## One Piece Chapter 56, pages 4-7: AS IF - Chapter: 56 - Pages: 4-7 - Characters: Monkey D. Luffy, Sanji, Zeff, Patty, Carne, Gin, Pearl ### Summary Page 4: A single, silent panel focuses on Monkey D. Luffy's face. The page has no dialogue, only Luffy's quiet reaction after Sanji refuses Gin's demand. Page 5: The Baratie cooks panic at Sanji's defiant response. They yell at him, "S-SANJI YOU IDIOT! DON'T PROVOKE HIM ANYMORE OR OWNER ZEFF'LL BE...!" Sanji insults Zeff despite the danger: "OLD MAN, YOU'RE PATHETIC. THAT'S THE KIND OF EXAMPLE YOU SET WHEN THE OTHER COOKS ARE TRYING TO FIGHT!?" Zeff, still pinned to the floor, snaps back, "HMPH. I DON'T NEED TO HEAR THAT FROM A LITTLE EGGPLANT LIKE YOU." The cooks are exasperated, shouting, "SANJI, YOU IDIOT! NOW'S NOT THE TIME FOR THIS! YOU'RE NOT TRYING TO GET OWNER ZEFF KILLED NOW, ARE YA!" Sanji, enraged by Zeff's insult, yells back at the top of his lungs, "WHO YOU CALLING A LITTLE EGGPLANT, YOU DAMN GEEZER! YOU CAN'T TREAT ME AS A KID FOREVER!" Page 6: Sanji turns his attention back to Gin and makes a shocking demand: "GIN. TAKE YOUR GUN, AND POINT IT AT ME." Luffy is appalled by this suicidal request, yelling, "ARE YOU STUPID? YOU'LL DIE INSTEAD!" Zeff, still on the ground, stammers, "W-WHAT'RE YOU SAYING!?" while the cooks cry out Sanji's name in dismay. Sanji answers flatly, "WHATEVER." Suddenly, a massive figure rises behind Sanji. It's Pearl, who was presumed defeated. His iron shields clank loudly as he stands up. Pearl glares down at Sanji and threatens, "IF YOU WANT TO DIE SO BADLY... THEN I'LL KILL YOU NICE AND FLASHY!" Gin looks on, shocked by Pearl's sudden recovery, muttering, "SANJI...! BUT WHY...!?" Page 7: Pearl stands tall, blood streaming from his nose, furious that his perfect defense was broken. He declares, "I'D NEVER HAVE IMAGINED EVEN IN MY DREAMS THAT I, IRON WALL PEARL, WOULD BE GIVEN A DOUBLE NOSEBLEED IN A SINGLE FIGHT. I SEE NOW HOW DANGEROUS YOU GUYS ARE." He then issues a threat, using Zeff as leverage: "NOW DON'T MOVE IF YOU DON'T WANT THAT OLD MAN'S HEAD TO BE BLOWN OFF!" Gin watches, sweating and surprised. Taking advantage of Sanji's inability to fight back, Pearl lunges forward. He yells, "ULTRA NATURAL PEARL PRESENT!!" and delivers a devastating, heavy punch directly to Sanji's face. The impact is brutal, sending blood flying from Sanji's mouth.