## One Piece Chapter 142, pages 3-4: SKULL AND CHERRY BLOSSOM - Chapter: 142 - Pages: 3-4 - Characters: Wapol, Dalton, Chess, Kuromarimo ### Summary Page 3: Wapol rides a large, mechanical, multi-legged vehicle through the snow, laughing loudly, "MAHAHAHAHA! WHAT NEW LAW SHALL I PASS TODAY!?" The scene shifts to a lavish room inside a castle, where Dalton, Chess, and Kuromarimo are seated. Kuromarimo asks, "WHAT'S THE MATTER, DALTON?" Chess notes, "YOU'VE BEEN ACTING STRANGE EVER SINCE THE REVERIE." A translator's note explains that Reverie can alternatively be read as "World Council" in kanji. Dalton, identified as the Captain of Drum Kingdom's Royal Guards, looks troubled. He says, "CHESS... KUROMARIMO... WILL THIS KINGDOM EVER RETURN TO ITS FORMER DAYS...? I FEEL WE'RE DISTANCING OUR PEOPLE MORE WITH EACH DAY." Page 4: In the castle room, Kuromarimo, the Chief Magistrate of Drum Kingdom, dismisses Dalton's concerns, "PSH, THAT ANNOYING TALK AGAIN? JUST HAVE A DRINK, WILL YA?" Chess, the Chief Staff Officer, adds, "THAT'S JUST HOW 'KINGDOMS' ARE, MY FRIEND DALTON. KING WAPOL'S METHODS OF RULE JUST HAPPENS TO DIFFER A LITTLE FROM OUR FORMER KING, THAT'S ALL." Chess continues, gesturing with his hands, "NONETHELESS, THE PEOPLE ARE NOTHING WITHOUT A KING. JUST IMAGINE HOW THEY'D FARE ALONE. LIKE RABBITS PUSHED OUT INTO THE CRUEL JUNGLE, THEY'LL BE PICKED OFF ONE BY ONE." Kuromarimo agrees, "OUR MAJESTY MIGHT BE STRICT, BUT THAT'S ONLY TO MAINTAIN PEACE AND ORDER OF THESE LANDS. THAT'S RIGHT! NOW LET'S ALL HAVE A GLASS OR TWO!" He pours a drink, adding, "JUST A DIFFERENT METHOD OF RULE, HUH..." Dalton looks serious and recalls, "...WHEN I ESCORTED OUR MAJESTY TO THE RECENT REVERIE, I HAPPENED TO COME ACROSS A CERTAIN LITTLE GIRL."