## One Piece Chapter 343, pages 3-5: CIPHER POL NO. 9 - Chapter: 343 - Pages: 3-5 - Characters: shipwrights, injured shipwright, skull-masked figure ### Summary Page 3: Suddenly, a massive crash echoes from the main building of the Galley-La Company headquarters. The sound effect "CRASH!!" and "GOOOO..." accompany the destruction as debris flies from the upper floors. People outside scream, "WAA AAAA AH!!!" Inside, shipwrights are sent flying through the air amidst shattered wood and dust. One shipwright with a striped shirt and "STREET" written on his back crashes headfirst into the floor. Other shipwrights rush to his side, shouting, "HEY! ARE YOU OKAY!?" and "WHAT HAPPENED?" The injured shipwright, coughing and struggling to speak, gasps out, "THE WHIP USER... HE... CAN... WALK... ON THE... AIR..." Another shipwright reacts in disbelief, "...!! TOO... STRONG...!!!" Page 4: "WALK!? ON THE AIR?" the shipwrights exclaim in disbelief. High above, the skull-masked figure looks down coldly, saying, "---I TOLD YOU... YOU SHOULD JUST GIVE UP." Below him, shipwrights yell, "DAMN YOU!!" and "HE JUMPED...!!" as they watch him leap through the air. The skull-masked figure uses a technique, kicking the air with a "HOP" and "BUN!!" sound, creating a crescent-shaped shockwave. He calls out his technique: "GEPPOU." He flies through the air, leaving the shipwrights below staring up in absolute shock and confusion ("!?"). Page 5: "HE'S JUMPING AROUND IN MIDAIR AGAIN!!" the shipwrights scream as they watch the skull-masked figure leap effortlessly across the sky with "BAW!!" sounds. He spins in midair, wielding his whips/ropes, and unleashes a devastating attack: "THORN ROAD." A flurry of sharp, thorn-like rope strikes rains down on the crowd of shipwrights below, slashing them and sending them flying in all directions with screams of "UWA AAA AAA!" and "!?". The skull-masked figure lands gracefully on a high ledge, his ropes trailing behind him.