Disclaimer: I do not own One Piece, but Black Tsunami is mine. The song is the translated version of "Hikari E" which is the third japanese opening for One Piece
Long Time No See…
Arlong's day just kept getting worse… first Roronoa Zoro wipes out his crew, then one by one Haachi, Kuroobi, and Chuu are taken down by a pathetic pirate crew of humans led by a rubber freak, and now it turns out that said crew was with Nami the whole time. The worst part was that now he had to go up against the rubber freak himself, Monkey D. Luffy. Of course, life works in strange ways, and whenever life seems like it can't get any worse, it performs a miracle and does just that… it gets worse. While Arlong grappled with Luffy he noticed it, a whirlwind… it was the strangest thing he had ever seen, because it was heading in a straight line, right for Arlong Park. It definitely wasn't natural because there was no wind at all on this day, so what was causing it? As he continued to try and crush the rubber boy something made its way to his ears. Singing? It seemed that he wasn't the only one who noticed the song, because Luffy's crew, along with the villagers from Kokoyashi who were gathered around the hole in the wall and the few members of Arlong's crew who had somehow regained consciousness. Even he found that he had to listen.
The singer was definitely male, and his voice was accompanied by a single guitar.
"I've just now begun to search, over the splashing waves
For the everlasting world
With this overflowing passion in my chest, I will go anywhere
Seeking the light yet unseen
When the summer sun shakes my heart's sail
That's the signal to open the door to a new world
Swaying on the waves, surpassing my despair
Aiming for the other side of the horizon
I've just now begun to search, over the splashing waves,
For the everlasting world
With this overflowing passion in my chest, I will go anywhere,
Seeking the light yet unseen…"
The song slowly became louder and clearer as its source, which was obviously part of the small whirlwind came closer to Arlong Park. Arlong wasn't sure where he had heard it before, but that voice was nagging at the back of his head. He knew it, but he couldn't put a face to it. Then Arlong heard it… laughing… a girl laughing. He knew that laugh instantly. It was Nami laughing, and her voice was coming from the same place as the guitar and singing. But it wasn't right, Arlong knew that Nami hadn't laughed since the day that Tsunami had died… wait… Tsunami? That's when everything hit Arlong at full force. The voice was Tsunami's, but how could that be? Tsunami was supposed to have died! All doubt as to the identity of the singer seemed to disappear as a figure jumped straight from the whirlwind with Nami on his back and guitar in hand. Then the singing started again.
"A current of repetitious days and mundane clouds
I see reflected in you a future you can't possibly know
Even if I avoid pain by not changing
That leaves me without dreams or even hope-- so let's go!
Why am I searching? What is it I want?
The answer is surely somewhere ahead
My heart will go on to the moving world
Hiding my yet unseen strength
Why am I searching? What is it I want?
Where is the yet unseen treasure?
With this overflowing passion in my chest, how far can I go?
I don't know, but
I've just now begun to search, over the splashing waves,
For the everlasting world
With this overflowing passion in my chest, I will go anywhere,
Seeking the light yet unseen
To the other side!"
The Tiger Shark Merman jumped straight over the wall and landed with a spin and a skid to a stop no more than 8 feet from where Arlong was standing. With a smirk the Merman helped Nami off of his back and put his guitar where she had been. Slowly he turned back to face Arlong. "… Long time no see…"