## One Piece Chapter 97, pages 10-11: Sandai Kitetsu - Chapter: 97 - Pages: 10-11 - Characters: Roronoa Zoro, Tashigi, Ipponmatsu ### Summary Page 10: Zoro smirks at Tashigi's speech. "WELL, PERHAPS THEY ALL HAVE THEIR OWN SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES, NO? OCCUPATIONS REFLECT THE NEEDS OF THE TIME, AFTER ALL." In the background, Ipponmatsu complains loudly. "I'D BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO WELCOME ANY CRIMINALS! I REMEMBER WHEN MY SHOP USED TO BE TEEMING WITH ALL SORTS OF PEOPLE TRYING TO ENTER THE GRAND LINE. BUT EVER SINCE THAT MONSTER WAS PLACED IN CHARGE OF THIS TOWN, I BARELY GET ANY CUSTOMERS ANYMORE!" Tashigi looks offended and defends her superior. "S-SMOKER IS NO MONSTER!" Ipponmatsu yells back, "HE'S A DEVIL FRUIT USER! THAT'S MORE THAN ENOUGH REASON TO CALL HIM A MONSTER!" Zoro looks surprised, repeating, "DEVIL FRUIT...?" Tashigi draws her sword, Shigure, and holds it up with determination. "IN ANY CASE... BEING A SWORDSMAN MYSELF, I VOW TO TRAIN HARDER AND HARDER WITH MY SHIGURE, SUCH THAT I CAN TRAVEL THE WORLD AND RETRIEVE ALL THE MASTERWORK BLADES FROM THE HANDS OF CRIMINALS! WHETHER IT BE THE 12 SUPREME-GRADE SWORDS, 21 GREAT-GRADE SWORDS, OR THE 50 SKILLFUL-GRADE SWORDS, I SHALL RISK MY LIFE TO RETRIEVE THEM!" Page 11: Zoro pulls a sword from the barrel and holds it up. "DOES THAT MEAN YOU'LL TAKE THIS SWORD TOO? THIS SWORD YOU CALL WADOU ICHIMONJI..." Tashigi waves her hands frantically. "WHA!? OH, NO, NOT AT ALL. IT'S NOT THAT I WANT THESE SWORDS FOR MYSELF. I SIMPLY DETEST THE IDEA OF THEM BEING USED FOR EVIL." She then looks closely at the sword Zoro just pulled from the barrel. "HM... AH!? THAT SWORD IS...! I REMEMBER SEEING THIS IN MY BOOK BEFORE!" She points excitedly at the blade. "SANDAI KITETSU! YOU SHOULD DEFINITELY BUY THIS SWORD!" A note explains that the name literally means third generation demon cutter. Ipponmatsu looks on in shock.