## One Piece Chapter 398, pages 9-10: Declaration of War - Chapter: 398 - Pages: 9-10 - Characters: Nico Robin, Aokiji, Franky, Spandam, Monkey D. Luffy, Sogeking ### Summary Page 9: Robin's confession spills out across the gap between her and her crew. "First, the incident with Aokiji!! And now, this...!! I've gotten you involved twice already...!!!" She is certain the burden will someday break even their kindness. "If this goes on forever, even good-natured people like you... will eventually consider me a burden!!! In time, you'll betray and abandon me!!!" That is the fear beneath everything: "That's what I'm most afraid of...!! That's why I didn't want you to come and save me!!!" If her life will only lead to loss, she would rather end it here. "If it's a life that I'll eventually lose, I want to just die right here, right now!!!" Franky, listening from beside her, laughs through the grim truth. "Wahahahahaha!! I see... that's so true!!" Page 10: Franky does not soften the danger. "Of course!! No one could think you're not a burden with all your problems!! Wahahahaha!!" Then the World Government itself is pointed out as the thing standing between Robin and her friends. "Look at that symbol, pirates!!!" Spandam shouts from beneath the flag. "That mark represents the unity of over 170 nations in the four seas and the Grand Line...!!! This is the World!!!" He wants the Straw Hats to understand their smallness before it. "Do you understand how insignificant you are to stand against us!? Do you understand how big of an organization is after her!?" Luffy's answer is calm and absolute. "I understand Robin's enemy very well!" Then he turns to his sniper. "Sogeking..." Sogeking answers, "Hrm?"