One Piece Chapter 197 Part 2 — Vivi Searches for the Shooter - Dialogue 1

- Pages: 5-8 - Characters: Luffy, Crocodile, King Cobra, Vivi - Events: battle, reveal ### Summary Vivi Searches for the Shooter. Luffy comes back for another fight with Crocodile, now armed with the will to keep standing. This section presents the immediate scene beat before the dialogue continues. This part develops vivi searches for the shooter and pushes the Alabasta conflict closer to its next decisive turn. ### Key dialogue Luffy: It was me, Kouza! Luffy: All the things you rebels thought were the King's evil-doings, Luffy: were actually traps set up by my organization. These past two years... have been most amusing, Luffy: Watching both you rebels and the royalties desperately dance about on the palm of my hand...! Crocodile: It would have been far better for you, Crocodile: to die without finding out the truth, however! Kuhahaha! Luffy: Don't listen to him! Crocodile: There's something only you can do right now...! Crocodile: Go out there and save even just one more life from this needless bloodshed if you can! Luffy: in less... than half an hour, Crocodile: The Palace square will be blown to smithereens! Luffy: What!?