## One Piece Chapter 98, pages 17-18: DARK CLOUDS - Chapter: 98 - Pages: 17-18 - Characters: Roronoa Zoro, Sanji, Nami, Smoker, Tashigi, Marine subordinate, Monkey D. Luffy ### Summary Page 17: Zoro is walking through the streets of Loguetown, noticing the empty streets. "IT SEEMS TO BE GETTING LESS CROWDED HERE... THAT'S ODD..." He suddenly runs into Sanji, who is struggling to carry the massive elephant tuna on his back. "HEY." "AH." Sanji complains, "GOOD THING I MANAGED TO RUN INTO YOU. WHY THE HECK DO I HAVE TO CARRY THE HEAVIER SIDE!" Zoro replies, "OH YEAH, I HAPPENED TO SEE A LION JUST A LITTLE WHILE AGO. BUT THERE WAS THIS WEIRD LOOKING GUY IN A COSTUME RIDING ON IT..." Nami runs up to them, carrying her large shopping bag. "HM?" She warns them, "THE AIR PRESSURE IS DROPPING ABNORMALLY. IT MIGHT BE BEST TO QUICKLY RETURN TO THE SHIP." Zoro asks, "SO WHERE IS HE?" Sanji answers, "HE SAID HE WANTED TO CHECK OUT THE EXECUTION STAND..." Nami points out, "ISN'T THE EXECUTION STAND RIGHT HERE IN THE TOWN SQUARE?" Page 18: Back at the Marine base, a subordinate greets Smoker and Tashigi, "AH, CPT. SMOKER AND SERGEANT MAJOR TASHIGI!" Smoker asks, "WHAT'S THE STATUS?" The Marine reports, "THEY'VE ROUNDED UP THE CIVILIANS TO WATCH. THERE ARE CURRENTLY 3 PEOPLE WITH BOUNTIES IN THE TOWN SQUARE RIGHT NOW." Smoker lists them off: "THE CLUB-WIELDING ALVIDA, BUGGY THE CLOWN, AND STRAWHAT LUFFY." Tashigi looks confused. "HM? LUFFY? THAT'S A NAME I'VE NEVER HEARD OF." Smoker explains, "HIS BOUNTY JUST CAME OUT THE OTHER DAY BUT IT'S A REAL BIG ONE AT 30 MILLION. HE SHOULD BE QUITE THE TOUGH ONE THEN." The scene cuts back to the execution stand, where Luffy is locked in the stocks, sweating nervously. The Marine says, "WELL, UMM.. HE'S ACTUALLY THE ONE, ABOUT TO BE KILLED RIGHT NOW." Luffy mutters, "DAMMIT, I CAN'T SCRATCH MY NOSE." Smoker and Tashigi are shocked by the report. "WHA! WHY THE HELL IS HE ON THE EXECUTION STAND!?"