## One Piece Chapter 97, pages 7-8: Sandai Kitetsu - Chapter: 97 - Pages: 7-8 - Characters: Roronoa Zoro, Ipponmatsu, Tashigi ### Summary Page 7: Tashigi adjusts her glasses, looking closely at the sword in Zoro's hand. She excitedly identifies it, "THIS IS... 'WADOU ICHIMONJI,' RIGHT!?" A small note explains that the name literally means "Straight path of harmony". Zoro looks surprised, repeating, "WADOU...!?" Tashigi admires the blade, murmuring, "SUCH A BEAUTIFUL EDGE..." Ipponmatsu sweats nervously and stammers, trying to downplay it. "Y-Y-Y-YES... I-IT DOES H-H-HAPPEN TO GO BY SUCH A NAME... BUT IT'S STILL JUST A DECENT SWORD AT BEST..." Tashigi turns to him, holding an open book about swords. "DECENT!? WHY, THAT'S RIDICULOUS! THIS IS ONE OF THE 21 GREAT-GRADE SWORDS! IT'S FAMOUS! LOOK! LOOK RIGHT HERE! IT'S A SWORD THAT CAN'T BE BOUGHT FOR ANY LESS THAN A MILLION BELI!" Ipponmatsu recoils in horror as his scam is completely exposed. Page 8: Ipponmatsu furiously yells at Tashigi, "DAMN IT, WOMAN! YOU'VE GONE AND TOLD HIM EVERYTHING! I SHOULD SUE YOU FOR OBSTRUCTION OF BUSINESS!" Tashigi looks confused and apologetic. "WHA!? OBSTRUCTION OF BUSINESS!? I'M SORRY, DID I SAY SOMETHING WRONG? IT'S JUST THAT... I'VE NEVER SEEN SUCH A FINE SWORD BEFORE AND...!" Ipponmatsu brings out another sword and hands it to her. "YOU'VE COME TO PICK UP YOUR 'SHIGURE,' RIGHT!? HERE, IT'S BEEN POLISHED ALREADY! HMPH, I CAN'T BELIEVE A TIMID GIRL LIKE YOU CARRIES AROUND A HIGH-GRADE SWORD...!" A note explains that shigure literally means drizzle. He then points angrily at Zoro, who is rummaging through a barrel of swords. "THE HECK ARE YOU FALLING OVER THERE FOR!? PUT ALL THE SWORDS BACK IN THEIR PLACE AND JUST LEAVE ALREADY!" Zoro ignores him. Ipponmatsu sighs, "LOOKS LIKE YOU GOT LUCKY BECAUSE OF THAT NOSY GIRL. IT'S EXACTLY AS SHE SAYS AND IT'S A DAMN SHAME THAT A GUY LIKE YOU WHO DOESN'T EVEN KNOW ITS TRUE VALUE IS ITS OWNER! THAT SWORD IS A MASTERWORK BLADE!" Zoro looks at Ipponmatsu and says, "THOSE BARRELS BACK THERE ARE FULL OF 50,000 BELI-SWORDS. SO PICK TWO YOU LIKE AND BRING'EM OVER HERE!" Zoro thinks to himself, "WHAT'S HE SO ANGRY ABOUT..." Tashigi finally recognizes Zoro. "AH! DIDN'T WE MEET EARLIER JUST NOW ON THE STREETS?"