## One Piece Chapter 373, pages 8-10: Necessary Evil - Chapter: 373 - Pages: 8-10 - Characters: Rob Lucci, Nero, Sanji, Franky, Kaku, Kalifa, Blueno, Nico Robin ### Summary Page 8: Lucci strikes Nero and sends him flying off the Puffing Tom. Nero screams, "Gwah!!!" as he is hurled into the sea. Lucci's judgment is merciless: "You half-assed worthless trash... And you call yourself a member of CP9. You have to master all Six Forms... before you can claim to be a Choushin, brat..." A note explains that Choushin means Superman. The sea swallows Nero with a "Sploosh," and Lucci does not look back. For CP9, failure is not merely shameful; it is disposable. Sanji and Franky see exactly how cold the agents of "justice" really are. Page 9: Lucci turns away from Nero's fate and orders Kalifa to soften the official report. "Kalifa..." he says. She answers, "Yes." Lucci instructs, "On the report, put... 'The new guy was too weak.'" Kalifa replies, "Understood." Sanji and Franky look on in disbelief. Franky mutters, "These are the agents of justice...?" and Sanji says, "They're way more evil than us..." The enemy is no longer just strong. CP9's behavior makes their justice feel like a mask for absolute authority, where even one of their own can be erased as a clerical note. Page 10: Lucci studies Sanji and Franky and says, "What are you... forget it, I don't need to ask. Judging by how you opened the door, I know what kind of people you are..." Sanji, wounded but standing, answers with formality: "Ah. Please excuse my manners." Lucci says, "If you're here for Nico Robin... give up now. Her problem is beyond your understanding." He then explains the government's view: "There are some people in this world who are better off dead... Since they were born only to bring misfortune upon the world..." He gives an example: "There exists a sleeping demon capable of destroying the world... If there were someone with the ability to wake that demon... Even if she were only eight years old..." Robin's childhood wanted poster is shown as the accusation takes shape.