## One Piece Chapter 390, pages 9-11: Fighting Back - Chapter: 390 - Pages: 9-11 - Characters: Oimo, Kashii, Sogeking, Franky Family, Galley-La Company, World Government agents, Monkey D. Luffy, Nico Robin, Spandam, CP9 ### Summary Page 9: The entrance battle widens as Oimo and Kashii stand like walls over the Government forces. One ally says that holding off so many guards is "incredible," and another asks why the giants are here at all. Sogeking's role is remembered in fragments: "... Ah!! You're one of the Strawhats...!!" "King of Snipers!!" and "Making the giants follow you... impressive!" Someone tells him, "You should hurry there, all your nakama headed for the roof earlier." Sogeking answers with confidence, "... Leave it to me." The giants roar "Kaa-shii~~!!!" and "Oimo~~!!!" as the defenders are overrun. The page shows the support structure of the rescue: Luffy may be facing Robin, but the rest of the battlefield is being held open by people who now believe in the Straw Hats. Page 10: Across the gap between the courthouse and Tower of Justice, Luffy hears Robin's words and repeats them in disbelief: "You want to die!!?" Robin answers from the balcony, "That's right!!!" For a moment there is only distance, wind, and the broken architecture between them. The paneling stretches the silence, making the emotional gap as large as the physical one. Robin has finally said aloud the despair behind her surrender, and Luffy has to answer it not as a tactic, but as her captain and friend. Page 11: CP9 and Spandam mock the scene from above. One suggests, "Couldn't we just go down there and wipe 'em out so that'd be the end of the story?" but another savors the situation: "Well, just wait... A captain being rejected after coming this far to rescue her... Have you ever seen anything funnier than this?" Spandam laughs, "Wahaha-haha...!! Listen to his grievous scream!! I wonder what the look on his face is while saying that...!!!" He taunts, "Robiiiin!!! Is death what you want?" Luffy's answer is not grief but fury. Picking his nose with complete disrespect, he snaps, "What the hell are you talking about!? You!!!" The mockery fails because Luffy refuses to perform the tragedy they expect.