ONE PIECE Ep. 48-49 Early Uncut Access
Added 2025-06-21 10:14:15 +0000 UTC
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the sword merchant recognized Zoro as someone he had never seen before or probably will never see again. When Zoro staked his arm on that sword toss... that is an insane level of commitment. He really does stake his life on his ambition. The merchant understood enough of it that he apologized for trying to cheat him earlier. Also earlier he fessed up and refused to sell the cursed sword when Zoro showed an interest in it. Zoro on the other hand upon hearing the merchant's reason for not letting him have the sword... he said this "How about I stake my luck against this curse"... and so this would resolve the issue with the merchant. Why would Zoro go this far? 1) he liked the sword... 2) he needs 2 new swords and he can't leave the store without them, no matter their quality... 3) he really liked this cursed sword 4) he needs to convince the merchant who was concerned about both their safeties... he was not willing to have Zoro take the curse on and he also was afraid of the curse transferring to himself. By the way when the sword embedded itself into the floor, no normal human being can pull that out. Luckily Zoro is not normal. And so the merchant pulled out his own "family treasure" and handed it off to Zoro. By the end not only was he convinced to give up the cursed sword but he also gave him the best sword in the house. He described it as the "make" is black lacquer. "Ma-ke" generally means the hilt wrapping, that crossing cord that wraps the handle and acts as a grip - in this case it has no cord wrapping and it is "black lacquer" instead. I paused and looked at it up close. The handle is black and shiny and matches the sheath/scabbard. That gold button on the side of the handle should be the pin that keeps the blade from detaching from the hilt. The wife of the merchant questioned the man about giving away the family treasure. But he was content letting Zoro have it. Unapologetic he said "What's wrong with a man entrusting a dream to another!?" He says this almost in passing but it's actually a pretty big thing. A katana represent many things... including for a merchant who handles many of them, it might involve the dreams of doing great things and many heroic things. But he is not a master swordsman himself, he could never fulfill a dream and the capability that might be in that katana. He was happy to give it to Zoro along with his well wishes, yes his hopes, his dreams, his ambition. He realized he was lucky that Zoro walked into his shop. We see him still grinning after Zoro had long gone. As a boy Zoro asked to have Kuina's sword. He never knew its value in terms of cost. But it is priceless to him because it carries a dream and a promise. It was Kuina's sword but I'm sure it was the dad's sword. "Yes you can have it..." handing it over with a smile, "I entrust her dreams to you." Yes it really is meaningful what Zoro carries with him.
Mannygogou
2025-06-29 17:06:59 +0000 UTCThe Sun also wanted to celebrate the departure to the Grandline lol. Also some trivia. The brand of rum shown in the flashback with the Bartender and Roger, is a real brand "Rum Clement" , an award winning one that is produced in Martinique, a Caribbean French Island. It used to be a pirate port and hangout.
Zarathos Daimaoh
2025-06-29 14:00:30 +0000 UTC8:00 Interesting reaction. Remember Captain Morgan? Or the other scummy Marines we've seen so far? Smoker being an upstanding guy who wouldn't get mad at a child is definitely not something the audience is supposed to be expecting. And you can tell by the fearful reaction of the father, neither was he expecting that.
B.G.
2025-06-22 16:08:08 +0000 UTCHurray for 6 episodes of One Pieces per week! Thanks, that's great! And it makes total sense to pick up the pace with this many episodes ahead.
B.G.
2025-06-22 15:46:55 +0000 UTC
