## One Piece Chapter 681, pages 9-11: Luffy vs Master - Chapter: 681 - Pages: 9-11 - Characters: Monkey D. Luffy, Caesar Clown, Monet ### Summary Page 9: Caesar swings the blue flame blade at Luffy and declares, "NOW, BE CUT BY MY FLAME!!" The slash carves across the room with a sharp "SLASH," tearing through smoke and debris while Luffy dodges back. Caesar presses with more flame and laughs, "SHURORORORO...!!" but Luffy refuses to give him room. As Caesar prepares to harden himself, the phrase "ARMAMENT HARDENING!" appears, and Luffy gasps at the movement. Caesar's gas body and flame blade are now paired with Haki defense. The scientist is not merely hiding behind poison; he can fight in several layers at once, switching between gas, flame, and hardened body. Page 10: Luffy answers Caesar's hardened attack with speed and volume. He begins, "GOMU GOMU NO!!!" while Caesar watches in shock, and then Luffy and the others shout the attack's name: "KAMAKURA." A translator note explains that Kamakura is the name of a Japanese town and its famous festival, where guests relax in small huts made of snow. Luffy then unleashes "JET GATLING!!" His fists hammer Caesar at blinding speed, each strike detonating across Caesar's body as sound effects fill the page. Caesar is driven backward under the barrage, his defenses overwhelmed by the sheer number of blows. The battle's momentum swings back to Luffy: he cannot simply walk into Caesar's gas, but he can punch through Caesar's openings when they appear. Page 11: Caesar tries to escape and Luffy finds a sudden obstruction: "A WALL!?" Monet watches calmly and says, "I WOULDN'T EXPECT ANY LESS... YOUR AVERAGE PIRATE WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO BREAK THIS WALL...!!" A huge barrier erupts between Luffy and Caesar, blocking the chase while Caesar reels away. Luffy smashes into the barrier with "UWAH HHHHH HHH!!" and Caesar stares at Monet's interference. "WHAT THE!? YOU!! YOU HAVE AN ABILITY!?" he blurts. Monet, winged and composed, answers with a soft "UFUFU." Luffy, on the other side, growls that "THIS IS A POINTLESS FIGHT...!!" and Caesar agrees in his own way: "HEH, IT SURE IS!" Monet tells her master, "MASTER, PLEASE GET AWAY FROM HERE!!" The fight is interrupted not because Luffy has lost, but because Monet has stepped in to preserve Caesar.