## One Piece Chapter 345: THE CONCEALED ONES - Chapter: 345 - Pages: 0-17 - Characters: Conis, large woman, sea beast, Paulie, bull-masked figure, skull-masked figure, Luffy, Nico Robin, bear-masked figure, feather-masked figure, Iceburg, Lulu, Galley-La shipwrights, Rob Lucci, Hattori, Kaku, Kalifa, Blueno ### Summary Page 0: Chapter 345: "THE CONCEALED ONES". The cover page features the mini-story "GEDATSU'S CAREFREE LIFE IN THE BLUE SEAS VOL. 29: 'THE WOMEN'S BATH'". Conis is shown smiling happily in a hot spring bath, wrapped in a towel, alongside a large, cheerful woman and a cute sea beast. In the background, a bathhouse building is labeled "UK..ARI: 湯" under a clear sky with palm trees. Page 1: Inside a room, Paulie lies defeated and bleeding on the floor, gasping heavily with "HAA... HAA...". Standing over him are two masked intruders: one wearing a bull mask and the other wearing a skull mask. The skull-masked figure holds a document. Paulie looks up in shock, stammering, "........!! A FAKE...!!?". The skull-masked figure looks down coldly, saying, "...!! STOP THIS NONSENSE...". Page 2: Paulie remains heavily injured on the floor, gasping "HAA...". The skull-masked figure mocks him, saying, "WHAT A SCENE... UNFORTUNATELY, I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING FOR... YOUR PLAN FAILED." Paulie weakly replies, "I DON'T KNOW WHO THE HELL YOU ARE, BUT...". The skull-masked figure continues relentlessly, "...BRAT... BUT EVEN THOUGH YOU'RE JUST THE BAIT, NOW THAT YOU'RE INVOLVED... WE CAN'T LET YOU LIVE." Suddenly, a massive crash "DO-DON!!" shakes the room, startling both masked figures with a "!!?". Page 3: Luffy crashes through the ceiling, stuck inside a large golden ring structure, shouting, "I'M STUCK...!!! DAMN!! I'M STUCK!!" with a grunt of "NNG!". Paulie, lying on the floor, gasps in disbelief, "...!! STRAW HAT...!!!". Luffy spots him and yells, "HUH!? AH!! YOU'RE THE GUY WITH THE ROPES!!! WHAT HAPPENED? ARE YOU OKAY!? YOU'RE BLEEDING!!". The bull-masked figure stands silently, while the skull-masked figure remarks, "... THIS IS THE THIRD FLOOR... I SHOULD BE THE ONE ASKING IF YOU'RE OK...". Page 4: The skull-masked figure asks, "STRAW HAT LUFFY... DID YOU COME HERE TO TAKE THE BLAME FOR US?". Luffy, still trapped in the ring, glares at them and shouts, "YOU'RE TELLING ROBIN TO DO SOMETHING...!!! GIVE ROBIN BACK, YOU BASTARDS!!!". He then notices their masks: "AH!! A MASK!? IT'S A MASK!! THEN IT'S YOU!". The skull-masked figure stands silently for a moment, then prepares an attack, saying, "RAN-KYAKU." Page 5: The skull-masked figure unleashes a powerful Rankyaku kick, creating a sharp air blade that slices through the room with a massive "BOM!!" and sends Luffy flying with a "WAH!!!". The air slash cuts the wall completely in half with a sharp "SPA-A-AN!!" and a crackling sound. Luffy, now freed from the ring, lands in a crouch, sweating and shocked: "WHAT!!?...!! THE WALL BROKE FROM ONE KICK!!". The skull-masked figure stands calmly in the dust. Page 6: Paulie watches in shock, gasping "........!!". Suddenly, the bull-masked figure charges at Luffy with incredible speed, catching him completely off guard ("HUH?"). With a grunt of "GUHEH!!!", the bull-masked figure slams Luffy down. Luffy is pinned to the floor with a loud "CLINK" and "DOGAGAGAGA!!!", completely bound by heavy metal restraints. Luffy yells in surprise, "!!!?". Page 7: Luffy is pinned to the floor by heavy iron restraints, struggling in vain: "I... CAN'T MOVE!!". The bull-masked figure says, "IT'S AN EMERGENCY. WE DON'T HAVE TIME TO HANG AROUND WITH YOU." Luffy grunts "HUH!!?". The skull-masked figure adds, "HEY, STOP HIM TOO...!! THERE'S NO TIME FOR FIGHTING." The bull-masked figure replies, "OKAY." Paulie, also bound and bleeding, grunts "UGH!!" and "WAAAA!". Suddenly, a Den Den Mushi rings: "RIIIIING... RIIIIING... RIIIIING...". Nico Robin, a figure in a bear mask, and a figure in a feathered mask are shown. A hand clicks the receiver: "CLICK". Page 8: The voice on the receiver says, "IT'S ME. THERE'S A HITCH IN OUR PLAN. EVERYONE HEAD TO THE BEDROOM. DON'T SHOOT ICEBERG YET." Outside the Galley-La headquarters, the call is received. Inside, Nico Robin and Iceburg (lying in bed, bandaged) look serious. Outside, Lulu is fighting the feathered-masked figure. The feathered-masked figure says, "EXCUSE ME...!! I HAVE SOMETHING TO ATTEND TO...". Lulu, holding his swords, shouts, "WHAT, ARE YOU RUNNING AWAY!!?". The figure replies, "NO.....". Page 9: With a sudden, blindingly fast slash, the feathered-masked figure strikes Lulu, drawing blood with a "!!!?". Lulu is defeated instantly. The figure says, "SO I'LL FINISH YOU OFF QUICKLY. I HAVE SOMETHING TO ATTEND TO...". The figure then leaps away with a "HOP!!". The Galley-La shipwrights watch in absolute shock, crying "WAH!! LULU-SAN!!!" and "THAT'S IMPOSSIBLE...!!! ONE... ONE ATTACK AND...!!? SHE'S FLYING!!". Page 10: Back in the room, Luffy and Paulie lie pinned to the floor, bot...