## One Piece Chapter 389, pages 19-20: Response - Chapter: 389 - Pages: 19-20 - Characters: Nico Robin, Monkey D. Luffy, Franky, Sanji, Roronoa Zoro, World Government agents, Spandam, Kaku ### Summary Page 19: Robin's rejection does not satisfy Luffy. Franky reacts, "Huh!?" while Luffy stands below and asks the question that cuts through every excuse: "When did I ever ask you to do that!!?" Robin explodes back at him: "Why did you come to rescue me!!?" Luffy says nothing at first, and the battle below continues in flashes around them as Sanji and Zoro keep fighting through enemies. Then Robin finally says what she has hidden beneath surrender and rejection: "I just... want to die!!!" Luffy's eyes widen, and the silence around his face is heavier than the surrounding noise. Her response is not gratitude, not acceptance, and not a tactical answer; it is the despair that Spandam has been trying to expose. Page 20: Spandam hears Robin's answer and laughs at the rescue attempt. He calls toward the battlefield, "Nico Robin...!!!" and then howls, "Oowa... Oowa ha ha ha ha ha ha!!! Interesting!!! What're they gonna do now!? Wahahaha!" Franky, bruised but upright, asks Robin, "What're you smoking!? They risked their lives to come this far, and now this...!!!" She answers without wavering, "... They did that on their own." When Spandam begins to say, "Don't be a foo--" Franky cuts him off with a sudden strike, driving him into the wall with "Oof!!!" Franky tells him, "Move." Kaku comments, "Kaku!! Did you do that out of spite!?" and someone jokes, "Huh!? Because you ate that weird fruit?" Kaku answers, "Oh, shut up. Besides, I like it!!" The tension is grim, but CP9's bizarre composure begins to gather around the balcony.