One Piece Chapter 291: We are here!

In a village setting, a man with a shaved head grins and declares, "I'VE GOT A FAMILY OF MY OWN BACK IN MY OWN COUNTRY, AND EVEN A CHILD AROUND HER AGE. I HAVE TO RETURN." Another figure laughs heartily, "HAHAHA, DON'T BE SILLY..." while a wild-haired man shouts, "I KNOW! WHY DON'T YOU TAKE MY DAUGHTER MOUSSE AS YOUR WIFE!I LIVE HERE, NOLAND!" A close-up shows a wide-eyed man asking, "JUST WHEN ARE YOU AND YOUR MEN GOING TO LEAVEI" In a distant view of a massive pyramid-like structure with a giant bell at its base, a voice calls out, "KALGARA SAID... HE DOESN'T EVER WANT TO SEE YOU." From the ruins, someone yells desperately, "KALGARA! YOU'RE HERE, AREN'T YOU!I COME OUT! ISN'T THIS TOO ONE-SIDED!I GIVE ME AN EXPLANATION AT LEAST! I CAN'T UNDERSTAND UNTIL YOU TALK TO ME!"

Noland stands atop the ruins, arms spread, shouting, "BUT I DON'T WANT TO SAY GOODBYE LIKE THIS! WE'LL SOON BE SETTING SAIL!" A fierce close-up shows him lunging forward with the warning, "Don't you dare show your face before me. Or do you want to part ways here by dyingI" An impact strikes as "AGH-" rings out amid debris. In the jungle, Noland points accusingly while addressing a group that includes a man in a white coat and others. A sweating, bandaged man stares intensely and mutters, "Kalgara..."

Villagers and warriors gather near the ancient ruins. A tall figure with a feathered headdress and spear stands among them as voices murmur, "Will leave very soon... Just ignore them for now... Noland and his men. Have they... Still not leftI" A small bird perches on the massive ancient bell as the caption notes "STEP..." Below, close-ups focus on the silent bell: "Will ring no more... The bell. It's lost all meaning now..." A snake-like creature reacts with shock, "CHURARARAI" as sound effects "CHURARARAI" and musical notes emanate from the bell area.

A hand stirs a bowl as someone remarks, "Seems lonely..." and "The admiral..." In a jungle camp at night, a bearded man in a headband says, "So we're setting sail first thing tomorrow morning, huh..." Nearby, another man replies, "After meeting a kindred soul," while a third adds, "All the way out here on the edges of the world..." The bearded man continues, "We can't even approach the villagers since they look like they want to kill us..." and "Oh and also," as a seated figure concludes, "Well, who knows what happened really." Elsewhere, a man lies on the ground thinking, "The bell didn't ring today either." A young woman in a headdress stands on stone steps and calls out, "CHURA..."

A cloaked figure runs past stone ruins with sound effects "たった たった". A hand knocks on a wooden door, "トントン". Inside, a man in a headband drinks and says, "What a sad way to leave this island..." In the forest, a figure stands over a fallen person amid impact lines. A hooded woman with a cross headband asks, "Doctor... Do you have a moment...I" as another voice calls, "MOUSSE!I" A man in the woods reacts, "Umm... AGHH!" with motion lines. At the forest edge, the bearded man sits alone on the grass under moonlight.

In a vast field of tree stumps, the bearded man shouts, "Call yourself a botanist...!I" with large impact effects "ドンッ". A close-up shows an angry face yelling, "THEN WE SHOULD HAVE NEVER WELCOMED YOU!" and "IF THESE ARE THE SACRIFICES FOR PROGRESS YOU SPOKE OF," as another voice says, "Noland..." The man in the headband answers quietly, "Yes..." and questions, "'Spirit resting treeI'"

The hooded woman explains, "Who died on this island. When they are guided back by the sound of the bell." She continues, "These white, holy trees house the spirits of our ancestors," and "For us Shandia, these spirit resting trees... Are as important as our very lives." In the forest clearing she adds, "Rest in these trees to watch over us. The spirits of all our ancestors even back during Shandora's heyday." The bearded man replies, "Even if you cut them down for your research... And had no idea of their importance... I'm afraid my people's anger won't subside..." as she says, "But because the villagers owed their lives to you, we-" and "The warriors wanted to immediately take up arms in anger." He responds, "Right, I get it now... That's why you've been so cold towards us." She finishes, "I wanted to give you an explanation before you set sail... But at the very least."

