## One Piece Chapter 247, pages 3-5: Trial of Balls - Chapter: 247 - Pages: 3-5 - Characters: Satori, Shanks, Wapol, Sanji, Nami, Hakowan ### Summary Page 3: A page titled "THE STORY OF ONE PIECE" summarizing the plot up to the current arc. It explains how Luffy and his crew arrived at the sky island "Skypiea", were branded criminals for illegal entry, and are now undertaking harsh ordeals to save their separated crewmates. On the right side, profiles for the "SKYPIEA PRIESTS" are shown. The first is "TRIAL OF BALLS SATORI OF THE FOREST", depicting a round man with glasses. Below him are three silhouetted, unnamed priests marked with "?". At the bottom right is a profile for "RED-HAIRED SHANKS", described as "The pirate who Luffy aspires to be. The one that gave Luffy his important straw-hat." Page 4: The table of contents for ONE PIECE vol. 27 "OVERTURE". It lists the chapters included in this volume: 247 "TRIAL OF BALLS", 248 "EX-GOD VS GOD'S PRIEST", 249 "A VILLAGE IN THE CLOUD", 250 "ORB DRAGON", 251 "OVERTURE", 252 "JUNCTION", 253 "VEARTH", 254 "SOUND OF DAWN", and 255 "THE PYTHON AND THE EXPLORE TEAM". A decorative flintlock pistol is drawn at the bottom of the page. Page 5: The cover page for chapter 247, titled "TRIAL OF BALLS". The cover story is "WAPOL'S SNACK BANZAI Vol. 10 'I, THE GREAT KING, AM SELLING MATCHES'". The illustration shows Wapol in a snowy town, wearing a ragged, patched-up hooded coat and holding a basket of matches. He holds one lit match up with a desperate, wide-toothed grin. A small dog, Hakowan, sits next to him. In the background, Sanji and Nami are walking by in winter clothing, looking back at Wapol with expressions of mild surprise or confusion. Snow is falling heavily around them.