One Piece Chapter 171 Part 2 — Crocodile Watches the Pieces Move - Dialogue 1

- Pages: 5-8 - Characters: Crocodile, Vivi, Luffy, Nami, Zoro, Usopp, Sanji, Chopper, Miss All Sunday, Smoker, Tashigi, King Cobra ### Summary Crocodile Watches the Pieces Move. The Straw Hats are trapped beneath Rain Dinners as Crocodile prepares to drown them and erase the kingdom’s last hope. This section presents the immediate scene beat before the dialogue continues. This part develops crocodile watches the pieces move and pushes the Alabasta conflict closer to its next decisive turn. ### Key dialogue Crocodile: You should know first-hand just how much the king cares for his subjects...! Vivi: ...Only the old folks still say that. Vivi: I personally don't care for him at all. Vivi: It wasn't for the king's sake, Vivi: That I decided to come here to Yuba and help you, dad. Luffy: Ohhh! Nami: Did you hear the rebels mow number over 100,000...? Zoro: Yeah, I heard... Vivi: There's been lots of casualties too... Usopp: Hmph, don't listen to the nay-sayers. Crocodile: Haha... Crocodile: Their doubts will easily be washed away once the rain comes...