## One Piece Chapter 97: Sandai Kitetsu - Chapter: 97 - Pages: 0-18 - Characters: Coby, Helmeppo, Bogard, Nami, Clothing shopkeeper, Monkey D. Luffy, Roronoa Zoro, Tashigi, Ipponmatsu, Ipponmatsu's wife, Smoker, Marine, Sanji, Alvida ### Summary Page 0: The cover page shows Coby and Helmeppo on the deck of a Marine ship. Coby is struggling to load a large, heavy cannonball into a cannon, while Helmeppo stands nearby, sweating nervously. A Marine officer, Bogard, stands behind them, pointing forward towards a small sailboat in the distance. In an inset speech bubble, Helmeppo cries out, "HELP! GAHAAAAH!" The chapter title is "CHAPTER 97 'SANDAI KITETSU'". At the bottom, a caption reads, "COBY AND HELMEPPO'S DIARY OF THEIR HARSH STRUGGLES VOL.13 'PREPARE TO FIRE'". Page 1: Inside a clothing store, Nami is trying on different outfits. First, she steps out of the dressing room wearing a short, tight dress with a fur coat. The shopkeeper praises her, "OHHH! IT SUITS YOU WONDERFULLY, MISS!" Nami asks, "HOW'S THIS?" Next, she tries on a long, elegant black dress with a fur stole. The shopkeeper gushes, "OHHH, HOW ELEGANT YOU LOOK!" Nami asks, "AND THIS?" Outside the "ROBECCA GLOVE FACTORY", speech bubbles emerge from the store as Nami continues trying on clothes. She asks, "WHAT ABOUT THIS?" and the shopkeeper replies, "ELEMENTARY!" She asks again, "AND THIS?" and he says, "ELECTRICAL!" The rapid-fire exchange continues: "AND THIS?" "ELEGIAC!" "AND THIS?" "EROTIC!" "ECCENTRIC!" Finally, Nami walks out of the store wearing her usual striped shirt and skirt. The exhausted shopkeeper is carrying a massive, towering pile of the clothes she tried on. He asks hopefully, "SO WILL YOU BE BUYING ALL THIS, MISS?" Nami smiles brightly and replies, "NOPE, DON'T NEED IT. I WANT SOMETHING A LITTLE MORE CASUAL, THAT'S EASIER TO MOVE AROUND IN." The shopkeeper collapses under the weight of the clothes as Nami walks away. He weakly calls out, "PLEASE COME AGAIN!" Page 2: Luffy is walking through the bustling streets of Loguetown. He arrives at a large town square and looks up at a massive structure in the center. A voice in the crowd says, "THE EXECUTION STAND." Luffy stares at the tall wooden scaffolding. He thinks, "SO THAT'S WHERE THE GREAT PIRATE KING, WAS EXECUTED..." A wide smile spreads across his face as he says, "THERE IT IS..." He continues to gaze up at the execution stand, surrounded by the chatter of the townspeople. Voices around him murmur, "THE PLACE WHERE THE GREATEST PIRATE IN HISTORY, WAS PUT TO DEATH..." Page 3: A distant view of the execution stand is shown, with a voice saying, "AND THE PLACE, WHERE THE PIRATE AGE BEGAN..." Elsewhere in the town, Zoro is walking through the streets, looking deeply annoyed. He mutters, "THAT WAS SHOCKING. DAMN IT..." He recalls his recent encounter with Tashigi, remembering her smiling face as she apologized, "S... SORRY FOR TROUBLING YOU." Zoro thinks to himself, "BUT THAT GIRL, LOOKS WAY TOO MUCH LIKE KUINA." A small note adds, "She's basically a copy!" He continues to reflect on the encounter, "NOT ONLY THAT, SHE'S A SWORDSMAN AS WELL!" Zoro scowls, trying to brush it off. "WELL, IT IS A BIG WORLD, AFTER ALL... AT LEAST I WON'T EVER RUN INTO HER ANYMORE. DAMN IT, I STILL CAN'T GET OVER IT..." Page 4: Zoro enters an arms shop, announcing, "I'D LIKE TO PURCHASE A SWORD." Inside, the shopkeeper, Ipponmatsu, is visible. He eagerly replies, "YES, YES, YES, YES." Ipponmatsu rubs his hands together greedily, welcoming his new customer. "COME RIGHT IN, SIR. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO LOOK AROUND AS MUCH AS YOU WANT. WE'VE GOT ANTIQUE SWORDS, NEW SWORDS, AND THE LATEST SWORDS IN FASHION. AFTER ALL, THIS IS A WELL-ESTABLISHED STORE THAT'S BEEN IN BUSINESS FOR OVER 200 YEARS!" A sign on the counter identifies him as "ARMS SHOP OWNER IPPON MATSU". Zoro approaches the counter and states, "I'VE GOT 100,000 BELI. SELL ME TWO SWORDS." Ipponmatsu's enthusiastic demeanor instantly vanishes. He repeats in disbelief, "100,000?" Leaning on the counter and picking his nose dismissively, Ipponmatsu says, "YOU WANT 2 SWORDS WITH ONLY 100,000!? IF YOU'RE LOOKING TO BUY ONE SWORD EACH FOR AROUND 50,000, I'VE ONLY GOT BLUNT PIECES OF TRASH TO SELL, Y'HEAR!?" He thinks to himself, "SO HE'S JUST SOME PENNILESS TRASH. MUST BE SOME IGNORANT NEWBIE..." Page 5: Zoro settles for the cheaper swords, saying, "THAT'LL BE GOOD ENOUGH SINCE I DON'T HAVE ANY MONEY RIGHT NOW." Ipponmatsu's eyes suddenly widen as he notices the white-hilted sword hanging at Zoro's waist. He thinks, "THAT SWORD ON HIS WAIST... COULD IT BE...!?" A close-up shows the hilt of the Wado Ichimonji. Ipponmatsu begins to sweat profusely, leaning over the counter with a nervous smile. "H-H-H-H-HEY... C-C-C-COULD I M-M-MAYBE SEE THAT S-S-S-WORD OF YOURS...?" Zoro looks at him suspiciously, asking, "WHAT'S WITH THE STUTTERING...?" Ipponmatsu tells himself, "KEEP IT COOL NOW..." He takes the sword and examines it closely, his eyes bulging in shock....