## One Piece Chapter 208, pages 6-8: Chapter 208 "Guardian Spirit" - Chapter: 208 - Pages: 6-8 - Characters: Crocodile, Monkey D. Luffy ### Summary Page 6: Crocodile watches as Luffy manages to get back on his feet. Luffy stands swaying, his body battered and bleeding profusely. Crocodile remarks, "LIKE YOU... SOMEONE," Luffy pants heavily, blood dripping from his mouth, and defiantly says, "HUFF... CAN'T BEAT ME...! HUFF..." Crocodile looks down at him with utter contempt. "So after all that trouble, those words are the only things you can manage to string up? How fitting for a pathetic mutt like you already on the verge of death. All bark and no bite!" Page 7: Luffy stands tall, his legs spread wide in a firm stance, facing Crocodile head-on. With unwavering resolve, he shouts, "I AM... THE MAN WHO WILL BECOME THE PIRATE KING!" Crocodile glares back, clearly annoyed by the declaration. He readies his hook and retorts, "Listen to me, brat! The more one comes to know of this sea, the less likely one will carelessly spout such boasts! As I said before, there's plenty of small-time rookies like you in this world!" Page 8: Luffy glares fiercely at his opponent. Crocodile swings his massive golden hook, declaring, "AND THE BETTER YOU KNOW ABOUT THE LEVEL IN THIS SEA, THE HAZIER SUCH DREAMS WILL BECOME!" He lunges forward, bringing the hook down in a deadly strike. However, Luffy swiftly dodges the attack and counters by kicking the side of Crocodile's hook with his foot, deflecting the blow. Crocodile looks surprised by the parry. Luffy, his face covered in blood but his eyes burning with determination, yells, "I AM... THE MAN WHO WILL SURPASS YOU...!"