-pg105- Man Who the hell do you think you are!! Man2 You just attacked the captain's son!! Cap'n Morgan ain't gonna take that lying down!!! Coby Rufi-san!! Have patience!! He's connected with the navy!!! Rufi I know!! And I don't care!! Trash is trash!! Hermeppo Y...y...You hit me! You can't hit me! My dad's gonna get you...!! Issue #4 Navy Captain: 'Ax-hand Morgan" -pg106- Hermeppo I am the son of Captain Morgan!!! I'm gonna tell me dad about you!!!! Crowd !!! Rufi Come an' get me! Coby Rufi-san, stop!! Hermeppo You'll regret ever laying a finger on me as you die. You just signed your death warrent!!! My dad's gonna kill you!! Rufi I shoulda hit 'im harder. Hermeppo Fool!! Coby Crap. -pg107- Girl That rocked, Onii-chan! That was just what I wanted to do! Rufi Oh? Well, makes me glad I smacked him! Girl's Mother R-Rika!! Come inside!! Don't you listen to a word he says! They might think you're with him and kill you too!! Rika But Mama, he's a good guy! So is Zorro! Rufi ....... Mama Don't say such stupid things!! I don't want you ever going to the crucifixion yard again, do you hear!? Rika Oh...okay, I won't... Mama Good, now, hurry on inside!! Coby Augh!! It's all over for me!! If all it takes to piss off the captain is a mistake, then everyone in the navy must be afraid to move! Rufi Time for that later! Let's go get Zorro. -pg108- Naval HQ Morgan Ffffff..... I am... Mighty. Slave Aye! That's because you're the Cap'n, Cap'n Morgan!! Morgan And this is why the townspeople give me 'tribute.' Is this not sufficient? Slave Aye! But, sir, eventually the town's people... Will not have anything left to give. Morgan Not my problem. They need to admire me! -pg109- Hermeppo Dad!!! Morgan Why so much noise, Hermeppo? Hermeppo There's someone I want you to kill!!! Rufi Yo. Zorro You again. There ain't no way in hell I'll join yer pirates. Rufi I'm Rufi! You'll join my crew after I untie your ropes!! Zorro Didn't hear a damn word I said, didja? -pg110- Zorro I'll say it again. Becoming a pirate would go against everything I've ever cared about. Rufi There's no hope at all? Last time... You said you'd worked up a bounty on your head... Zorro I don't even know why the world says that about me. But I stand by what I believe in. That's why I'm here! Rufi ...... Zorro So, no piracy. Rufi Right then, I'm definately makin' you one of my crew! Zorro The world does not revolve around you!! Rufi Can you still use your swords? Zorro !.......... They were taken away when they tied me up here. -pg111- Rufi The swords? Zorro By the idiot son. He figured out they matter more to me... Than anything else. Rufi Hmmm.... Your most valuable possession! Right! I'll go steal your swords... From the idiot son! Zorro What!? Rufi And because you want your swords back... You'll join my crew! Zorro You evil fuck!!! Hey, wait! Rufi Right, I'm outta here! Zorro The base is packed with men! The kid's an idiot! -pg112- Men C'mon then! Raise her up! Make it stand! Hermeppo Dad! Why aren't you getting my revenge!!? I was attacked!!! If you don't believe me, just look at my face!! Morgan .......! Do you have any idea why I haven't gone after him yet? Hermeppo Well...because...I... Morgan That's right. Because... My son is a wussy moron who couldn't hit the broad side of a barn! Hermeppo Augh!!?? -pg113- Morgan Somebody spanked yer naked ass. This ain't got nothing to do with me. I don't give a damn if you use my might; But I'm not getting involved when it blows up in your face!!! Sign Naval Captain "Ax-hand Morgan" Morgan Let me say this once again. You are not mighty. The mighty one is your old man!! In other words; ME. Hermeppo .......! -pg114- Morgan I heard a little rat invaded my crucifixion yard. Hermeppo Hunh? Oh, th-that's just a small matter... She j-just... Morgan She should be killed. Hermeppo Hunh? No...I mean, killed? Sh-she's just a kid... Didn't know what she was doing... Morgan Hey! You there! Go to town and kill her! Poor sod Eh? Morgan Any brats who disobey my commands are traitors! Poor sod P-please no, Captain! She's just a little girl!! ........!! Even if she did disobey your commands, I can't...!! Morgan You can't? Are you not a lieutenant? And, last I checked, a captain outranks a lieutenant...right? Lt. Poor sod A-aye. -pg115- Morgan Therefore, you are my bitch!! When I say kill, you kill!! Lt. Poor sod ...I!! I can't...!!! Morgan Then you're a bloody traitor too!!! Lt. Poor sod AAAAAAAUGGGH!!! Hermeppo .......!! Y-you...j-just k.....!! Men L...lieutenant!! Morgan Arrr...I'll show those villagers... After this, I'm goin' into town to take matters into my own hands. -pg116- Morgan As a soldier, this arm has allowed me to rise to the rank of captain. Sweet deal, isn't it? And in this world, your rank is everything!!! Captain is the highest rank there is at this base; Anyone who has achieved it may truely be called great...!!! Such a man is indeed mighty!!! Am I wrong, mateys...!? Men Not at all, sir! That is what a captain is!! Morgan Look! This is a symbol of my power!!! Through all these long years, it has been my heart's desire that this statue be completed!! So, raise it faster!! The top of this base will show my might!!! -pg117- Rufi This is really a weird navy. Is everyone in some sorta meeting ? Where could the swords be? I'll see if there's any leads in the stupid son's quarters... Men Heave!! Heave!! Eek!! Morgan Avast ye! Watch it there! Did you just bump it!? Men There is no excuse for such carelessness!! Rufi Mm? Was that a voice up there? Sounds good to me! -pg118- Rufi Hrumph! Gum-gum... ROCKET!!! -pg119- Morgan Think about how long I've waited for the completion of my dreams!! And you crack it so quickly! Man There is no excuse Captain!! I'll repair it myself!! Morgan Think of that arm as mine!! The slightest scratch upon it means you have betrayed your captain!!! And you know what that means!!! Man AAAAUGGGH!!! Rufi Whoops... Overshot... Men What the hell? Something just flew up here!! Rufi Stopped! Men EEK!! -pg120- Rufi Hm? Men !!!! -pg121- Rufi S... Sorry. Morgan Catch that bastard! I'll kill him!!!! Men Aye!! At once, Cap'n!! Hermeppo Dad!! That's him!! That's the guy that hit me!! Like I told you!! He's trouble!! -pg122- Rufi I been lookin' for you!! Hermeppo AAAIIEE!! Leggo!! Save me, Daddy!! Men They're in the main building!! Hermeppo Aaah! Men After them!! Cap'n!! Someone's in the crucifixion yard!! Morgan What...!!? From one traitor to another!!! I'm gonna kill 'em all!!! Coby Eh!? Rufi-san went in there!? That's insane!! Zorro Who the hell is he? Hey, leave it be! If you lend a hand, they'll kill you too!! Coby They captured you without any reason! I can't bear to watch this sort of 'navy'!! I want to be in a real navy!! And Rufi-san wants to be the King of Pirates!! -pg123- Zorro What? The King of Pirates!? Does he know what that means!? Coby Ehehehe...surprised me too. But he's dead serious. He's just like that. ! Men There they are! They're getting away!! Rufi Zorro's swords...where are they!? Hermeppo Ack!! You're choking me!!