## One Piece Chapter 78, pages 12-13: BELLEMERE - Chapter: 78 - Pages: 12-13 - Characters: Genzo, Nami, Nojiko, Nako, Arlong, Bellemere ### Summary Page 12: Hiding nearby, Genzo speaks urgently to Nami and Nojiko. "DO YOU UNDERSTAND? NOJIKO, NAMI...! THERE'S NO PROOF THAT YOU'RE BELLEMERE'S DAUGHTERS. SO WHILE THOSE PIRATES ARE BLIND TO YOUR EXISTENCE, YOU TWO NEED TO LEAVE THIS VILL... NO, THIS ISLAND! CROSS THE OCEAN AND RUN AWAY AS FAR AS YOU CAN. I'M AFRAID THIS IS THE ONLY WAY ALL 3 OF YOU CAN BE SAVED!" Nami bursts into tears, protesting, "NO! WHY DO WE HAVE TO LEAVE!? I WANT TO STAY AND LIVE HERE IN THIS VILLAGE...! CAN'T WE BE BELLEMERE'S DAUGHTERS ANYMORE...!? IS IT BECAUSE WE'RE POOR...?" Doctor Nako, watching the girls cry, says to Genzo, "DOC, THIS IS TOO MUCH FOR THEM. WE CAN'T JUST SEND THESE YOUNG GIRLS OFF TO THE SEA ALONE... THEY MIGHT DIE OUT THERE! FAMILY OR THEIR LIVES!" Genzo, gritting his teeth, replies, "WE CAN'T AFFORD ANY OTHER ALTERNATIVES IN THIS CRISIS!" Page 13: Nojiko, trying to be brave, agrees to Genzo's plan. "GOOD. ALRIGHT, I'LL LEAVE THIS VILLAGE!" Nami looks at her sister in shock, "NOJIKO!" Back at the house, Arlong looks at the money Bellemere has presented. "EXACTLY 100,000 BELI." Genzo, watching from afar, thinks with immense relief, "THANK GOODNESS... WITH THOSE 100,000 BELI, BELLEMERE... IT'S FINE AS LONG AS IT MEANS BELLEMERE WILL BE SAVED! LET'S GO, NAMI!" Bellemere thinks, "I'LL BE ABLE TO SAVE MY TWO CHILDREN...!" But just as the transaction seems complete, Bellemere speaks up, her voice steady. "THAT MONEY IS MY CHILDREN'S SHARE. I DON'T HAVE ENOUGH TO PAY FOR MYSELF."