## One Piece Chapter 212, pages 14-15: Some Justice - Chapter: 212 - Pages: 14-15 - Characters: Smoker, Tashigi, Monkey D. Luffy, Crocodile, Hina ### Summary Page 14: Smoker stops her, asking, "Why do you apologize? Did your actions not stem from your own sense of justice?" Tashigi, looking battered and ashamed, replies, "Forgive me, captain... I aided the pirates, And let them escape when they were vulnerable for capture. I understand these are shameful actions for a marine." She looks down, her voice trembling, "It was because it was the only action I was capable of." Smoker looks surprised, "Sgt. Major...!?" Flashbacks show Luffy screaming, "WHERE'S CROC!? TELL ME!" and Crocodile sneering, "LOSERS CAN'T TALK OF JUSTICE...! THAT'S THE KIND OF SEA THIS IS...!" Tashigi confesses, "Even though I knew where the enemy was, I was only capable of conveying that location." Page 15: Tashigi continues her painful confession, "Even though I knew when the bombing would be, I was only capable of providing them support. I had no justice which I could choose myself." Smoker sits down on the ship's stairs, looking out at the sea. He tells her, "...People who you've thought to be on your level until recently have climbed higher and higher, spreading their infamy. They know that you can't survive in this sea without constantly continuing to climb higher." He asks her pointedly, "Will you advance or die? Who was it that decided on her own to come to this sea?" Tashigi, unable to face him, says, "Please excuse me, captain. I need to rest a while," and walks away. Smoker watches her go, muttering, "You idiot..."