## One Piece Chapter 5, pages 13-15: THE KING OF THE PIRATES AND THE MASTER SWORDSMAN - Chapter: 5 - Pages: 13-15 - Characters: Roronoa Zoro, Shimotsuki Kuina, Sensei, dojo student, Marines, Monkey D. Luffy, Morgan ### Summary Page 13: Zoro passionately yells at Kuina, "SOMEDAY I'LL BEAT YOU BECAUSE I WORKED HARD, NOT BECAUSE YOU GOT WEAKER!! IT'S GOT NOTHING TO DO WITH BEING A BOY OR A GIRL!! I'M TRAINING ALL THE TIME TO BEAT YOU! YOU'RE MAKING ME LOOK BAD!" Kuina looks at him in surprise. Zoro holds up his sword and proposes, "LET'S MAKE A PROMISE TO EACH OTHER! SOMEDAY, ONE OF US WILL BECOME THE GREATEST SWORDSMAN EVER!!" Kuina wipes her tears, a smile breaking across her face, and agrees, "WE'LL FIGHT EACH OTHER FOR THE TITLE!" She calls him an idiot and says he's too puny, but they clasp hands firmly, sealing their vow with the words, "IT'S A PROMISE!" Page 14: The flashback ends with a sudden tragedy. A dojo student runs up to Zoro, crying out, "ZOLO! THERE'S BEEN AN ACCIDENT! IT'S KUINA! SHE FELL DOWN THE STAIRS... SHE'S DEAD!!!" Zoro is devastated. At her funeral, he yells toward Kuina, "MAN! YOU MADE A PROMISE YESTERDAY! YOU CAN'T RUN AWAY FROM YOUR PROMISE!?" while others shout, "ZOLO! STOP IT!" Kuina's body lies covered with a cloth. The Sensei solemnly tells him, "HUMANS ARE FRAGILE THINGS, ZOLO..." Zoro bows deeply to the Sensei and asks, "SENSEI! MAY I HAVE HER SWORD?" The Sensei agrees. Gripping the sword, Zoro cries intensely, tears streaming down his face as he vows, "I'LL HAVE TO KEEP THE PROMISE FOR BOTH OF US. I'M GOING TO BECOME SUCH A GREAT MASTER SWORDSMAN THAT MY NAME WILL BE KNOWN EVEN IN HEAVEN!!!!" Page 15: Back in the present, Zoro stares down the Marine firing squad. Sweat drips from his face as he remembers his vow, thinking, "I PROMISED HER! I CAN'T DIE YET!!" Up in the Marine base, Luffy stretches his arms far out the window, holding the three swords he found. He calls out his attack, "GUM-GUM..." Down below, Captain Morgan roars the order, "FIRE!!!" Just as the Marines pull their triggers, Luffy launches himself out the window, shouting, "...ROCKET!!" He flies through the air directly toward the execution yard.