## One Piece Chapter 421, pages 7-10: Gear Third - Chapter: 421 - Pages: 7-10 - Characters: Monkey D. Luffy, Rob Lucci, Sanji, Sogeking ### Summary Page 7: Lucci tells Luffy, "YOU MUST BE WORRIED TO DEATH ABOUT THEM." He offers the bait directly: "IF YOU WANT TO SAVE THEM, GO AHEAD AND DO SO..." But Luffy refuses to turn away. "... I WILL NOT TAKE MY EYES OFF OF YOU," he says. Then he explains the decision with full certainty: "NO MATTER WHAT THEY ARE GOING THROUGH NOW, THEY WILL SURELY SURVIVE!!! BUT IF I LET YOU GET AWAY HERE... YOU WILL GO KILL MY NAKAMA...!!! I WILL NOT TAKE MY EYES OFF OF YOU!!!" Lucci only laughs, "FUFU...!" while, outside, Sanji snaps at Sogeking, "THE BOMBARDMENT HAS ALREADY BEGUN. BY THE WAY, GUYS... YOU, SHUT UP!!" Sogeking answers with a desperate "NO~~~!!" Luffy's faith in his crew becomes the reason he stays with the most dangerous enemy. Page 8: Lucci acknowledges Luffy's words with cold amusement. "YOU'RE REALLY CUT OUT TO BE THE BOSS. I WANT A CERTAIN IDIOT TO HEAR THAT." Then he asks the real question: "BUT WILL YOUR ABILITIES MEET THAT RESOLUTION?" Lucci attacks, warning that the same thing would happen "IF YOU DIED, TOO!!" He drives in with "SHIGAN!!!" and follows with "RANKYAKU," cutting and striking as Luffy struggles to stay on his feet. Luffy is hit hard enough to cry out, "UGH!!" but the challenge is clear: his resolve is unquestionable, yet Lucci is testing whether his body can actually carry it. Page 9: Lucci's leopard tail lashes out with "HYOUBI!!!" and sweeps across the ruined floor. Luffy is knocked and battered through the exchange, but he keeps closing the distance. Lucci asks him directly, "CAN YOU DEFEAT ME?" The question lands between them like a verdict. Luffy's answer is not a speech yet; it is the way he gets back in range after every hit. He is bruised, breathing hard, and still standing in front of the enemy who could kill his friends if he escapes. Page 10: Luffy finally says the rule that has been driving him: "IF I CANNOT DEFEAT YOU, I WON'T BE ABLE TO PROTECT ANYBODY!!" He launches himself forward with a spinning arm, calling, "GOMU GOMU" as the rubber coils stretch toward Lucci. The attack becomes "RIFLE!!!" but Lucci hardens his body with "TEKKAI" and takes the blow without falling. The failed impact shows Luffy that normal force is not enough. If he wants to stop Lucci before the flood and Buster Call consume everyone, he needs something beyond the attacks he has already shown.