## One Piece Chapter 344, pages 16-18: Opposing Forces - Chapter: 344 - Pages: 16-18 - Characters: Nico Robin, Iceburg, Franky, bull-masked CP9 agent, masked CP9 agent ### Summary Page 16: Robin stands over the pinned Iceburg, pointing her gun directly at his face. She asks coldly, "IS THAT ALL YOU HAVE TO SAY... BEFORE YOU DIE?" Iceburg, despite being pinned, chuckles weakly, "HEH... HEH..." and says, "ALTHOUGH... EVEN IF YOU DID KILL ME... WON'T YOUR BLUEPRINT STILL BE TAKEN?" Robin looks slightly surprised. Iceburg continues, "THEN I WILL... TELL YOU ONE MORE THING... THE GROUP THAT WAS REALLY DECEIVED... IS YOURS..." Robin looks at him with a questioning "?" as Iceburg gasps for breath. Page 17: The scene shifts to another part of the building. Franky is kneeling on the floor, heavily beaten, bleeding, and gasping for breath. He is holding a rolled-up scroll—the blueprints. Standing before him are two masked CP9 agents: a tall one with a bull mask and horns, and a smaller one in a dark cloak. The tall agent says coldly, "YOU ARE NO MATCH FOR US. NOW... HURRY UP... HAND IT OVER... BEFORE YOU GET BLOOD ALL OVER IT." Franky clutches the scroll tightly, his hands dripping with blood as he glares up at them. Page 18: Franky, covered in blood and wounds, chuckles weakly, "HEH... HEH... DAMN IT... I THOUGHT I COULD WIN, TOO..." He looks down at the scroll in his hands. He recalls Iceburg's instructions: "ICEBERG-SAN WANTED... ME TO... ESCAPE IMMEDIATELY... AND JUST SAVING MYSELF... LEAVING THAT THING BEHIND..." The tall, bull-masked CP9 agent stares down at him silently. In a dramatic close-up of the agent's masked face, Franky drops a shocking truth: "BECAUSE THAT THING... IS A FAKE..." The CP9 agent reacts with sudden shock, "!!?"