## One Piece Chapter 197, pages 3-5: The Leaders - Chapter: 197 - Pages: 3-5 - Characters: Kouza, Crocodile, Miss All Sunday, King Cobra, Vivi ### Summary Page 3: Kouza's face is shown in a tight close-up, his eyes wide with horror behind his tinted glasses. He stammers, "I can hardly believe what I'm seeing... The first thing I see here is the king... About to be murdered at the hands of this 'Country's Hero'...!". Crocodile throws his head back and laughs heartily, his large coat billowing. "Kuhahaha! Isn't this an interesting turn of events!? In the midst of the rebellion's climax... To think the leaders of both sides would all come here and meet each other! It's as if this war is being fought by head-less lizards!" Crocodile then looks down at Kouza, adding, "Just imagine the worst-case scenario in your head and I'm sure you're bound to reach the correct answer." Miss All Sunday stands quietly in the background. Kouza looks confused, and Crocodile tells him, "You seem confused but it's quite simple." Page 4: Crocodile stares intently at Kouza, asking a pointed question: "DO YOU LOVE THIS COUNTRY?" Kouza glares back silently, sweat dripping from his face. King Cobra, pinned against the wall by Crocodile's hook, weakly calls out, "DO NOT DOUBT THE KING, KOUZA". Vivi desperately yells, "VIVI! Kouza, you-". Kouza, tense and resolute, replies loudly, "YUP! IT'S THE COUNTRY I WAS BORN IN!" Vivi looks up at Crocodile with intense anger, tears welling in her eyes, declaring, "That's all undoubtedly the work of... THAT STOLE THIS COUNTRY'S RAIN!? JUST WHO'S THE ONE," pointing the blame directly at the Warlord for the drought and the ensuing civil war. Page 5: Crocodile grins wickedly, smoke trailing from his cigar as he reveals his grand deception. "IT WAS ME, KOUZA! ALL THE THINGS YOU REBELS THOUGHT WERE THE KING'S EVIL-DOINGS, WERE ACTUALLY TRAPS SET UP BY MY ORGANIZATION. THESE PAST TWO YEARS... HAVE BEEN MOST AMUSING, WATCHING BOTH YOU REBELS AND THE ROYALISTS DESPERATELY DANCE ABOUT ON THE PALM OF MY HAND...!" Kouza stands frozen in shock as Crocodile continues to mock him, "IT WOULD HAVE BEEN FAR BETTER FOR YOU, TO DIE WITHOUT FINDING OUT THE TRUTH, HOWEVER! KUHAHAHA!" Kouza looks down, trembling with rage and disbelief, muttering, "King Cobra...!" Cobra, still pinned to the wall, urges him, "Don't listen to him!" Kouza pants heavily, overwhelmed by the horrifying revelation that his entire rebellion was manipulated.