## One Piece Chapter 613, pages 12-13: The Mermaid Princess in Hard Shell Tower - Chapter: 613 - Pages: 12-13 - Characters: Nami, Usopp, Brook, Caimie, Neptune ### Summary Page 12: The chapter cuts to the Ryugu Palace main entrance. Soldiers chase the newly arrived Straw Hats, shouting, "Hurry up and catch them!! They're only three humans!" A voice calls, "Usopp-chin!! Nami-chin, Brook-chin!!" and another warns, "If you resist them any longer, you really will become criminals...!!" Nami argues that surrender makes no sense: "If we don't resist, we'll just end up as prisoners!!" Usopp adds, "It's their fault for picking a fight with us over some crazy reason!" Brook, still composed despite the chaos, says, "Nevertheless, we have no reason to surrender, Caimie-san." The palace entrance becomes a battlefield of fish-man soldiers and royal architecture as Nami, Usopp, and Brook stand surrounded but unbroken. Usopp declares the core of their position: "I'm not letting them capture me for something I haven't even done yet!!!" Page 13: Inside the palace confrontation, Brook coolly offers, "Should you so desire, I will gladly face you in combat..." while a soldier warns, "This crew have caused all kinds of crazy incidents... Even without their captain, they're a force to be reckoned with...!!!" Nami, glancing at a bottle, says, "Such a pity... I was looking forward to sampling the palace wine..." and Usopp reacts, "Did Nose used to be as imposing as all that?!" The royal soldiers rally under Neptune's name: "Do not falter, soldiers!! I see this for what it is - a prelude to the terrors to come!! They must be stopped at all costs!! To protect our proud nation!!!" Someone calls, "Neptune-sama!! Lend us your strength!!!" Usopp mutters, "...Oh, that's rich! We'd never have tried anything here... if you hadn't attacked us first!!" while a soldier boasts about the army compared to giant insects and declares, "Taste the power of my new weapon: Black Kabuto!!!" The page ends with Usopp gripping his weapon and deciding, "As such... I will capture them or the moment!!!"