Chapter 133

The Straw Hats are guided by Dalton, the guard captain, to Bighorn, a village of Drum Island. There is only one doctor on the island, Dr. Kureha, who lives in a castle at the top of a steep mountain. To reach her quickly, Luffy and Sanji decide to climb the mountain, carrying Nami on their back.

Adventure in a Nameless Country

Dalton, the guard of the island, leads the Straw Hats toward his village. Zoro and Karoo stay behind to guard the Going Merry. The island seems to be in an important time of its history since strange things are hinted: it has no name, the villagers are making a police force, and an election is about to occur. But to the Straw Hats' misfortune, there is only one doctor—a 140 year old lady, Dr. Kureha—whom the villagers call a witch. She lives in a castle at the top of a steep mountain and only comes down to treat patients when she so desires. However, according to Dalton, she is very skillful at her practice.

With Nami's fever climbing, Luffy decides to climb the mountain instead of waiting for the doctor. Nami agrees and Luffy and Sanji depart with the sick girl on Luffy's back.

Dalton explains to Vivi and Usopp that their country has recently been attacked by a handful of pirates led by Blackbeard. However, in their misfortune, it allowed them to get rid of their king tyrant: Wapol!

No Weenies Allowed

One day at Goo Lagoon, during their karate match, Sandy dominates SpongeBob like a punching bag with her overwhelming karate skills and sends him flying so far he ends up at a place with a group of strong men waiting in line for something. SpongeBob flies into one of the strong men, who gets angry, thinking SpongeBob is a piece of paper. He turns around to see who threw the "paper" at him, and SpongeBob gets scared because the man is intimidating and tough. SpongeBob covers it up by hiding until Sandy comes and he comes out. Sandy comes and asks what they are standing in line for and the man says they are waiting in line for The Salty Spitoon, the toughest sailor club in Bikini Bottom, which only the toughest fish can get in.

The bouncer, Reg, allows Sandy in, as she is one of the toughest fighters in Bikini Bottom, but rejects SpongeBob because he is too weak. Reg suggests that SpongeBob should instead go to Weenie Hut Jr's and then Super Weenie Hut Jr's, much to SpongeBob's annoyance and humiliation. SpongeBob tries other methods, like telling him a story about how he painfully stubbed his toe while watering his spice garden and only crying for 20 minutes, wearing a wig to disguise himself, and posing as a tattoo on a man's arm. A drifter sponge shows up and Reg thinks it's SpongeBob in a wig, but the real SpongeBob shows up with a clown wig and Reg lets the drifter in.

Finally, SpongeBob goes to Weenie Hut Jr's. The patrons talk about special days at the restaurant and the animatronic server meanly calls SpongeBob a weenie, annoying him in the process. The patrons then suggest ways for SpongeBob to prove his toughness and gain entrance to The Salty Spitoon. SpongeBob figures that the quickest way to do so would be to win a fight, but since he is not very strong, he decides to stage a fight with Patrick.

The fight with Patrick is supposed to be the latter letting him win. They sling insults at each other to make the fight seem more realistic, but SpongeBob meanly calls Patrick "Tubby," angering him and leading him to angrily attacking SpongeBob. The latter reminds him that he is supposed to let him win and Patrick proceeds to beat himself up as if there were an invisible person attacking him, even flinging himself into the background.

Reg becomes amazed about SpongeBob beating up Patrick without even touching him and finally allows him to enter The Salty Spitoon. A joyful SpongeBob runs inside the club, but he clumsily slips on an ice cube and accidentally falls, leaving him injured and putting him in the hospital with Sandy accompanying him. He is initially admitted to the Bikini Bottom Hospital, but while talking to the doctor, he refers to his injuries as "boo-boos." The episode closes with the doctor suggesting that SpongeBob be admitted to Weenie Hut General instead, much to the latter's shock.

Oda Eiichiro

Smack in the middle of constructing the snow country arc I coincidentally received a The Snowman CD from a reader. It allowed for a really good atmosphere which helped speed up the creation process. Thank you.

雪の国編の構想中に、ちょうど読者の方から「スノウマン」のCDを頂いた。これがまたいい雰囲気で構想（イメージ）加速。ありがとう。

Chapter 134