"Yeah, I guess that's a factor too." Usopp agreed, sighing. "People want a weapon that they know how to use. I'm used to... just kind of doing whatever I can with whatever I have. But I've never been trained to fight. My crewmate Sanji needs shoes, since he was trained to fight with his feet, and Zoro needs swords... That's why there's such a demand on swords too, Roy said. Because most of the people here who were trained to fight know how to use them."

I wonder if he remembers what we talked about... probably not, he was pretty out of it. I think he was unconcious by then. Even though his own memory of the latter part of that night was blurry, Usopp couldn't forget having made a promise, yet another item he had to get or make somehow.

"Still, we've all got to make do right now, don't we? For weapons or armor. I know that some people would rather just not be weighed down, but the clothes here are pretty lightweight as it is, and I'm really frail. Not like you, or my crewmates. I think I need protection. I thought of it my first night, but then I quit, and it wasn't long after that that we were wading in leeches... You never know what'll be useful. It's better to be safe than sorry."