One Piece Chapter 172 Part 3 — The Cage Begins to Open

- Pages: 9-12 - Characters: Crocodile, Vivi, Luffy, Nami, Zoro, Usopp, King Cobra, Sanji, Chopper ### Summary On pages 9–12, this part focuses on the cage begins to open, keeping the scene centered on the conflict, choices, and stakes of the Alabasta arc. The Cage Begins to Open. Sanji’s hidden role as Mr. Prince disrupts Crocodile’s plan and creates the opening the crew needs to escape. This section presents the immediate scene beat before the dialogue continues. This part develops the cage begins to open and pushes the Alabasta conflict closer to its next decisive turn. ### Key dialogue Crocodile: That's RidicuLouis! Vivi: Alabastan Capital Alubarma Luffy: There's not a chance the king would do such a thing! Luffy: That report must be a mistake! Nami: But the king's been reported missing for exactly the same amount of time, Nami: As it would take for one to get from allubanna to Nanohana!