One Piece Chapter 31: THE TRUTH

THE TRUTH. This chapter has 20 searchable pages. Opening and key page summaries: The title page for Chapter 31, titled "THE TRUTH," features a colorful illustration of Monkey D. Luffy, Roronoa Zoro, and Nami relaxing on a giant cloud shaped like the word "ONE PIECE" with a rainbow in the background. Luffy points toward the sky, Zoro carries a large sack over his shoulder, and Nami lies down with a cheerful smile. Kaya is trapped in a terrifying nightmare where Usopp stands before her with a sword, looking menacing and declaring, "I'M GOING TO KILL YOU ALL... DON'T FORGET, IN MY VEINS IS THE BLOOD OF A PIRATE! YOU UNDERESTIMATE ME! HOW DARE YOU HIT ME..." Kaya screams in terror, "USOPP-SAN! DON'T DO THIS!" and "KYAAH!" as the dream-Usopp lunges forward shouting, "DIE!" Kaya suddenly wakes up in a cold sweat, screaming, "AAH!!" Kaya sits up in her bed, gasping for breath and coughing heavily: "HUFF.............!! HUFF.............!! COUGH COUGH". She clutches her chest in confusion, whispering, "I DON'T UNDERSTAND... WHY WOULD USOPP-SAN SAY SOMETHING LIKE THAT..." Seeking reassurance, she gets out of bed, walks down the hallway, and knocks on a door, calling out, "ARE YOU THERE, CLAHADOR? CLAHADOR?" Kaya opens the door and is instantly frozen in absolute horror. Sprawled on the floor in front of her is the butler, Merry, lying unconscious in a pool of blood. She gasps, "!!!!?" and screams in anguish, "ME... MERI!!" Kaya rushes to Merry's side, crying out in panic, "MERI! WAKE UP!! WHAT HAPPENED!!? YOU CAN'T DIE!" Merry weakly opens his eyes, coughing up blood: "COUGH UGH... COUGH". He weakly gasps, "OJOU-SAMA... GOOD... YOU'RE SAFE..." Kaya is bewildered, replying, "I'M SAFE...? WHAT... WHAT ARE YOU SAYING..." Suddenly, she looks up in shock as she realizes who did this, gasping, "CLAHADOR!!!" Merry, crying and bleeding, confirms her worst fears: "HE... HE TRIED TO KILL ME..." Kaya is stunned, stammering, "!!? WHA...?! HOW... THIS COULDN'T BE REAL!!" Merry continues, explaining that if anything had happened to her, he would feel as though he had betrayed her parents, before delivering the final shocking truth: "HE'S A PIRATE!" The realization hits Kaya with devastating force. She remembers Usopp's desperate warnings from the day before: "AFTER TOMORROW, YOU WILL KNOW THE TRUTH! JUST... TAKE THIS CHANCE TO RUN! PLEASE LISTEN TO ME!" Tears stream down her face as she cries, "THEN YESTERDAY... ALL THAT STUFF USOPP-SAN SAID WAS TRUE...!!? NONE OF US BELIEVED ANYTHING HE SAID! YES... THINKING BACK... HE ALONE KNEW THE TRUTH, AND TRIED EVERYTHING TO WARN US... BUT WE... WE'VE MISUNDERSTOOD THAT MAN'S GOOD INTENTIONS... THAT BRAVE YOUNG MAN, HE TRIED SO HARD TO SAVE THIS VILLAGE BUT WAS INSTEAD CHASED AWAY!" Kaya weeps bitterly, asking herself, "AND I... WHAT HAVE I EVER DONE FOR HIM..." She tries to help Merry stand, calling out, "SOMEONE PLEASE HELP...!! MERI'S..." But Merry, coughing weakly, tells her, "IT'S NO USE... EVERYONE WENT ON VACATION STARTING YESTERDAY!" He struggles to his feet, insisting, "THEN... I'LL GET SOME HELP... I'M YOUR SERVANT, HOW CAN I LET YOU DO MY DUTIES FOR ME?" He adjusts his glasses and urges, "ALSO, BEFORE EVERYTHING HAPPENS, WE NEED TO THINK CALMLY AND DECIDE WHAT WE HAVE TO DO NOW..." Later page summaries: Sham runs toward Zoro, shaking and crying, "PREPARE TO DIE...!! MY CLAWS ARE REALLY SHARP!!". Zoro stands his ground, unimpressed: "WHAT CAN YOU DO TO ME WITH THOSE CLAWS...?" Zoro warns him, "IF YOU DONT STOP NOW, I'LL ATTACK YOU! JUST YOU? YOU CAN'T KILL ME...". Suddenly, Sham's cowardly expression vanishes, replaced by a sinister, sharp-eyed glare as he prepares to strike. With blinding speed, Sham lunges forward and clashes his claws against Zoro's swords with a loud "KA!!". Zoro is caught off guard and pushed back, gasping, "YOU...". Sham smirks maliciously, revealing his deception: "YOU MUST BE THINKING... THAT I'M JUST A COWARD? I WAS JUST PRETENDING TO BE A COWARD. IF I DIDNT, THEN YOU WOULDN'T HAVE LEFT YOUR GUARD DOWN!"

WHERE DID THEY GO!". Nami gasps in shock, "ZORO!? YOUR KATANAS...". Usopp realizes the trick: "SO HE WAS JUST ACTING SCARED?!". Sham stands before them, smirking as he holds two of Zoro's stolen swords: "WHAT? ARE YOU MISSING SOMETHING? YOU LOOK LIKE YOU MIGHT HAVE A FEW SKILLS! BUT YOU UNDERESTIMATED ME, SHAM OF THE NYABAN BROTHERS". Zoro grinds his teeth in fury: "THAT BASTARD... STOLE MY KATANAS...!!!". In the background, Buchi and the captain smirk, with Buchi calling Nami a "CAT BURGLAR" and the captain declaring, "THERE IT IS! An SBS column page featuring questions from fans and answers from the author, Eiichiro Oda. The questions cover topics such as Oda's love for drawing animals, the poop-like symbol on Clahador's clothing (which Oda jokingly confirms is indeed poop), and a humorous exchange where Nami demands money from Oda in exchange for her measurements.