## One Piece Chapter 372: Parage - Chapter: 372 - Pages: 0-17 - Characters: Miss Goldenweek, Mr. 3, Franky, Nero, Sanji, Wanze, Nico Robin, Chopper ### Summary Page 0: Title-page extra for One Piece chapter 372, "Parage." The cover story continues as "The Name of Miss Goldenweek's Strategy: 'Meet Baroque' Volume 11: 'Mr. 3 is Famous for Breaking Out of Prison.'" Mr. 3's wanted poster is pasted on a brick wall while Miss Goldenweek and another figure look at it, turning the side story toward Baroque Works escape rumors before the chapter returns to the fights on the Puffing Tom. Page 1: The battle on the roof of the Puffing Tom continues with Franky facing Nero above the roaring sea. The page labels the fight "Franky vs Nero," and the roof shakes as the train charges through the storm. Nero attacks with another slicing kick, "Rankyaku-- Sen!!!" A note explains that Rankyaku means hurricane leg and Sen means line. The cut rips across the roof, and Franky is forced to keep moving while the engine below pounds onward. The clash is fast and unstable: Nero uses government assassination footwork and air-cutting attacks, while Franky relies on his strange body, toughness, and raw power to stay in the fight. Page 2: Nero keeps probing Franky's body. Franky blocks with "Star Shield!!!" and the star-marked forearm catches the blow with a loud "Bam!!" and "Clang!!" Nero sees the trick and says, "There's just no way he's human!!" He decides that Franky is hiding another weapon and prepares to breathe fire again. Franky answers the pressure by firing "Master Nail!!!" and launches nails from his arm while Nero dodges. The fight becomes a contest of hidden tools against the Four Forms: every time Nero thinks he has understood Franky's weakness, another mechanical surprise appears from Franky's body. Page 3: Nero leaps out of range with "Geppou!!!" and Franky realizes the nails will not be enough. He mutters, "Nails!!?" and then decides, "I'll just have to use some tools..." While Nero keeps dodging through the air, Franky opens a compartment and prepares something more direct. Nero is still fast, agile, and confident, but Franky notices the pattern behind his movement: "He flew away again!!" and then, thinking of the techniques Nero has shown, concludes, "He's tough, and still haven't completed my training for 'Shigan.'" The fight is beginning to reveal that Nero's CP9 skills are incomplete. Page 4: Franky baits Nero while shifting through his own tricks. Nero boasts, "See ya!! I'm going to the next car!" but Franky tells him, "Ah! Stop right there!!" and warns, "Don't try to play cheap!!" Nero spins away with "I got ya!!!" and "Beans left!!!" Franky taps at the floor and answers with a casual "Huh?" before revealing that he has already read the movement. "I've already figured you out!!" he says. Nero protests, "I saw right through your plan!!" but Franky keeps the pressure on: "Too bad." The exchange is less about speed now and more about who has truly understood the other's style. Page 5: Franky lands the discovery he needed. Nero cries, "Ah!!" as Franky's strike catches him, and Franky says, "I did it!!" Nero snarls, "It hurts!!!!" Franky identifies the missing piece in Nero's Four Forms: "I've found your weakness!!" When Nero tries to counter with "Soru!" Franky still clips him and says, "Ouch finger!!!" Nero curses, "Bastard..." Franky understands now that Nero can move fast and dodge, but he cannot harden his body with Tekkai. Without that defensive form, Nero's speed cannot protect him forever from Franky's direct hits. Page 6: Nero fires back with "Rankyaku!!!" and Franky takes the cut while closing in. Franky thinks, "He really does know my weakness now!!" but keeps moving despite the pain: "Damn it!!!" Nero strikes again with "Rankyaku!!!" and Franky shouts, "Ow!!!" Still, Franky has the answer he needs. Nero snaps, "You nicked me...!! You sure are a fast bastard...!!" Franky replies, "Don't think you've won!! I can remove my weakness easily!! Like this!!" He begins changing his own body, treating the problem as a mechanical adjustment rather than a defeat. Page 7: Franky lies on the roof and announces a ridiculous answer to Nero's technique: "Invincible!!! Franky~~~~" Nero stares at him and asks, "What do I say to something like that...!?" Franky answers, "Hey, weasel freak... It's too bad... You've really pissed me off, and I'm in top condition this week." He begins a transformation, asking, "Have you... ever heard of... the centaur...?" Nero can only answer, "You mean the beast that has a horse lower body?" Franky says, "Change~~~~" and prepares to show him a form meant to erase the weakness Nero discovered. Page 8: Franky completes the transformation with a shout of "Form!!!" and reveals "Franky Centaur!!!" Nero is horrified for a very different reason: the centaur form is backwards. He blurts, "Th... this guy...!!!" while Franky says, "Maybe you should save your comments... until you've seen the firepower...