## One Piece Chapter 928, pages 8-9: The Courtesan Komurasaki Takes the Stage - Chapter: 928 - Pages: 8-9 - Characters: Komurasaki, Bingou, Kurozumi Orochi ### Summary Page 8: A group of armed men blocks the procession, one of them snarling, "This is the end of the line...!! Forces from the capital are chasing us... If we're going to die either way, then we're going to take you down with us...!!" Another shouts, "I'm gonna kill that woman...!!" and a passerby warns, "There are some troublesome looking guys over there." The crowd still calls, "Komurasaki!!!" and "Lady Komurasaki~" as the attackers dash in. But a guard cuts them down before they can reach her, and the street explodes with motion. Someone exclaims, "A courtesan~" while the procession keeps moving and the threat is crushed in an instant. Page 9: The defenders warn the crowd, "Stay away from the courtesan!!" One attacker collapses and groans, "Komurasaki..." The chapter then reveals why the old men hate and desire her so desperately. One remembers saying, "I want... to be with you forever..." and Komurasaki answering with impossible sweetness, "Huh... With an old guy like me...? If... if I'm going to end up belonging to Master Orochi... then I'd rather you be the one to free me instead..." A note explains that buying a courtesan releases her from her services and that the courtesan normally becomes the buyer's wife or mistress. The old man thinks that even if she is lying, he is still happy: "Really? Even if you are lying to me, I am still so happy in this moment..." Komurasaki urges him, "...Don't lose hope!! If that is what you desire... then I, Bingou, will make sure it happens!!" The supposed dream is framed as romance, but the price attached to it is ruinous.