## One Piece Chapter 246: PRIEST SATORI OF THE FOREST OF ILLUSIONS - Chapter: 246 - Pages: 0-18 - Characters: Luffy, Usopp, Chopper, Nami, Unidentified figures, Unidentified man with dreadlocks, Sanji, Giant Snake, Satori ### Summary Page 0: The title page shows a color spread of Luffy, Usopp, Chopper, and Nami relaxing on a small boat in a swampy area filled with tall reeds, lily pads, and windmills in the background. Nami stretches in a chair, Chopper sits near the back, Usopp is in the water holding a large rock, and Luffy sits cross-legged on a giant lily pad with a cat sleeping on his head. A large blue bird perches on a reed nearby. The chapter title reads "246 PRIEST SATORI OF THE FOREST OF ILLUSIONS". Page 1: A very small, simple sketch shows four figures standing together. They appear to be rough doodles of the Straw Hat crew members. Page 2: Close-up panels show a man with dreadlocks, a mustache, and goggles resting on his forehead. He speaks ominously: "DO THEY HAVE NO UNDERSTANDING OF GOD...? A CLASS-2 CRIME... CHOOSE YOUR TRIAL... WE ARE THE ONES WHO SHALL GIVE IT TO YOU..... TO CARRY A SIN... IS TO LIVE IN IGNORANCE. THE WAY TO YOUR INNER REPOSE DOES NOT LEAD YOU TO HEAVEN..." Page 3: The boat carrying Luffy, Sanji, and Usopp approaches four dark tunnel entrances. Above the tunnels are signs reading "TRIAL OF BALLS", "TRIAL OF STRING", "TRIAL OF IRON", and "TRIAL OF SWAMP". Luffy excitedly reads them out: "BALLS!! STRING!! IRON!! SWAMP!!" A sign says "YOU CAN ONLY CHOOSE ONE TRIAL!" Sanji asks, "WHAT SHOULD WE DO...?" Luffy decides, "OKAY! LET'S GO WITH BALLS!" Usopp agrees, "DOESN'T IT SOUND FUN?" Sanji yells, "THIS IS A TRIAL! HOW CAN IT BE FUN!?" Usopp replies, "BUT...I CHOOSE BALLS, TOO! IT'S THE ONLY ONE THAT DOESN'T SOUND VIOLENT......I HOPE..." Luffy declares, "FINE!! IT'S DECIDED THEN...!!" Sanji warns them, "BUT WE HAVE TO BE CAREFUL. THIS IS GOD'S ISLAND 10,000 METERS ABOVE THE GROUND! NO ONE KNOWS WHAT KIND OF THINGS CAN HAPPEN HERE!" Page 4: The boat enters the "TRIAL OF BALLS" tunnel. Luffy cheers, "LET'S GO!!!" while Usopp screams, "OH~~~~!!!" Inside, it's completely dark. Sanji says, "HEY, HEY, THE DRIVER SHOULD KEEP HIS EYES OPEN!" Luffy replies, "AAH...THEY'RE OPEN, BUT IT'S STILL PITCH BLACK..." Sanji asks, "HEY...DOESN'T THIS REMIND YOU OF SOMETHING?" Luffy guesses, "MAYBE SOME HIT AND SOME MISS!" Usopp is confused, "HUH!?" Sanji yells, "DON'T SAY THAT! YOU WANT TO FALL!?" Usopp panics, "WE'RE 10,000 METERS ABOVE THE BLUE SEA!!" Sanji asks, "WHAT IS IT?" Luffy points out, "THERE WERE FOUR ENTRANCES, RIGHT?" Sanji asks, "WHY ARE YOU SAYING THIS NOW!? SO WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU MISS?" Luffy realizes, "...IF YOU MISS...OH! I KNOW! YOU'LL FALL OFF OF SKY ISLAND." Usopp freaks out, "DO YOU KNOW HOW MANY TIMES YOU'LL SEE YOUR LIFE FLASH BEFORE YOUR EYES BY THE TIME YOU HIT THE GROUND!?" Sanji tells them, "STOP BABBLING, YOU GUYS..." Page 5: The boat suddenly shoots out of the dark tunnel into the open air, high above a waterfall and a dense forest. Sanji looks shocked and says, "THERE'S NO WAY THAT..." As they plummet downward, Usopp and Luffy scream in terror, "!!?" "HUH!?" "EEH???" "NO~~!! THIS CAN'T BE HAPPENING~~~!!!" "EH~~~~!?" Page 6: The boat lands with a massive splash on a milky road winding through the forest. Sanji pants, "HAH...HAH...!!" Luffy laughs in relief, "I REALLY THOUGHT... I WOULD FALL 10,000 METERS...!!!! UHAHAHAH!! AH~~~~I WAS SCARED! I THOUGHT I WAS GONNA DIE FOR SURE--" Sanji angrily kicks Luffy, "DID YOU SAY THAT MISLEADING STUFF ON PURPOSE!? YOU BASTARD..." Sanji then looks around, "WE'RE SAFE...!! ANYWAYS... WHERE ARE WE?" Luffy points ahead excitedly, "THEY'RE BALLS!! BALLS!!!" Page 7: The milky road leads into a forest filled with giant, floating white spheres. Luffy is amazed, "BALLS MADE FROM LITTLE BITS OF ISLAND CLOUD... HAHAHAHA! SO COOL~~~!! THEY LOOK LIKE GIGANTIC SNOWBALLS!! THE MILKY ROAD GOES UP AND DOWN AMONGST THE TREES..." Sanji looks around cautiously, "...WHAT KIND OF TRIAL IS IN THIS PLACE...?" Luffy replies, "WHO KNOWS!? IT'D BE NICE IF NOTHING HAPPENED, BUT THAT'S NOT LIKELY..." Sanji wonders, "DID WE MAKE IT? DID WE PICK THE RIGHT ONE?!!" Luffy says, "WE'D PROBABLY BE SUFFERING SOME GRUESOME FATE RIGHT NOW IF WE HAD CHOSEN ANOTHER ENTRANCE!!" Page 8: Luffy agrees with his own logic, "AHH...! YEAH...! THAT'S PROBABLY TRUE!" Sanji scolds him, "RIGHT!? IDIOTS! DON'T LET YOUR GUARD DOWN! WHY WOULD THEY MAKE A PRIZE DOOR FOR CRIMINALS? JUST THINK ABOUT IT A LITTLE! THERE MAY BE TRAPS LIKE EARLIER..." Luffy nods, "STAY SHARP... ANYWAY, LET'S JUST KEEP MOVING FORWARD..." Usopp says, "I'M THIRSTY. LET'S HAVE SOME TEA! OPEN UP THE SENBEI IN YOUR BACKPACK!" Luffy agrees, "YEAH. YEAH! NOT A BAD IDEA. AH- SOUNDS GOOD--" Sanji gets annoyed, "WHY YOU...!!" Sanji then thinks, "...THIS IS STRANGE. THEY SAID THAT THERE ARE FOUR PRIESTS, SO EACH ENTRANCE SHOULD HAVE LED US TO ONE OF THEM... WAS I WRONG...!?" Luffy tosses a snack, "HEY~~~ USOPP, CATC...