One Piece Chapter 121: I Knew

In a dense jungle setting, Miss Valentine and Vivi are shown. Miss Valentine, wearing her signature lemon slice earrings, a dark dress, and holding her umbrella, laughs mockingly. She says, "KYAHAHAHA! BE STILL! DID YOU REALLY THINK THAT THE LIKES OF YOU COULD SERIOUSLY ESCAPE FROM BW'S GRASP?" Beside her, Vivi, wearing a striped shirt and with her hair in a ponytail, looks distressed and sweats nervously, crying out, "AGHH!" Below them, a massive giant's helmet rests on the ground next to a small wooden barrel. Vivi looks down at it in shock, a speech bubble with an exclamation mark indicating her surprise. In the foreground, Luffy lies pinned face-down under a giant's foot, emphasizing how helpless he is in the agents' trap.

Mr. 5, wearing his dark coat and sunglasses, stands over Luffy, who is pinned face-down under a massive giant's foot. In the background, Miss Valentine stands over Vivi. Miss Valentine laughs, "KYAHAHAHA! EVEN A PIRATE WORTH 30 MILLION BELI, IS OF NO MATCH FOR US... KYAHAHAHA." She adds, "FUFU... I'M GLAD I WAS ABLE TO REPAY YOU FOR WHAT YOU DID AT WHISKEY PEAK." Mr. 5 looks down at Luffy and says, "A WANNABE PIRATE LIKE YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE STUCK YOUR NOSE IN OUR DELICATE AFFAIRS." He continues, "WE'VE ALREADY CAPTURED YOUR SWORDSMAN FRIEND AND THE GIRL AS WELL...!" Luffy, still pinned under the giant foot, glares up defiantly. Mr. 5 notices and says, "OH? SO YOU CAN STILL TALK, CAN YOU? EVEN AFTER I DISHED OUT ALL THOSE 'KICK BOMBS' OF MINE TO YOUR FACE..." Luffy retorts angrily, "YOU GOT ZORO? THEN YOU'LL BE CUT DOWN FOR SURE."

Mr. 5 looks down at Luffy and spits on him, the spit landing near Luffy's face with a "SPIT!" sound effect. Luffy, his face bruised and dirty, sticks his tongue out defiantly and yells, "BLEH! GO TO HELL!" Mr. 5 stares at him silently, his expression unreadable behind his sunglasses. Miss Valentine, watching the exchange, looks on in disgust and comments, "HOW REVOLTING..." In the next panel, Mr. 5 delivers a powerful, explosive kick directly to Luffy's face. The impact triggers a massive explosion, depicted with heavy black action lines and a large blast effect that completely engulfs Luffy.

The explosion from Mr. 5's kick creates a large plume of smoke and debris that billows up into the air, obscuring the giant's helmet in the background. Vivi watches in horror, sweat on her face, and screams, "LUFFY!" Mr. 5, looking annoyed and impatient, says, "DIE ALREADY!" As the smoke begins to clear, Luffy is seen lying motionless face-down on the ground. Mr. 5 looks down at him dismissively, mutters, "FOOL...", and snaps his fingers with a "SNAP!" sound effect.

Mr. 5 and Miss Valentine turn their backs and walk away from the scene. Mr. 5 says, "LET'S GO, MISS VALENTINE." Miss Valentine laughs as they depart, "KYAHAHAHA!" Vivi, still on the ground, cries out desperately, "LUFFY...!" The scene shifts to show the giant's helmet resting on the ground, with Luffy lying motionless in the distance. Vivi's voice calls out, "USOPP... CARUE..." The final panel shows Vivi kneeling on the ground, her head bowed and eyes closed as she cries in despair.

In a clearing with a giant skull-shaped rock formation in the background, the giant Brogy is shown pinned face-down to the ground. His massive arms and legs are encased in large, hardened masses of white wax, rendering him immobile. Mr. 3, with his distinctive '3' shaped hair bun, glasses, and striped shirt, stands nearby laughing maniacally, "FUHAHAHAHA!" He holds up a piece of wax that drips and then hardens instantly. He taunts the trapped giant, "GIVE IT UP, GIVE IT UP! MY 'CANDLE JACKET' IS AS HARD AS IRON ONCE IT HARDENS."

Mr. 3 holds a wax cup shaped like a grinning face and drinks from it with a "GLUB GLUB" sound. He gloats, "EVEN THE MONSTROUS STRENGTH OF YOU GIANTS, IS USELESS ONCE YOU'VE BEEN CAUGHT IN MY WAX, YOU SEE!" He continues his taunting, "YOU BEING DRUNK FROM VICTORY PROVED TO BE YOUR DOWNFALL, BROGY THE RED OGRE...!" Brogy glares fiercely at him from the ground, his eye wide with anger. Mr. 3 feigns fear, holding his hands up, "PLEASE DON'T GLARE AT ME LIKE THAT, IT'S FRIGHTENINGLY UNBEARABLE, YOU KNOW! FUHAHAHAHA!" Mr. 3 then smiles smugly and says, "ISN'T THIS SWELL...!? YOU WERE FINALLY ABLE TO SETTLE YOUR DUEL. EVEN THOUGH IT WAS PARTIALLY DUE TO THE HELP OF A HUMAN, YOU SHOULD BE HAPPY ABOUT YOUR VICTORY! AM I WRONG?"

