"Oh, look at you," a high-pitched, mocking voice drifted through the gloom. "A big, scary swordsman reduced to a heap of trash."
The 421st episode of One Piece, "The Friends' Whereabouts - The Negative Princess and the Devil King," follows the crew members scattered across the world after their defeat at Sabaody Archipelago. This story reimagines the events of that episode, focusing on Zoro and Brook.
The villagers of Namakura were desperate. They were being terrorized by the Longarm Tribe, who raided their lands and stole their people. They didn't care if Brook was a pirate or a skeleton; they saw a demon who could bring them vengeance. Brook , ever the gentleman, couldn't find the heart to leave them in distress, even if he was currently more interested in finding a pair of silk panties than fighting a war. One Piece Episode 421
"Kill me, Gramps," Ace whispered, his voice heavy with the weight of the lives about to be lost for his sake.
Zoro woke up later, his wounds wrapped in bandages that smelled of lavender and old lace. He tried to reach for his swords, but his arms were pinned. Perona had dressed him in a ridiculous, frilly pink outfit, treating him more like a giant doll than a warrior. "Let me go, ghost girl," he growled, his voice cracking. "Oh, look at you," a high-pitched, mocking voice
"Even if I did," Garp replied, his heart breaking behind a wall of Marine duty, "it wouldn't stop what's coming. The world is moving, Ace. And no one can hold back the tide."
As Zoro struggled to regain his dignity, thousands of miles away on Namakura Island, Brook was facing a very different kind of absurdity. The skeletal musician sat in a daze in the center of a ritual circle, surrounded by cultists dressed in dark robes. The villagers of Namakura were desperate
"Oh, Great Satan! You have answered our summons!" the leader cried, bowing his head to the dirt.
