## One Piece Chapter 344: Opposing Forces - Chapter: 344 - Pages: 0-18 - Characters: Gedatsu, bathers, animals, Lulu, Tileston, bear-masked CP9 agent, Galley-La workers, Roronoa Zoro, Nami, Tony Tony Chopper, Monkey D. Luffy, Nico Robin, Iceburg, Franky, bull-masked CP9 agent, masked CP9 agent ### Summary Page 0: Chapter 344 title page: "Opposing Forces". The cover story is "Gedatsu's Carefree Life in the Blue Seas Vol. 28: 'The Men's Bath'". It depicts a large outdoor hot spring bath filled with steam. Gedatsu is soaking in the center, relaxing with his arms behind his head and a wide, goofy grin. To his left, a man with a head wrap and scars smiles, and to his right, a muscular man with dark hair relaxes. In the foreground, a large duck-like creature wearing a towel on its head swims by. In the background, other bathers are enjoying themselves, including two men clinking cups, a long-necked dinosaur-like creature, and various birds perched around the bathhouse. Page 1: Inside the Galley-La headquarters, a fierce battle is underway. Lulu, with his hair sticking out, and Tileston, the massive shipwright, confront a mysterious assassin wearing a round bear mask and a checkered cloak. Lulu demands angrily, "WHAT DID YOU DO TO ICEBERG-SAN IN THE BEDROOM!!?" while Tileston shouts, "DAMN YOU! WHAT DID YOU DO TO KAKU AND LUCCHI!!?" Tileston swings his massive wooden hammer down with a mighty "UWOOOO!!" but the bear-masked assassin stands his ground calmly. Clenching his fist, the assassin whispers, "TEKKAI." and says, "WHY DON'T YOU SEE FOR YOURSELF?" With a loud "GRIP" and a shattering crash, Tileston's giant hammer is completely pulverized against the assassin's hardened body, sending wooden shards flying everywhere. Tileston is left gasping in shock, "!!!?" Page 2: The shipwrights are stunned by the assassin's incredible defense. A bystander screams, "AAAH!! TILESTON-SAN'S GIANT HAMMER WAS... SHATTERED BY A FIST!!" Tileston, sweating and straining, finds himself completely immobilized as the bear-masked assassin grabs his wrist with a firm "GRAB!" Tileston thinks in disbelief, "I... I CAN'T MOVE!!? I NEVER LOSE IN STRENGTH...!!" The assassin mocks him, saying, "YOU SEEM CONFIDENT IN YOUR STRENGTH." With a sudden, brutal movement, the assassin lifts the massive shipwright and slams him headfirst into the wooden floorboards with a devastating impact. The floor shatters under the force of the blow, accompanied by a massive "!!!!" sound effect as Tileston is violently defeated. Page 3: Tileston lies completely unconscious and bleeding on the shattered floorboards, surrounded by debris and overturned furniture. The bear-masked assassin stands over him, completely unfazed. Nearby, Lulu is also down, and other Galley-La workers watch in absolute horror. One worker screams, "THREE OF THE CHIEF MECHANICS IN DOCK 1... ONE HIT...!!!" while others panic, shouting, "GYAAAAAA!!" and "OH CRAP!! LET'S GO GET HELP!!" They scramble to run away down the corridor. The assassin watches them flee with a sinister, silent gaze behind his mask. Page 4: Outside the mansion, a massive crowd of angry citizens and shipwrights has gathered. They spot the Straw Hats and shout, "HE'S FINALLY APPEARED!!" and "IT'S RORONOA ZORO!!" and "DON'T LET THEM GET AWAY!!" and "THEY'RE STRAW HATS!!!" Zoro, Nami, and Chopper are running for their lives as the crowd pursues them with torches and weapons. Chopper screams in terror, "WAAAH!!" Nami, running alongside them, asks in panic, "WHAT HAPPENED TO LUFFY!?" Zoro grumbles, "HOW THE HECK WOULD I KNOW?" Realizing they are surrounded, Zoro suddenly stops, draws his swords, and prepares to fight. He says, "DAMN IT...!! THERE'S NO POINT IN RUNNING!! IN ANY CASE, THEY SAW US JUMP OVER THE FENCE, SO..." Nami looks back at him in shock, asking, "AH!? WHAT ARE YOU SAYING, ZORO?" Page 5: Zoro explains his plan to Nami and Chopper: "THERE'S NO POINT RUNNING AROUND THE HOUSE! WE SHOULD JUST CHARGE IN THERE, AND FIND ROBIN!!" Chopper protests frantically, "BUT THEY ARE THE SHIPWRIGHTS!! THEY AREN'T OUR ENEMY!" Zoro, however, has already made up his mind. He assures them, "NO PROBLEM... I'LL HIT THEM USING THE BACKS OF MY BLADES...!" With a fierce battle cry, Zoro charges directly into the crowd of shipwrights, shouting, "GET OUT OF MY WAY!!" He unleashes a powerful non-lethal slash that sends multiple men flying through the air with screams of "AAAAAAAH!!" and "!!!". Nami watches the carnage in exasperation, sweating as she yells, "YOU'RE STILL CAUSING SERIOUS INJURIES!" Page 6: High above the city streets, Luffy has finally managed to free himself from being stuck between two buildings. He lies on a rooftop, panting and chuckling, "HEH... HEH... HEH... I FINALLY GOT OUT... SO UNLUCKY..." He stands up on the edge of the roof, looking towards Iceburg's mansion with determination. "WHEW! THIS TIME I'LL DEFINITELY FLY RIGHT IN THERE... AND CATCH ROBIN!!" Stretching his arms far behind him to grip a distant structure...