## One Piece Chapter 321: MANO A MANO - Chapter: 321 - Pages: 0-17 - Characters: Gadus, bearded man, Usopp, Chopper, Nico Robin, Sanji, Zoro, Nami, Luffy, Aokiji ### Summary Page 0: The title page for Chapter 321, titled "MANO A MANO", features a cover illustration. A large, bearded man in a t-shirt sits on a rock by the sea, struggling to eat with a fork, food spilling from his mouth. Next to him, a man with spiky hair, wearing a dark jacket and sunglasses, sits on a wooden crate, holding a small cup. Shovels and a pickaxe lean against the crate. A caption at the bottom reads, "GADUS' LIFE IN BLUE SEA VOL. 1: AFTER A DAY OF DIGGING, GADUS-SAMA HAS TROUBLE PUTTING THE FOOD INTO HIS MOUTH." Page 1: On the deck of the Going Merry, Usopp and Chopper are in a state of sheer panic. Usopp screams, "SHE... SHE'S NOT BREATHING!" Chopper, looking frantic, replies, "I THINK SHE IS IN STASIS." Usopp demands, "CAN'T WE SPEED THIS UP!? SHE WILL DIE!!!" Chopper explains the danger: "NO, IF WE ADD HEAT, HER BODY WILL CRACK!! WE HAVE TO LET HER BODY GENERATE HEAT INTERNALLY." Usopp stares in disbelief, sweating profusely, "IS THIS... REALLY ENOUGH...?" Chopper, tears welling in his eyes, admits, "I DON'T KNOW, BUT... I CAN'T THINK OF ANOTHER WAY...!" Usopp grabs his own face in frustration, yelling, "YOU CAN'T JUST SAY YOU DON'T KNOW!! ROBIN'S LIFE IS ON THE LINE HERE!!!" Chopper cries out, "I'VE NEVER SEEN ANYONE FROZEN COMPLETELY LIKE THIS BEFORE!! THAT BLUE PHEASANT SAID SHE IS STILL ALIVE... THOUGH I FIND THAT HARD TO BELIEVE..." Usopp angrily retorts, "DON'T SAY THAT! IF YOU CAN'T DO IT, THEN NO ONE CAN SAVE ROBIN! YOU'RE THE SHIP'S DOCTOR!!" Page 2: Inside the ship's bathroom, Usopp and Chopper are desperately trying to save Nico Robin. Robin is standing in the shower, her entire body completely encased in solid ice. Usopp yells, "I KNOW!!! JUST QUIET DOWN AND KEEP SPLASHING!!" as he and Chopper frantically throw buckets of water over her frozen form. The shower is running, pouring water over her head. The sound of splashing water fills the room. Usopp looks exhausted and terrified, his eyes wide as he continues to douse her. Chopper, equally panicked, throws another bucket of water, his teeth gritted in determination. Robin remains motionless, her face frozen in a blank expression beneath the cascading water. Page 3: In the bathroom, Usopp and Chopper continue their frantic efforts to thaw Robin. Suddenly, a voice from outside yells, "CHOPPER!" On the shore near the Going Merry, Sanji, Zoro, and Nami have arrived. Sanji looks confused, asking, "AAH! EH? HOW COME THERE ARE ONLY THREE OF YOU? HEH... HEH..." Zoro is carrying a completely frozen Luffy on his shoulder. Zoro urgently shouts to the ship, "I'LL TELL YOU LATER! WE'RE GOING BACK, SO HURRY UP AND THAW US!" Chopper, hearing this from the bathroom, responds in a panic, "AH... OKAY! UM...! WE HAVE TO PUT WATER ON THE FROZEN AREA... BUT ROBIN IS IN THE BATHROOM ALREADY..." Page 4: Nami looks on in shock, her eyes wide as she asks, "IS ROBIN OKAY!?" Chopper, still panicked, replies, "I'M NOT SURE YET." Nami gasps, "EH?" Chopper stammers, "AH..." Meanwhile, Zoro takes immediate action with the frozen Luffy. He drops Luffy's ice-encased body directly into the shallow sea water near the ship with a large splash. Zoro watches anxiously as Luffy bobs in the water, wondering aloud, "PUHA...! WILL THIS WORK!?" Page 5: Chopper calls out instructions from the ship's deck: "JUST DEFROST AT LOW TEMPERATURE... THEN COME UP AND MASSAGE THE AREA THAT WAS FROZEN! NAMI! PLEASE GO HELP THAWING ROBIN!!" Nami quickly agrees, "OK!" On the deck, Sanji and Zoro sit slumped against the cabin, looking battered and exhausted. Zoro questions Sanji, "WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE? WHERE'S LUFFY? WHERE'S AOKIJI?" Sanji, lighting a cigarette, replies, "HE SAID HE WANTS TO GO 'MANO A MANO' WITH AOKIJI..." Usopp is horrified by this revelation, yelling, "MANO A MANO? THEN YOU JUST LEFT HIM AND CAME BACK LIKE THAT?" Sanji defends his actions, "THAT WAS THE CAPTAIN'S ORDER..." Usopp angrily retorts, "SO WHAT? YOU CAN'T JUST RUN AWAY!!? YOU ARE TOO CRUEL!!" Sanji, losing his temper, snaps back, "OR SCARED! SHUT UP!" Page 6: Sanji violently grabs Usopp by the collar, his face contorted in anger as he yells, "IT'S 'MANO A MANO!' TRY TO UNDERSTAND, DAMN IT!" Zoro intervenes, shouting, "STOP IT, YOU TWO! THIS IS NOT THE TIME!" He continues, his expression serious and strained, "NOW IS... THE CRITICAL MOMENT OF OUR SURVIVAL. BE THIS DUEL THE RESULT OF HIS IMPULSIVE NATURE." A flashback shows Luffy, half-covered in ice, panting heavily and cursing, "DAMN... IT..." Zoro concludes his thought, "RIGHT NOW... WE HAVE TO REMAIN CALM AND PREPARE FOR THE WORST!" Page 7: The scene shifts back to the duel between Luffy and Aokiji. Aokiji stands tall amidst the frozen wasteland, looking down at Luffy. He remarks calmly, "YOU'RE... AS STRANGE AS I THOUGHT..." Luffy, refusing to give up, charges fiercely at the Admiral...