One Piece Chapter 31, page 9-10: THE TRUTH
- Page 9
Kaya resolves to face the danger, telling Merry, "I UNDERSTAND. I WONT RUN AWAY! I'M GOING TO GO TALK TO CLAHADOR RIGHT NOW!" Merry asks with concern, "CAN YOU DO IT? EVEN THOUGH YOU DON'T REALLY HAVE TO..." to which she replies, "I KNOW! Meanwhile, in the village, Ninjin and his two friends (one wearing a black skull cap and glasses, the other with a bowl-cut hat and a skull t-shirt) are talking. One of them wakes Ninjin up, saying, "HEY NINJIN! WAKE UP!" Ninjin groans, "BUT NORMALLY I'M SLEEPING THIS TIME OF DAY..." The other warns, "NOW ISN'T THE TIME TO SLEEP. SOMETHING AWFUL MIGHT BE ABOUT TO HAPPEN. EH? THAT BUTLER WENT TO THE SHORE?"
- Page 10
The three boys discuss the situation. The boy with glasses says, "I THINK PIRATES ARE REALLY COMING TO ATTACK THE VILLAGE! I THINK CAPTAIN WAS LYING WHEN HE SAID THAT IT WAS JUST A LIE..." The other boy agrees, "I THINK SO TOO!" Ninjin adds, "ME TOO! BECAUSE HE WAS ACTING KINDA WEIRD YESTERDAY!" Suddenly, they spot Kaya walking past them, breathing heavily: "HUFF... HUFF...". They gasp in surprise, "EH!? THAT'S... IT'S KAYA-SAN... WHAT'S SHE DOING WALKING OUT... SOMETHING MUST'VE HAPPENED!