## One Piece Chapter 206, pages 23-24: Lit Fuse - Chapter: 206 - Pages: 23-24 - Characters: Crocodile, Monkey D. Luffy ### Summary Page 23: The scene shifts back to the underground tomb. Crocodile lectures Luffy, 'IF YOU JUST THREW ASIDE ONE OR TWO FRIENDS... YOU COULD HAVE AVOIDED ALL THIS! YOU AND YOUR CREW ARE ALL INTERMINABLY MORONIC! THERE SHOULD BE NO REASON IN THIS COUNTRY FOR YOU TO STILL FIGHT! AM I WRONG!? OR ARE YOU DOING THIS ALL FOR HER SAKE!? YOU WOULD REALLY DIE JUST LIKE THAT FOR SOMEONE ELSE!?' Luffy, standing firm despite his injuries, replies, 'She'd be killed by you! If I left her be, she'd die for sure... She always puts herself most at risk in order to save others... Even though she tells others not to throw away their lives, Vivi... You don't understand anything... That's why I said...' Crocodile interrupts, 'THAT'S EXACTLY WHY I'M TELLING YOU TO ABANDON SUCH A TROUBLESOME FRIEN-' Page 24: Luffy cuts Crocodile off, screaming at the top of his lungs, 'THAT I DON'T WANT HER TO DIE! IT'S BECAUSE SHE'S A FRIEND,' Crocodile listens, his expression hardening. Luffy continues, 'My crew won't stop fighting either! That's why as long as she won't give up on her country... Then that's that! If I die,' Crocodile finishes the thought, '...Even if it means your deaths?'