## One Piece Chapter 196, pages 7-8: 1 - Chapter: 196 - Pages: 7-8 - Characters: Crocodile, Nico Robin, Kicking Claw Guards ### Summary Page 7: At the entrance to the royal palace in Alubarna, Crocodile and Nico Robin stand facing the courtyard. A voice shouts from off-panel, 'PLEASE WAIT! COMMANDER CHAKA!' Four large, imposing figures approach the palace gates, standing in a line. Robin looks back over her shoulder at them. One of the figures announces, 'KICKING CLAW GUARDS!' Crocodile, smoking his signature cigar, looks at the new arrivals with mild annoyance and says, 'YOU MEN ARE... Who is it this time?' Page 8: A voice from off-panel yells, 'DO NOT ATTACK THIS MAN!' Nico Robin, standing near Crocodile, looks back and says, 'NO, STOP!' A wide shot shows the four Kicking Claw Guards standing before the palace entrance, facing Crocodile and Robin. Behind the guards, the regular royal army soldiers cheer them on, raising their weapons. 'That's the elite guard for you!' 'Save the princess and king!' 'The gate's been broken down by the Kicking Claw!' A close-up focuses on one of the guards, who wears a mask covering his face. He speaks resolutely, 'I'm afraid we cannot just let this man be. Your highness... To protect you with our very lives is our highest duty...'