## One Piece Chapter 97, pages 6-7: Sandai Kitetsu - Chapter: 97 - Pages: 6-7 - Characters: Roronoa Zoro, Ipponmatsu, Tashigi ### Summary Page 6: Ipponmatsu holds the sword, trying to negotiate a deal. "I KNOW YOU'RE BROKE SO LET ME PROPOSE SOMETHING. THIS SWORD YOU'VE GOT HERE CERTAINLY AIN'T NO JUNK, BUT IT'S NO MASTERPIECE EITHER. IT'S AN ABOVE-AVERAGE SWORD. SO I'LL OFFER YOU 200,000 FOR THIS SWORD, MEANING THAT YOU'LL HAVE 300,000 IN TOTAL. WITH THAT MUCH MONEY, YOU CAN BUY 3 DECENT SWORDS AT 100,000 APIECE." Zoro looks at him skeptically. "HUH? WHAT'RE YOU TALKING ABOUT." Ipponmatsu starts to panic, sweating. "N-NO? THEN... HOW ABOUT FOR 500,000!?" He yells desperately, "FINE, YOU LEAVE ME WITH NO CHOICE. JUST A LITTLE MORE...! I'LL BUY IT FOR 650,000! HOOK, LINE, AND S..." Zoro glares at him, stating firmly, "LISTEN PAL, THIS SWORD ISN'T SOMETHING FOR SALE..." Suddenly, Tashigi enters the shop and spots the sword. She gasps, "AHHHHH! THIS SWORD!" Ipponmatsu is horrified, thinking, "COULD IT BE!? DON'T SAY IT! DON'T SAY IT!" Zoro turns around in shock, exclaiming, "W... WHAT'S SHE DOING HERE!?" Page 7: Tashigi adjusts her glasses, looking closely at the sword in Zoro's hand. She excitedly identifies it, "THIS IS... 'WADOU ICHIMONJI,' RIGHT!?" A small note explains that the name literally means "Straight path of harmony". Zoro looks surprised, repeating, "WADOU...!?" Tashigi admires the blade, murmuring, "SUCH A BEAUTIFUL EDGE..." Ipponmatsu sweats nervously and stammers, trying to downplay it. "Y-Y-Y-YES... I-IT DOES H-H-HAPPEN TO GO BY SUCH A NAME... BUT IT'S STILL JUST A DECENT SWORD AT BEST..." Tashigi turns to him, holding an open book about swords. "DECENT!? WHY, THAT'S RIDICULOUS! THIS IS ONE OF THE 21 GREAT-GRADE SWORDS! IT'S FAMOUS! LOOK! LOOK RIGHT HERE! IT'S A SWORD THAT CAN'T BE BOUGHT FOR ANY LESS THAN A MILLION BELI!" Ipponmatsu recoils in horror as his scam is completely exposed.