One Piece Chapter 173 Part 3 — The Straw Hats Are Cornered - Dialogue 1

- Pages: 9-12 - Characters: Crocodile, Vivi, Luffy, Nami, Zoro, Usopp, Sanji, Chopper, Miss All Sunday, Smoker, Tashigi ### Summary The Straw Hats Are Cornered. The trapped crew survives Crocodile’s death trap and scrambles to continue the mission before the war reaches Alubarna. This section presents the immediate scene beat before the dialogue continues. This part develops the straw hats are cornered and pushes the Alabasta conflict closer to its next decisive turn. ### Key dialogue Crocodile: Yuba will never be defeated by mere sand... Crocodile: It's me! Can't you recognize me!? Crocodile: Well, I guess I can't blame you since I lost a few. Luffy: You'll pay for this... Nami: Haha! Crocodile: Haha Haha Haha! Crocodile: Oh crap! The room's starting to flood! Zoro: This entire room's gonna be flooded at this rate! Usopp: viv!! You have to do something! Sanji: I'm too young to die in an hour! Chopper: Calm down, will ya... Miss All Sunday: Are you kidding me!? This is a textbook example of when to panic!