Chapter 24

Information

 * Viz: The Lie Rejecter
 * Japanese Name:偽れぬもの
 * Romanize Name: Itsuwarenu Mono
 * Year Released: 1998
 * Pages:19
 * Volume:  3 Pg.: 137

Summary
Piiman, Ninjin and Tamanegi sneak across town to the resturant where Usopp, Nami and Luffy are currently eating. Afriad their "captain" is being held hostage they approach with caution. The three of them burge in to find Usopp gone. Seeing Luffy eating meat startles them and Zoro jokes about having just eaten their captain. After things settle down Usopp is revealed to have gone off to visit the mansion where the sick girl lives. He apparently goes there every day to lie.

At the mansion, Kurahadol the caretaker explains to his mistress Miss Kaya that he will not allow Usopp inside on the account of his lying. He explains that it is his duty to see she is safe and well on behalf of her late father and why there are two bodyguards on the front gate. Despite his efforts, when his leaves Usopp appears outside her window, claiming nothing could keep him away. Usopp then goes onto tell her a story which is clearly a lie, but she laughs anyway.

Back at the resturant the boys finish explaing to Luffy and the others why they like their captain. Luffy finishes up by annoucing they will go to the mansion.

At the mansion Luffy climbs over the gate. Kurahadol asks another servent where the bodyguards are, he explains they are at lunch. As Usopp finishes his story about a giant goldfish, Luffy and Usopp's pirates appear and greet him. Usopp tells Kaya that they've heard how great he is and want to join him which Luffy promptly states is a "no". As Luffy asks Kaya for a big ship, Kurahadol appears and demands to know what they are doing. Kurahadol tells Luffy he won't get a ship and that they all need to leave.

Kurahadol begins to put Usopp down because his father is a pirate and as far as he is concerned all pirates are bad. When he asks what he wants from Kaya, money or otherwise, Kaya gets upset. Usopp also looses his temper and whacks him for insulting his father. After being hit, Usopp is compared to his "father" the pirate, Usopp replies that he is proud to be the son of a pirate.

Characters Introduced

 * Merry (unnamed)

Returning Characters

 * Straw Hat Pirates
 * Luffy
 * Nami
 * Zoro
 * Usopp's Pirates
 * Usopp
 * Piiman
 * Ninjin
 * Tamanegi
 * Kaya
 * Kurahadol