## One Piece Chapter 209, pages 8-10: Surpassing You - Chapter: 209 - Pages: 8-10 - Characters: Monkey D. Luffy, Crocodile ### Summary Page 8: Luffy follows up his attack by kicking Crocodile high into the air. Luffy yells, "AGHHH!" as he stretches his arms far back, preparing for another massive strike. Crocodile is sent flying backward, crashing through stone pillars and debris, his body reeling from the force of Luffy's blows. Page 9: Crocodile, battered and bleeding, glares down at Luffy. He thinks, "JUST WHERE IS THIS BRAT STILL DRAWING HIS STRENGTH FROM!? THE SCORPION VENOM SHOULD DEFINITELY HAVE AFFECTED HIS BODY!" Flashbacks of previous encounters flash through his mind: Robin saying, "THOSE PIRATES ARE HERE IN THIS TOWN...", Mr. 3 saying, "THEY'RE STILL ALIVE!?", his own words, "LUFFY? NEVER HEARD OF HIM... BY WHOM...?", and another voice, "MR. 5 AND HIS PARTNER WERE DEFEATED? HMM... SURELY THERE MUST BE SOME MISTAKE." Crocodile forms a sharp sand blade on his arm with a "SHING!" sound. He yells, "JUST WHO THE HELL DO YOU THINK I AM!?" Luffy, winding up his stretched arms, shouts back, "I DON'T CARE WHO THE HELL YOU ARE OR WHERE THE HELL YOU'RE FROM!" Crocodile retorts, "YOU'RE JUST A DAMN BRAT FROM GOD-KNOWS-WHERE!" Page 10: Luffy screams with intense determination, "I WILL SURPASS YOU!" He launches himself upwards from the crumbling floor, his stretched arms trailing behind him. He breaks through the stone ceiling, propelling himself directly towards Crocodile, who is positioned above amidst the falling rubble.