## One Piece Chapter 78, pages 17-18: BELLEMERE - Chapter: 78 - Pages: 17-18 - Characters: Bellemere, Arlong, Nami, Genzo, Kuroobi, unidentified villagers, Nojiko, unidentified fish-man ### Summary Page 17: Bellemere glares at Arlong and demands, "SO DON'T LAY A FINGER ON THEM, YOU HEAR?" Arlong agrees with a sinister grin, "OF COURSE. THAT IS, AS LONG AS YOU DIE QUIETLY." Nami screams in desperation, "SOMEBODY! PLEASE HELP!" Hearing her plea, Genzo rallies the villagers, drawing his weapons and shouting, "LET'S GO SAVE BELLEMERE! TAKE UP ARMS AND FIGHT!" The villagers charge forward, but Kuroobi swiftly intercepts Genzo, striking him down with a powerful martial arts blow. Genzo cries out, "AGHH!" as he falls. Page 18: Arlong stands over Bellemere, pointing a pistol directly at her head. He commands his crew, "HMPH, PATHETIC PRIMATES... DEAL WITH THEM APPROPRIATELY BUT DON'T KILL THEM." A fish-man acknowledges, "GOT IT." Arlong looks down at Bellemere and says, "YOU'LL BE, MY FIRST EXAMPLE TO THE OTHERS...! DIE FOR YOUR STUPID LOVE." The villagers scream in the background as the fish-men attack them. Bellemere, with the gun pressed to her forehead, looks at her daughters with a gentle, loving smile. "NOJIKO! NAMI!" she says softly. "I LOVE YOU." Arlong pulls the trigger, and a loud "BANG!" echoes as the gun fires.