Page 9: - Young Bonney emotionally declares Kuma a hero who saved everyone while rejecting explanations, showing strong attachment and denial. - Kuma apologizes to Bonney about missing her and asks for understanding in a gentle tone. - Young Bonney expresses hope of being cured by age ten and intention to become a pirate herself. Page 10: - Voices warn that young Bonney has only five years at best and note the large bounty on Kuma. - Goggled woman excitedly identifies Kuma with affectionate calls and hearts. - Crowd cheers as the dragon-headed ship passes the port. Page 11: - Ivankov asks Kuma how he would feel if Ivankov became captain of the eastern forces. - Ivankov notes that Dragon will not officially fill Ginny's post without Kuma's blessing. - Dragon discusses a navy scientist named Vegapunk and wonders what he would do for Bonney. - Kuma states he is fine with another sharp-tongued woman heading the eastern forces. Page 12: - Dragon tells Kuma to go where the winds of fate take him. - Kuma states he will return to fight by Dragon's side once Bonney is cured. - Cloaked figure thanks Dragon for the lead on Vegapunk. - Young Bonney calls out to Kuma with joy upon seeing him fight. - Kuma tells young Bonney he is taking her for a checkup at the lab. Page 13: - Vegapunk exclaims in shock at the extreme size difference between himself and the giant. - Giant Kuma notes that he had the same thought about Vegapunk's large head. - Giant Kuma comments that Bonney looks like a cheeky scamp and asks if she is the sick child mentioned. - Giant Kuma praises Kuma's extraordinary physique and requests to study his muscles for science. - Vegapunk offers to cure Bonney using a never-before-used medical method. - Kuma reacts with surprise asking if the giant can truly cure her. Page 14: - Vegapunk insists he is only comparing costs and denies turning Bonney into a cyborg. - Giant Kuma clarifies the procedure is a stem cell transplant rather than full cyborg conversion. - Kuma asks what makes his blood special for the procedure. - Giant Kuma confirms he works for the government and directly asks if Kuma is a Buccaneer. - Kuma states he trusts Dragon and lacks enough samples to explain further. - Giant Kuma offers to cover medical expenses in exchange for cloning permission. Page 15: - Giant Kuma describes an army of soldiers that all look like him and asks if they will be like Marines. - Giant Kuma mentions electromagnetic energy and laser-firing capabilities to scare pirates. - Kuma states he cannot refuse the offer despite reservations. - Kuma reflects that clones of himself might serve as a reason he was born. - Kuma notes Dragon would disapprove but accepts the arrangement out of gratitude. Page 16: - Elderly man begs the glasses man to save Bonney even at the cost of a deal with the devil. - Glasses man remarks that the elderly man is quite the saint. - Elderly bearded man declares he has his own ideas regardless. - Narration states a weapon's worth is defined by how many people it can kill. - Glasses man proposes naming the clone soldiers Pacifista. - Glasses man calls himself a spineless pacifist who loves keeping the peace.