## One Piece Chapter 12, pages 7-10: DOG - Chapter: 12 - Pages: 7-10 - Characters: Roronoa Zoro, Monkey D. Luffy, Nami, Chouchou, Boodle ### Summary Page 7: Luffy looks up from inside the cage and cheerfully announces, "HEY! IT'S OUR NAVIGATOR!" Zoro, still lying on the ground, lifts his head to snap, "I NEVER AGREED TO THAT!" Nami looks down at them and says, "I JUST WANTED TO THANK YOU FOR SAVING ME..." Luffy asks, "THANK US?" Nami tosses a small key onto the ground in front of the cage. It lands with a "TINK" near the dog. Luffy's face lights up with a huge grin as he yells, "THE KEY!!! YOU STOLE THE KEY TO THE CAGE!" Nami looks slightly annoyed, puffing a small breath, and replies, "HMPH. YEAH, SURE... I GOT THE STUPID KEY, BUT I LEFT THE MAP AND ALL THE TREASURE." Luffy grips the bars of his cage, laughing joyfully, "THIS IS GREAT! I THOUGHT I'D NEVER GET OUT OF HERE!" Zoro sits up, smiling confidently despite his injuries, and says, "THEN THE RESCUE... WAS A SUCCESS... AFTER ALL!" Page 8: Luffy, still trapped in the cage, reaches his hand out toward the small white dog. The dog is holding the cage key in its mouth. Luffy says, "HEY..." Suddenly, the dog swallows the key with a loud "CHONK". Luffy's eyes widen in shock as he makes an "ULP" sound. Zoro sits quietly in the background. In the next panel, Luffy and Nami stare in stunned silence, their faces pale and sweating, while the dog sits calmly with a blank expression, indicated by "..." above its head. Luffy erupts in anger, grabbing the bars of the cage and yelling, "COUGH IT UP!!" with a "SKRNCH" sound. He continues to shout, "THAT'S NOT FOOD!! GIMME THAT KEY!!" The dog responds by fiercely biting Luffy's arm again, growling "GRRRR". Luffy flails, yelling, "YIPE YIPE! DUMB DOG!" as the cage rattles with a "KLANG KLANG". Suddenly, a loud "KLOMP...!" sound interrupts them as a foot wearing a sandal steps into view. An unseen person says, "...!" Page 9: An older man with glasses, a mustache, and hair styled like a poodle's ears bursts onto the scene, wearing armor and wielding a spear. He yells angrily, "DERN WHIPPERSNAPPERS! DON'T YOU PICK ON POOR OL' CHOUCHOU!" A massive "THOOM" sound effect emphasizes his entrance. He stands tall and proud with a "BAM" sound effect. A caption box introduces him as "BOODLE MAYOR OF PORT TOWN". Luffy, sitting in his cage, looks at the newcomer and asks, "WHO'RE YOU, OLD TIMER?" Nami looks down at the dog and repeats the name, "CHOUCHOU?" Zoro is visible sitting next to the cage. Boodle points a thumb at himself and proudly declares, "WHO AM I? I'M THE MAYOR OF THIS TOWN... THAT'S WHO!" Page 10: Luffy asks from his cage, "WHERE'D YOU TAKE ZOLO?" Boodle, walking away down the street with Nami, replies, "HE'S RESTING. MY HOUSE IS JUST OVER THERE." He adds, "THAT BOY'S LOST A LOT OF BLOOD!" The dog, Chouchou, sits in the foreground. The scene shifts to Zoro, who is fast asleep on a bed, snoring loudly with "SNORR SNORR" sound effects. Boodle's voice narrates, "I TOLD 'IM THERE'S A DOCTOR AT THE REFUGEE SHELTER, BUT HE SAID HE JUST NEEDS A LITTLE SLEEP!!" Back on the street, Luffy asks, "THE DOG'S NAME IS CHOUCHOU?" Boodle confirms, "THAT'S RIGHT." Luffy questions, "WHY'S HE THE ONLY ONE LEFT IN TOWN?" Boodle explains, "HE'S GUARDING THE SHOP! I JUST CAME TO FEED HIM." Nami looks at the building behind them, which has a large "PET FOOD" sign. She realizes, "OH! SO HE'S A GUARD DOG! FOR A PET FOOD STORE..." Chouchou is seen happily eating from a bowl with a "CHOMP CHOMP" sound.