One Piece Chapter 40, page 0-2: USOPP PIRATE GROUP

The title page of Chapter 40, titled "USOPP PIRATE GROUP". The cover story illustration is titled "THE ADVENTURES OF BUGGY'S PIRATE FLEET VOL. 5 'BATTLE OF WITS'" (巴其海賊團冒險記 VOL.5 「智慧戰」). In the illustration, a miniature Buggy is hiding behind a tree trunk, sweating and crying as he watches a large bird wearing a pirate hat. The bird is thinking of a smaller bird flying out of its nest, with the word "BRAVO!" written next to it.

Luffy grabs Kuro by the collar and slams him violently into the rocky ground with a powerful headbutt. Kuro's glasses fly off as he is knocked completely unconscious. Jango, Zoro, Nami, and Usopp watch in absolute shock and disbelief at the sudden, decisive end of the battle.

Kuro lies defeated and motionless on the shattered ground, his cat claws broken and scattered around him. The Black Cat Pirates are in complete disbelief, stammering, "HE... HE DID IT, CAPTAIN KURO WAS..." and "EVEN A SHIP OF MARINES WEREN'T ABLE TO DEFEAT THE '100 PLANS KURO'". Another pirate shouts, "HE REALLY... HE REALLY BEAT HIM!". Jango, sweating profusely, stares at Luffy in terror and demands, "WHO THE HELL ARE YOU!!!?