One Piece Chapter 5.3, page 1-4: The Pirate King and the Great Swordsman

Title page for Chapter 5: "THE PIRATE KING AND THE GREAT SWORDSMAN". Luffy sits at a beachside table sharing a drink with a friendly dolphin under an orange and yellow umbrella. In the background, Zoro stands looking out at the sea while taking a drink.

Luffy drags Helmeppo down a corridor, demanding to know where Zoro's swords are kept. Helmeppo cries out in pain, "I'LL...I'LL TELL YOU...!! JUST STOP DRAGGING ME!!" and reveals they are inside his room, which they already passed. Luffy punches him for not speaking up sooner. Suddenly, armed Marines corner them, shouting, "DON'T MOVE!! RAISE YOUR HANDS ABOVE YOUR HEAD!

Luffy uses Helmeppo as a human shield, daring the Marines to shoot. The Marines are shocked that Luffy is using Helmeppo-sama as a shield. Meanwhile, in the execution courtyard, Coby lies bleeding on the ground, crying out in panic that he has been shot.

Coby weeps on the ground, fearing he will die. Zoro, still tied to the post, tells Coby to run for his life. Zoro insists he only needs to survive for a month to be freed, but Coby reveals the truth: Helmeppo never intended to keep his promise and plans to execute Zoro in three days.