## One Piece Chapter 196, pages 8-10: 1 - Chapter: 196 - Pages: 8-10 - Characters: Crocodile, Nico Robin, Kicking Claw Guards, Chaka ### Summary Page 8: A voice from off-panel yells, 'DO NOT ATTACK THIS MAN!' Nico Robin, standing near Crocodile, looks back and says, 'NO, STOP!' A wide shot shows the four Kicking Claw Guards standing before the palace entrance, facing Crocodile and Robin. Behind the guards, the regular royal army soldiers cheer them on, raising their weapons. 'That's the elite guard for you!' 'Save the princess and king!' 'The gate's been broken down by the Kicking Claw!' A close-up focuses on one of the guards, who wears a mask covering his face. He speaks resolutely, 'I'm afraid we cannot just let this man be. Your highness... To protect you with our very lives is our highest duty...' Page 9: The four Kicking Claw Guards are shown in detail as they prepare to fight. A close-up of a guard with a winged helmet shows him saying, 'We shall not show cowardice.' Another guard, wearing a tall, pointed helmet, adds, 'If our enemy is to be one of the Shichibukai,'. A group shot displays all four massive, muscular guards wielding various weapons, including swords and axes. A caption box identifies them: 'Elite Guards of the Alabasta Kingdom "Kicking Claw Guards"'. One of them continues, 'We four,'. The masked guard says, 'To our kingdom's threat...'. The final guard, who has dark face paint around his eyes, finishes the thought, 'Shall put an end,' Page 10: Crocodile looks down at the guards, exhaling cigar smoke. He dismisses them, saying, 'So scurry off back home....My, aren't you popular... I'll specially overlook you just this once,' The guards stand their ground. One of them replies, 'That is not possible. For you see, we have a reason why we cannot withdraw!' Crocodile looks slightly curious, 'A reason...?' The guard with the tall helmet says, 'If you really are the mastermind behind this whole rebellion...' A close-up shows the muscular arm of one of the guards gripping his weapon tightly. His veins are bulging prominently, and there are distinct, dark striped marks appearing on his skin. Watching from a distance, Chaka looks shocked and horrified. He yells, '...THOSE MARKS! DON'T TELL ME YOU..!?'