#ch320

In a moment of rare self-reflection, Usopp has the courage to voice his insecurities. There’s no self-aggrandizement here. No put-on heroics. Usopp is telling the truth as he sees it, and receives a less than helpful answer from Zoro in response--which, incidentally, would probably discourage him from this kind of emotional vulnerability in the future. 

(And as an aside, Zoro is the exact worst person in the crew he could have this conversation with. Zoro is uber confident in his own abilities and always has been, I think on a fundamental level he doesn’t understand what’s going on in Usopp’s head in the same way Sanji does when he gives his “Do what you can do” speech later on. Maybe the right words would have helped, but then again, maybe not. It’s a tricky situation.)

But Usopp’s version of the truth is flawed. His “running around a lot” literally saved Robin’s life, but that’s just something he just doesn’t see in himself.

BOOOOOOIIIIII