Sailors scramble around a large wooden ship beached near a tropical shore as one yells, "Did you tie it properly!I" Another screams, "AGH! IT'S FALLING!" while a voice calls out, "Raising the anchor now." Crew members grunt, "Ugh, it's heavy," and "Help me out here!" In a stone building, a fierce man with wild hair declares, "WE REVERE OUR ANCESTORS LIKE GODS." A sweating companion replies, "It's understandable why they're so angry." A seated man in a dark coat explains, "Trees that house the spirits of their ancestors... We've done something that can never be undone." Another adds, "So that's how it was..." The coat-clad man stands and shouts, "ALL SAILORS, LISTEN!" A bandaged sailor protests, "There's no way they could ever forgive us." The leader continues, "Their golden bell is rung not only to sing the praises of their ancient city. Say no excuses... We did what we must, but... But to guide the spirits of their ancestors back to this island... To rest in the very trees we've cut down." A sailor pleads, "But admiral! Surely, in this case, we..."

Shandia villagers erupt in horror, screaming "LEAVE ALL THE GOLD!I" with massive sound effects "ぎゃああああ + ああああ + ああああ + ああああ" as they flail in panic. A young woman with dark hair pants heavily, "PANT... PANT..." while running through tall grass marked "DASH!" In the village plaza with stone towers and palm trees, a voice notes, "It seems Noland and his men are finally setting sail..." Villagers rush desperately; one cries, "PANT... PANT... Where's my father!I" A headband-wearing man asks, "What're you running so desperately forI" Another shouts, "MousseI"

A cloaked figure questions, "If there were a tree which we all cherished... Yet happened to become poisoned... And if this poisoned tree could poison the rest of the forest and even us humans..." The dark-haired young woman gasps, "PANT... PANT..." as a wild-haired man demands, "Mousse, where have you beenI" Villagers react with confusion: "What's this all aboutI" and "What's this all about, MousseI" She shouts desperately, "WHAT WOULD WE HAVE DONE TO THIS POISONED, BUT CHERISHED TREE OF OURS!I IF WE KNEW BEFOREHAND THAT THIS DEADLY POISON COULD DESTROY THE ENTIRE ISLAND..." A man warns, "IF YOU LET THEM GO LIKE THIS, YOU'LL REGRET IT FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE!" The wild-haired man yells, "What!I Don't you realize what they've-" as the young woman pleads, "FATHER! PLEASE GO AND CALL THEM BACK!"

The wild-haired man looms with intense eyes, declaring, "AND THE SAVIOUR OF SHANDIA LEAVE WITH A SAD AND HEAVY HEART...! DON'T LET THE ONE AND ONLY TRUE FRIEND YOU MANAGED TO FIND BY CHANCE..." A cloaked figure replies, "BUT I'LL SAY IT ANYWAY FOR THE SAKE OF OUR ADMIRAL'S HONOUR." The young woman stares in shock, "What!I" as another panel shows a question mark. The wild-haired man glares, "THIS MAY SOUND LIKE JUST AN EXCUSE," while she sweats, "What!I" A headband man explains, "The truly fearsome aspect of tree fever is the fact that it can infect both plants and humans. The disease will spread and spread. There've been countless small islands like yours which have been wiped out entirely from it. From forest to human, and human to forest." The young woman reacts, "What!I" The headband man concludes, "Had already died. The sacred forest of yours."

