One Piece Chapter 26, page 13-14: CAPTAIN KURO'S PLAN
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Kuro gives Jango his final orders: "JANGO, TOMORROW MORNING... TAKE THE CREW TO ATTACK THE VILLAGE! AND DESTROY SOME HOUSES, MAKE IT LOOK LIKE A PIRATE RAID. THEN KILL KAYA, THE OJOUSAMA..." Usopp, trembling and crying, realizes the attack is set for tomorrow. Kuro looks at him with a smug smile: "DID YOU HEAR THAT, USOPP-KUN? IT DOESN'T REALLY MATTER, YOU CAN'T AFFECT MY PLAN." Usopp runs away in tears, crying, "DAMN... I HATE YOU!" Jango asks, "YOU SURE IT'S OKAY?" Kuro reassures him, "DONT WORRY, MY PLAN WONT BE AFFECTED." Jango falls asleep again, as does Luffy down below.
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Usopp runs frantically through the forest, crying out, "THIS IS BAD! THIS IS BAD! THIS IS BAD! THE VILLAGERS... WILL ALL BE KILLED... KAYA WILL BE KILLED TOO! PEOPLE THAT I LOVE.... I LOVE THIS VILLAGE!" As he runs, he remembers how he first met Kaya outside her window. He had introduced himself: "I'M USOPP, BRAVE WARRIOR OF THE SEA... I'VE HEARD ABOUT YOUR MISFORTUNE. SO I'M HERE TO TALK TO YOU, TO CHEER YOU UP!" Kaya had initially been hostile, shouting, "IT'S NONE OF YOUR BUSINESS! GET OUT OF HERE! I'M GONNA YELL FOR HELP!" but Usopp had simply smiled and said, "DONT BE SCARED, I JUST LIKE TO MIND OTHER PEOPLE'S BUSINESS!