## One Piece Chapter 197, pages 2-3: The Leaders - Chapter: 197 - Pages: 2-3 - Characters: Kouza, Crocodile, Vivi, Chaka, Miss All Sunday ### Summary Page 2: Outside the grand palace entrance, Kouza stands looking up at the towering building. He says to himself, "With the intention of persuading the Royalist Forces, but... I came here...". Inside the palace walls, Kouza looks down in absolute shock at the defeated bodies of the royal guards scattered across the floor. Among them is Chaka, defeated and lying motionless on his stomach in his human-jackal hybrid form. Vivi looks distressed and worried, her face covered in sweat. Crocodile stares down at Kouza with a cold, calculating expression. Kouza, still panting heavily from his journey and the shock of the scene, mutters, "Chaka...!" as he takes in the devastating reality of the fallen guards. Page 3: Kouza's face is shown in a tight close-up, his eyes wide with horror behind his tinted glasses. He stammers, "I can hardly believe what I'm seeing... The first thing I see here is the king... About to be murdered at the hands of this 'Country's Hero'...!". Crocodile throws his head back and laughs heartily, his large coat billowing. "Kuhahaha! Isn't this an interesting turn of events!? In the midst of the rebellion's climax... To think the leaders of both sides would all come here and meet each other! It's as if this war is being fought by head-less lizards!" Crocodile then looks down at Kouza, adding, "Just imagine the worst-case scenario in your head and I'm sure you're bound to reach the correct answer." Miss All Sunday stands quietly in the background. Kouza looks confused, and Crocodile tells him, "You seem confused but it's quite simple."