One Piece Chapter 31, page 6-7: THE TRUTH
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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!
- Page 7
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...