A dark-haired woman with a serious expression speaks firmly to the group. "Risking the lives of him and his crew is nothing compared to the death toll that tree fever can wrack up. It’s because he stepped in when he did that your island was saved without further deaths." Close-ups show intense faces as voices continue: "That he so desperately tried to get your people to listen to him. Of tree fever’s true terror, Its because our admiral knows well." In a dense forest clearing two figures stand among massive trees as narration explains the infection. "If they weren’t cut down immediately, they would go on to infect other plants, Because they’d already long been infected by tree fever and it was too late to save them. We cut down trees all over this island’s forest, including your sacred spirit trees." A large eye reacts in shock: "IS THAT TRUE...I" A headband-wearing man with a goatee addresses the islanders calmly. "Just remember that a botanist doesn’t go around cutting down trees for no reason. IT’S NOT THAT OUR ADMIRAL HATES YOUR GODS OR THE CONCEPT OF GOD... I’m not sure if you’d forgive us even if we explained, but... But we apologize for cutting your precious trees without even an explanation... But don’t you worry. Yesterday, We finished our inspection of the whole forest."

Close-ups of fierce, sweating warriors with feathered headdresses glare forward. "WHAT’S MOST IMPORTANT FOR US HUMANS... IT’S SIMPLY THAT HE REALIZES, NO MATTER WHEN," A tall warrior shouts desperately, "KALGARA! AND IF WE CONTINUE TO COMPLAIN AT WHAT’S ALREADY BEEN LOST...! While you continued to complain at what’s already been lost...! He’s always been thinking of nothing but how to protect our lives..." A dark-haired woman watches with tears. "I’M SORRY, NOLAND! They’ve already set sail! KALGARA! Even if you run after them now... DON’T GO JUST YET! GYA!!!" The warriors react in anguish as the ship departs. "So then they... Cut down the spirit resting trees... For our sake...I And yet we..."

The large sailing ship floats offshore as crew members call out. "Did we leave anything behind!I Everyone’s on board, right!I RAISE THE ANCHOR! ARE YOU ALL READY!I Anything left behind!I Check again, because we’ll never be returning to this island!" On deck a grinning bald man in a spotted outfit declares, "Set our course for Marie Joie and contact North Blue! Then it’s time to set sail! It’s time to return to Lvneel Kingdom!" Crew cheers erupt with raised fists. "Aghh, stop grumbling! Give it up already! Yes... We did leave ‘something’ behind..." Below deck a feathered figure kneels in despair. "WHAT HAVE I DONE...!I PLEASE WAIT, NOLAND! RAISE THE SAILS!" A crewman watches silently as the ship begins to move.

The ship sails away from the island as massive sound effects echo across the water: "ギャラァァ...ン ギャラァァ...ン!!I" On deck a panicked crewman shouts, "RING THE BELL! What!I But why!I ADMIRAL! IT’S THE GOLDEN BELL!" The feathered warrior leaps desperately toward the railing, arm outstretched. "RAHHHHHH! ギャラァァ...ン わあああああっ" A dark-haired woman watches in shock while warriors cry out, "FORGIVE US, NOLAND! HARD ENOUGH TO REACH NOLAND’S SHIP! RING HARDER!"

Kalgara stands on the shore with tears in his eyes, watching the ship sail away. "NOLAAA-AAAND!" he shouts desperately. From the ship, a crew member yells "ADMIRAL! LOOK!" as Kalgara leaps into the water and grabs the massive bell's rope. "COME ONCE MORE!" he cries while ringing it furiously. Noland watches from the deck with a serious expression. Kalgara continues, "RINGING THE BELL AS I WAIT FOR YOU! I WILL BE HERE!" The narration circle reads "WE WILL ALWAYS BE HERE...!" as the Lvneel ship departs into the horizon.

Noland smiles through tears on the ship. "MY TRUE FRIEND! LET US MEET AGAIN FOR SURE ONE DAY IN THE FUTURE!" he calls out. Small panels show the crew responding: "I will definitely come back!" "Yes, of course!" "So you'll... let me come here again...I" Kalgara rings the bell with all his might. The massive ship Lvneel.K.D sails away as Noland shouts, "SO THAT YOUR SHIP WILL NOT LOSE ITS WAY WHEN YOU COME AGAIN! SO THAT YOUR SHIP CAN FIND THIS ISLAND EVEN IN THE ROUGHEST OF STORMS!" Kalgara yells back, "WE WILL MEET AGAIN, AND WAIT FOR YOU! ONE DAY IN THE FUTURE! I WILL RING THE BELL!"

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