## One Piece Chapter 78, pages 8-10: BELLEMERE - Chapter: 78 - Pages: 8-10 - Characters: Bellemere, Genzo, Nako, Arlong, unidentified fish-men, Nami, Nojiko ### Summary Page 8: Instead of being intimidated, the fish-men burst into uproarious laughter. "SHAHA HAHA! HAHA HAHA!" they mock. Bellemere, still holding the rifle, looks confused and angry, demanding, "WHAT'S SO FUNNY!?" Meanwhile, Genzo and Doctor Nako are running as fast as they can towards the house. Genzo is sweating profusely, thinking, "DAMN IT! WHY DID THINGS HAVE TO TURN OUT THIS WAY!" Back at the house, Arlong's menacing eye and sharp teeth fill the panel as he sneers at Bellemere, saying, "THE INCOMPETENCE, OF YOUR INFERIOR RACE." Page 9: Nami and Nojiko are running frantically towards their home. Nojiko suggests, "LET'S USE THE BACK DOOR, TO ESCAPE WITH BELLEMERE!" Nami worries, "BUT... WHAT IF THE PIRATES ARE ALREADY HERE?" Nojiko tries to reassure her, "DON'T WORRY!" Suddenly, Genzo and Nako intercept them. Genzo grabs the girls, shouting, "WAIT! YOU CAN'T GO BACK TO YOUR HOME!" Nami looks up in shock, "DOC...!?" Genzo looks at them with a pained expression, "THIS MAY BE TOO CRUEL TO HEAR FOR YOU GIRLS, BUT LISTEN CAREFULLY..." The scene cuts abruptly to Bellemere. Arlong has grabbed her arm and brutally snaps it. Bellemere screams in agony, "UAGHHH!" Hearing the scream from a distance, Nami and Nojiko are horrified, crying out, "AHH! BELLEMERE!" Page 10: Bellemere lies on the ground, clutching her broken arm, blood dripping from her mouth. She realizes the grim reality, thinking, "IT'S NO GOOD...! THESE GUYS ARE LITERALLY MONSTERS! I'M GOING TO BE KILLED! NOJIKO... NAMI...!" Genzo arrives at the scene, yelling, "BELLEMERE, YOU FOOL! DON'T THROW YOUR LIFE AWAY JUST BECAUSE OF SOME INANE SENSE OF JUSTICE! THIS IS A MEANINGLESS FIGHT! YOU CAN SOLVE IT WITH MONEY ALONE!" Bellemere looks up, surprised to see him, "GEN...!" Genzo explains the situation to her: "IT'S AS HE SAYS, MARINE GIRL... 100 GRAND FOR ONE HUMAN ADULT, AND 50 GRAND FOR ONE HUMAN CHILD. AS LONG AS EACH HOUSEHOLD CAN PAY THAT AMOUNT, THE VILLAGE WILL BE FINE. EACH HOUSEHOLD..." Arlong looms over Bellemere and asks, "BELLEMERE, HOW MUCH MONEY DO YOU HAVE SAVED UP?" Bellemere thinks to herself in despair, "EVEN WITH MY SECRET SAVINGS, I BARELY HAVE 100 GRAND... NOT NEARLY ENOUGH..."