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She Professed Herself Pupil of the Wise Man (Light Novel) Vol. 12

by Ryusen Hirotsugu

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One Piece, Volume 24: People's Dreams

by Eiichiro Oda

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William Schram said: " Volume 24 still covers Hachi's side story. He makes Octopus Fritters for a Catfish Village and saves Camie the Mermaid in the process.

The main story arc covers the Strawhats leaving Vivi behind. Nico Robin stows away on the Merry Go and asks to join Volume 24 still covers Hachi's side story. He makes Octopus Fritters for a Catfish Village and saves Camie the Mermaid in the process.

The main story arc covers the Strawhats leaving Vivi behind. Nico Robin stows away on the Merry Go and asks to join the crew. Luffy agrees to this, and Robin convinces everyone else with her wiles. A galleon falls out of the sky. Luffy, Zolo, and Sanji explore the wreckage and find a strange map.

We have a bit of a problem, though, now. The Log Pose is pointing at the sky. Nami initially believes the Log Pose broke. Robin reminds Nami of the first rule of the Grand Line; never doubt the Log Pose. A boat is not capable of three-dimensional travel. How are the Strawhats going to get to Skypiea? So Luffy wants to go to the sky, but the Strawhats have the same issue. Robin demonstrates her skills as an Archaeologist. She figures out the identity of the Galleon by putting a skull together.

The Strawhats meet a group of salvagers. The Merry Go is getting worse for wear. Luffy needs to find a Carpenter soon, but that won't be for a while. The Salvage King, Masira, is the leader of the salvage crew. Masira uses his powerful breath to fill the shipwreck with air and allow it to lift off the seafloor. The Strawhats and the salvagers both meet with a giant monster. As a parting gift, Robin steals their Eternal Pose to Jaya.

The Strawhats find a place named Mock Town. This place is a pirate haven and seems to be completely lawless. Luffy, Zolo, and Nami are off to gather information, but no one believes in the Sky Island and ridicules them for believing in such a thing. Bellamy the Hyena is head of the pirates around here, and he wants to make Luffy his lackey.

Luffy is unaware of the new price on his head. He always mentions the 30 Million Berries, but now it's up to 100 Million Berries, and Zolo is wanted, as well. Luffy gets into a situation with other pirates but refuses to fight them.

We meet a large vulgar man with black hair, but he didn't get an intro yet, so we don't know his name. We meet an orangutan. He uses his voice to damage the Merry Go, and Bellamy has a reason to be interested in Mont Blanc Cricket. We haven't met him yet, though. He's just a strange man who lives on Jaya.

So that's the end of Volume 24. A lot of great world-building went on in this volume. See you in the next one. ...more "

Jan 20, 2021 11:52AM · see review

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A Buddhist Bible

by Dwight Goddard

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William’s Quotes

“[pitching the proposal for Mononoke-hime (1997)] There cannot be a happy ending to the fight between the raging gods and humans. However, even in the middle of hatred and killings, there are things worth living for. A wonderful meeting, or a beautiful thing can exist. We depict hatred, but it is to depict that there are more important things. We depict a curse, to depict the joy of liberation. What we should depict is, how the boy understands the girl, and the process in which the girl opens her heart to the boy. At the end, the girl will say to the boy, "I love you, Ashitaka. But I cannot forgive humans." Smiling, the boy should say, "That is fine. Live with me.”
― Hayao Miyazaki

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“The past can't hurt you anymore, not unless you let it.”
― Alan Moore, V for Vendetta

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“I am an atheist, out and out. It took me a long time to say it. I've been an atheist for years and years, but somehow I felt it was intellectually unrespectable to say one was an atheist, because it assumed knowledge that one didn't have. Somehow, it was better to say one was a humanist or an agnostic. I finally decided that I'm a creature of emotion as well as of reason. Emotionally, I am an atheist. I don't have the evidence to prove that God doesn't exist, but I so strongly suspect he doesn't that I don't want to waste my time.”
― Isaac Asimov