![]() ![]() Though Borodo easily finds the Going Merry - and the Diamond Clock - atop the castle, the Straw Hats decide to first explore the surrounding town for food and more practical clothes. Though exhausted, they climb the rest of the staircase without further incident, and soon pinpoint Trump Castle. ![]() To their dismay, the stairs quickly flatten into a slide, flood with water, and unleash a clump of boulders hastily, Luffy braces the others with his rubber body while Sanji kicks the boulders apart and Zoro stems the flood by uprooting the floor with his bare hands. When Nami tries to stall for time, he swears to "court" her by defeating her crew and using Luffy's bounty to fund their wedding.įor their part, the remaining Straw Hats rush up the staircase at the first opportunity, despite the Thief Brothers' warnings of traps. Afterward, Bear King finds his lieutenants proffering Nami, and immediately falls for her. As this weapon nears completion, its chief engineers try to deter Bear King, but are easily rebuffed. Held hostage, most of the island's populace has been coerced into building the King Cannon, a superweapon meant to execute Bear King's ambitions of becoming Pirate King. ![]() The hill is topped by a great castle, which houses the delicate engine keeping the island stable for seven years, Bear King has commandeered it as his base, Trump Castle. This staircase leads to the "true" Clockwork Island, a hill town full of scientists and engineers. Atop this rock stands a huge spiral staircase, stretching far beyond the clouds. While the Straw Hats consider this (Luffy in particular recalling his own bond with Shanks), Borodo calls their attention to a small, barren rock in the sea. Ever since, Akisu has treasured it as his only tie to his homeland - a sentiment that Borodo unflinchingly respects, as his brother in all but blood. As they advance to Clockwork Island, the Straw Hats mull over the music-box grimly, Borodo explains that he had found Akisu as an infant castaway, accompanied by the music-box and nothing else. In the resulting chaos, the two Trump lieutenants kidnap Nami, proclaiming her "the perfect bride" for Bear King.Īfterward, the Thief Brothers and the remaining Straw Hats salvage enough of the boat to use as a raft, with Borodo improvising a sail from a spare parachute. This, unfortunately, allows Honey Queen and Boo Jack to catch up and bomb the Thief Brothers' boat to splinters. As the box falls into the sea, an upset Akisu forces Usopp to stop so Borodo can retrieve the box. Inadvertently, Usopp's wild rowing jostles a small music-box from Akisu's jacket. Panicked, Usopp singlehandedly rows the boat away. While Luffy, Zoro, and Sanji eagerly fight back and wreak havoc, Boo Jack's spiked armor threatens to capsize them all. These playing card-themed pirates, commanded by the fearsome Bear King and his lieutenants Honey Queen, Boo Jack, Skunk One, and Pin Joker, boast a massive fleet - a portion of which, led by Honey Queen and Boo Jack, soon corners the Thief Brothers' small boat. When asked, Borodo reports that the Going Merry had been stolen by the Trump Pirates, who terrorize the region from a stronghold atop Clockwork Island. Honey Queen bathes while taunting the Straw Hats and Thief Brothers. After determining the Straw Hats have nothing worth looting, the pair proudly introduce themselves as the Thief Brothers and announce their dream of stealing Clockwork Island's crown jewel, the legendary Diamond Clock. Stopping to help, they are suddenly trapped by a giant fishing net the boy, Akisu, was actually trying to lure victims to an older outlaw named Borodo. Too late, the Straw Hats realize their ship has been stolen, along with their clothes, equipment, and weapons.įorced to rent a crude paddleboat and fresh clothes from a nearby wedding shop, the Straw Hats give chase only to come across a small boy flailing in the water. To the others' annoyance, Luffy soon begins clamoring over a toy windmill washed ashore by the surf the annoyance becomes horror, however, when Luffy sees a full-sailed Going Merry. Having found a sunny, peaceful island in the midst of their voyage, the Straw Hat Pirates - Luffy, Zoro, Nami, Usopp, and Sanji - disembark and relax on the beach together. Soon, an all-out war erupts between them and Clockwork Island's reigning pirate clan, whose tyrannical captain Bear King schemes to not only conquer the seas with a fearsome superweapon, but take Nami as his bride by any means necessary. In pursuit of a stolen Going Merry, the Straw Hat Pirates join forces with the Thief Brothers, a pair of mismatched rogues with their sights set on the wondrous - but deadly - Clockwork Island. ![]()
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