One Piece Chapter 48, page 16-17: GIVE UP ON THAT SEA

Luffy smiles and asks Zoro and Usopp, "HEY! WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT HIM? PRETTY GOOD, RIGHT?" Usopp panics, "WHO CARES ABOUT HIM! IF WE DON'T GET OUT OF HERE SOON..." Zoro calmly replies, "CALM DOWN. OUR ENEMIES ARE WOUNDED PIRATES." Luffy adds, "THAT'S RIGHT. AND BESIDES, I HAVE TO FIGHT WITH THAT GUY. IF HE TRULY IS STRONG, THEN HE AND I ARE GOING TO BUTT HEADS EVENTUALLY ANYWAYS!" Luffy then turns to Gin and asks, "OH THAT'S RIGHT, GIN. YOU SAID YOU DIDN'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THE GRAND LINE. BUT DIDN'T YOU GUYS GO THERE?" Gin clutches his head in distress, replying, "WHAT I DON'T KNOW IS THE TRUTH... I JUST CAN'T BELIEVE IT... I JUST DON'T KNOW IF THOSE 7 DAYS WE SPENT IN GRAND LINE WAS REAL OR JUST A NIGHTMARE... I'M STILL WRESTLING WITH IT IN MY MIND......HE JUST APPEARED ALL OF A SUDDEN...

Gin reveals the terrifying truth: "TO THINK ALL 50 SHIPS OF THE KRIEG PIRATE FLEET, WERE DESTROYED BY A SINGLE MAN...!!!" A dramatic flashback panel shows the dark silhouette of a lone swordsman standing on a small boat, surrounded by the burning, sinking wreckage of Krieg's massive fleet. Luffy, Zoro, Sanji, Patty, and the other cooks react with absolute shock and disbelief, shouting, "WHAT!?" and "IMPOSSIBLE!" and "THE ENTIRE KRIEG PIRATE FLEET WAS CRUSHED BY A SINGLE MAN!?