## One Piece Chapter 200, pages 6-9: Water Luffy - Chapter: 200 - Pages: 6-9 - Characters: Crocodile, Luffy, Nico Robin ### Summary Page 6: Crocodile commends Luffy on his escape from death's door but insists there is still an insurmountable gap between them, declaring himself to be on the level of a Shichibukai. Luffy yells back angrily, his mouth wide open, "So what if you're a Shichibukai!? If that's how it is, I'll just be a Hachibukai!" Crocodile stares back in silence, seemingly unamused by Luffy's wordplay, the wind blowing past them. Page 7: Crocodile recalls past events, asking who the man is and noting he's a pirate who has saved the princess yet again. Miss All Sunday (Nico Robin) smiles knowingly, chuckling "Fufu..." Crocodile realizes Luffy is the one who escorted Vivi safely back to Alabasta. Without hesitation, Luffy stretches his arm back and launches a powerful "GOMU GOMU... PISTOL!" straight at Crocodile's face. Page 8: Crocodile easily dodges the punch by turning his upper body into sand, stating it's a simple dodge and that Luffy's attacks are meaningless whether wet or not. He then grabs Luffy's outstretched arm, his hand glowing as he declares, "THE PALM OF MY HAND CAN ABSORB ALL MOISTURE...!" Luffy looks panicked and pulls his arm back, realizing his mistake: "CRAP! I FORGOT YOU HAD THAT ABILITY!" Page 9: Luffy attempts a kick to Crocodile's head, but it simply passes through as Crocodile's head turns to sand. Crocodile then grabs Luffy's leg, draining the moisture from it. Luffy groans as his leg shrivels up and droops. However, Luffy quickly flexes his leg, returning it to normal. Crocodile watches, reminding Luffy of his own words: "Do you remember telling me, That devil fruit powers can grow more powerful, Depending on how you use them...!"