## One Piece Chapter 339, pages 15-16: The Rumor - Chapter: 339 - Pages: 15-16 - Characters: Kokoro, Blueno, Franky ### Summary Page 15: Kokoro takes a drink and says, "I WAS HOPING TO DRINK WITH ICEBERG TODAY, BUT... APPARENTLY, HE WAS SHOT." Blueno, still working behind the bar, adds, "APPARENTLY..." Kokoro continues, "THEY SAY IT'S BY THOSE PIRATES, SO THE WORKERS AND THE CITIZENS ARE ALL MAD." In a close-up, Kokoro smiles ominously and says, "PIRATES? NGA-GAGA. ARE YOU REALLY GONNA BELIEVE THAT?" Franky looks at her seriously and warns, "YOU SEEM TO KNOW SOMETHING. DON'T GO AROUND SAYING RANDOM THINGS, HAG." Page 16: Kokoro continues her thought, "BUT ISN'T ICEBERG BEING STALKED? BY THE WORLD GOVERNMENT...!!" Franky is skeptical, "HUH!? SO WHAT, THAT COGI GUY DID IT? THAT LEAD-GUT ISN'T THE ASSASSIN TYPE." Kokoro clarifies, "NO, I MEAN, THE CRIMES IN THE DARK ARE DONE BY CP9...!! DO YOU KNOW, BRUNO?" Blueno replies calmly, "RUMORS, YEAH....." Franky scoffs, "...WHAT A PETTY BOURGEOIS... THEY BELIEVE SOME ORGANIZATION THAT DOESN'T EVEN EXIST AND GET HAPPY ABOUT IT. STUPID... THEY EXIST... THEY JUST DON'T SHOW THEMSELVES. THEY'RE THE BEHIND-THE-SCENES UNIT....WHAT'S WITH THE CONFIDENCE... YOU GOT SOMETHING?" Kokoro explains, "I HEARD IT THERE. THAT'S A RUMOR! THE FACT THAT THEY'RE CONSIDERED 'A RUMOR' IS WHAT'S SCARY. THEY MAKE PEOPLE DISAPPEAR WITHOUT EXPOSING THEMSELVES. YOU'LL DIE IF YOU GET INVOLVED." Franky ignores her warning and asks, "FRANKY, CAN I HAVE A REFILL?" Kokoro yells, "YOU, JUST DRINK WHAT YOU WANT!!!"