## One Piece Chapter 99, pages 16-17: LUFFY DIES - Chapter: 99 - Pages: 16-17 - Characters: Smoker, Marines, Monkey D. Luffy, Gol D. Roger, Roronoa Zoro, Sanji ### Summary Page 16: The Marine questions Smoker, "CAPTAIN! SHOULDN'T WE..." Smoker interrupts, "HEY... HAVE YOU EVER SEEN A PIRATE WHO SMILED AT HIS EXECUTION STAND?" The Marine stammers, "S.. SMILE!? I'M SURE EVEN THE MOST WICKED PIRATE WOULD TURN PALE AND COWER AT THE MOMENT OF HIS DEATH." Smoker recalls Luffy's grinning face and says, "BUT THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT THAT STRAW-HAT BOY DID! HE SMILED!" A close-up of Smoker's face overlaps with the shadowed, smiling face of Gol D. Roger. Smoker declares, "HE SMILED THE SAME WAY THAT THE PIRATE KING DID, 22 YEARS AGO IN THAT VERY SAME SPOT!" Page 17: In the pouring rain, a Marine reports to Smoker, "WHERE DID THEY RUN OFF TO?", "THEY'RE HEADED FOR THE WESTERN HARBOUR.", "ONE OF OUR SQUADS SHOULD BE THERE BY NOW." Another Marine adds, "WELL, THAT'S UMM... THE SUDDEN RAIN HAS RENDERED THEIR GUNPOWDER USELESS,", "SO THEY HEADED BACK TO THE STATION TO RESUPPLY..." Smoker is shocked, "SO THE HARBOUR IS COMPLETELY CLEAR!?" He looks up at the stormy sky, noting, "THE WINDS ARE BLOWING WEST... SO IF THEY WERE TO SET SAIL, THEY'D CATCH THE TAILWIND." Gritting his teeth, Smoker wonders, "IS ALL THIS PURELY A COINCIDENCE...!?", "IT'S AS IF THE HEAVENS THEMSELVES WANT THAT BOY TO SURVIVE!" As Luffy, Zoro, and Sanji are seen running away in the distance, Smoker draws his weapon and vows, "ON THE PRIDE OF A MARINE HEADQUARTERS CAPTAIN, I, SMOKER THE WHITE HUNTER, VOW TO NOT ALLOW THAT BOY TO ESCAPE THIS ISLAND!" Text at the bottom reads: "11 'WORST IN THE EAST' (END)".