## One Piece Chapter 1053, pages 9-10: The New Emperors - Chapter: 1053 - Pages: 9-10 - Characters: Ryokugyu, King, Queen, Beast Pirates, Navy, Sakazuki, Monkey D. Luffy ### Summary Page 9: At the Former Prisoner Mine, Udon, the new growth is revealed as the work of Navy Admiral Ryokugyu. Plant-like tendrils pierce and drain the defeated Beast Pirates, including King and Queen. The men cry out to King-san and Queen-san while Queen, shriveled down, protests, "Hey, a post-diet physique doesn't suit me, you hear?!" Ryokugyu tells them, "Give it a rest, already! At my rank, I'd lose face if I let a few commanders like you get the best of me." He says the Navy does not have manpower to waste on the mess they left behind, and adds that he did not expect much of them anyway. He drinks from their stored booze with "Glug glug" sounds while the aftermath rings with "Ring ring crash phew." The page shows that a Marine admiral has entered Wano and casually crushed Kaido's remaining commanders. Page 10: Ryokugyu complains that the captured booze was nothing special and says they should have let it age longer. His transponder snail rings, and he answers from Wano. He orders, "Bring a warship over!!" When the caller reacts and begins to identify him as Ryokugyu, he cuts them off and says, "Don't tell Sakazuki-san what I'm up to, got it?! See ya." A caption identifies him as Navy Headquarters Admiral Ryokugyu, also known as Aramaki. Holding Luffy's wanted poster, he says he has always dug Sakazuki's no-half-measures style and is itching for approval. He believes Sakazuki will give him an "attaboy" if he brings him this brat's head. The page establishes Ryokugyu as an aggressive admirer of Akainu, hunting Luffy without permission.