## One Piece Chapter 138, pages 9-11: Mountaintop - Chapter: 138 - Pages: 9-11 - Characters: Lapins, Wapol, Chess, Kuromarimo, Luffy, Nami, Sanji ### Summary Page 9: A line of giant Lapins stands firmly in the snow, blocking Wapol, Chess, and Kuromarimo from pursuing Luffy. Wapol yells in frustration, "JUST WHAT THE HELL DO THESE DAMN RABBITS THINK THEY'RE DOING!?" Meanwhile, Luffy continues his grueling trek through the blizzard. The wind howls around him as he trudges forward, carrying Nami and Sanji. "DOC..." he mutters, panting heavily. "PANT PANT... DOCTOR..." He is shivering violently from the extreme cold, his teeth chattering. "SHIVER SHIVER... HUFF... DOCTOR... PANT PANT... DOC... TOR..." He pushes himself to the absolute limit, determined to reach the top of the mountain. Page 10: The blizzard rages on, the wind howling fiercely. Luffy finally reaches the base of the Drum Rockies, a sheer, vertical cliff face that stretches up into the sky. He looks up, squinting against the snow. "CAN'T EVEN SEE THE TOP..." he observes, panting heavily. Knowing he has to climb, he kicks off his sandals, leaving them in the snow. "JUST HANG IN THERE A LITTLE LONGER..." he tells Nami and Sanji. He grips the freezing rock face with his bare hands and feet, his face contorted in effort and determination. "NGHHH!" he grunts, beginning the impossible climb. Page 11: Luffy scales the sheer, vertical rock face of the mountain. The wind whips around him, threatening to tear him off the cliff. He is a small speck against the massive, icy wall. He clings to the rock with his bare hands and feet, his fingers bleeding from the sharp, freezing stone. He pants heavily, "HUFF", his face buried in the snow covering the rock. He strains with every muscle, pulling himself and the weight of his two friends upward. "NGHHHHH!" he screams in exertion. "NGHHH!" The climb is agonizing, but he refuses to give up.