## One Piece Chapter 154, pages 17-18: Towards Alabasta - Chapter: 154 - Pages: 17-18 - Characters: Mr. 2 Bon Kurei, Baroque Works subordinates, Nico Robin, Crocodile ### Summary Page 17: Mr. 2 Bon Kurei looks deadly serious. "I CAN'T FAIL SOME TRIVIAL MISSION LIKE HUNTING DOWN MR. 3 DURING A MOST CRITICAL TIME LIKE NOW! FAILURE IS UNFORGIVABLE! IF I FAIL HERE, MR. 1 AND HIS PARTNER'S SURE TO COME HUNT ME DOWN! IT'S NOOOOOO JOOOOKE!" He spins around rapidly, preparing to leave. "DO YOU IDIOT'S UNDERSTAND THE GRAVITY OF OUR SITUATION!? IF YOU DON'T WANT TO BECOME A PRACTICE DUMMY FOR MY OKAMA KEMPO, YOU'LL FIND MR. 3 NO MATTER WHAT!" His swan-themed ship, the Swanda Express, sails away from Little Garden. "HAVE SWANDA EXPRESS HEAD BACK TO ALABASTA AT FULL SPEED! AND DON'T YOU DARE MISS SPOTTING EVEN THE TINIEST ROWBOAT!" His subordinates salute from the shore, "YES SIR, MR. 2 BON KUREI!" Page 18: A narration box reads: "SANDY ISLAND (ALABASTA KINGDOM)". A view of the desert landscape is shown. A voice says, "HMM? ANOTHER PIRATE RAID?" Nico Robin is sitting on a balcony overlooking a courtyard. "DO THEY NOT REALIZE I'M HERE IN THIS KINGDOM...? WHO KNOWS... BUT A COUNTRY IN TURMOIL IS AN IDEAL PREY FOR PIRATES. WILL YOU GO...?" Crocodile stands nearby, looking out. "OF COURSE. I HAVE TO KEEP UP WITH SURFACE APPEARANCES, AFTER ALL. A 'ROYAL SHICHIBUKAI' IS A PIRATE THAT HUNTS OTHER PIRATES! A SAVIOR OF THE PEOPLE."