## One Piece Chapter 953, pages 7-8: A Fox of a Single Disguise - Chapter: 953 - Pages: 7-8 - Characters: Onimaru, Kawamatsu, Shimotsuki Ushimaru ### Summary Page 7: The fox's name was Onimaru, the beloved companion of the late daimyo of Ringo, Ushimaru Shimotsuki. When grave robbers approached, Onimaru leapt out barking, and Kawamatsu recognized him: "Onimaru?!" The fox snarled, but Kawamatsu said, "I... I have met you once before." The meeting brought together the ruined land's last loyal guardian and the retainer who had lost Hiyori. Page 8: For the five years after Ringo fell, Onimaru fought alone against the evils of grave robbers. Kawamatsu is stunned and asks, "Don't tell me... you protected all this by yourself?!" He thinks of the custom: on the day of their birth, the people of Ringo give their children swords, and those swords accompany them through life, one day serving to mark their graves. Seeing Onimaru wounded and loyal, Kawamatsu feeds him and says, "Here! Eat up. You must eat to heal. For if you die, who will protect your master's grave?"