## One Piece Chapter 345, pages 2-3: THE CONCEALED ONES - Chapter: 345 - Pages: 2-3 - Characters: Paulie, bull-masked figure, skull-masked figure, Luffy ### Summary Page 2: Paulie remains heavily injured on the floor, gasping "HAA...". The skull-masked figure mocks him, saying, "WHAT A SCENE... UNFORTUNATELY, I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING FOR... YOUR PLAN FAILED." Paulie weakly replies, "I DON'T KNOW WHO THE HELL YOU ARE, BUT...". The skull-masked figure continues relentlessly, "...BRAT... BUT EVEN THOUGH YOU'RE JUST THE BAIT, NOW THAT YOU'RE INVOLVED... WE CAN'T LET YOU LIVE." Suddenly, a massive crash "DO-DON!!" shakes the room, startling both masked figures with a "!!?". Page 3: Luffy crashes through the ceiling, stuck inside a large golden ring structure, shouting, "I'M STUCK...!!! DAMN!! I'M STUCK!!" with a grunt of "NNG!". Paulie, lying on the floor, gasps in disbelief, "...!! STRAW HAT...!!!". Luffy spots him and yells, "HUH!? AH!! YOU'RE THE GUY WITH THE ROPES!!! WHAT HAPPENED? ARE YOU OKAY!? YOU'RE BLEEDING!!". The bull-masked figure stands silently, while the skull-masked figure remarks, "... THIS IS THE THIRD FLOOR... I SHOULD BE THE ONE ASKING IF YOU'RE OK...".