## One Piece Chapter 343, pages 11-13: CIPHER POL NO. 9 - Chapter: 343 - Pages: 11-13 - Characters: Iceburg, panda-masked figure, Nico Robin ### Summary Page 11: Suddenly, a loud gunshot ("DON!!") rings out as the panda-masked figure shoots Iceburg in the shoulder. Iceburg screams in pain, "UGH!!" and "WUH!!" as blood splatters onto his pillow. The hooded woman looks on with a cold, serious expression, asking, "WHY DID YOU DO THAT? WE DIDN'T GET THE SIGNAL YET." The panda-masked figure lowers his gun, replying calmly, "HE COULD STILL SPEAK, SO HE'S NOT AS WEAK AS HE SHOULD BE... A GOOD COOK IS NEVER LAZY IN HIS PREPARATION." He looks down at the bleeding Iceburg, who is clutching his shoulder in agony ("........!!"). The panda-masked figure adds, "EVEN THOUGH IT'S NOT TIME, IN ORDER TO PREVENT ANY COMPLICATION IN THE FUTURE... PRECAUTIONS MUST BE TAKEN. THAT IS THE WAY OF A PROFESSIONAL KILLER." Page 12: Iceburg, grimacing in pain, looks up at the hooded woman. He gasps, "THAT SOUNDS LIKE...!!! THE CP9...!!" The hooded woman reacts with a quiet "!" as she pulls back her hood slightly, revealing her face. The panda-masked figure looks at Iceburg and says, "..... YOU SEEM TO KNOW A LOT. BUT YOU ARE CORRECT." Iceburg, bleeding on the floor now, chuckles weakly, "HEH... THE STRAW HATS... THEY ARE INNOCENT AFTER ALL..." The hooded woman looks down at him, her face filled with a mix of sadness and resolve. She says, "I WRONGED... YOU DID NOTHING WRONG. IT'S TRUE THAT YOU SAW ME LAST NIGHT." Iceburg asks, "IT'S ALL... PART OF YOUR PLAN...?" Page 13: The panda-masked figure stands over Iceburg, explaining their scheme: "YES. WE ALLOWED YOU TO LIVE SO WE COULD FRAME THOSE PIRATES. ALSO, IF WE HAD KILLED YOU THEN... OUR MAIN OBJECTIVE, THE BLUEPRINTS FOR THAT SHIP, WOULD'VE REMAINED HIDDEN." Iceburg lies on the floor, listening in shock. The panda-masked figure continues, "FROM ONE CARPENTER TO ANOTHER, THAT THING... IS A SECRET TREASURE PASSED DOWN THROUGH GENERATIONS. WHEN YOU FEEL THAT YOUR LIFE IS THREATENED... YOU WILL NO DOUBT PASS IT DOWN TO SOMEONE ELSE." Iceburg realizes the truth, sweating as he mutters, "..... SO THEN... I PLAYED RIGHT INTO YOUR HANDS..." The panda-masked figure reveals, "THE PERSON YOU CHOSE IS CHIEF MECHANIC, PAULIE. RIGHT NOW, TWO OF MY COMRADES ARE DEALING WITH HIM."