## One Piece Chapter 41, pages 16-17: TO THE SEA - Chapter: 41 - Pages: 16-17 - Characters: Usopp, Banchina, Kaya, Merry ### Summary Page 16: In the flashback, Banchina looks at her young son with a sad, gentle smile. "DON'T SAY SOMETHING STUPID USOPP... DAD ISN'T GOING TO COME HOME," she says softly. "BUT I'M PROUD THAT I MARRIED HIM. I WISH I COULD SEE YOU WHEN YOU BECOME AS BRAVE AS HIM..." Usopp, tears streaming down his face, yells desperately, "DON'T SPEAK LIKE YOU'RE GONNA DIE..." He tries to offer hope, "DO... DO YOU KNOW THE STORY ABOUT THE MEDICINE!? IT'S A LEGENDARY MEDICINE THAT CURES ANY KIND OF DISEASE, IT'S JUST ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE SEA...!" Banchina smiles at his imagination. "OH SILLY CHILD... THAT'S JUST A DREAM..." She begins, "NOW, IF SOMETHING HAPPENS TO ME, I WANT YOU TO LISTEN TO THE VILLAGERS AND..." but Usopp interrupts her tearfully, "I DON'T MIND BEING SILLY! I DON'T WANT TO HEAR YOU TALKING AS IF IT WERE YOUR LAST WORDS!" Usopp, crying heavily but smiling fiercely, declares, "OF COURSE I HAVE DREAMS... I'M THE SON OF A PIRATE!!!" Page 17: The narrative returns to the present. Merry continues explaining Usopp's past to Kaya. "OUT OF SADNESS, HE CONTINUED TO LIE AFTER HER DEATH," Merry says. "HOPING THAT SOMEDAY... HIS FATHER'S PIRATE SHIP MIGHT APPEAR IN THE BAY, THAT HE WOULD COME TO PICK UP HIS SON... THE VILLAGERS SAID THAT WAS THE REASON BEHIND HIS LIES". Kaya listens intently, her expression softening with understanding. Merry adds, "HE PROBABLY COULDN'T LEAVE YOU ALONE AFTER YOU LOST YOUR PARENTS, FOR HE TOO EXPERIENCED THAT LOSS IN THIS VILLAGE". Kaya looks down, deeply moved by the revelation of Usopp's true motivations. Merry smiles encouragingly at her. "YOU WILL NEED TO BECOME STRONGER NOW... AS A GRATITUDE OF EVERYTHING HE HAS DONE FOR YOU..." Kaya looks out at the ocean, a serene and determined smile on her face. She hugs her knees tighter and simply replies, "YES...".