One Piece Chapter 524: Nobody Can Stop This Anymore

The scene opens over the Boin Archipelago in the Grand Line, islands blooming like flowers in the ocean. A small figure cries out, "UWAA, HELP ME!" A massive plant creature lunges forward with "GYAAAAAAA!!!" and a starburst impact "ビシッ!!!" as it attacks. Usopp shouts "TAKE THIS!!!" while firing a projectile. The creature recoils with "ビシッ!!!" In the next panel, Usopp declares, "AS IF I WOULD!!!" while dodging the plant's snapping jaws. A small warrior in the background says, "... BUT THANKS FOR SAVING ME, EVEN THOUGH I DON'T KNOW WHO YOU ARE." The creature growls "KISH KISH KISH...!!" *He ends his sentences with "N" a lot.

Heracles'n appears, shouting "HERACLES'N!!" Usopp responds, "IT'S ALL RIGHT, USOPP'N, AND MY NAME IS..." while facing the plant. Heracles'n asks, "C... CAN YOU REALLY EAT THIS...I I'VE NEVER SEEN A FRUIT LIKE THIS..." and "EH... IS THAT SO'NI" Usopp introduces himself: "MY NAME IS USOPP, NICE TO MEET YOU." Heracles'n replies, "WOW, THAT'S A COOL NAME." Usopp notes, "UH, RIGHT... THAT'S COOL..." The plant attacks with "KYOOOOOO!!!" and "PARAAN!!!" Usopp yells "USOPP'N!!" while the creature opens its mouth. Heracles'n wonders, "WHY DON'T I... TRY LICKING IT FIRST..." The plant roars "KOOOOOH..." In a wide shot, Usopp stands before the massive plant in the Forest of Thieves, Green Stone. Heracles'n warns, "THIS IS THE FOREST OF THIEVES, GREEN STONE. IF YOU DON'T WISH TO LOSE YOUR THINGS OR YOUR LIFE, YOU SHOULD TAKE CARE'N..." Usopp panics, "MAN-EATING!!I" and "EHI EHI WAS THIS PLANT TRYING TO EAT ME!I" The plant bellows "KYOOOOO!!" and "OF COURSE... IT IS A MAN-EATING PLANT AFTER ALL'N..." Heracles'n adds, "A... AND WHAT DID YOU JUST DO!I!" as the plant snaps with "じゅばばば!!"

A wide view shows the Country of Poverty, Harahettanya on Namakura Island in the Grand Line. A massive demon-like figure emerges with "PISHA!!" and "ゴゴゴゴゴゴ...!!!" A narrator box states, "THIS IS..." Villagers react in terror: "A DEMON...!!!" One shouts, "OUR WISH... HAS BEEN GRANTED. WE MIGHT HAVE OUR REVENGE!!!" Another says, "IT'S CLEARLY NOT OF THIS WORLD..." A third adds, "WE REALLY... DID SUMMON ONE WITH BLACK MAGIC..." and "IT LOOKS SO FEARSOME...!!!" In a ritual scene, the crowd pleads before the smoking demon: "WE DO NOT... HAVE ANYTHING LEFT...!!! PLEASE STRIKE THEM WITH YOUR HAMMER OF BLOOD!!!" "ALL OF US ARE PREPARED TO OFFER YOU OUR SOULS!!!" "DEMON KING, LORD SATAN!! IF YOU FULFILL OUR WISH..." and "REVENGE ON THE LONG-ARM TRIBE THAT STOLE EVERYTHING FROM US!!!" The demon emits "ドゴゴゴ..." as smoke billows.

A massive skull hurtles through the air amid swirling motion lines. A voice wonders, "DID I FLY...I" Another asks, "JUST HOW FAR." Below, a hooded girl with light hair stares in shock, sweat flying, hands clasped. A battered skull reacts with a startled "!" In a smoky chamber filled with cloaked figures and floating skulls, panicked voices cry out: "IS OUR TRIBUTE LACKING!I" "DO YOU NEED A SACRIFICE...!I BLOOD!!I" "WAIT, YOU CAN'T RETURN TO THE UNDERWORLD, LORD SATAN!!" A tall cloaked figure pleads, "I MUST RETURN... TO WHERE EVERYONE ELSE IS..." The scene erupts into chaos as a gigantic skull wearing a crossbones crown dominates the bottom panel. It demands, "EXCUSE ME, COULD YOU SHOW ME YOUR PANTIESI" while surrounding voices shout, "PANTIES!!!" "QUICKLY, SHOW HIM SOME PANTIES!!!"

