## One Piece Chapter 98, pages 2-4: DARK CLOUDS - Chapter: 98 - Pages: 2-4 - Characters: Nami, clothing shopkeeper, antique shopkeeper, Monkey D. Luffy, police officer, crowd, Alvida ### Summary Page 2: In a clothing store, Nami sits happily atop a massive pile of garments. She declares, "I'LL... TAKE... ALL THIS!" The shopkeeper, a large woman in a striped shirt, looks surprised. "ALL THIS? YOU SURE YOU EVEN HAVE ENOUGH MONEY?" Nami smiles confidently, "OF COURSE I DO! HOW RUDE." Nami leaves the shop carrying a huge, bulging bag over her shoulder. The shopkeeper waves, "THANK YOU, PLEASE COME AGAIN." Outside, Nami pauses and looks up at the sky. "HMM? THE AIR FEELS DIFFERENT... THE AIR PRESSURE'S DROPPING... AT THIS RATE, THERE'LL BE A RAINSTORM COMING... DARN, I WANTED TO LOOK AROUND A BIT MORE TOO..." She approaches an antique shop and asks the owner, "EXCUSE ME, MA'AM. DO YOU HAVE ANY BIG VINYL BAGS?" The shopkeeper looks confused, "VINYL BAGS? BUT IT'S NOT EVEN RAINING." Page 3: In the center of Loguetown's massive town square, a huge crowd is gathered around a towering execution stand. Luffy stands atop a wooden platform, gazing up at the structure with wide eyes and a huge grin. "OHHHHH... WHOAAAA!" he marvels. He places his hands on his hips, taking in the sight. "SO THIS IS WHAT THE PIRATE KING SAW, BEFORE HE DIED!" Below him, a police officer angrily blows a whistle and points up at him. "HEY, YOU! GET DOWN FROM THERE THIS INSTANT!" Page 4: Luffy asks, "WHY?" and the police officer continues yelling, "BECAUSE THAT'S A SPECIAL EXECUTION STAND THAT BELONGS TO THE WORLD GOVERNMENT! SO GET DOWN FROM THERE IMM.." Suddenly, a massive spiked iron club swings into the frame, smashing the police officer brutally into the ground with a loud "THUD". The crowd erupts in terrified screams, "Uwaaaaaah!!" A voice calls out from off-panel, "OH, DON'T BE SO UPTIGHT ABOUT THE RULES, MR. POLICE OFFICER." The voice continues, "I'VE BEEN LOOKING ALL OVER FOR YOU, LUFFY...! IT'S BEEN AWHILE." Luffy looks down in surprise, recognizing that something is familiar.