SMILE

Color splash page. Monkey D. Luffy leaps forward on a tiger-striped log, arm outstretched toward a massive glowing waterfall in a lush jungle. Nami stands beside him in a pink hooded jacket, smiling and waving. Several figures including a swordsman and others leap or fall through the misty air near the falls. Sunlight beams through the trees. Credits list the scan team and a notice urging readers to support official releases.

In Wano Country at Hakumai, an angry man with wild hair glares and says, 'ODEN, YOU... YOU'VE REALLY PICKED UP A MOTLEY CREW.' Speech bubbles continue: 'IF YOU'RE GONNA KILL ME FOR THIS, THEN HURRY UP ALREADY, HEDGE-HOG!' and 'MASTER ODEN NEEDS CASH.' 'WHY'D YOU TRY TO STEAL SO LARGE A SUMI!' A sign reads 'WANO COUNTRY: HAKUMAI'. The man is offered a bag of money: 'AND HERE! SPEND THIS ON YOURSELVES. MY TREAT.' He reacts in shock: 'LORD YASUIE! HAKUMAI'S TREASURY. IT- HUUU UUHI! WHAA AAAI!' Others yell, 'YOU'RE GIVING AWAY MOREI!' 'YOU HAVE GOTTA BE JOKING! WHAT SORT OF TRAP IS THISI!' The man accepts, saying, ''COURSE I DO! HE SAVED MY LIFE!' and 'D'YA LIKE ODENI' Narration notes: 'IF LAYABOUTS LIKE YOU LOT STAY AS HIS MINISTERS, ODEN'S HONOR WILL BE NAUGHT!'

A fierce samurai with a scarred face roars, 'YOU ALL MUST NOT ONLY PROTECT YOUR LORD, BUT THE CAPITAL ITSELF! OF WANO'S SAMURAI SHOULD STAND AT HIS SIDE! NONE BUT THE BEST THAT MAN WILL ONE DAY BE THE SHOGUN OF WANO!' He continues, 'EVENTUALLY, THE COUNTRY ITSELF MUST REST IN YOUR HANDS!' Nearby figures react with shock, sweat drops, and tears. One wheezes, another shouts, 'DO YOU HEAR MEI! YOU! THE GUARDIAN DEITIES OF WANO!' A large speech bubble calls out, 'LORD YASUIE!' as more retainers react in distress with sound effects 'WHEEZE WHEEZE' and 'だだだだ'.

In the Flower Capital's Rasetsu Town prison house grounds, a massive crowd erupts in wild, forced laughter. "TONOYA-SHUUUUU!" "AAAAAHA HAHAHA!" "WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH THEM! THAT'S DOWNRIGHT CREEPY!" "OI! KICK OUT THOSE FOOLS FROM EBISU!" "YASUI'S DEAD! GYAHAHAHA!" A huge ornate building looms as people point and jeer. Angry voices from the other side shout back: "LORD YASUIE WAS JUST KILLED! AND THESE IDIOTS ARE LAUGHINGI!" "NO! WE DON'T WANT TO LEAVE HIS SIDE!" "GET OUT OF THE CAPITAL, YOU FILTHY RATS!" In the lower panels, a scarred man cries "DAAADDY! FUFUFU!" while another wails "DAAAAAADDY! AHAHAHA!" A figure states, "THIS IS SHOGUN OROCHI..." and adds, "GRAVEST SIN."

Yasuie lies dead on the ground, a sword nearby. Narration reads: "YET PREVENT THEM FROM TRULY EXPRESSING IT. TO BRING PEOPLE SUCH MISERY." A tear-streaked woman cries out, "ZOROJURO, PLEASE..." "IF THIS IS NOT HELL, THEN... WHAT ISI" "SO IS SMILE NOT JUST A SYNTHETIC DEVIL FRUITI!" Orochi looms over the body, laughing maniacally: "A BEFITTING END, YASUIE!" "MUHA HAHA HAHA!" "OR SHOULD I SAY, RAT! MUHAHAHA!" "HOW VERY DISGRACEFUL OF YOU, HEDGEHOG!"

