## One Piece Chapter 161, pages 12-13: The Green City, Elumalu - Chapter: 161 - Pages: 12-13 - Characters: Nami, Luffy, Zoro, Usopp, Vivi ### Summary Page 12: Nami continues her explanation to the crew. "A powder that calls rain? It was invented in some country where rain was very rare. What it does is stimulate the formation of ice particles in clouds at sub-freezing temperatures to later have it released as rain. If you send it up to the atmosphere as a mist of powder," Luffy grasps the concept, "In short, it's a powder that artificially makes rain." Nami nods, "That's what dance powder is." Luffy smiles, "Ohhh, I get it. So it's a 'magic powder,' eh? So you're saying it makes rain fall." Usopp chimes in, "Hm? Wait, if that's the case, isn't that exactly what your country needs right now?" Nami replies grimly, "That's what anyone would think at first. As the name 'dance powder' implies, The people first danced with joy when it was invented in their country... But behind the blessing it calls forth lies a great pitfall..." Page 13: Nami holds up a finger to emphasize her point. "And that pitfall is a drought in lands leeward! Can you understand what I'm getting at?" A diagram illustrates her explanation, showing Dance Powder being sent into clouds, causing them to rain prematurely before reaching their natural destination. "Dance Powder is something that artificially stimulates premature rain clouds, To make them rain much earlier then they should, thereby..." Usopp realizes the implication, "Ohhh, I get it! The rain clouds that normally drift leewards would now rain much sooner, so it'd be like stealing rain from your neighbouring countries!" Nami confirms, "Exactly... Once people realized that, Wars were started and countless of lives have been lost... And that's why the World Government has officially banned producing or owning Dance Powder. So it's a powder that can be both a blessing or a tragedy, depending on how you use it..."