## One Piece Chapter 100, pages 17-19: The Legend Has Begun - Chapter: 100 - Pages: 17-19 - Characters: Monkey D. Luffy, Roronoa Zoro, Tashigi, Sanji, Usopp, Nami, Marines ### Summary Page 17: Luffy tells Zoro, 'GO ON AHEAD.' Zoro agrees, 'OK,' and immediately lunges at Tashigi. Their swords clash violently in the rain, sparks flying as steel meets steel. Tashigi struggles to hold her ground against Zoro's overwhelming strength, gritting her teeth while Zoro maintains a confident smirk. Sanji, furious at Zoro for fighting a woman, yells, 'THAT BRUTE DARES HARM A LADY!?' but Luffy grabs him and says, 'LET'S GO!' as they continue running towards the port. At the docks, the Going Merry is tossing in the rough sea. Usopp struggles with the rigging, shouting, 'THE WAVES ARE CRASHING HIGHER AND HIGHER! ARE THEY STILL NOT BACK YET?' Nami looks out into the storm, worried, 'STILL NO SIGHT OF'EM. I WONDER IF THEY'RE ALL RIGHT?' Page 18: The duel between Zoro and Tashigi reaches a swift conclusion. Zoro thinks, 'I CAN'T HAND OVER THIS SWORD TO ANYONE... NO MATTER WHAT!' With a powerful strike, he knocks Tashigi's sword from her grasp. The blade flies into the air with a loud 'CLANG' and embeds itself into the cobblestone street. The watching Marines are shocked, exclaiming, 'SGT. MAJOR TASHIGI LOST...!' and 'IT CAN'T BE!' Tashigi falls to her knees, defeated and panting heavily. Zoro sheathes his sword and walks past her, saying, 'I'LL BE GOING ON AHEAD THEN.' Tashigi turns to him, tears in her eyes, and demands, 'WHY DIDN'T YOU CUT ME DOWN!?' She looks up at him with a pained expression and asks, 'IS IT BECAUSE... I'M A WOMAN? YOU'RE SO LUCKY TO BE A BOY, ZORO...' Page 19: Tashigi continues her emotional outburst, yelling at Zoro's back, 'YOU DARE GO EASY ON ME IN A SERIOUS DUEL JUST BECAUSE OF THE FACT THAT WOMEN AREN'T AS PHYSICALLY POWERFUL AS MEN!? HOW SHAMEFUL! OF COURSE, I SHOULDN'T EXPECT SOMEONE LIKE YOU TO EVER UNDERSTAND WHAT WISHING TO BE BORN A MAN WOULD FEEL LIKE! BUT KNOW THAT I DIDN'T PICK UP THIS SWORD FOR FUN!' Zoro suddenly turns around, his face contorted in intense anger, and roars back at her, 'IT'S YOUR DAMN EXISTENCE THAT BOTHERS ME, NOT YOUR GENDER! YOUR FACE IS EXACTLY LIKE MY FRIEND WHO DIED LONG AGO!' Tashigi is taken aback, gasping, 'WHA!?' Zoro points an accusing finger at her, shouting, 'AND NOW YOU GO ON SPOUTIN' THE SAME THINGS SHE DID! SO STOP COPYING HER, YOU RIP-OFF!' Tashigi, now equally furious, yells back, 'WHA!? I'VE NEVER HEARD ANYTHING SO CHILDISH IN MY LIFE BEFORE! I'VE ALWAYS LIVED BEING ME AND ONLY ME MY ENTIRE LIFE! I HAVE NO IDEA WHO THIS FRIEND OF YOURS EVEN IS! IN FACT, I SHOULD BE THE ONE WHO'S COMPLAINING HERE! MAYBE SHE'S THE ONE WHO COPIED ME!' Zoro glares at her, enraged, 'WHAT DID YOU SAY!?'