## One Piece Chapter 97, pages 15-16: Sandai Kitetsu - Chapter: 97 - Pages: 15-16 - Characters: Roronoa Zoro, Ipponmatsu, Tashigi ### Summary Page 15: The Sandai Kitetsu falls rapidly, spinning end over end. In a tense moment, the blade slices through the air, passing mere millimeters from Zoro's outstretched arm, leaving him completely unharmed. The sword plunges deeply into the wooden floorboards. Zoro smiles confidently, his arm still extended. "I'LL TAKE IT!" Ipponmatsu collapses backward onto the floor, utterly stunned by what he just witnessed. Zoro casually tells him, "HEY, YOU. PICK ONE MORE SWORD OUT FOR ME." Page 16: Tashigi looks at Zoro in amazement, murmuring, "HMM? O-OK..." Ipponmatsu scrambles to his feet, looking determined. "HANG ON! WAIT RIGHT HERE! JUST..." He goes to the back of the shop and returns carrying a beautiful, ornate sword. "THIS IS A BLACK LACQUERED LONGSWORD WITH AN UNRAVELLED EDGE. ITS NAME IS 'YUBASHIRI,' ONE OF THE 50 SKILLFUL-GRADE SWORDS! I CAN PERSONALLY ATTEST TO ITS SHARPNESS! THIS IS THE BEST SWORD I HAVE. ALTHOUGH MY STORE MAY NOT BE MUCH," Zoro smiles and interrupts, "HAHA.. I CAN'T BUY THIS. I ALREADY TOLD YOU I HAVE NO MONEY." Ipponmatsu insists, "I'M NOT ASKING FOR ANY MONEY! JUST TAKE IT! AND OF COURSE, I WON'T ASK YOU TO PAY FOR SANDAI KITETSU EITHER. I APOLOGIZE FOR TRYING TO TRICK YOU BEFORE. IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME SINCE I'VE SEEN A SWORDSMAN AS GOOD AS YOU. AS THEY SAY, THE SWORD CHOOSES ITS OWNER. SO I SHALL ALSO BELIEVE IN YOUR GOOD LUCK AND PRAY!"