## One Piece Chapter 31, pages 15-17: THE TRUTH - Chapter: 31 - Pages: 15-17 - Characters: Usopp, Roronoa Zoro, Nami, Sham, Buchi, Jango ### Summary Page 15: Watching the display, Usopp asks, "WHAT'S GOING ON? AREN'T THEY GOOD?" Zoro replies, "I DON'T KNOW..." Nami observes, "THEY BOTH SEEM SCARED...." Down below, Sham continues to make excuses, "WE'RE JUST... THE SHIP'S WATCHMEN!" Buchi adds, "YEA! WE DONT WANT TO PARTICIPATE IN THESE KIND OF BATTLES!" Jango angrily points at Sham and yells, "SHAM! GO NOW!" Sham protests, "EH!? WHY MEEE!?" In the next panel, Jango kicks Sham forcefully in the back, shouting, "GO!" Sham stumbles forward, crying out, "OKAY! I'M GOING!" Nami watches in confusion and asks, "WHAT'S GOING ON? AREN'T THEY SUPPOSED TO BE STRONG? WHY ARE THEY MAKING THOSE COWARDS FIGHT?" Page 16: Sham runs clumsily towards Zoro with his claws raised, shouting, "PREPARE TO DIE...!!" and "MY CLAWS ARE REALLY SHARP!!". Zoro watches him approach, thinking, "......!!", and asks, "WHAT CAN YOU DO TO ME WITH THOSE CLAWS...?". In the next panel, Zoro draws his sword with a sharp glare, warning, "IF YOU DON'T STOP NOW, I'LL ATTACK YOU!". Sham looks terrified, sweating and exclaiming, "WHAT!?". Zoro swings his sword down forcefully with a loud sound effect, saying, "JUST YOU? YOU CAN'T KILL ME...". Sham reacts with a shocked "!!?". Page 17: Zoro's sword strikes down, but Sham swiftly dodges, getting inside Zoro's guard and grabbing Zoro's wrist. Sham looks up at Zoro and says, "YOU...". Zoro looks surprised as Sham continues, "YOU MUST BE THINKING... THAT I'M JUST A COWARD?". In the next panel, Sham crouches low to the ground, having completely evaded the strike. He smirks and reveals, "I WAS JUST PRETENDING TO BE A COWARD". He adds, "IF I DIDN'T, THEN YOU WOULDN'T HAVE LEFT YOUR GUARD DOWN!". Zoro looks down at him in shock, thinking, ".........!!".