## One Piece Chapter 99, pages 5-6: LUFFY DIES - Chapter: 99 - Pages: 5-6 - Characters: Smoker, Tashigi, Marines, Buggy, Monkey D. Luffy, Alvida ### Summary Page 5: From an alleyway overlooking the town square, Smoker, Tashigi, and other Marines observe the commotion. A Marine reports, "I SEE, A QUARREL AMONG THE PIRATES.", "S-SHALL WE GIVE THE ORDER TO FIRE?" Smoker, smoking two cigars, replies calmly, "NO NEED TO RUSH THINGS..." The Marine protests, "BUT IF WE DON'T HURRY, THEY'LL...!" A close-up shows Smoker's intense gaze as he asks, "HAVE I EVER LET PIRATES ESCAPE FROM THIS TOWN, EVEN ONCE?" He instructs his subordinates, "LET THE PIRATES KILL EACH OTHER.", "THEN JUST BE QUIET.", "IT'LL JUST MEAN LESS WORK FOR US." The Marine nervously agrees, "N-NO, SIR!" Smoker concludes, "ONLY AFTER STRAW HAT'S HEAD IS SENT FLYING, WILL WE ROUND UP BUGGY, ALVIDA, AND THEIR PIRATE CREWS." Page 6: On the execution platform, Buggy holds his sword to Luffy's neck. Luffy smiles nervously and says, "I'M SORRY, PLEASE LET ME LIVE." Buggy laughs mockingly, "AS IF I'D JUST LET YOU GO, YOU IDIOT!" In the crowd below, Alvida watches with a smile, thinking, "HAS THE MAN I SO ADMIRED FINALLY MET HIS END...?" Nearby, her followers say, "HMPH... THIS IS ONLY NATURAL FOR ALL THOSE WHO DARE DEFY US." Buggy addresses the massive crowd, "MIGHT AS WELL MAKE THE MOST OUT OF THIS LARGE CROWD.", "ANY LAST WORDS?" He then looks down at Luffy and says, "WELL, WHATEVER. WHETHER YOU HAVE ANY LAST WORDS OR NOT, IT AIN'T LIKE ANYBODY WILL CARE FOR WHAT YOU HAVE TO S..."