Mr. 3 continues to laugh, "FUHAHAHAHA! OF COURSE, AS THE LAST MAN STANDING, I AM THE TRUE VICTOR!" Brogy, realizing the deception, looks shocked, his eye wide as he says, "YOU CAN'T... POSSIBLY MEAN..." He growls in anger, "YOU WRETCHED SCUM...!" Mr. 3 explains his motive, "I WONDER IF YOU'RE AWARE...? THE TWO OF YOU WERE ONCE WANTED MEN, AND THAT ENORMOUS SUM OF BOUNTY MONEY, IS STILL VALID EVEN TO THIS DAY..." Suddenly, Mr. 5 and Miss Valentine arrive on the scene, bringing Vivi with them. Mr. 5 says, "SO THAT WAS YOUR AIM ALL ALONG, MR. 3...!" Mr. 3 turns his head, "HM?" Mr. 5 continues, "WE'VE BROUGHT ALONG, THE ONE WHO BETRAYED OUR ORGANIZATION."

Vivi angrily confronts Mr. 3, yelling, "WHAT A DESPICABLE THING TO DO! HOW DARE YOU PLACE A BOMB IN MR. DORRY'S BARREL OF RUM...!" Brogy hears this and is stunned, his eye widening in realization. "BARREL OF RUM...!? THE RUM I... GAVE TO HIM...!?" A flashback panel shows Dorry happily drinking from the barrel, laughing, "GABABABABA! DORRY! AFTER ALL THESE YEARS OF DRINKING ONLY WATER, THE RUM MUST'VE TASTED ESPECIALLY FINE, RIGHT!?" Back in the present, Brogy realizes the tragic truth, "SO THAT'S HOW... IT WAS... DORRY..." Mr. 3 glares back at Vivi and says dismissively, "HMPH! WHO SAID YOU COULD DISCLOSE MY TRICK! IMPUDENT GIRL!"

Miss Valentine leaps high into the air and uses her power to drop down heavily on Vivi, pinning her to the ground. Vivi cries out, "AHH!" Mr. 3 uses his wax powers, shouting "CANDLE LOCK!" to create wax shackles that clamp around Vivi's wrists and ankles with a "CLAMP!" sound. Mr. 3 then commands his subordinates, "MR. 5! BRING THE SWORDSMAN AND THE GIRL OVER HERE! IT'S TIME TO BEGIN." Mr. 3 strikes a dramatic pose, his hands raised, and unleashes a technique, shouting, "GIANT CANDLE SERVICE SET!"

A massive, multi-tiered structure made entirely of wax rises dramatically from the ground. It resembles a giant, elaborate birthday cake. The top tier features a large, grinning pumpkin-like face with hollow eyes and a wide smile, topped with several flaming candles. The structure is enormous, towering over the surrounding jungle. Brogy, still pinned to the ground, looks on in shock at the colossal creation, a speech bubble with exclamation marks indicating his disbelief. Mr. 3 stands proudly at the base of the structure, his back to the viewer, while Miss Goldenweek is visible nearby.

Zoro and Nami are thrown roughly to the ground by Mr. 5. Nami groans, "UGH!" while Zoro looks up with a sharp "!!". Nami sees the giant wax structure and asks in disbelief, "WHAT IS THAT THING!?" Mr. 3 stands before his massive creation with his arms spread wide, announcing grandly, "WELCOME LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, TO MY 'SERVICE SET!'" Zoro glares at Mr. 5 and says, "YOU...?" Mr. 5 smirks and replies, "HA..." Nami notices Vivi sitting nearby, bound in wax, and asks, "VIVI! WEREN'T YOU WITH LUFFY!?" Vivi replies hesitantly, "YES, BUT..." Mr. 5 interrupts, "IF YOU'RE WONDERING ABOUT STRAW-HAT, I'VE TAKEN CARE OF HIM."

The top of the giant wax cake begins to spin rapidly with a "SPIN SPIN SPIN" sound effect. Zoro, Nami, and Vivi are now shown standing on the lower tiers of the cake, their feet trapped in the wax. Nami looks up at the spinning top and asks, "HUH? WHAT'S THAT THING SPINNING ABOVE US?" Zoro, standing with his arms crossed and his swords at his side, remarks dryly, "THIS MUST BE WHAT IT FEELS LIKE, TO BE A CANDLE STUCK ON A CAKE..." Nami struggles to move, "WE CAN'T EVEN MOVE EITHER... MY FOOT'S STUCK..." Zoro replies calmly, "WELL, DUH. OUR ENEMIES AREN'T JUST GOING TO LET US FREELY MOVE AROUND." Vivi holds out her hand, noticing something falling, and says, "SOMETHING'S DRIZZLING DOWN!"

