## One Piece Chapter 33, pages 7-9: THE SILENT MAN - Chapter: 33 - Pages: 7-9 - Characters: Kuro, Sham, Buchi, Black Cat Pirates, Nami, Jango, Roronoa Zoro ### Summary Page 7: Kuro holds Sham and Buchi firmly by their heads, his long blades resting dangerously close to their faces. He tells them, "You're also right, that I'm no longer your captain... I am only the 'client' in this plan!! A client who will kill if the plan fails!!" An ominous "OOOOOO" sound effect surrounds him. Members of the Black Cat Pirates watch in awe and fear. "So... so fast...!! This is the first time I see the Nyaban Brothers get caught...!!" Nami looks terrified, realizing the power gap. "...Even though he does have swords on his hands, the Nyaban Brothers who can take on Zoro are just like babies in his hands...!!" Jango, looking down with a grim expression, explains Kuro's technique. "His 'Silent Step'... is a soundless moving technique. Even if he faces 50 assassins, he can still kill them all silently... We can't escape from his plans. What are you still hoping for...?" Page 8: Jango continues to sweat profusely as he explains Kuro's terrifying nature. "Plus... when I met up with him, he sent a shiver down my spine when I saw that he still kept that 'habit'. In order to avoid scratching himself with his 'cat's claws'..." The scene shows Kuro adjusting his glasses with the palm of his hand. Jango concludes, "He picked up that habit of pushing his glasses up... This proves that he hasn't forgotten how to fight...!!" Sham and Buchi gulp in fear. Kuro suddenly drops them, and they hit the ground with an "Ouch!!" sound effect. Kuro looks down at them and says, "After three quiet years... it seems that I've become more generous..." A close-up of Kuro's face shows his cold, calculating eyes behind his glasses. He issues an ultimatum: "I give you five minutes. If you can't settle this in five minutes..." Page 9: Kuro stands before the entire Black Cat Pirate crew, his silhouette dark and menacing against the path. He declares loudly, "None will escape my wrath... I'll kill all of you!" The pirate crew looks on in absolute terror, realizing that their former captain is fully prepared to slaughter them all if the plan fails. Sham and Buchi are still on the ground, trembling. They cry out in fear, "I don't wanna die...!!" Kuro looks down at them, his expression unreadable, and simply repeats, "Five minutes..." Meanwhile, Zoro, who is still sitting on the ground recovering from his previous fight, looks serious and mutters, "Ugh..." as he assesses the dire situation.