A young dark-haired girl stares silently with "..." as narration reads, "THIS IS A COUNTRY OF LABORERS..." A caption labels the location: "East Blue, The Country on a Bridge, Tequila Wolf." Bubbles drift across a vast unfinished stone bridge spanning the water. In the next scene, a woman in a dark dress points dramatically over a massive labor camp, shouting "UWOOOOOOH...!!!" and "PULL!!" Bubbles note, "THE WORKERS HERE..." Workers in chains haul massive loads under whips. A top-hatted man with a gun yells, "WELL... THEY REALLY ARE SLAVES..." and "YOU USELESS PIECE OF--!!!" while striking a laborer who screams "AAGH...!!!" Two figures watch from a balcony; one states, "OR CITIZENS OF COUNTRIES THAT REFUSED TO JOIN THE WORLD GOVERNMENT..." The other adds, "ARE EITHER CRIMINALS GATHERED FROM EVERY COUNTRY."

Construction continues on the enormous bridge arching between islands. Voices explain, "BUT WE'RE A LONG WAY FROM COMPLETION...!!!" "A BRIDGE. A GIGANTIC BRIDGE THAT CONNECTS TWO ISLANDS." "WHAT ARE YOU BUILDINGI" "PEOPLE KEEP ON COLLAPSING... SO WE KEEP ON TAKING IN NEW WORKERS." The young dark-haired girl, now visibly chained, reacts with "WHATEVER FOR...I" A large bearded man with a scar shouts in shock, "!I" "700 YEARS...!I" "AFTER ALL, THIS BRIDGE HAS BEEN UNDER CONSTRUCTION FOR 700 YEARS...!!!" In close-up the girl clenches her chained fists, declaring, "BUT NOW THAT YOU'RE A LABORER, ALL YOU NEED TO WORRY ABOUT IS BUILDING THAT BRIDGE!!!" She adds, "I DON'T KNOW WHERE YOU CAME FROM..." while a small bubble reads "JUARA..." and another voice trails off, "....!!!"

A caption reads "South Blue." Enormous monstrous birds with striped legs and swirling patterns descend on a nest, wings flapping wildly. A tiny figure screams, "UWAA AAAAA AAH!!!" while the birds emit "UH..." and impact sounds "ドドドドドドド!!!" In the next panel the same small figure, now revealed as a young boy in a straw hat, is being pecked and thrashed, crying, "GYAAAA, PLEASE STOP... PLEASE... PLEASE... STOP!!!" with impact effects "トゥン!!" "トゥン トゥン!!" A close-up shows the terrified boy shouting, "A M... M... MONSTER BIRD...!!!" "I HAVE TO ESCAPE...!!! HAA... BUT I CAN'T MOVE MY BODY...!!!"

In a dense forest, small raccoon-dog creatures tumble and crash through the undergrowth amid loud impacts. "GAGA GAGA BAKI BAKI DOSA!! UGOH!!!" one yells as another cries "BOYON!!" A large tanuki-like figure stares in shock, muttering "H... HELP..." while a voice notes "A TANUKI* FELL OUT OF THE NEST..." Nearby, a woman with pigtails and two men argue heatedly. "STOP...!!! I'M A REINDEER!!" she shouts. "OHH, LET'S MAKE A HOT POT," one man suggests. "THEN IT'LL BE A REINDEER HOT POT... HUHI DID IT JUST TALKI" the other replies. A caption box states: "It's said that this is a treasure island... The country where the birds control the people, the Torino* Kingdom." On the right side of the page, a massive ancient tree towers over water as birds scatter. "STO..." "DON!" "GYAA GYAA" "UWAAA AAAAA-...!!" sound effects and cries echo while vertical text runs down the trunk.

