## One Piece Chapter 449: Four Spooks of Thriller Bark - Chapter: 449 - Pages: 0-16 - Characters: Nami, Zoro, Luffy, Robin, Gecko Moria, Sanji, Franky, Usopp, Chopper, Hogback, Cindry, Brook, Absalom, Perona, Kumashi ### Summary Page 0: Chapter 449: "Four Spooks of Thriller Bark" opens with a color spread. Under the caption, "SAKURA STORM WHIRLING IN THE NIGHT BREEZE. IT'S A NIGHTTIME SAKURA DANCE PARTY TONIGHT! BEING A LITTLE NOSTALGIC? ...WAIT, HE'S PICKING HIS NOSE!!" Nami, Zoro, and Luffy appear in formal black clothing among swirling cherry blossoms, a dragon decoration, and the dark architecture of Thriller Bark. Page 1: The old, battered-looking man repeats Robin's revelation in terror: "'SHICHIBUKAI' ...!!?" Luffy asks, "GECKO MORIA?" and then turns to Robin: "FOR REAL, ROBIN?" Robin says, "HE'S A MYSTERIOUS MAN..." The victim does not know why someone like Moria is on Thriller Bark, but he warns them: "I DON'T REALLY KNOW, BUT THERE ARE MANY VICTIMS THAT WANDER AROUND THIS FOREST JUST LIKE ME..." Luffy asks, "THERE ARE MORE...!?" The man explains that because they were led there, "YOU SHOULD ASSUME THAT MORIA HAS HIS EYE ON YOU." Some shadowless victims remain trapped in the dark forest fearing zombies, while others sail out to sea but live in fear of the sun. Weeping, he says, "EITHER WAY, WE DON'T FEEL TRULY ALIVE WITH THIS KIND OF BODY... FOR ONCE, BEFORE I DIE... I'D LIKE TO WALK UNDER THE SUN AGAIN...!!" Page 2: The man's desperation embarrasses him, and he tries to harden his voice: "THAT'S HOW IT IS...!? THAT'S TOUGH...!! ALL RIGHT!! I'LL BE YOUR HELP. DON'T WORRY!!! NO, IDIOT, I AIN'T CRYING." Sanji is moved anyway: "HE'S RIGHT. HEY, GEEZER!! ONLY BEAUTIFUL LADIES CAN MAKE TEARFUL ENTREATIES!!! YOU DON'T MAKE MY HEART SKIP!!" Zoro says, "YOU EVOKED TOO MUCH FEELING FROM HIM! DON'T FEEL RESPONSIBLE FOR IT." Luffy grins and makes the problem simple: "WELL, BUT THEN, WE ARE LOOKING FOR THE GUY WHO STEALS SHADOWS. IF HE'S AFTER US, WE'LL JUST KICK HIS ASS AND OSSAN WILL BE SAVED, TOO!!" The old man is stunned: "... WH-WHAT KIND WORDS...!! NOW I HAVE HOPE, EVEN IF YOU'RE DOING IT FOR YOUR OWN REASON!!!" The other victims cheer, "I'M COUNTING ON YOU!" "GOOD LUCK!!" "JUST KICK MORIA'S ASS." Sanji mutters, "SORRY THAT WE CAN'T MAKE YOUR HEART SKIP!" and someone notices, "THE REST OF YOU VICTIMS WERE LISTENING, TOO!?" Page 3: Meanwhile, at Hogback's mansion, Usopp's team hides as Hogback's laugh echoes through the halls: "FOS!! FOS FOS FOS!!" Usopp recognizes it: "IT'S HOGBACK'S LAUGH...!!" The three peer into a room and whisper, "WHAT IS THIS ROOM?" and "IT'S HIS LAB...!!" Inside, Hogback proudly calls to Cindry: "LOOK, CINDRY-CHAN!! IT'S... ART!! A GENIUS'S WORK!!" He boasts over a body on the table, "IT'S NEAR COMPLETION!! LOOK AT THIS EXCELLENT MARIONETTE!!" Page 4: Cindry answers Hogback with cold cruelty: "I hope it fails at the last step." Hogback reels: "WHAT ARE YOU SAYING, CINDRY-CHAN!? YOUR VIOLENT WORDS HORRIFY ME EVERY TIME!!" She announces, "Dinner is ready." Hogback recovers and asks, "AH...!! YEAH, OKAY. WHAT'S ON TONIGHT'S MENU?" Cindry says, "It's spaghetti soup." Then she dumps the food onto the floor. Hogback screams, "THERE GOES THE SOUP, CINDRY-CHAN!!" Cindry adds, "Plates should just cease to exist..." Behind the door, the hidden Straw Hats whisper in shock. Usopp says, "CINDRY-CHAN'S THERE, TOO...!!" and Chopper cannot reconcile her with the obituary: "IS SHE REALLY THE GIRL THAT DIED IN THE ACCIDENT...? I CAN'T BELIEVE IT." Hogback tries to reason with her: "I UNDERSTAND YOUR FEELINGS. BUT IF YOU DON'T LIKE THEM, WHY DID YOU CHOOSE SUCH A MEAL?" Page 5: Usopp notices something on the table: "...WHAT'S THAT ON THE TABLE...?" Hogback panics over dinner, "DON'T COOK ANYTHING SOUPY ANYMORE!!" while Cindry asks, "What about the spaghetti soup...?" and he weakly says, "I... I'LL EAT IT..." Chopper studies the body and says, "IT'S PROBABLY A DEAD BODY...!! WITH THAT COMPLEXION... IT'S PROBABLY NOT ALIVE ANYMORE. JUST LIKE THOSE ZOMBIES IN THE GRAVEYARD... HE HAS A NUMBER." Nami reads the number and realizes, "AND HE SAID IT'S NEARLY COMPLETE. NOW I GET IT." Chopper concludes, "THAT MUST BE A ZOMBIE IN THE MAKING...!! HOGBACK MUST'VE REVIVED ALL THE ZOMBIES ON THIS ISLAND... I CAN'T THINK OF ANYTHING ELSE TO EXPLAIN IT." Nami objects to the impossible: "...BUT THE ONLY PEOPLE YOU CAN SAVE WITH MEDICINE ARE PEOPLE WHO AREN'T DEAD. NO MATTER HOW STRONG YOU MAKE THE BODY OF A DECEASED, THERE'S NO WAY THAT LIFE WILL RETURN." Usopp says, "IT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT REASONING WILL SOLVE. IF WE PEEK FROM HERE, WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO UNDERSTAND THE SECRET OF REVIVING A LIFE." Page 6: Before they can keep spying, a familiar laugh cuts through the room: "YO HO HO HO HO HO!!" Brook appears and politely says, "HOW DO YOU DO!?" then tells them, "YOU SHOULD JUST ENTER INSIDE IF YOU WANT TO SEE IT!!" Usopp, Nami, and Chopper freeze: "B-" "BROOK!?" "...!!?" Hogback shouts, "WHO IS IT!!?" and the intr...