Friday, November 10, 2006

The Ordeal of Love

Yet another blog post on Sanji, Chef of the Straw Hat Pirates, from One Piece. Man, I'm starting to love his girl-defending and -protecting personality, lol.

In Skypiea, Zoro, Robin, Chopper and Nami, along with the Going Merry, were sent off to the Sacrifical Altar to be killed by God as they made a crime and are made criminals, but if Luffy, Sanji and Usopp can pass one of the Ordeals and make it to the Sacrifical Altar, they can save the four.

The three sets off to Upper Yard, known as the Divine Land of God, on the Little Crow, a ship that Conis gives them. However, they reach a four-way split where they have to choose which Ordeal to enter, each Ordeal led by a Priest of Skypiea: Skybreeder Ohm and the Ordeal of Iron, Skyrider Shura and the Ordeal of String, Satori of the Forest and the Ordeal and Sky Boss Gedatsu and the Ordeal of Swamp.

Usopp starts imagining the worst: Being smashed by huge iron cubes weighing 100kg each; having to grab a string and move from one side to another, the Blue Sea 20 000 metres below; squashed by huge rolling red spheres; and sinking in a dirty and brown swamp. Luffy decides to go into the Ordeal of Ball, just because 'it sounds like fun'. The three went there just as what the Captain decided.

And so, after a difficult time against Satori and his Ordeal of Balls, Luffy uses Satori's Ball Dragon attack against himself, throwing it at Satori and causing a huge explosion. During that time, Satori was unable to use Mantra to predict what his opponents will do before they attack, and dodge them effectively, and Luffy uses the chance to hop onto Satori's back. Sanji instructs Luffy to hold onto Satori tight, and that he did by stretching his arms and legs and going around Satori many times like a rope and a parcel.

Satori: That was close. Nearly unbelievable. He was actually planning to go down with me. How disappointing... I haven't had enough training. He took things out of my pace for just one second and I totally lost it. My Mantra was distracted by that shock.
Luffy: Yeah, you're right. That was close!
Satori: You're still alive!? No! Get off! You dweeb! Don't stick to me like that, you pervert! Hurry up! Get off me! Y-You idiot! Jerk!
Sanji: Don't let go, Luffy. Don't let that Dango get away.
Satori: You-
Luffy: Ah, Sanji! You're alive?
Sanji: I'M HALF-DEAD THANKS TO YOU! WATCH WHAT YOU'RE DOING! Well, anyway, Dango-man. You keep going on about Ordeal this and Ordeal that. But the truth is, I don't remember a bit of it. But now, you're going to experience the Great Flying Shitty Ordeal. I've got two delicate ladies awaiting my rescue. In short, you could say... This is the Ordeal of Love!
Satori: This guy's an idiot too!! Get off of me! H-H-Hey! S-Shit! Lemme go! This isn't fair! You're not allowed to attack together!
Sanji: Kidnapping our nakama without warning... Making a cute angel weep and then trying to kill her... And you want to call us unfair?
Luffy: Yeah, that's true. It's pretty cool that you can predict our moves and all... But even if you can predict them... ...it doesn't mean anything if you can't dodge them.
Satori: S-Stop it, you idiot! I am a Priest in the service of God! Let me go! Hey! Are you listening to me!? Evading Judgement by a Priest is a Class-1 crime! Do you think you'll get away with this!? It will be a declaration of war against the almight God Enel!
Sanji: Shut your mouth. You're letting the flavor escape. Take for example how I finish off a fine mignonette with some pepper... I need to tenderize the meat, with force, Brutally. Beating it into small morsels without hesistation. [leaps high into the air] Then all the wonderful flavor locked inside comes gushing forth! [starts flipping over rapidly to gain speed]
Satori: You idiot! Stop!! Ah, stop! Stop! It'll hurt! Stop, it'll hurt!
Sanji: [brings the heel of his foot down on the opponent's head] Concasse! ("Concasse" is French for the process of tenderizing meat by pounding it.)

Edit made on 3 February 2008:

Manga version of the Ordeal of Love (:O):


And after passing the Ordeal of Balls, Sanji continues steering the boat to the Sacrifical Altar, while Luffy and Usopp decides to have some fun.

Luffy: Like I was saying, Usopp, you do it like this!
Usopp: Okay, yosh. "Hey! Wake up, you dimwit!"
Luffy: "Wha-? Morning already?" [Zoro impression]


Usopp: That's JUST like Zoro~!

Sanji: Quit goofing off, you dorks!

Sanji: We don't know what's happened to Nami-san or Robin-chan...

Luffy: What about Zoro and Chopper?
Sanji: There's still three Priests out there. They might be enduring one of their Ordeals.
Luffy: "This is the Ordeal of Love." [Sanji impression]


Sanji: For now, we have to keep heading towards the Sacrifical Altar. Agreed?

Luffy and Usopp: Bes. Be'r bewwy sawwy. (Yes. We're very sorry.)

XD

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