## One Piece Chapter 290: Light of Shandora - Chapter: 290 - Pages: 0-17 - Characters: Vice Admiral Komil, Mont Blanc Noland, Kalgara, Shandia villagers, Noland's crew, Shandia warriors, Mousse, Shandia elder, Seto ### Summary Page 0: The title page reads "Chapter 290 'Light of Shandora'". The cover story is "ACE'S GREAT SEARCH FOR BLACKBEARD VOL. 16 'VICE ADMIRAL KOMIL HATES THE BITTER COFFEE'". Vice Admiral Komil stands in front of a building with a sign that says "Marine Coffee" in Japanese. He is holding a teacup and has dark, bitter coffee spilling out of his mouth, looking thoroughly disgusted. In the background, other Marines are drinking coffee. Page 1: A giant snake with its mouth wide open hisses loudly, "CHURA RARAA" and "CHURAAA". Mont Blanc Noland looks up in surprise, saying, "Is this..." In the background, Shandia villagers and Noland's crew are frantically trying to shoo away a much smaller snake. They yell, "Go away!", "SHOO!", "SHOO!", "DON'T LET IT BITE YOU!", "IT'S A VIPER!", and "A SNAKE!" The small snake hisses "CHURARARA". Kalgara watches with a serious expression and notes, "The grandchild of that snake..." Noland looks down at the small snake, which hisses "CHURARA", and says, "What a surprise... So it must have had a grandchild, too... Hey, Kalgara..." Page 2: Kalgara and Noland burst into loud laughter together. Kalgara laughs, "AHAHA HAHAHA HAHAHA!" while Noland chuckles, "PFFT- AHAHA HAHAHA HAHAHA!" Noland adds, "'Snake,' eh?" The villagers and Noland's crew watch them in disbelief. One of Noland's men says, "Well, Kalgara's been nursing our admiral back to health." Another replies, "Of course! It was our admiral saved his daughter, after all!" A Shandia villager comments, "Yet now they couldn't be getting along better!" Another adds, "They tried to kill each other only 10 days ago." A third villager says, "Can't understand those two at all..." Someone laughs "HA HA HA HA" in the background. One of Noland's crew members observes, "I've never seen Kalgara smile like that before." Another crewmate says, "They may have been born and raised in different places, but they seem to understand each other the most." A third adds, "But it seems he's found a match..." A Shandia villager notes, "Kalgara doesn't even get along too well with his fellow villagers." Another villager snaps back, "Stop talking like you had anything to do with it." Page 3: Noland and Kalgara walk through the jungle. Noland asks, "Kalgara? What is it you wish to show us." Kalgara replies, "You'll see soon enough. Hey, you there. That way leads to a cliff. We can go down through here." Noland looks surprised and asks, "Go down?" A close-up shows Noland's foot stepping down with a "ZA..." sound effect. A massive, breathtaking view of a ruined ancient city hidden deep within the jungle is revealed. A loud "KARAAAN..." sound echoes through the air. Noland stares in shock, exclaiming, "!!" Page 4: The loud ringing sound "KARAAAN..." continues to echo. Noland looks up, sweating, and says, "THIS BELL SOUND...!" Kalgara smiles proudly. The small snake slithers nearby, hissing "CHURARA CHURA" with musical notes floating around it. Noland urgently asks, "Tell me, where is that lovely bell sound coming from...!?" One of Noland's men shouts, "Kalgara!" The ringing intensifies with a massive "KARAAAN!!" Noland looks completely amazed. The crew runs forward excitedly through the ancient stone structures. Page 5: A magnificent, sprawling view of the Golden City of Shandora is shown. At the center of the ancient ruins stands a colossal golden pyramid. At the very front of the pyramid, suspended between two massive pillars, is a gigantic golden bell. The sound of the bell ringing is depicted with massive "DOOOON!!!" sound effects filling the sky. Tiny silhouettes of people can be seen exploring the vast, glittering city. Page 6: Noland's crew members notice his stunned reaction and ask, "Speechless, are you...?" Kalgara proudly reveals, "These are the surviving ruins of... 'The Golden City, Shandora'." Noland stares in awe, murmuring, "A golden city... It's like I'm dreaming..." The crew erupts into wild celebration, cheering, "WHOAAA! JUST LOOK AT ALL THIS GOLD! A CITY OF RICHES GALORE!" and "WOOHOO!" Noland quickly turns and orders them, "Men! Stop!" However, Kalgara reassures him, "It's fine. Aside from the gold and treasures of the belfry, You're free to take as much gold as you want back to your ship!" Noland is shocked and exclaims, "What!?" Kalgara explains with a smile, "The other villagers have already agreed. We owe a heavy debt to you all. In return for saving our whole tribe from a deadly disease, This is the least we could do..." The crew praises him, shouting, "HAHA! YOU'RE A GENEROUS MAN, GREAT WARRIOR KALGARA!" Noland, still hesitant, asks, "...But haven't your people been guarding this city for ages!?" Page 7: Kalgara smiles broadly and continues, "Yes... We've guarded this city... But it's not the city's gold we...