## One Piece Chapter 99, pages 8-9: LUFFY DIES - Chapter: 99 - Pages: 8-9 - Characters: Monkey D. Luffy, Buggy, Crowd, Smoker, Tashigi, Marines, Roronoa Zoro, Sanji ### Summary Page 8: The crowd reacts in shock to Luffy's declaration. People murmur, "WHA...!?", "THE PIRATE KING...?", "SAYING THAT IN THIS TOWN OUT OF ALL PLACES...", "HOW OUTRAGEOUS..." Buggy looks annoyed and asks, "IS THAT ALL YOU HAVE TO SAY... YOU RUBBER BRAT!?" Luffy struggles against the wooden pillory, grunting, "NGHHHHH!" As Buggy raises his sword high, preparing to strike, a voice from the crowd shouts, "WAIT!" Suddenly, Luffy looks down and his face lights up with a huge smile. He shouts, "SANJI! ZORO!", "HELP ME OUT HERE!" Buggy swings his sword downward, noticing the approaching pirates, and says, "SO YOU'VE COME, ZORO?", "BUT IT SEEMS YOU'RE TOO LATE...!" Page 9: Smoker and his Marine squad notice the commotion in the crowd. Smoker asks, "WHAT IS IT?" A Marine points and yells, "IT'S RORONOA ZORO!" Smoker is shocked, his cigar almost slipping from his mouth. "RORONOA ZORO'S IN THIS TOWN!?", "WHAT'S THAT BOUNTY HUNTER DOING HERE NOW OF ALL TIMES!?" Tashigi also looks surprised. A Marine reports, "WELL, THAT'S...", "WE'VE RECEIVED REPORTS, THAT HE'S A MEMBER OF THE STRAW HAT PIRATES!" Smoker exclaims, "WHAT!?" Below, Zoro and Sanji are sprinting through the dense crowd towards the execution platform. Zoro says, "IN ANY CASE, WE'VE GOT TO BRING THAT EXECUTION STAND DOWN!" Sanji agrees, "I KNOW!" Tashigi watches them through her binoculars and gasps, "IT'S HIM...!"