## One Piece Chapter 26, pages 16-17: CAPTAIN KURO'S PLAN - Chapter: 26 - Pages: 16-17 - Characters: Usopp, unidentified villagers, Kuro ### Summary Page 16: In the top left panel, a close-up shows Usopp screaming in panic, "PIRATES ARE COMING....!!!" In the top right panel, Usopp runs frantically down a path, kicking up dust, yelling, "BAD NEWS!! BAD NEWS.....!!!" In the middle panel, Usopp runs through the village square, shouting to the houses, "EVERYONE, EVACUATE......! PIRATES ARE GOING TO ATTACK THIS VILLAGE TOMORROW MORNING!" The bottom panels show the villagers' reactions from inside their homes. On the left, a woman says, "HE'S BEEN DOING IT A BIT TOO MUCH LATELY!" while a man next to her adds, "HE'S GOING AT IT AGAIN!" In the center, two men look out their window; one says, "JUST IGNORE HIM, PIRATES WON'T COME!" and the other notes, "IT'S THE SECOND TIME TODAY!" On the right, an angry villager with a broom yells, "DAMN! IT'S THAT BIG FAT LIAR AGAIN!" Page 17: In the top panel, Usopp is confronted by angry villagers armed with brooms, shovels, and pans. One yells, "HEY USOPP, SHUT YOUR MOUTH!" Another shouts, "WE'LL TEACH YOU A LESSON TODAY!" Usopp waves his hands defensively, pleading, "NO... IT'S THE TRUTH THIS TIME!" In the middle right panel, two angry men glare at him. One says, "YOU SAY THE SAME THING EVERYTIME!" The other adds, "YOU'RE TAKING ADVANTAGE OF OUR TRUST!" In the middle center panel, Usopp's voice continues off-panel as a man with glasses listens: "I KNOW I JOKED AROUND BEFORE! BUT THIS TIME IT'S THE TRUTH! BELIEVE ME!" In the middle left panel, a woman scolds him, "IF YOU WERE AN HONEST MAN LIKE CLAHADOR, THEN MAYBE I'D BELIEVE YOU!" In the bottom right panel, a close-up shows Kuro pushing up his glasses with his palm, smirking as he thinks, "NO MATTER WHAT HE SAYS, NO ONE WILL EVER BELIEVE HIM!" In the bottom center panel, a tight close-up of Usopp's eye shows him wide with realization and anger. He thinks, "THAT... BASTARD!!" In the bottom left panel, Usopp screams desperately, tears in his eyes, "PLEASE BELIEVE ME JUST THIS ONCE, RUN AWAY! PIRATES WILL REALLY BE HERE TOMORROW!!"