## One Piece Chapter 179, pages 3-5: Showdown at Alubarna - Chapter: 179 - Pages: 3-5 - Characters: Vivi, Sanji, Roronoa Zoro, Nami, Usopp, Tony Tony Chopper, giant crab, Crocodile, Toto ### Summary Page 3: Vivi is shown in a close-up, her face covered in sweat but shining with a bright, determined smile. She reassures the crew, saying, "After all, he promised us! He promised he'd meet up with us at Alubarna!" Hearing her unwavering faith, Sanji scratches his head, looking a bit sheepish. "Well, I can't exactly say anything after that, can I now..." he admits, adding softly, "...Sorry for making you worry needlessly, Vivi." Nami, still irritated by the earlier commotion, scolds Sanji and Zoro, who are nursing bumps on their heads. "AREN'T YOU THE ONE WORRIED THE MOST!?" she yells, pointing a finger at them. "You just stick to worrying about the rebellion, not us!" Sanji and Zoro wince, groaning "OWW!" Nami then turns her attention forward, pointing towards their destination with enthusiasm. "Alright then... Off to Alubarna we go! COME ON, SCISSORS!" she commands. Usopp looks confused and asks, "Uhh... What was that?" Chopper explains simply, "Scissors. It's the crab's name." Usopp deadpans, "A crab named scissors... Seriously now?" The giant crab, now officially named Scissors, continues to scuttle rapidly across the desert landscape, carrying the group towards the capital. Page 4: A wide, desolate view of a ruined desert town is shown, with crumbling buildings and dead palm trees half-buried in the sand. A signpost identifies the location as "Former Rebel Base, Yuba". The wind howls, blowing sand across the barren landscape. In the center of a deep, dried-out crater, a small puddle of water remains. Crocodile stands at the edge of the puddle, his large coat billowing in the wind. He looks down at the water and remarks, "Look... Look at all this water...!" He continues speaking, addressing someone unseen in this panel, "There's still all this water underneath...! Didn't I tell you, Luffy? These lands are hardy..." The scene emphasizes the harshness of the desert and the lingering traces of life in the ruined oasis town. Page 5: A close-up shows the weathered, smiling face of Toto, the old man who tirelessly dug for water in Yuba. Crocodile's voiceover continues, mocking the old man's efforts: "Yuba's still alive and kicking...!" The scene cuts back to Crocodile standing in the desert. He raises his hand, and a massive, swirling sandstorm begins to form in front of him, growing rapidly in size and power. "Yuba will die..." Crocodile declares coldly. "This sandstorm should finish it off once and for all..." He watches the destructive vortex with a sinister calmness, adding, "Such cliched empathy and pity for your fellow man is what will destroy this kingdom... And its destruction will only further fuel the rebels' rage." The sandstorm rages on, a physical manifestation of Crocodile's cruel intentions to obliterate the last remnants of hope in Yuba.