## One Piece Chapter 198, pages 12-13: 4:15 P.M. - Chapter: 198 - Pages: 12-13 - Characters: Crocodile, Vivi ### Summary Page 12: The sounds of the brutal battle continue to rise from the square below, "WAAAAAH" "CLASH". The clock tower ticks closer to the deadly deadline, "tic toc". Crocodile holds Vivi by the neck, looking out over the fighting with a cruel smile. "ALL THE WHILE OBLIVIOUS TO THE FACT THAT THEY'RE WALKING TO THEIR VERY GRAVES..." Vivi looks on in horror, sweating and trembling as she realizes the scale of the impending slaughter. Crocodile continues to taunt her, "More rebel reinforcements are coming to the palace square as we speak..." "15 minutes left until the explosion..." He turns his gaze back to Vivi, saying her name ominously, "Vivi...", letting the hopelessness of the situation sink in. Page 13: Crocodile yells at Vivi, explaining his twisted logic, "Even if it did cause a panic, I'm sure it would've saved a few thousand to a ten thousand lives at least..." "If you had just told the Royalists earlier that the palace square would be blown up soon," Vivi screams, "NO, STOP! CROCODILE, STOP!" Crocodile holds her out over the sheer drop of the palace wall. "IS WHAT INEVITABLY LED TO THE DEATHS OF YOUR BELOVED PEOPLE." Vivi cries helplessly. Crocodile continues his psychological torture, "YOUR DELUDED IDEALISM THAT WISHED TO SAVE EVERYONE," Vivi denies it, "NO! ABSOLUTELY NOT! THIS IS NOT A GAME!" Crocodile drops a handful of powder into the wind. "From the very beginning to the very end, the people of this country have provided me no shortage of laughs...!" "THIS IS... DANCE POWDER!"