One Piece Chapter 169 Part 3 — The Straw Hats Are Cornered - Dialogue 2

- Pages: 10-13 - Characters: Crocodile, Vivi, Luffy, Zoro, Nami, Smoker, Usopp, Sanji, Chopper, Miss All Sunday - Topics: world_government - Events: political_meeting, reveal ### Summary The Straw Hats Are Cornered. Crocodile uses Rain Dinners and Baroque Works to capture his enemies and reveal the shape of Operation Utopia. This section presents the immediate scene beat before the dialogue continues. This part develops the straw hats are cornered and pushes the Alabasta conflict closer to its next decisive turn. ### Key dialogue Nami: As fellow prisoners doomed to the same death, Nami: Why not make peace with each other...? Zoro: Crocodile...! Smoker: You certainly live up to your reputation as a wild dog, Capt. Smoker. Nami: It appears you mistrusted me from the start. Nami: You were wise to do so, of course. Crocodile: I'll tell the World Government you tragically died in an "accident," while bravely fighting that small-time pirate Straw-Eat, haha. Nami: I don't know what brings you to this country but I'm sure you weren't under any orders. Probably acting independently as usual. Usopp: And since the World Government will have no reason to doubt me, I don't think any more marines will come here to check up on me... Sanji: So that's one of the Shichibukai... Luffy: So it's you... Luffy: tense...!