Orochi's massive laughing face fills the panel: "SUCH IS WANO! BRIGHT, MIRTHFUL WANO!" "THAT'S RIGHT, EVERYONE! LAUGH! SMILE! SEND HIM OFF WITH CHEER!" Below, chaos erupts as people rush forward: "WE DIDN'T MAKE IT IN TIME!" "DAMN IT! THEY GOT TONO-YASUI!" "YOU COULD ALMOST CONFUSE IT FOR HEAVEN!" The people of Ebisu mourn: "THE PEOPLE OF EBISU, HIS BELOVED FRIENDS..." "SOMETHING'S DEFINITELY WRONG HERE!" "WHEEZE WHEEZE" An old man weeps, "LORD YASUIEEEE!" "I WAS SUCH A FOOL TO HAVE NOT KNOWN IT WAS YOU UNTIL YOU WERE CRUCIFIED... I WOULD OFFER MY LIFE TO YOU IN SEPPUKU."

Orochi gestures mockingly: "LAUGH AS THEIR FORMER DAIMYO IS EXECUTED BEFORE THEIR EYES!" Someone retorts, "YOU'RE A CRUEL ONE, OROCHI!" A round man says, "DOESN'T MATTER WHO THAT GUY WAS..." while another notes, "THEY'VE OBVIOUSLY GOT A REASON." A close-up shows a spiky-haired man thinking, "WHOSE DEATH SHOULD BE LAUGHED AT." "THERE'S NO ONE OUT THERE." In the final panels, frantic voices cry, "THAT'S WHY YOU!... NO! LORD YASUIE!" "I SEE, YOU KNEW, MY LORD... ABOUT THE PLAN." "THERE'S SOMEONE HERE, TOO. PEOPLE THAT CANNOT BUT SMILE." "THIS IS PROBABLY THE SMILE FRUITS AT WORK."

Kaido looms in dragon form, snarling as he rants, "THAT BLOODY OROCHI. WORO RORO RO... HE'S A SICK ONE." A sign labels the distant fortress "ONIGASHIMA." The scene shifts to Kuri Bakura Town where Kin'emon and Inuarashi stand before a large fish-like man. Inuarashi growls, "DO YOU KNOW OF THE SMILE FRUITI INUARASHI. KIN'EMON. DO..." A woman with light hair asks, "ARE BUT MASKS. HUHI" while an old man sweats nervously. The fish-man declares, "THE SMILES OF THE PEOPLE OF EBISU TOWN I SUPPOSE WE SHOULD HAVE TOLD YOU ABOUT IT." A young girl with pigtails and tears streaming down her face sobs as someone insists, "THAT CAN NEVER BE REMOVED." The word "MASKS" hangs in the air amid the tense discussion.

A man with slicked-back hair explains, "SMILES. FOR A CERTAIN SORT OF ARTIFICIALLY MADE, SYNTHETIC FRUITS." Flashbacks show Kaido and Orochi years ago trading weapons and forcing the fruits on crowds. The man continues, "SYNTHETIC DEVIL FRUITS, RIGHTI WE JUST DESTROYED THE FACTORY MAKIN' THOSE. YES. I HEARD FROM KIN." Kaido roars in the background as the narration reveals, "YET, IN RETURN, IT GRANTS ONE THE FERAL POWER OF A BEAST. A TERRIFYING FRUIT THAT, IF EATEN, WOULD MAKE ONE HATED BY THE SEA AND UNABLE TO SWIM." A dark-haired woman listens intently while the speaker adds, "BUT, THE THING IS, THESE FRUITS COME WITH A CATCH. TO CREATE THE MOST FEARSOME PIRATE CREW IN THE WORLD! TO BOLSTER THE RANKS OF HIS FOLLOWERS WITH MONSTERS. KAIDO AIMED TO USE THESE FRUITS."

