## One Piece Chapter 353, pages 15-16: The Legendary Shipwright - Chapter: 353 - Pages: 15-16 - Characters: Tom, Kokoro, Iceburg, Franky, Yokozuna ### Summary Page 15: At the dinner table, Kokoro, a slender, attractive young woman with wavy blonde hair, serves food. Tom continues to laugh uproariously, "!!...!!...!!...!!...!!...!!...". Kokoro smiles and says, "YOU LAUGH TOO MUCH, TOM-SAN. SOMETHING GOT YOU GOOD." She then delivers some bad news: "OH YEAH, THE TRADE SHIP CARRYING THE WOOD... IT WAS TAKEN BY PIRATES AGAIN." She explains, "THE NUMBER OF PIRATES INCREASED AFTER THE PIRATE KING DIED. THIS TOWN'S FINISHED... IT'S BEEN SWALLOWED UP BY THE PIRATE AGE." Yokozuna croaks, "GERO GERO" while eating. A caption introduces her: "TOM'S WORKERS, BEAUTIFUL SECRETARY KOKORO". Page 16: Kokoro continues to explain the dire situation of Water Seven: "WE'RE LOSING ALL HOPE. WE GET FLOODED BY AQUA LAGUNA, AND WE CAN ONLY GET WOOD AND IRON FROM OTHER ISLANDS. THEN THE VIOLENT SEA AND THE PIRATES HALT THE TRADING." Panels show a pirate ship attacking a trade vessel, and citizens of Water Seven fighting over scarce resources. Kokoro adds, "THE ZOUSENJYOU PEOPLE ARE FIGHTING DESPERATELY FOR CUSTOMERS. PEOPLE ARE LOSING JOBS. IF WATER SEVEN IS LEFT ALONE... IT'LL BECOME A SHRIVELLED ISLAND... JUST WAITING FOR THE FLOOD." Tom listens quietly as he eats, while young Iceburg and Franky look solemn. Kokoro concludes, "THIS SAME WATER SEVEN... ONCE RANG IN AN AGE OF ITS OWN WITH ITS SHIPS."