Again, it’s very lame that Nami appears to be sidelined, injured as she may be. Usopp sets his crew on the task of protecting Kaya and also dispatches Django, Leaving Luffy and Zolo to face off against Kuro and the remaining Meowban, Butchie. This volume wraps with what appears to be the beginning of the final showdown. On a very important note, this chapter starts a feature that runs throughout the volume, titled “Question Corner.” Readers wrote in questions for Oda and he answers in alarmingly charming fashion. Usopp continues to use his lies to protect those he loves, in this case his young “crew.” He does, however, share the truth with Luffy, Zolo, and Nami, preparing for the inevitable battle to come. Nevertheless, the good will and strong relationship is tested is chased off the premises at gun point. However, this chapter does a nice job of distinguishing the powerful differences between “lies” and “stories.” To the village, Usopp’s lies were a nuisance, but for Kaya they were a blessing and a gift.

Usopp’s history of telling lies (no papa) comes back to haunt him in a major way, as not even Kaya believes his warnings of Klahadore’s impending attack. If these four amateur pirates want to stop the entire Black Cat crew, they’ll have to come up with a pretty slick plan… Now that time has come, and the ruthless Black Cat Pirates are about to attack…Unless, of course, Monkey D.Luffy can stop them! All Luffy has on his side are his sword-wielding first mate, Zolo his thieving navigator, Nami Usopp, a local kid with a knack for telling lies and his own bizarre rubber-limbed powers. Most people believe he’s dead, but only his crew knows the truth: Captain Kuro has been lying low in a small seaside village, posing as a mild-mannered butler until the time for pillage is just right. Captain Kuro of the Black Cat Pirates was the most feared evil genius on the high seas…until he vanished.

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