## One Piece Chapter 288, pages 11-12: Curse - Chapter: 288 - Pages: 11-12 - Characters: Shandia Chief, Shandia elders, Kalgara, Seto ### Summary Page 11: Inside a large building, the Shandia elders are furiously arguing with the Chief about his decision. "THEY'VE BROKEN OUR IRON-CLAD LAW TO ALLOW NO INTRUDERS ON OUR ISLAND!" "WHY DID YOU NOT LET KALGARA KILL HIM THEN AND THERE!?" "CHIEF!" They express their fears, "THEY'LL SURELY BRING FORTH AN EVEN GREATER CALAMITY!" "HE KILLED LORD KASHI!" The elders continue to protest, "BY IGNORING THE LAST WISHES OF THE PANTORI, THE LONE MAN WHO COULD COMMUNICATE WITH THE GODS!?" "DO YOU REALLY THINK WE WILL BE SAFE," "WHAT COULD A HUMAN POSSIBLY DO ABOUT SUPERNATURAL MATTERS!? OUR VILLAGE HAS BEEN CURSED BY EVIL SPIRITS!" "DON'T BE ABSURD!" The Chief remains calm and replies, "He says he can save our village... There's no harm in waiting a single day. We will see for certain tomorrow." Page 12: Kalgara speaks up, his face stern. "I will not hesitate to take his head in an instant, Whether or not the time limit is up....If I sense that he poses even the slightest threat to our village," One of the elders urges him, "SAY SOMETHING! KALGARA!" The Chief explains his reasoning, "I CAN HEAR THE WORDS OF A MAN DETERMINED TO RISK HIS LIFE. THAT IS ALL." Kalgara reluctantly accepts, "But at the very least......As you wish. Our pantori is dead... And I do not possess the power to hear the gods' voices." Kalgara turns and walks out of the building. Outside, a young boy named Seto is sitting on a barrel, watching him leave. "Seto..." "Hmph!" "Kalgara!"