## One Piece Chapter 968, pages 6-7: Oden's Return - Chapter: 968 - Pages: 6-7 - Characters: Gol D. Roger, Kozuki Oden, Izo, Silvers Rayleigh, Crocus, Edward Newgate, Scopper Gaban ### Summary Page 6: Before leaving, Roger asks whether Izo is going back to Wano too, but Izo says no. He wants to meet "Whitey-chan" one more time before he bites the dust, and Roger accepts it: "He is part of their family now. Tell him to take care of Whitey-chan for me." Roger receives words from "Dark King" Rayleigh, his first mate, and a large amount of medicine from the ship's doctor, Crocus, though Oden notes that the illness is already beyond curing. Then Roger departs. The farewell is a man's farewell: "There should be no tears." "The men of the Pirate King's crew... do not cry!" The words are proud, but the faces show grief anyway. Page 7: At the coast of Wano, the ship confronts the violent waterfall and whirlpools guarding the isolated country. One man calls it "an impressive mess" just from trying to enter Wano. Oden explains that if a ship chooses the wrong current, it will be destroyed before reaching the country, but those waters also prove that Wano's closed borders exist for a reason. He declares, "The day 'Joyboy' finally appears...!!! But they will open those borders..." Oden leaves the crew smiling, not because he expects safety, but because he believes they will meet again: "It's not like I'm going to die. So of course... I left with a smile on my face. Because we knew, one day we would meet again!!"