## One Piece Chapter 187: Even Match - Chapter: 187 - Pages: 0-24 - Characters: Crocodile, Nico Robin, Mr. 1, Mr. 2 Bon Clay, Mr. 4, Miss Doublefinger, Miss Merry Christmas, Lassoo, Eiichiro Oda avatar, Monkey D. Luffy, Nami, Usopp, Tony Tony Chopper, Smoker, Tashigi, Toto, Nefertari Vivi, Karoo, Nefertari Cobra, Chaka, Pell, Koza, Roronoa Zoro, Sanji, Shanks, Hatchan, starving man, royal guards, rebel soldier ### Summary Page 0: The cover of One Piece Volume 21, titled "Utopia". The illustration features Crocodile and his Baroque Works officer agents standing in profile against a map background. From left to right, the characters are Crocodile, Nico Robin (Miss All Sunday), Mr. 1, Mr. 2 Bon Clay, Mr. 4, Miss Doublefinger, Miss Merry Christmas, and the dog-gun Lassoo. The One Piece logo is prominently displayed at the top. Page 1: The inside flap of the volume cover. It features a list of Jump Comics titles and a message from the author, Eiichiro Oda, accompanied by a drawing of a person with a panda head. The text reads: "I SAW THE ODDEST PANDA ON TV THE OTHER DAY. YOU KNOW HOW NORMAL PANDAS HAVE BLACK SPOTS? WELL THIS ONE DIDN'T. IT WAS QUITE A SIGHT TO SEE. APPARENTLY, IT LIVED SOMEWHERE UP NEAR THE ARCTIC TOO. HAHA, GUESS THAT PANDA JUST COULDN'T HELP IT. IN ANY CASE, LET'S BEGIN VOLUME 21, 'UTOPIA.'" Page 2: The inner title page for Volume 21, "Utopia". It features the same artwork as the outer cover, showing Crocodile and the Baroque Works officer agents in profile against a map background. The One Piece logo is at the top left. Page 3: A secondary title page illustration. It shows Monkey D. Luffy, Nami, Usopp, and Tony Tony Chopper having fun in the water. Luffy is in the foreground, wearing a life ring labeled "mermaid" and holding a trident, laughing enthusiastically. Nami is swimming beside him in a leopard-print bikini. In the background, Usopp and Chopper are riding on the backs of large, strange sea creatures. A pirate bird sits on the One Piece logo at the top. Page 4: A character introduction and story recap page. It features small portraits and brief descriptions of the key characters involved in the Alabasta arc. The characters are divided into factions: The Navy (Smoker, Tashigi), Baroque Works (Mr. 0/Crocodile, Miss All Sunday/Robin, Mr. 1, Miss Doublefinger, Mr. 2 Bon Clay, Miss Merry Christmas, Mr. 4), the Royal Army (Cobra, Chaka, Pell), the Rebel Army (Koza), and the Straw Hat Pirates along with Vivi and Karoo. A text box provides a summary of the story leading up to this volume, detailing the conflict in Alabasta and the Straw Hats' mission to stop Crocodile. Page 5: The table of contents for Volume 21. It lists the chapters included in this volume: Chapter 187 "Even Match", Chapter 188 "Okama Kenpou", Chapter 189 "2", Chapter 190 "Clima-Tact", Chapter 191 "The Woman who Controls the Weather", Chapter 192 "Chance of Whirlwinds", Chapter 193 "Utopia", Chapter 194 "To Cut Iron", and Chapter 195 "Mr. Bushido". A small drawing of a flintlock pistol is at the bottom. Page 6: The chapter cover page for Chapter 187, titled "Even Match". The cover story is "HACHI'S OCEAN FLOOR STROLL VOL. 5 'HACHI COMES ACROSS A STARVING MAN'". The illustration shows Hatchan underwater, holding out a large piece of meat on a bone to a starving, ragged-looking man sitting on a rock. The man has a star-shaped head or hair and a sun tattoo on his arm, and he is drooling at the sight of the food. Page 7: The story opens in the chaotic streets of Alubarna. Koza, the leader of the rebel army, is engaged in fierce combat. He swings his sword, yelling "UGHH!", as he clashes with a royal guard. The battle is intense, with dust and debris flying. Koza is struck and sent tumbling backward, hitting the ground hard with a "THUD!!". He slides across the sandy ground, coming to a halt. Page 8: Koza is on his knees, panting heavily, "HUFF... HUFF... NGH!". A fellow rebel runs up to him, asking, "KOUZA! Is the bullet wound from Nanohana still hurting y-". Koza cuts him off, gripping his sword tightly, "This is a battlefield! Stop worrying about such trivialities!" He stands up, declaring, "In any case, I need to get myself a horse! If I can just make it out of the town center, I can then head to the Northern Block where the palace is!" The rebel is shocked, "That's crazy! The Northern Block is guarded by the bulk of the Royal Army, not to mention Pell and Chaka!" Koza ignores the warning, stating, "I'm going to demand a surrender from the king." He leaps forward, shouting, "LEND ME A HAND!" The rebel tries to stop him, "There's no need for you to risk going in deep alone! Most of us rebels haven't even arrived yet! We still have reinforcements coming in from the other towns!" Koza simply replies, "...It's already too late." Page 9: Koza sprints desperately through the city streets, his footsteps echoing "DASH DASH DASH". He rounds a corner near some large domed buildings. A group of royal guards spots him. One of them poi...