## One Piece Chapter 40, pages 11-12: USOPP PIRATE GROUP - Chapter: 40 - Pages: 11-12 - Characters: Usopp, Monkey D. Luffy, Roronoa Zoro, Nami, Merry, Kaya ### Summary Page 11: Back on the rocky path where the battle took place, Usopp addresses Luffy, Zoro, and Nami. "IF IT WEREN'T FOR YOU GUYS... THE VILLAGE COULDN'T HAVE BEEN PROTECTED," he says gratefully. Zoro smirks and replies, "WHAT ARE YOU SAYING? IF YOU HADN'T DONE ANYTHING, I WOULDN'T HAVE EITHER". Luffy grins and agrees, "SAME HERE". Nami, holding a large sack of treasure, chimes in, "THAT DOESN'T MATTER, I WAS ABLE TO GET THE TREASURE". Usopp then stands up, looking resolute. "IN LIGHT OF THIS... THERE'S A DECISION I'VE MADE..." he announces. Luffy looks at him curiously, "HUH?". Page 12: The scene shifts to Kaya's large mansion. Inside, Merry is shocked by the news. "WHAT... DID YOU JUST SAY?" he asks. "AFTER SUCH A DISASTER, WE ARE TO ACT AS THOUGH NOTHING HAS HAPPENED?". Merry looks at Kaya, who is sitting calmly in a chair. "WOULD YOU RATHER NOT? HOW GOOD-NATURED THIS YOUNG MAN IS... HE SAYS IT'S BEST FOR THE VILLAGERS? ARE YOU ALRIGHT WITH THAT, OJOUSAMA?". Kaya smiles gently and replies, "IF USOPP-SAN SAYS IT IS THE BEST, THEN I WILL DO SO....I SEE, YES, I WILL GO ALONG WITH YOUR STORY". She then looks at Merry with a determined expression. "AND MERI, THERE'S A FAVOR I'D LIKE TO ASK OF YOU".