## One Piece Chapter 204, pages 6-8: RED - Chapter: 204 - Pages: 6-8 - Characters: Monkey D. Luffy, Crocodile, Nico Robin, Nefertari Cobra, Vivi, Kohza, Chaka ### Summary Page 6: Crocodile glares at Luffy, demanding, "STRAW HAT!? WELL, Why must you come after me again and again no matter how many times I kill you? How... Are you still alive?" Luffy confidently replies, "I've cornered you now, Croc...!" On the ground nearby, a heavily injured Nico Robin weakly mutters, "STRAW HAT..." King Cobra, also lying injured, watches in disbelief, thinking, "How did he..." Luffy points an accusing finger at Crocodile and says, "The thing you've stolen...! You still haven't returned..." Crocodile loses his temper, screaming furiously, "HOW MANY TIMES DO I HAVE TO KILL YOU BEFORE YOU'RE SATISFIED!?" Page 7: Crocodile bursts into arrogant laughter, "Kuhahaha! What is it you want back? I've stolen so many things, you see. Or perhaps the rain!? Trust...? Is it life? Money? Fame...? The thing I stole...?" Luffy stares him down with intense determination and shouts, "THE COUNTRY!" Crocodile is taken aback for a moment before smirking, "Country!? You're an odd fellow... I'm only about to steal the country now... By becoming its new king...!" Page 8: Luffy stands firm, telling Crocodile, "Her country was nowhere to be found! No, when I came here, it was already stolen!" As he speaks, memories of Vivi's struggles flash through his mind. He remembers Vivi crying, "IT WAS ONLY A LITTLE WHILE AGO THAT THIS WAS A LIVELY TOWN FULL OF PLANT LIFE." He recalls her desperate pleas to stop the rebellion, "I HAVE TO PERSUADE THE REBELS. THERE CAN'T BE ANY NEEDLESS BLOODSHED!" and her tearful face asking, "WHAT'S WRONG WITH NOT WANTING PEOPLE TO DIE!?" He also remembers Kohza yelling "HURRY!" and Chaka pleading, "PLEASE, PRINCESS... YOU HAVE TO STOP THOSE FOOLISH REBELS!" Luffy clenches his fists, his face full of anger, and says, "If this were really her country..."