## One Piece Chapter 31, pages 8-10: THE TRUTH - Chapter: 31 - Pages: 8-10 - Characters: Merry, Kaya, Piiman, Ninjin, Tamanegi ### Summary Page 8: Merry, still lying injured on the floor, speaks to Kaya who kneels beside him. He says, "JUST NOW, I SAW CLAHADOR WALK OUT THE DOOR..." "IF... WHAT USOPP SAID WAS TRUE..." "THEN, HE MUST HAVE GONE TO THE SHORE TO JOIN HIS COMRADES." A close-up shows Merry panting heavily, sweat on his face, as he adds, "NOT ONLY OUR LIVES, BUT THE LIVES OF THE VILLAGERS ARE ALSO IN DANGER". In the next panel, Merry continues explaining the situation: "CLAHADOR'S PLAN IS TO OBTAIN THIS HOUSE AND THE WEALTH," "SO WE SHOULD JUST GIVE IT ALL TO HIM!" "THAT WAY WE'LL GET TO KEEP OUR LIVES!" Kaya, clutching her chest with a determined but distressed look, responds, "OKAY!" Merry looks up at her and says, "UNFORTUNATELY... THE ONLY ONE THAT CAN STOP CLAHADOR NOW..." "...IS YOU!" Page 9: Merry continues speaking to Kaya, asking, "CAN YOU DO IT?" "EVEN THOUGH YOU DON'T REALLY HAVE TO..." Kaya replies firmly, "I KNOW!" A close-up shows Kaya looking resolute and sweating slightly as she declares, "I UNDERSTAND. I WON'T RUN AWAY!" "I'M GOING TO GO TALK TO CLAHADOR RIGHT NOW!" The scene shifts to the village outside. Piiman, wearing a pirate hat, runs up to Ninjin, who is sitting on the ground rubbing his eyes. Piiman shouts, "HEY NINJIN! WAKE UP!" Ninjin complains, "BUT NORMALLY I'M SLEEPING THIS TIME OF DAY..." Piiman urgently tells him, "NOW ISN'T THE TIME TO SLEEP. SOMETHING AWFUL MIGHT BE ABOUT TO HAPPEN". Ninjin looks surprised and asks, "EH? THAT BUTLER WENT TO THE SHORE?" Page 10: Tamanegi, wearing glasses, looks worried and says, "I THINK PIRATES ARE REALLY COMING TO ATTACK THE VILLAGE!" "I THINK CAPTAIN WAS LYING WHEN HE SAID THAT IT WAS JUST A LIE..." Ninjin agrees, "I THINK SO TOO!" Piiman adds, "ME TOO! BECAUSE HE WAS ACTING KINDA WEIRD YESTERDAY!" Suddenly, Tamanegi notices someone down the road and says, "EH!?" Piiman points and says, "THAT'S..." Kaya is shown walking down the road in her coat, panting "HUFF... HUFF..." with "SUTA... SUTA..." footstep sound effects. The three boys watch her in surprise. Tamanegi says, "IT'S KAYA-SAN..." Ninjin wonders, "WHAT'S SHE DOING WALKING OUT..." Piiman concludes, "SOMETHING MUST'VE HAPPENED!"