## One Piece Chapter 345, pages 3-5: THE CONCEALED ONES - Chapter: 345 - Pages: 3-5 - Characters: Luffy, Paulie, bull-masked figure, skull-masked figure ### Summary Page 3: Luffy crashes through the ceiling, stuck inside a large golden ring structure, shouting, "I'M STUCK...!!! DAMN!! I'M STUCK!!" with a grunt of "NNG!". Paulie, lying on the floor, gasps in disbelief, "...!! STRAW HAT...!!!". Luffy spots him and yells, "HUH!? AH!! YOU'RE THE GUY WITH THE ROPES!!! WHAT HAPPENED? ARE YOU OKAY!? YOU'RE BLEEDING!!". The bull-masked figure stands silently, while the skull-masked figure remarks, "... THIS IS THE THIRD FLOOR... I SHOULD BE THE ONE ASKING IF YOU'RE OK...". Page 4: The skull-masked figure asks, "STRAW HAT LUFFY... DID YOU COME HERE TO TAKE THE BLAME FOR US?". Luffy, still trapped in the ring, glares at them and shouts, "YOU'RE TELLING ROBIN TO DO SOMETHING...!!! GIVE ROBIN BACK, YOU BASTARDS!!!". He then notices their masks: "AH!! A MASK!? IT'S A MASK!! THEN IT'S YOU!". The skull-masked figure stands silently for a moment, then prepares an attack, saying, "RAN-KYAKU." Page 5: The skull-masked figure unleashes a powerful Rankyaku kick, creating a sharp air blade that slices through the room with a massive "BOM!!" and sends Luffy flying with a "WAH!!!". The air slash cuts the wall completely in half with a sharp "SPA-A-AN!!" and a crackling sound. Luffy, now freed from the ring, lands in a crouch, sweating and shocked: "WHAT!!?...!! THE WALL BROKE FROM ONE KICK!!". The skull-masked figure stands calmly in the dust.