On the ruins of the Shikkearu Kingdom in the Grand Line, Kuraigana Island, a massive sword stands embedded in rubble near a ruined castle. A caption reads "The ruins of the Shikkearu Kingdom" while a voice recalls "THAT IF I WERE TO TAKE A TRIP..." and another states "IT'S TRUE THAT I SAID..." Perona, the pink-haired girl in a crown and frilly dress, appears in a dramatic close-up, fists clenched and shouting angrily. "YOU DIDN'T TELL ME I WOULDN'T HAVE MY CUTE STUFFED ANIMALS!!" "YOU DIDN'T TELL ME I WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO WAKE UP AND EAT MY FLUFFY BAGEL SANDWICH AND DRINK WARM COCOA!!" "BUT YOU DIDN'T TELL ME I WOULDN'T HAVE ANY SERVANTS!!" She continues, "I WANTED TO GO SOMEWHERE DARK AND DAMP... NEAR AN OLD CASTLE, SWIRLING WITH MALICE." In a smaller panel she sits on a balcony railing, adding "AND THAT I'D LIKE TO PASS THE DAYS SINGING CURSED SONGS..." Suddenly startled, she yells "JEEZ, WHERE AM II LORD MORIA!!I I WANT TO GO BACK TO THRILLER BARK..." as a large impact SFX "DON!!" erupts.

High above the dark, swirling skies of Kuraigana Island, a small figure plummets from the clouds. "QUIXIII..." Perona's eyes widen in shock as she spots the falling shape. "I KNEW IT!! I KNEW SOMEONE ELSE WOULD COME FLYING HERE!!" she exclaims. A close-up shows her face twisted in alarm with sweat drops. Below, the figure crashes down hard amid debris and smoke. Perona stares in disbelief, recognizing the bandaged, shirtless man with three swords lying amid the rubble. "...H... HE'S..." "ONE OF THE STRAW-HATS!!!" she cries out in panic as the impact sends clouds of dust flying.

Perona stares at the injured man from a castle window under a moonlit sky, laughing nervously. "HE MUST HAVE BEEN BEATEN BY KUMA! WOW, HE LOOKS LIKE HE'S ABOUT TO DIE. JUST LOOK AT HIM!! HORO HORO HORO!!" she says with glee. Inside a dim room, the heavily bandaged man with a fur hat lies on a bed, slowly waking. "WHERE... AM II" "... I'M ALIVE..." he mutters. Perona leans over him, asking "IF YOU WERE TO TAKE A TRIP, WHERE WOULD YOU LIKE TO GO...I" The man, now revealed as Zoro, suddenly sits up in alarm. "WHAT'S WRONG WITH YOU!I YELLING LIKE THAT ALL OF A SUDDEN!!!" Perona snaps. "HMI YOU'RE... WHY ARE YOU HERE...I" Zoro demands. "... WHERE ARE MY SWORDS...I" "YOU THINK I'D GIVE YOU A WEAPON!!!I" she retorts as Zoro lets out a pained yell "KY-AAAAA AH!!!" while Perona screams "UWOO OOOO OOHH!!!" in the chaotic exchange.

A map details the route from Amazon Lily across the Calm Belt to Impel Down, with narration explaining that in order to free his brother Ace, the captain Luffy steadily crosses the waves to the great prison. Back in present time, the captain Luffy. On the Kuja ship, Boa Hancock glares and warns, "REMEMBER THIS WELL, YOU DIMWIT!" A man screams in terror as he is grabbed, "GYAA AHH!!!" Below deck, the snake Salome looms while terrified crew members kneel and beg, "NO NO NO NO!! M... MY DEEPEST APOLOGIES!! WE'LL BE MORE CAREFUL FROM NOW ON!!" Hancock's voice demands, "do you wish to be turned to stone again!!I" She continues, "MY MEALS ARE TO LOOK EACH!! ANY LESS WON'T BE ENOUGH TO SATISFY ME!!!" with SFX "どよどよ..!!" and "ばーん" as the men cower.

