One Piece Chapter 52, page 2-5: OATH

The full-color version of the chapter cover page, displaying the same grid of characters: Nami, Zoro, Luffy, Usopp, Don Krieg, Mihawk, Zeff, and Sanji, with the vibrant blue "ONE PIECE" logo in the center.

A mostly blank page with a single panel at the bottom showing Dracule Mihawk from behind. He stands quietly, wearing his signature wide-brimmed black hat and patterned coat, with his cross necklace hanging down his back.

Luffy screams in absolute horror, "ZORO! AHHHHHH!" as he witnesses his friend get slashed. Sanji stands frozen in disbelief, sweating and smoking, thinking "WHY...!?". Johnny and Yosaku are in tears, with Johnny screaming "BRO!". Onlookers from the Baratie, including a large muscular chef, watch in terror. Johnny and Yosaku cry out, "EVEN PIRATE HUNTER ZORO COULDN'T COME CLOSE!" and "THIS IS THE POWER OF THE GRAND LINE... THE POWER OF THE WORLD...!".

Sanji is furious and bewildered by Zoro's actions, thinking, "THAT DAMN BASTARD'S OUT OF HIS MIND! HIS ENEMY WAS THE WORLD'S STRONGEST! THE RESULT'S OBVIOUS! IF IT'S GONNA MEAN YOUR DEATH, THEN JUST THROW YOUR DAMN AMBITION AWAY!". In a brief flashback, Zoro's resolute face is shown as he recalls his resolve: "EVER SINCE I'VE DECIDED TO BECOME THE WORLD'S GREATEST SWORDSMAN, I THREW AWAY MY ATTACHMENT TO LIFE." Sanji screams out loud, "IT'S SIMPLE! JUST THROW AWAY THAT AMBITION!". Zoro falls backward off the deck and plunges into the sea with a massive splash. Mihawk calmly turns around and sheathes his sword.