## One Piece Chapter 353, pages 16-17: The Legendary Shipwright - Chapter: 353 - Pages: 16-17 - Characters: Kokoro, Iceburg, Franky, Tom, Yokozuna ### Summary Page 16: Kokoro continues to explain the dire situation of Water Seven: "WE'RE LOSING ALL HOPE. WE GET FLOODED BY AQUA LAGUNA, AND WE CAN ONLY GET WOOD AND IRON FROM OTHER ISLANDS. THEN THE VIOLENT SEA AND THE PIRATES HALT THE TRADING." Panels show a pirate ship attacking a trade vessel, and citizens of Water Seven fighting over scarce resources. Kokoro adds, "THE ZOUSENJYOU PEOPLE ARE FIGHTING DESPERATELY FOR CUSTOMERS. PEOPLE ARE LOSING JOBS. IF WATER SEVEN IS LEFT ALONE... IT'LL BECOME A SHRIVELLED ISLAND... JUST WAITING FOR THE FLOOD." Tom listens quietly as he eats, while young Iceburg and Franky look solemn. Kokoro concludes, "THIS SAME WATER SEVEN... ONCE RANG IN AN AGE OF ITS OWN WITH ITS SHIPS." Page 17: Franky, inspired, looks up and says, "YEAH, I GUESS. TOM-SAN MADE A GREAT PIRATE SHIP TOO!!! HEY, TEACH ME THE BLUEPRINT OF A PIRATE SHIP!!" Tom bursts into laughter again, "!!H... H...!!!!H...!!!!...!!". Iceburg sighs, "TOM-SAN, YOU LAUGH TOO MUCH." Tom then looks at Franky with a serious, proud expression and says, "FRANKY, THERE ISN'T A SINGLE BLUEPRINT FOR A PIRATE SHIP IN THIS WHOLE WORLD!! IF THE SAILORS PAINT A SKULL ON THE FLAG, THEN IT'S A PIRATE SHIP. IF THEY PAINT A SEA GULL, IT'S A MARINE SHIP. IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT YOU BUILD, FRANKY. YOU MUST... THROW OUT YOUR CHEST WITH A DON!!!!" Later that night, Iceburg wakes up to find Tom working late under a lamp. He asks, "YOU'RE NOT GONNA SLEEP, TOM-SAN? WHAT'RE YOU DRAWING?" Tom, focused on his blueprints, replies, "... OH... THIS IS THE ISLAND'S... HOPE." Young Iceburg looks on, confused: "?".