## One Piece Chapter 222: Hotshot Rookie - Chapter: 222 - Pages: 0-18 - Characters: Hachi, Camie, Pappag, Catfish Village Elder, Usopp, Chopper, Nami, Sanji, Zoro, Luffy, Nico Robin, Van Augur, unidentified pirates, Roshio, Bellamy, unidentified bar patrons, Sarquiss ### Summary Page 0: Chapter 222 "Hotshot Rookie" The cover page features a continuation of "HACHI'S OCEAN FLOOR STROLL VOL. 35". The caption reads, "CATFISH VILLAGE ELDER ARRIVES LATE TO THE TAKOYAKI STAND". Hachi, the octopus fishman, is cheerfully serving a large plate of takoyaki to a massive catfish wearing a patterned robe, who is the village elder. In the background, Camie the mermaid and Pappag the starfish are sitting at a table, watching the exchange. A banner behind Hachi has Japanese text that translates to "Takoyaki". Page 1: The Going Merry sails peacefully on the ocean under a cloudy sky. A voice from the ship remarks, "...Man, those monsters sure were big." Another voice agrees, "Yeah... Never want to see 'em again..." On the deck, Usopp leans against the railing and calls out, "Y'know, Chopper..." Chopper, standing nearby, turns his head, "Hm?" Usopp strikes a confident pose, pointing to himself with a smug grin. "If I got just a lil' serious, I can take care of monsters like them. Piece of cake." Chopper's eyes widen in amazement, "REALLY!?" Usopp continues his boast, "Sure, I took out 10 of 'em before." Chopper is completely taken in, exclaiming, "TEN!?" Suddenly, Nami appears, furious, her teeth bared in a shark-like yell. "WHY DO YOU THINK YOU EVEN WENT UNDERWATER IN THE FIRST PLACE!?" In the background, Sanji sighs, muttering, "For god's sake..." Page 2: On the deck of the Going Merry, Zoro sits cross-legged amidst a massive pile of salvaged junk, including rusty swords, a broken suit of armor, and old pots. Sanji, standing nearby with a cigarette, defends Zoro, "He's telling the truth, Nami." Zoro adds, "I told you already, there weren't any clues down there!" Nami, exasperated, gestures wildly at the pile. "LOOK AT ALL THIS JUNK! NOT A SINGLE PIECE OF CLUE ON HOW TO GET TO THE SKY!" Sanji picks up a human skull with a hole in it, examining it closely. "The ship was clearly attacked by some enemy in the past. Or if not, then some sort of violent clash broke out amongst the crew." Nami clenches her fists, arguing her point. "Then that's all the more reason for us to find out information! Listen! Whatever happened to that ship, might also happen to us if we really try to go up to the sky! 'INFO!'...Is what'll decide if we live or die!" She yells at Zoro and Sanji, who recoil in shock. "Not this rusty sword, plate or some octopus! WE NEED JOURNALS! SEA CHARTS! THOSE SORTS OF THINGS!" Zoro and Sanji yell back, "AGHHH!" Page 3: Nami continues her tirade, yelling at Sanji, "I DON'T WANT IT, YOU IDIOT!" as Sanji happily offers her a shell, saying, "Nami, I brought a lovely seashell for you! <3". Meanwhile, Zoro is inspecting the broken suit of armor, and someone yells, "AHH! YOU DESTROYED THE SUIT OF ARMOUR!" Nami then asks, "Oh, what's that, Luffy?" Sitting calmly on the stairs, Nico Robin rests her chin on her hand and observes the chaos. "You seem frustrated..." Usopp, sweating and looking stressed, complains to her, "Oh, the real frustration will be from hereon! Surrounded by idiots, honestly! Now we have absolutely no way of finding land!" Robin simply smiles and holds out her hand, saying, "Here..." She reveals an Eternal Pose. Nami is shocked, "Ah- An eternal log pose!?" Robin explains with a gentle smile, "I knicked it from the ship of those monkeys earlier." Page 4: Nami is moved to tears, clutching the Eternal Pose tightly. "SNIFF...! You're my only ally, Robin...!" Robin smiles warmly at her. Usopp, watching Nami's dramatic reaction, comments, "You look like you've been through some hardship..." In the background, Luffy holds up an empty plate and shouts, "Hey! Is the takoyaki done yet!?" A close-up shows the Eternal Pose in Nami's hands; the glass dome contains a needle pointing steadily, and the wooden base has the word "JAYA" carved into it. Nami reads it aloud, "'Jaya.' That must be the name of the island." Luffy, his mouth full of takoyaki, asks, "Jaya? Is that where we're goin'?" Nami snaps back, "THAT'S FOR YOU TO DECIDE!" Luffy immediately throws his arms up in excitement and declares, "ALRIGHT! SET COURSE FOR JAYA!" Page 5: The Going Merry sails forward as Luffy commands, "FULL SPEED AHEAD FOR JAYA!" Nami asks, "Which way is it?" Usopp instructs Chopper, "Just keep the rudder steady at the middle." Chopper replies, "Ok." Luffy reiterates, "SET SAIL FOR JAYA!" Suddenly, Usopp realizes something and panics. "Ahh! Hold on a moment! If we go to this Jaya island... Then won't our current log get rewritten there...?" Luffy, Chopper, and Sanji are struck by this realization, exclaiming, "WHA!" Usopp continues, "And then we wouldn't be able to go to sky island...!" Luffy immediately crosses his arms in an 'X' and y...