of Luffy's stupidity and prepares to get serious, appalling Vivi. The two crewmates rush at each other and clash, determined to test whether Luffy's unarmed strength or Zoro's swordsmanship is more powerful. They knock each other into opposite walls, and Vivi wonders if it is safe to escape, but her path is cut off as Luffy and Zoro rush at each other again. Meanwhile, Mr. 5 and Miss Valentine simmer in anger over their humiliating defeats, and decide to get revenge on Luffy and Zoro. However, the two pirates stop fighting and tell the agents that them getting in the way of their fight is annoying, and they blow Mr. 5 and Miss Valentine away.

Mission 93

The students of Cecile Hall learn that the results of the term finals have been posted outside, and everyone rushes over to see their scores. At the board, Becky sees that she moved up a few spots, while Anya moved from the 213th spot to the 168th. This baffles Damian and his friends, so they go to check the subject rankings. Damian is excited to find that he got the highest score in History for their grade. As everyone else checks their grades in other subjects, they look to Classical Language and are shocked to find that Anya got the second highest score in their grade for that subject, meaning that she has earned a Stella Star. Anya is elated, but quickly learns from Bill that she failed her Math final, meaning that she will also be getting a Tonitrus Bolt.

At home, Loid and Yor congratulate Anya for her achievement. Loid is shocked that Anya got a Tonitrus but does not scold her, realizing the value that she earned a Stella through her academics. Later, the Authens come by and also congratulate her. Before Anya goes to sleep, Loid asks if she was ever in an environment where classical language was used when she was younger. She tells him that she cannot remember much from back then, after which he stops asking questions and good-naturedly tells her to forget about it.

The next day, Anya and Damian receive their Stella at the awards ceremony. The middle schoolers have their awards ceremony next, with Damian's older brother, Demetrius, earning six Stellas at one time. After the ceremony, Damian waits outside to meet with Demetrius. Hearing how much of a genius the young Imperial Scholar is from her classmates, Anya decides to read his mind, but is shocked to find that it is completely silent. Damian asks his brother if their father has anything to say about his recent achievement, but Demetrius says he does not know as he is not in regular contact with him. As Demetrius makes his leave, Anya finally hears his thoughts and hears that he does not understand people, including Donovan.

Damian thinks to himself about how sure he was that Demetrius had a close relationship with their father, remembering stories of their history together, in which Donovan would always be by Demetrius's side. Damian tries to understand why their father does not do the same for him, and with a look of resolve, he returns to class with his friends. Anya returns home and mimics Demetrius's face as Loid greets her. When asked what she is doing, Anya says that she will be like this until she becomes a "super genius," and as Loid tries and fails to talk with her, he lets out an exhausted sigh.

I'm with Stupid

SpongeBob, hoping to go jellyfishing with Patrick, finds him frantically cleaning up his home and making furniture out of sand. In distress, Patrick informs SpongeBob that the following day is Starfish Day, and his parents are planning to visit. Patrick sadly reveals that his parents consider him to be quite unintelligent, and he can't bring himself to face their condescension. Patrick and SpongeBob come up with a plan: SpongeBob will act like an idiot so Patrick's parents will see their son as comparatively smarter, which Patrick readily accepts.

The next day, a married starfish couple arrives at Patrick's house, and Patrick thinks they are his parents. Patrick shows them inside his house, where they proceed to treat him like a child after he brings them drinks. Outside, after Gary questions SpongeBob about pretending to be stupid and SpongeBob wonders what would go wrong, he soon makes his entrance, wearing his karate helmet to look stupid and acting in a strange manner. As Patrick's parents look upon SpongeBob's peculiar antics, they start to give Patrick a lot more credit for keeping his supposedly stupid friend in check.

At dinner, as SpongeBob's shenanigans escalate, Patrick begins to lob personal insults at him for his parents' amusement. This annoys SpongeBob so much that he brings Patrick to the kitchen to talk. As it turns out, Patrick has begun to forget that SpongeBob is only pretending to be an idiot, now believing that SpongeBob really is stupid. SpongeBob confronts Patrick in the kitchen over forgetting the plan, but Patrick refuses to believe him and assumes he was only imagining the whole thing. Patrick then bets SpongeBob can impress his parents better than him, and SpongeBob vows to prove so and gives Patrick his helmet.

SpongeBob confesses to Patrick's parents that he is not really an idiot and was only behaving like one so that they would appreciate Patrick more, but to no avail, as Patrick's parents think that Patrick coached SpongeBob into mimicking basic skills such as talking in complete sentences and even math. Their derision and laughter bring SpongeBob to where he can't take it anymore, driving him to scream at the top of his lungs and crash through the wall in Patrick's house to get out.

With no "idiot" present, Patrick's parents praise him on his newfound intelligence, but, when they state their names to be Janet and Marty, Patrick, suddenly confused and outraged, realizes that they are not his real parents (they are just two random starfish), and demands to know who these strangers are. Janet says "Marty, I'm scared!", but just before things could get any worse, Squidward comes to Patrick's house with two other starfish, who have been asking him for Patrick all day which has been driving Squidward nuts. Patrick happily recognizes the starfish couple as his real parents, and they are happy to see him as well, especially with his pants on. At that moment, Janet and Marty then come to the fact that they don't even have a son, and they leave Patrick to share a laugh with his real family, just as the rock closes on them while the episode ends.

Diary of Koby-Meppo

Vol.24 : "I Shall Take These Two Under My Wing"

コビメッポ奮闘日記vol.24「この2人、わしが預かる」

Oda Eiichiro

Ah yes, I currently find myself infatuated with the melodious sounds of classical music. What a splendid form of musical entertainment.

えー僕は今、クラシックにハマっておるのざます。まことに結構な音楽ざます。

Chapter 113