## One Piece Chapter 944: Partner - Chapter: 944 - Pages: 0-17 - Characters: Boa Hancock, Monkey D. Luffy, Roronoa Zoro, Sanji, O-Toko, Kurozumi Orochi, Kozuki Hiyori, Shimotsuki Yasuie, Nami, Usopp, Franky, Nico Robin, Kyoshiro, X Drake, Hyogoro, Queen, Killer, Eustass Kid, Kaido, Tony Tony Chopper, Big Mom ### Summary Page 0: The cover request for Chapter 944, "Partner," shows Boa Hancock blushing after dressing a little monkey in a straw hat and a T-shirt printed with Luffy. Hancock sits beside the small animal with her usual regal beauty softened into embarrassment, while the monkey cheerfully becomes a tiny Luffy tribute. It is not part of the main plot, but it is useful official cover art centered on Hancock's affection for Luffy. Page 2: The Flower Capital erupts as Zoro and Sanji break into the execution ground. People cry, "He is the murderer, Zorojuro!!" and "And that is the rebel, Sangoro!!" while others call it "A flash entrance!!" Zoro carries O-Toko away from Orochi's guns and tells Sanji, "Sorry, but I don't have time to stand around with you, Brow-goro." Sanji answers, "Same here, Moss-juro!!" In Zoro's arms, Toko keeps laughing and crying, "Aahahahaha!! Daaaddyyy!!" Orochi, still furious after the interruption, growls from his transformed heads, and Hiyori sees Toko saved by Zorojuro's comrade. Page 3: Orochi's men rage at the interruption: "How dare you interrupt my execution!!" They call Yasuie's daughter a criminal and order the samurai to kill the ones who dared to interfere. Orochi notes that the rat's comrades are coming out one after another, and his soldiers answer, "Yes, sir!!" Zoro hands Toko toward Sanji and says, "You watch her." Sanji snaps, "Huh?!" Around them, their allies realize Zoro has been in the capital all along, praise Sanji for protecting O-Toko, and decide they must retrieve Lord Yasuie's body rather than leave him on display. Page 4: Robin and Nami understand that if they are caught in the chaos, they will no longer be able to stay in the capital, so they start deciding where everyone should meet after their separate escapes. Amid the panic, the people of Ebisu explain their own forced laughter: "Because of the way we laugh... Everyone calls this the Ebisu face here in Wano!! That is why this town is called Ebisu!!" Zoro, enraged by Orochi and missing one of his swords, draws two blades and launches "Two-Swords Style... 720 Pound Cannon!!!" straight through the crowd toward the shogun. Page 5: Zoro's flying slash tears across the execution ground, but it does not reach Orochi. Kyoshiro steps into its path and stops the attack with his blade, the impact exploding between them. People recognize him at once: "That's boss Kyoshiro...!!!" Hiyori watches in shock as the man who once appeared to kill Komurasaki now protects the shogun from Zoro's strike. Page 6: Orochi's guards hurry him away, scolding that he was too careless to leave the castle with so few guards. Orochi points back in terror and says that the ronin was trying to kill him. Zoro glares at Kyoshiro and demands, "What do you think you're doing?! Think clearly!!!" But Kyoshiro does not move aside. At the same time, another threat crashes into the square: X Drake appears in his dinosaur form, adding a Beast Pirates rampage to the capital's rebellion. Page 7: X Drake charges through the capital as people shout, "Drake is on a rampage!!!" The Beast Pirates and shogun's forces open fire, yelling, "Fire!!" Zoro remains locked with Kyoshiro, so the dinosaur is left to Sanji. Sanji calls Drake a bastard and hurls himself into the fight, kicking into the ancient zoan's massive body while the crowd scatters through smoke, gunfire, and rubble. Page 8: Franky bursts into the execution ground, and the startled crowd asks, "What is up with that carpenter!!!!!?" He answers with "Strong Right!!!" and smashes the guards aside. Their guns fail against him, and they panic, "Why are our guns not working!!?" Franky reaches Yasuie's body and lifts it away, declaring that they will not let Lord Yasuie be left on display. Others wonder, "What is happening out there!?" and "Who are those people!?" as the Straw Hat allies turn the execution into a rescue and retrieval operation. Page 9: Orochi orders his soldiers to kill every last person who dared turn against him and demands to be taken back to the castle. Zoro keeps pressing forward, shouting, "Get out of my way!!!" Kyoshiro refuses, answering, "I cannot!! Because I am... the shogun's guard dog." Elsewhere, the alarm spreads through the Flower Capital: all soldiers are ordered out because a rebellion has started in the Bakura District, and the shogun has ordered them to subdue everyone at once, killing them if necessary. Page 10: In Wano Country, Udon, the prisoners watch the broadcast from the capital. Luffy roars at the images, "Keep it up, everyone!!" and "Take 'em dooooown!!!" cheering for his friends as they fight. Hyogoro realizes those are the people who came with Stra...