## One Piece Chapter 97, pages 9-9: Sandai Kitetsu - Chapter: 97 - Pages: 9-9 - Characters: Roronoa Zoro, Tashigi, Ipponmatsu ### Summary Page 9: Tashigi smiles at Zoro, asking, "SO YOU LOVE SWORDS, DO YOU? IF YOU DON'T MIND ME SAYING SO, YOUR 3 SWORDS REMIND ME OF A CERTAIN BOUNTY HUNTER!" Zoro looks away, feigning ignorance. "A CERTAIN BOUNTY HUNTER...? I'M TALKING OF RORONOA ZORO. DO YOU KNOW HIM?" As Zoro continues to dig through the barrel of cheap swords, Tashigi keeps talking. "I HAVE HEARD OF HIS NAME QUITE A BIT. YES, HE'S QUITE A FAMOUS SWORDSMAN HERE IN EAST BLUE. OR SHOULD I SAY, INFAMOUS? TO THINK THAT HE TREATS HIS SWORDS AS MERELY A MEANS OF MAKING MONEY... IT'S SIMPLY UNFORGIVABLE!" She looks serious as she continues, "WHY IS IT THAT THE EVIL ARE SO STRONG IN THIS DAY AND AGE...? ALL THE FAMOUS SWORDSMEN OF TODAY ARE EITHER PIRATES OR BOUNTY HUNTERS. AND THEY'RE THE ONES WHO POSSESS MOST OF THE WORLD'S MASTERWORK BLADES. THE SWORDS ARE CRYING, YOU KNOW."