## One Piece Chapter 18, pages 19-21: Buggy, the Pirate Clown - Chapter: 18 - Pages: 19-21 - Characters: Buggy, Monkey D. Luffy, Shanks, Nami ### Summary Page 19: A large, dramatic panel dominates the top half of the page. Buggy's detached hand, still gripping the three knives, violently stabs into Luffy's straw hat, pinning and tearing it as it flies away from him. Large action lines and an "SFX: STAB" sound effect emphasize the brutal impact. Luffy is shown mid-air, reaching out desperately toward the hat, his face contorted in shock. A jagged speech bubble below the impact contains "!!!!". In the bottom right panel, a close-up of Luffy's face shows his eyes wide with horror and disbelief as he watches his ruined hat fall, the knives still pierced through it. In the bottom left, a flashback panel depicts Shanks kneeling and placing the straw hat on a young, crying Luffy's head. Shanks's dialogue bubbles read, "THIS HAT... IS MY GIFT TO YOU". Page 20: Buggy laughs hysterically, "KUHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA WHAT SORT OF TREASURE IS THIS RAG-LIKE-HAT!?!" as Luffy clutches the pierced straw hat and trembles with anger. On the left, Nami watches with a surprised expression, a thought bubble showing "!!". Below her, a close-up shows Luffy gritting his teeth in intense anger with an "SFX: HAHAHAHA" in the background. A flashback panel shows Shanks smiling warmly, saying, "THIS IS MY FAVORITE HAT, YOU KNOW" and "WHEN YOU BECOME A GREAT PIRATE IN THE FUTURE,". In the bottom panel, Luffy charges forward furiously, kicking up dust. He yells, "THAT'S THE HAT I SWORE MYSELF TO WITH SHANKS!!!" and "YOU'LL RETURN THAT HAT TO ME". Buggy looks surprised by the sudden charge. Page 21: Buggy looks shocked as he examines the hat, exclaiming, "WHAT? THIS IS SHANKS'S HAT?!" and "I THOUGHT IT LOOKED FAMILIAR...!!". In the next panel, Buggy casually spits on the hat with a "CROT!" and "SPIT!" sound effect. He says, "ME AND THAT GUY USED TO BE IN THE SAME PIRATE SHIP." and "TO REPHRASE THAT...". Luffy looks stunned, sweat forming on his face, with a "!!" bubble. Buggy continues, "HE WAS MY COMRADE WHEN WE WERE STILL PIRATE TRAINEES." In the bottom right, Luffy yells angrily, "SHANKS IS A GREAT MAN... YOU SAY THAT HE WAS YOUR COMRADE!?". In the bottom left, Buggy's head detaches and floats upward with a "POP!!" sound, shouting, "BARA BARA EMERGENCY ESCAPE!!".