## One Piece Chapter 784, pages 15-18: Gear Fourth - Chapter: 784 - Pages: 15-18 - Characters: Monkey D. Luffy, Donquixote Doflamingo, Dressrosa citizens ### Summary Page 15: Luffy strikes with "Rhino Schneider!" and slams into Doflamingo with a heavy Gear Fourth kick. The blow sends Doflamingo bouncing away like a ball, and civilians shout, "Another one showed up!" and ask who the huge guy is that just dropkicked the hell out of Doflamingo's face. A translation note says the kanji reads "howitzer," as in the artillery cannon. The attack shows that Luffy's legs have become as explosive as his fists in this form. Page 16: Doflamingo crashes and rebounds through the city, then analyzes Gear Fourth. He recognizes that Luffy has hardened his skin with Busoshoku Haki, and with that increase in tensile strength his power has increased many times over. He curses that the punk is still nothing but plain old rubber. Luffy, watching from above, starts another attack: "Gomu Gomu no..." The page spells out the mechanics of Gear Fourth: Haki reinforces the rubber body instead of canceling its elasticity, multiplying the force behind each rebound and strike. Page 17: Luffy fires "Culverin!" A translation note explains that a culverin is a type of cannon and that the kanji reads as python cannon. Doflamingo dodges and counters with "Athlete Thread!" kicking out a sharp, Haki-laced string attack that strikes Luffy. Luffy's arm, however, continues moving in a snaking path rather than stopping. The page sets up the next shock: Gear Fourth's punches do not simply fly in straight lines, and Doflamingo's usual evasive counters are no longer enough. Page 18: Doflamingo wonders why Luffy's arm will not shrink back this time. Luffy commands, "Get him! Python!" and continues "Gomu Gomu no..." The stretched arm redirects in midair, chasing Doflamingo around his guard. Doflamingo asks if Luffy is still rubber even though he is hardened by Busoshoku, but Luffy answers, "I don't think so!" The attack lands as Gear Fourth "explodes" into another "Culverin!" hit. The chapter ends with Doflamingo being struck again by a punch that can bend, pursue, and hit despite his defenses.