## One Piece Chapter 972, pages 12-13: I Am Oden, and I Was Born to Boil - Chapter: 972 - Pages: 12-13 - Characters: Kozuki Oden, Kin'emon, Kanjuro, Raizo, Ashura Doji, Denjiro, Kikunojo, Inuarashi, Nekomamushi, Kawamatsu ### Summary Page 12: As the Scabbards flee, memories of their first meetings with Oden flood back. Kin'emon remembers Oden taking what was "ours" and still becoming their lord. Kanjuro recalls being called a real madman; Raizo remembers being recognized despite his strange past; Ashura Doji remembers Oden asking whether he was the mountain bandit and the one who reigned over Kuri. Each retainer sees the same thing through a different memory: Oden accepted them as they were and made them part of his life. Now they run because that is the last order he gave them. Page 13: The memories continue as Oden's words cut through shame and fear. He tells one man, "You should be ashamed!!" and another that being afraid of difference only proves ignorance. He says, "To be afraid of being different from you only proves your ignorance!!" His old kindness appears too: when someone says, "I am so hungry..." Oden tells him, "Fine, go and eat something!" and when asked whether a person is worthy of a daimyo, he answers with food and fellowship rather than judgment. Oden also speaks of their remarkable way of dying and says he will talk about them for a long time. These memories are why the Scabbards keep moving even while their lord remains behind.