## One Piece Chapter 223, pages 4-5: I solemnly swear not to fight in this town - Chapter: 223 - Pages: 4-5 - Characters: Doc Q, Stronger, Monkey D. Luffy, Roronoa Zoro, Nami ### Summary Page 4: The sickly man, Doc Q, falls completely off his horse, landing face-first on the wooden boardwalk with a loud thud. Bystanders notice the commotion, commenting, "Look, he fell off his horse," and "Yeah, he's coughing up blood." Doc Q continues to cough weakly on the ground. He looks up at Luffy and Zoro, who are standing nearby, and asks in a frail voice, "Could you help me get back up...? You two... I'm sorry but..." They help him back onto his horse. Doc Q pants heavily and says, "Sorry for the trouble... Whew... Finally back on my horse..." Zoro, looking skeptical, remarks, "You just don't want to stand up on your own, don't you?" Doc Q explains, "My body's been fragile ever since I was born..." He then tells his horse, "Let's go, Stronger." Suddenly, the horse, Stronger, coughs up blood as well and collapses to the ground, prompting Luffy and Zoro to yell in shock, "THE HORSE IS SICK TOO!?" Page 5: Doc Q, now sitting on the ground next to his collapsed horse Stronger, holds out a basket of dark apples to Luffy. He says, "Allow me to thank you... Here, have an apple..." Zoro is immediately suspicious of the strange man and tells Luffy, "Yeah, that totally ain't suspicious. Move along, buddy." However, Luffy happily grabs an apple from the basket, saying, "Free apples? Thanks a bunch!" Zoro yells in panic, "DON'T EAT THEM, YOU IDIOT!" Suddenly, a massive explosion erupts in the background, blowing up a building and sending debris flying into the air. People scream in panic as smoke billows from the blast. A bystander yells, "THIS IS INSANE! 5 PEOPLE JUST BLEW UP IN FRONT OF MY EYES! THE WHOLE STORE'S A BLOODY MESS NOW!" Another explains, "There was this weird guy just now, offering some free apples, but when people bit into them..." Nami and Zoro look on in absolute shock, while Luffy continues to munch on his apple, completely unfazed by the chaos.