## One Piece Chapter 42, pages 1-3: YOSAKU AND JOHNNY - Chapter: 42 - Pages: 1-3 - Characters: Monkey D. Luffy, Roronoa Zoro, Nami, Usopp ### Summary Page 1: The Going Merry sails peacefully on the open ocean under a cloudy sky. On the deck, Luffy proudly holds up a large black cloth that he has painted a pirate flag on. The drawing is incredibly crude and messy, depicting a lopsided skull wearing a straw hat with uneven crossbones behind it. Luffy laughs uproariously, "DON", "Ahhhahahahahaha!" He grins widely and declares, "ALRIGHT! OUR PIRATE FLAG IS DONE!" A bucket of white paint and a brush sit on the deck near his feet. Page 2: Zoro, Nami, and Usopp stand on the deck, staring in stunned silence at Luffy's terrible flag drawing. Usopp stammers, "O-OUR.... SYMBOL..." Luffy laughs proudly, "HAHAHA! I PUT A LOT OF THOUGHT IN TO MAKING OUR SYMBOL!" Zoro crosses his arms, looking unimpressed, "A PIRATE'S FLAG SHOULD BE A SYMBOL OF DEATH, BUT THIS FLAG IS... WELL... I GUESS IT'S QUITE TERRIFYING IN A SENSE." Nami holds her chin thoughtfully, "NO... THIS COULD BE SOME SORT OF ABSTRACT ART..." Usopp looks horrified, his jaw dropping, "CALLING HIM ARTISTICALLY CHALLENGED WOULD BE AN UNDERSTATEMENT..." Luffy holds the flag up higher, grinning, "WHADDYA THINK? HEE HEE!" Usopp angrily points at Luffy, yelling, "YOU COMPLETELY CHANGED THE SYMBOL!" Usopp then steps forward confidently, "LEAVE THE DRAWING TO ME! YOU'RE BEYOND TERRIBLE!" Page 3: Usopp has painted a new flag, laying it out on the deck next to Luffy's crude version. Usopp's flag is a perfect, professional-looking Jolly Roger with a skull wearing a straw hat and crossbones. Usopp points out, "IT DOESN'T LOOK EVEN REMOTELY LIKE THE OTHER ONE." Luffy sits nearby, impressed, "THAT'S GREAT! DRAW ONE ON OUR SAIL TOO LATER!" Nami smiles, "WOW, THAT'S PERFECT!" Usopp holds a paintbrush, looking incredibly smug, "I'M QUITE THE MASTER ARTIST, YOU KNOW. YEAH WELL, I'VE HONED MY ARTISTIC TALENTS BY DRAWING ON THE WALLS OF PEOPLE'S HOMES FOR YEARS." The scene shifts to a wide shot of the Going Merry sailing on the sea. The new Jolly Roger is flying from the top mast, and a massive version of it is painted on the main sail. Usopp declares, "ALRIGHT, IT'S DONE! WITH THIS, OUR PIRATE SHIP 'GOING MERRY' IS READY FOR ACTION!"