The explanation continues over chaotic scenes of people eating the fruits: "ONLY ONE WILL OBTAIN ITS POWER. THE OTHER NINE ARE DUDS. THEY EXPERIENCE ONLY THE ADVERSE EFFECTS OF THE THING. IF TEN MEN EAT THE FLESH OF THAT FRUIT, IT ARTIFICIALLY STRENGTHENS ONLY ABOUT 10% OF THOSE WHO EAT IT." A shocked man with goggles yells, "WHA-I!" A stern woman with bangs states, "ALL THEY ARE LEFT CAPABLE OF DOING IS SMILING. THE HORRIBLE ADVERSE EFFECTS OF THE FLAWED DRUG STEAL AWAY THEIR EMOTIONS OF SADNESS AND RAGE. AS YOU MIGHT GUESS, THESE PEOPLE BECOME UNABLE TO SWIM, BUT..." Massive tanks labeled "SAD" loom over the scene. The narration concludes, "THOSE WHO HAVE YET TO EAT ANY FRUIT, AND MERELY AWAIT THEIR CHANCE AT RECEIVING THEIR POWER ARE KNOWN AS 'WAITERS'! THE FIGHTERS OF THE HUNDRED BEAST PIRATES ARE ORGANIZED INTO THREE RANKS."

The ranks are revealed amid wild Beast Pirates: "AND THOSE ON WHOM LADY LUCK DOES NOT SMILE, WHO RECEIVE NOTHING, THOSE SMILING SOLDIERS... THEY ARE KNOWN AS 'PLEASURES'!" The word "PLEASURES" dominates the panel. Next, "THE LUCKY 10%, THOSE WHO RECEIVE POWERFUL GIFTS, ARE KNOWN AS 'GIFTERS'!" The word "GIFTERS" appears boldly. Three close-up faces of monstrously grinning men with wild hair and horns snarl as the final narration states, "THOSE THREE NAMED THE FRUIT ITSELF AFTER THE MISFORTUNE IT SO READILY HANDS OUT. AS IF TO SNEER AT THE FATE OF THESE UNLUCKY FOOLS, SMILE!" Large Japanese SFX "ドドド" and impact lines emphasize the sinister laughter.

A woman with a ponytail glares forward and declares, "THE TRUE HORROR HAS YET TO COME." Nearby voices react in shock: "HOW HORRIBLE..." and "THAT ALWAYS DID STRIKE ME AS A STRANGE NAME FOR A DEVIL FRUIT..." The explanation continues as panels show the group listening intently. "IN OTHER WORDS, THEY COULD STILL PRODUCE MORE PLEASURES! THESE FRUITS STILL POSSESSED THE POWER TO TRANSMIT THEIR ADVERSE EFFECTS." Orochi's grinning face looms large as narration reveals his scheme: "OROCHI HATCHED A PLAN TO PUT THOSE FAILED FRUITS, THE ONES OUT OF WHICH BUT ONE BITE HAD BEEN TAKEN, TO USE." The story shifts to the ruined town: "SO OROCHI HID THE FAILED SMILES AMONG THE LEFTOVERS OF THE CAPITAL. THE TOWN OF LEFTOVER, DRENCHED AS IT WAS IN THE TEARS OF FAMILIES MOURNING THEIR DEAD. AND HE HAD GROWN TIRED OF"

Orochi's men dump the failed SMILE fruits into the starving crowd with the cry "GIVE 'EM TO THE SICK! YAAAAAY!" Townspeople eagerly grab them, shouting "THERE'S SO MANY! EVERYONE CAN HAVE ONE! IT'S STILL FRESH! LOOK, AN APPLE!" The narration explains their desperate hunger: "WE WERE UNABLE TO BEST THEIR HUNGER. BUT THE PEOPLE OF LEFTOVER TOWN..." Faces twist in realization as they bite in, with sound effects and cries filling the panels. "AND SLOWLY, PAINFULLY, PEOPLE BEGAN TO REALIZE EXACTLY WHAT SORT OF FRUITS THESE WERE. SOON, EVERYONE KNEW. THESE APPLES ARE DELICIOUS!" The scene widens to show the transformed town of Ebisu: "THAT IS HOW THE TOWN WITHOUT A FROWN, EBISU, CAME TO BE." A somber group stands amid the fences as one reflects, "WHAT APPEARS AT FIRST TO BE A PLACE OF CHEER IS, IN TRUTH, A TOWN WHOSE CHILDREN CANNOT EVEN LAMENT THE DEATHS OF THEIR PARENTS."

