## One Piece Chapter 156: A Nice Weather for an Okama - Chapter: 156 - Pages: 4-24 - Characters: Monkey D. Luffy, Usopp, Tony Tony Chopper, Roronoa Zoro, Nami, Sanji, Nefertari Vivi, Karoo, Shanks, Portgas D. Ace, Miss All Sunday, Mr. 2 Bon Kurei, Nefertari Cobra, Crocodile, swan ship crew ### Summary Page 4: A character introduction and story recap page. It features small portraits and brief descriptions of the Straw Hat Pirates: Monkey D. Luffy, Usopp, Tony Tony Chopper, Roronoa Zoro, Nami, and Sanji. It also shows Nefertari Vivi and her duck Karoo. Other key characters shown in the panels are Shanks, Portgas D. Ace, Miss All Sunday, Mr. 2 Bon Kurei, Nefertari Cobra, and Mr. 0 (Crocodile). The text provides a summary of the story leading up to the Alabasta arc. Page 5: Table of Contents for Volume 18, "Ace Appears". It lists chapters 156 through 166. Chapter 156 is titled "A Nice Weather for an Okama". Page 6: A narration box states: "The ship sails onward to Alabasta, albeit with some slight troubles. It has been 5 days since the crew left Drum Island." The chapter title is displayed: "Chapter 156 'A Nice Weather for an Okama'". On the deck of the Going Merry, Nami angrily yells, "Luffy, Usopp! Have you caught anything y-" She is interrupted by the sight of Luffy and Usopp fishing off the side of the ship. They are using Karoo the duck as bait, tied securely to their fishing line. Karoo quacks in absolute panic as he dangles over the water. Nami screams, "WHAT'RE YOU TWO DOING TO CARUE!?" Luffy casually replies, "Think we can catch a shark with this?" Usopp adds, "Gonna catch me a sea king." Nami yells furiously, "LUFFY! IT'S BECAUSE YOU KEEP EATING OUR BAIT! HOW DO YOU EXPECT US TO CATCH ANYTHING WITH NO BAIT!?" Luffy argues back, "But you ate some too." Usopp defends himself, "THAT WAS ONLY THE ITTY BITTY BITS STUCK TO THE BOTTOM OF THE LID!" Suddenly, Nami notices something in the distance. "What's that?" she asks, looking out at the ocean. Page 7: The left half of a double-page color spread showing the Straw Hat Pirates resting in a desert landscape. They are situated around a massive, bleached animal ribcage half-buried in the sand. Chopper stands near the ribs, wearing a small backpack. Usopp stands next to him, holding his slingshot and looking out. Zoro stands further up, holding his swords. The sky is bright with swirling clouds. Page 8: The right half of the double-page color spread. Luffy sits on top of a giant bleached skull, looking out over the desert. Sanji sits in the foreground, casually pouring a glass of red wine from a bottle labeled "Sang Rou". The massive skull dominates the center of the spread. Page 9: A loud "DOOOM!!" sound echoes across the ocean. Plumes of smoke or steam rise from the water's surface in the distance. On the Going Merry, Usopp looks through binoculars and yells, "SMOKE!?" Luffy, sweating and with his tongue hanging out in hunger, wonders, "Maybe it's cotton candy?" Usopp replies, "The heck?" Sanji opens the door to the galley, smoking a cigarette, as Nami calls out, "NAMI, COME QUICK! THERE'S SOMETHING AHEAD!" Nami walks out onto the deck, smiling calmly, and reassures them, "Oh, don't worry. It's nothing but steam." Page 10: The steam continues to billow heavily from the ocean surface. Usopp asks, "Steam? From the ocean!?" Nami explains, "Yes, there's a hot spot here." Luffy asks, "What's a hot spot?" Nami elaborates, "It's what we call a place that spews magma. Underneath here is an underwater volcano." Chopper is amazed: "A volcano can exist underwater?" Nami confirms, "Yes. In fact, there are more volcanoes underwater than there are on land." Luffy, looking disappointed, says, "Who cares, it's not like we can eat it." Usopp mutters, "Oooohhhhh..." Nami continues her explanation as they look at the rising steam: "In some thousands or ten thousands of years from now, the underwater volcano here will give birth to a new island." Page 11: Nami smiles and says, "This is an amazing place, isn't it..." Sanji swoons over her, "Oh Nami, you're soooo intelligent!" Usopp asks, "In some ten thousands of years, huh... Wonder if I'll be alive then?" Luffy bluntly replies, "Not a chance. That is, if you're human." The ship sails directly into the thick steam. Everyone starts coughing. Usopp complains, "IT STINKS OF SULPHUR!" Luffy says, "I can't see anything with all this steam!" Nami tells them, "Bear with it, we'll sail past it soon enough." Meanwhile, on another ship, a crew of men in striped shirts panic. One yells, "SMOKE SIGHTED AT 12 O'CLOCK!" Another asks, "WHAT IS IT!?" A man with a swan-themed outfit and heavy makeup, Mr. 2 Bon Kurei, stands confidently on the deck and commands, "PAY NO HEED! SAIL STRAAA-AAAIGHT THROUGH IT!" His crew replies, "AYE-AYE!" Page 12: The swan-themed ship sails at full speed into the thick steam. A crewmate yells, "FULL SPEED AHEAD!" Inside the steam, someone cries out, "AHH! I CAN'T SEE ANYTHING!" The Going Merry is also seen saili...