## One Piece Chapter 212, pages 15-17: Some Justice - Chapter: 212 - Pages: 15-17 - Characters: Smoker, Tashigi, Hina, unidentified Marines ### Summary Page 15: Tashigi continues her painful confession, "Even though I knew when the bombing would be, I was only capable of providing them support. I had no justice which I could choose myself." Smoker sits down on the ship's stairs, looking out at the sea. He tells her, "...People who you've thought to be on your level until recently have climbed higher and higher, spreading their infamy. They know that you can't survive in this sea without constantly continuing to climb higher." He asks her pointedly, "Will you advance or die? Who was it that decided on her own to come to this sea?" Tashigi, unable to face him, says, "Please excuse me, captain. I need to rest a while," and walks away. Smoker watches her go, muttering, "You idiot..." Page 16: Smoker suddenly yells after her, his voice booming across the deck, "THEN TRY GETTING STRONGER! IF YOU'RE FRUSTRATED ENOUGH TO CRY," Tashigi stops, tears streaming down her face. She bites her lip, her face contorted in frustration and sorrow. The other Marines watch in concern, murmuring, "Sgt. Major..." Tashigi grips the hilt of her sword tightly, sobbing uncontrollably. Smoker looks away, his expression stern but understanding. Hina watches the exchange silently. Gathering her resolve, Tashigi turns back, salutes sharply through her tears, and screams at the top of her lungs, "YESSIR!" Page 17: A Marine runs up to Smoker, interrupting the moment. "Capt. Smoker! You have a call from HQ!" Smoker acknowledges, "Hm? Alright, get yourselves onboard. I'd like to see that much guts from the rest of you too..." He picks up the receiver of a Marine Den Den Mushi. The voice on the other end says, "IS CAPT. SMOKER THERE? THIS IS THE MARINE HQ." Smoker replies, "Yes, that'd be me." The voice continues, "CONCERNING YOUR SUBJUGATION OF CROCODILE, YOU AND SGT. MAJOR TASHIGI WILL BE AWARDED WITH MEDALS, BY THE UPPER BRASS OF THE WORLD GOVERNMENT. ADDITIONALLY, THE TWO OF YOU WILL BE PROMOTED BY ONE RANK EACH." Smoker is taken aback. "Subjugation? Hold on a moment there... We ain't the one who beat Crocodile. Didn't you listen to my report!?" Hina interjects, "The government's set on covering up the truth of this affair. It's pointless to object, Smoker." Smoker ignores her, yelling into the receiver, "THERE IS ALSO- Look, the ones that fought Crocodile and his Baroque Works, Were the Straw Hat pirates!"