Marines peek into Hancock's room and whisper warnings: "IT'S A WARNING...!! IF YOU EVER TRY TO PEEK INTO HANCOCK'S ROOM... YOU END UP LIKE THAT... DAMN!" with SFX "ZOO~..." and "カチ...!" Inside, Hancock smiles and feeds Luffy, saying "IT BECOMES THE SWEETEST FOOD IN THE WORLD!! WHAT AN AMAZINGLY DELICIOUS FLAVOR. WHEN YOU FEED ME ANYTHING, LUFFY... COME NOW... TAKE A BITE." Luffy gives a thumbs-up, "OH YOU." He then clutches his stomach, "I... I'M FINE, JUST FINE. I DON'T FEEL HUNGRY. YOU'RE NOT GONNA EATI THIS SEA KING HAM IS RIDICULOUSLY GOOD!! WHAT'RE YOU DOING IN THE CORNERI" Hancock blushes and thinks, "OH, TO BE TALKING LIKE THAT..."

Luffy knocks on the door, "KON KON KON!!" and yells, "HANCOCK, IS THERE SOMEONE ELSE IN YOUR ROOMI L... LUFFY, DON'T FORGET YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO BE HIDING!" He clutches his belly, "BUHEEEH, I'M STUFFED!!!" with SFX "GEPU!!" and "Zバババババババババ!!!" Hancock stands shocked as a voice outside asks, "LIEUTENANT STALKER, DID YOU REALLY HEAR SOME-THINGI" The marines gossip, "I'M CERTAIN I HEARD SOMEONE SAY, 'BUHEE, I'M STUFFED...' IS THAT REALLY SOMETHING AN 'EMPRESS' WOULD SAY!I" Luffy protests from the ship deck, "YOU'RE TERRIBLE!!... YOU'RE BEAUTIFUL." Hancock replies, "BUT... I DON'T REALLY CARE IF YOU ALL DIE." The crew panics, "YOU EAT THAT MUCH!!I THAT DOESN'T LEAVE ANYTHING FOR US!!!"

Narration boxes state: "Portgas D. Ace's public execution is six days away." Luffy stares at a Vivre Card fragment with a serious expression. Further narration reads: "Since Whitebeard destroyed all the patrol boats around him, more and more famous and powerful marines arrive every day. At the port in Marinford, tensions are running high at Marine Headquarters." A large crowd of marines and officers gathers at the bustling port beneath a towering structure, with ships and flags visible in the background.

All of the military forces have assembled at Marine Headquarters, serving under the banner of "justice." Marines in uniform stand at attention with swords drawn while officers in elaborate coats and hats oversee the gathering. Text boxes emphasize the scale of the mobilization. At the same time, in the Holy Land Mariejoa, a stern Marine officer in a cap glares forward as the massive palace looms in the background. A subordinate sweats nervously with a "GOKURI..." sound effect while another panel shows the imposing architecture and the word "MARINE" on a cap. The narration states the forces are gathering under justice as tension builds across the World Government strongholds.

In a ruined chamber, a battered Whitebeard sits chained and bloodied, breathing heavily with "HAA HAA" sounds as a voice declares, "...WHITEBEARD WON'T STOP NOW, EVEN IF YOU DIED... NOBODY CAN STOP THIS ANYMORE...!!!" Someone else retorts, "YOU WANT ME TO KILL YOU...I YOU'VE GOTTEN DESPERATE, YOU IDIOT...!! SOON, IT WON'T MATTER WHAT WE DO..." A small figure reacts with "...!!!!" In a lavish hall, Blackbeard lounges with crossed arms while other Shichibukai including a massive figure in a bicorne hat feast and drink. Narration boxes read: "Each one of them is a villain with considerable power," "the Shichibukai who have already gathered are having their own powwow," "is totally unthinkable," "The very thought of these men fighting together," and "But one thing is absolutely clear." Close-ups show fierce expressions as a voice proclaims, "WE HAVE ANGERED... THE KING OF THE SEAS!"

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