Chapter 122

While Brogy attempts to escape from his wax handcuffs, Mr. 3 stabs him by using a fabricated wax sword and pierces his hands and feet to the ground. He wants his future wax statues to express distress and pain. Nami and Vivi have trouble moving while the wax covering them increases. Deciding not to die in such a stupid way, Zoro claims he will cut off his own legs and then fight his way free. Everyone is astonished by such a stupid idea, except Brogy who finds new hope in an act of proof of a real warrior. Fortunately for Zoro's legs, Luffy, Usopp, and Karoo appears at the last second to save everyone.

A Dead Body Is Useless

While Brogy attempts to get up, Mr. 3 realizes he needs to use more force to keep him down. He creates four large swords from his Wax-Wax fruit powers and impales his hands and feet to the ground. Brogy screams as he is immobilized. Mr. 3 increases the speed of his Candelabra technique and explains that the Straw Hats will be turned into a group of wax statues, preserving the look of horror on their faces forever.

Brogy once again attempts to free himself but fails. Zoro becomes inspired by the giants attempts to free himself and resolves to cut off his own legs to escape and fight his way to freedom. Brogy is impressed by the warriors honor and attempts one last time to free himself. Fortunately, Luffy, Karoo, and Usopp arrive before Zoro goes through with it and they vow to defeat the baroque works agents. Zoro requests Luffy to destroy the candle but Mr. 3 challenges that he will not allow it.

Mission 100

Going back a few months on the battlefield, before the war's end and Henry's discovery of the Women's Combat Battalion's extermination, Martha survives an artillery shell blast. Realizing that being under the shadow of their artillery gun shielded her, she gives thanks to its manufacturer, Blackbell Heavy Industries. After coming to, Martha mourns her fallen comrades and then witnesses in horror as more fall after their captain begins killing deserters. An enemy fire comes into the trench, killing the captain and hitting several soldiers. The lieutenant orders a retreat into the woods in the south. Due to her injuries, Martha barely keeps up and is left completely alone. Resting at a tree, she thinks of her parents and Henry, but is interrupted when two Westalian soldiers find and shoot at her. They drive Martha to a cliff, where she also returns fire at them, but she gets shot and falls off the cliff into the water.

Martha wakes up in a proper bed and has her wounds treated. Trying to figure out where she is, she is startled by the sudden appearance of a friendly dog greeting her at her bedside. When a scowling old woman enters the room, Martha asks her where they are. The old woman reveals that they are in Westalis, and she knows about her status as an Ostanian soldier, which shocks Martha. The girl wants to escape but cannot get up because of her wounds. The old woman tells her to lie down, explaining that she is not going to kill her and that Martha should be thankful to her dog, Baron, for finding her at the riverbank.

Martha stays with the old woman and Baron while she recovers from her injuries. One day, Martha sees a family photo of the old woman happily sitting with Baron, a young nurse, and an unknown man in a sailor suit. Martha finds the woman knitting a scarf and asks her about her army uniform, to which the woman says she threw it away and suggests that Martha take something from her daughter's things. Remembering the daughter from the photo, Martha attempts to refuse, but the woman reveals that her daughter was killed in the war, which shocks Martha. Martha is saddened about another victim of the war but is surprised that the old woman has never said angry words about her as an Eastern soldier.

After a while, Martha begins walking well again and offers to help the old woman with yard work. She quickly hides herself when a postman arrives with mail for the old woman, Mrs. Anabel. The postman spots the open door and inquires about it, but is relieved when he sees Baron exiting. Before leaving, the postman warns Anabel about Eastern Army stragglers. Inside the house, Anabel informs Martha that they are in a village full of refugees who lost their homes in the war and tells Martha not to show her face due to the intense anti-Eastern sentiment. As Martha apologizes, Anabel calls Ostania pathetic for sending a girl like Martha to the front lines. Martha tearfully confesses her reciprocal hate for Westerners, blaming them for the war, and crying that she only wants to go home. Anabel dryly approves of the decision and warns Martha to forget about their meeting. Martha gratefully assures her that she will sneak out tonight.

That night, Martha prepares for her return to Ostania. Dressed in new clothes, she bids farewell to Baron and a sleeping Anabel before leaving the house. Walking through the unfamiliar area and shivering from the cold, Martha raises her head to the night sky to look at the stars, and notes that the stars in Westalis are the same as Ostania's, then tries to use their shared latitude to find her way. However, Martha gets lost and takes refuge in a nearby, small cave until dawn. Becoming hungry, Martha goes through her bag and discovers that Anabel helped prepare her departure, packing the bag with bread, some money, the scarf she was knitting, and a map with the words "Go home" written on it. Touched by the care of the old woman, Martha is brought to tears. Remembering Henry, Martha decides that upon returning home, she will tell him about the beautiful night skies, delicious bread, and kindhearted people who are in Westalis.

My Pretty Seahorse

In the beginning of the episode, it is springtime in Bikini Bottom, and the three neighbors are celebrating accordingly. SpongeBob, however, is having a problem in which each flower he plants suddenly gets eaten every time he looks away, but never when he has his eyes on it. SpongeBob then discovers that the culprit is a green seahorse. The seahorse is lured towards his floral bookmark, which she eats. They become friends and begin to ride around and do things together. At the end of the day, SpongeBob decides to keep Mystery as his new pet, and lets her stay at his house.

When SpongeBob arrives at work the next morning, he leaves Mystery outside at the bike post. Scooter and Wobbles approach Mystery and mistake her for a kiddy ride. Wobbles suggest Scooter try it out, and when he inserts a coin into her "slot," Mystery kicks him into the distance and he blows upon impact. Wobbles run away screaming, causing Mr. Krabs to come out and see what the trouble is. He sees Mystery and mistakes her for a monster; SpongeBob tells him that she is his pet, but due to her injuring a prospective customer, he is ordered to get rid of her, and if he disregards his order, he will be fired for not cooperating with him.

SpongeBob attempts to hide her in a cupboard in the kitchen while Patrick finishes building a stable. SpongeBob offers Mystery a Krabby Patty, which she begins craving after eating. While he initially avoids being caught sneaking Mystery into the kitchen, SpongeBob gets in trouble when Mr. Krabs comes out of his office a second time and witnesses him curing a sick Mystery, who had developed a stomachache from consuming various objects moments prior. Mr. Krabs is upset with his employee, and he tells SpongeBob that the horse has got to go, but SpongeBob is extremely reluctant to proceed due to great sentiment.

him a story of his favorite dollar and how he eventually spent it for a soda on a hot day. He tells SpongeBob that Mystery needs to be freed because the indoors are not a place for a wild animal, and SpongeBob consents and takes Mystery out the front door, where he painfully asks her to leave. Mr. Krabs tries to comfort SpongeBob until Squidward shows him an empty safe. Realizing that Mystery ate the Krusty Krab's finances, SpongeBob and Mr. Krabs chase after her, disappearing into the distance. The episode ends with Patrick trying to enter a hat store, but is unable to because the wooden plank nailed to his head is too wide to fit through the door.

Oda Eiichiro

I received all sorts of birthday presents. Thank you so much!! Gonna do my best!!

誕生日プレゼントをいろいろ頂きました。どうもありがとうございます!!頑張るで!!

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