## One Piece Chapter 38, pages 15-17: PIRATE FLEET - Chapter: 38 - Pages: 15-17 - Characters: Monkey D. Luffy, Kuro, Black Cat Pirates ### Summary Page 15: The force of Luffy's punch sends Kuro flying backward, crashing violently into the rocky ground with a loud "SFX: BOKOOON!!" Kuro cries out, "AH...!!" as he hits the dirt. The Black Cat Pirates watch in awe, one of them exclaiming, "THAT KID... HE SAW THROUGH THE CAPTAIN'S 'SILENT STEP'!!" Kuro slowly pushes himself up from the ground, his hair disheveled and his face shadowed. He wipes his mouth, glaring at Luffy. "YOU'VE INSULTED ME...!!!" he growls. Kuro's expression turns incredibly dark and menacing as he says, "YOU WANT TO KNOW WHAT A TRUE PIRATE IS SUPPOSED TO BE? THEN LET ME SHOW YOU... TOGETHER WITH THE TERROR OF A REAL PIRATE!!!" Page 16: Kuro stands up straight, but his posture is bizarre. His arms hang loosely at his sides, and his body sways back and forth limply. "THE TERROR OF A PIRATE... WHO'S BEEN AT THE BRINK OF DEATH AND SURVIVED!" he says. The Black Cat Pirates immediately recognize the stance and panic. "WAH, THAT STANCE IS...!!" "DON'T TELL ME IT'S THAT SPECIAL TECHNIQUE!" "THAT'S THE 'SHAKUSHI'!!!" Luffy looks confused by their reaction. "AGAINST ONLY ONE PERSON?! I... I'M PRETTY SURE THAT'S IT...!!!" The pirates scream in terror, "HE'S GONNA USE THE 'SHAKUSHI'!!!" A translator's note explains that Shakushi means "Bamboo Ladle" or "Death Bamboo Ladle". The pirates start scrambling to get away. "WE'RE NOT SAFE HERE EITHER, RIGHT?" "WE CAN BE KILLED!!" "HIS TRUE INTENTION IS TO KILL US!!" "THAT'S WHAT HE SAID EARLIER!!!" Page 17: The Black Cat Pirates fall to their knees, desperately begging Kuro for their lives. "CA... CAPTAIN KURO!! IF I GO BACK TO SEA I WON'T TELL ANYONE YOU'RE STILL ALIVE, SO PLEASE LET ME LIVE!!!" one pleads. Another yells, "HEY YOU'RE SO SELFISH, TRYIN' TO SAVE ONLY YOURSELF!!" Others join in, "I WON'T TELL ANYONE EITHER, CAPTAIN KURO! JUST SPARE ME!!!" "ME TOO!!" "ME TOO, ME TOO!!!" Luffy watches Kuro, who is still just swaying back and forth. "WHAT ARE THEY TALKING ABOUT?" Luffy wonders. "JUST PLEASE DON'T USE THAT TECHNIQUE!!" the pirates cry. "HE'S JUST SWAYING THERE..." "WE'LL DO ANYTHING!!!" Kuro's face is heavily shadowed, his eyes glowing ominously as he whispers the name of his technique: "'SHAKUSHI'!!!"