## One Piece Chapter 41, pages 15-16: TO THE SEA - Chapter: 41 - Pages: 15-16 - Characters: Kaya, Merry, Usopp, Banchina ### Summary Page 15: Merry continues his story to Kaya. "RIGHT AFTER USOPP-KUN'S FATHER LEFT THIS VILLAGE... HE ALSO LOST HIS MOTHER..." Kaya looks up, surprised by this revelation. "WHAT..." she says. Merry explains, "I HEARD THAT THE DAY BEFORE HIS MOTHER DIED... SHE WAS WEAK FROM AN ILLNESS, AND THE WORDS THAT CAME OUT OF HIM WERE..." The scene transitions into a flashback. A young Usopp bursts through a wooden door with a loud "BAN!" sound. He runs into a bedroom where his mother, Banchina, is lying in bed, looking frail. "THE PIRATES ARE HERE! THE PIRATES ARE COMING!" young Usopp yells. Banchina weakly scolds him, "HEY USOPP! YOU SHOULDN'T SCREAM!" But Usopp is undeterred, his face lit up with a massive, tearful smile. "DAD'S PIRATE SHIP CAME!!" he cries out joyfully. "DAD CAME TO GET US!! HE SAID HE'LL TAKE US ALONG AS SOON AS YOU FEEL BETTER, MOM!!" Page 16: In the flashback, Banchina looks at her young son with a sad, gentle smile. "DON'T SAY SOMETHING STUPID USOPP... DAD ISN'T GOING TO COME HOME," she says softly. "BUT I'M PROUD THAT I MARRIED HIM. I WISH I COULD SEE YOU WHEN YOU BECOME AS BRAVE AS HIM..." Usopp, tears streaming down his face, yells desperately, "DON'T SPEAK LIKE YOU'RE GONNA DIE..." He tries to offer hope, "DO... DO YOU KNOW THE STORY ABOUT THE MEDICINE!? IT'S A LEGENDARY MEDICINE THAT CURES ANY KIND OF DISEASE, IT'S JUST ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE SEA...!" Banchina smiles at his imagination. "OH SILLY CHILD... THAT'S JUST A DREAM..." She begins, "NOW, IF SOMETHING HAPPENS TO ME, I WANT YOU TO LISTEN TO THE VILLAGERS AND..." but Usopp interrupts her tearfully, "I DON'T MIND BEING SILLY! I DON'T WANT TO HEAR YOU TALKING AS IF IT WERE YOUR LAST WORDS!" Usopp, crying heavily but smiling fiercely, declares, "OF COURSE I HAVE DREAMS... I'M THE SON OF A PIRATE!!!"