A fine mist of wax begins to fall from the spinning top of the cake, flickering as it descends. Mr. 3 laughs maniacally, "FUHAHAHAHA! YES, HAVE A GOOD TASTE OF MY CANDLE SERVICE! THAT MIST OF WAX SPRINKLING DOWN ON YOUR HEADS WILL EVENTUALLY TURN YOU ALL INTO WAX-FIGURES!" He continues to gloat, "A PERFECT WAX-HUMAN THE LIKES OF WHICH EVEN MY SCULPTING SKILLS CAN'T CREATE! YOU'LL BE WAX-DOLLS WITH TRUE SOULS! SO GIVE YOUR LIVES UP FOR THE SAKE OF BEAUTY!" Nami yells in protest, "NO! NEVER! WHY DO WE HAVE TO BECOME YOUR ARTISTIC CREATIONS!?" Vivi calls out desperately to the giant, "BROGY! DON'T JUST LIE STILL, DO SOMETHING! YOU'RE GOING TO BE TURNED INTO A WAX-FIGURE TOO, YOU KNOW!?" Zoro adds calmly, "A PRETTY BIG ONE TO BOOT..."

Mr. 3 dismisses Vivi's pleas, saying, "HMPH! IT'S FUTILE NO MATTER WHAT YOU SAY TO HIM, YOU SEE...! FOR HE ONLY REALIZED WHAT HAD HAPPENED A MOMENT AGO...! WITHOUT REALIZING HIS FRIEND WAS SHOULDERING INJURIES, HE KILLED THAT VERY FRIEND WHOM HE HAD BEEN DUELLING WITH FOR OVER A HUNDRED YEARS! HE WAS SO OVERJOYED HE EVEN SHED TEARS OF JOY!" Mr. 3 mocks Brogy further, "WHAT A SIMPLETON YOU ARE...! OR WERE THOSE TEARS FOR THE LOSS OF YOUR FRIEND? FUHAHAHA! WHATEVER IT IS, IT'S FAR TOO LATE FOR YOU TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT, YOU IMBECILE!" A jagged speech bubble from off-screen says, "I KNEW...! I KNEW FROM THE MOMENT I FIRST SWUNG MY BATTLE AXE, THAT DORRY WAS HIDING SOMETHING FROM ME...!" Zoro is shown reacting to these words. Mr. 3 is surprised, "HMM? FUHAHAHA! YOU SAY YOU KNEW!? HAHA, WHAT LIES YOU MAKE! YOUR VIOLENT BLOWS DIDN'T SEEM TO BEAR THE SLIGHTEST AMOUNT OF COMPASSION OR PITY, I RECALL... IF SO, THEN WHY DID YOU NOT STOP FIGHTING?"

Brogy yells furiously, "AS IF A DISHONOURABLE RUNT WHO DOESN'T EVEN COMPREHEND WHAT DUELS ARE COULD EVER UNDERSTAND THE REASON FOR MY TEARS...! WHAT WOULD YOU KNOW...! YOU DARE SUGGEST THAT I DISHONOUR A WARRIOR WHO FIGHTS WHILE HIDING THE PAIN HE BEARS...!?" Brogy struggles intensely against his wax restraints, his face contorted in effort and sweat pouring down. "HOW COULD ONE SHOW PITY! TO A WARRIOR WHO GOES TO SUCH LENGTHS TO FIGHT!?" He flexes his massive muscles, causing the wax around his hand to crack with a loud "CRACK!" sound. "BUT NOW I KNOW WHAT EXACTLY HE WAS HIDING... AND BECAUSE I NOW KNOW, I SHALL SETTLE EVERYTHING WITH MY OWN TWO HANDS!" Mr. 3 looks on in shock and fear as the wax begins to break.

Brogy shatters the wax encasing his hand completely with a loud "CRACK!" He declares, "THAT IS HOW I SHALL PAY MY DUE RESPECTS TO MY DEAR FRIEND DORRY!" Mr. 3 stares in disbelief and terror. Brogy roars, "UWAHHH! AHH! AGH-" and swings his massive, freed hand down towards the ground with incredible force, shouting "CANNON!" The impact creates a massive shockwave and explosion of debris, depicted with heavy action lines. Mr. 5, watching from a distance, covers his ears and complains, "WHAT AN ANNOYINGLY LOUD FREAK...!"

Luffy is shown waking up, his face bruised and dirty, but his expression is fierce and determined. Vivi's voice is heard saying, "USOPP... CAN YOU FORGIVE THEM?" Usopp's voice replies, "ABSOLUTELY... NOT...!" Karoo the duck is shown digging furiously in the dirt, looking angry and determined. Luffy looks at Karoo and asks, "...? ARE YOU... ANNOYED TOO...!?" Karoo lets out a loud "QUACK!" Luffy smiles fiercely, his eyes wide with resolve, and says, "GOOD...! THEN IT'S TIME FOR THE THREE OF US TO GO! TO GO AND CRUSH THEM...!"

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