## One Piece Chapter 423, pages 15-16: The Mermaid Legend - Chapter: 423 - Pages: 15-16 - Characters: Nami, Tony Tony Chopper, Kokoro, Chimney, Gonbe, Sanji ### Summary Page 15: Below, the underground passage becomes a drowning chamber. The group is swept through the water and debris, and someone thinks, "I'VE GOTTA DO SOMETHING!!! OR EVERYONE WILL DROWN TO DEATH!!!" Nami struggles for air: "I CAN'T BREATHE...!!" Chopper cries, "I CAN'T HOLD MY BREATH ANYMORE!!!" and another desperate thought breaks through: "THIS IS THE END OF MY LIFE, HUH...? SHIT!! IT WAS PRETTY FUN... BUT I DIDN'T LIVE LONG ENOUGH!!!" In the darkness, someone calls, "HELP..." The scene is not heroic motion now, but the raw fear of people running out of air with no visible escape. Page 16: As the drowning group begins to fade, a voice cuts through the water: "IT'S OKAY!! PULL YOURSELVES TOGETHER!!! I WON'T LET YOU DIE!!" Sanji, half-conscious, realizes something is pulling him. "WHAT!? WHAT'S GOING ON!? I'M BEING PULLED BY SOMETHING!!" Beneath him, a long-haired figure moves with the current. Through his fading vision he thinks, "AAH, AM I DREAMING OR SOMETHING...!? ... I BET I AM..." He sees drowned sailors, then a tail and fins before passing out. "THE MERMAID LEGEND..." appears in his thoughts: "LOOKING UP, I SEE LONG HAIR FLOWING WITH THE CURRENT... SUCH A BEAUTIFUL APPEARANCE AS IF... I AM SEEING A DREAM OR A VISION. IF THIS IS A DREAM, PLEASE..." The legend he imagines is real enough to save them.