An elderly man with a scarred face sings through tears, "IF YOU'RE NOT LAUGHING, YOU ARE LOSING!♪ IF WE DON'T SMILE, FORTUNE WON'T COME OUR WAY!" A young woman with straight bangs clasps her hands and pleads, "DO NOT ACCOST THESE POOR SOULS FOR SMILING. SO, PLEASE..." Chaos erupts as a child named Toko runs forward with medicine, shouting "DADDY! LOOK! I BROUGHT YOU SOME MEDICINE!" Guards yell "GET OUT OF THERE! OI! WATCH OUT, MISSY!" while Toko is struck and falls. Her mother screams in panic, "COME BACK HERE! NO, TOKO! SHE SLIPPED THROUGH THE BARS, DAMN IT! GET HER BACK HERE!" and "TOKOI!"

Toko's mother cries desperately, "PLEASE, TOKO! COME BACK HERE! OROCHI'S GONNA SEE HER!" Onlookers recognize the girl: "TONOYASU'S LITTLE GIRL! THAT'S... O-TOKOI!" and "OI! IT'S THAT KID! THE ONE WHO CAME FOR SOBA!" Toko is grabbed violently as the crowd panics with screams of "KYAA AAH!" and "OUT OF MY WAY!" A massive figure looms over the chaos while a man with a gun reacts in shock. The captor growls, "FOUND YOU, YOU LITTLE SHITSTAIN." Toko pleads through tears, "DADDY, PLEASE! COME BACK TO LIFE! THIS MEDICINE'LL MAKE YOU ALL BETTER!" as the narration notes the medicine is "CALLED TOAD OIL."

A towering figure in an ornate hat looms over the chaos, declaring, "I SEE. YOU'RE YASUIE'S DAUGHTER, EHI NO WONDER YOU'RE SO IMPUDENT!" The speaker continues, "IF IT WASN'T FOR YOUR BLASTED LAUGHTER, KOMURASAKI WOULDN'T HAVE HAD TO DIE! FIRST THE FATHER, AND NOW THE DAUGHTER! I'VE HAD ENOUGH OF YOU FOOLS!" SFX "CHK-CHK" punctuates the threat. Below, a snarling attacker lunges forward with "TIME TO DIE!" while a small girl named O-Toko screams in terror. A desperate voice cries, "O-TOKO! RUN! I DON'T WANT YOU TO DIE HERE TOO!" and urges, "GET BETTER, DADDY!" O-Toko clutches her face, tears streaming, as wild laughter erupts around her: "AHAHAHA!" and "AHAHAHAHA!" Multiple figures react in panic with "KYAA AAH!" and "HU-" amid the smoke and debris of the Flower Capital streets.

Onlookers react in shock: "HUHI!" and "HUHI!" as they recognize the figures. One exclaims, "THAT GUY, TOO! THAT'S THE SOBA VENDOR THAT STOOD UP TO THE KYOSHIRŌ CLAN!" Another shouts, "THAT'S HIM! FROM THE WANTED POSTERS! THE MAGISTRATE KILLER!" In a massive central clash, Zoro-juro battles fiercely while a voice announces, "AND SANGORO!" The fight erupts with heavy impact SFX "ベ ベ ベ ン!!" and motion lines. A small box notes "A PAIR LIKE NO OTHER!" as dust and debris fly. The page ends with extreme close-ups of stunned faces and the bold text "WHA-I!" alongside large SFX "ヤ ヤン ッ!!" marking the chapter's climax. A final panel displays the "ONE PIECE Ch.943 END" logo.

No description for this page.