## One Piece Chapter 28, pages 8-10: THE CRESCENT MOON - Chapter: 28 - Pages: 8-10 - Characters: Merry, Kuro, Jango, Black Cat Pirates ### Summary Page 8: Merry stammers in confusion, "Wha...!? What...!?" Kuro turns fully toward him, his demeanor completely changed. "There's no need to continue this act... Because in just a couple of hours, this village will be over-taken by pirates." Merry's eyes widen in horror as he realizes the truth. "Three years... is way too long..." Kuro says menacingly. Merry turns and desperately tries to run, shouting, ".......!! Ojou-sama! Run......" Suddenly, a massive slashing motion tears across the panel. Kuro strikes Merry in the back. Merry falls forward onto the floor with a thud, severely injured. Page 9: Outside, a pirate ship with a black cat figurehead is docked. A pirate knocks loudly on a door with a "KNOCK KNOCK" sound effect. "Captain Jango! It's morning already... Time to wake up!" The door opens, and Jango steps out, immediately doing a moonwalk backward. "You idiots! It's not morning yet! Don't say 'Good morning'! The moon is still out, it's still midnight!" he scolds them. The pirates sweatdrop and apologize, "Yes sir! Sorry!" Jango continues to moonwalk smoothly across the deck with "STEP STEP" sound effects. Another pirate greets him, "Ah, Captain, good morning." Jango casually replies, "Good morning." Page 10: Jango strikes a dramatic pose, tipping his hat. "Mornin' my men..." he says, accompanied by a loud "DO--N!" sound effect. A text box introduces him: "CURRENT CAPTAIN OF KURO NEKO PIRATE FLEET 1.2 JANGO". A small note adds, "KURO NEKO MEANS BLACK CAT". The pirate crew, many wearing cat-ear headbands, look at him. Jango points forward and shouts, "Let's gooo men!!" The entire crew raises their weapons and cheers enthusiastically, "YEAAA!!"